USDA will not issue final 2008 counter-cyclical payments to farmers enrolled in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program for peanuts, corn, grain sorghum, soybeans and oats because average commodity prices remain above levels that trigger these payments....
Members from the Texas Peanut Producers Board (TPPB) and the American Peanut Council (APC) traveled oversees in September to meet with the Japan Nut Association and U.S. Embassy trade officials to look for ways to promote and increase imports of American peanuts into Japan....
By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University
Rain alleviated drought conditions throughout much of the state. However, many regions need considerably more rain to fully recover, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel....
By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University
All of Texas received some rain in the last week, with north central parts of the state getting 5 to 6 inches, while the Panhandle and points west saw only light showers to about 1 inch, according to the National Weather Service....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
With funding increasing from $1.2 billion in 2008 to $1.75 billion pledged for the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Improvement Program, demand still will outstrip available monies....
By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff
It’s an ironic twist that the same weather conditions that producer high-yielding peanut crops – warm and wet – also provide an ideal environment for diseases to flourish. ...
By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The 2009 Farm Press Peanut Profitability Awards honored its 10th class of winners during the Southern Peanut Growers Conference in Panama City, Fla., and this year’s contest garnered a record number of nominees from throughout the Peanut Belt, says Marshall Lamb, research director for the National Peanut Laboratory and advisor for the program....
By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The 11th Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference is scheduled for July 12-14, at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Fla. ...
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
One of the biggest benefits to growing peanuts in Mississippi has been the relative lack of disease pressure compared to other more established growing regions of the Southeast. ...
By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Producing 5,700 pounds of peanuts per acre is just part of the success story of Suffolk, Va. farmer John Crumpler — the 2009 Peanut Profitability Award winner for the Upper Southeast....
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