Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has reappointed one alternate member to serve on the National Peanut Board....
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Suffolk, Va., farmer Tommy Rountree has seen a little bit of everything in his farming career, but risks involved in farming today is one of the toughest challenges he has had to face....
By Eddie McGriff
Extension Coordinator, Coffee County, Ga.
There are no free lunches. Many peanut growers, especially those with cattle, have considered peanut hay as a side benefit of peanut production....
According to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), Virginia peanut farmers are enjoying one of the better harvests in recent years. ...
As of Nov. 1, 2008 Florida’s cotton yield was forecast at 812 pounds per acre, up 125 pounds or 18 percent from last year. ...
South Carolina growers are finishing a 2008 peanut crop that has been averaging 3,500 pounds per acre, which would set a new state record if realized. ...
Rainfall during October was above normal over most of the state, but drought conditions continue, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office....
Alabama cotton growers are putting the finishing touches on the 2009 cotton harvest, with highly variable yields being reported....
Anniversaries are exciting times, and peanut farmers will have something special to look forward to when Farm Press Publications and its co-sponsors celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Peanut Profitability Awards....
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Peanut growers across the Southeast generally produced good yields with good quality scores in 2008....
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