Everyone in the peanut industry likely knows Dr. Stanley Fletcher, a professor of policy at the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. For almost 25 years, Dr. Fletcher’s job has been to analyze the costs of peanut production concerning yields and grade and evaluate the profitability of various production operations. In order to do that, … Read More

Peanut acres are up this year in the Southeast, according to Auburn Extension Peanut Agronomist Kris Balkcom. “Looking here at Alabama, we had increased about 7 to 10% over the year before. Georgia is up 10% and Florida is up 6% as well. Mississippi is up 25%. And you can see overall here we’re looking at 1.75 million acres,” said … Read More

Peanuts and chickens go together in the South like peanut butter and jelly, so feeding peanuts to chickens could be a win-win. Dr. Ondulla Toomer, with the USDA-ARS Food Science and Market Quality and Handling Research Unit, has found in her research that feeding high-oleic peanuts to meat-type broiler chickens enhances the fatty acid profile of the meat produced. “Peanuts … Read More

It was four years ago that the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation, the American Peanut Shellers Association and the National Peanut Buying Points Association joined together to create the United States Peanut Federation, which is piloted by long-time peanut industry lobbyist Bob Redding. Besides the farm bill, Redding talked about the need to increase exports. “Whether Republicans or Democrats control the … Read More

This is the first year the Southern Peanut Growers Conference has ever been held in Savannah, home to the Port of Savannah, the single largest and fastest-growing container terminal in America and a very important step on the journey of U.S. peanut exports. “The port of Savannah is the largest gateway for peanut exports in the United States, over 34% … Read More

This year Farm Press celebrates 25 years of recognizing the top peanut farmers in the country. This year’s class of Peanut Efficiency Award Winners by region are: Delta States: Drew and Milton Parrish, Lexington, MS Lower Southeast States: Shannon Nixon, Baker, FL Southwest States: Jesse Dyck, Denver City, TX Upper Southeast States: Springhill Farms Parthership, Waverly, VA As usual, the … Read More