Recent Peanuts Articles

Peanut variety choice looms large

May 9, 2008 9:36 AM, By Chris Bickers
Contributing Writer

As competition from other crops increases, variety choice is looming as a very important management tool to make peanuts more profitable....

Southeast corn planting nears completion

May 6, 2008 9:36 AM

Outside of areas slowed by rainfall, corn planting in the Southeast was pretty much complete during the week ending May 4, and much of the crop was up to a stand....

Southeast wheat crop looking good

Apr 29, 2008 9:41 AM

The wheat crop across the Southeast continued to work toward maturity as the week of April 27 began. ...

Runner peanuts may have place in Virginia

Apr 25, 2008 9:49 AM, By Chris Bickers
Contributing Writer

Southeastern Virginia has developed a well-deserved reputation for producing the large-seeded, good-tasting peanut type that bears the state’s name....

Peanut diseases a given for Southeast

Apr 24, 2008 10:07 AM, By Paul Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

It’s one of the harsh realities of growing peanuts in the Southeast — you will have disease problems....

Some Southeast crops hit with light frost

Apr 23, 2008 10:34 AM

Unusually cool weather brought light frost to areas of the Southeast during the week ended April 20, but unlike 2007 most observers expected little damage to field crops, vegetables and fruit trees....

GMO peanuts could improve production efficiency

Apr 21, 2008 10:21 AM, By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

When agriculture leaps the high hurdle of negative public opinion regarding transgenic crops, the peanut industry hopes to offer new products with improved health benefits and production advantages....

News from the Farm Bill

House, ag leaders seek farm bill veto override votes

May 9, 2008 9:39 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farm bill negotiators and major farm organizations have begun an intense effort to muster the 290 House votes needed to override a promised veto of the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act conference report....

Conferees to announce farm bill agreement

May 8, 2008 10:51 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Congressional negotiators have reached final agreement on a 2008 farm bill conference report, setting up a possible showdown with the White House over the five-year legislative package....

Committee approves 'final' farm bill provisions

May 2, 2008 11:14 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Is the long, national ordeal over the 2007; oops, now the 2008 farm bill nearing an end?...

Republicans ask for farm bill meeting with president

May 1, 2008 9:49 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Republican senators reportedly are asking for a meeting with President Bush to discuss his latest criticism of the ongoing efforts to reach a compromise agreement on the 2008 farm bill....

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