You may notice yourself coughing, sneezing, and sniffling more than normal over the next several weeks. Some farmers have already started harvesting peanuts, and a majority of farmers should be ...
Arkansas peanut farmers will see changes to their harvest season this fall due to severe heat in July. Arkansas experienced triple digit heat and drought conditions this summer, with temperature ...
Peanut harvest season in Sylvester, Georgia, is more than just farmers digging up the fruits of their labor. It’s a time of celebration for agriculture, the sector that drives the economic footprint ...
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - After a minor setback with a wet season, Wiregrass farmers are kicking peanut harvesting into full gear. “Peanut harvest has been going well guys are getting out there this time ...
The harvest is underway in Arkansas and several crops including rice, corn and soybeans are well ahead of crop collection averages through mid-September. Last week the rice crop went ...
Wet weather has stalled South Carolina’s peanut harvest this year. A lot of peanuts are still in the ground, while peanuts that have already been dug are sitting on top of the ground. Peanuts must be ...
A few weeks ago, I came across a young fellow who had never sampled a boiled peanut. He’s from Michigan -- bless his peanut-picking little heart -- and like so many Americans, his knowledge of the ...
Consider the peanut: more legume than nut, more row crop than bush or tree. And in Arkansas agriculture, it has often been more specialty crop than practical rotation crop for large-scale, commercial ...
After a record 2014 harvest, Virginia peanut growers anticipate a 10 percent smaller harvest this year, at 76 million pounds. Yields are expected to drop 450 pounds per acre from last year, when they ...
BULLOCH COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Plenty of South Georgia farmers have equipment in the field to harvest one of the state’s largest crops: peanuts. Peanut farmers across the state have as much as $600 ...