Denise Attaway This discovery could help plant breeders develop peanut varieties that reduce the risk of accidental allergic exposure while creating new opportunities for South Carolina farmers Clemson scientists have identified naturally occurring peanut lines with lower levels of the proteins...

Henry Jordan Think you can predict the top‑performing PEANUT varieties in Alabama? Enter the 2026 OVT PEANUT Challenge and choose your top picks for Alabama. Anyone can participate. Prizes and bragging rights are on the line! Prizes: Prizes will be awarded...

Case Study: Successful Peanut Allergy Management in University Dining Key Stats: Location: Athens, Georgia Self-Operated Student Population: ~43,000 20,000 Meals Served Daily 5 Full-service Dining Commons (“Restaurants”) + Specialty Concepts Peanut Usage: (list is not exhaustive) Across locations, menus, and dayparts Yogurt...

Maíra Duffeck Frequent rainfall during May and June across western Oklahoma has increased the risk of peanut foliar diseases, particularly Early leaf spot. A simulation using the Leaf Spot Advisor available through the Oklahoma Mesonet indicates that the risk of early leaf...

Matt Pinhal After the driest April we’ve seen in years in the county, May more than made up for it with close to seventeen inches of rain at the Jay station. June started off hot and dry, but the rain...

  David Jordan North Carolina Peanut Growers Association, Inc. 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 - 𝗡𝗖𝗣𝗚𝗔 𝟳𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘆 Hello everyone! Please save the date for the North Carolina Peanut Growers Association's 74th Annual Meeting & Field Day on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬...

Ryan McGeeney  University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture  Fast Facts Peanut field day scheduled for Aug. 5 Topics include inoculation management, weed control, more Onsite registration, no cost to attend (342 words)  Download photo of peanuts, event flyer  NEWPORT, Ark. — Peanut farmers, consultants and other agriculture...

Gary Schnitkey, Henrique Monaco, and Nick Paulson Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics University of Illinois Carl Zulauf Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics Ohio State University Recommended citation format: Schnitkey, G., H. Monaco, C. Zulauf and N. Paulson. "Crop Insurance Loss Experience in 2025:...

David Jordan NORTH CAROLINA As we move through July, we are working toward protecting peanuts from leaf spot disease, southern stem rot, and in the Virginia-Carolina region, Sclerotinia blight. As with most production and pest management practices, look local first to...

Emi Kimura TEXAS Disease and insect management will be critical as we move into the second half of the growing season. Growers are highly encouraged to scout fields on a weekly basis, even if a solid preventative fungicide program is already...

Kris Balkcom ALABAMA As I have said before — in general, Alabama has a later crop this year. Mainly because it was dry in early May, so not many producers planted then, feeling it was too early to plant them in...

 Mark your calendars for the 27th Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference, July 21-23, 2026, at the Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort, Panama City Beach, Florida. This year's conference offers farmers an opportunity to learn more about legislative issues, peanut...

USAID and UGA announced a five-year extension of their collaborative research and outreach work Peanuts make the world better. Farmers around the world grow peanuts because the plant adapts to poor soils and produces a crop even as droughts become more...

TAYLOR MOCK CUNNINGHAM, TERRY W. GRIFFITH, ELIZABETH A. YEAGER AND BRIAN K. COFFEY URBANA, ILLINOIS The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) publishes weekly Crop Progress and Condition reports for selected crops throughout each growing season, providing stakeholders with timely information...

These tools aim to help producers make better decisions throughout the growing season. DENISE ATTAWAY CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA As peanut planting begins, South Carolina growers have new tools from the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service designed to improve efficiency, reduce uncertainty and increase profitability. The 2026...