Category Archives: General

Emergency Commodity Assistance Program Sign Up Begins

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Joy Crosby

(March 18, 2025 – TIFTON, Ga.) The Farm Service Agency is issuing a notice in the Federal Register announcing the funding for the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP), which will provide economic assistance payments to eligible producers of eligible commodities for … Continue reading →

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March 2025 – Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Joy Crosby

The March 2025 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: Enrollment open for Sustainable U.S. Peanuts Peanut Efficiency Awards Seeking Nominees 2025 Peanut Weed Guidebook Alabama-Florida Peanut Show a Success Mississippi Peanut … Continue reading →

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Peanut Leaders Donate Peanut Butter to Capital Area Food Bank

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Joy Crosby

(March 7, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C.) The United States Peanut Federation (USPF) leaders combined advocacy with service during their March 2025 Washington, D.C. Fly-in. The Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC), in conjunction with USPF, proudly partnered with Peanut Proud, the peanut … Continue reading →

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Celebrate March – National Peanut Month

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Joy Crosby

(March 6, 2025 – TIFTON, Georgia) March is National Peanut Month, a time to celebrate one of America’s favorite foods! The Georgia peanut industry kicked off the celebration this week by hosting the 2025 Georgia PB&J Day in Atlanta, Georgia. … Continue reading →

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January/February 2025 – Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Joy Crosby

The January/February 2025 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: A President from Plains 2025 Peanut Variety Guidebook Peanut Harvest Tour Educates Influencers Peanut Leaders Hold Capitol Hill Meetings in Push for … Continue reading →

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USPF Witness Testifies at U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Joy Crosby

(Feb. 10, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C.) The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing on February 5 titled “Perspectives from the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 1.” The U.S. Peanut Federation … Continue reading →

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Georgia Peanut Commisison Research Report Day set for Feb. 5 in Tifton

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Joy Crosby

The Georgia Peanut Commission will hold the annual Research Report Day, Feb. 5, 2025, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL), located on the University of Georgia Tifton campus at 2360 Rainwater Road, Tifton, … Continue reading →

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Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show set for Jan. 30

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Joy Crosby

Make plans to attend the 20th annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the National Peanut Festival fairgrounds in Dothan, Alabama. This one-day show is free and open to … Continue reading →

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Georgia Peanut Farm Show provides a day of education for farmers

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Joy Crosby

More than 1,500 attendees were able to fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the 48th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference Jan. 16, 2025, at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. The … Continue reading →

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USPF Thankful for Passage of Agricultural Economic and Disaster Assistance

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Joy Crosby

(Dec. 21, 2024 – WASHINGTON, D.C.) The United States Peanut Federation (USPF) applauds Congress for including agricultural economic assistance and disaster assistance in the final passage of the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) appropriations legislation. After much deliberation, on December 20, … Continue reading →

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