Category Archives: Legislative

Recently, some farmers may have received an email or letter in the mail regarding an antitrust litigation notice. Do not disregard the notice! If you received the notice then check the peanut sales information listed on the letter and file … Continue reading →

The April 2021 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: Peanuts: McGill’s Mission Field In-furrow Fertilizers – Do they impact seed emergence? New Type of Seed Coating for Peanuts 2021 Disease & … Continue reading →

The March 2021 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: Peanut Industry Updates 2021 Peanut Weed Guidebook Program Approach for Weed Management Grass Control Control of PPO and ALS resistant Palmer amaranth … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline from March 5 to April 9 for agricultural producers to apply for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program because of recent winter storms and some … Continue reading →

The January/February 2021 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: Coastal Growers Plan $87 Million Shelling Plant 2021 Peanut Variety Guidebook Winter Nursery Breeding Peanuts Go Mobile Balancing Act – Production & … Continue reading →

The October/November 2020 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: Promoting Peanuts during a Pandemic Social Farming – Connecting consumers to the farm Virtual Field Days Offer Online Learning No Easy Fix … Continue reading →

Recent Rule on Payment Limitations and Payment Eligibility Does Not Impact 2020 or 2021 Payments WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2020 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farm owners of the September 30 deadline to update Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program yields … Continue reading →

Expansion of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Begins Sept. 21 WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2020 – President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced up to an additional $14 billion for agricultural producers who continue to … Continue reading →

The July/August 2020 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: Working through a Pandemic Thrive with Peanuts Harvest Guidebook USDA NASS releases Planting Acreage Report Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day set for … Continue reading →