Category Archives: Mississippi News

Precision farming workshops scheduled for February in Alabama and Georgia

How modern row-crop agriculture is quickly evolving from a precision-based to a   decision-based farming model and how producers can extract the most advantage from these changes will be the topics of a series of workshops scheduled for February in three … Continue reading

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View the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer

The Jan/Feb 2014 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available for digital reading. This issue features the: 2014 Peanut Variety Guidebook Peanut genomics progress Propane power for irrigation Crop rotation National Peanut Board unveils new brand platform Eating … Continue reading

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Mississippi Peanut Growers Association annual meeting set for Feb. 12 & 13, 2014

The Mississippi Peanut Growers Association plan to hold their annual meeting and trade show Feb. 12 and 13, 2014, at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg, Miss. The event provides growers with the latest information on peanut production, research and … Continue reading

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Sarver named Mississippi peanut specialist

University of Georgia graduate student, Jason Sarver, has been hired as the new Extension peanut specialist in Mississippi. Sarver began his new job, Jan. 1, 2014. He is based in the Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences at Mississippi State … Continue reading

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National Peanut Board unveils new brand platform “The Perfectly Powerful Peanut”

National Peanut Board President and CEO, Bob Parker, unveiled the new brand platform, “The Perfectly Powerful Peanut” at the American Peanut Council’s industry luncheon recently. Parker also introduced a new advertising campaign to the industry. Developed by the Atlanta-based marketing … Continue reading

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Florida researcher to use $500,000 grant to try to make peanuts more drought-resistant

A  University of Florida researcher plans to use a $500,000 federal grant to study ways to make peanuts more drought tolerant. Diane Rowland, an associate professor of agronomy and faculty member in UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, won … Continue reading

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Welcome to SEPFonline!

Welcome to the Southeastern Peanut Farmer’s official website. The Southeastern Peanut Farmer is published by the organizing partners of the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation which include the Alabama Peanut Producers Association, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Georgia Peanut Commission and the … Continue reading

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