Category Archives: Mississippi News

Southern Peanut Farmers Federation Supports Administration’s Section 232 Tariff Removal

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Joy Crosby

Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2019) – The U.S. Trade Representative has announced “an agreement with Canada and Mexico to remove the Section 232 tariffs for steel and aluminum imports from those countries and for the removal of all retaliatory tariffs … Continue reading →

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April 2019 Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Joy Crosby

The April 2019 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: Peanut Shellers Celebrate 100 Years Peanut Disease and Insect Guidebook Conservation Stewardship Program Deadline New Size 4 to 6 Months Consumer Campaign … Continue reading →

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March 2019 Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Joy Crosby

The March 2019 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: Start with High Quality Seed Peanut Weed Guidebook Peanut PGR still looks good Irrigation specialist advises equipment maintenance Q&A with new Mississippi … Continue reading →

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January/February 2019 Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Joy Crosby

The January/February 2019 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: Farming with Urban Sprawl 2019 Peanut Variety Guidebook Not much nitrogen value in peanut vines Chefs and food bloggers experience peanut industry … Continue reading →

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October/November 2018 Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Joy Crosby

The October/November 2018 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: Georgia Peanut Farm Show set for Jan. 17 in Tifton Searching for the Ideal Cover Crop Foes on the Field, Partners in … Continue reading →

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Applications are now being accepted for Peanut Leadership Academy Class XI

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Joy Crosby

Applications are now being accepted for Class XI of the Peanut Leadership Academy. To be eligible for participation, candidates must derive their primary livelihood from farming and currently produce peanuts, make a commitment to the program and agree to attend … Continue reading →

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USDA Adds New Tools, Resources to Farmers.gov to Aid Producers

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Joy Crosby

Agricultural producers have new resources available to them to prepare for and recover from impacts of natural disasters on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new website, farmers.gov. The site has updated tools and information to help agricultural producers identify the … Continue reading →

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Deadline Approaches for Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Joy Crosby

Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Richard Fordyce reminded producers recently that the deadline to sign up for enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. “Any agricultural producer that has eligible land should review the benefits … Continue reading →

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July/August 2018 Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Joy Crosby

The July/August 2018 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: APRES celebrates 50 years Harvest Guidebook Georgia Peanut Tour set for September Industry awards at USA Peanut Congress Check off reports from … Continue reading →

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USDA announces one week left to complete the 2017 Census of Agriculture

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Joy Crosby

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) ends all data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture on July 31. Anyone who received the Census questionnaire is required by law to respond by that date, and … Continue reading →

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