Dec. 28—Editor's Note: Part two of a three-part series. TIFTON — From year to year, many row crop producers rotate the crops they plant to reduce pest and disease pressure and to benefit the land, ...
PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - A lot of people in the Pine Belt are happy to see rain, but many farmers are hoping for some dry weather to speed up the planting of this year’s peanut crop. Drought conditions ...
The widely consumed peanuts are actually the underground seeds of a tropical legume plant related to beans and peas, not nuts at all. Furthermore, peanuts have a very unusual way of growing. While the ...
The Wiregrass is anticipating a busy peanut planting season this year with more farmers choosing to plant peanuts rather than cotton. The planting season begins toward the end of this month and more ...
PERRY COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - It’s planting season for peanut growers in the Pine Belt, farmers like Joe Morgan have begun planting their 2025 crop. Morgan, who’s been growing peanuts for 25 years, is ...
Not long ago, a neighbor gave us some peanuts she said were from Peru. Since we’ve had good luck growing peanuts, we were excited to see how this variety would do for us. Our new Peruvian peanuts are ...