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AUBURN, Ala. – U.S. peanut producers have seen peaks and valleys in their yields throughout the years, prompting researchers at Auburn University to analyze these inconsistencies and search for ways

AUBURN UNIVERSITY — Hot, dry weather during the growing season has affected Alabamas peanut crop. Kris Balkcom, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System peanut research associate, said some …

If peanut acres in 2021 go up or down, it likely wont be by much. Either way, peanut farmers, like many others across the South, could use some breaks in 2021. "Right now, we just hope well start the year off better than last year without as many problems with stands as we unfortunately experienced last spring. We hope well see better germination and quality. It does not mean that were going to skip out on some problems this year, but we do need a better year for certain," said Scott Monfort, U...