Press Release from the USDA, Farm Service Agency. View the PDF version here. FSA County Committee Elections Begin; Producers Receive Ballots Week of Nov. 6 Farmers and Ranchers Have Voice in Local Farm Program Decisions COLLEGE STATION, Texas, October 31, 2017 – Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting State Executive Director for Texas, Erasmo (Eddie) Trevino, […]

Press release from the USDA. View original here. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that starting Nov. 1, 2017, farmers and ranchers with base acres in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) safety net program may enroll for the 2018 crop year. The enrollment […]

November is National Peanut Butter Lovers Month! Celebrate the right way by checking out these 7 creative and delicious recipes. Click the recipe titles below to find out how they are made, or visit our Peanut Butter Lovers Month tab full of more mouth watering recipes! Follow along with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram […]

PRICE LOSS COVERAGE PAYMENT ANNOUNCED The prices for peanuts paid to farmers were very low last year. Over 99.6% of the peanut farmers signed up for the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program. USDA says that from August 31, 2016 through August 30, 2017, the average price of peanuts in the U.S. as paid to farmers […]

PRICE LOSS COVERAGE PAYMENT ANNOUNCED The prices for peanuts paid to farmers were very low last year. Over 99.6% of the peanut farmers signed up for the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program. USDA says that from August 31, 2016 through August 30, 2017, the average price of peanuts in the U.S. as paid to farmers […]

SAFETY NET PEANUT PLC PAYMENTS MADE Peanut farms with peanut base have been receiving payments caused by low peanut prices for the 2016 peanut crop.  USDA declared the average price to be $394 per ton or ($0.1975 lb). The Farm Bill provides that the reference price for peanuts is $535 per ton ($0.2675 lb).  To […]

ORIGINAL SOURCE: AMERICAN PEANUT COUNCIL The U.S. Peanut Industry united over the last few months to donate more than 100,000 jars of peanut butter to the survivors of Hurricane Harvey’s massive and historic flooding.  The donation effort was coordinated through Peanut Proud, a non-profit organization of the U.S. Peanut Industry, and the Texas Peanut Producers […]

SUSTAINABILITY NEWS TO USE When it comes to nutrition, it’s hard to beat a peanut.  Peanuts have 7 grams of plant-based protein per serving – that’s more than any other nut. And one serving of dry-roasted peanuts contains 12 grams of unsaturated fat – the “good” fats research shows we all need – and no […]

U.S. Peanut Industry Donates Over 100,000 Jars of Peanut Butter to Hurricane Harvey Relief Blakely, Georgia (September 1, 2017) – The U.S. Peanut Industry is uniting to donate more than 100,000 jars of peanut butter to the survivors of Hurricane Harvey’s massive and historic flooding.  The donation effort is being coordinated through Peanut Proud, a […]

Around the state, peanut farmers are anticipating the season ahead. Planting is slowly coming to an end and farmers are now praying for rain and weather that cooperates. Texas is estimated to plant about 200,000 acres of peanuts this year. Although this is down from last year, producers are staying optimistic and farmers are preparing […]