By: Henry JordanDecember 2025 Once we finish up the harvest season, regardless of the crop, we are presented with theopportunity for reflection. This year, my three school-age girls taught me a lesson thatwill “stick”. Apparently, peanut butter can remove bubble gum from a little girl’s hair.That’s one crisis that I didn’t know peanuts could resolve! The Auburn UniversityOfficial Variety Testing …
U.S. peanut growers may soon see much-needed economic relief following the announcement of a new agricultural assistance package that includes support for peanut producers through the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program. Payments are expected to begin as early as February 2026. The assistance comes at a time when producers continue to navigate high input costs, low commodity prices, and other …
An entrepreneurial spirit, involvement in FFA, and innovation are what earned Fletcher Green the title of the 2025 Alabama FFA Fiber/ Oil Crop Proficiency Award winner, along with State Star Farmer. Green, son of Derrick and Cindy Green, is a first-generation farmer in Geneva County, who began working toward this achievement in the 9th grade. Fletcher credits his success in …
The Alabama Peanut Producers Association is hiring for a Project Coordinator, Promotions and Marketing Manager. This position will work under the leadership of the APPA Executive Director, and as a team member with other APPA staff to carry out effective programs in, but not limited to, promotions and marketing. The APPA was founded in 1958, and it is the certified …
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(Washington, D.C., July 9, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today that agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for $16 billion in assistance through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP). To expedite the implementation of SDRP, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is delivering assistance in …
Legislation Includes Key Peanut Provisions July 3, 2025 – Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to passthe final version of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, in a 218-214 vote. This follows theU.S. Senate passage of the legislation in a in a 51-50 vote Tuesday, with Vice President JDVance casting the vote required to …
Bill Includes Key Peanut Provisions WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 1, 2025) – The United States Peanut Federation (USPF) applauds the U.S. Senate for working diligently to pass H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act earlier today. The bill passed by a 51-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the vote required to break the tie. U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman …
New Study Highlights Consumer Trends and Strategic Growth Opportunity ATLANTA (May 5, 2025) — A decade of strategic consumer marketing has paid off: peanuts are millennials’ favorite nut and their peanut passion is strong, according to the National PeanutBoard’s (NPB) recent Brand Tracking Study. The study, conducted every three years by The Bantam Group, reveals compelling insights about generational food …
Evan Wilson has grown up in peanut country and still lives and breathes it. He has been surrounded by agriculture since he was born, and began working on his family’s farm at 13 years old. He knew from a young age that he wanted to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps. Sammy Roney, Wilson’s grandfather, leads W.M. Roney Farm, growing peanuts, …
DOTHAN, Ala. (Jan. 30, 2025) – Peanut growers from Alabama and Florida were able to fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show January 30, 2025 at the National Peanut Festival fairgrounds in Dothan, Alabama. The trade show was hosted by the Alabama Peanut Producers Association (APPA) and the Florida Peanut Producers Association (FPPA), and …