In the Media
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Nut-milk processor Elmhurst debuted the new Milked Peanuts beverage at the American Peanut Council’s Winter Conference, giving attendees their first taste of two new varieties at a luncheon sponsored by the National Peanut Board. “The launch of the Elmhurst brand of Peanut Milk products truly opens up a new product category for our industry,” said…
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A new peanut milk product was introduced at a food show in Baltimore, Maryland this week and will be on store shelves early next year, according to the National Peanut Board. Elmhurst Milked Peanuts – Chocolate made its debut at the Natural Products Expo East, and a second peanut milk variety, Milked Peanuts, is on…
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A well-made video about aflatoxin — where it comes from, how it increases and how to discourage it — has been translated into eight African languages and made available for download in several formats depending on the technology needs of the viewer. The McKnight Foundation funded the video, which was filmed in South America and…
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Mark Green, a former Republican Congressman from Wisconsin and ambassador to Tanzania has been confirmed as administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Green was endorsed by lawmakers from both parties and many nonprofit aid groups. USAID administers more than $20 billion in foreign assistance each year, including assistance in health, education, environment,…
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Peggy Ozias-Akins, the lead scientist on the Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab’s translational genomics project, has been recognized by the University of Georgia as a Distinguished Research Professor for 2017. Only five scientists from across all disciplines received the honor. Ozias-Akins, a professor of horticulture, has applied advanced biotechnology and molecular biology tools, in some…
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Auburn University has released a new high-oleic variety of peanuts, a runner-type that is drawing attention to the university’s young peanut breeding program. It’s the first new variety for the new program, but won’t be the last, according to John Beasley, the head of Auburn’s Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, who was a…
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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will release “2017 Global Food Policy Report” on March 23 in a Washington, D.C. event streamed on the internet. The report takes an in-depth look at the challenges and opportunities of urbanization for food security and nutrition. At the event, a panel will discuss: What we know about…