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EasyJet has banned peanuts on flights, joining airlines such as Qantas, Southwest Airlines, Lufthansa and British Airways that have yielded to pressure from customers. Peanuts will no longer be served on flights and passengers may be asked to refrain from eating nuts if someone on board reports an allergy when he buys his tickets. Read…
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The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is looking for an associate director of the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss (ADMI) within the Office of International Programs. The primary responsibilities of the position are to provide project management, tracking and coordination for major…
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The Peanut Institute released a new graphic that showcases peanut’s place in the MIND diet, an eating plan designed to prevent cognitive decline. A study published in December in “Nutrition, Health, and Aging” found that the MIND diet can reduce and delay the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Previous research shows the diet may reduce the…
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The American Peanut Research and Education Society is seeking nominations for 2019 awards, due by May 31. Nominations with supporting documentation should be sent to the chair of the particular award. Winners will be announced during the business Meeting at the 2019 Annual Meeting held July 9-11 at the Auburn University Hotel & Dixon Conference…
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March is National Peanut Month, a time to celebrate the nutritious and delicious peanut. The Georgia peanut industry gathered together on March 4 to celebrate one of the most popular nuts in the world for the 2019 Georgia PB&J Day at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. Elected officials were involved in the celebration, including…
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The 11th International Conference of the Peanut Research Community on Advances in Arachis through Genomics and Biotechnology (AAGB-2019) is calling for abstracts to present a poster or talk at the conference this fall. The deadline is July 1. Visit here for more information on submitting an abstract. Since it began in 2006, the International Peanut…
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Grounded is hiring a horticulturalist to set up and manage a regenerative spice and vegetable farm in the Simalaha Community Conservancy of Zambia. Check out the job listing here.
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