September 2014
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The United States produces about 3 million metric tons of peanuts per year. Nearly 60 percent of that production, according to FDN associate professor Ruthann Swanson, goes into peanut butter, which means there’s about 1.2 billion pounds of peanut butter available for consumption per year. But what happens to all the peanut skins? Click here for more…
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A federal jury has convicted three people in connection with an outbreak of salmonella poisoning five years ago that sickened hundreds of people and was linked to a number of deaths. Click here for more details.
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The 28th annual Georgia Peanut Tour was held Tuesday through Thursday, centrally located out of the Savannah area. Click here for more details.
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Georgia’s irrigated peanut crop looks good as harvest gears up, but the dryland crop poses some challenges with maturity dates and quality. Drought and heat hit fields hard this summer at crucial growing times. Peanut farmers need to harvest and handle the dryland crop carefully. Click here for more details.
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The presence of Clostridia, a common class of gut bacteria, protects against food allergies, a new study in mice finds. By inducing immune responses that prevent food allergens from entering the bloodstream, Clostridia minimize allergen exposure and prevent sensitization – a key step in the development of food allergies. The discovery points toward probiotic therapies for this so-far…
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Peanut growers have a new tool to help them figure out their base acreage and payment yields under the 2014 Farm Bill. Click here for more details.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is predicting increased yields for cotton, peanuts, corn and soybeans in Alabama, but one Henry County farmer isn’t so optimistic. Click here for more details.
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