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1 March 2016 by: alp_admin In: News

It’s National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day & National Peanut Month! Get ready for a month of celebrating peanuts every tasty way possible! Here’s a great recipe to get your peanut month started! PBB&B Dogs 1 whole wheat hot dog bun, toasted 1 slightly ripe banana, peeled 1/4 cup chunky peanut butter 1/4 cup crisp bacon […]

24 February 2016 by: alp_admin In: News

Alabama enterprise budgets is a business management tool that is designed to assist producers, Extension agents, lenders, and others in estimating the potential costs and returns associated with agricultural enterprises in Alabama. Prices and costs are based on the best estimates available from information sources available at the time the budgets were prepared. Because of the […]

2 February 2016 by: alp_admin In: News

The annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show is fast approaching. This year’s show will be held Thursday, February 11, 2016, at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds, located on Hwy. 231 South in Dothan, Alabama. Sponsored by the Alabama Peanut Producers Association and the Florida Peanut Producers Association, the one-day event offers farmers a full day to […]

AL-FL Peanut Trade Show February 11th

11 January 2016 by: alp_admin In: News

The annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show is fast approaching. This year’s show will be held Thursday, February 11, 2016, at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds, located on Hwy. 231 South in Dothan, Alabama. Sponsored by the Alabama Peanut Producers Association and the Florida Peanut Producers Association, the one-day event offers farmers a full day to […]

NPB elects new officers

21 December 2015 by: alp_admin In: News

 Gayle White, a farmer from Frederick, Okla. was recently elected chairman of the 12-member National Peanut Board last week during the Board’s quarterly meeting in Atlanta, Ga. White, who is the Oklahoma member and had been the board’s treasurer, will begin her one-year term Jan. 1. “I’m honored to serve all peanut farmers as chairman […]

10 December 2015 by: alp_admin In: News

The annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show is fast approaching. This year’s show will be held Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds, located on Hwy. 231 South in Dothan, Alabama. Sponsored by the Alabama Peanut Producers Association and the Florida Peanut Producers Association, the one-day event offers farmers a full day to […]

Bentley seeks disaster declaration

13 November 2015 by: alp_admin In: News

Heavy rain during peak harvest times in south central Alabama and the Wiregrass has prompted Gov. Robert Bentley to ask for an assessment to determine whether area counties qualify for federal disaster assistance. According to news reports, Bentley sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Thursday requesting a formal damage assessment […]

30 October 2015 by: alp_admin In: News

The Wiregrass Area United Way Food Bank in Dothan, Ala. received 2,880 jars of peanut butter this morning from the Alabama Peanut Producers Association (APPA). That’s enough to make more than 51,000 peanut butter sandwiches. The donation was made possible by the check-off dollars APPA receives from the approximate 1,200 peanut growers in the state. […]

USDA issues safety net payments

28 October 2015 by: alp_admin In: News

On Monday, October 26, 2015, USDA announced that nearly 1 million farmers will receive safety-net payments from the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2014 crop year. The programs provide important financial protection against unexpected changes in the marketplace. More than 1.7 million farmers and ranchers participate in ARC or […]

PB donated

22 October 2015 by: alp_admin In: News

Peanut Proud has donated 62,000 jars of peanut butter to help the thousands of families affected by the flooding disaster in South Carolina. The estimated retail value of this donation is $180,000. Peanut Proud is facilitating three shipments of various brands of peanut butter manufactured by J.M. Smucker Company, Algood Foods, Golden Boy Foods, The Kroger Company, […]