12 August 2021 In: News
Make plans to attend the Wiregrass Research & Extension Center’s Annual Field Crops Day on Friday, August 20, 2021. Visit with researchers, specialists and extension agents, and see the work that’s being done to benefit our farmers. Registration begins at 7:30 am. Tours begin 8 a.m. Lunch will be served. 2021_WREC_FieldDay
9 August 2021 In: News
Peanut harvest season is just around the corner. Henry County Extension Coordinator, Jimmy Jones, has announced the 2021 pod blasting dates for the Wiregrass Area. The pod blasting will be held at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center in Headland. Click here for the schedule. Don’t miss the opportunity to check your peanuts […]
3 August 2021 In: News
Applications are now being accepted for Class XII of the Peanut Leadership Academy. To be eligible for participation, candidates must derive their primary livelihood from farming and currently produce peanuts, make a commitment to the program and agree to attend all sessions except in times of illness or a family emergency, be between the ages […]
29 July 2021 In: News
Dr. Adam Rabinowitz, Extension Economist for Alabama Cooperative Extension and Auburn Unversity, is sharing the first edition of the Ag Economic Update, a newsletter from the ACES Farm and Agribusiness Management team focused on providing information relevant to Alabama farmers, landowners, lenders, and other stakeholders in the state. If you would like to receive […]
21 July 2021 In: News
The Wiregrass Research and Extension Center in Headland, Alabama hosted its annual summer weed tour on July 12, 2021. Attendees gathered that morning and boarded covered wagons pulled by tractors. Attendees viewed several different fields, each with different crops, weeds and spraying techniques. Presentations were given that covered weed control in cotton and peanuts, […]
2 July 2021 In: News
Peanut and cotton growers in Southeast and Southwest Alabama have the opportunity to visit weed management test plots in July. These tours give growers a look at which chemicals are working in the fields, and an opportunity to learn about new options for weed management. The peanut research is funded by growers check-off dollars through […]
22 June 2021 In: News
While the rain many received from Tropical Storm Claudette is appreciated, it has been said you can have too much of a good thing. Peanut growers in Southeast Alabama received the majority of the rainfall. Mark Kaiser, a Baldwin County peanut farmer and APPA vice president, received over 7 inches of rain. Escambia County […]
25 May 2021 In: News
The USDA National Agricultural Statistic Service (NASS) has published the 2020 estimated peanut production for Alabama. NASS has estimated that Alabama peanut growers produced 637 million pounds of peanuts in 2020. That makes Alabama 2nd in the nation in peanut production, with Georgia ranking first. The U.S. produced 6.13 billion pounds of peanuts in 2020. Houston […]
28 April 2021 In: News
The National Peanut Board (NPB) worked with Thomas Adams, a Henry County peanut farmer and Alabama Peanut Producers Association board member, to produce a 360-degree virtual reality video tour of peanut harvest season. Adams also serves on the NPB as the alternate for Alabama.
5 April 2021 In: News
It’s time to register for the 2021 Southern Peanut Growers Conference set for July 15-17 at Edgewater Beach and Golf Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. Online Registration Conference Website Sponsorship Information Questions? Call 334-792-6482.