PEANUT MARKETING NEWS –September 1, 2021 – Tyron Spearman, Editor (110)

BROOKLET PEANUT FESTIVAL CANCELLED - Due to the continued spread of COVID-19, the Brooklet Community
Development Association, after careful consideration, has decided that the 32nd Annual Brooklet Peanut Festival, originally set for
September 18, has been cancelled. Health, well-being, and safety of everyone involved will continue to be their highest priority.

WORLD PEANUT MEETING – Get your update on the Worldwide Peanut Industry. The WPM provides a unique opportunity to
get the latest news on the supply and demand dynamics of the international peanut markets. Top managers from the peanut
production, processing and distribution industries will offer presentations and answer questions in order to provide a complete and
accurate perspective of the trends of this market.
Organized by Camara Argentina del Mani, the Supply Panel starts on September 8- 9 AM-11:30 AM (EST) and the Demand
Panel is September 9 – 9AM until 11:30 AM (EST). Registration is $130 with a deadline of August 31. You can find all the relevant
information and register in the event website: https://www.worldpeanutmeeting.com.

SEED CERTIFICATION – STAMP OF APPROVAL –

VARIETY ACRES – 2021 In Georgia, the Seed Certification program is a project of the Georgia
Crop Improvement Association. In Alabama and Florida, seed
297 586.00
certification is coordinated by Alabama Crop Improvement Assn./
331 1,590.60
Southern Seed Certification Assn. Recently, Billy Skaggs of GCIA
GEORGIA 06G 107,480.48
noted that the seed multiplication program is offered as a service to seed
GEORGIA 09B 3,343.00
producers with the objective of ensuring varietal identity.
GEORGIA 12Y 1,853.35 Billy listed the high-quality seed requirements:
GEORGIA 14N 971.00 Generic purity; timely digging and harvesting; proper storage and
GEORGIA 16HO 5,657.81 handling during shelling, treating; bagging and transport; and lab testing
GEORGIA 18RU 2,460.54 for germination, purity, and freedom from noxious weeds.
GA 20VHO 306.50 Field inspections verify variety, identify purity and freedom
TIFGUARD 554.50 from noxious weed, other crops, and diseases. GCIA approves the
TIFNV-HIGH O/L 4,001.50 buying points, seed shellers and treaters and seed are lab tested. The
TOTAL 128,805.28 134,000 in 2020 producer must have a known source of planting material (breeder,
AL&FLA TOTAL 26,000 ACRES foundation or registered). Certified seed ready for 2022!!!

CHANGE PROPOSED IN PEANUT ORDER - A proposed change to the Peanut Order was published in the Federal Register on
August 27. The proposed rule will, if approved, increase the threshold from 10,000 to 20,000 tons of production over a three-year
period for a state to qualify as a Primary peanut-producing state and to be eligible for a seat on the National Peanut Board.
The proposed rule also includes a change in status for New Mexico from a Primary to an At-large producing state effective in 2022,
given the unlikely chance that New Mexico would meet the threshold. New Mexico would lose its board seat at the end of 2021.
New Mexico’s production in 2019 and 2020 averaged 7,373 tons, which would make it difficult to even meet the current
10,000-ton threshold. If approved, New Mexico will join Louisiana as one of two At-large states and be eligible for representation
through the At-large board seat. Comments on the proposed rule are open until September 27, 2021. Please let Bob Parker know if you
have any questions.
PEANUT FIELD DAY IN FLORIDA - About 85 farmers got their first look at a ‘new nut’ last week during the University of
Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) annual “Peanut Field Day.” “Telling farmers about weed control, disease
control, there’s sprayer technology as well as agronomics– how to grow the crop in general,” said Barry Tillman, agronomy professor.
“We have varieties that have better disease tolerance, higher yield, better grades, things that make the growers money,” said
Tillman. One of the varieties highlighted at “Peanut Field Day” this year is ‘FLO-RUN T61.’
Experts said this variety has a lot of potential for growers in the tri-state area. “This particular variety has been in
development for over a decade; but we’ve been doing peanut research at this base since the 1970s,” said Doug Mayo, Jackson County
extension director. Mayo said the process takes so long because you have to select individual plants that excel during threats of
changing weather, pests, or fungus. “We got to make sure we have a variety that can take what the climate throws at it, but also is a
product that’s good and wholesome for our consumers,” said Mayo. Then IFAS licenses the new varieties of peanuts to companies,
who sell the seed to growers like the 85 farmers at ‘Peanut Field Day.’ Take the tour on YouTube under Panhandle Ag Extension
Team.
Georgia Cotton and Peanut Field Day, UGA Tifton, GA, September 8, Registration at UGA Tifton Campus Conference
Center at 8 AM- Tour to follow before lunch. For info, 229-386-3696.