The widely consumed peanuts are actually the underground seeds of a tropical legume plant related to beans and peas, not nuts at all. Furthermore, peanuts have a very unusual way of growing. While the ...

Have you ever considered growing peanuts? There are four types of peanuts grown in the U.S. — Runner, Valencia, Virginia, and Spanish. Of these, early maturing cultivars of the Valencia and Spanish ...

Dec. 28—Editor's Note: Part two of a three-part series. TIFTON — From year to year, many row crop producers rotate the crops they plant to reduce pest and disease pressure and to benefit the land, ...

PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - A lot of people in the Pine Belt are happy to see rain, but many farmers are hoping for some dry weather to speed up the planting of this year’s peanut crop. Drought conditions ...

Watch how a peanut plant is growing from seed to harvest in this 98 days time-lapse. The peanut seed was extracted from a ...

Recently, I read a Civil War diary in which the author described a group of Confederate soldiers sitting by a road singing a popular folk song titled, “Goober Peas.” “Goodness, how delicious, eating ...

Peanuts are a $2 billion industry in Georgia, according to the Georgia Peanut Commission, making it the place to be for National Peanut Month in March. Bradley Jeffs, a Hephzibah resident and a ...