PLAINS — Riley Davis nosed his Dodge Ram pickup truck out of a sandy field where row upon row of his hundreds of acres of peanuts grow. He wheeled onto the sleepy, two-lane state highway that wriggles ...

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 ...

Jimmy Carter, the former president and statesman who died Sunday at 100, was famously proud of being a peanut farmer and is being remembered for working to address food insecurity through modern ...

SYLVESTER, Ga. (AP) - After years of drought, a shift to a new farm program and a disastrously wet harvest season last fall, Jerald Carter is working dawn to dusk on his best peanut crop in five years ...

HAWKINSVILLE, Ga. — Heavy rainfall across Georgia is creating complications for peanut farmers as harvest season gets underway, with excessive moisture threatening both crop health and harvesting ...

Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday aged 100, grew up on a peanut farm in Archery, Georgia. He helped harvest and sell cotton, peanuts, sugar cane, and corn before he left for college. The Carter farm is ...

According to the National Peanut Board, some 94% of American homes have at least one jar of peanut butter in the cupboard. This staggering statistic highlights just how prevalent peanuts have become ...

ATLANTA — In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Georgia officials say it’s going to take a lot of time, and money, to rebound from the damage. According to state officials, that’s more true for ...

American farmers faced a challenging 2025 crop year due to a severe drought, falling crop prices, and political uncertainty. Trade disputes, particularly with China, have caused U.S. soybean farmers ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Fall in Georgia means one thing: peanut season is officially cracking. In Effingham and Screven counties, the Boyd family has been farming for generations. Ben Boyd has ...