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Prices, drought tolerance appeal to peanut growers in state.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 07-JUL-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Prices, drought tolerance appeal to peanut growers in state.(Mississippi Agribusiness)

Article Excerpt
Strong market prices and the ability to cope with less moisture than most crops have Mississippi's peanut growers expanding their acreage again this year.

Peanuts have been increasingly popular since the Farm Bill ended the quota system in 2002 and allowed farmers to plant as many acres in peanuts as they wanted.

Mike Howell is the area agronomics agent with Mississippi State University's Extension Service based in Harrison County. He said some growers are trying peanuts for the first time in 2008, and some previous growers have expanded...

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