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Peanut research aims to lift yields while cutting costs
The National Peanut Council backs research to raise per acre yields across the Alabama Georgia Florida area toward a thousand pounds from a current 600 700 range, while slashing harvesting curing and picking costs. Challenges include inconsistent fertilizer responses and soil nutrient dynamics. Mechanization advances from Auburn and International Harvester promise labor cuts, though full one-step digging shaking and picking remains distant.
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Alabama - Georgia- Florida
Virginia- North Carolina
Texas
Oklahoma
North Carolina Experiment Station
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