Peanuts
Late-Season Peanut Harvest and Disease Tour
Wed 9/25 1 PM – 3 PM Contact David Jordan at david_jordan@ncsu.edu for questions.
Central North Carolina Peanut Field Day
Thu 9/12 1 PM – 3 PM Fremont, NC 27830, USA Contact David Jordan at david_jordan@ncsu.edu for questions.
Southeastern North Carolina Peanut Field Day
Tue 9/10 1 PM – 3 PM Bladen County, NC, USA Contact David Jordan at david_jordan@ncsu.edu for questions.
NC Annual Peanut Field Day
Peanut Belt Research Station, 112 Research Station Ln, Lewiston Woodville, NC 27849, USA Contact David Jordan at david_jordan@ncsu.edu for questions.
USDA-ARS Breaks Ground on New Plant Improvement Facility on NC State University Campus
USDA-ARS breaks ground on a state-of-the-art plant improvement facility housing 30-40 experts from ARS and NC State who will conduct research on maize, soybean, wheat, cotton and peanuts.
Ty Seely: Speedy Peanut Breeding
Master's student Ty Seely was recently awarded for his work under Jeff Dunne on speedy peanut breeding. Read how shortening generation time is accelerating variety improvement.
NC Peanut Field Day
Thursday, September 7 8:30am – 1:00pm Lewiston, NC
Breeding Peanut 3.0
Building on years of NC State research, peanut breeder Jeff Dunne is using wild species genetics to breed disease-resistant varieties in a crop with an inherent fault.
More Than PB and Hay: The Value of Peanuts in North Carolina
North Carolina is the fifth-largest peanut-producing state and specializes in the aesthetically fancy Virginia market type, which is mostly used in-shell or as cocktail snacking nuts after shelling.
From Sunrise to Startups, Grad Students Plan Futures
CALS graduate students keep an eye on farming’s horizon. In labs and fields, they’re working to solve today’s problems and preparing to take on tomorrow’s challenges.