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J. Frank McGill, affectionally known throughout the Georgia agricultural community as âMr. Peanut,â passed away surrounded by family on March 3 at age 95 in Tifton, Georgia.
He earned a bachelorâs degree in agronomy in 1951 and a masterâs degree in agronomy in 1962 from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
He began his career with UGA as a county Extension agent in southwest Georgia and later became the stateâs Extension peanut specialist. McGill worked at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station â now known as the UGA Tifton campus â and helped develop a âpackage approachâ for peanut production, which includes management of land preparation, environmental control, variety selection and harvesting. From 1954 to 1982, McGillâs expertise helped Georgiaâs peanut yields increase from 955 pounds per acre in 1955 to 2,040 pounds in 1967 and 3,220 pounds in 1974.
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J. Frank McGill, affectionally known throughout the Georgia agricultural community as “Mr. Peanut,” passed away surrounded by family on March 3 at age 95 in Tifton, Georgia.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in agronomy in 1951 and a master’s degree in agronomy in 1962 from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
He began his career with UGA as a county Extension agent in southwest Georgia and later became the state’s Extension peanut specialist. McGill worked at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station now known as the UGA Tifton campus and helped develop a “package approach” for peanut production, which includes management of land preparation, environmental control, variety selection and harvesting. From 1954 to 1982, McGill’s expertise helped Georgia’s peanut yields increase from 955 pounds per acre in 1955 to 2,040 pounds in 1967 and 3,220 pounds in 1974.�