Many growers say they didn’t realize just how efficiency their peanut operations were, and other growers found they might could do even better.
The Farm Press Peanut Efficiency Award is based on production efficiency. With it, we are honored to honor growers who produce the highest yields by using their way to use inputs the best way. The confidential program is setup to help the producer look at the entire peanut operation and not on individual farms or small plots.
We ve had outstanding winners during the program s more than two decades, including last year s winners. Kirk Jones said mentors and timeliness are key to his Virginia farm. Alabama s Mullek family delivered sustainable peanuts with their unique, no-till system. The Martin family have yielded generations of Texas efficiency winners. Van Hensarling, who has grown peanuts for 23 years on the south Mississippi farm, looked at every aspect rotation, fertility, weed control, the fungicide program, and harvest efficiency