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The peanut is Georgia's official state crop, bringing in more than $625 million in 2018. Certainly gives new meaning to "paying peanuts." Find Locally. Peanuts! Get your fresh peanuts here! Georgia accounts for almost half of the peanuts produced annually in the United States – more than 2 billion pounds a year from 70 local counties.
22 Ιουν 2006 · In 2014 Georgia farmers harvested 591,000 acres of peanuts, the official state crop, for a yield of 2.4 billion pounds. The state’s most famous peanut farmer, U.S. president Jimmy Carter, and his family raised the crop for decades in Sumter County.
The state of Georgia produces nearly 50% of all peanuts grown in the United States, making Georgia the top producing state in the nation. Despite being known as “The Peach State,” the peanut is Georgia’s official state crop.
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Did you know peanuts are “The Official State Crop of Georgia?” Behind 770,000 planted acres of peanuts, across 77 counties, are 4,000 Georgia peanut farmers. Meet the farmers who work hard to produce a healthy and sustainable food source below!
Peanuts are Georgia’s Official State Crop. 2023 GPC Annual Report. Georgia Peanut Fact Sheet. Did you know Georgia farmers produced 53% of the U.S. peanut crop in 2023. Learn more about peanut production in Georgia by viewing this fact sheet. GPC Education Center. Our Education Center offers an overview of the peanut industry in Georgia.
The state’s most-planted variety — ‘Georgia-06G’ — was released in 2006 by Georgia Seed Development Professor in Peanut Breeding and Genetics and longtime UGA peanut breeder Bill Branch. ‘Georgia-06G’ has gained popularity for its kernel size, high yields and strong resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus, or TSWV, one of the most ...
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