peanuts

The National Peanut Festival kicks off today in Dothan. The ten-day-long fair celebrates peanut farmers in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. The event…

Local farmers in southeast Alabama have opened a peanut-buying station as another way to peddle the area’s cash crop.The Dothan Eagle reports the new…

Farmers in Alabama's peanut belt are hopeful about their upcoming harvest.Larry Wells of the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center says rainfall this…

Alabama's unemployment rate remains unchanged from a month before.The Alabama Department of Labor announced the jobless rate for June on Friday.The number…

Cotton and peanut farmers in Alabama's Wiregrass region are hoping for rain to boost their yields.Agronomist Brandon Dillard told The Dothan Eagle that…

Alabama farmers experienced a mixed bag of results in 2012.The Alabama Farmers Federation says federal statistics show the state's corn production…