Source: John Hart, SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS, 7/17/18


In 1967, the average U.S. peanut yield was 1,765 pounds per acre. Fifty years later in 2017, the average U.S. peanut yield more than doubled to 4,074 pounds per acre. How were U.S. peanut farmers able to make such impressive gains over these 50 years?
One key factor is the work of the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES) that brings together peanut scientists and others in the peanut industry to address the challenges of producing peanuts and to find ways to boost yields. APRES is celebrating its Golden Anniversary this year.

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