Source: John Hart, FARM PROGRESS, 9/30/21


The Virginia-type peanut variety Bailey became a rock star when it was released by North Carolina State University’s breeding program in 2008 because it offered both great yield potential and excellent disease resistance. Soon, it became the No. 1 variety grown across Virginia and the Carolinas. In 2017, Tom Isleib’s breeding program at North Carolina State released Bailey II, a high-oleic version of Bailey with a slight yield advantage over Bailey as well as excellent disease resistance. Today, Bailey II is the most popular Virginia-type cultivar grown by farmers in the Carolinas and Virginia.

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