John Beasley
John Beasley
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The study is interesting because we've always heard that within the U.S. and across the world, consumers prefer the taste of U.S. peanuts, particularly the peanut produced in the Southeast. We pride ourselves on taste in the South.
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It's still the best way to know the maturity of peanuts.
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I must admit I was surprised to finish so high up in a race of this class.
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It's hard to believe that this contest has been held for so many years,
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Farmers and the peanut industry are always looking for more disease-resistant, higher-performing varieties.
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Even though the correct pathway can be walked in only 15 to 20 minutes, most wandering maze-goers will require about one hour to travel through the maze,
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But Georgia has maintained a reputation for having the best, most consistent-tasting peanuts around because our growers get the crop in when it needs to come in. We need to continue doing this, because the peanut industry is competitive, and consumers will taste the difference.
They need moisture desperately, especially those (crops) that were planted early.
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It has been ratified and Mark is rapt.
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with some of the temperatures we've had recently and the isolated rainfall we've had, a good two or three inches of rain widespread across the peanut belt would actually be a very positive thing for us.
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Katie was really lucky because she had her handbag on the floor at the table and when they marched us off, they sort of missed it.
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Mark will be very nervous -- each week is a new step for him, but he's going in the right direction.
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Harvesting at optimal maturity is extremely important as far as flavor is concerned. We know from previous research and from the industry that when immature peanut kernels are processed, they develop a bitter or off-flavor taste.
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It doesn't take many nights of temperatures in the mid-to- lower 50s to shut the maturity process down.