Texas Peanuts

05/18/2026

Join us as we celebrate National Peanut Board's new marketing campaign. It's creative and full of energy and we can't wait to get your opinions! Share your thoughts!

04/28/2026

Thanks to partial funding by the Texas Department of Agriculture, we participated in Food & Hospitality Asia in Singapore with the on exhibit space and meeting rooms.
Representing Texas peanuts were (TPPB), (Birdsong Peanuts) and (R Smith Nut Co), all focused on exploring the South Asian market and generating leads for future sales.
Shelly connected with buyers at the exhibit while Joe and Nick worked the show floor-and everyone agrees the trip was a great success with strong leads and exciting potential in that region.
1) the US and Texas Peanut Team
2) Nick talking to potential buyers
3) Texas Peanuts
4) Shelly met with the Deputy Chief of Mission, Graham Mayer of the US Embassy
5) We scores a post with a local micro-influencer
6) We met interesting people
7) We ate some inshell peanuts at Raffles
8) Shelly wore some boots repping Texas in style
9) Spent quality time with Carole of
10) The legendary Jean Paul doing what he does best.
Special thanks to Louise McKerchar with APC for all of her help. Somehow she avoided being in any of my photos. 😏

04/21/2026

Due to such a large 2025 crop across the US, the pressure is on to move as many peanuts out of the market as quickly as possible to create space for a 2026 crop. Thus, your Texas team is partnering with the in Singapore at the Food & Hospitality Asia show. We’ll be here all week. Our mission is strong, our goals are high.

03/30/2026

Meet Michael Newhouse, serving on the Texas Peanut Producers Board since 2018. He’s the newly elected Secretary-Treasurer. Michael and his wife, Anndria, farm with their two sons in the Clarendon area.

03/28/2026

Larry Don Womack was recently re-elected to the board for another 6 year term representing region 3. He and his wife, Lori, farm in the DeLeon area. LD is a former chairman of TPPB, is active on the executive committee of the American Peanut Council and serves on several other national agricultural boards.
Thank you, Larry Don, for your continued service to the board and to agriculture!

03/26/2026

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Todd Baughman, former State Peanut Specialist, on his recent recognition for his research education in w**d control sciences!

Dr. Baughman’s leadership and research have made a lasting impact on growers, extension professionals, and students across Texas and beyond. His work in w**d management has helped improve yields, reduce input costs, and promote more sustainable production practices—especially in peanuts.

We are proud to see his contributions honored and grateful for the many years he has dedicated to serving the agricultural community.

Congratulations, Dr. Baughman, and thank you for your outstanding service to our industry!

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Dr. Todd Baughman is being recognized for his research education in w**d control science. Congrats, Dr. Baughman! 👏 More here >>>>> https://www.kcbd.com/2026/03/23/texas-am-agrilife-director-lubbock-receives-w**d-control-science-award/

03/26/2026

JR Cudd was recently named Chairman of the Texas Peanut Producers Board. He’s the husband of Candy and a long time Terry County farmer. Because of his extensive knowledge about all things peanuts, and especially organic peanuts, the board has fondly nicknamed him “The Peanut Godfather”. 😊

03/24/2026

Please help us welcome Ross Short to the board. He was elected to fill the At Large position at TPPB’s most recent biennial election and was sworn in to the board during the March 4th board meeting. Ross and his wife, Christi, farm peanuts, corn, wheat, cotton and cattle in Haskell County.

An interesting note is that Ross' dad, Larry Short, served on the board years ago!

03/18/2026

If you're interested in organic peanut farming or you're involved in the organic peanut market, Dr. Bob Whitney, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Organic Program Specialist, has put together a very interesting blog post

This publication was recently published by both FiBL which is The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture and IFOAM Organics International which is the 100-country membership organization for org…