Tucker Price, Crisp County Extension Agriculture Agent provided an update at orientation Wednesday morning for the Georgia Peanut Tour. Crisp County farmers have planted 13,000 acres of peanuts this year and he estimates an average yield of a little less than 2 tons per acre. The crop looks mostly good to excellent says Price. The majority of acreage in Crisp County is irrigated. There have been several issues facing farmers this year including dry weather, pigweed and increasing fuel and fertilizer costs. Farmers in Crisp County are ready for harvest and some have even begun digging their peanuts this week. Crisp County is also known as the Watermelon Capitol of the World. In addition to peanuts, Crisp County grows watermelon, cotton, pecans and the county’s soybean acreage is continuing to grow.
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