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Field to Factory: What goes into producing a million tons of peanuts a year?

October 01, 2024 01:09 PM • 
RFD-TV News Staff, Currey McCullough

In 2023, Georgia farmers produced more than half of the nation’s peanut supplies.

The Farm Monitor takes us on a tour to show what goes into producing one of the state’s most valuable crops.

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