RICHMOND, Va. -- When you think of Virginia's finest food and drink, you might think of Virginia ham, Virginia oysters, and Virginia wine. But Marshall Rabil suggests Virginia peanuts should be atop ...

Virginia peanut growers are hoping this year’s crop will be 26 percent larger than last year’s, a great recovery from recent years of low production. “We’re looking at the largest per-acre yield for ...

SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va. — I caught up with farmer Elisha Barnes as he started his day pulling up peanut vines as the annual peanut harvest got underway. And he was pleased with what he found. “Oh, ...

Peanuts, the movie: Wakefield-area filmmaker Amy Drewry has finished a one-hour documentary on Virginia's peanut country, funded with nearly $200,000 in donations from sources including Virginia ...

FRANKLIN, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia peanuts are the largest and crunchiest of all types grown in the U.S. Not only are they grown in the Commonwealth, but North Carolina and South Carolina. They’re grown ...

Virginia peanut producers will take the super-nutritious peanut from the field to the food bank in the form of peanut butter donations during National Peanut Month in March. The Virginia Peanut Board ...

ISLE OF WIGHT Co., Va. - March is National Peanut Month, and that means many farms across the Commonwealth of Virginia get a little extra mention. With the peanut capital of the world arguably in ...

When Wegmans Food Markets introduced its Virginia Peanuts, it sought to make sure shoppers knew they weren't like most others. The packaging tells them they're water-blanched, which reduces the fat ...

WAKEFIELD, Va., Aug. 28 -- This year alone, agricultural extension economist Mike Roberts has advised 11 Virginia peanut farmers about bankruptcy, told 10 more how to get out of farming and heard from ...