Murray Farms begins their 2016 peanut harvest here in Bainbridge, Georgia.
Their 8295R John Deere tractor pulls a six row 36" KMC peanut inverter. The inverter cuts the tap roots off the peanuts and lifts them onto a conveyor the knocks off the soil from the peanuts. It then flips the peanuts vines making the roots face the sun to help the peanuts dry. The peanut combines will follow in about three days if the weather is good.
U.S.A Farmers:Mississippi’s peanut crop was 28 percent harvested as of the last U.S. Department of Agriculture Crop Progress and Condition Report released Sept. 30. Because of the federal government shutdown, no new figures have been released in almost two weeks. At the end of September, 48 percent of the crop was listed in good condition, with 13 percent excellent and 39 percent fair.
