46: Peanuts, Dirt, and Demand with Ashley Collins, CEO of NC Peanut Growers Association

We sit down with Ashley Collins, CEO of the North Carolina Peanut Growers Association, to follow the peanut from contract to harvest to ballpark snack while hearing how her ag education path shaped the way she leads. We also dig into why peanut acres have climbed, what might be behind shifting demand, and what peanut farmers wish every consumer understood. • Ashley’s path from FFA and ag education to commodity leadership • Why getting out of your zip code changes careers • How the North Carolina Peanut Growers Association is structured and funded • North Carolina peanut acreage and the rise of new growers • Sweet potato rotation and the guava root knot nematode connection • Peanut season basics including inverting and harvest timing • Why peanuts are a contracted crop and what that means for risk • North Carolina’s Virginia type peanuts and where they show up • Supply and demand pressures including possible GLP1 impacts • Where state dollars go: research, public breeding, promotions, advocacy • What we want consumers to know about safe food and farm families Don’t forget to subscribe and follow us on Instagram and if you got a question or a topic you want us to dig into let us know. We want to hear from you. Join the conversation. Find us on Instagram @raisedonthefarm Questions? Email us at [email protected]