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News In a Nutshell | May 31, 2022
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National
Institute of Food & Agriculture Accepts National Peanut Board Research
Topic
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The
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has issued a “Request for
Applications” for its 2022 competitive grants program, which includes a
research topic submitted by the National Peanut Board (NPB). The program
provides dollar-for-dollar matching funding for organizations like NPB. The
research community is encouraged to submit applications by the deadline on July
14, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The title
of the approved topic is: Characterize natural and induced genetic variation
across the diversity of cultivated peanut germplasm using innovative genetic
technologies to provide a resource base for peanut genetic improvement focused
on traits for biotic and abiotic stress resistance, quality, productivity and
other beneficial traits.
Projects
covering this commodity board topic must not exceed $500,000 total per project
for research projects (including indirect costs) for project periods of three
to five years. The NPB representative, DeMarquine' Houston, can be reached at
(678) 424-5757 or dchouston@nationalpeanutboard.org
Applicants
must state in the last sentence of their application’s Project Summary section
that the proposal is submitted in response to the specific NPB topic listed
above.
Additionally,
applicants seeking funding through the NPB co-funded topic must provide a
letter of co-funding support from the National Peanut Board directly to the
NIFA Program Contact. This letter of co-funding support must be received within
60 calendar days of the July 14 application deadline.
To receive
a letter of co-funding support, applicants must submit their entire application
to the NPB contact and request a letter that specifically indicates that NPB
supports the application for co-funding. For further questions, please contact
the NPB representative listed above.
Through
the AFRI co-funding program, NPB has leveraged matching funding of $2,795,724 versus
a contribution of its own and industry funds of $1,471,500.
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NPB Teams Up with The18 for Peanut Juggling Challenge
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The
National Peanut Board (NPB) has once again teamed up with The18, a leading
soccer media brand, to celebrate teamwork. Working off of the joint campaign
centered around peanut butter being the official sponsor of teamwork, NPB and
The18 challenged viewers to try to beat former and current U.S. Men’s National
Soccer Team players, Landon Donovan and Jordan Morris,
in a peanut juggling challenge.
The peanut
juggling challenge opened April 9, 2022, and submissions were accepted through
May 9. The posts announcing the challenge received over 1.7 million
impressions.
In the
first five months of our campaign with The18, we’ve received 14.6 million total
content impressions and 3.7 million engagements on NPB sponsored posts.
To see
more submissions, search #PeanutJugglingChallenge on Instagram or check out NPB’s Instagram page for a few of our favorites. The
winning submission can be seen here. To see more posts from NPB and The18’s
partnership, click here.
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NPB
Returns to In-Person International Peanut Forum
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After meeting
virtually in 2021, the International Peanut Forum was back in person in
Budapest, Hungary for 2022. National Peanut Board president and CEO Bob Parker,
CMO Ryan Lepicier and former chairman Peter Froese were all in attendance. Over
240 delegates from 33 countries were also in attendance.
Lepicier
moderated the peanut supply panel session, where peanut supplying countries spoke
the latest on plantings, regulatory environment, input costs, supply chain
challenges and other issues impacting the production and delivery of peanuts.
Panelists consisted of representatives from Argentina, Brazil, China, India,
Nicaragua and the U.S. Parker was the representative for the U.S.
“Going to
some place like Budapest was amazing but what made it even better was to see
the whole industry together after two years,” Froese said. “The American Peanut
Council put together a beautiful two-day event and the speakers they had this
year were excellent. We even had the opportunity to tour the city and sure
enough found peanuts in the grocery stores that ranged from in-shell, packaged
and lots in between. As a producer, it was fascinating to see what it takes for
our products to get into the hands of our European consumers, and it felt great
to see other countries enjoy our U.S.-grown peanuts.”
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4 Ways
to Set Your Mind & Body Up for the Best Vacation Ever
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Did you
have to cancel your dream vacation before the world shut down in 2020?
Chances are good there was at least one trip the pandemic prevented you from
taking. Although COVID is still with us, it is now much safer to travel,
international borders are open, and world travel has a proceed-with-caution
message, since places have different risk levels and entry/exit testing
requirements, according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Whether you are staying nearby or crossing borders, stay-cations are becoming
vacations again, and it’s time to get ready. Click here for four tips to help you prepare
your whole self — body and mind — for your long-awaited vacay.
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Recipe: Chipotle
Honey Roasted Peanuts
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This
chipotle honey roasted peanut recipe came from Ed Engoron, owner of
Perspectives. According to Engoron, these were created after a favorite version
of this snack was no longer available on his flights. Refusing to give up his
favorite airplane snack, he went to his test kitchen and created this recipe
for spicy honey roasted peanuts. Get the full recipe here.
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National Peanut Board
Calendar for
May 31 - June 30, 2022 |
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The Peanut Podcast Episode 8
| May 31 | |
Korea Trade Mission & Food Show
(Seoul, Korea)
| June 3-9 | |
TX Academy of Family Physicians Symposium
(San Antonio, TX)
| June 10-12 | Summer Fancy Food Show
(New York City, NY) | June 12-14 | |
USA Peanut Congress (Charleston, SC) | June 13-16 | |
CIA Healthy Menus R & D Collaborative (Hyde Park, NY) | June 13-14 | CIA Menus of Change
(Hyde Park, NY) | June 14-16 |
American Society of Nutrition Conference
(Virtual) | June 14-16 | GA Academy of Family Physicians Summer Meeting
(San Destin, FL) | June 17-19 | Smucker's Meeting
(Orrville,OH) | June 21 | AL Academy of Family Physicians Annual Meeting
(San Destin, FL) | June 23-26 |
National Association of School Nurses
(Atlanta, GA) | June 28-July 1 |
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News in a Nutshell is a bi-monthly e-newsletter from the National Peanut Board with the latest on USA-grown peanuts in the media, marketing and promotions, food allergy news, grower resources and much more. |
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