The Most Important Nut Is a Legume: The Peanut

Atlanta has more than 70 streets with “peach” in the name. This seems to imply that peach trees are the most significant agricultural crop in the state of Georgia; they are not. The most important agricultural crop in Georgia is peanuts; they are the state’s fourth-largest agricultural commodity. Georgia produces more peanuts than any other state in the nation and is home to some of the best peanut researchers on the planet: Scientists at the University of Georgia (UGA) are integral to the produ…