Texas A&M AgriLife Research received a grant to establish a new opportunity to support U.S. peanut farmers.The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded AgriLife Research a threeyear, $499,000 grant to lead the development of highoil peanut cultivars and explore the economics of establishing the high-oil peanut market.“We will be working with both growers and industry partners on developing economic models for the establishment of a totally new industry,” said John Cason, peanut breeder for Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension. “They will help us identify the differences in the value of edible versus oil peanuts and find key choke points that ...