South Ga. farmer promotes Georgia peanuts through professional racing

MILLER COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — Jeff Adkinson, a south Georgia farmer, races professionally in the National Hot Rod Association and uses the sport to educate people across the country about Georgia-grown peanuts.45 years of growing Georgia peanutsThe 2026 crop year is Adkinson’s 45th peanut harvest. Including his cotton fields, he has about 3,000 acres in the ground across Early, Miller, and Baker counties.“I’ve changed a lot of things over the years with the way I farm,” Adkinson said.He said he takes pride in growing crops such as peanuts and cotton.“It’s the only thing I’ve found that you start with nothing... with bare ground and you produce a product that someone can consume or use in clothing,” Adkinson said.Taking Georgia peanuts to the racetrackAdkinson races across the country when he’s not working on the farm. He has collected many trophies for his skills on the track.“I started doing this in 1984... my dad had done it up to that point,” Adkinson said.The Georgia Peanut Commissio