Goober Punchlines

It makes me laugh that just about every time peanuts make the news, reporters can not resist the allure of nutty punchlines.

I was in Brownfield, Texas all day yesterday getting some video and still shots of peanut planting. Delwin Marrow, a peanut farmer in Brownfield, let me hang around his fields all morning. He's a great guy and is very passionate about his duty as a peanut farmer. It was a crazy foggy morning, but the fog lifted, and gave way to gorgeous (and hot) day.

(This is not Delwin, by the way)

A few reporters have been interested in following up with peanut farmers about how the salmonella issue and drought have affected them as they begin to plant the 2009 crop. A news crew joined us in the fields yesterday to do just that.

Watch Fox 34's report here.

They did a great job with the story, and we're always grateful when the news media shows interest in telling the farmer's story.