We are proud to bring you our local radio show, The Dry Side Dispatch. All past episodes of the radio show are available on the Sandhills Area Research Association You Tube channel. You can also listen live via the YouTube channel on Friday's at Noon.
The Dry Side Dispatch is a West Texas radio show and media project from the Sandhills Area Research Association broadcast live on KRFE 95.9 FM. Hosted by Tillery Timmons-Sims, Andy Timmons, and Dusty Timmons, the program focuses on regional agriculture, land conservation, hunting, oil and gas, and local news
This episode of Dryside Dispatch features Mark Gregory and Dylan Wann of International Peanut Group discussing the evolution of peanut production and breeding in West Texas. They explain how IPG develops varieties specifically for the region’s climate, soils, disease pressures, and market needs, while working across all four major peanut types and both conventional and organic production.
The conversation also covers water limitations, seed quality, harvest challenges, and the value of breeding tougher, better-adapted peanuts for West Texas conditions. A major theme is moving peanuts beyond a basic commodity by developing varieties with better yield, grade, nutrition, flavor, and other traits that can create more value for farmers, shellers, and manufacturers while helping sustain the region’s peanut industry long term.
