Take a virtual tour of Hubbard Peanut Company and learn about peanut harvesting!

1. Hubs… A Natural Taste of Virginia.

2. Planted in May, peanuts are legumes that grow underground.

3. In September farmers prepare to dig the mature peanuts

4. Modern equipment can dig several rows at one time.

5. Plentiful peanuts

6. After peanuts are dug, they must be separated from their vine

7. Picking peanuts (separating the vines)

8. The harvest progresses

9. Peanuts are separated from the vines in the picking process

10. Peanuts are transferred from harvesting equipment…

11. … to drying trailers

12. Peanuts will be moved from the field to buying stations

13. A clean sweep will be made

14. Vines are rolled and used for feed

15. At the Sedley buying station, a probe samples peanuts for grading purposes

16. Shells and red skins are removed

17. Peanuts arrive at Hubs ready to go

18. Peanuts move through quality control at Hubs

19. Diligent eyes track the progress of Hubs peanuts

20. State of the art weighing equipment ensures portion control

21. Hubs salted peanuts are packed in vacuum sealed tins

22. Box erectors at work

23. Code dating each batch for quality assurance

24. Packaging Hubs

25. Hubs are shipped from Sedley…

26. … around the world.

27. Virginia’s finest at America’s 400th

30. Come visit us in Sedley.