![Most Georgia farmers plant more than one crop during a season, usually managing a combination of peanuts, cotton, corn or soybeans. Across the board, they are looking at record or record-tying yields in 2009.](https://secure.caes.uga.edu/news/multimedia/images/30/PeanutPlowingLowRes.jpg)
Bioactive food in a shell
Eating peanuts with their skins on is not only less messy, it’s much healthier for you, too, according to a University of Georgia food scientist.