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Lasley Family Farm in Eakly, Okla. Raising and Selling Four Generations of Peanuts

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 09:09:06 CDT

Lasley Family Farm in Eakly, Okla. Raising and Selling Four Generations of Peanuts While attending the Women in Agriculture Conference, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Intern, Cheyenne Leach, had the opportunity to visit with Loyd Lasley of Lasley Farms in Eakly, Okla. Planting peanuts since 1936, Lasley Farms grows and sells their peanuts directly to consumers with a variety of products made from their peanuts.


“My grandad started raising peanuts in 1936,” Lasley said. “ In 1956, the Oklahoma Crop Improvement Association came to my grandfather and my dad and asked about raising foundation seed, so they did that and they made a crop and they asked them the next year if they wanted to do it again, so dad and grandad made the decision to buy a peanut sheller, so we have been raising foundation seed since 1956 and processing them, and we still do that.”


In 2002, Lasley said they made the jump to selling their peanuts direct to consumer.


“We not only do the seed for OSU, but we went into value added for our own peanuts and selling our peanuts direct to consumers,” Lasley said.


As for their marketing technique, Lasley said the freshness of their peanuts and the way they are grown on their family farms speaks for itself.


“A lot of people want to know where their peanuts come from now,” Lasley said. “I can tell them (customers) what field they were grown on and what practices were done.”


In 2002, Lasley Farms went into value added, selling their peanuts direct to their consumers.


Lasley said he finds his greatest joy in production is being able to work with his family. Lasley’s mother, Zelma, makes a variety of peanut products that can be found on their website including peanut brittle, peanut patties, clusters and more. Lasley said he enjoys working alongside his youngest son, Logan.


“This is a job that I can do, that he can be there with me,” says Loyd, “That’s the greatest joy for me is being able to do something with my son.”



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