Sorted peanuts fall onto a conveyor belt in a Hampton Farms packing facility in Severn.

Peanuts, packed and ready for shipping, in a Hampton Farms storage warehouse in Severn.

R.P. Watson, director for Meherrin Agricultural & Chemical Company, chats with an employee as she sorts peanuts at the Hampton Farms facility in Severn.

Meherrin Agricultural & Chemical Company employee sorts peanuts at the Hampton Farms facility in Severn.

R.P. Watson, director for Meherrin Agricultural & Chemical Company, watches peanuts as they are sorted at the Hampton Farms facility in Severn.

Peanuts, packed and ready for shipping, in a Hampton Farms storage facility in Severn.

Pile of peanuts in a Hampton Farms sorting facility in Severn.

Raw peanuts, packed and ready for shipping, in a Hampton Farms sorting facility in Severn.

Peanuts on a conveyor belt in a Hampton Farms packing facility in Severn.

Vehicles cross over the Roanoke River, heading south along 301/158 from Northampton to Halifax county.