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⋅ BY JULIE TOMASCIK ⋅ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the comment period to Oct. 22 for its proposed herbicide strategy. The agency released the proposal in late July and extended the comment period after several groups, including the American Farm...

⋅ BY RYAN McGEENEY ⋅ UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE Imagery provided by satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles — commonly known as drones — is already changing the way producers farm their crops. As this technology becomes more prevalent,...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ U of A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE Underserved farmers who suffered pandemic-related losses have until July 14 to apply for funds from the Pandemic Assistance Relief Program, or PARP. PARP was created to expand the existing pandemic...

Lisa Dean is a food technologist with the USDA ARS Food Science and Market Quality and Handling Research Unit in Raleigh, North Carolina. She and her team investigate nutritional content, flavor attributes and shelf-life to maintain and improve the...

Using modern techniques, the NCSU program will bring cultivars with improved genetics to the market more quickly and efficiently.  ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Four years ago, Jeff Dunne took over the helm of peanut breeding at North Carolina State University...

The UGA entomology team adds to the knowledge base of this subterranean pest while looking for risk factors and control options. The peanut burrower bug is a tricky pest. Not only is an infestation invisible in a field from above...

It can take years of research to not only bring a fungicide to the market, but also to find how it will fit in growers’ programs. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Abraham Fulmer, who spent seven years as a graduate student...

Scouting is the best way to discover this and other yield-robbing pest problems.  ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Peanuts are popping up in fields, and scouting should begin in earnest to get ahead of any potential pest problems.  “Last year was a...

How does this legislation affect you, and what can you do to help? ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Figuring out how the Endangered Species Act affects the agricultural industry can be both complex and frustrating. The ESA of 1973 was...

Finding the right varieties to fit their season is a task that has paid off for Oklahoma producers.  ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Rogers and Hammerstein didn’t mention peanuts in their song “Oklahoma!” from the beloved musical and movie of the...

The U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit held a hearing on Tuesday, April 26, entitled “Producer Perspectives on the 2023 Farm Bill.” Representing the U.S. Peanut Federation was Daniel McMillan of Southern Grace...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on draft guidance to improve the efficiency of EPA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) analyses for new pesticide active ingredient applications and active ingredients undergoing registration review. This guidance, when...

By efficiently collecting large amounts of data, drones help guide advances in peanut breeding. A team of faculty in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is part of an award-winning, multistate project that has helped accelerate the use...

Growers indicate their prospective crop mix for the 2023 season. According to the Prospective Plantings report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, peanut producers intend to plant 1.55 million acres in 2023, up 7% from 2022....

Timing, method and return on investment are some of the questions producers have on replanting. The standard recommendation for a good peanut stand is to plant six seed per foot of row to achieve four plants per row-foot. Poor seed...