⋅ BY NICHOLAS DUFAULT ⋅
As the end of the peanut season approaches, there are many things that need to be done; however, do not forget to pay attention to late-season diseases. Leaf spots and rust diseases are always on...
This family farming operation uses premium disease protection and varietal resistance instead of buying more spray equipment.
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
A challenging year is how Joey Williams and his wife, Melissa, describe 2022, and they know challenging. Farming history for...
The 2019 crop was a ‘line in the sand.’ Since then, substantial focus and funding has spurred the peanut industry on to solve the aflatoxin riddle.
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
For two days in late November 2021, representatives from all...
Severe drought and significant pressure from Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus are headlines of this season.
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
By mid-October, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service rated the total U.S. peanut crop as 8% excellent and...
⋅ BY BOB PARKER ⋅
I believe the peanut industry has a unique opportunity to participate more fully in the peanut oil market. We are saddled with a carryout of almost 1.2 million tons versus production of 3.1 million tons or...
⋅ BY BONNIE A. COBLENTZ ⋅
MSU Extension Service
“Snow” appearing on the sides of highways and bare ground visible for miles is a sure indication that row crop harvest in Mississippi is well underway.
As of early October, the majority of the...
Women are a critical part of farm and ranch operations in South Carolina and to help move this industry into the future, the Clemson Cooperative Extension Service is holding its first-ever South Carolina Women in Agriculture Conference.
This inaugural conference...
⋅ By John Lovett ⋅
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
The Center for Arkansas Farms and Food will hold a fundraising event 5-7:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 to support the Farmers for Tomorrow fund, a new program to help Farm School and Apprenticeship...
Early maturing varieties and reduced seeding rates still produce enough biomass for improved soil heath and pest suppression.
Just as planning for planting next year begins as soon as the crop is harvested, planning what will happen to fields in...
These cultivars meet the need for earlier maturing, high-oleic runner peanuts.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Research peanut breeding program has announced the release of two new varieties, Tamrun OL18L and Tamrun OL19, for the West Texas and South Texas...
A grouping of 70% to 75% orange, brown and black hull-scraped pod colors is a maturity level ready for digging.
⋅ By Amanda Huber ⋅
Indeterminate. It means unknown, uncertain, imprecise and unclear. Unfortunately, that often describes knowing when to dig...
Stay on top of scouting this season as pests and diseases seem to be striking earlier.
⋅ By Amanda Huber ⋅
Planting conditions around the peanut belt varied from cool and dry to rain delays and drought. In Florida, it was...
Fungicide applications at this point often involve levels of disease and projected digging date.
⋅ By Amanda Huber ⋅
Late peanut season may seem like a race to the finish. Unfortunately, it is often a race between diseases, such as leaf...
The U.S. Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade held a hearing June 9, 2022, on “Agricultural Trade: Priorities and Issues Facing America’s Farmers.” Karla Baker Thompson, producer from Camilla, Georgia, represented the U.S. Peanut Federation and...
The Vernon location is home to the new $1 million Foundation Seed shelling plant.
On May 4, an EF-3 tornado hit the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center and the nearby Texas A&M AgriLife Foundation Seed facility in Vernon....
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