Whitetail deer are a significant economic threat to row crop production in Alabama. While his specialty includes crop insect pests, Alabama Cooperative Extension System entomologist Scott Graham has been dealing with reports of deer damage and listening as growers search for...
As farmers prepare for the upcoming growing seasons, the dawning of a new year is a reminder of the new things to come. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is planning two precision agriculture workshops in February. These workshops are...
This program will help the South Carolina agricultural community develop barrier-free farming.
– Dale Layfield, Clemson associate professor of agricultural education
Aging and ailments limit some South Carolina farmers, but faculty and researchers at Clemson and South Carolina State universities are...
UGA researchers work to develop innovative solutions to aflatoxin contamination in peanuts
⋅ BY MARIA M. LAMEIRAS ⋅
UGA Cooperative Extension
On a warm morning in mid-September, tractor-drawn peanut-digging equipment burrowed beneath the peanut vines on the first of Tift County peanut...
⋅ BY SUSAN HIMES ⋅
Texas A&M AgriLife
Optional auxin training offered
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold the 2023 Southwest Texas Crop Kick-off program on Jan. 18 for Frio, Medina, Uvalde and Zavala counties.
The program will be from 8 a.m.-2:30...
Field days are an opportunity to see research plots and to learn how those findings can be applied in growers’ fields. At the 2022 peanut field day at the Clemson Edisto Research and Education Center in Blackville, South Carolina,...
The expression of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus comes from a combination of factors.
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
In 2022, losses to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus were estimated at 7% across the Southeastern production area. It’s as great a loss as...
How much money will be available for agriculture programs is the big question?
Changes in the new Farm Bill will mostly be about money. That was the message from Joe Outlaw, co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center in...
It will take two to three years for a baseline, but much was accomplished
in the pilot program.
In 2021, the U.S. peanut industry came together to fund an effort to document, track and communicate the sustainability of U.S. peanut production,...
⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅
U of A System Division of Agriculture
The droughty summer of 2022 made harvest both easier and more challenging for Arkansas’ peanut farmers.
“The hot summer conditions suppressed flowering and thus suppressed pod set for several weeks...
America’s fondness for peanuts accounts for 65% of all U.S. nut consumption. Per person, which equates to nearly eight pounds annually.
But what’s to be done with the estimated 40 million to 70 million pounds of peanut skins that are...
⋅ 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...
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.
