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Authored by:  Barry Tillman, UF/IFAS Peanut Breeder & Interim NFREC Director For the past several years, I have been wondering if tomato spotted wilt has “left our region.”  Of course, I know it has not, but we certainly have not...

Mark Burow receives honor from American Peanut Research Education Society KAY LEDBETTER / COLLEGE STSTION, TEXAS Burow, who is stationed at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock and is also a professor in the Texas Tech Department of Plant...

Written by Mark Abney I consider August the beginning of the home stretch for Georgia’s peanut crop, and it is often the month when we see increased pressure from a variety of insect pests. Some things to think about as we...

Zane Grabau The summer row crop season is well underway, which also means that hotspots of damage from plant-parasitic nematodes are also appearing. While a few fields with patches of nematode damage is seemingly inevitable, that does not make it...

David Jordan NORTH CAROLINA This time of year, a major focus is on preparing and entering the harvest season. One of the most important decisions is related to when to start digging and inverting vines. Determining the maturity of pods, a...

At the Southern Peanut Grower’s Convention, the Valor Award was presented by Valent, USA and John Alton.  The definition of Valor means “Great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.” The 2026 Valor Award recipient was Don Koehler, Senior...

Denise Attaway This discovery could help plant breeders develop peanut varieties that reduce the risk of accidental allergic exposure while creating new opportunities for South Carolina farmers Clemson scientists have identified naturally occurring peanut lines with lower levels of the proteins...

Henry Jordan Think you can predict the top‑performing PEANUT varieties in Alabama? Enter the 2026 OVT PEANUT Challenge and choose your top picks for Alabama. Anyone can participate. Prizes and bragging rights are on the line! Prizes: Prizes will be awarded...

Case Study: Successful Peanut Allergy Management in University Dining Key Stats: Location: Athens, Georgia Self-Operated Student Population: ~43,000 20,000 Meals Served Daily 5 Full-service Dining Commons (“Restaurants”) + Specialty Concepts Peanut Usage: (list is not exhaustive) Across locations, menus, and dayparts Yogurt...

Maíra Duffeck Frequent rainfall during May and June across western Oklahoma has increased the risk of peanut foliar diseases, particularly Early leaf spot. A simulation using the Leaf Spot Advisor available through the Oklahoma Mesonet indicates that the risk of early leaf...

Matt Pinhal After the driest April we’ve seen in years in the county, May more than made up for it with close to seventeen inches of rain at the Jay station. June started off hot and dry, but the rain...

  David Jordan North Carolina Peanut Growers Association, Inc. 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 - 𝗡𝗖𝗣𝗚𝗔 𝟳𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘆 Hello everyone! Please save the date for the North Carolina Peanut Growers Association's 74th Annual Meeting & Field Day on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬...

Ryan McGeeney  University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture  Fast Facts Peanut field day scheduled for Aug. 5 Topics include inoculation management, weed control, more Onsite registration, no cost to attend (342 words)  Download photo of peanuts, event flyer  NEWPORT, Ark. — Peanut farmers, consultants and other agriculture...

Gary Schnitkey, Henrique Monaco, and Nick Paulson Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics University of Illinois Carl Zulauf Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics Ohio State University Recommended citation format: Schnitkey, G., H. Monaco, C. Zulauf and N. Paulson. "Crop Insurance Loss Experience in 2025:...

David Jordan NORTH CAROLINA As we move through July, we are working toward protecting peanuts from leaf spot disease, southern stem rot, and in the Virginia-Carolina region, Sclerotinia blight. As with most production and pest management practices, look local first to...