MARK ABNEY / TIFTON, GEORGIA
Insects and mites can cause severe economic loss, but not every field will be infested with damaging populations every year. Understanding the risk factors that contribute to pest outbreaks and weekly scouting are the foundations...
SCOTT TUBBS
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Planting Date: The ideal planting window is between late April and late May in regards to yield potential. A good peanut crop can be grown outside of this planting window, although the risk of reduced yield is...
Scott Monfort
GEORGIA
Preparing for the 2026 Peanut Growing Season: Key Considerations for Georgia Producers
As Georgia farmers gear up for the 2026 growing season, many of the same forces that shaped last year’s decisions continue to influence production planning. Peanuts remain...
David Jordan
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Tillage
Tillage systems vary across the peanut belt and are often tailored to the needs locally. In North Carolina, we routinely compare tillage systems across research stations and with on-farm cooperators. Here are a couple of...
Kris Balkcom
ALABAMA
Even though Alabama increased peanut acreage to 195,000 acres in 2025, we were able to harvest them relatively quickly due to the open weather this fall. Surprisingly, with the drier fall, there was a considerable amount of late-season...
DR. Wendiam Sawadgo /Assistant Professor & Extension Economist / Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology / auburn.edu
In 2025, U.S. peanut planted area reached its highest mark since 1991, at 1.95 million acres, as was confirmed by the recently released Crop Production...
Dr. Barry Tillman, (Assistant Director Professor, Agronomy UF/IFAS
A newly developed runner‑type peanut—released by the University of Florida under the name ‘Gorbet’ has shown exceptional promise against two major peanut diseases in the Southeast. ‘Gorbet’ was named after Dr. Dan Gorbet, a...
DR. YANGXUAN LIU. ATHENS, GEORGIA
The year 2025 has brought peanut producers into a challenging market environment shaped by rising production, slow demand growth, and increasing competition in global trade. As growers continue shifting land away from less profitable crops,...
nationalpeanutboard.org
Click Link to Listen: https://nationalpeanutboard.org/resources/podcast/roots-in-the-soil-a-day-with-westley-drake/
In the latest episode of The Peanut Podcast, we traveled to Newsoms, Virginia, where peanut farming isn’t just work—it’s a way of life. Our guest, Westley Drake, is a 14th-generation peanut farmer whose story blends...
Eric P. Prostko / Extension Agronomist - Weed Science /extension.uga.edu
Introduction
Over the past few years, hophornbeam copperleaf (Acalypha ostryifolia) has become an increasing problem in agricultural fields throughout Georgia. It is very common in several western counties including Early, Randolph,...
Allison Floyd
fieldreport.caes.uga.edu / Public Relations Coordinator
Peanut Innovation Lab Director Dave Hoisington works with Rachelle Djiboune at CERAAS, where Djiboune is characterizing groundnut seed as high-oleic or not. The handheld NIR device validated by Hoisington has made her work many...
by Dr. Cheryl Mackowiak Associate Professor Soil and Water Science
North Florida Research and Education Center
Fertilizer source is one of the four Rs of fertilizer management (Right source, Right place, Right time, and Right placement). Mineral fertilizers are typically synthesized (i.e., nitrogen...
Dr. David Jordan
Extension Peanut SpecialistCrop & Soil Sciences
NC State Extension, NC State University
How do peanuts respond to rotation with sweetpotato?
We have had good luck with peanuts after sweetpotato. Also, peanuts are a good rotation for sweetpotato. Some farmers are...
(November 2025) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Peanut Price Highlights Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 21.7 cents per pound for the week ending November 15, down 4.1 cents from the previous week. Marketings of...
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