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By Emily Cabrera Takeaways Over $6 million in combined funding from the Gates Foundation and Mars Inc. is advancing a decades-long breeding effort to deliver disease-resistant peanuts in sub-Saharan Africa and protect peanut production in the Southeast. UGA researchers are using...

DAVID JORDAN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA Higher Levels of Tomato Spotted Wilt in 2025? Towards the end of the growing season last year, I heard a bit more discussion about farmers seeing more tomato spotted wilt than they were used to seeing. I...

Peanut Ring Nematode Populations vs Aflatoxin SARALA GIRI, JOHN MULLER, HEHE WANG, SALEH AHMED AND DANIEL ANOCO BLACKVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA Peanut production is affected by many soil-borne pathogens, which reduce peanut yield and quality. Among many important pathogens is the Peanut ring...

DAVID JORDAN / RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA I talked with a grower who plans to plant peanuts behind soybeans at some point in the future. With high prices for corn inputs, this grower will replace corn in 2026 with soybeans and...

Specialists Speaking Emi Kimura TEXAS Early season weed management is critical; effective early control typically reduces the difficulty of management later in the season. In peanut production, there are five primary herbicide application timings: pre-plant burndown (PP), pre-plant incorporated (PPI), pre-emergence (PRE),...

Specialists Speaking Kris Balkcom ALABAMA Economics has been the driver of peanut acreage for the past few years. We have continued to lean heavier on peanuts recently due to the cheap cotton price compared to peanuts. Right now, 2026 seems to be...

Rob Mills / Peanut Grower The passing of former First Lady Rosalyn Carter may have jogged a few memories of how the Carter family of Plains, Georgia first came to prominence in the 1970’s.  It was their success in the peanut...

RYAN LEPICIER President & CEO, , National Peanut Board Almost two years ago, I shared my first message as CEO of the National Peanut Board, discussing "Planting the Seeds of Success." At that time, I reflected on the promise and opportunities...

WAYNE LEWIS LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Peanut allergies affect 1 in 50 children, and the most severe cases lead to a potentially deadly immune reaction called anaphylactic shock. Currently, there is only one approved treatment that reduces the severity of the allergic reaction,...

2026 Market Outlook For Peanuts, Cotton, Corn KEVIN ATHEARN LIVE OAK, FLORIDA The USDA revised ending stock projections downward for peanuts and cotton and upward for corn in the January crop reports released this week (Oil Crops Outlook and WASDE). Based on report data,...

Most of state’s crop goes to candy, peanut butter. Linda Geist / Sr. Strategic Communications Consultant / extension.missouri.edu Peanut harvest at the MU Fisher Delta Research Center in Portageville is part of a research project to improve peanut production in the...

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...