Something old, something new – insect problems may not be what first comes to mind.
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
Two species of the rootworm complex can be found in peanuts in Georgia. For many years, it was the Southern corn...
UGA precision ag specialist Simer Virk says start with precision soil sampling and variable-rate technology.
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
As harvest winds down and planning for 2024 begins, it is time to consider what fields will be planted so soil...
Drought, disease and questions about maturity hover over growers at the end of 2023.
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
Instead of any one thing plaguing the peanut crop this season, it was nearly all possible problems. A cool, wet start. Soaring...
The ranch will house a Texas A&M AgriLife peanut breeding nursery among many other research initiatives.
More than 900 acres of the George Webb Slaughter Ranch in Palo Pinto County will serve a new Texas A&M AgriLife Research initiative to...
Longtime senior vice president Ryan Lepicier is named president after executive search; Parker recognized as food allergy champion.
After a nationwide executive search, the National Peanut Board recently announced Ryan Lepicier as the new president and CEO beginning Jan. 1,...
⋅ BY JULIE TOMASCIK ⋅
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the comment period to Oct. 22 for its proposed herbicide strategy.
The agency released the proposal in late July and extended the comment period after several groups, including the American Farm...
⋅ BY RYAN McGEENEY ⋅
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Imagery provided by satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles — commonly known as drones — is already changing the way producers farm their crops. As this technology becomes more prevalent,...
⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅
U of A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Underserved farmers who suffered pandemic-related losses have until July 14 to apply for funds from the Pandemic Assistance Relief Program, or PARP.
PARP was created to expand the existing pandemic...
Lisa Dean is a food technologist with the USDA ARS Food Science and Market Quality and Handling Research Unit in Raleigh, North Carolina. She and her team investigate nutritional content, flavor attributes and shelf-life to maintain and improve the...
Using modern techniques, the NCSU program will bring cultivars with improved genetics to the market more quickly and efficiently.
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
Four years ago, Jeff Dunne took over the helm of peanut breeding at North Carolina State University...
The UGA entomology team adds to the knowledge base of this subterranean pest while looking for risk factors and control options.
The peanut burrower bug is a tricky pest. Not only is an infestation invisible in a field from above...
It can take years of research to not only bring a fungicide to the market, but also to find how it will fit in growers’ programs.
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
Abraham Fulmer, who spent seven years as a graduate student...
Scouting is the best way to discover this and other yield-robbing pest problems.
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
Peanuts are popping up in fields, and scouting should begin in earnest to get ahead of any potential pest problems.
“Last year was a...
How does this legislation affect you, and what can you do to help?
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Figuring out how the Endangered Species Act affects the agricultural industry can be both complex and frustrating. The ESA of 1973 was...
Finding the right varieties to fit their season is a task that has paid off for Oklahoma producers.
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
Rogers and Hammerstein didn’t mention peanuts in their song “Oklahoma!” from the beloved musical and movie of the...
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