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NC State University Extension peanut specialist David Jordan shares memories and appreciation for Tom Isleib and Tom Stalker. When I interviewed for my current position in 1996, the person I spent the most time talking with was Tom Isleib. I...

Putting root-knot nematode-resistant cultivars to the test. Peanut root-knot nematode is one of the major pests in peanut production in Florida and throughout the Southeast. Along with crop rotation and nematicide application, use of resistant peanut cultivars is a...

AgriLife Research and IBM add ‘Virtual Extension Assistant’ to Soil and Water Assessment Tool for user-friendly management insights. An innovative resource designed to streamline and improve decision making in agricultural and natural resources production and management is now available to...

Coverage, rainfastness and flexibility are the benefits of this enhanced fungicide. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Precision chemistry; that’s the tagline of Vive Crop Protection. In other words, when you apply a chemical or biological on your farm, it needs to...

Weigh the cause and effect of changing inputs and practices. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Bad times produce some of the best lessons, says University of Georgia Extension peanut specialist Scott Monfort. And that may be the takeway from 2024 when...

On Jan. 31, 2025, the White House announced a 25% import tariff on products from Canada and Mexico that was set to take effect on Feb. 1 but was soon after delayed for one month. Before the pause, Canada...

Spray nozzle selection apps and an updated herbicide classification chart are now available to help producers with their input selections. Choosing the right nozzle is important for effective pesticide applications with agricultural sprayers as it determines the amount of liquid...

W illiam “Bill” D. Branch, who holds the University of Georgia seed development professorship, has been elected as Fellow for the National Academy of Inventors. Branch is the 17th UGA faculty member to receive this honor. “We’re proud to see another...

A new location, structure changes to reduce variability and plans for web-based data delivery are a few of the transitional changes for this long-time variety-testing program. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Dating back to 1968, the Peanut Variety and Quality Evaluation...

Former longtime North Carolina State University peanut breeder, Dr. Tom Isleib, passed away Jan. 22, 2025, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. In 1990, Isleib began his career with NCSU as leader of peanut breeding after being a graduate...

University of Georgia agricultural economists offer the ‘2025 Georgia Ag Forecast Peanut Situation And Outlook.’ The year 2024 brought unique challenges for peanut producers across the United States. In Georgia, the season began with delays because of a wet spring,...

An American Peanut Council delegation traveled to Thailand in early February as part of the Agriculture Department’s trade mission to expand agricultural exports and strengthen trade ties in Southeast Asia. “The peanut industry is excited to participate in this important...

Researchers take proactive measures to protect the U.S. peanut industry from this devastating fungal disease. Peanut smut, a soilborne fungal disease caused by Thecaphora frezzii, was first described in 1962 infecting wild peanut in Brazil. The disease did not appear...

For U.S. agricultural exporters, the past four years held many challenges, pandemic disruptions, wars, transportation troubles and higher costs, rising farmer input costs, weather devastation, weak export market economies, strength of the U.S. dollar and continued uncertainty in the...

Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. Acquires Tiger-Sul Tessenderlo Group announced that its subsidiary, Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc., has acquired Tiger-Sul, a North American focused provider of sulfur-based fertilizer products, from Platte River Equity. The acquisition closed in November 2024. The acquisition strengthens TKI’s specialty...