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Blending Tradition And Innovation

High-school student Harrison Carter is paving the way for the future of farming and manufacturing through a unique program. Tackling complex global challenges through lab work, data analysis and critical thinking might seem daunting, but high school students like Harrison...

V-C Crop Wrap Up

Good harvest weather contributed to the Virginia-Carolina’s above-average yielding crop. A wide range of environmental conditions faced farmers in the Virginia-Carolina region in 2024. Rainfall and temperatures in May were adequate for good stand establishment and early season growth says...

Peanut Rx Update

The 2025 version of the Peanut Disease Risk Index, known as Peanut Rx, contains changes to the cultivar/variety section. There have been few changes to the index except in terms of varietal point values and also minor updates in...

It’s Conference Time

January is a good time to make plans for the 2025 crop year and learn new practices, as well as consider what worked and didn’t work in the past year. The following are a couple of conferences that producers...

Learning Opportunities Abound

Alabama Extension peanut agronomist Kris Balkcom outlines challenges from 2024 as producers look ahead to this year. Plus, two conferences offer additional learning opportunities To prepare for the coming crop year, most experts agree that it’s important to look at what...

New Products: November 2024

LandScan Secures Digital Twin Patent A groundbreaking patent, granted to LandScan, marks the first of its kind in the agriculture sector, involving the use of digital twin technology to revolutionize site characterization and precision farming practices. The advent of digital twin...

Beyond The Edible Market

A University of Georgia research team collaborates on oil production and varieties. A new study by experts in the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is seeking to increase the value of Georgia’s peanut crops for new...

Mighty Mites

The two-spotted spider mite is a small pest that was a big problem in fields this summer. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ The master of surviving high temperatures, the two-spotted spider mite was a frequent pest to peanut fields this summer....

The Goal: A Safer Peanut

HudsonAlpha scientists are using genomics and biotechnology to address aflatoxin and drought stress. Peanuts are a crucial cash crop for countless farmers in the United States and across the globe. Their cultivation generates income, fosters rural development and empowers communities,...

Fighting Warehouse Fires, Dryer Noise Reduction

An agricultural engineer for NPRL, Joseph McIntyre, is working on projects to make storing and drying peanuts safer. Specifically, he is working on an early fire detection sensor and system for peanut warehouses, which also has potential in cotton...

Getting Ahead Of Peanut Smut

The center of origin of peanut is located in South America, specifically in southeastern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. In the early 1990s, peanut production moved to more southern areas of Argentina’s Córdoba Province, and as a result, a new...

Solving It With Science

From farmer to consumer, whatever questions arise, the National Peanut Research Lab uses cutting-edge research techniques to find the answer. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ The National Peanut Research Lab, in Dawson, Georgia, was a stop on this year’s Georgia Peanut...

Helene Wreaks Havoc

Can farmers and buying points recover in time to gather the 2024 crop? ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Hurricane Helene swirled past its Florida landfall and was still a strong, fast-moving hurricane well into North Georgia. Devastation was left in its...

Georgia Ag Partners Launch Hurricane Relief Fund

The Georgia Department of Agriculture, in a partnership with the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture and in support by the Georgia Farm Bureau, has launched the Weathered But Strong: Hurricane Relief Fund to aid farmers and ranchers facing devastating losses...

Farmer Profile: Elisha Barnes

Doing things ‘the old way’ is this Southampton, Virginia, peanut producer’s passion. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ From articles in both Southern Living and Garden and Gun, to a feature on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers.gov “Friday’s on the Farm”...

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