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What are the factors that affect activation?  ⋅ By Mike Marshall ⋅ Extension Weed Specialist, Edisto Research and Education Center, Clemson University.Clemson University Extension recommendations for overlapping soil-residual herbicides start at planting. This is critical because soil-residual herbicides reduce the number...

The Sustainable U.S. Peanut Initiative provides a toolkit to communicate with consumers who are increasingly making choices based on environmental impact. ⋅ By Amanda Huber ⋅ The peanut industry abounds with data. The Peanut Genomic Initiative mapped the genetic makeup of the...

Avoid the ‘perfect storm’ situation for a leaf spot control failure.  ⋅ By Amanda Huber ⋅ Anticipating what might happen with disease pressure in your fields and providing research-based strategies to mitigate that yield destroyer are what plant pathologists do, says...

New cultivars or the favored Georgia-06G, remember what it takes to get a good stand.  ⋅ By Amanda Huber ⋅ Peanut breeders work with new varieties for years, but eventually state specialists get to plant the new options as well. University...

South Carolina farmer Richard Rentz works with Clemson precision agriculture engineer Kendall Kirk to improve efficiency and profitability. The past 12 months have been largely profitable for South Carolina farmers, but challenges — beyond the regular ones of bad weather,...

⋅ By Amanda Huber ⋅ A new runner-type peanut variety from the program of Barry Tillman, peanut breeder at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Science, North Florida Research and Education Center in Marianna, may be an answer...

The U.S. peanut industry must solve the problem of aflatoxin and change perceptions about quality. ⋅ By Amanda Huber ⋅ For the second year in a row, per capita peanut consumption achieved new levels the National Peanut Board reported in late...

When University of Georgia peanut pathologist Bob Kemerait does something, he does it wholeheartedly. A passionate advocate for producers near his academic home at the University of Georgia Tifton campus and around the world, Kemerait describes himself as “a field...

Protecting seed against the myriad of possible pathogens takes a good chemistry combination. · By Amanda Huber · Seed treatments are one of the fundamental inputs available for peanut. The importance of this first line of defense was reinforced in 2020...

Check out the 2022 Peanut Grower Pest Management Guide. It includes updates to the Disease Risk Index as well as Insect Management and Weed Management sections.

Rotation, Peanut Rx and fungicides are a good way to start planning for disease in 2022. Hosted by Alabama Cooperative Extension, University of Florida/ Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences Extension and the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, the tri-state...

New calculator helps producers figure liquid fertilizer flow rate, injection pump settings and a schedule for center-pivot fertigation. The days of manually calculating numbers on spreadsheets to determine how much liquid fertilizer should be used to fertigate row crops may...

Above-average rainfall and eye-popping armyworm infestations are part of the story in 2021. • By Amanda Huber • Although the ending has yet to be written on the 2021 season, the beginning and middle are all about more-than-average rains, armyworms and...

New platform for Auburn University variety testing data. Harvest was underway in Alabama, but variety trial results were already in. Now is the time for producers to begin making crop variety decisions for the 2022 planting season. Alabama Cooperative Extension System...

Good decisions and good fortune will hopefully bring outstanding yields for South Georgia farmer Ryne Powers. • By Amanda Huber • It’s been a wet year in Baxley, Georgia, as it has in much of the Southern peanut belt. Not needing...