Rain every few days, and eventually snow, hinder producers’ ability to gather this crop.
Arkansas farmers planted more than 20,000 acres of peanuts for the third straight year, but this year were enduring a harvest that dragged into December.
“Arkansas peanut...
Emi Kimura was recently named the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service state peanut specialist. Kimura joined AgriLife Extension in 2015 as an agronomist serving the Rolling Plains and surrounding areas from the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center...
Never before have two hurricanes caused such destruction and disruption in the peanut industry.
• By Amanda Huber •
Florence was a powerful storm that weakened before making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane. Michael continued to grow in strength even a...
The theme of the meeting, ‘Celebrating The Past; Inspiring Our Future,’ was fitting for this event.
• By Amanda Huber •
American Peanut Research and Education Society meetings are always enjoyable and filled with opportunities to learn more about peanuts. For the...
Two peanut farmers, one from Virginia and another from Mississippi, were selected as state winners of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award.
Peanuts are an important part of the crop mix for two of the nine...
NCSU’s Tom Stalker recognized for service to humanity through collecting, evaluating or conserving the Earth’s genetic resources.
Peanuts are not only among North Carolina’s top agricultural commodities, they also represent a key source of protein for people around the world....
This new resource from the Soil and Water Conservation Society offers how-to guides for implementing management practices.
If you are looking to know more about the latest techniques for preserving water quality and reducing soil loss, there is now a...
What are the factors affecting final sprays and digging decisions?
The decision of whether to spray or not or when to start digging is not always an easy one. The decision is made more difficult when a storm or bad...
Properly inverted plants will form a uniform, fluffy, well-aerated windrow with few pods touching the soil.
When to dig peanuts is one of the most important decisions growers make each year. The hull-scrape method of determining peanut maturity is an...
New sensor technology is better at determining drying uniformity, saves on energy costs.
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) engineers in Georgia have developed a network of sensors that will save thousands of dollars in drying costs for peanut growers and processors.
When...
With heavy rains, a deficiency of this leachable nutrient is possible.
• By Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Regional Crop IPM Agent, and Michael Mulvaney, UF/IFAS Cropping Systems Specialist •
In early June, peanut fields across the Florida Panhandle ranged in age from freshly...
Plants are not developing properly in waterlogged soils.
Two consecutive weeks of rainfall in Georgia stunted the growth of the state’s peanut crop and has left farmers scrambling to decide what to do next.
Georgia’s peanut and cotton acreage remains in...
A new Clemson Extension associate will help South Carolina farmers learn how to use technologies to increase efficiency.
Michael Plumblee is the new precision agriculture specialist at Clemson’s Edisto Research and Education Center. He will work with growers of all...
Sclerotinia blight, chlorothalonil shortages and fungicide resistance are a few issues producers may deal with this season.
Q: Sclerotinia blight has been found in Arkansas fields. How can I keep it from spreading into my fields?
A: Travis Faske, University of...
The interior color of a Rhizobia-formed nodule may provide an early warning of drought and other crop stresses.
• By David Hensley and Diane Rowland, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department •
One of the primary benefits of growing legumes like peanut is their ability...
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