Waiting for soil temperatures to warm up by a few degrees can mean a double-digit increase in germination percentage.
By Amanda Huber
Factors that affect soil temperature and, therefore, peanut planting include more than air temperature, says Kris Balkcom, Auburn University...
An international group of scientists completed a five-year quest to map the peanut’s genetic code.
The Peanut Foundation recently announced the culmination of a research project that will give scientists around the world a map with which to unlock some...
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has lowered the peanut crop estimate for 2017. The early prediction of 3,819,500 tons may have been possible until the hurricane and late drought caused the peanut crop to shut down. Scientists are still...
Peanut varieties of today have resistance to multiple diseases, but the best variety choice is still one that will achieve a rapid, uniform stand and provide good yields and grades over a wide range of growing conditions. With so...
With the start of a New Year and the passage of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” there are important changes to the federal estate tax. Everyone should take time to understand the current and any new estate tax...
Economists from the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences recommend that Georgia farmers understand their production costs before planting next year’s crops.
Amanda Smith, a UGA Cooperative Extension economist in the CAES Department of Agricultural and Applied...
Advanced Guidance From Deere
John Deere has introduced its latest advanced guidance and machine data sharing technology with the addition of AutoTrac Turn Automation, AutoTrac Implement Guidance, AutoTrac Vision for Tractors and In-Field Data Sharing applications, which are bundled activations...
For insect management, it is all about scouting and getting the pest identified correctly.
As you prepare for 2018, use these entomology notes made by UGA Extension entomologist, Mark Abney, and your own field notes to plan next year’s crop...
Aflatoxins, which can infect peanuts, corn and other crops, are a major health risk worldwide.
Aworldwide group of plant scientists have made a significant research breakthrough by suppressing the fungus that produces aflatoxin in peanuts.
Zhi-Yuan Chen, a researcher in the...
Warm weather, pesticide shortages and significant acreage plantedto peanuts could spell increased problems for producers.
By Robert C. Kemerait, Jr., Extension plant pathologist, University of Georgia
If the 2017 field season was any indication, disease and nematode management issues will continue...
Imagine what peanut farming would be like had a group of farmers not come together to create the National Peanut Board. Without that reinvestment of more than $30 million back into peanut production research, what would peanut farming be...
Driving too quickly can lead to significant losses when digging peanuts, according to a recent study by Clemson University agricultural engineer Kendall Kirk.
Farmers often push digger speeds to save time or to outrace inclement weather, but driving too fast...
Aspergillus crown rot disease is on the rise in Georgia peanut fields, and University of Georgia researchers are working to pinpoint why. At present, university scientists recommend that farmers encountering this problem in their fields stop saving seed from...
Information on your peanuts sent directly to you from The Seam.
By Amanda Huber
The Seam, a provider of agribusiness software and trading solutions, recently launched new business intelligence tools geared to the peanut industry. The tools will provide peanut producers...
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