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Is your irrigation scheduling method reliable or is it reducing yields?According to USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service, peanut producers intend to plant 1.48 million acres in 2016, down 9 percent from the previous year. The slight decrease coincides with...

Is your irrigation scheduling method reliable or is it reducing yields? By Amanda Huber The need to reduce costs in a time of down prices is easier said than done. What input can you possibly cut and still provide the crop...

Commodity price trends mean tighter operating budgets for farmers. Low commodity prices and declining credit availability are impeding cash flow for Georgia farmers, said University of Georgia agricultural economist Brady Brewer. Brewer, an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and...

A variety of gypsum sources and application methods gives producers options. By Amanda Huber Gypsum, or calcium sulfate, products are available from many sources and can be purchased based on price, availability and spreadability. It used to only be available in...

Follow these recommendations to properly activate this herbicide with irrigation. By J. Ferrell and R. Leon, University of Florida Weed Scientists Herbicide-resistant weeds have changed how we design our weed management programs. To combat these weeds, we are increasingly returning to...

Speakers from the buying point convention offer some thoughts on the 2016 season. The National Peanut Buying Points Association, representing more than 400 peanut buying locations, held their annual convention in February at the famous Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn....

As producers plant more peanut acreage, they are encouraged to start with sustainability in mind. By Ryan McGeeney, U of A System Division of Agriculture Peanut production in the Arkansas Delta is expected to continue moderate growth over 2015 numbers, say...

University of Georgia weed scientists are looking at the possibility of herbicide-resistant sicklepod. By Clint Thompson, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The possibility of sicklepod weed becoming resistant to herbicides is a potential concern for  Georgia peanut...

Clemson researcher revives the South’s ancestral peanut and finds a market for the distinctive taste in Charleston’s restaurants. Clemson University researcher Brian Ward has revived the South’s ancestral peanut, successfully germinating nearly 1 million Carolina African runner seeds from just...

Consider variety selection, resistance management and product placement in your efforts to combat disease. By Amanda Huber What disease management lessons from 2015 can producers take into 2016? Two issues from last year involving leaf spot and white mold offer precautions...

Micronutrients can become a limiting factor to achieving good yields. By Amanda Huber Now that producers have a good handle on the primary and secondary nutrient needs of peanut, soil scientists have shifted focus slightly to include work on micronutrients. When producers...

Peanut producer, Scott Murphy, shares his experience using a whole-farm management program. Given the complexities of farming today, the risk that must be shouldered by the producer and the need to make sure every decision is what’s best for the...

The piles of peanuts in warehouses waiting to be shelled means there’s no pot of gold to be found in the market this year. By Amanda Huber For the most part, most everyone in the peanut industry thought the Farm Bill...

Cool soils, not poor seed quality, are likely the cause of poor stands. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension peanut agronomist Scott Monfort insists that poor peanut plant stands in Georgia may not necessarily be due to seed quality. Environmental conditions play...

Researchers agree that peanuts respond better to the nitrogen fixation provided by Rhizobia bacteria than they do to direct application of nitrogen fertilizer. A lack of peanut-specific Rhizobia in the soil and in close proximity to the emerging seed...