Some disease and insect problems can only be found at digging.
Editor’s Note: Pod rot and burrower bug symptoms can really only be found after peanuts are dug. Taking an assessment of any disease or insect symptomology will help with...
Product labels offer two rate recommendations. Which should you use?
By J. Ferrell and R. Leon, University of Florida, and E. Prostko, University of Georgia
Acrop oil adjuvant is an essential part of many herbicide applications. When conditions are dry or...
Sharing knowledge and experience will help on the frontlines of resistance management.
A group of agricultural advisers are leading the charge against resistance. Syngenta founded the Resistance Fighter of the Year Leadership Program in 2009 to recognize agricultural advisers for...
Know how to prepare equipment and keep it in top form for maximum harvest efficiency.
Use the following checklists provided by Kelley Manufacturing Co. to prepare inverters for digging and combines for harvest before the season starts. Use the list...
Mars Chocolate reached a sustainability milestone and works to increase production of high-oleic varieties.
By Amanda Huber
Mars Chocolate reached a significant benchmark last year in ensuring the sustainability of edible peanuts for their consumers, a benchmark that had a lot...
In a comparison of five scheduling methods in four varieties, which method worked best?
The weather can never be predicted, but has a huge impact on crop production and final yield. So, we must adapt to changing conditions and manage...
At the annual meeting of the National Peanut Buying Point Association, the NPBPA adopted a Peanut Proud Challenge for peanut buying points. The purpose of the challenge is to broaden and increase support for Peanut Proud, the organization that...
How to determine the Price Loss Coverage payment rate.
Editor’s Note: In response to questions about Price Loss Coverage payments, Bulloch County Extension agent, Bill Tyson, wrote the following explanation on his blog for how the payment is determined.
The Marketing...
Controlling a legume weed in a legume crop is an added challenge.
By B.Colvin, J. Ferrell and R. Leon
Hairy indigo (Indigofera hirsuta) is an annual legume that was introduced to Florida as a forage crop. It has since escaped cultivation...
Although acreage increases of 20 to 25 percent have been talked about all winter, the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service says that producers only intend to plant 1.48 million acres in 2015, up 9 percent...
More scouting of fields is needed for effective insect management.
By Amanda Huber
With insect management in peanuts, there are a lot of “if, then” contingencies. If it is hot and dry, then expect to see more lesser cornstalk borer. If...
Sunbelt Ag Expo plans field day combining education and practicality.
Looking for the latest and most pertinent agricultural research and technologies? Look no further than the Sunbelt Expo Field Day, scheduled for July 9, 2015, at the Darrell Williams Research...
What role does the Peanut and Mycotoxin Innovation Lab play toward this important goal?
By Jamie Rhoads, Assistant Director, and Christy Fricks, Communication Specialist, Peanut Mycotoxin Innovation Lab
Many peanut producers may be familiar with the Peanut Collaborative Research Support Program,...
Use information on pesticide labels to rotate herbicide ‘families.’
Herbicides are grouped according to family, such as triazines, and by the target site of action or mechanism of action, such as acetolactate synthase or ALS inhibitors. Herbicides within a family...
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