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A uniform stand and herbicide activation are two goals of good water management from the start. The abundant rains of last year and through the winter should not be expected to continue, and producers should be ever mindful of the...

When buyers have the opportunity to see safety and quality firsthand,  it usually leads to more purchases. For years, America has dubbed the peanut our favorite nut. But how is it spreading in popularity across the globe? Great taste alone...

Variety selection is likely the single most important decision you can make all year. Newer varieties have resistance to multiple diseases, but the best variety choice remains those that will achieve a rapid, uniform stand and provide good yields...

By Wayne Buhler, Assistant Department Head and Extension Specialist, Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University The Pesticide Environmental Stewardship (PES) website, found at www.pesticidestewardship.org, is a resource for information on proper pesticide handling and environmental stewardship. The site...

As The Peanut Grower celebrates 25 years in the industry, Amadas Industries is proudly celebrating 50 Years of Innovation as a global leader in the manufacture of advanced harvest systems for peanuts. Amadas Industries builds a full portfolio of...

While team members have changed over the years, one constant is the outstanding job they do to provide valuable information to producers By John P. Beasley, UGA Extension Peanut Agronomist It has been an amazing 28-year ride! It seems like yesterday,...

Phenomenal success has been achieved by working together and accepting change. By John Baldwin Retired Professor Emeritus Along with a few others, The Peanut Grower magazine, which is now celebrating its 25th anniversary in circulation, has been an avenue for distributing information...

What a challenge it has been, but what great people and what a great product we have. By Tyron Spearman Co-founder and Contributing Editor I recall the day that Cathy Andrews walked into my Advertising Agency office in Tifton and said she...

How hard work and determination turn a startup into a success. By Craig Kvien The failure rate is high, competing products are tough and you put a fair amount of money on the table before you have the first issue out....

The peanut industry once again comes to the aid of those in need. By Amanda Huber The catchy lyrics of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s famous musical belie what the wind can really do on the Oklahoma plains. For a few days in late...

Peanuts will often do well if given the time to fully develop and then dug in a timely manner. By David Jordan, Extension Agronomist, North Carolina State University Peanuts are one of the most resilient crops grown in the United States...

From Ayanava Majumdar Extension Entomologist, Auburn University Based on samples collected from peanut research plots in Headland and Fairhope, Ala., three-cornered alfalfa hopper (TCAH) adults can be found in significant numbers. TCAH are one-quarter inch long insects that overwinter as adults or...

Weather conditions drive production practices offering producers a variety of issues to focus on. By Amanda Huber As in many areas of the peanut belt, Maria Balota, assistant professor of crop physiology at the Virginia Tech Tidewater Area Research Center, says...

Will 2013 be the year a five-year Farm Bill is passed? In mid-May, work began on the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 with a mark up by the Senate Ag Committee and a full hearing of the...

Changes in production schemes may cause a resurgence of this weed Benghal dayflower, also known as tropical spiderwort, is a weed that came on the row-crop production scene in the early 1990s. As production schemes changed, particularly with the use...