David Jordan
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Tillage
Tillage systems vary across the peanut belt and are often tailored to the needs locally. In North Carolina, we routinely compare tillage systems across research stations and with on-farm cooperators. Here are a couple of...
Kris Balkcom
ALABAMA
Even though Alabama increased peanut acreage to 195,000 acres in 2025, we were able to harvest them relatively quickly due to the open weather this fall. Surprisingly, with the drier fall, there was a considerable amount of late-season...
Checklist For Successful Planting
Southwest peanut growers are busy planting peanuts in May. Please make sure you check the following suggestions to ensure the successful planting and stand establishment:
■ Maintain planter (all tubes and units) and tractor.
■ Check the soil...
Decrease Weed Competition With Multiple Control Methods
April is a good time to review your herbicide program. The most important weed control timing for optimizing the production of peanuts is the first nine weeks after planting. Peanut yields decrease as...
Acreage Outlook for 2025
Peanut acreage is expected to remain elevated in 2025, which brings along increased risks, particularly as rotation intervals decrease. Growers need to be vigilant about soil fertility by taking soil samples and replenishing nutrients as necessary....
Rains Led To Skippy Stands, Replanting Decisions
I’ve been asked this question a lot over the past few weeks, “What is the condition of the peanut crop?” Overall, the crop has improved during this time, but issues this season include...
Meeting The Calcium Need For Good Pod Fill
Many growers are trying to reduce their input costs. In trying to do so, questioning the need for gypsum and/or considering using something cheaper or easier is always part of the equation....
Know Your Seed’s Germination Percentage
Planters are slowly starting to roll this week in West and Central Texas and the Rolling Plains. South Texas peanut planting will start in the next two to three weeks. By this time, producers know...
AU-NPL 17 Helps Spread Risk
Planting season is just around the corner, and I feel that we might be able to get an earlier start this year as opposed to past years since Easter is earlier and we seem to...
Check Soil Temperatures Before Planting
The 2023 growing season was another hot and dry year in Texas. Having one drought year is tough enough, but two consecutive years of drought made our lives very difficult. Under such challenging environmental conditions...
Scout Weekly To Adjust Plans Depending On Moisture Level
We have received good precipitation through May, which has reduced drought intensity in the Southwest. However, the West Texas region remains under drought conditions. This region has received only an inch...
Be Timely With Fungicides
Hopefully, everyone has finished up planting or is almost done by now. I know we didn’t get an early start to planting this year because of the cooler temperatures in April, which has seemed to be...
After Making A Stand, Assess Gypsum Needs
Planting season is underway! Two of the most important points to remember, as seed are going into the ground, are germination and seed storage. First, ask for the percent germination of each lot...
Avoid A TSWV ‘Perfect Storm’
County production meeting season has ended, and now growers are trying to decide on how many acres they will plant in 2023. After talking with growers throughout the state, the vibe is Georgia will increase...
Five Key Points On New Ground
In discussions this winter, growers seem to be interested in planting more peanuts in 2023 compared with 2022. The increase in the V-C region is likely to be modest and will depend on contracts....
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