As I have said before — in general, Alabama has a later crop this year. Mainly because it was dry in early May, so not many producers planted then, feeling it was too early to plant them in dry soil. Then we turned wet in late May and early June, making it difficult to get the crop in and off to a good start. This stretched out planting past when we wanted and even carried into July with replants.
With 40% of the crop planted in June, maybe we will have the weather we need for it to produce this year. The past few August and Septembers have been dry, but we will need rainfall during then this year for these later peanuts. We could possibly see a different weather pattern for this fall due to the transition to El Nino.
We have some less-than-desirable stands, but so far, tomato spot wilt virus evidence has been low. Many have asked about these weak stands and our yield potential. Hopefully virus pressure remains low and these stands with two plants per foot can reach two ton per acre yields with favorable weather.
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