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Farm Bill Needed Now Representatives from the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation traveled to Washington D.C. with more than 50 other agricultural organizations to discuss the critical need for a Farm Bill before the end of 2024. During the trip, SPFF...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released an online toolbox with educational materials related to pesticides and endangered species — another step in the agency’s efforts to protect endangered species, support farmers, and provide critical environmental protections for communities...

The Mississippi River level measured at Memphis, Tennessee, has dropped to severe low levels for the third year in a row. As of 11:35 a.m. on Sept. 23, 2024, the river level fell to -10 feet. In the past 10...

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation has been awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement the Pesticide Inspector Residential Training Program. This funding, effective Aug. 2, will significantly expand the...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ If forecasts hold, the Mississippi River level at Memphis, Tennessee, will again fall below zero as harvest season takes hold, raising the specter of the last two seasons’ higher freight rates, piled up grain and weaker...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ Lack of personnel and sketchy maps are among the stumbling blocks as the Environmental Protection Agency works pesticide approvals through the lens of the Endangered Species Act, according to a senior EPA adviser. The courts have...

Gary Roberson, a native son of North Carolina and agricultural engineer at North Carolina State University, retired in early 2024 after four decades as a teacher and Extension specialist in the Department of Agricultural Engineering. He retired as the...

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...

Doing things ‘the old way’ is this Southampton, Virginia, peanut producer’s passion. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ From articles in both Southern Living and Garden and Gun, to a feature on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers.gov “Friday’s on the Farm”...

Jacob Forehand was recently named Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center’s new peanut Extension specialist. He will provide information to producers in the Virginia peanut-growing region, organize field day events and conduct applied research focusing on peanut variety evaluation...

A Weed Science Society of America survey identifies robotics and precision weed management as needed skills. Technical competencies among weed scientists will likely need to expand quickly to accomplish future research priorities, according to recent results from a Weed Science...

Auburn researchers look for ways to increase average yields and manage input costs. Peaks and valleys is one way to describe yields U.S. peanut producers have had over the years. These inconsistencies are prompting Auburn University researchers to search for...

⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Most everyone would agree that determining when to dig peanuts was a challenge this past year, and many farmers did not get the grades and yields they wanted, especially on the earliest harvested portion of...

Clemson University’s precision ag team searches for an objective way to determine when to change digger blades. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Scooping up and slicing the taproot is the start of peanut harvest, and blades are a primary part of...