Follow this 14-point checklist to evaluate planter components and make adjustments to achieve optimal planter performance. Planting represents a critical field operation in row crop production. Correct planter setup and maintenance can reduce downtime in the field while ensuring optimum...

Spray drones, the science of sustainability and the digital agriculture market are some of the hot topics in precision agriculture.  ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ You open an app and snap a picture of a weed. The app helps you identify...

The peanut market remains quiet as farmers and shellers are unwilling to negotiate on farmer stock peanuts. With no buying from manufacturers, there is no urgency on the sheller side to issue a 2023 contract. How long will this...

House Ag Committee Recognizes Challenges The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing recently entitled: “Uncertainty, Inflation, Regulations: Challenges for American Agriculture.” Committee chairman Congressman G.T. Thompson (R-PA) says that “enduring production agriculture policies are essential to our national...

The phone rings, and you pick it up. The caller says, “Do you mind if I kill some of your weeds?” That’s a phone call one Alabama farmer received from Auburn University’s Extension weed specialist Steve Li. What prompted...

⋅ BY DAVID MITCHELL ⋅ Crop and livestock farms throughout Georgia are in a perpetual exchange of ideas and innovations to solve challenges that have tangible impacts on the state’s—and the country’s—food supply. But these concerns aren’t relegated to the southeast...

The world of drones is growing more each day. Contributing to this growth, Steve Li, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System weed scientist, is holding a virtual drone end-user conference March 18-19 via Zoom. Li said there are many farmers who are...

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....

Based on Florida research trials, these three tips can help producers effectively manage disease and nematodes.  As we head into the 2023 peanut season, many farmers are thinking about how to cut production costs while avoiding any negative effects on yield....

This peanut, cotton and corn producer, plus cattle operator, uses precision ag techniques to increase efficiency in the field.    Bart Davis doesn’t seek out accolades or praise, but through an impressive dedication to his farm and the industry, honor found...

After two years of declines, peanut acreage is likely to increase in 2023 because of a lack of competing crops. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Given the topsy-turvy nature of the general economy, the predictability of row-crop markets is almost a...

Knowing the relationship between the insect and disease is a start to controlling both. ⋅BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Since Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus has been a problem in fields, it has always fluctuated in severity, says University of Georgia research plant...

The peanut market is and has been quiet for months. Manufacturers are not interested in 60 cents-per-pound peanuts and know that the industry has a good quality crop in warehouses, plus a 1-million-ton carryout. There seems to be downward...

Farm Bill Hearing For Senate Ag The Senate Agriculture Committee held its first Farm Bill hearing in the new Congress on Feb. 1, 2023, with newly sworn in USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Alexis Taylor, a...

At the Georgia Peanut Farm Show in January, the University of Georgia Peanut Team was recognized with the Georgia Peanut Commission’s Research and Education Award for their work in peanut breeding, pest pressure, soil fertility, precision technology and economics....