The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide more than $3 billion to commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2022. Eligible impacted producers can apply for financial assistance through the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) 2022.
The...
UGA precision ag specialist Simer Virk says start with precision soil sampling and variable-rate technology.
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
As harvest winds down and planning for 2024 begins, it is time to consider what fields will be planted so soil...
Two peanut farmers are among the many 2023 state winners for the Sunbelt Ag Expo’s Southeastern Farmer of the Year, a tradition for more than 33 years. Let’s meet these two outstanding farmers.
Henry ‘Bart’ Davis Jr.
2023 Georgia Farmer Of...
Drought, disease and questions about maturity hover over growers at the end of 2023.
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
Instead of any one thing plaguing the peanut crop this season, it was nearly all possible problems. A cool, wet start. Soaring...
The ranch will house a Texas A&M AgriLife peanut breeding nursery among many other research initiatives.
More than 900 acres of the George Webb Slaughter Ranch in Palo Pinto County will serve a new Texas A&M AgriLife Research initiative to...
Longtime senior vice president Ryan Lepicier is named president after executive search; Parker recognized as food allergy champion.
After a nationwide executive search, the National Peanut Board recently announced Ryan Lepicier as the new president and CEO beginning Jan. 1,...
The 2023 peanut season had many unusual challenges that tested producer’s management skills. In the Southeast and Virginia-Carolina regions, the season started with some dry, some wet, but overall cool conditions. The slow start had seed officials and others...
Farm Bill Extension Likely
During a recent visit to Washington D.C., representatives from the U.S. Peanut Federation met with key members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, as well as senior agricultural staff, to discuss issues...
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For farmers planting cotton near peanuts, one simple change makes management a whole lot easier.
Throughout the South, cotton and peanuts are a common rotation with fields planted near one another — sometimes across the turnrow....
You don’t put all your eggs into one basket or your farm into one crop. It’s a dangerous gamble that could lose you everything. Following that same thought, you don’t put all your wild species in one place or...
⋅ BY JULIE TOMASCIK ⋅
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the comment period to Oct. 22 for its proposed herbicide strategy.
The agency released the proposal in late July and extended the comment period after several groups, including the American Farm...
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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Imagery provided by satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles — commonly known as drones — is already changing the way producers farm their crops. As this technology becomes more prevalent,...
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U of A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Underserved farmers who suffered pandemic-related losses have until July 14 to apply for funds from the Pandemic Assistance Relief Program, or PARP.
PARP was created to expand the existing pandemic...
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...
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