How does this legislation affect you, and what can you do to help? ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Figuring out how the Endangered Species Act affects the agricultural industry can be both complex and frustrating. The ESA of 1973 was...

Finding the right varieties to fit their season is a task that has paid off for Oklahoma producers.  ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Rogers and Hammerstein didn’t mention peanuts in their song “Oklahoma!” from the beloved musical and movie of the...

The U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit held a hearing on Tuesday, April 26, entitled “Producer Perspectives on the 2023 Farm Bill.” Representing the U.S. Peanut Federation was Daniel McMillan of Southern Grace...

Cooler-than-normal temperatures at peanut planting time have also cooled off the peanut market.  At the farmer and buying point level, discussions have centered around the acreage estimate, cost of production, prices of competing crops, cost of producing competing crops and...

No Better Return On Investment Than The Farm Bill The Farm Bill process kicked off in February with the release of the Congressional Budget Office baseline, which identifies the expected cost for farm programs over the next 10 years. It...

It’s time again for another Farm Bill. Like birthdays, it seems to come around faster than it did some years ago.  Besides being another opportunity to get in front of our elected officials and remind them of the importance of...

⋅ BY DREW VIGUET ⋅ NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LAW CENTER Years of controversy, recent litigation and amended regulation of agricultural pesticides are changing and molding the farming landscape, including for the Mid-South region of the U.S. The National Agricultural Law Center’s 10th Annual...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on draft guidance to improve the efficiency of EPA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) analyses for new pesticide active ingredient applications and active ingredients undergoing registration review. This guidance, when...

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...

By efficiently collecting large amounts of data, drones help guide advances in peanut breeding. A team of faculty in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is part of an award-winning, multistate project that has helped accelerate the use...

How reliable are the U.S. Department of Agriculture Prospective Planting report numbers as collected primarily based on surveys conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service? The NASS planted acreage projections across the U.S. generally hold well with low predictive...

Growers indicate their prospective crop mix for the 2023 season. According to the Prospective Plantings report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, peanut producers intend to plant 1.55 million acres in 2023, up 7% from 2022....

Timing, method and return on investment are some of the questions producers have on replanting. The standard recommendation for a good peanut stand is to plant six seed per foot of row to achieve four plants per row-foot. Poor seed...

Watch for these fungal problems as the season progresses. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Like insect problems, the primary diseases that will appear in peanut fields this season will depend on weather conditions. Although leaf spot can be found in nearly...

The first leaf spot fungicide application depends on several factors.  ⋅ BY DAN ANCO ⋅ CLEMSON EXTENSION PEANUT SPECIALIST A question that comes up often during production meetings in South Carolina is when should a farmer consider starting a fungicide spray at 30...