⋅ BY OLIVIA McCLURE ⋅ LSU AgCenter When drought conditions set in across Louisiana this summer, many farmers resorted to irrigation to try to save their crops. While it helped preserve yields and quality in some cases, the sharp uptick in...

Educational opportunities on cooperatives, agricultural disruptors also upcoming With inflation, supply-chain issues and uncertainty in the economy, the Clemson Cooperative Extension Service hopes to provide South Carolina’s farmers with the information needed to navigate those hurdles in one fell swoop. The...

America’s fondness for peanuts accounts for 65% of all U.S. nut consumption. Per person, which equates to nearly eight pounds annually. But what’s to be done with the estimated 40 million to 70 million pounds of peanut skins that are...

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers, in partnership with Chevron, aim to develop varieties with higher oil content for lower-carbon fuel production. ⋅ BY KAY LEDBETTER ⋅ Peanut oil powered the world’s first diesel engine when it was premiered by Rudolf Diesel at the...

⋅ BY NICHOLAS DUFAULT ⋅ As the end of the peanut season approaches, there are many things that need to be done; however, do not forget to pay attention to late-season diseases. Leaf spots and rust diseases are always on...

This family farming operation uses premium disease protection and varietal resistance instead of buying more spray equipment. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ A challenging year is how Joey Williams and his wife, Melissa, describe 2022, and they know challenging. Farming history for...

The 2019 crop was a ‘line in the sand.’ Since then, substantial focus and funding has spurred the peanut industry on to solve the aflatoxin riddle. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ For two days in late November 2021, representatives from all...

Severe drought and significant pressure from Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus are headlines of this season.  ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ By mid-October, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service rated the total U.S. peanut crop as 8% excellent and...

⋅ BY BOB PARKER ⋅ I believe the peanut industry has a unique opportunity to participate more fully in the peanut oil market. We are saddled with a carryout of almost 1.2 million tons versus production of 3.1 million tons or...

Midway through the 2022 peanut harvest, farmers are disappointed and worried about the future.  Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus was more prevalent this season than in the past decade. Rains were feast or famine in many areas, and at one point,...

2022 U.S. Peanut Crop  Peanut production is forecast at 5.85 million pounds or 2.9 million tons in 2022, down 6% from the previous estimate and down 8% from 2021. USDA made this prediction in September. Planted area at 1.46 million acres...

A theme running through this issue of The Peanut Grower is the history of peanuts. Part of that history goes back to the 1900 Paris Exposition and the introduction of the diesel engine. Although Rudolf Diesel had used everything from crude...

⋅ BY OLIVIA McCLURE ⋅ From rooting up crops to destroying farm infrastructure, Louisiana’s growing population of feral hogs causes $91.1 million in damage to agricultural and timber lands each year, according to a newly released LSU AgCenter estimate. Based on...

⋅ BY SUSAN M. COLLINS-SMITH ⋅ MSU Extension Service Mississippi peanut producers should see an average year in terms of crop quality and yield. "We'll have a good year, an average year, for peanuts," said Brendan Zurweller, peanut specialist with the Mississippi...

⋅ BY BONNIE A. COBLENTZ ⋅ MSU Extension Service “Snow” appearing on the sides of highways and bare ground visible for miles is a sure indication that row crop harvest in Mississippi is well underway. As of early October, the majority of the...