Peanuts planted prior to May 10 are at increased risk to thrips injury and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. That’s a standard advisory developed with the TSWV index and now with Peanut Rx.  Some peanuts had been planted by that time...

Texas A&M continues to lead in preparing agriculture teachers amidst shortage By Blair Fannin • Agriculture teachers are in high demand as a number of contributing factors are making it difficult to fill positions in classrooms across Texas and abroad, according...

Investing In A Good Stand As we move into the planting season, there may be a tendency to want to reduce inputs to save money. This is understandable given the anticipated expense of growing the peanut crop in 2022. However,...

A Section 18 label for Brake herbicide to use against resistant Palmer amaranth has been approved in certain states.  Alabama received approval from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industry in 32 counties. In...

The answer is in knowing how and when to use PGRs effectively.  ⋅ By Barry Tillman, UF/IFAS Peanut Breeder, and Scott Monfort, UGA Extension Peanut Agronomist ⋅ Excessive peanut vine growth can be problematic in several ways. First, too much vine...

A collaboration between Mars And HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology will tackle drought tolerance and aflatoxin.  Partnering together, two groups hope to tackle two of the biggest threats to the peanut industry. HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology—a nonprofit institute dedicated to developing and...

Stewardship goes further than complying with rules and regulations. The idea of product stewardship is not new in the ag industry. Everyone knows it’s good to be kind to the land, give a crop a fighting chance and protect an...

This tropical, perennial weed, which is on the federal noxious weed list, is expanding across the southeastern United States. ⋅ By Mike Marshall ⋅ Extension Weed Specialist, Edisto Research and Education Center, Clemson University  Invasive weeds are troublesome in agronomic cropping systems...

From need and timing to placement and maturity determination – ongoing research provides answers on replanting peanuts.  ⋅ By Amanda Huber ⋅ Peanuts may not be the most difficult crop to achieve a quick germinating, uniform plant stand, but troubles do...

The peanut market is very quiet. Shellers have enough inventory to sell for the year but are remaining firm, which is garnering little interest, especially for the 2022 crop. Markets for raw product remain in the mid-50s. The standstill...

PB Delivery To Washington D.C. Food Bank The U.S. Peanut Federation combined advocacy with service during their Spring 2022 Washington D.C. fly-in.  In conjunction with the Georgia Peanut Commission, the USPF partnered with Peanut Proud, the industry’s humanitarian relief organization, to...

It’s the May issue of Peanut Grower, and it has just dawned on me that 2022 marks 30 years that I have been in the peanut industry.  On one hand, looking back to my beginning at the Florida Peanut Producers...

There’s still time to apply to the Missouri Century Farm Program. Deadline is May 1. If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1922, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm. To qualify, the...

Maximize Planting Potential Moving into April, some farmers are preparing to start planting in the southwestern part of Georgia. With planting season about to start, there are several things I’d like to revisit in hopes to minimize potential issues at...

What are the factors that affect activation?  ⋅ By Mike Marshall ⋅ Extension Weed Specialist, Edisto Research and Education Center, Clemson University.Clemson University Extension recommendations for overlapping soil-residual herbicides start at planting. This is critical because soil-residual herbicides reduce the number...