Each year, The Fertilizer Institute recognizes 4R Advocates, five pairs of retailers and farmers who are making 4R Nutrient Stewardship a priority in their operations. These partners get it, 4R Farming makes sense economically and environmentally. And that's why...

The Seam, which provides food and agribusiness software and commodity trading products, recently entered into multi-year agreements for its cloud-based peanut management platform with Coastal Growers and Tifton Peanut Co. Coastal Growers, a farmer-owned cooperative, is building a new 400,000-square-foot,...

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered AZterknot fungicide from Vive Crop Protection for use on a wide array of crops, including corn, cotton, peanuts, rice and soybeans.  It is a premix of a traditional fungicide, azoxystrobin, and a biological, an...

Additional CFAP Aid The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the release of billions of dollars in aid to both crop and livestock producers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. It will also open an additional $6 billion in aid...

Peanut planting in Georgia started in the southwest corner of the state the first week of April. But it slowed at mid-month with cooler weather. Based on conversations with consultants and county agents, most of the early planted peanuts...

Farmers are ready to get back to work in the fields. Fortunately, the nature of farm work meant that it was able to continue through the pandemic mostly as normal. Both farmers and industry organizations are anxious to return...

If there is anyone who doesn’t understand me these days, it is Siri. Most times, she doesn’t understand a word I say. Occasionally I can get her to perform a command to find a location or call my daughter,...

Long-term fungicide efficacy is the goal. Most every farmer goes into the growing season with some type of disease management plan. As a BASF technical service representative, I encourage peanut growers to make sure they are using the right tools...

Sclerotinia blight or Southern stem rot — depending on the weather, one of these is likely in Virginia fields. • By Amanda Huber • Virginia producers find primarily three diseases in their peanut fields, says David Langston, plant pathologist at Virginia...

Peanut acreage expected to be reduced 2% according to producer surveys. According to the Prospective Plantings report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, peanut producers intend to plant 1.63 million acres in 2021, down 2% from...

Why not tackle as many problems as possible from the get-go? Emergence and seedling vigor are critical to a successful crop. Getting over the first hurdle of pest pressure is also crucial for achieving good yields. Those early season problems...

Follow the recommendations, keep soil pH in the proper range and know what to look for when problems arise. • By Amanda Huber • Soil is a living ecosystem and is a farmer’s most precious asset. A farmer’s productive capacity...

The Georgia Peanut Commission’s referendum received reaffirmation with a vote of 94.43%, the highest the commission has received in its nearly 60-year existence. The 2021 referendum was held March 15 through April 16. “I am thankful our board and staff...

Rainfall, though oftentimes welcome, was a consistent issue for peanut producers during the 2020 growing season. Continuous moisture hindered timely harvest and put a damper on a year with many challenges in the field. However, according to Kris Balkcom,...

• By Stanley Culpepper and Taylor Randell • Research over the past three seasons has confirmed a Georgia population of Palmer amaranth to be resistant to topical applications of PPO herbicides including Reflex, Cobra and Blazer (Figure 1). For cotton and...