Parasitic nematodes cause $125 billion in agricultural damage around the world each year, but University of Florida scientists hope to alleviate some of that destruction.
To do so, UF researchers will use artificial intelligence to try to more rapidly identify...
Free-ranging populations of feral swine — also known as feral hogs, wild boar or wild pigs — can now be found throughout most of Alabama. Feral swine usually cause significant amounts of damage to agricultural crops, food plots, pastures...
• By Ryan McGeeney •
As world markets slowly unfurl from the global knot of the COVID-19 pandemic, futures markets for both soybean and corn responded in a powerfully positive manner March 31 to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual...
Planting into a weed-free field, applying residual herbicides and knocking back that first weed flush reduces competition and yield loss.
• By Amanda Huber •
A big part of getting the crop off to a good start is managing weeds. The...
Frank McGill’s love for the University of Georgia started long before his career with them began. In the early 1930s and in the middle of the Great Depression, the university gave his brother, James Millard McGill, an opportunity for...
Root-knot nematodes are still the primary microscopic pest in peanut, but both sting and lesion nematodes can be found in some areas.
• By Amanda Huber •
Microscopic, voracious, deceptive, invasive, damaging. There are many ways to describe nematodes. In peanut,...
Aggressive protection is needed as defoliation happens quickly.
• By Amanda Huber •
Have you ever watched an advanced level track event, such as the Olympic 100-meter dash? The athletes spend a lot of time warming up on the track, stretching,...
William “Bill” Branch, a professor in the University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and a peanut breeder, has been named to the Georgia Seed Development Professorship in Peanut Breeding and Genetics.
Since joining the UGA College of...
Trading in the U.S. market is relatively quiet with movement only on small quantities as buyers take a wait-and-see attitude toward the new crop. A planting intentions report was due at the end of March.
Farmers holding out on contracting...
2020 Crop Value
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, peanuts averaged about 21 cents per pound or $414 per ton last season, 1% higher than 2019. The value of the crop at the farm level...
As we move into the season, we often think in terms of preventive treatments versus reactive treatments to address agronomic issues and pests. In reality, we use both approaches. This is in part based on logistical constraints and the...
AGCO Corp. marks its 30th anniversary by receiving eight AE50 Awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers for 2021. Each year, 50 products are chosen by an international panel of industry experts as the most outstanding...
The first workday after the time changed back to daylight savings, my husband came home and plopped down into his easy chair without saying a word.
This was not his standard behavior. Usually, he comes in, greets me, maybe we...
Clemson scientists study heat stress, which directly reduces peanut yield, causes other problems indirectly.
A group of researchers led by Clemson University Plant and Environmental Sciences assistant professor Sruthi Narayanan is working to develop heat-tolerant peanut varieties. Their latest work...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service expects the nation's peanut growers to plant about 1.63 million acres in 2021, down 2% from 2020 but 13% above 2019.
That's according to its perspective plantings report released March 30....
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