Two peanut farmers, one from Virginia and another from Mississippi, were selected as state winners of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award.
Peanuts are an important part of the crop mix for two of the nine...
NCSU’s Tom Stalker recognized for service to humanity through collecting, evaluating or conserving the Earth’s genetic resources.
Peanuts are not only among North Carolina’s top agricultural commodities, they also represent a key source of protein for people around the world....
This new resource from the Soil and Water Conservation Society offers how-to guides for implementing management practices.
If you are looking to know more about the latest techniques for preserving water quality and reducing soil loss, there is now a...
What are the factors affecting final sprays and digging decisions?
The decision of whether to spray or not or when to start digging is not always an easy one. The decision is made more difficult when a storm or bad...
Properly inverted plants will form a uniform, fluffy, well-aerated windrow with few pods touching the soil.
When to dig peanuts is one of the most important decisions growers make each year. The hull-scrape method of determining peanut maturity is an...
New sensor technology is better at determining drying uniformity, saves on energy costs.
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) engineers in Georgia have developed a network of sensors that will save thousands of dollars in drying costs for peanut growers and processors.
When...
With heavy rains, a deficiency of this leachable nutrient is possible.
• By Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Regional Crop IPM Agent, and Michael Mulvaney, UF/IFAS Cropping Systems Specialist •
In early June, peanut fields across the Florida Panhandle ranged in age from freshly...
By this time of the year, many key inputs have been taken care of for peanut in the Virginia-Carolina region, such as management of thrips and weeds, applications of gypsum and use of insecticides for southern corn rootworm.
While weeds...
Senate Ag Comm. Passes Bill
The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry marked up the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and delivered on promises for bipartisan legislation from Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow,...
The peanut market is about as stirred up as a large jar of mixed nuts. Nationally, Congress is wavering on passing the Farm Bill. Trump continues to talk of unfair trade agreements and farmers are expecting retaliatory tariffs on...
New Leaf Spot Fungicide
Syngenta recently announced that its latest carboxamide fungicide with SDHI mode of action – Adepidyn – has been registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Formulated in five products under the Miravis brand family, Syngenta will make...
Plants are not developing properly in waterlogged soils.
Two consecutive weeks of rainfall in Georgia stunted the growth of the state’s peanut crop and has left farmers scrambling to decide what to do next.
Georgia’s peanut and cotton acreage remains in...
Peanut planting was late in areas this year because of the rains, and those fields that were planted have tended to languish during the three weeks of constant rains. You can read more about the effects of the rain...
A new Clemson Extension associate will help South Carolina farmers learn how to use technologies to increase efficiency.
Michael Plumblee is the new precision agriculture specialist at Clemson’s Edisto Research and Education Center. He will work with growers of all...
Sclerotinia blight, chlorothalonil shortages and fungicide resistance are a few issues producers may deal with this season.
Q: Sclerotinia blight has been found in Arkansas fields. How can I keep it from spreading into my fields?
A: Travis Faske, University of...
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