The peanut market seems to be singing the same song, second verse, and will likely remain quiet until the industry has a better handle on acreage. Until then, sunshine has arrived, and while producers feel the season is late,...
Mars Chocolate reached a sustainability milestone and works to increase production of high-oleic varieties.
By Amanda Huber
Mars Chocolate reached a significant benchmark last year in ensuring the sustainability of edible peanuts for their consumers, a benchmark that had a lot...
Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superweed!
Alright, that’s not what you were expecting, but...
In a comparison of five scheduling methods in four varieties, which method worked best?
The weather can never be predicted, but has a huge impact on crop production and final yield. So, we must adapt to changing conditions and manage...
At the annual meeting of the National Peanut Buying Point Association, the NPBPA adopted a Peanut Proud Challenge for peanut buying points. The purpose of the challenge is to broaden and increase support for Peanut Proud, the organization that...
How to determine the Price Loss Coverage payment rate.
Editor’s Note: In response to questions about Price Loss Coverage payments, Bulloch County Extension agent, Bill Tyson, wrote the following explanation on his blog for how the payment is determined.
The Marketing...
Trimble Enhances Irrigate-IQ
Trimble has launched a new fully scalable version of its Irrigate- IQ precision irrigation solution that also works with a wide range of irrigation equipment. Growers can now affordably purchase a basic system to remotely monitor and...
JASON WOODWARD
Texas Agri-Life Extension
Plant Pathologist
Don’t give up on peanut emergence. Heavy rains fell across much of the Southwestern production region in early May. Some fields were planted before the rains came; however, many growers were waiting for a “planting...
Controlling a legume weed in a legume crop is an added challenge.
By B.Colvin, J. Ferrell and R. Leon
Hairy indigo (Indigofera hirsuta) is an annual legume that was introduced to Florida as a forage crop. It has since escaped cultivation...
Although acreage increases of 20 to 25 percent have been talked about all winter, the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service says that producers only intend to plant 1.48 million acres in 2015, up 9 percent...
Sunbelt Ag Expo plans field day combining education and practicality.
Looking for the latest and most pertinent agricultural research and technologies? Look no further than the Sunbelt Expo Field Day, scheduled for July 9, 2015, at the Darrell Williams Research...
More scouting of fields is needed for effective insect management.
By Amanda Huber
With insect management in peanuts, there are a lot of “if, then” contingencies. If it is hot and dry, then expect to see more lesser cornstalk borer. If...
The peanut stage is set. Producers across America have studied the 2014 Farm Bill, selected their coverage options and worked to establish the facts they’ll work by. Federal Crop Insurance has been improved for peanuts, and agents have worked...
USDA has predicted a nine percent increase in peanut acreage in 2015, and although there are reasons to believe they have underestimated that figure, there are more reasons to hope they are on target.
From a marketing standpoint, there would...
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