by Amanda Huber Take a minute, if you will, to turn back the page to the Table of Contents and look just under the header “January 2013” and then under The Peanut Grower logo. It says “Volume 25, No. 1.”...

What is the possible impact on peanut of tank contamination from Dicamba and 2,4-D? By Sarah Berger, graduate student, and Jason Ferrell, Extension Weed Specialist, University of Florida Producers currently battling glyphosate-resistant weeds are eagerly awaiting the release of dicamba- or...

What will we do with a 3 million ton crop? BY J. TYRON SPEARMAN CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Peanut farmers will harvest the largest crop in history. Couple an ideal growing season with new, higher yielding varieties and little disease and insect pressure and...

New Crops For Topguard Fungicide Cheminova announces additional crop registrations for Topguard, a broad-spectrum triazole fungicide.Topguard fungicide’s row crop registration has been expanded to include peanuts, soybeans, field corn, field corn grown for seed, popcorn and sugar beets. The Topguard fungicide...

Farm Bill Kicked To Lame Duck Session The Farm Bill is one of many issues facing Congress when after the election. Some estimate the “lame duck” session could run five weeks; some predict it will be called off. There are...

A commitment To Go Further By Amanda Huber One occupation I have come to respect is that of the funeral home owner; it’s one of those jobs that takes very special people. When you are in need of their services –...

The Peanut Genomics Initiative has rallied the industry around the goal of making peanuts more competitive. By Amanda Huber In the grand scheme of things, peanuts are behind, way behind. The lack of disease resistance weighs heavily on yield potential, and...

Business-building strategies are on-target with consumer trends. As part of the San Francisco Street Food Festival, the National Peanut Board (NPB) donated $5,000 to La Cocina, a San Francisco-based non-profit devoted to helping up and coming food entrepreneurs. The event...

Superb growing conditions are expected to serve up record-breaking yields in 2012. By Amanda Huber Peanut Extension specialists can point to very few problems with the 2012 crop. With harvest continuing under mostly favorable conditions, it was obvious the good weather...

Balancing supply with demand is the key to sustained prices. BY J. TYRON SPEARMAN CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Water and balance are two keys to the 2012-2013 peanut market. The Southeast and Southwest are starting the season with moisture levels at record lows and...

TeeJet SpraySelect App TeeJet Technologies is pleased to offer growers and custom applicators a new tool for simplifying their spraying operations. The SpraySelect mobile app allows the user to quickly and easily choose the proper spray tip for a given...

Senate Ag Committee Issues Farm Bill The U.S. Senate Ag Committee voted to approve the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, a bipartisan Farm Bill authored by Committee Chairwoman, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, R-Minn., and Ranking Member, Sen. Pat...

Thank goodness for good examples By Amanda Huber If you are or have been affiliated in any way with the University of Georgia or have been on almost any agricultural tour at the university, you will recognize on the cover that...

Monsanto's Southeast Regional Farm Mom well known in the peanut industry By Amanda Huber Delores “Dee Dee” Darden, Smithfield, Va., was recently named Monsanto’s 2012 America’s Farmers Mom of the Year regional winner for the Southeast. One of five regional winners,...

Has research data changed recommendations for providing calcium? By Glen Harris and John Beasley, University of Georgia, and Julie Howe, Auburn University Historically, the recommendation for providing calcium to the peanut pegging zone was to apply 1,000 pounds per acre of...