Several insect pests, such as the economically damaging LCB, thrive in hot, dry weather It’s that time of year again; the time producers and consultants do battle with one of the most economically damaging pests – the lesser cornstalk borer...

In the face of resistance and crop shifts, producers can turn to Belt insecticide Strong demand has driven up peanut prices and as a result about 25 percent more acres were planted this year in the United States. To capitalize...

Will contracts return?  Will usage continue up with double-digits? BY J. TYRON SPEARMAN CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Marketing peanuts at the farm level this season has been a wild ride, ignited when a perceived peanut shortage from the 2011 crop caused shellers to...

Producers Unveil Program Needs Jimbo Grissom, president, Western Peanut Growers Association, addressed the Senate Ag Committee in Washington, D.C., recently unveiling proposals from the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation, who represents growers in Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi, and the United...

The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service says, based on their interviews in late winter, growers intend to plant 1.42 million acres in 2012, up 25 percent from the previous year. Strong demand and a decline in...

Attention to detail and not cutting disease pressure any slack is how this producer operates. By Amanda Huber Decatur County producer, Kevin Rentz, learns from each and every crop he puts into the ground in the spring and harvests in the...

A new product and earlier expression of the disease warrant earlier control measures. By Amanda Huber White mold has been the primary disease problem in peanuts for the last four years in a row. Because of its widespread distribution, sheer number...

By Amanda Huber The word “extreme” gained popularity in the last decade to describe risky and dangerous sports activities, especially those having a high level of inherent danger. The sports network, ESPN, capitalized on this phenomenon by introducing the X...

From surprisingly good yields to fields turned under, this year had it all. By Amanda Huber One of the most remembered skits from the old television variety show “Hee Haw” featured a little ditty with a line that went like this,...

Three producers receive the Naturally Remarkable Planters Awards for sustainable practices and commitment to community. A first-of-its-kind program developed by Planters, with the support of the National Peanut Board and other peanut industry organizations, the Naturally Remarkable Planters Awards recognizes...

Will the crop be short and affect demand with higher prices? BY TYRON SPEARMAN CONTRIBUTING EDITOR A perceived peanut shortage and early signs of quality problems have sent the industry into a pricing frenzy. The impact could change the way the peanut...

Super Committee To Impact Farm Bill The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction or Super Committee has convened with the goal of cutting $1.5 trillion from the U.S. national budget over the next decade. Congress must adopt their recommendations by...

JOHN P. BEASLEY, JR. University of Georgia Extension Peanut Agronomist One thing we learned in 2011 is how resilient our current cultivars are under severely adverse conditions. Acreage planted in 2011 for seed production for 2012 was approximately 75 percent Georgia-06G, so...

New Bayer CropScience LinkUp Offer Bayer CropScience has announced the new LibertyLink LinkUp Offer, an addition to Innovation Plus programs. Farmers who plant a minimum 250 acres of LibertyLink soybeans and/or cotton will be eligible for a $2 per acre...

JOHN P. BEASLEY, JR. University of Georgia Extension Peanut Agronomist The major disease issue on peanut in 2010 in the Southeast was white mold (southern stem rot, southern blight). What made white mold so devastating was how early it became a serious...