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...

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...