drought

⋅ BY OLIVIA McCLURE ⋅ LSU AgCenter When drought conditions set in across Louisiana this summer, many farmers resorted to irrigation to try to save their crops. While it helped preserve yields and quality in some cases, the sharp uptick in...

A collaboration between Mars And HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology will tackle drought tolerance and aflatoxin.  Partnering together, two groups hope to tackle two of the biggest threats to the peanut industry. HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology—a nonprofit institute dedicated to developing and...

As we move into the season, we often think in terms of preventive treatments versus reactive treatments to address agronomic issues and pests. In reality, we use both approaches. This is in part based on logistical constraints and the...

Texas peanut harvest is underway, and producers are expecting lower per-acre yields than last season, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Dr. Emi Kimura, AgriLife Extension agronomist and state peanut specialist, Vernon, said peanut acres were up,...

Researchers in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture are using a $490,000 grant to accelerate efforts to breed a drought-tolerant peanut plant, a development that would be a game changer for the industry. Peanuts continue to be a staple of the...

• By Jessica Domel • Drought took a toll on the Texas peanut crop this season. Shelly Nutt, executive director of Texas Peanut Producers, said the crop looked good initially, but as farmers started harvesting, they noticed a yield loss. “It’s directly...

Widespread drought continues in Alabama, as nearly 84% of the state is in severe drought. In fact, 55% of the state’s soil and subsoil moisture is reported to be “very short.” Even with these conditions, producers are still hard at...