Based on Florida research trials, these three tips can help producers
effectively manage disease and nematodes.
As we head into the 2023 peanut season, many farmers are thinking about how to cut production costs while avoiding any negative effects on yield....
New guidelines help Florida peanut and cotton producers obtain a permit to use AgLogic 15GG.
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esticide application is one of the primary ways to treat plant-parasitic nematodes and insects, and AgLogic 15GG is one of the available options for use in...
Avoid the ‘perfect storm’ situation for a leaf spot control failure.
⋅ By Amanda Huber ⋅
Anticipating what might happen with disease pressure in your fields and providing research-based strategies to mitigate that yield destroyer are what plant pathologists do, says...
Some of my favorite memes are those that fit “You had one job.” It’s often a picture – school spelled incorrectly, a sign posted upside down or something like hamburger buns in the hotdog bun bag.
Let’s face it, everyone...
If root-knot nematode is the nemesis in your field, try resistance.
· By Amanda Huber ·
Research pathologists are often eager to share what they have learned in trials. Sometimes it is difficult to see the differences, which only come to...
Rotation, Peanut Rx and fungicides are a good way to start planning for disease in 2022.
Hosted by Alabama Cooperative Extension, University of Florida/ Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences Extension and the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, the tri-state...
• By Kay Ledbetter •
For 54 years, Dr. Charles Simpson, has been making a difference in the peanut products America eats — and on July 1, he was honored by the American Peanut Council with the 2021 Lifetime Achievement...
Why not tackle as many problems as possible from the get-go?
Emergence and seedling vigor are critical to a successful crop. Getting over the first hurdle of pest pressure is also crucial for achieving good yields. Those early season problems...
Parasitic nematodes cause $125 billion in agricultural damage around the world each year, but University of Florida scientists hope to alleviate some of that destruction.
To do so, UF researchers will use artificial intelligence to try to more rapidly identify...
Root-knot nematodes are still the primary microscopic pest in peanut, but both sting and lesion nematodes can be found in some areas.
• By Amanda Huber •
Microscopic, voracious, deceptive, invasive, damaging. There are many ways to describe nematodes. In peanut,...
• By Mary Hightower •
Despite a plant-then-replant start, the 2020 Arkansas peanut growing season ended with a smoother harvest than in previous years thanks to weather and a couple of new buying points, Andy Vangilder, an Extension educator for...
Learn how to properly collect soil and root samples to test for nematodes.
Nationwide, crop losses caused by nematodes are estimated at around 5% to 10% annually. In the Southeast, where environmental conditions favor growth and reproduction of nematodes, losses...
For early season pest management, this is an investment you can bank on.
As the 2019 growing season fades into the past, growers are making key decisions for the upcoming crop. As always, it’s a balancing act between investment and...
Even though spring 2018 and 2019 were opposite in growing conditions, both proved that being aggressive early and planting as soon as the soil temperatures warmed up was good.
Being timely last year paid off in getting a good stand...
Take advantage of this opportunity to give your crop the best possible start.
• By Amanda Huber •
How many opportunities do you get to put products in furrow that will protect the peanut seed? You get one chance, says Bob...
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