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September 2021

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  • Peanut Maturity

    Peanut MaturityBy Scott Monfort There are several factors that can affect maturity like temperature, moisture, diseases, andproduction practices. You can have the same or two different cultivars in the same maturitygroup planted on the same day in different fields mature at different rates due to difference insoil type, rainfall, or pest problems. Therefore, do not…

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  • Late Season Disease Management and Harvest IssuesBy Bob Kemerait Disease management late in the peanut season can either be very easy or it can be quiteconfusing. In fields where these is little disease, growers can generally “coast” to harvest withconfidence that there is little (or nothing) to be done to finish the crop. Where disease…

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  • Peanut Harvest Equipment ConsiderationsBy Simer Virk and Scott Monfort Soon Peanut harvest will be in full swing across most of the state. Along with proper timingconsideration for digging peanuts, proper setup and operation of peanut harvest equipment isalso an important consideration to minimize harvest losses and to ensure peak equipmentperformance and efficiency during harvest. Here…

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  • End of Season Irrigation for PeanutsBy Wesley Porter, Extension Precision Ag and Irrigation Specialist, UGA &David Hall, Extension Water Educator, UGAIt’s safe to say that the 2021 growing season has received its share of rainfall. From May1st to August 24th Midville has received 16.23 inches, Tifton 21.95 inches, Attapulgus 19/84inches and Jeffersonville located in the…

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