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Nick McGhee noted in his Nochaway Ag Update that dryland peanuts this year have been challenged by the drought as well as insect pressures. Some peanuts are coming loose in the pod even though they have not reached maturity. For guidance on harvesting these peanuts, check out his blog entry at https://site.extension.uga.edu/nochaway/2014/09/dryland-peanut-considerations/.
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The six to ten day outlook for temperatures in the US (from www.cpc.noaa.gov) shows a large area of much below normal temperatures in the Northern Plains, leading to some concerns about an early frost along the US-Canada border. If it happened, it would have the potential to drive corn prices up significantly. AgWeb published two…
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A couple of articles this week discussed breeding tomatoes and sweet peas to take advantage of different weather and climate conditions while also improving marketability. Food Arts magazine described recent work by Calvin Lamborn, the first man to produce the commercial sugar snap pea in 1979. He is now working to produce new breeds with…