Peanuts
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The 2021 UGA Virtual Peanut Production Meeting is offered below. This meeting has been broken down into individual presenters and their presentations which are all offered below. Bryan Tucker with the Georgia Peanut Commissions shares an update Dr. Scott Monfort UGA Peanut Agronomist shares new and updated peanut production information for the 2021 season Dr.…
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Dr. Eric Proskto, UGA Peanut Weed Specialist, educated County Agents on the weed control programs of the 2018 Georgia Peanut Achievement Club growers at a Row Crop Weed Management Training back in December. It is really interesting to see what type of production practices these 15 growers implemented in their peanut production systems. Their average…
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Last week was an interesting week in Colquitt County agriculture. No changes in the drought monitor last week, 100% of Colquitt County is considered abnormally dry. The dry land peanut crop has been challenged this year. Pastures and hayfields are suffering from no rain. The graphic below shows the 15 day percent of normal precipitation…
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Topics in this newsletter include: An article on Projected Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Georgia Agriculture. What is going on with peanut maturity. The dry weather and cotton defoliation. According to the US Drought Monitor released September 16, 100% of Colquitt County is experiencing abnormally dry conditions. Up from last week’s…
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By Scott Tubbs, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter While we are wrapping up the peanut season, and we have seen many peanuts that have been dug and even harvested across the state, it is important to note that we are not done with the season, and peanuts will require water until they are fully…
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Written by Sarah Thompson on September 18, 2025 By Wesley Porter, Scott Tubbs, John Bennett, Seth McAllister, and Sarah Beth Thompson Unfortunately, we have reached that point in peanut harvest that it has gotten hot and dry for an extended amount of time. This weather can have negative effects on the peanut inversion and harvest…
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It does not take long before it gets dry! The last measurable rainfall from the UGA Weather Station at the Sunbelt Ag Expo was 0.36 which occurred on August 23, 2025. Since August 23rd, 0.12 inches of rain have occurred at this site. The graph below shows the 15-day percent of normal precipitation for the…
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I just want to inform everybody of an important meeting that is coming up this week. The National Cotton Council is conducting educational sessions on the impacts of the OBBBA over the next two weeks across the cotton belt, and this week they will be in Georgia. One of these meetings will be held on…
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Peanut maturity checks will start this week. Growers can bring their peanuts to the Colquitt County office every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in September from 8:30 to 10 am. If you need peanut samples done on Mondays or Fridays, then call me. Numerous samples have come in this week. Georgia 06G and TifNV has been…
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The Colquitt County Cotton Defoliation and Peanut Maturity meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. This update will be held at the Colquitt County Extension office and start at noon. Drs. Camp Hand, UGA cotton agronomist, and Scott Monfort, UGA peanut agronomist, will be in town to give an update on the cotton…
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Written by Sarah Thompson and Wes Porter August 25, 2025 As we discussed last week, we are quickly approaching maturity on peanuts. Now that we are finished(-ing) corn harvest, we should take some time to go through our harvest equipment for peanut and cotton so that we are ready to go when they hit optimum…
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Corn harvest is gearing up. I have been hearing good yields so far from corn growers. The weather this week should be good for harvest. The cotton crop has challenges such as boll rot, cotton jassid and mildew. Questions about leaf spot and white mold have been coming in from peanut growers. Rainfall last week…