Peanuts

  • 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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  • Current Situation:  Cotton and peanut growers are finishing up planting this past week.  Cotton jassid was found last week in Tifton.  Corn crop ranges from VT to dough.  Cotton crop ranges from just planted to squaring. https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-xgfe2-1ad7d28All About The Pod, Season 13, Season 4 — Rainy Conditions, Planting, and Pest Updates Below is a link…

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  • All About The Pod, Season 13, Season 4 — Rainy Conditions, Planting, and Pest Updates https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-xgfe2-1ad7d28

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  • This article was dated May 18, 2026 by Eric Prostko, UGA Peanut Weed Specialist. Many peanut growers are likely to begin or already have begun treating their fields with early-postemergence (“cracking”) applications of Gramoxone (paraquat).  Here are a few tips for success as well as some pictures from “cracking” treatments that I applied just last…

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  • Insect scouting schools will be conducted on June 1, 2026 at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton and June 9, 2026 at the Southeast Research and Education Center in Midville. Crops covered include cotton, peanuts, and soybean. These programs offer basic information on insect pest identification and damage, natural enemies, and scouting procedures.…

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  • This has been an interesting couple of weeks in Colquitt County agriculture. The local corn crop ranges from V6 to R1. The cotton crop ranges from not planted to 2 leaf. The crop progress report released on May 10 reported that 24% of the Georgia cotton crop and 28% of the Georgia peanut crop had…

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  • Below is a great article about Potash in peanut production from the UGA peanut team. As we move through key production decisions this season, one nutrient that continues todeserve close attention in peanut systems is potassium (K). While potassium is essentialfor plant health, vigor, and yield formation, it must be carefully managed in peanutproduction to…

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  • The Colquitt County area received much-needed rainfall over the early part of the past weekend. Rainfall totals ranged from The precipitation should help improve soil moisture levels enough for many local producers to begin planting cotton and peanuts this week. The illistration below shows rainfall totals from this past weekend. According to the USDA Crop…

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  • I have been getting numerous calls about herbicides and the dry weather conditions we have been experiencing over the last few months. Dr. Proskto has some “words of wisdom” about this subject and discusses “naked” herbicide programs. No doubt the current drought conditions are on everyone’s mind.  Thus, I have been getting tons of inquiries…

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  • Over the last couple days rainfall have ranged from 0 to approximately 1 inch. The Colquitt County area is in dire need of rain as planting season is here.  Cattle producers are running out of hay and pastures are nonexistent. Pam Knox, UGA Climatologist, hosted a drought webinar last Friday and if you are interested…

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  • What is in this edition? Current Situation: The drought monitor this week, which was released on April 7, shows that 100% of Georgia is experiencing some type of drought conditions.  Ninety-four percent of the Colquitt County area is experiencing D4 drought conditions.  Corn:The local corn crop ranges from just planted to V6.  Early season irrigation requirements…

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