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Peanuts

  • Below are various questions I received this week. They include forage moisture, weed control in corn and cotton, and Aspergillus crown rot. Also during the last couple of weeks we planted a few on farm corn demonstrations. What should my forage moisture be for baled silage? Considering all factors, the optimum whole-plant moisture for baled…

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  • Simerjeet Virk, Extension Precision Ag Specialist, UGA & Wesley Porter, Extension Precision Ag and Irrigation Specialist, UGA For peanut growers, this is a perfect time to start inspecting their planters and perform any required maintenance on components to ensure peak planter performance during field operation. Planting mistakes due to improper setup and maintenance can lead…

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  • Dr. Scott Monfort, UGA peanut agronomist, has provided county agents and growers research on the topic of infurrow fertilizers in peanuts. We have observed some issues with the application of infurrow fertilizers over the last few years and hopefully we can avoid situations similar to one that is highlighted in the picture below. UGA does…

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  • The 2021 UGA Peanut Production Guides are available for growers, retailers and consultants. These guides have up to date information on varieties. This year, the guide has been split into three different sections that include Agronomics, Pest Management and Peanut Rx. They are available below.

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  • According to UGA production budgets, fungicides account for about 15% of the variable costs of irrigated peanut production.  Fungicide selection in peanut production can influence the bottom line. A peanut fungicide demonstration was conducted with the help of the Sunbelt Ag Expo in the summer of 2020. Fungicide treatments were determined by using Peanut RX.…

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  • 2021 Peanut RX Programs

    The 2021 Peanut RX programs for Bayer, BASF, Valent and Nichino are below. If you have any questions please let me know.

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  • Glenn Harris, UGA Peanut Fertility Specialist Gypsum (or landplaster, i.e. calcium sulfate) may be in short supply this year. There is no need to panic but it doesn’t hurt to review your options for dealing with this potential problem. Why the Shortage? Coal burning powerplants that produce a lot of the “smokestack” gypsum we use…

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  • By Drs. Tim Brenneman and Bob Kemerait We have received many questions in recent days pertaining to the quality issues facing our peanut seed supply in 2020 and relative performance of seed treatments Dynasty PD and Rancona. Dynasty has been our main seed treatment for years, but Rancona has always looked good in trials. As…

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  • Below are a few words from Dr. Bob Kemerait, UGA Peanut Plant Pathologist about early season diseases and nematodes. When asked about their disease management program, growers will likely focus on the fungicides that they will use over the course of a season to protect their crop from leaf spot, white mold, and possibly a…

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  • Below are words from Dr Bob Kemerait on the current peanut seed quality and seed quality situation  We have received many questions in recent days pertaining to the quality issues facing our peanut seed supply in 2020 and relative performance of seed treatments Dynasty PD and Rancona.  Below is the information that you need to know…

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