Peanuts
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Below are a few words from Dr. Mark Abney, UGA Entomologist, on managing thrips in peanut. Most of the insect questions we receive from growers in May are going to be about thrips. Usually thripsquestions in May mean something went wrong (or at least someone thinks something went wrong). “The thrips are eating me up.…
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Current Situation: This past week growers started planting cotton and peanuts. Presently (May 5, 2022) majority of the area wheat crop is in Feekes 11.1 (milk stage) to Feekes 11.2 (soft dough) stage of development. Corn crop ranges from V2-V7 and growers are side-dressing the corn crop. Cotton: Herbicides and Dusting in Cotton can be a…
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Current Situation: Cotton and peanut planting has begun in the area. The forecast for the next few days includes highs in the 80’s and lows in the 50’s and 60’s and dryer conditions. The corn crop ranges from V1 to V6 and is growing quickly. Growers are starting to irrigate both corn and wheat. The…
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Current Situation: Corn crop ranges from just planted to V4. Corn has had a rough time due to the cold weather and wind over the last couple of weeks. Wheat crop ranges from early heading (Feekes 10.3) to full flowering growth stage. Field conditions are becoming dry enough to apply fertilizer, burndown herbicides as we prepare for…
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Some responses to a few common questions this week about preplant burndowns: 1) What is the plant-back restriction for field corn following an application of 2,4-D? Plant-back restrictions for field corn after a burndown application of 2,4-D are 7 days (16 oz/A) or 10-14 days (>16 oz/A) 2) If a grower cannot wait to plant…
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This past year I had the opportunity to conduct a peanut variety trial. Five peanut varieties were evaluated in a dryland field and each treatment was replicated three times. This plot was planted on May 7, 2021 and the harvest date was October 11, 2021. This demonstration could not be possible without the help from…
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Below are a few words from Scott Monfort, UGA Peanut Agronomist, about peanut harvest and the upcoming cold weather this weekend. There is a misconception that temperatures in the upper 40’s and lower 50’s shut down the plant. Those temperatures will slow the maturation down but it will not cause it to stop. The “normal”…
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Do I need to spray fungicides on my peanuts again? According to Dr. Bob, there are three different scenarios for peanut fungicide applications at the end of the fourth quarter. 3 weeks until harvest and “clean”? I wouldn’t spray. 3 weeks until harvest and spots from top to bottom and leaves dropping? I wouldn’t spray.…
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Peanuts: The topic this week has been late spot. It has been a PERFECT year for leaf spot epidemics, according to Bob Kemerait. A) we have had lots rain that enhances infection by leaf spot pathogens and spread of leaf spot diseases. B) wet weather has led to extended delays between fungicide applications and…