Peanuts
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A joint meeting between FSA and UGA will be held in in seven different locations between Oct 8-11th to talk about three major government support programs. At these production meetings representatives from both organizations will be on hand to answer questions about WHIP+, MFP and ARC/PLC. Flyer with locations and times below: Dr. Adam Rabinowitz,…
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As I drive around the county the waft of peanuts passes my nose even with the windows up and A/C on, caused by the unusually hot start to fall. That means two common sense facts: peanuts are being dug and….its hot. Other than that, I brought up the points that dryland could be picked early…
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Samples have been coming in to blast since the end of last month and I ask any producers with fields not inverted who may be wondering about digging time to call me (229-417-7062) or just stop by the office with a representative set of peanuts. I’ll conduct maturity checks as long into the season as…
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As with Irma, hurricane Michael has spurred an allocation of money, $3 billion, to be distributed as disaster relief. Dubbed the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+), this package was passed months ago and the details of its timeline as well as eligibility were announced about 1.5 weeks ago. Crop losses, including bush, vines…
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UGA conducts annual in-field assessments on varieties of many important commodities including our row crops and winter cover crops. This information assists producers in making planting choices based on maturity date, height, weight, bloom date and yield averages. Below is a link to the SVT home page. Once there, click on the hyperlinked “winter crop”…