Peanut
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Published on 09/25/19 UGA Extension peanut agronomist advises dryland farmers to begin digging crops By Clint Thompson for CAES News Georgia’s recent hot, dry weather has dryland peanut farmers making tough decisions about when to dig their crops, according to Scott Monfort, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension peanut agronomist. Since much of south Georgia has experienced little to…
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Published on 08/21/19 UGA Extension to showcase cotton, peanut research during field day By Clint Thompson for CAES News Cotton and peanut farmers and industry personnel are invited to the University of Georgia Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day on Wednesday, Sept. 4, on the UGA Tifton campus. Members of the UGA cotton and peanut teams will talk…
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Valor Mishaps (Prostko) In the heat of the battle to get crops planted on time, it is not uncommon for some herbicide misapplications to occur. The unintentional application of higher than labeled rates is a not a good thing because money is wasted, crop injury potential is increased, and rotational crop intervals are jeopardized. Over…
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Strongarm/Peanut Questions (Prostko) Had a few questions about Strongarm (diclosulam) use in peanuts yesterday that I thought might be interesting to all: 1) In general, what application method is more effective for weed control in peanut (PPI or PRE)? When averaged over 7 weed species, there was little difference in weed control between PPI and…
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Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference set for Thursday, Jan. 17 Kelley Manufacturing Co. sponsors the Grand Door Prize TIFTON, Ga. — Producers can improve the bottom-line of their farming operation with knowledge, connections and information gained at the 43rd annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference, held at the University of Georgia…
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By Dr. Bob Kemerait Like they say, “no rest for the weary.” It looked like we were going to be able to get out of this with fairly dry weather and then here comes the potential for a tropical storm. If the path of the storm continues, it should hit sometime late on Wednesday and…
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It won’t be long before peanut harvesting will begin. Our office will be providing peanut hull scraping for any peanut grower. When picking samples, take 5 or 6 adjacent plants from two or three spots in the field. If the field changes soil types or has some dry land spots, then separate samples should be…
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Dr. Bob Kemerait gives a row crop disease update Soybeans: Asian soybean rust is still lightly scattered from Decatur County to Appling County, but has only been found so far in KUDZU. Soybean rust is certainly not a major problem at the moment; however it could become so. Management options are to protect the crop…
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Cotton & Peanut Folks, On Wednesday September 5th 2018 in Tifton, GA the UGA Cotton and Peanut Teams will be hosting 2018’s UGA Cotton & Peanut Research Field Day. This annual event provides an excellent opportunity for anyone who is interested in learning more about our two most widely planted row crops here in…
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A couple of things you might find of interest: 1) A local crop consultant recently sent me this picture of prostrate globe amaranth (Gomphrena celosioides). I have never seen this plant before and for the record, Dr. Mark “The Czar” Czarnota (UGA-Griffin Campus) identified it for me. It is a member of the Amaranthaceae (pigweed)…