More Numbers from 2016 Peanut Crop

Dan January 26, 2017 Peanuts

Tyron Spearman has look at more numbers complied from the 2016 peanut crop, and what some of those numbers may mean for this year.

Preparing Citrus Groves for Cold Fronts
By Muhammad A. Shahid, Shahid Iqbal and Davie Kadyampakeni As temperatures begin to drop across citrus-growing regions, now is the time for growers to prepare their groves for potential freeze events. Citrus trees, especially young plantings, are susceptible to cold temperatures. Damage from a single freeze event can result in canopy dieback, fruit loss and […]
Record Brazilian Sprouting Increases HLB Risk
The first half of November saw the most sprouting ever observed in Brazilian citrus by the Psyllid Alert, reaching 37.4%. This scenario raises an alarm for citrus growers, since the increase in sprouting is directly linked to the growth of the psyllid population, the insect vector of huanglongbing (HLB) disease. HLB is also known as […]