By Clint Thompson What a difference a couple of weeks have made for Georgia’s peanut crop. Amid a rainy start to the summer, the state’s peanuts, especially its dryland crop, were progressing well. That progression stalled in recent weeks, however, due to increased dry conditions across the state. Scott Monfort, University of Georgia Extension peanut agronomist, discussed the crop at …
By Clint Thompson The Southeast peanut industry returned to Panama City Beach, Florida, this week for its annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference. After a couple of years away at other locations, the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation returned to the popular beach site for the three-day conference, which started on Wednesday and will conclude on Friday. Don Koehler, executive director of …
By Clint Thompson and Dale Sandlin The Georgia Cotton Commission held its annual mid-year meeting in Statesboro on Wednesday. Various topics were highlighted during the day-long event, including the low acreage planted with this year’s crop. Taylor Sills, Georgia Cotton Commission’s (GCC) executive director, talked about the importance of the meeting held at the Nesmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro, Georgia, …
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission’s (GCC) mid-year meeting is less than two weeks away. Georgia growers and industry specialists can still sign up for the meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, at the Nesmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro, Georgia. It will be a timely meeting for the industry on the heels of the Big Beautiful Act legislation being …
TIFTON, Ga. – The Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC) is once again hosting a photo contest through Oct. 1, 2025, featuring peanut farms from across the state to fill the pages of the 2026 Georgia Peanut Calendar. Photos will also be selected to be used in various promotional projects by GPC throughout the year. Georgia farmers are encouraged to submit their …
By Clint Thompson The One Big Beautiful Bill’s passage into law is a win for the Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) and the cotton industry. Taylor Sills, executive director of the GCC, discussed the legislation. “It includes in it an increase in reference price. That reference price is applicable to the 2025 crop. That’s a huge deal for producers that enrolled …
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) and Phillip Roberts, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension cotton entomologist, caution growers about what insect pests are currently impacting this year’s crop. Those insects include cotton aphids, plant bugs and stink bugs. Roberts emphasizes aphids will infest 100% of cotton plants throughout Georgia. He also stresses that during his research career, he …
By Clint Thompson Seed treatments are a vital part of the peanut production season. How peanut seeds are treated before being planted in the ground can set a grower up for success. Kannar and Albaugh hosted a field tour this week with the University of Georgia to showcase new technologies in development that will boost plant seed production. The tour …
The Georgia Cotton Commission and University of Georgia (UGA) Cotton Team advise growers about the importance of summer cover crop options for fields that will be left fallow this growing season. Taylor Singleton, UGA assistant professor and Extension sustainability specialist, outlined in the UGA Cotton Team June Newsletter what growers must remember when planting cover crops. Growers who are considering …
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission’s (GCC) annual mid-year meeting is a little more than a month away. Registration is ongoing for the event, scheduled for Wednesday, July 23 at the Nesmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro, Georgia. Taylor Sills, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, discussed the significance of this year’s event. “The mid-year meeting is an important …
