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Plantings Stalled: Georgia Peanut Producers Impacted by Excessive Rainfall

Dan Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC), Peanuts

Georgia’s peanut producers have been sidelined with regularity this spring because of excessive rainfall. Plantings are not as far along as they could have been due to increased moisture this spring, most recently last weekend in southern and central Georgia. The Georgia Peanut Commission and University of Georgia (UGA) Extension Peanut Team caution growers about rushing to plant in a …

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Rainy Weather Causing Issues for Georgia Cotton Producers

Dan Cotton, Georgia, Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC), Weather

The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) and University of Georgia Extension Cotton Team advise growers to exercise caution when accessing a soggy field to plant this year’s crop. They also need to think twice about re-planting this year’s crop, believes Camp Hand, UGA Extension cotton agronomist. “No. 1, our backs are against the wall. The later we go, the more acceptable …

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67% of Peanut Crop in the Ground

Will Jordan Field Crops, Peanuts

Farmers are making progress when it comes to getting crop in the ground. Tyron Spearman reports. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Cotton, Peanut Planting and Condition Update

Dan Cotton, Field Crops, Peanuts, USDA-NASS

Cotton planting is picking up across the belt, and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey has the good news on cotton planting and condition Rippey also has an update on peanut planting and condition. According to the USDA National Agricultural Statics Service (NASS), this is where cotton and peanut planting progress across the Southeast stood as of this past Sunday: In Alabama cotton planted was …