Controlling Leaf Spot and Stem Rot in Peanuts

Many areas of the peanut belt across the Southeast has seen rainfall the past few days, and as Tyron Spearman reports, it’s a time many need to be looking at the control for both leaf spot and stem rot.     Image Credit: Valdosta State University, Dr. Emily G. Cantonwine, Department of Biology Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop …

Late Planting Crop Insurance Details

For crop insurance, the peanut planting deadline for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia was June 5.  But Tyron Spearman reminds growers if you need to replant, contact your crop insurance agent before you destroy and replant the crop.   Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical …

Georgia Peanut Commission hosting 2018 calendar photo contest

The Georgia Peanut Commission is hosting a photo contest June 7-Oct. 1, 2017, to fill the pages of the 2018 Georgia Peanut Calendar, “Photos from the Field.” Photos will also be selected to be used in various promotional projects by GPC throughout the year. Peanut farmers from across Georgia are encouraged to submit their best high-resolution photo of peanut production …

NCGA Launches Open Innovation Challenge to Find the Next Big Thing for Corn

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), along with innovation facilitator NineSigma, announced the launch of a global competition to identify new and innovative uses for field corn as a renewable feedstock for making sustainable chemicals with significant market demand. Growing interest in America’s emerging bio-economy and continued improvements in sustainable corn production underscore the versatility and potential of this crop.  …

Peanut Research Topics Approved

The National Peanut Board recently announced that some research topics had been approved. Tyron Spearman has the details.     Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, …

NCGA Launches Open Innovation Challenge to Find the Next Big Thing for Corn

The Consider Corn Challenge Seeks New Uses for Field Corn as Feedstock for Sustainable Chemicals The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), along with innovation facilitator NineSigma, announced the launch of a global competition to identify new and innovative uses for field corn as a renewable feedstock for making sustainable chemicals with significant market demand. Growing interest in America’s emerging bio-economy …

Peanut Planting Nearing Completion

According to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service weekly crop progress report, planting of the U.S. peanut crop is nearing completion. Tyron Spearman has the latest numbers.     Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between …

Cotton Research and Promotion Program to be Beneficial to Cotton Producers and Importers

Third Party Review Shows Strong Returns to Program Stakeholders The 1996 Farm Bill requires the Cotton Research & Promotion Program (the Program) conduct an independent, third-party evaluation of the Program’s effectiveness every five years. The most recently executed evaluation reflected very well on the Program’s effectiveness. In summary, the analysis found strong, positive returns to cotton producers and importers as …

Corn Silage and Forage Field Day Is June 15

The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences invite producers to attend the 2017 Corn Silage and Forage Field Day, June 15 in Tifton, Georgia. The annual event will be held this year at the University of Georgia, Tifton Campus Conference Center, with registration starting at 7:30 …