By Will Jordan The Georgia Peanut Tour, coordinated by the Georgia Peanut Commission, University of Georgia Extension peanut team and the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, focused on Southwest Georgia during its visit through Southwest Georgia on Sept. 12-14. Participants came from many states and foreign countries to familiarize themselves with peanut production. During one stop on the tour, …
Georgia Peanuts: Late Start but Looking Good
By Will Jordan Georgia’s peanut crop is progressing well though it experienced a late start. Scott Monfort, Extension Peanut Agronomist from the University of Georgia shares more on the current crop.
Sunbelt Research Farm Beneficial for Peanut Farmers
By Will Jordan The Sunbelt Ag Expo, North America’s Premier Farm Show, held its annual July Field Day last week at the Darrell Williams Research Farm in Moultrie. We caught up with Scott Monfort, University of Georgia Extension Peanut Agronomist to discuss their work.
Research Discussed During APRES Meeting
One of the topics discussed during the recent American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES) meeting was research efforts in the future. Tyron Spearman has more details.
Non-Tariff Trade Barrier Concerns with Peanuts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently received a letter concerning a non-tariff trade barrier concern with peanuts. Tyron Spearman has more details.
APC Visits Overseas Ports to Discuss Inspections
The American Peanut Council (APC) continues its efforts to promote the exports of U.S. peanuts. Tyron Spearman reports that APC recently spent time visiting a few overseas ports to discuss inspections.
Peanut Marketing Issues Being Discussed
There are discussions taking place about the 2022 peanut crop, as various factors are affecting marketing of the crop. Tyron Spearman reports some shellers have even withdrawn from the market at this time.
Syngenta Offers Fungicides for Pecan and Peanut Growers
For both pecan and peanut growers, Syngenta offers fungicides that allow growers to be confident with disease protection. For peanuts, Miravis is a once-in-a-lifetime fungicide for controlling leaf spot, providing game-changing potency and residual up to 28 days. For pecans, Miravis Top is the first group 7 to have high efficacy on scab to be registered in the marketplace. It will help with resistance issues that …
UGA Extension Peanut Agronomist Projects 2020 Acreage
Acreage for Georgia’s peanut crop this year is not expected to decrease, according to University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Peanut Agronomist Scott Monfort. Whether it stays the same or increases from last year’s 660,000 acres is contingent on how growers proceed with other row crops like cotton and corn. “I think it would be very good to say that we’re …
More 2019 Crop Estimates
Tyron Spearman has more numbers from the recent 2019 crop estimates released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.