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Peanut Farmers Looking for Rain

Well, the peanut farmers are making sure they get enough rain now to get this crop watered. We’ve got a lot of dry land peanuts out there that needs some rain to make this crop this year. Checking on some planned meetings this coming year. We do have the September the 2nd, a Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day to …

Upcoming Peanut Meetings

Farmer Calendar Highlights Major Meetings and Economic Outlook It’s a busy week on the farmer calendar, with several major agricultural meetings taking place across the Southeast, along with new economic forecasts that could impact the agricultural sector in the year ahead. Kicking off the week’s events, the Georgia Cotton Commission will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, January 28. The …

Managing Citrus Rust Mite Populations in Peak Season
Citrus rust mite (CRM) populations in Texas often reach peak levels from late spring through early fall, researchers with Texas A&M University-Kingsville Citrus Center reported. The researchers, Tolulope Agunbiade and Mamoudou Sétamou, offered background on CRM and management practices in “Citrus Rust Mite, Tiny but Mighty for the Texas Citrus Industry,” an article in the […]
Pathologist Provides Update on HLB Spread in Georgia
Citrus greening disease continues to loom over the cold-hardy citrus region. While the industry expands in South Georgia and North Florida, the threat of the disease (also known as huanglongbing, or HLB) remains a focal point of citrus meetings, including on July 28 at the Southeast Georgia Citrus Update in Lyons. Jonathan Oliver, University of […]