Four Early-Season Lessons from 2020 Peanut Production

Four Early-Season Lessons from 2020 Peanut Production

Michael J. Mulvaney, UF/IFAS Cropping Systems Specialist, CCA – Check the germ rate of your seed I was shocked last year to see so many skippy stands, because we didn’t check the germ rate. Many peanut fields had 2 plants/ft! At that rate, you’ve taken your...
Sprayer Calibration Tables – Calibration Made Easy

Sprayer Calibration Tables – Calibration Made Easy

Michael J. Mulvaney, Pratap Devkota, Ethan Carter, De Broughton, Mark Mauldin, UF/IFAS Extension State Specialists, Regional, and County Agents   The growing season is winding down, and soon harvest will be complete. This is the time of year to recalibrate your...
Stand Issues – Should You Replant Your Peanut Field?

Stand Issues – Should You Replant Your Peanut Field?

Mike Mulvaney, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, & Scott Tubbs, UGA Coastal Plain Experiment Station It’s the time of year when producers often face decisions involving replanting peanut. This is always a tough call, there are many factors to...
Cover Crops: A Low Cost Alternative to Irrigation

Cover Crops: A Low Cost Alternative to Irrigation

Irrigation is expensive. And there are a lot of non-irrigated or “dryland” acres across the Panhandle. 2019 was characterized by persistent drought stress for much of the season (see below). So in a dry year like 2019, what are you supposed to do to manage...