by btillman | Jan 23, 2026
A newly developed runner‑type peanut—released by the University of Florida under the name ‘Gorbet’ has shown exceptional promise against two major peanut diseases in the Southeast. ‘Gorbet’ was named after Dr. Dan Gorbet, a retired peanut breeder from the University...
by btillman | Apr 4, 2025
A new high yielding and disease resistant peanut variety was released in January 2024 by the University of Florida’s, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) in Marianna, Florida. The new variety...
by btillman | Jun 28, 2024
Barry Tillman, UF/IFAS Peanut Breeder, North Florida Research and Education Center, Marianna Have you ever leaned on something that looked sturdy but abruptly gave way under too much pressure? Gravity has no favorites and it’s relentless, so when the prop we are...
by btillman | Feb 2, 2024
A new runner-type peanut variety named ‘Arnie’ was released by the University of Florida-IFAS on January 26, 2024. The ‘Arnie’ peanut cultivar was developed at the University of Florida, North Florida Research and Education Center near Marianna, Florida...
by btillman | Jul 28, 2023
Barry Tillman, UF/IFAS Peanut Breeder, Nick Dufault, UF/IFAS Extension Crop Pathologist., Ian Small, UF/IFAS Crop Pathologist, Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, and Mark Mauldin, UF/IFAS Extension Washington County. This week, (July 24 and July 27) Early Leaf...
