2025 Peanut Field Day Recap & Speaker Handouts

2025 Peanut Field Day Recap & Speaker Handouts

  The 2025 UF Peanut Field Day was held Thursday, August 14, near Marianna, Florida.  The event had a record turnout for recent years, with 194 people. Six tractor pulled wagons through the fields carrying attendees to the different speaker stops. This annual...
Peanut Maturity Update – 8/28/25

Peanut Maturity Update – 8/28/25

The aGDD Tracker below shows the number of adjusted Growing Degree Days (aGDDs) accumulated by 72 fictional fields (8 locations x 9 planting dates) as of 8/28/25. Real temperature and rainfall data from each location is used as well as common soil types for the areas...
Peanut Foliar Diseases Exploding Across Florida

Peanut Foliar Diseases Exploding Across Florida

Ethan Carter, Daniel Leonard, Mark Warren, Beth Cannon, Jay Capasso, Barry Tillman, Nick Dufault, UF/IFAS Extension Peanut Team Over the last 7 to 10 days, reports of peanut leaf spot and rust diseases have increased from Levy to Jackson counties. It is important for...
August 2025 Peanut Insect Update:  Where Are the Caterpillars?

August 2025 Peanut Insect Update: Where Are the Caterpillars?

  Dr. Mark Abney, UGA Extension Crop Entomologist At the risk of jinxing the whole dang thing, the question I have gotten most in recent days from peanut farmers, county agents, and consultants has been, “Where are the caterpillars?” The short answer is that I...
August 2025 Corn and Peanut Market Update

August 2025 Corn and Peanut Market Update

Kevin Athearn, Regional Specialized Extension Agent for Agribusiness, NFREC Suwanee Valley This article describes recent price trends and market fundamentals for grain corn and peanuts. – Grain Corn The local grain corn price for August delivery is typically...