Stay Ahead of Peanut Fungal Pathogens This Summer

Stay Ahead of Peanut Fungal Pathogens This Summer

After weeks of extreme July heat and dry conditions across much of the Panhandle, August has been a washout so far.  The widespread rainy weather of the last few days has provided a brief reprieve from the heat and has been a welcome sight for those of us that have...
2025 Planted Peanut Acres Hits 34 Year High

2025 Planted Peanut Acres Hits 34 Year High

Wendiam Sawadgo – Southern Ag Today -7/21/25 Farmers across the United States planted an estimated 1.9 million acres of peanuts in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Acreage report released on June 30th. If realized, this would mark a...
NFREC-Marianna Peanut Field Day – August 14

NFREC-Marianna Peanut Field Day – August 14

  The annual UF/IFAS Peanut Field Day will be held at the North Florida Research and Education Center in Marianna (3925 Hwy 71, Marianna, FL 32446) on Thursday, August 14, 2022. Registration and CEU sign-in starts at 7:30 AM (CDT) and the event ends with a...
Lesser Cornstalk Borers in Seedling Peanuts

Lesser Cornstalk Borers in Seedling Peanuts

Dr. Mark Abney, University of Georgia Crop Entomologist   This week I received two reports of lesser cornstalk borer (LCB) in seedling peanuts. LCB infestations in peanut in May are not uncommon, but these reports underscore the importance of scouting fields on a...