by Zane Grabau | Nov 11, 2022
Nematodes are one of the major challenges that peanut growers deal with. Peanut root-knot nematode is the main nematode pest for Florida peanut growers. Crop rotation, nematicide application, and use of resistant varieties are the main tools available for growers....
by Pratap Devkota | Nov 4, 2022
Pratap Devkota, Weed Scientist, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, Jay, FL Peanut is commonly grown in close proximity to cotton and soybean fields in Florida Panhandle. So, there is potential for a peanut crop to be exposed to herbicides...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 14, 2022
This week’s video was produced by Jim MacArthur, McArthur Farms, Malone, Florida, for his Field Rows YouTube Channel. This video shows the farm crew in action during the height of the 2022 peanut harvest season. With his video camera and drone, Jim shows all...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 7, 2022
The calendar has turned to October, so it is time for the annual UF/IFAS Peanut Butter Challenge. Extension Offices all across Florida will be accepting donations of peanut butter to supply local food banks in each county. Peanut farming is very common in the...
by Nicholas Dufault | Sep 30, 2022
Nicholas Dufault, UF/IFAS State Extension Plant Pathologist, Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Regional Specialized Agent, Ian Small, UF/IFAS Plant Pathologist, Santosh Sanjel, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Ph. D. Student and Zach Eldred, UF/IFAS Doctor of Plant Medicine Student ...
by Mark Mauldin | Sep 23, 2022
As we move through the growing season and watch our fictional fields mature on the Tracker some interesting trends begin to emerge. It has been fairly dry for the past two weeks throughout most of Florida’ peanut producing region, only the Southern end of the...
