Peanut Growers Gain a New Tool  – Brake Herbicide

Peanut Growers Gain a New Tool – Brake Herbicide

  Article by Dr. Eric Protkso, UGA Weed Scientist In the world of herbicide development, much of the emphasis by major U.S. agricultural chemical companies is on the “big acreage” crops such as field corn, soybean and wheat. I can’t blame them though, since there...
Petition to Revoke use of Thimet and Orthene in Peanuts

Petition to Revoke use of Thimet and Orthene in Peanuts

  Dr. Mark Abney, UGA Peanut Entomologist An NGO group is currently petitioning the US EPA to revoke all food use tolerances for the organophosphate class of chemistry. In peanut this means phorate (Thimet) and acephate (Orthene). This is not a good situation....
Petition to Revoke use of Thimet and Orthene in Peanuts

More Spotted Wilt Showing Up in Florida Peanuts this Year

  So far in June 2022, I’m noticing more spotted wilt in the Suwannee Valley and Gainesville areas than usual.  I’ve found it in early planted peanuts in the Panhandle of Florida too, but that’s more typical.  What’s rare is finding spotted wilt at similar levels...