Peanuts

Disease control No. 4 Key to Peanut Profitability

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:31:00 +0000

As the countdown continues to the No. 1 Key to Peanut Profitability, disease control comes in at No. 4, including the control of soil-borne and foliar diseases and nematodes.

Arkansas peanuts about 80 percent planted

Thu, 10 May 2012 18:33:00 +0000

Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

Arkansas’ peanut acreage is estimated at 18,000 acres, well up from the approximately 7,500 acres grown in 2011. Most of the peanut acreage is in Lawrence and Randolph counties, with 3,000 to 4,000 total acres spread among the counties of Clay, Lee, Poinsett, Phillips, Mississippi and White.

Cost management, efficient water use two more keys to peanut profits

Tue, 01 May 2012 13:58:00 +0000

Coming in at No. 6 and No. 5, respectively, in the “Top 10 Keys to Peanut Profitability” are cost management and efficient water use.

Students eligible for $1,000 eleventh annual Carver Award

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:08:00 +0000

The National Peanut Board

The National Peanut Board (NPB) is accepting applications for the eleventh annual Dr. George Washington Carver Award. The award is open to undergraduate and graduate students and the winner receives a $1,000 prize, with a matching amount awarded to the winner’s college or university for peanut research.

Reduced-tillage, precision farming two more keys to peanut profits

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:48:00 +0000

No. 8 and No. 7 in countdown to No. 1

Reduced-tillage comes in at No. 8 and precision farming is listed as the No. 7 key to peanut profitability in the Southeast.

Top 10 keys to profitable peanuts

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:53:00 +0000

Coming in at No. 10 and 9 in the “Top 10 Keys to Peanut Profitability” are two production practices that are closely related — twin rows and planting date.

Top 10 keys to peanut profitability will be shared

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:15:00 +0000

As the Farm Press Peanut Profitability Awards program prepares to evaluate nominations for its 13th class of winners, organizers of the program have been sifting through mounds of data from previous honorees to arrive at a “Top 10 Keys to Peanut Profitability.”

Life without Temik: What’s next for peanut growers?

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:56:00 +0000

For many years now, aldicarb or Temik has been the backbone of root-knot nematode management in Georgia for both peanuts and cotton, but it’s time to consider a new strategy.

Peanuts gaining foothold among Mid-South row crop farmers

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:11:00 +0000

Mid-South farmers are finding new marketing outlets for peanuts as buyers move to expand operations in region.

Unclean equipment could introduce new blight into burgeoning Arkansas peanut crop

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:37:00 +0000

The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

Tiny fungal capsules hitchhiking on harvesting equipment from other states could bring an aggressive disease to Arkansas as farmers expand peanut acreage in the state.