Dry weather once again seems to be settling in over the lower Southeast as area growers look to the skies for relief. ...
Severe storms passed over Virginia this past week producing hail that damaged several hundred acres of corn, soybeans and wheat. ...
Growers in the lower Southeast who were lucky enough to receive showers over the last week were busy planting double-crop soybeans behind a relatively high-yielding wheat crop that was mostly harvested. ...
Location, location, location: That’s today’s mantra in the real estate business and was reality in the lower Southeast last week as rainfall varied from none to a trace and on up to almost six inches....
By Sharon Omahen
University of Georgia
A device borne from the need to test soil moisture around peanut plants is now being used to help test the soil on Mars....
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Despite price competition from corn and soybeans, U.S. growers appear to be increasing their peanut plantings this year, by an estimated 16 percent, according to USDA’s 2008 planting intentions report....
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
High grain prices have caused Bishopville, S.C., grower William McElveen to rethink his rotations, but peanuts and cotton remain his bread and butter....
By Sharon Durham
United States Department of Agriculture
A new peanut variety developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists may help farmers in their battle against two key peanut problems....
By Chris Bickers
Contributing Writer
As competition from other crops increases, variety choice is looming as a very important management tool to make peanuts more profitable....
By Chris Bickers
Contributing Writer
Southeastern Virginia has developed a well-deserved reputation for producing the large-seeded, good-tasting peanut type that bears the state’s name....
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