Sumter County – Bill Starr, Sumter County Extension Coordinator, provided an update on the peanut crop in Sumter County to the Georgia Peanut Tour group. Sumter County farmers planted approximately 10,000 acres of peanuts this year. The average yield is around 3,600 pounds per acre. Other crops grown in Sumter County include cotton, corn and vegetables. [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Sumter & Macon County Agriculture Update
Posted in 2008 Georgia Peanut Tour on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Planting Date Study
Posted in 2008 Georgia Peanut Tour on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In addition to the amount of seed planted per foot of row the date of planting can be just as important. According to John Beasley, University of Georgia peanut agronomist, many farmers started planting peanuts later in the spring due to tomato spotted wilt virus in peanuts. Also, research results have shown that the optimum time [...]
Research on Seeding Rates at Planting
Posted in 2008 Georgia Peanut Tour on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Scott Tubbs, University of Georgia cropping systems agronomist, discussed the first year of a research study looking at increasing or decreasing seed per foot when planting and the effect this how on the risk of disease. There were 42 treatments per repetition using various seeding rates on single and twin rows. Tubbs planted the following varieties in the [...]
Georgia Peanut Breeding Program
Posted in 2008 Georgia Peanut Tour on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bill Branch, University of Georgia peanut breeder, discussed the Georgia Peanut Breeding Program to tour attendess while at the Southwest Georgia Research & Education Center in Plains, Ga. The Georgia Peanut Breeding Program is actively involved in the development of improved varieties with desirable traits for increasing dollar value, yield, grade, drought tolerance, better shelling [...]
Peanut Diseases – CBR & Spraying at Night
Posted in 2008 Georgia Peanut Tour on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
During the stop at the Southwest Georgia Research and Education Center, University of Georgia plant pathologist Tim Brenneman provided an update on soilborne diseases and a new method to use – spraying at night. One soilborne disease, Cylindrocladium black rot (CBR), got its start in Southwest Georgia in peanuts in 1965. CBR is one of those diseases [...]
Using a Strip-till Bed for Peanuts
Posted in 2008 Georgia Peanut Tour on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jason Jackson, a University of Georgia student pursuing his master’s degree in agronomy, presented information on his research project during the stop at the Southwest Georgia Research and Education Center. Jackson grew up on a farm in Cuthbert, Ga., and knows first hand the digging losses that occur with strip-till peanuts in that area. This is [...]
The Peanut Biodiesel Project
Posted in 2008 Georgia Peanut Tour on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wilson Faircloth, researcher with the USDA National Peanut Research Lab in Dawson, Ga., discussed the Peanut Biodiesel Project with the Georgia Peanut Tour attendees. Faircloth showcased the research he and other researchers are working on with production systems at the Southwest Georgia Research and Education Center. Faircloth has been working the last three years to develop production [...]
Rodney Dawson video on the Peanut Intensive Management Program
Posted in 2008 Georgia Peanut Tour on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Rodney Dawson, Pulaski County peanut farmer and Georgia Peanut Commission board member, discusses his farm operation to the Georgia Peanut Tour attendees on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008. Dawson farms with his brothers, Gary & John Dawson, Jr. They utilize the Peanut Intensive Management Program and through the scouting services of [...]
Chris Martin video
Posted in 2008 Georgia Peanut Tour on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Southwest Georgia Research & Education Center
Posted in 2008 Georgia Peanut Tour on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The next stop in the Plains, Ga. area highlighted peanut research through the University of Georgia and the U.S. Department of Agriculure. The group visited the Southwest Georgia Research and Education Center which was established in 1951. The center now maintains 512 acres and the U.S. Department of Agriculture has developed a foundation seed processing [...]
