Peanut Notes No. 2 2018 Peanut Production Contest Rules and Survey

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— Written By David Jordan

GUIDELINES FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA PEANUT PRODUCTION CONTEST AND 5,000 POUND CLUB

Entries should be sent to Bob Sutter (sutter@aboutpeanuts.com) and David Jordan (david_jordan@ncsu.edu) by January 20 to be eligible.

The peanut production contest involves a combination yield per acre and additional points based on total acreage. The following criteria are currently being used and include an example calculation.

Eligibility: Must produce at least 25 acres of peanuts.
Requirements:
Variety—Any variety can be grown.
Acreage—The entire peanut acreage under production by an individual will be used to determine official yields. The applicant enters the county in which he/she is a resident, regardless of the percentage of peanuts they produce in that county. The county of residence for the entrant must have at least 1,000 acres.
Entry requirement—Official yields will be determined by the county Cooperative Extension Service agent. The contest will require trust that the applicant is accurately providing yield and acreage information.
Point System: An example of point calculations is provided below. The official entry will be from the contestant’s county of residence (Figure 1).

Step 1. Yield—Average yield per acre (net weight) divided by 100

Step 2. Acreage—Points will be accumulated for acreage as follows:

A.	0 – 100 acres	0 points
B.	101 – 200 acres	1 additional point or fraction thereof
C.	201 – 300 acres	1 additional point or fraction thereof
D.	301 – 400 acres	1 additional point or fraction thereof
E.	401 – 500 acres	1 additional point or fraction thereof
F.	501 – 600 acres	1 additional point or fraction thereof
G.	601 or higher	No additional points

Sample calculation:

Farmer produces 2,397,407 pounds on 420.2 acres

Average yield = 2,397,407 divided by 420.2 = 5,705.4 pounds per acre

Step 1. 5,705.4/100 = 57.054

Step 2. Acreage

0 – 100 acres	=	0 point
101 – 200 acres	=	1 point
201 – 300 acres	=	1 point
301 – 400 acres	=	1 point
401 – 500 acres	=	0.202 point
Total Points	=	60.256

CERTIFICATION OF POINTS IN PEANUT PRODUCTION CONTEST AND 5000 POUND CLUB – 2017 SEASON

Date

Applicant

County

Address		Total Points

Official Yield	ON ALL ACRES PRODUCED BY THE APPLICANT
THE APPLICANT CERTIFIES THAT ___________POUNDS OF PEANUTS WERE HARVESTED FROM______________ACRES. THE UNDERSIGNED PARTICIPANT GUARANTEES, IN GOOD FAITH, THAT THE PRODUCTION FOR THE GIVEN CROP YIELD AND THE ACRES ON WHICH PRODUCTION OCCURRED ARE ACCURATE.
Average Yield/Acre =		points

Acreage
A.		0–100 acres
B.		101–200 acres
C.		201–300 acres
D.		301–400 acres
E.		401–500 acres
F.		501–600 acres
G.		601 or higher
Total
Grand Total
	Signatures
	County Agent
	Applicant

MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR PRODUCTION CHAMPION AND 5000 POUND CLUB – 2017 SEASON

Applicants must complete this form to be eligible for the contest.

Name County

Address Date

Planting date:
Seeding rate:

Row spacing: Twin or single rows:

Please provide approximate percentage of acres for each.

Varieties (please indicate approximate percentage of acres for each variety):

Rotation Crops:

2016 (if more than one, please include percentage of acres)

2015 (if more than one, please include percentage of acres)

2014 (if more than one, please include percentage of acres)

2013 (if more than one, please include percentage of acres)

Lime applied and rate:

2017 2016

Fertilizer used: (provide percentage of acres)

Land plaster (please list trade name):
Broadcast or Banded _______________
Bagged, Bulk, or Granular _______________
Rate and application date _______________

Herbicides:

Burndown
Preplant
Preemergence
At cracking
Postemergence

Leaf spot program: (list fungicide for each timing)

	A.			E.
	B.			F.
	C.			G.
	D.			H.

What percentage of your acreage was treated for Sclerotinia blight? (circle the percentage)