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Peanuts planted in early May near Rocky Mount with sample on August 27

Earlier Maturity or Greater Pod Retention? Peanut Notes No. 238 2026

I had a question about whether some of the newer fungicides result in peanuts reaching optimum maturity more quickly than peanuts treated with older materials. I’m going to hold back on the source…

Spotted wilt close up

PVQE Plot Tour September 23 at 10:30 am Peanut Notes No. 237 2026

The 2026 PVQE plot tour will be held at Taylor Slade’s farm near Hamilton on September 23 beginning at 10:30 am. Reach out to Lance Grimes with N.C. Cooperative Extension, Martin County Center…

Temperatures late in the week at Suffolk

Cooler Weather and Maturity Peanut Notes No. 235 2026

When the daily low temperature drops below 50 F for two days in a row, maturity generally does not increase after that point. There are exceptions but this is generally the case. We are in for a…

Variation in pod maturity peanut

Logistics at Digging and Harvest Peanut Notes No. 233 2026

Question:I’d like to get your opinion on digging timing. I have some peanuts planted April 27 that are past ready to be dug, but we’re nowhere near ready to harvest them yet because we’re still…

Leaf Spot in the peanut canopy

Leaf Spot and Sclerotinia Blight Advisories on August 30 Peanut Notes No. 226 2026

Sclerotinia blight advisories for closed canopies are showing HIGH risk at all weather stations. If you have fields with a history of this disease, scout to see if it is present in 2026.The last…

Peanuts at Rocky Mount

Pod Maturity on August 27 Peanut Notes No. 225 2026

The following images are from samples collected at Rocky Mount and Lewiston-Woodville on August 27.Bailey II planted April 15 at Lewiston-Woodville.

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Searching for the Brighter Pod Episode 2 TSWV Peanut Notes No. 224 2026

Episode 2 of Search for the Brighter Pod is now available. This episode provides historical information on tomato spotted wilt in NC, where we are in 2026, and what we need to do moving…

Drought response to plant density

Visual of Drought Stress at Higher Plant Populations Peanut Notes No. 216 2026

We often observe greater symptoms of drought stress when crops, in this case peanuts are established at higher densities. The drought stressed peanuts in the image are Bailey II at 5 plants per foot…

Tomato Spotted Wilt

TSWV Summary from Mark Abney UGA Peanut Notes No. 215 2026

Jordan:Mark, your presentation at APRES was awesome. Can you share that so I can share that with folks up here?Abney:I am happy to share the APRES slides; please see attached. If you have any…

Stem rot affected plant

Clemson Field Day Notification Peanut Notes No. 214 2026

Attached is a copy of the current program for the 2026 Peanut, Cotton, Vegetable, and Fruit Field Day at EREC on September 10. Pesticide and CCA credits will be offered.Dan AncoExtension Peanut…