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Herbicide Comments Mike Marshall Clemson Peanut Notes No. 67 2021

The following comments on early season weed control in peanuts were provided by Dr. Marshall.Marshall Early POST Herbicides in Peanut 5.21.21

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Peanut Stands Peanut Notes No. 66 2021

Peanut StandsWe may run into issues with stands this spring for a number of reasons. Unseasonably cool temperatures and limited soil moisture will be contributing factors. The question of extended…

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Dry Spring and Arthropods Peanut Notes No. 65 2021

Dry Spring Could Set Stage for Insect and Mite Issues in PeanutsRick Brandenburg, Extension Entomology SpecialistA post earlier this week discussed the concern over the dry soil conditions. One item…

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Emery Compared With Bailey II and Sullivan Peanut Notes No. 64 2021

Bailey and Sullivan have been around for a considerable amount of time. Bailey II should perform as well or better than Bailey in terms of disease reaction and yield. Vine growth of Bailey II is…

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Dry Soil and Planting Peanut Notes No. 63 2021

Some areas of North Carolina have become so dry that soil moisture is not adequate to get a stand of peanuts without meaningful rain. Peanuts can emerge from 3.5 inches but moisture is limited in…

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Peanut Grower Magazine Jordan Column Peanut Notes No. 62 2021

In early June in the Virginia-Carolina area the two most critical pests to control are thrips and weeds. Hopefully most growers were able to get adequate suppression of thrips with systemic…

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Gypsum Applied at Planting Peanut Notes No. 61 2021

Question:would there be enough calcium for peanuts if we spread gypsum ahead of the bedder at 2500 lb?Jordan:The gypsum needs to be applied at pegging. The problem with applying gypsum now and…

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Revised Comments Rainfall Required for Herbicide Activation Peanut Notes No. 60 2021

Good morning all,I wanted to clarify the sentence I marked in red from yesterday’s article about water requirements for preemergence herbicide activation:“Some product labels are quite vague in their…

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Using Valor Peanut Notes No. 59 2021

Question:Farmer does not want to injure peanuts with Valor due to splash up when they are emerging. What is a good alternative?Jordan:There is not a good alternative to Valor because of our Palmer…

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Paraquat Applied in Cold Conditions Peanut Notes No. 58 2021

Question:With temperatures this week, is there a reason not to go ahead and spray paraquat?Jordan:I don’t think so but weeds will not grow much and peanuts might recover from paraquat burn more…