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Gypsum Timing Peanut Notes No. 94 2025

Fields have a good chance of drying next week and farmers will catch up on a lot of activities. As we move into June, farmers will begin applying gypsum. My recommendation is not to rush to apply…

Small yellow plants showing valor injury.

Improvement After Initial Valor Injury Peanut Notes No. 92 2025

The following images show how peanuts can recover from Valor injury. The plant in the middle is the focus.May 21 May 27 May 29

Three plants with valor injury in a field.

Valor Injury and Thrips Peanut Notes No. 91 2025

Question:Will peanuts with Valor injury like this grow out of it?Jordan:Yes. They will look a lot better next week.Question:Okay, good deal. There are bigger plants like this. Need to wait on thrips…

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Thrips Control Dialogue Peanut Notes No. 90 2025

Jordan:Brian, thanks for the help getting everything going. I was able to get the last date planted today. I was looking at peanuts in the rotation trial and thrips injury is there. Also cotton. I…

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Comments on Valor Injury Peanut Notes No. 87 2025

Last week I had a question about a field with significant Valor injury. Here are my comments:During this spring, especially the last few weeks, has been ideal for Valor splash up injury. I would do…

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Crop Report May 27 Peanut Notes No. 86 2025

A summary of the peanut crop in the region is provided at the following link:Peanut Crop R3

A swath of weeds growing in an otherwise empty field.

Preparing “Wet” Fields for Planting Peanut Notes No. 85 2025

We are about 80% planted in North Carolina and are approaching the end of the planting window (June 10.) Fields can get weedy after primary tillage and before bedding and planting. The images below…

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Peanuts Up for Over Two Weeks With Weed Escapes Peanut Notes No. 84 2025

I had a question about a group of fields that are getting weedy. The farmer got planted a few weeks ago but could not get Valor and Dual applied before rains set in. The farmer had some pigweed…

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Soybeans Prior to Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 83 2025

I had a question about impact of soybeans and the pathogens they harbor on peanuts planted the following year. This was a more unique question as it related to what to plant in 2025 to have the best…

Two healthy plants to either side of an emerging plant, and one that has brown and yellow leaves due to Valor Injury.

Valor Injury Peanut Notes No. 82 2025

The image below has two healthy plants, a plant just trying to emerge, a plant with severe injury from Valor and a plant with some injury from Valor. In my experience even the severely injured plant…