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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…

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Applying Cadre / Impose on Small Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 81 2025

I was asked is Cadre could be sprayed on small peanuts to control nutsedge. I generally prefer that Cadre or Impose go out later in the season (3-4 weeks after peanuts emerge rather than 1-2 weeks…

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Thrips Control With Foliar Sprays Peanut Notes No. 80 2025

I was recently asked what to spray for thrips once peanuts have emerged. This was in the context of thrips breaking through imidacloprid applied in the seed furrow at planting. Poor control of thrips…

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Plant Populations and Replanting Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 79 2025

My rule of thumb is that if you have 3 or more plants per foot of row across the field, you do not need to plant more peanuts. Anything less than 3 will benefit from replanting. There will likely be…

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Prohexadione Calcium Availability Peanut Notes No. 78 2025

Keep in mind BASF is not marketing Apogee this year. Products that should be available are Kudos OD, Kudos WDG and Cryova. I received word from Fine America that they are manufacturing a significant…