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Worm Control Peanut Notes No. 191 2024

Question:I sprayed my peanuts last Friday with Folicur, Bravo and 6.4 ounces of Bifen. I still have worms in my peanuts and won't be able to get back in the fields for at least another week. What is…

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Aerial Application of Fungicide Peanut Notes No. 190 2024

*As you read the following response, note that application in much lower spray volumes is off label, and companies will not stand behind performance issues if products are not applied based on the…

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Value of Prohexadione Calcium After Tropical Event Peanut Notes No. 189 2024

Question:The question was posed about using PGR following this tropical storm. We have had between 7 and 10 inches of rainfall conservatively. With the ground saturated, would it be worth an…

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Behind on Leaf Spot Sprays Peanut Notes No. 188 2024

Question:Due to rain, multiple truck crops and being very short handed, a farmer has not applied any fungicides to peanuts. The farmer is ready to apply Provost Silver and Folicur but with more rain…

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Reasons Why Virginia Market Types Dominate NC Production Peanut Notes No. 187 2024

Question:Got a question from a citizen asking why don't we grow runners here instead of Virginia type peanuts?Jordan:Many years ago the shelling and processing industry developed the markets for…

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Hurricane Preparation and Recovery Guide Peanut Notes No. 186 2024

Information on how to prepare and recover from a hurricane can be found in this USDA publication.Peanut Producers Guide Hurricane Preparation and Recovery

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Chemical Burn or Leaf Spot Disease Peanut Notes No. 185 2024

An image of peanuts with classical chemical burn was sent to me. Here is the conversation.Jordan:This is chemical burn. Various pesticides can cause this. A lot of Provost Silver is going out right…

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Length of Time Needed for Peanuts to Green Up Peanut Notes No. 184 2024

Question:I read the note on yellow peanuts. Do you have a time frame of how many days of sunshine and drying soil to see improvement in color?Jordan:Nothing firm. Seems like when you get dry enough…

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Recovery of Peanuts Stressed By Too Much Water Peanut Notes No. 183 2024

Question:How do we get drown peanuts back? Was thinking two foliar Micropac and Rescue applications and then when dries out use ammonium sulfateJordan:Our expectations should not be too high if…

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Leaf Issue Peanut Notes No. 182

Question:What caused this? Jordan:Looks like manganese deficiency. I had a post a few weeks ago on it with photos.Could also be early expression of boron toxicity or rapid growth after rains.Follow…