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V-C Crop Report June 14 Peanut Notes No. 106 2024

The most recent crop report can be found at the link below:2024 4 V-C Crop Report June 14

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Drift From 2,4-D on Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 105 2024

Drift from glufosinate (Liberty), glyphosate, and dicamba can be severe. This is not the case for 2,4-D. Injury from drift rates of 2,4-D can be significant but there is less concern for 2,4-D than…

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PHIs for 2,4-DB Peanut Notes No. 103 2024

There is some debate about the PHI for 2,4-DB based on wording on labels. I have often used 45 days as the PHI. The PHI is in reference to harvesting and not digging. One company is encouraging…

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Pursuit (Imazethapyr) in Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 102 2024

Pursuit is an ALS inhibitor that can be used in peanuts. It is not used very much in North Carolina because of ALS resistance in Palmer amaranth but continues to be used in some areas including…

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Crop Rotation and Gypsum Peanut Notes No. 101 2024

There is no clear relationship to rate of gypsum and previous crop rotation. Regardless of fertility program, the same rate of gypsum needs to be applied to all Virginia market types. See 2024 Peanut…

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Reminder of Cutoff Dates for Paraquat Sprays Peanut Notes No. 100 2024

Cutoff Dates for Paraquat Sprays Paraquat must be applied within 28 days after emergence to be in compliance with product labels, to prevent negative impact on peanut yield, and in most cases to…

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Jordan Column Peanut Gower Magazine July Peanut Notes No. 99 2024

Late June and July bring a transition from controlling weeds and thrips to putting in place a solid fungicide program of leaf spot and stem rot. In the upper V-C Region we do need to keep our eyes…

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Tribute to Rick Brandenburg Peanut Grower Magazine Peanut Notes No. 98 2024

Rick is retiring at the end of June. The link below contains a tribute to his service to the peanut industry that was recently published in Peanut Grower magazine.Brandenburg Tribute June PG

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Spots Not Associated With Leaf Spot Disease Controlled by Fungicides Peanut Notes No. 97 2024

We typically do not see leaf spot disease in peanuts, the kind we spray fungicides for, until much later in the season. The following images have spots caused by chemical burn. One of these images…

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Initiation of Fungicide Sprays Peanut Notes No. 96 2024

Question:Do you think we need to stay on the 55 day schedule and wait for two more weeks (before we spray fungicide?)Jordan:We say R3 or no later than July 10 to start. Last week of June is a good…