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V-C Crop Report July 22 Peanut Notes No. 153

The most recent peanut report for the V-C Region can be found at the following link:VC Crop Report July 22 2020

Questions About Spraying for Leaf Spot in Dry Weather Peanut Notes No. 152

I've been getting a lot of calls about whether to spray in areas that have not received rain in the past few weeks. There are good reasons to hold off spraying in dry weather. The risk of leaf spot…

Cadre Control of Grass Weeds Peanut Notes No. 151 2020

The following image shows good control of crabgrass and poor control of goosegrass. In my experience Cadre controls crabgrass and broadleaf signalgrass quite good, often good enough not to need a…

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No Rain but Humid Peanut Notes No. 150 2020

Some areas of the state have turned dry over the past three weeks. Lack of rain does not mean conditions in the peanut canopy are not favorable for leaf spot development. While it may be attractive…

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Foliar-Feeding Insects Peanut Notes No. 149 2020

There are some reports of corn earworm and/or tobacco budworm developing in peanuts around the state. Rick will follow up with more details as we see development of this issue in the coming weeks.…

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Diamond for Southern Corn Rootworm Control Peanut Notes No. 148 2020

Question (paraphrase):Does Diamond sprayed twice at 6 oz/acre with fungicides serve as a good alternative to Lorsban (chlorpyrifos)?Jordan Answer:I am going to forward your question to Rick. Have…

Edema or Oedema Peanut Notes No. 147 2020

The following is an image of what is likely caused by Edema (Oedema) and can occur when excessive soil water is absorbed by a plant part, in this case the developing peg and pod. Even though fields…

Peanut Sensitivity to Dicamba and Off-Site Movement Peanut Notes No. 146 2020

Peanuts are very sensitive to dicamba. The following image shows injury at rates of no more than 1/50th a normal use rate of glyphosate plus dicamba. Xtendimax was used and there was very low wind.…

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Weed Control Question Peanut Notes No. 145 2020

Question:We have a grower who is about to spray a field with Select + Butyrac for broadleaf and grass control. He has a few spots with heavy yellow nutsedge pressure (50-60/100 feet) which probably…

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Order of Applying Fungicide, Chlorpyrifos, and Gypsum Peanut Notes No. 144 2020

Some farmers have gotten behind on applying both gypsum and chlorpyrifos. If I needed to apply these essentially on the same day, especially when a fungicide needs to be applied, I would apply the…