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Short Peanut Rotations Peanut Notes No. 26 2023

I had a question from a grower this morning about yield potential for peanuts planted every other year. In the same discussion, the grower asked about continuous peanuts. Here are some comments about…

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Carryover of Herbicides From Peanuts to Wheat Peanut Notes No. 25 2023

This morning I had a question about the possible carryover of Strongarm to wheat. The Strongarm label states that there is a 4-month plant back restriction. Four to 4.5 months is the case for almost…

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Brake Use in Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 24 2023

Brake controls many of the problematic weeds in peanuts. These include Palmer amaranth, common ragweed, and annual grasses. Here are some of the key things to remember about its use in peanuts. Brake…

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Valencia Production in NC Peanut Notes No. 23 2023

Question:Will Valencia peanuts grow here? What are the concerns about them for NC?Jordan:They will grow here but yields are lower than runner or virginia market types. I don't know that we had the…

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Calcium and Potassium Peanut Notes No. 22 2023

Question:With the correlation between excessive potassium levels and increased incidence of pod rot, is that mechanism more so related to weaker pods (due to reduced Calcium uptake from the excessive…

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Brandenburg Burrower Bug Comments Peanut Notes No. 21 2023

I read your last post regarding burrower bugs, Lorsban, etc. I agree 100%. There are so many unknowns with this pest and even though Mark Abney has done quite a bit of work on it, we don't know how…

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Southern Corn Rootworm Comments at NC Peanut Meetings Peanut Notes No. 20 2023

I discussed managing southern corn rootworm at the production meetings this winter. The slides from my presentation are linked below. Rick covers this topic in detail in 2023 Peanut Information, and…

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Burrower Bug Comments at NC Production Meetings Peanut Notes No. 19 2023

At the peanut meetings a few weeks ago, I discussed burrower bug. Until this fall, I had not received any reports on this insect issue in NC in at least 15 years (Bertie county, many years ago.) This…

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Runner Market Types in NC Peanut Notes No. 18 2023

Historically, runner market type acreage in NC has been around 5%. In 2022, the estimate was 3% or less. At a recent meeting we discussed production practices for runner market types versus virginia…

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Differential Response of Peanuts to Apogee Peanut Notes No. 17 2023

I've been presenting the following graph at several peanut meetings this winter. Yield response to Apogee varied considerably in large-plot trial with the same grower over two years. In 2021, results…