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White Potato in Peanut Rotation Peanut Notes No. 15 2026

In a discussion at the V-C Peanut Advisory Committee this past week, the impact of white or Irish potato on peanuts was mentioned. A peanut seed producer had considerably lower yields following white…

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Sweetpotato and Peanut Rotations Peanut Notes No. 9 2026

Question: How do peanuts respond to rotation with sweetpotato?Jordan: We have had good luck with peanuts after sweetpotato. Also, peanuts are a good rotation for sweetpotato. Some farmers are using…

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Peanuts After Peanuts After a Previous Long Rotation Peanut Notes No. 32 2025

Question:If I have a long rotation (about 15 years since peanuts before planting peanuts in a field in 2024,) how will peanuts do if I go back to peanuts in 2025?Jordan:I don’t have good data on this…

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Tobacco and Soybeans in Rotation With Peanut Peanut Notes No. 26 2025

Question:Working on peanut rotations for 2025. Have a couple of farms that was tobacco in 2024. Could go with peanuts behind tobacco but have heard that it’s not ideal. That just came from street…

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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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Soybeans in a Peanut Rotation Peanut Notes No. 21 2024

We often discourage having soybeans in a rotation with peanuts. Both of these crops can be hosts for economically important diseases and nematodes. With that said, a significant amount of peanuts in…

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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…