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Drone view of a field showing some yellowing.

Drought and Harvest Question Greene County Peanut Notes No. 258 2025

Question:I looked at three fields this morning, all on sandy land and planted around May 8th. This area has been dry. The grower noticed this issue starting to occur about 2-3 weeks ago but now the…

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Drought and Harvest Question Bladen County Peanut Notes No. 257 2025

Question:Dig now? No real rain forecasted until next week. There is pod separation. Jordan:If most are separated, there is no need to let them sit longer in the field. Looks like almost all the field…

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Drought and Harvest Question Northampton County Peanut Notes No. 256 2025

Question:The last two weeks our peanuts have average moving only two days and maturity per week so peanuts that were two weeks off are now 10 days off two weeks later. Any where from 0.3 to a little…

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Drought and Harvest Question Bertie County Peanut Notes No. 255 2025

Question:We had from 0.5 to 1.2 inches of rain from this frontal system. Some of the fields were in heavy drought stress (50-60% of the field). Assuming there was already some yield loss. What can we…

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Differential Harvest Based on Drought Stress Peanut Notes No. 253 2025

The following e-mail was sent to NC State Extension agents last week.There are a lot of fields with drought stressed peanuts with some areas severe with separation of kernels from pods. It is always…

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Drought, Maturity, Disease Comments Peanut Notes No. 245 2025

The following e-mail was sent to NC State Extension agents on September 11.I recently posted an update on the peanut crop on the portal. We just reached 2600 DD56 if peanuts emerged May 1 across most…