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University of Georgia peanut agronomist John Beasley examines soil temperature at one of his field plots. CAES News
Chilly temps can doom peanuts 04/10/13 Clint Thompson
Knowing when to plant may be one of the most important parts of successful peanut farming.
Stink bugs can have a costly and harmful impact on cotton farmers. CAES News
Pests need to be managed 03/26/13 Clint Thompson
One of the toughest crop pests to stop in Georgia is also the most economically devastating — the stinkbug.
Pictured are peanuts being bred at a greenhouse on the Tifton Campus of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. CAES News
Genetics key in crop research 03/22/13 Clint Thompson
Between high volumes of irrigation and frequent pesticides use, farming peanuts can be a costly endeavor.
Peanuts are dug in a field in Seminole County, Ga., Sept. 29, 2011. Prices for this year's crop, which is near half harvested, are running as high as $1,000 per ton. These are the highest prices since the end of the federal quota system in 2002, which regulated U.S. peanut supply each year. CAES News
Too many peanuts 01/31/13 Sharon Dowdy, Nathan B. Smith
Due to last year’s record-breaking peanut harvest and the current surplus supply of peanuts, Georgia peanut farmers will likely decrease the number of acres they plant this year.
While parts of Georgia received almost 8 inches of rain this month other areas saw barely an inch of precipitation CAES News
October weather 11/09/12 Pam Knox
Temperatures in Georgia were within one degree of normal across the state in October. Rainfall continued to be light across most of the state, continuing a trend from a dry September. A narrow band stretching from Columbus to the northeast mountains was the only area of the state that received higher than normal rainfall.
Bidens growing at the Unversity of Georgia campus in Tifton as part of a SARE trail researching cover crops as beneficial companion plants. CAES News
Detering tomato spotted wilt virus 08/20/12 Donn H Cooper
U.S. Department of Agriculture-sponsored research at the University of Georgia campus in Tifton is looking into the potential of using a cover crop system to improve soil and prevent tomato spotted wilt virus.
Georgia farmer Relinda Walker displays organic peanuts on her farm. CAES News
Organic peanut research 08/09/12 Donn H Cooper
Georgia farmers grow more than 45 percent of the nation’s peanut supply, but almost none of the organic peanuts that a growing number of consumers want.
UGA Forage Extension Specialist Dennis Hancock talks about interplanting alfalfa in a bermudagrass pasture at the 2012 Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day. CAES News
Field Day showcases the very latest in seeds, technology and UGA brainpower 07/18/12 Donn H Cooper
On July 12, trams full of farmers, business administrators and reporters toured trial plots at the Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day, where University of Georgia agricultural experts discussed the latest scientific research for South Georgia.
Barry Martin on his farm in Hawkinsville, Ga. Martin is the 2012 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Georgia Farmer of the Year. CAES News
2012 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Georgia Farmer of the Year 07/16/12 Donn H Cooper
Barry Martin is the 2012 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Georgia Farmer of the Year.