| Date |
Comments |
Submitted By |
| May 07, 2008 |
Planting is under way for several producers as we speak. The radio and the road have been quiet busy lately. The soil temperature in averaging in the low 60's this past week with those cool nights. We recommend 65 degrees for the average soil temp to plant peanuts. However it is the first of May and we have got more moisture than previous years therefore they are ready to start sooner this year. Maybe we have seen the last of those colder night time temps. Everyone is of course starting out with the more resistant TSW varieties. So hopefully we can dodge or with stand
the pressure from TSW.
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Kris Balkcom
Program Specialist - Auburn University |
| August 22, 2007 |
The crop in West Alabama has great potential if they can continue to receive some more timely showers to fully mature the crop. The peanut crop for the remainder of the state of Alabama is in direr need of a change in the weather pattern. Unfortunately time is not on our side since we are in the third week of August. The past two weeks of 100 degree temperatures and lack of significant rainfall has had a drastic effect on the crops fruit set. The 2007 peanut season has been much like 2006 season, dry with the exception of the rainfall that we received during the months of August and September last year to make the crop. Everyone should be aware of the increase in insect pressure due to the fact that corn is being harvested and the insects shift to another crop. Growers have been taking precautions for burrowing bugs since they attack the pods as a source for moisture during dry weather greatly reducing the crops value. |
Kris Balkcom
Program Specialist, Auburn University |
| July 25, 2007 |
We have been blessed this past week with rainfall. Most everyone received some beneficial rainfall. The rain chances look promising for this week. Hopefully the rain will continue. The older peanuts are at the peak water demand and the younger peanuts need the moisture to stay on schedule. Most growers have regained control of the weeds from the late escapes due to the dry weather early and are on a good fungicide schedule. |
Kris Balkcom
Program Specialist, Auburn University |
| June 13, 2007 |
The 2007 peanut crop is a mixed bag. We have peanuts that were planted
from the end of April to recently. The stands vary from place to place.
Some stands look good, some are very skippy, some have not had a rain
to germinate the seed yet and some have had just enough rain to swell
and rot the seed. There has been a number of cases where the inoculant
didn't work due to the dry weather. It has been a tough start for the
2007 peanut crop the rains that we have recently received have been very
isolated. Farmers that have had some rain and planted early have
already burned their peanuts back and have applied their first fungicide
spray. The rest are hoping for a weather pattern change.
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Kris Balkcom
Program Specialist, Auburn University |
| May 29, 2007 |
Most farmers are continuing to plant the peanuts into dry soil. The only
reason for that is to have them planted by the crop insurance deadline.
No one likes to be in that situation knowing that you are set up for a
disaster with erratic plant stands and the threat of tomato spotted wilt
virus. Some growers stopped planting for that reason and are hoping for
a rain the first of this week so they can finish planting by the
deadline and have uniform stands.
|
Kris Balkcom
Program Specialist, Auburn University |
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