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Virginia Peanut Field Tour, Suffolk, Sept. 8 Sep 3, 2021
Next week on Sep 8, 2021, Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center (TAREC) will host an “express” peanut field tour. With registration starting at 7:30, attendees will be updated on […]
Virginia Peanuts: Not There Yet but Getting Close Aug 27, 2021
Today, Aug 26 2021, we pod blasted a few peanut cultivars grown at the Tidewater AREC in large plots to observe pod maturity at this time. While the peanuts planted […]
Virginia Peanuts: Some Fields Close to Digging Oct 1, 2020
I know I missed a week of updates, but it was not much change in peanut maturity since recently. On Sep 28, however, some fields started looking close to digging. […]
Virginia Peanuts: Still a Few Weeks from Harvest Sep 17, 2020
Monday, Sep 14 2020, Extension Agent Livvy Preisser organized a pod blasting clinic in Windsor, VA, at the Indika Farms Inc. As every year my technician, Frank Bryant, assisted the […]
Virginia Peanuts: Progressing Nicely Towards Maturity Sep 9, 2020
In the past two weeks, peanut progressed nicely towards harvest maturity. The pictures below show maturity of Bailey on Aug 25 and Sep 8, 2020; and maturity of Sullivan and […]
Virginia Peanuts: Maturity Running Much Later Than Last Year Aug 27, 2020
This year, peanut is nowhere near where it was last year, from the pod maturity point of view. The pictures below show 100% white (immature) pods from Bailey planted on […]
Virginia Peanuts: Harvest Looks 2-3 Weeks Out Aug 28, 2019
On Aug 26, a pod blasting clinic was organized at the Indika Farms in Windsor, VA. A total of 24 samples (fields) representing 1056 acres were evaluated. Samples were from […]
Virginia Peanuts: When Should You Start Digging? Aug 16, 2019
According to the Peanut – Cotton Infonet online report system, peanut planted on May 1 in Suffolk, Capron, Greensville, and Waverley, VA, accumulated to the date around 2100 °F in all […]
Virginia Peanuts: Harvest Coming Sooner Than Expected Sep 11, 2018
Friday, Sep 7th, a pod-blasting clinic was organized in Windsor, Isle of Wight County in Virginia. Farmers brought samples for maturity evaluation from 40 fields, in majority from the IOW […]
Virginia: Peanut Field Tour, Suffolk, Aug. 15 Aug 1, 2018
A Peanut Tour will take place at the Tidewater AREC (1045 Hare Road, Suffolk, VA, 23437) on Aug 15. Presentations include precision irrigation and crop stress sensing, weed control and […]
