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Market Watch Strong early contracting signifies demand

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a st mont h ’s a nnouncement from The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a division of the National Institutes of Health, was a real game changer. Their new guidelines mean that every pediatrician and children’s health care provider will be monitoring the early introduction of peanut products to infants in order to prevent the development of peanut allergy, and parents now have a timeline for when peanut products should be introduced.

The guidelines were developed in Amanda Huber part based on the ground-breaking Learning Early About Peanut Allergy Editor, The Peanut Grower (LEAP) study, co-sponsored by the National Peanut Board (NPB), which was published in 2015. The LEAP study showed that introducing peanut-containing foods to infants at high risk for developing peanut allergy was safe and led to an 81 percent relative reduction in the subsequent development of peanut allergy.

Peanut producers, through the NPB, are to be commended for charging toward this issue with a vengeance in an attempt to find what causes peanut allergy and to prevent peanut allergy in as many people as possible.

Bob Parker, NPB president and CEO, said, “The Board has invested more than $21 million in peanut allergy research, outreach and education since its inception and launched a successful peanut allergy awareness and education initiative in 2014. The guidelines represent a strong step forward in helping us all manage peanut allergies more effectively.”

As foods are introduced to babies, the guidelines include options such as adding a small amount of peanut butter to flavor rice cereal or easy-to-gum peanut-flavored “puff” snacks.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which appointed experts to turn the research findings into user-friendly guidelines, said, “It’s an important step forward. When you do desensitize them from an early age, you have a very positive effect.”

With this paradigm shift from delayed to early introduction of peanuts to prevent peanut allergy, we can all hope in four or five years the incidence of a child being allergic to peanuts is indeed rare.

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own on the farm, producers are somewhat optimistic as domestic and export demand for peanuts remains strong. Other commodities do not produce such optimism, but prices have improved since Trump was elected President. Peanut producers need a strong crop for rotation.

Early indications are for an acreage increase. The first estimate will be issued by USDA on March 30.

Contracts for 2017 peanuts were $475 per ton in the Southeast, $100 per ton higher than last season. Shellers report a good response; however, some shellers are offering that price on only a portion, such as the first 4,000 pounds per acre or one-half last year’s production.

Some shellers were offering a $25 perton premium for seed production or $50 per-ton premium for planting high-oleic varieties. There were even some premiums being offered for irrigated acreage.

For producers who are beyond a determined distance from the shelling plant, a $25 per-ton freight differential cost caused a reduction in the contract offer.

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Contributing Editor, The Peanut Grower

Leading Marketing Indicators (As of Jan. 9, 2017) 2016 Acreage Est. up 2 % ................................................ 1,587,000 acres 2016 Production Est. (3,934 ac) .......................................... 3,121,600 tons 2016 Inspected .................................................................... 2,757,728 tons 2016 Market Loan (01-4-17) ............................................... 2,084,991 tons 2016 Market Loan Redeemed ............................................. 309,812 tons 2016-17 Domestic Usage (4 Mo.) ............................................. Up + 3.3% 2016-17 Exports (Jan-Oct, 2016)

.......................................... Up + 58.6%

NATIONAL POSTED PRICE (per ton) Runners -$424.51; Spanish - $407.34; Valencia and Virginias - $429.28

Opening Contracts For uncommitted 2016 peanuts and some 2017 peanuts, contracts were being offered giving the farmer the opportunity to sell his peanuts when shelled market prices increase or decrease or ride the market. One sheller offered a flex contract at $400 per-ton base price that equaled 52 cents per-pound shelled price. For each one-cent increase in price above that, add $ 13.50 per ton up to a

maximum of 61 cents. At press time, the shelled price was 56 cents per pound, which equals a four-cent increase or a price of $454 per ton. Under this contract, the maximum was 61 cents per pound or $521.50 per ton.

Another offer was $400 per-ton minimum base allowing the farmer to sell based on the sheller’s web price, but within a certain timeframe and a maximum of $500 per ton.

U.S. PEANUT EXPORTS - TOP 10 - From USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service (American Peanut Council) January - October - 2016 (Total peanut kernels, in-shell, Peanut Butter and Processed) (Quantity in Metric Tons - MT) Country

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2015

368,320

354,295

562,111

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10,551

170,733

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90,565

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+9.26%

$148,296,569

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$101,796,574

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$37,091,952

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17,269

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$23,904,101

Germany

23,648

15,604

16,901

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+8.31%

$25,400,589

Japan

9,751

9,853

13,043

2.32%

+32.38%

$21,687,681

Spain

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11,367

8,071

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$11,456,394

Norway

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2,752

3,414

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Plant Cautiously Farmers need to plant a lot of peanuts this season with some cautions.

Maximize program payments while retaining crop rotation, which means higher yields and better quality. Financial institutions also want to know the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payment in October. This year’s payment is based on last year’s prices, which were low. The first 4 months averaged about $380 per ton, but will increase. If the average was $400 per ton, that means a PLC payment of $135 per ton, applied to only 85 percent less budget reconciliation or about $100 per ton. In October 2018, the higher prices from 2017 crop will be known and payments will likely be reduced.

Supply Adjustments USDA has made adjustments to the 2016/17 peanut supply, increasing imports, but the estimated production stayed at 1,587,000 acres, averaging 3,934 pounds per acre yielding 3,121,500 tons.

The Federal State Inspection Service’s graded report shows 2,757,728 tons of peanuts inspected as of Jan. 5, 2017. Most analysts are now predicting a 2,800,000ton crop. The last 20 percent harvested has quality problems because of drought.

Ending stocks are still estimated by USDA at 1,004,500 tons. In the next report, ending stocks should drop along with exports. As prices continue to increase due to the shortfall, export buyers will likely look for other sources, if available. India has increased area planted by 21 percent and China and Argentina have increases in peanut areas planted.

Domestic Markets Domestic peanut markets remain strong with stocks and processing numbers showing usage up 3.3 percent after four months. USDA has estimated a 1.9 percent increase. By category, peanut butter usage is up 5.8 percent, peanut candy up 8.3 percent and peanut snacks down 4 percent. In-shells are down 14.5 percent for the four-month period.

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cent and Mexico at 15 percent. By July, USDA estimates exports will be down 2.8 percent. The market will develop over the volume China buys and the determination of what price is too high.

Industry Challenges W hile more peanuts are needed, production plans also need to include

crop rotation and irrigation, if possible. Maximize program payments and, above all, profitability. We have industry challenges that include a modern, hightech grading system, more volume-oriented buying points, more advertising and promotions, and hopefully a favorable atmosphere in Washington, D.C. Get ready! PG

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Farm Bill Positioning Bob Redding of the Redding Firm in Washington D.C. recently told a group of farmers that although there will be some changes in the House and Senate for the 115th Congress, most of the agricultural leadership will remain in place for the 2018 Farm Bill.

Redding says, “The Capitol Hill peanut leadership is well-positioned with regard to senior policy slots on both the authorization and appropriations committees.”

The Trump administration’s nominations will likely consume the Senate Agriculture Committee for the first quarter of the year. “We anticipate Farm Bill hearings in 2017.”

The replacement for Sen. Jef f Sessions (R-Ala) is the most important near-term appointment and election for peanut growers. Sonny Perdue III, former governor of Georgia, is said to be President-elect Donald Trump’s leading candidate for Ag Secretary, according to reports, but is not final at press time.

ConAgra Case Settled ConAgra recently pleaded guilty in federal court to a misdemeanor charge of shipping salmonella-tainted peanut butter that sickened hundreds of people in 2006-2007.

A federal judge in Albany, Ga., approved the $11.2 million settlement, including an $8 million fine and another $3.2 million in forfeitures to the federal government, the largest food safety fine in the history of the United States.

The settlement ends the case that bega n in November 2006 when approximately 625 people in 47 states became ill from salmonella. The contamination at ConAgra’s Sylvester plant was said to result from an old and failing peanut roaster, a storm-damaged sugar silo that allowed access to insects and birds and a leaky roof that allowed moisture to come 8 /

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into the production process.

ConAgra launched a huge product recall and has since spent $275 million on upgrades at the plant and adopted new testing procedures to screen for contaminants.

Sustainability In Peanuts Sustainability is all about becoming more efficient, productive and profitable while at the same time benefiting the environment. Peanuts have a great story to tell, which is increasingly important to consumers. The American Peanut Council has established a Sustainability Task Force that is providing an opportunity to discuss Field to Market’s Fieldprint Calculator.

The Calculator enables growers to enter data on their fields and calculate the sustainability impacts, which can then be compared with national and regional data, providing them with a valuable management tool. This project will be a multi-year effort to develop a tool that is easy to use and helps the grower increase his productivity.

T he A l l ia nc e for Su st a i nable Agriculture released its 2016 National Indicators Report in December. It analyzes eight environmental indicators and five socioeconomic indicators for 10 crops (barley, corn for grain, corn for silage, cotton, peanuts, potatoes, rice, soybeans, sugar beets and wheat) over a 36-year period at a national level. This is the first time peanuts has appeared and outlines the crop’s improvements.

WSJ Targets Farm Programs A recent article in the Wall Street Journal called on President Trump to abolish farm programs. Regarding peanuts, specifically, the article stated, “In 2002, Congress abolished the quota system that required farmers to possess a federal license to grow peanuts. Yet, rather than trust free markets, Congress created a new

Calendar • Feb. 9, 2017 — Alabama/Florida Peanut Trade Show, National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds, Dothan, Ala. For information, visit www.alpeanuts.com or call 334-792-6482.

• Feb. 16, 2017 — Florida Peanut Producers Annual Meeting, Jackson County Agri-Complex, Marianna, Fla. For information, visit www.flpeanuts. com or call 850-526-2590.

• Feb. 17-20, 2017 — Annual Meeting and Convention of the National Peanut Buying Points Association, Waterside Marriott, Tampa, Fla. Register at www.peanutbuyingpoint.org or email tspearman@friendlycity.net.

• March 23, 2017 — Oklahoma Peanut Expo, Southwest Technology Center, Altus, Okla. For more information, contact Ron Sholar at okpeanutcomm@ aol.com.

price-support program. In 2014, Congress sharply increased peanut subsidies. Federal program outlays are forecast by the USDA to increase eightfold between 2015 and 2017, reaching almost $1 billion a year. As a result, the USDA is drowning in a sea of surplus peanuts that farmers dump on the government.”

Could the article have been more incorrect? As one peanut industry member stated, “USDA had 62 tons of peanuts forfeited in 2016. All other peanut marketing loans were repaid.

With help from China, USDA has done a great job of selling, resulting in no surplus. The peanut program kicks in when peanut prices are low, increasing the reference price from $495 to $535. Forty dollars per ton over eight years is not a ‘sharp increase.’”

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PEANUT GROWERS OF AMERICA, LET’S TALK YIELDS. Times like these make maximizing every plant’s potential more crucial than ever. We all know how important nitrogen is to achieving that potential, but do you know the best and most economical way to deliver the nitrogen that peanuts need? Inoculation. An inoculant can make all the difference for your yields and your bottom line. There’s an ideal inoculant waiting. And we’re here to help you find it.

Verdesian Life Sciences is proud to sponsor the 2017 Inoculant Guide, a key tool for creating an inoculant plan suitable for your farm. This issue covers not only yield enhancement information, but keys to overall plant health and efficiency with the use of fresh, active inoculants, best practices to care for inoculants, application tips and more.

When it’s time to make your inoculant decision, talk to your local dealer about nitrogen-fixing Primo Power CL. With specially selected strains of rhizobia and a proprietary plant health promoter, it’s designed to boost yield potential by improving plant health right from the start.

If you’re looking to boost yields, contact a Verdesian Life Sciences specialist at www.vlsci.com/ find-a-specialist. We’d be happy to find an inoculant that works best for you.

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ithin each peanut seed is the potential to produce a big healthy plant capable of setting hundreds of pegs per plant that become pods containing multiple kernels inside. Reaching that maximum yield potential is only possible by providing that seed with everything it needs to germinate quickly and grow vigorously from the start. One component added in-furrow with the seed that will help the peanut plant from the beginning is an inoculant.

A peanut inoculant is a Inoculants Are concentration of specially Designed To: selected, fresh rhizobia bac• Enhance plant teria. Placed in just the right growth with specially place, when the seed germiselected strains of nates and a seedling begins to rhizobia grow and form roots, the bac• Enable healthier plants from the start teria enter the root and colowith earlier nitrogen nize, which forms the nodules fixation found on the roots. The colo• Maximize yield nies of bacteria take in nitropotential with gen from the air and turn it increased nodulation into a form the plant can use.

The whole process is natural to legumes and the most efficient and economical way to supply the crop with nitrogen. But, it all depends on whether the bacteria are in the right place at the right time. That’s why adding an inoculant at planting — a fresh, newly made inoculant product containing vigorous bacteria — is the only cost-effective way to ensure the needed bacteria are present in the soil and in close proximity to the seed.

In This Guide This issue of The Inoculant Guide, sponsored by Verdesian Life Sciences, offers a look at how inoculants fit into a stepby-step countdown to a successful peanut crop. Nitrogen made available to the plant maximizes yield, as research has shown that peanut plants do not respond in the same fashion to nitrogen fertilizer and can even be adversely affected.

Case studies from 2016 further amplify the need for an

added inoculant based on weather and field conditions the previous year and at planting. Plus, application insights and care and handling of inoculant products are always a good reminder.

In the end, peanut planning can begin in earnest with the knowledge and understanding that an inoculant application at planting is simply giving the natural process of this amazing legume a head start toward maximum yields. IG

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sing the latest, most advanced science and technology to produce maximum yield and quality is the goal of peanut producers, university and Extension researchers and crop input companies. With an inoculant product, this means identifying the best and most active bacteria that will work quickly around the germinating seed to colonize roots and begin supplying nitrogen to the crop in a symbiotic relationship between plants and the bacteria. By adding rhizobia in-furrow, the technology packed into these micro-organisms help increase nitrogen-fixing root nodules, which, in turn, boosts nitrogen uptake in plants. Put simply, adding an inoculant product in-furrow at planting is a countdown to success.

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More Nodules On The Roots Peanuts that get a faster, healthier start and develop a larger root mass improve the crop’s chances for reaching its genetic potential for greater yields, Deal says. “This peanut inoculant opens the door for more nodules, which provide more available nitrogen to increase the potential number of pegs and pods that are set.”

Quick germination and a uniform stand, leading to quick canopy closure is ideal for the crop to produce maximum yield, but this requires nitrogen.

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Specially Selected Rhizobia Strains Stan Deal, Verdesian Life Sciences technical sales representative, says the science behind the new inoculant product Primo Power CL is centered on the seed.

“The goal is to generate a healthier plant right from the start. Primo Power CL contains multiple strains of rhizobia that are isolated and produced to ensure optimum performance in all conditions and to perform especially well under stress.”

Phil Shelley, also a Verdesian Life Sciences technical sales representative based in Dothan, Ala., says the new inoculant product offers one of the highest rhizobia concentrations in the industry.

“Primo Power CL delivers 4.5 billion colony-forming units of rhizobia per gram to the plant. This higher concentration ensures the highest level of aggressive rhizobia to produce larger amounts of peanut-producing nitrogen,” he says.

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More Nitrogen For The Plant Shelley explains that Primo Power CL aids in boosting yields by helping peanut plants reach their full potential.

“It opens the door for more nodules, which bring more nitrogen to the plant, resulting in better yield potential. A healthier plant is generated right from the start enabling the peanut seed to reach its full potential to maximize yield,” he says. “Primo Power CL gives growers the confidence that the rhizobia bacteria is there to give their peanuts the best chance to nodulate and grow.”

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Increased Peg And Pod Set The goal of every producer is to ensure the best conditions possible so that when the crop starts pegging, it will set the most pegs, which turn into pods, as it potentially can.

Deal says that even in less-than-ideal conditions, the specially selected strains of rhizobia in Primo Power CL are proven to help peanuts perform.

“Growers can be assured that they have given the peanut plant the nitrogen it needs to produce the maximum amount of pegs and pods,” he says.

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Maximum Yield “Basically, this product is an evolution of the compa ny’s origina l Primo Power inoculant, which has been proven to deliver more profit per acre than other inoculant products,” Shelley says. “Producers are setting their crops up for success.”

By ma x i m i z i ng t he a mou nt of nut r ie nt s taken up by the roots and made available to the growing plant, Primo Power CL improves stand count, raising yield potential, he says.

While maximum yield is the goal of adding an inoculant product, Deal says the new inoculant offered from Verdesian Life Sciences is made with less water, making the product package lighter and handling easier. “Its concentrated liquid formulation offers a convenient, lower-use rate for more efficient application,” Deal says.

As with most all inoculant products, Deal says it is compatible with most any product you would apply in-furrow.

But it’s the bottom line that Deal Plant Health Benefits: and Shelley know is most important • Increased seedling vigor, for producers and both say that Primo including a noticeable height Power CL provide the most active difference during early bacteria to increase nodulation and growth stages nitrogen fixation leading to more pegs • Improved stand count proand pod set and, thereby, more yield. vides more plants for quicker canopy development and That’s the bottom line. IG increased yield potential • Enlarged root mass for improved water and nutrient uptake • Additional nodulation to produce more available nitrogen to increase the potential number of pegs and pods that are set

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QUICK TIPS Jason Sarver, Mississippi State University Extension agronomist, says the proper use of inoculants has been especially important in his state because of the increase in peanut acreage. As Sarver notes, any new ground or ground out of production for four or more years should always receive an inoculant application.

“An inoculant should be used if peanut is being planted in fields that have had standing water or total saturation for extended periods. This will be more common in parts of Mississippi than in the deep sands of the Southeast and make an inoculant application important for us.

“Given the relatively low cost and the potential detrimental effects from not using it, I consider inoculants to be inexpensive insurance.”

Sarver offers the following tips:  Peanut and soybean inoculants are not the same. Make sure the product is specifically for peanuts and that it is a true inoculant.  Inoculant products contain living organisms. Store in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight.

If using a liquid product, use non-chlorinated water as the carrier and make sure the tank is clean prior to use.  Mix up only enough product for what you will use in a single day.

If liquid is left in the tank, treat it as water the next day and add the inoculant product to create a new batch.  Inoculants are a necessity for new ground or ground that has been out of peanut for 4+ years.

It is inexpensive insurance on all ground, especially if that ground has been saturated for extended periods.  Most liquid inoculant products are compatible with numerous in-furrow fungicides and other products for a specified time period. Read the product label or consult a company representative or Extension agent for compatibility questions.

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sing an inoculant product every year is only meaningful if it can be shown in real numbers adding to the overall bottom line of the producer. While many researchers over the years have conducted trials to show the effectiveness of inoculants, North Carolina State University Extension agronomist David Jordan has an ongoing project to show peanut yield response and economic return in fields without a history of peanuts versus fields with frequent plantings of peanuts.

Jordan recommends that growers inoculate their peanut seed or fields to ensure that adequate levels of rhizobia are present in each field.

Choose Assurance Over Unpredictability “The data demonstrate that while peanut response to rotation is often predictable, response to inoculant and rotation combinations is less predictable.

Therefore, peanuts should be inoculated in all years regardless of previous rotation history to minimize risk and maintain yield,” he says.

The economic value of inoculation is also demonstrated in these trials.

“Assuming a commercial inoculant cost of $8 per acre, economic return in new peanut fields at $535 per ton was 51 times higher than the cost of the inoculant. A five-fold increase in economic return over inoculant cost was noted in fields with a recent history of peanut production.”

Generally, Jordan says, a peanut plant with 15 nodules on the tap root by 40 days after emergence is showing adequate nodulation.

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These three peanuts were planted on May 9, with the picture taken on June 25. The two plants at the left are smaller, yellower, and with less root growth and a reduced number of nodules. Maria Balota, Virginia Tech’s Tidewater AREC, says these two were planted in sorghum residue. The plant at right is bigger, greener and has more roots and nodules and was cultivated in sandier land.

pay for an inoculant application. Yield increases of more than 150 pounds per acre to more than 1,000 pounds per acre have been observed over non-inoculated peanuts in a variety of rotations, including short rotations, and in both irrigated and rain-fed conditions.

Tubbs says, “You may not see benefits from inoculants each and every year, but considering it only takes a 250 pound per acre yield bump once every three to five years to break even on an annual product application, such a decision should be an easy one for most growers to make since the chances of a profitable outcome in the long-term is much greater than not.”

At times, even with the use of an inoculant product, such as when the product was not properly cared for at planting and many of the bacteria died or when soils become saturated after planting and the bacteria are adversely affected, an application of ammoni-

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um nitrate may be needed. However, as Tubbs notes, yield will probably not equal a properly inoculated crop.

“On new land, inoculant failure can reduce profit by 200 pounds per acre even when 120 pounds of topdress nitrogen is applied. Foliar nitrogen applications are not cost effective and often cause unacceptable leaf burn.”

This example further shows that properly applying a liquid inoculant is the best way to achieve maximum yield in the peanut crop. “It has been stated before by my predecessors and colleagues, and by me in previous years as well — an inoculant application is one of the most cost-effective ‘insurance policies’ at a grower’s disposal,” Tubbs says.

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New Peanut Fields Yield (lb per acre)

Fields with a Recent History of Peanuts

Economic return ($ per acre)

Yield (lb per acre)

Economic return ($ per acre)

No inoculant

3,571

39

4,282

229

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5,133

449

4,475

273

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410

193

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“Under t he se c ond it ion s, pe anut developed only a few roots with a reduced number of nodules,” says Maria Balota, assistant professor with Virginia Tech’s Tidewater Agricultural Research and Education Center. “Plants were smaller and less green than ‘normal’ plants, in particular when planted in crop residue because this maintained soil cooler and wetter.”

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“One very important thing is to inoculate at planting,” Balota says. “It is also important to scout for the number and size of the nodules in the first 45 days after planting.”

For producers in t he VirginiaCarolina region, Balota says, based on her research, the threshold of nodules a farmer should look for at two weeks after planting is an average of five big nodules on the main root; at 30 days, 70 nodules of any size on the main and

lateral roots; and at 45 days at planting a producer should be able to find an average of 130 nodules.

If poor nodulation is found at beginning flowering, which usually leads to smaller and yellowing plants, Balota says an inorganic nitrogen needs to be applied.

“Ammonium sulfate can be used up to 150 pounds of nitrogen per acre, which is about 714 pounds of ammonium sulfate per acre, and the sooner, the better.” IG

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he best variety choice is one that will achieve a rapid, uniform stand and provide good yields and grades over a wide range of growing conditions.

With so many varieties to choose from, careful consideration should go into this part of your planting decision. Study the variety descriptions and the trial data, and choose a variety or varieties that best fits your farm and production situation. PG

RUNNER-TYPE VARIETIES Florida-07: This medium-to-late runner market-type peanut was released from the University of Florida in 2006. It has shown excellent yield potential with good grades. Seed are larger and, for this reason, gypsum is recommended for additional calcium. It has good-to-excellent resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), some white mold resistance and tolerance to leaf spot. Florida-07 has high-oleic oil chemistry with good-to-excellent roasting, blanching and processing characteristics.

FloRun™ ‘107’: This is a medium-maturity (135 to 140 days) runner-type variety released by the University of Florida. The seed size of FloRun™ ‘107’ is similar to Georgia Yield Performance Of Runner-Type Varieties In Tifton, Ga., Irrigated, 2014-2016.

Variety

2014 Yield (lb/a)

Georgia-13M Georgia-07W

5743

2015 Yield (lb/a)

2016 Yield (lb/a)

2016 TSMK (%)

6123

4755

71.0

5866

4994

74.0

5167

72.5

Georgia-16HO Georgia-06G

6026

5572

4651

72.5

Georgia-09B

6140

5515

4200

73.5

TUFRunner™ ‘297’

5964

5357

5108

72.0

Georgia-12Y

7058

5288

4799

70.5

TUFRunner™ ‘727’

5724

5100

4958

71.0

FloRun™ ‘107’

5928

5091

4689

68.5

Florida-07

5739

5049

5068

69.0

TUFRunner™ ‘511’

5930

4998

5351

71.0

4922

3751

70.5

4858

4898

72.0

4501

4343

72.0

FloRun™ ‘157’ Tifguard

5676

Georgia-14N

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Yield Performance Of Runner-Type Varieties In Tifton, Ga., Non-Irrigated, 2014-2016.

Variety

2014 Yield (lb/a)

2015 Yield (lb/a)

2016 Yield (lb/a)

2016 TSMK (%)

Georgia-06G

4562

6885

6440

73.0

6428

5105

72.5

Georgia-09B Georgia-13M

4449

6407

6209

73.0

FloRun™ ‘157’

4155

6377

5290

70.5

TUFRunner™ ‘297’

4336

6253

6434

69.5

6271

73.0

5900

71.5

Georgia-16HO TUFRunner™ ‘511’

4881

6059

Georgia 12-Y

4837

5999

5999

67.5

TUFRunner™ ‘727

4773

5811

5838

70.5

Georgia-07W

4583

5793

6246

72.0

5696

6160

70.0

Florida-07 Tifguard

4262

5611

5878

70.0

FloRun™ ‘107’

4155

5596

5363

69.5

TifNV-HighO/L

4309

5551

5287

72.0

Georgia-14N

5285

5415

5059

72.5

Preliminary data on 1/9/17. Source: John Gassett, Program Coordinator, UGA Variety Evaluation, Griffin Campus.

Greener, and it produces a high percentage of medium kernels in the grading process. The variety has demonstrated very good yields and grades with good resistance to TSWV and moderate resistance to white mold. FloRun™ ‘107’ has high-oleic oil chemistry.

Georgia-06G: A high-yielding, large-seeded, runner-type variety, Georgia-06G was developed at the UGA Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton. The variety has shown a high level of resistance to TSWV. Georgia-06G has an intermediate or decumbent runner growth habit, dark green foliage and medium maturity similar to Georgia Green. Georgia06G combines high TSWV resistance with medium maturity and excellent yield, grade and dollar value return per acre.

Georgia-09B: A high-yielding, high-oleic, TSW Vresistant, medium-seeded, runner-type peanut variety, Georgia-09B was developed at the UGA Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton. The variety has shown a high level of resistance to TSWV. Georgia-09B has an intermediate runner growth habit and medium maturity, similar to Georgia Green. It combines high TSWV resistance and high-oleic oil chemistry with medium maturity and excellent FE BRUARY 2 017 • THE PE ANUT GROWE R /

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yield, grade and dollar value return per acre.

Georgia-12Y: This is a high-yielding, TSWV-resistant and white mold resistant, medium seeded, runner-type variety released by the Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations and developed at the University of Georgia, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton Campus.

During three years averaged over multiple location tests in Georgia, Ga. 12Y had significantly higher yield, dollar value return per acre and number of seed per pound compared to Georgia 10T. However, Georgia 10T has a higher TSMK grade than Georgia 12Y. Georgia 12Y is most similar to Georgia 10T in later maturity. Both should be excellent varieties for an early planting date option in the southeast U.S. peanut production area.

G e or g i a-13M : T h i s i s a ne w high-yielding, high-oleic, TSW Vresistant, small-seeded, runner-type peanut variety released by the Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station in 2013. It was developed at the University of Georgia, Coastal Plain Experiment Station. During a three-year period, it averaged over multiple location tests in 18 /

Yield Performance Of Runner-Type Peanuts In Various Locations In Mississippi, 2015-2016.

Variety

Starkville Poplarville Raymond Stoneville 2016 Avg 2-year Avg (lb/A) (lb/A) (lb/A) (lb/A) (lb/A) (lb/A)

Georgia-06G

4795

5603

4890

5158

5112

4383

Georgia-12Y

3979

5365

5050

4329

4681

4382

Georgia-13M

4708

4562

4620

4182

4518

4285

Georgia 14-N

3279

4385

4485

4230

4095

3702

TUFRunner™ ‘511’

4630

4866

5170

4795

4865

4268

TUFRunner™ ‘727’

4850

5081

4981

5148

5015

4314

FloRun™ ‘107’

4553

4966

4604

4517

4660

4154

TUFRunner™ ‘297’

5008

5170

5385

5012

5143

4611

Algrano QR14

4927

4379

4677

4635

4655

4085

Florida-07

4105

4359

4658

4776

4474

4133

Georgia-09B

4784

5285

4824

4209

4775

4022

FloRun™ ‘157’

4920

5147

4729

5160

4989

Source: Variety Testing, Mississippi State University, phone (662) 325-2390.

significantly less total disease incidence and greater dollar value return per acre when compared to other high-oleic, runner-type varieties.

Georgia 13M has a smaller runner seed size. Georgia 13M combines high yield, TSWV resistance with the excellent roasted f lavor of Georgia Green

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2017 VARIETY GUIDE Yield Performance Of Runner-Type Varieties In Midville, Ga., Irrigated, 2014-2016.

Variety

2014 Yield (lb/a)

2015 Yield (lb/a)

2016 Yield (lb/a)

2016 TSMK (%)

Georgia-12Y

6433

6787

5527

TUFRunner™ ‘511’

6788

6767

Georgia-09B

6643

Georgia-13M

6918

FloRun™ ‘107’ Tifguard Georgia-06G

Yield And Grade Performance Of Runner-Type Varieties, Plains, Ga., Irrigated, 2014-2016.

Variety

2014 Yield (lb/a)

2015 Yield (lb/a)

2016 Yield (lb/a)

2016 TSMK (%)

73.5

TUFRunner™ ‘511’

5669

6738

4131

69.5

6258

71.0

Georgia-09B

6204

6552

4638

67.5

6557

6437

72.5

Georgia-14N

6368

4354

70.0

6447

5791

70.5

Georgia-06G

6247

6249

4629

69.0

6103

6378

6042

69.5

Georgia-12Y

6177

5874

4020

70.0

5966

6346

5706

69.5

TUFRunner™ ‘297’

5787

4883

70.0

6524

6314

6336

71.0

FloRun™ ‘107’

5530

5775

4535

67.5

6305

5199

70.0

Georgia-13M

5675

5684

5269

74.0

FloRun™ ‘157’ TUFRunner™ ‘727’

6599

6281

5817

72.5

FloRun™ ‘157’

5435

3905

69.5

Georgia-14N

6200

6262

5511

73.5

TUFRunner™ ‘727’

5454

5427

4423

73.5

TUFRunner™ ‘297’

6371

6171

6532

70.5

Tifguard

5614

4995

3950

66.5

Georgia-07W

6492

5973

6185

75.0

Georgia-07W

5288

4995

4190

65.5

Florida-07

6580

5783

5596

70.0

Florida-07

5714

4967

4111

66.5

5914

74.5

Georgia-16HO

5711

4952

3872

68.0

Georgia-16HO

Preliminary data on 1/5/16. Source: John Gassett, Program Coordinator, UGA Variety Evaluation, Griffin Campus.

Preliminary data on 1/9/17. Source: John Gassett, Program Coordinator, UGA Variety Evaluation, Griffin Campus.

small-seeded, runner-type peanut variety is high-yielding, resistant to spotted wilt and root-knot nematodes and has high-oleic oil chemistry. In a three-year trial, Georgia-14N had significantly less TSWV and total disease incidence, higher yield, grade and dollar value return per acre compared to Tifguard. The high-oleic trait offers longer shelf-life and improved oil quality of peanut and peanut products.

released by the Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station in 2016. Georgia-16HO combines high dollar value and TSWVresistance with the high-oleic trait for longer shelf-life and improved oil quality of peanut and peanut products.

GEORGIA-16HO: is a new high-yielding, high-oleic, TSWV-resistant, large-seeded, runner-type peanut variety Three-Year (2014-2016) Average Field Performance Of Medium-Maturing, Runner-Type Varieties In Florida.

Variety

Yield (lb/a)

TSMK (%)

TSWV (1-10)

Leaf Spot (1-10)

TUFRunner™ ‘297’**

6628

77.9

1.2

2.2

Tamrun OL01: A high-oleic Texas A&M release similar to Tamrun 96. Pods and seed are much larger than Flavor Runner 458 and a little larger than Tamrun 96 and OL02.

Disease resistance is nearly equal to Tamrun 96. Tamrun OL01 may have higher sugar content than most varieties and Four-Year (2013-2016) Average Field Performance Of Medium-Maturing, Runner-Type Varieties In Florida.

Variety

Yield (lb/a)

TSMK (%)

TSWV (1-10)

Leaf Spot (1-10)

TUFRunner™ ‘297’**

6432

77.7

1.3

2.9

Georgia-06G

6565

79.3

1.2

1.7

Georgia-12Y

6426

76.4

1.1

1.8

TUFRunner™ ‘511’**

6518

78.3

1.5

2.4

Georgia-06G

6325

79.3

1.2

2.3

TUFRunner™ ‘727’**

6125

77.6

1.4

2.0

TUFRunner™ ‘511’**

6299

78.5

1.4

3.2

FloRun™ ‘107’**

5922

75.6

1.4

2.6

TUFRunner™ ‘727’**

5954

77.8

1.4

2.5

Florida-07**

5961

74.6

1.3

2.0

FloRun™ ‘157’**

5901

77.9

1.3

2.9

5834

74.6

1.3

2.2

5824

79.7

1.3

2.2

Georgia-09B

5964

79.8

1.3

2.2

Florida-07**

Tifguard

5743

78.5

1.3

1.8

Georgia-09B

Georgia-12Y

6565

76.1

1.1

2.0

FloRun™ ‘107’**

5769

75.4

1.4

3.1

FloRun™ ‘157’**

6032

77.8

1.2

2.1

Tifguard

5521

78.3

1.3

2.4

*TSWV ratings (1= no disease); ** high-oleic oil chemistry; tests from two or three locations in Florida. Souce: University of Florida

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has produced hard seed in some situations. This variety is popular in South Texas due to TSWV resistance.

Tamrun OL02: A high-oleic Texas A&M runner with yields comparable to Flavor Runner 458 and disease resistance similar to Tamrun 96 with tolerance to TSWV, pod rot and southern blight. Tamrun OL02 has seed size slightly larger than Flavor Runner 458 and lower sugar content than Tamrun OL01 and Flavor Runner 458.

Tamrun OL07: This medium-to-late maturing high-oleic Texas A&M release has improved disease resistance compared to Tamrun OL01 and OL02 and FR 458. It yields similarly to these varieties in disease-free situations, but significantly higher in the presence of TSWV or Sclerotinia blight. Seed size intermediate between Tamrun OL02 and OL01.

Tamrun OL11: This variety is well suited for the West Texas growing region and has performed well under Sclerotinia blight conditions. Tamrun OL11 has resistance to Sclerotinia blight equal to that of Tamrun OL07, and it grades equal to or better than Flavor Runner 458, which is about two percentage points higher than Tamrun OL07 on average.

Ti f g u a r d : D e v e lop e d b y USDA’s Agriculture Research Service in Tifton, Ga., Tifguard has resistance to nematodes so as to be characterized as “near immunity,” and it offers good yields and grades, especially in places where there would be no yield from other varieties. It offers good resistance to TSW V and maturity is similar to Georgia Green.

TUFRunner™ ‘297’: Developed by the University of Florida, this variety is an extra-large seeded runner-type peanut with high-oleic oil chemistry. Released in 2014, this variety has demonstrated very good resistance to white mold, good resistance to TSWV, but is susceptible to leaf spot. Yield and grade have been excellent. It has a prominent center stem with semi-prostate growth habit. Seed supply will be limited to production of Foundation and Registered seed in 2015.

TUFRunner™ ‘511’: The University of Florida released this variety in July 2013. TUFRunner™ ‘511’ is a large-seeded, medium-maturity runner-type peanut with high-oleic oil chemistry. It has very good resistance to white mold and moderate resistance to TSWV. Yield and grade of TUFRunner™ ‘511’ have been excellent. The seed size is similar to Georgia06G with a similar outturn of medium, No. 1 and jumbo kernels. The growth habit of TUFRunner™ ‘511’ is prostrate with a good center stem. The seed supply for 2015 is limited.

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Yield and grade of TUFRunner™ ‘727’ have been excellent.

VIRGINIA-TYPE VARIETIES Bailey: Released by NCSU, Bailey is a medium to large-seeded and high-yielding Virginia-type peanut. It has produced high yields across multiple years and locations, which is an indication of good tolerance to fluctuations of weather and growth conditions. Bailey has a growth habit intermediate between runner and bunch types, bright pods and tan kernel color. More importantly, it is resistant to TSWV and thrips, and it matures in approximately 145 DAP, but holds its pods much better than CHAMPS. CH A MPS: CH A MPS is a large-seeded Virginia-type peanut variety with a runner growth habit. It is an early maturing variety. Yields at early digging (135-140 days after planting in Virginia) are high, and pod size, shape and color are suited for in-shell market. If an early frost advisory is in effect, CHAMPS can be harvested 10 days earlier than NC-V 11 with no reduction in yield. CHAMPS is less su sc ept ible to TS W V t h a n most Virginia-t ype cultivars.

CHAMPS is susceptible to CBR and Sclerotinia blight. High yields and favorable pod characteristics have been observed across years and locations and, similar to Bailey, showed good tolerance to growth factors.

Gregory: Gregory has a growth habit intermediate between runner and bunch types. Maturity is similar to NC-V11 (145– 150 DAP). This variety produces an exceptionally high percentage of ELKs and Fancy pods. Due to the large seed size, Gregory has a high soil calcium requirement, which may result in reduced seedling vigor if seed are produced under conditions with limited calcium uptake. It has medium resistance to TSWV. Perry: Perry is a high-yielding, large-seeded and CBRresistant variety. Perry is less susceptible to Sclerotinia Blight and Web Blotch than other Virginia-type varieties, but tends to have high susceptibility to TSWV. Maturity is approximately 14 days later than NC-V11. Growth habit is intermediate between runner and bunch types. Perry has a pink seed coat and good pod color. Fancy pod and ELK percentage is slightly lower than other varieties.

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2017 VARIETY GUIDE Phillips: Phillips is a large-seeded Virginia-type peanut with an intermediate runner growth habit. Yield has been high relative to other Virginiatype varieties. Phillips has a high content of ELKs, but it is susceptible to diseases in the V-C region. It matures later than NC-V11 and CHAMPS. Sugg: Released in 2009, Sugg was developed at the North Carolina State University to be resistant to multiple diseases. It has resistance to TSW V, CBR, Sclerotinia Blight and early leaf spot. Sugg has an intermediate runner growth habit and the color of the seed coat is pink. Sugg produces high yields and has larger kernels than Bailey. It also has good blanching and f lavor characteristics.

Su l l i v a n : R e le a s e d by Nor t h Carolina State University in 2013, Sullivan is a high-oleic Virginia-type cultivar with alternate branching pattern, intermediate runner growth habit and medium-green foliage. It was developed from a cross with a sister line of Bailey and, as Bailey, it has partial resistance to the four common diseases in the Virginia-Carolina peanut production area: early leaf spot, CBR, Sclerotinia blight and TSWV. Sullivan has approximately 45 percent jumbo pods and 40 percent fancy pods, and seeds tan with seed coat averaging 931 mg seed1. Yields and the number of days to maturity are similar with Bailey (145 days). Seed may not be sufficient until 2015 planting season.

Wy nne: A va riet y tested a s N08081olJC, Wynne was released by North Carolina State University in 2013. This variety resembles Sullivan, which Wynne is related to through a Bailey sister line. Wynne has partial resistance to early leaf spot, CBR, Sclerotinia blight and TSWV and has the high-oleic characteristic. The percentage of jumbo pods is 68 with 21 percent fancy pods. Seeds have a pink seed coat and average 1051 mg seed1.

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Grading Performance Of Commercially Available Virginia-Type Cultivars, 20112016, PVQE Program, Five Locations In N.C., S.C., Va., Dug At 130 DAP. Variety

Fancy Pods (%)

ELK (%)

SMK (%)

Total Meat

Perry

87

87

66

71

Phillips

91

44

66

71

Bailey

84

35

65

71

Sugg

86

33

63

70

Sullivan

88

37

64

70

NC V-11

84

37

64

70

CHAMPS

90

38

63

70

Wynne

92

35

63

69

Gregory

96

49

65

69

Source: Maria Balota, Assistant Professor, Tidewater AREC, Virginia Tech, http:pubs.ext.vt.edu/ author/b/balota-maria-res.html.

Grading Performance Of Commercially Available Virginia-Type Cultivars, 20112016, PVQE Program, Five Locations In N.C., S.C., Va., Dug At 140 DAP. Variety

Fancy Pods (%)

ELK (%)

SMK (%)

Total Meat

Sugg

39

85

64

72

Sullivan

38

85

64

71

Perry

43

82

65

73

Phillips

52

89

67

73

Bailey

40

83

65

72

NC V-11

40

80

64

72

CHAMPS

41

86

65

72

Gregory

51

94

65

71

Wynne

39

91

62

70

Source: Maria Balota, Assistant Professor, Tidewater AREC, Virginia Tech, http:pubs.ext.vt.edu/ author/b/balota-maria-res.html.

Agronomic Performance Of Commerically Available Virginia-Type Cultivars, 20112016, PVQE Program, Five Locations Across N.C., S.C., Va., Dug At 130 And 140 DAP. 130 DAP

140 DAP

Variety

Yield (lb/a)

Value ($/a)

Yield (lb/a)

Value ($/a)

Sullivan

4502

761

5064

879

Bailey

4931

847

5117

881

Wynne

4405

731

4838

801

Sugg

4607

766

4612

803

Phillips

4969

872

4938

892

Gregory

4870

832

5000

843

CHAMPS

4930

820

4739

803

NC-V 11

4883

818

4857

800

Perry

4857

854

4753

794

Source: Maria Balota, Assistant Professor, Tidewater AREC, Virginia Tech, http:pubs.ext.vt.edu/author/b/ balota-maria-res.html.

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RedEagle just costs less. In today’s markets, that’s a big bottom-line consideration.

RedEagle Flumioxazin 51% WDG is priced far lower than Valor® SX. So don’t pay more for a big company name. Pay less and still get the great performance of Flumioxazin on tough weeds. Control those up-front costs of protecting your next peanut crop.

Ask your dealer for RedEagle Flumioxazin 51% WDG. RedEagle is a quiet company that simply wants to provide top quality but not top pricing. You’ll be glad you tried it.

So will your bank account.

For more information or help obtaining RedEagle Flumioxazin 51% WDG, send an email to: FindRedEagle@gmail.com.

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