A Look Inside
July/August 2022 | Peanut Harvest Guidebook
IN THIS ISSUE 14 | PEANUT HARVEST GUIDEBOOK
The Peanut Harvest Guidebook provides key tips for 2022.
18 | FIELD DAYS
View dates of upcoming field days for peanuts and additional row crops.
22 | MANA NUTRITION EXPANDS
MANA Nutrition expands to address malnutrition in the United States.
26 | PRECISION AGRICULTURE
UGA establishes Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture.
28 | MYIPM APP EXPANDS
The MyIPM app for pest management expands to include row crops.
DEPARTMENTS 12 | CHECKOFF REPORT
Alabama Peanut Producers Association Florida Peanut Producers Association Georgia Peanut Commission Mississippi Peanut Growers Association
32 | WASHINGTON OUTLOOK 34 | SOUTHERN PEANUT GROWERS UPDATE
8 UTILIZING DRONES IN CROP PRODUCTION
Agricultural drones are some of the new tools being developed for crop management. Learn more about the positives and potential issues of using a drone for spraying. On The Cover Steve Li, Auburn University Extension weed science specialist, conducts multiple spray drone projects which help to generate insight into best practicies and flight parameters to apply agrochemicals. Photo by Abby Himburg Richardson.
SEPF TEAM Editor Joy Carter Crosby joycrosby@gapeanuts.com 229.386.3690
Director of Jessie Bland Advertising jessie@gapeanuts.com 229.386.3472
Contributing Abby Himburg Richardson Writing abby@alpeanuts.com 334.792.6482
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