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Peanut Innovation Lab receives $15 million
Farmers around the world grow peanuts because the plant adapts to poor soils and produces a crop even as droughts become more common. Smallholder farmers around the world grow the crop on modest plots and cook the nuts into traditional dishes or sell the crop for money to send their kids to school. On April 12, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the University of Georgia announced a five-year extension of their collaborative research and outreach work in peanut innovation.
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All About the Pod Podcast

The University of Georgia Peanut Team presents All About the Pod, a reoccurring podcast for peanut producers, industry partners, and anyone interested in learning about science-backed peanut production.

The goal of this podcast is to educate others about up-to-date problems our researchers see in the field. All About the Pod will feature extension specialists, research faculty, graduate students, extension agents, industry allies, and growers.

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UGA Peanut Team Visits Brazil

The UGA Peanut Team had a productive week in Brazil visiting multiple sectors of the peanut industry. The trip was held from 13 to 17 March and visit included two universities, UNOESTE in Presidente Prudente and UNESP in Jaboticabal, Beatrice Peanuts, Coplana, Colombo machinery industry, Agronomy Research Institute (IAC), and peanut growers.

Team members attending were Drs. Babu Srinivasan, Bob Kemerait, Cris Pilon, Glen Harris, Mark Abney, Scott Monfort, Scott Tubbs, and Tim Brenneman. The tour was planned by Dr. Cris Pilon along with Dr. Fabio Echer from UNOESTE and Dr. Rouverson Silva from UNESP. Drs. Echer and Silva have active collaborations with multiple UGA faculty members. 


 

Sapkota Awarded 2nd Place in Poster Competition

Madan Sapkota, M.S. student advised by Dr. Simer Virk, won second place in the M.S. Poster Competition at the American Peanut and Research Society's (APRES) annual meeting in Dallas, Texas.

Sapkota presented his work on selection of optimal spray parameters and utilization of precision spray technologies for pesticide applications in peanut.

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Thrips and TSWV Management Reminders for 2023
Peanut planting time has arrived in Georgia, and that means thrips season is here as well. Many of the decisions a peanut grower makes at planting will affect the risk of thrips infestation and the risk of Tomato spotted wilt disease. By now, growers should have a plan for managing thrips and TSWV, but here […]
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It started raining. What do we do now for peanut pests?
The July rain in South Georgia will reduce the severity of lesser cornstalk borer infestations in many fields and will at least buy us some time before spider mites become a serious concern. If the rain continues through the remainder of the season, we will likely not have to battle either of these pests over […]