Greetings everyone! This month I thought I would share some information about peanut and soybean production. Listed are some notes from Dr. David Jordan, NCSU Peanut Specialist about the status of our crop and suggestions for digging.
Growers in the Whiteville area will begin digging around September 25, 2015. Most of the peanuts are Baileys and planted around May 4, 2015. Peanuts planted mid-May appear to be 2-3 weeks away from digging. Moisture has a big influence on maturity. Remember peg strength is just as important as color when deciding when to dig. I am available to assist you with harvest clinics to project digging dates if you would like.
Also included in this month’s blog is an update on Soybean Rust from Dr. Jim Dunphy, Extension Crop Science Specialist (Soybeans). If you have questions, please give me a call.
Sincerely,
Rick Morris
Peanut Information
Peanut Notes No. 114-2015 Report August 20
Peanut Notes No. 119-2015 Burrower Bug Under Dry Conditions in Reduced Tillage Jay Chapin
Peanut Notes No. 120-2015 Lesser Cornstalk Borer Under Dry Conditions Jay Chapin
Peanut Notes No. 121-2015 Disease Information from Barbara Shew
Peanut Notes No. 123-2015 V-C Peanut Crop Update September 3 2015
Below are some pictures showing a Zinc toxicity & low soil PH problem in peanuts in Wayne County.
Soybean Rust Update
Please see the latest update on Asian Soybean Rust from Dr. Jim Dunphy, NCSU Extension Soybean Specialist. Confirmation of Rust is still far enough away to NOT pose a serious threat to our soybean crop. Many early maturing soybean have reached the critical R6 stage and would no longer require any treatment. Later maturing varieties will be more susceptible over the coming weeks. Rain fall events and morning dews will contribute to extended periods of leaf wetness which will favor foliar diseases including Asian Soybean Rust. I will keep posting information in regards to the movement of Asian Soybean Rust over the coming weeks. You can monitor the current status of rust at anytime using the link provided below
Jim Dunphy, Extension Crop Science Specialist (Soybeans)
Asiatic Rust has recently been confirmed on soybeans in DeKalb, Elmore, and Escambia counties, AL; Burke and Tift counties, GA; East Baton Rouge and Washington counties, LA; and George, Granada, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lowndes, Monroe, and Union counties, MS. The DeKalb County, AL confirmation is about 115 miles from Murphy, and 290 miles from Charlotte. The Burke County, GA confirmation is about 165 miles from Charlotte, 400 miles from Elizabeth City, 225 miles from Fayetteville, 185 miles from Murphy, 270 miles from Raleigh, 330 miles from Washington, 250 miles from Wilmington, and 235 miles from Winston-Salem, NC.
I do not consider these confirmations to signal any imminent threat to NC soybeans. I still consider Steve Koenning’s (recently retired Extension Plant Pathologist) and my recommendation to not spray soybeans that have not yet bloomed, nor blooming soybeans that are more than 100 miles from confirmed presence of rust on soybeans, to be a valid recommendation for most soybeans in NC. I do not recommend spraying for rust after stage R6 (full-sized beans in the top four nodes). Check the label on the fungicide you prefer to use to see how late in the season that chemical may be sprayed.
The current status of rust in the continental US can be found anytime at http://sbr.ipmpipe.org.
Below are some pictures showing Zinc toxicity in soybeans.
