Small plot peanut harvester at Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland, AL

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AU Peanut Variety Selection Platform

Auburn University has partnered with Medius Ag to create a variety selection tool.  This tool will allow users to look at small plot variety trial data and large plot on-farm data in one location.

Performance of Peanut Varieties in Alabama, 2023

February 12, 2024 2023 Peanut OVT results are complete. Seed per pound at harvest is available for all five OVTs. January 8, 2024 - Quality results are available for the OVTs conducted at the GCREC, BARU, & EVSRC. November 18 - Quality results are available for...

2023 Peanut On-Farm Trials

November 27 - Yield and quality results are available on the variety selection platform for the 7 on-farm trials conducted by Peanut Extension Specialist, Kris Balkcom. Statistical differences by variety (Top Yield Group) were noted in two trials, Lee & Baldwin...

2023 Brewton Row Crops Field Day

There one more opportunity to visit an Auburn University Research and Extension Centers, learn from and interact with specialists, and see current research in person. Tuesday, September 19th Brewton Agricultural Research Unit (BARU) Registration 8:00-8:30 AM Tour -...

2023 Row Crops Field Days – Multiple Opportunities

There are multiple opportunities to visit the Auburn University Research and Extension Centers, learn from and interact with specialists, and see current research in person.  The dates and locations are below.   Thursday, July 27th Tennessee Valley Research and...

Performance of Peanut Varieties in Alabama, 2022

February 24 - Seed per pound at harvest is now available. January 20 - Quality/Grade data (TSMK, LSK, OK, DK, Hulls) has been posted for all of the on-farm trials. December 13 - Yields have been added for the following On-Farm trials. Baldwin County Mobile County...

2023 Peanut Variety Trial Entry Forms

February 1 - For the 2023 season, peanuts will be tested in 4 locations for a total of 5 trials.  Trials will be planted in 4-row plots and will require 15,000 kernels of seed.  Due to space, the number of entries is limited.  To enter the 2023 trials, please submit...

Central Alabama Field Day 2022

  9:00 AM, Tuesday, August 30, 2022 EV Smith Research Center - Plant Breeding Unit Join us as we tour the research conducted at the EV Smith Research Center - Plant Breeding Unit.  The field day will include updates Agenda 9:00 AM-9:15 AM - Registration and...

2022 Annual Row Crops Field Day – Wiregrass

Visit the research plots at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center.  A variety of researchers will give tours of their projects and answer questions.  There will be mid-season crop updates from area specialists.  Lunch will be provided.  Friday, August 19, 2022...

2022 Peanut Variety Trial Entry Form

January 21, 2021 - Entry forms for the 2022 Auburn University Peanut Variety Trials are now available. Peanuts will be tested in 4 trials. EV Smith Research Center Plant Breeding Unit - Tallassee - Non-Irrigated Wiregrass Research and Extension Center - Headland -...

Performance of Peanut Varieties in Alabama, 2021

January 20 - Grade data is available for the WREC non-irrigated peanut OVT.  Please note that grade data was not available for all for replications of each variety.  For transparency, the number of replications for each variety's grade data is included. January 10 -...

2021 Annual Row Crops Field Day – Wiregrass

Come visit the research plots at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center.  A variety of researchers will give tours of their projects and answer questions.  There will be mid-season crop updates from area specialists.  Lunch will be provided.  Friday, August 20,...

43rd Annual Central Alabama Crops Tour

Join us for the Central Alabama Crops Tour in Society Hill.  We will visit 3 different on-farm variety trials (cotton, corn, peanuts) and end at Lazenby Farms for lunch. A variety of university specialists will review late season management practices and ansewer...

Variety Selection Platform – Training Video

Variety Selection Platform – Training Video

Medius Ag has created another training video for Auburn University's Variety Selection Platform.  The video is bookmarked for convenience and the topics covered are listed below.  Please note that in order to have access to the "Data Center" feature, users must first...

AU Variety Selection Platform

AU Variety Selection Platform

Auburn University has partnered with Medius Ag to create a variety selection tool for cotton and peanuts.  The end result is not just a tool, but a toolbox with multiple tools that will allow users to look at small plot variety trial data and large plot on-farm data...

Performance of Peanut Varieties in Alabama, 2020

Performance of Peanut Varieties in Alabama, 2020

November 13 - Final data is available.  Seed per pound has been added to the yield/quality tables for the peanut trials at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center.   November 11 - Grade data is avaialable for the peanut trials at the Wiregrass Research and...

Performance of Peanut Varieties in Alabama 2019

Performance of Peanut Varieties in Alabama 2019

Performance of Peanut Varieties in Headland, Alabama, 2019 K. Balkcom1, C.Parker2, A. Hagan3 1Extension Specialist, Department of Crop, Soils, and Environmental Sciences, 2 Associate Director, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Stations, 3 Extension Plant Pathologist,...

Performance of Peanuts in Alabama, 2018

The Auburn University Peanut Variety Trial was conducted at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center in Headland, AL in 2018. The data was distributed to stakeholders following the trial, however, an official variety trial publication was not compiled. In order to...

2014 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut Varieties

James P. Bostick, Larry W. Wells and Brian E. GambleIntroduction The number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased inrecent years, thus placing greater need for unbiased performance data regarding varietalselection for production.Production and...

2013 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut Varieties

James P. Bostick, Larry W. Wells and Brian E. GambleIntroduction: The number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers hasincreased in recent years, thus placing greater need for unbiased performancedata regarding varietal selection for production.Production...

2012 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut Varieties

JAMES P. BOSTICK, LARRY W. WELLS, and BRIAN E. GAMBLE1Introduction The number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recent years,thus placing greater need for unbiased performance data regarding varietal selection for production.Production...

2011 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut Varieties

The 2011 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut VarietiesJAMES P. BOSTICK, LARRY W. WELLS, and BRIAN E. GAMBLE1Introduction The number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recent years,thus placing greater need for unbiased performance...

2010 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut Varieties

The 2010 Alabama Performance Comparisonof Peanut VarietiesJAMES P. BOSTICK, LARRY W. WELLS, and BRIAN E. GAMBLE1Introduction The number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recent years,thus placing greater need for unbiased performance...

2009 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut Varieties

The 2009 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut VarietiesJAMES P. BOSTICK, LARRY W. WELLS, and BRIAN E. GAMBLE1Introduction The number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recent years, thusplacing greater need for unbiased performance...

2008 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut Varieties

The 2008 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut VarietiesJAMES P. BOSTICK, LARRY W. WELLS, and BRIAN E. GAMBLE1Introduction The number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recent years,thus placing greater need for unbiased performance...

2007 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut Varieties

The 2007 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut VarietiesJAMES P. BOSTICK, LARRY W. WELLS, and BRIAN E. GAMBLE1Introduction The number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recentyears, thus placing greater need for unbiased performance...

2006 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut Varieties

The 2006 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut VarietiesJAMES P. BOSTICK, LARRY W. WELLS, and BRIAN E. GAMBLE1Introduction The number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recentyears, thus placing greater need for unbiased performance...

2005 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut Varieties

THE 2005 ALABAMA PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF PEANUT VARIETIESJames P. Bostick, Larry W. Wells, and Brian E. GambleIntroductionThe number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increasedin recent years, thus placing greater need for unbiased performance...

2004 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut Varieties

The 2004 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut VarietiesJAMES P. BOSTICK, LARRY W. WELLS, and BRIAN E. GAMBLE1Introduction The number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recentyears, thus placing greater need for unbiased performance...

2003 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut Varieties

The 2003 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut VarietiesJames P. Bostick, Larry W. Wells, and Brian E. Gamble INTRODUCTIONThe number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recent years, thus placing greaterneed for unbiased performance...

2002 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut Varieties

The 2002 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut VarietiesJames P. Bostick, Larry W. Wells, and Brian E. Gamble INTRODUCTIONThe number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recent years, thus placing greaterneed for unbiased performance...

2001 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut Varieties

The 2001 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut VarietiesJames P. Bostick, Larry W. Wells, and Brian E. Gamble INTRODUCTIONThe number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recent years, thus placing greater need for unbiased performance...

2000 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut Varieties

The 2000 Alabama Performance Comparison of Peanut VarietiesJames P. Bostick, Larry W. Wells, and Brian E. Gamble INTRODUCTIONThe number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recent years, thus placing greater need for unbiased performance...

1999 Alabama performance comparison of peanut varieties

The 1999 Alabama Performance Comparison of PeanutVarietiesJames P. Bostick, Larry W. Wells, and Brian E. Gamble INTRODUCTIONThe number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recent years, thus placing greater need for unbiased performance...

1998 Alabama performance comparison of peanut varieties

The 1998 Alabama Performance Comparison of PeanutVarietiesJames P. Bostick, Larry W. Wells, and Brian E. Gamble INTRODUCTIONThe number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recent years, thus placing greater need for unbiased performance...

1997 Alabama performance comparison of peanut varieties

1997 ALABAMA PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF PEANUT VARIETIESJAMES P. BOSTICK, LARRY W WELLS, AND BRIAN E. GAMBLE INTRODUCTIONThe number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recent years, thusplacing greater need for unbiased performance data...

1996 Alabama performance comparison of peanut varieties

1996 ALABAMA PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF PEANUT VARIETIESJ.P. BOSTICK, L.W. WELLS, AND B.E. GAMBLE INTRODUCTIONThe number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recentyears, thus placing greater need for unbiased performance data regarding...

1995 Alabama performance comparison of peanut varieties

1995 ALABAMA PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF PEANUT VARIETIESP. Bostick, H W. Ivey and B.E Gamble INTRODUCTION.The number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recentyears, thus placing greater need for unbiased performance data regarding...

1994 Alabama performance comparison of peanut varieties

1994 ALABAMA PERFORMANCE COMPARISON PEANUT VARIETIESJ.P. Bostick, H.W. Ivey, and B.E. Gamble INTRODUCTIONThe number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recentyears, thus placing greater need for unbiased performance data regarding...

1993 Alabama performance comparison of peanut varieties

1993 ALABAMA PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF PEANUT VARIETIESJ. P. Bostick, H. W. Ivey, and B. E. Gamble INTRODUCTIONThe number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased inrecent years, thus placing greater need for unbiased performance data regarding...

Growing peanuts in Alabama 1917

J. F. DUGGAR,E. F. CAUTHEN,J. T. WILLIAMSON,O. H. SELLERS. The average yield of unshelled peanuts obtained from regular variety tests, made in different parts ofthe State and covering a period of five years, ranged from 871 pounds of McGovern to 1244 pounds of...

Peanuts : tests of varieties and fertilizers 1917

J. F. DUGGAR, E. F. CAUTHEN, J. T. WILLIAMSON, 0. H. SELLERS SUMMARYThe average yield of unshelled peanuts obtained from regular variety tests, made in different parts ofthe State and covering a period of five years, ranged from 871 pounds of McGovern to 1244 pounds...

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