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The article offers information about the Wayne Hobbs, 2022 Farm Press Peanut Efficiency winner for the Lower Southeastern Region. It mentions that Hobbs has a legendary role in certain circles of Georgia's peanut industry and over his farming career, he received numerous state and local recognitions for his cutting-edge peanut practices.

The article explores ROGER AND AMANDA Scott of Madison County have been named the 2021 Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Achievement Award winners. The Scotts were recognized Dec. 1 at the VFBF Annual Convention in Williamsburg.

The article explores NEAR RECORD-HIGH FERTILIZER prices, increasing seed costs, supply chain issues and questions about availability have many producers worried about how these challenges are going to affect their profitability in the coming year. University of Kentucky specialists have developed a video to help forage and livestock producers find ways to reduce the effects of rising input costs.

The article explores NORTH CAROLINA STATE University Extension Economist Nick Piggott sees a profitable 2022 for corn, soybean, and wheat producers. However, he cautions there is some uncertainty about profitability with rising input costs of seed, fuel, and fertilizer that will impact returns, with the question remaining "by how much?.

The article explores MORE THAN 80 people representing Senior Content Director Brad Haire.. brad.haire@farmprogress.com all discussion. Each group rotated to four Managing Editor Glen Rutz.., .glen.rutz@farmprogress.com sectors of the U.S. peanut supply chain .

The article offers information about the Farm Press Peanut Efficiency Award winners, a long heritage of successfully growing peanuts. It mentions that winner credits good varieties, timeliness, and tillage as keys to their success. It discusses the 2022 Peanut winners including Ben Cowin; Wayne Hobbs; and the Mitchell Rogers.

The article offers information on approval of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for 10 pesticide products for hemp in time for the 2020 growing season and proposed an interim decision on atrazine. Topics include need to ensure that crops such as corn, sorghum, sugar cane and hemp can be protected against a broad spectrum of weeds and pests; approval of biopesticides for use in hemp cultivation; and reduction to the maximum application rate for atrazine used on residential turf.

The article informs that corn outlook for 2020 is for a potential bumper crop that could lower market prices while creating stockpiles that could take years to reduce. Topics discussed include information on use of enterprise budgets as guides for planning on individual farms; importance of proper soil nutrition for variety of corn or soybean; and additive recommendations for South Carolina to make better soil nutrient management decisions.

In this article, the author presents his views on lawsuit between Florida and Georgia over water. Topics discussed include information on dispute between Alabama, Florida and Georgia over water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin; disputes between states over water access and rights; and right to use the River beyond the low-water mark.

The article discusses the production basics in planting soybeans. Dennis Delaney, soybean especialist at the Auburn University Extension, says that the growers who do the planning for planting soybeans need to remember the basics including, soil testing and liming. He adds that the growers' inoculate is the standard recommendation in fields where soybeans have not grown for two years or more.

The article presents information on various practices to increase in cotton production in the U.S. David Hardy, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services section chief for soil testing said that farmers should focus on soil pH and liming, phosphorous, potassium, nitrogen and sulfur in the context of a budget. Soil pH is especially critical in cotton production because cotton does not tolerate acidity well. In 2004, where growth problems occurred with cotton on Coastal Plain soils, almost 70 percent of the samples had pH levels below the target pH of 6.2.

The article presents information related to on-farm tests. Farmers rely on recommendations for variety selection, fertility and liming, selection and timing of pesticide applications and harvesting. Printed recommendations are often too general. They must be tested on-farm to find out what works and what does not work. The "knowing-your-field" technique of on-farm testing involves dividing the field in question into at least three strips for each practice, pesticide or other component that a farmer is interested in.