Peanut
Peanut production risks associated with seasonal climate variability are normally related to drought, since good yields cannot be maintained during dry years. For instance, a dry 2002 across much of the southeast caused yields to be below average.
Yield Risk Analysis
Crop yield risks associated with climate variability can be analyzed in AgroClimate by looking at County yield database or by evaluating yield risk based on crop model simulations. Simulations allow the comparison of yield potentials based on climate forecast and planting dates.
Check the following topics for more information:
- Management Options
- Basic information about management adaptations that could be implemented in an attempt to reduce production risks associated with climate variability (under implementation).
- Growing Degree Days
- Forecasts of degree day accumulations that can be used to predict crop development and potentiasl critical dates such as flowering or maturity.
- Crop Insurance
- Basic information about the types of insurance available for peanut growers and links to peanut related pages in the USDA-RMA web site.
- Extension Resources & Links
- Links to existing peanut-related online extension publications and external peanut web sites, including growers' associations, industry organizations, and market related web sites.