In Japan, Fluazinam is used commercially for disease control in grape, potato, lettuce, apple, citrus and tea. In the meantime, growers are urged to continue to follow current disease management recommendations as defined in the 2000 Peanut Production Guide, and to apply Rovral according to Sclerotinia blight advisories. Research in Virginia and other states has identified some disease suppressive cultural practices and sources of disease resistance. These efforts are employing traditional breeding and selection procedures, and exploring opportunities to use genetic engineering. Long range goals are to assemble the tools needed for growers to manage disease with a minimum input of fungicide.
Peanuts are a good source of folic acid.
The Board also heard presentations from seven advertising and marketing communications agencies. This process, known as the appropriations process, has traditionally been a time for the groups who oppose the peanut program to attempt an effort to kill the program. Despite some considerable difficulty in gaining approval by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the fiscal year 2001 agricultural appropriations bill this year, there was no attack made on peanuts. We became aware of two amendments being prepared, but direct contact with those potential amendment sponsors by members of Congress friendly to peanuts succeeded in those amendments not being offered. This success created an environment that was not encouraging to those who would attack the peanut program.