The theme of the 11th annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference is really a tribute to the U.S. peanut industry for overcoming adversity in 2009. Everyone knows that this year has been a tough one for the industry, starting out with the salmonella issue in January. But, Georgia Peanut Commission executive director Don Koehler says the industry has come back stronger … Read More
All Star Peanut Conference Plans
The 11th Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference promises to be a “star-studded” event. The conference gets underway Sunday July 12 at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida with an all-star line up featuring sessions on food safety, marketing, communications, and more. The stars will all come out Tuesday night for the annual dinner and entertainment as we … Read More
Peanuts on Panama City Beach
It’s been a tough year for peanuts – time for a little R&R! Details have been finalized and registration is now officially underway for the 2009 Southern Peanut Growers Conference July 12-14 at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. You can register on-line here – or you can print out and fax in or mail this pdf … Read More
2009 Conference Dates Set
The dates have been set for the 2009 Southern Peanut Growers Conference, once again at the fabulous Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City. The dates are July 12-14 and you can look forward to registration information coming very soon on the conference website. Once again, we will be there blogging the event here on the SPGC blog with photos, audio … Read More
Joy’s Photos
I finally got a chance to add Joy Carter’s photos to Flickr. I had a chance to see her again last week at the Ag Media Summit in Tampa where she gave me the CD with all her photos from the conference. I started a new album for them because there are over 300. She has lots of photos that … Read More
Post Update – Another Video Added
Just added another YouTube video to the post about the “What Would You Do In Congress?” session. There are a total of four YouTube videos from the conference posted on this site. Just click on video in the categories menu and all four should pop up. If anyone has other photos or videos they would like to add to this … Read More
Dancing to the Blues
The kids really took to the dance floor at the Tuesday night blues bash concluding the 2008 Southern Peanut Growers Conference. Here are just a couple of the fun shots you can find in the Flickr photo album from the conference. Photos from the Flickr photo album can be downloaded onto your home computer in any size from thumbnail to … Read More
Syngenta Soul Man
Syngenta is always proud to host the closing event at the Southern Peanut Growers Conference and this year’s 10th anniversary celebration was a special milestone for the company’s relationship with peanut growers in the south. District sales manager Lyle Stewart really got into the blues spirit at the Blues Brothers bash and was even invited up on stage by the … Read More
Black and White and Blues All Over
The Alabama Blues Brothers were a big hit at for the closing dinner and entertainment at the 10th annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference, but what really made it fun was the hats, ties and sunglasses provided for everyone in attendance. The instructions were to wear a white shirt and black pants for the night of blues and the majority did … Read More
Peanut Committee Secrets
There was much fun to be had at the Blues Brothers-themed finale for the Southern Peanut Growers Conference and everyone got in on the act. There were three “Blues Brothers” as the opening act – but not to sing and dance. They revealed “Committee Secrets” and provided answers to some important questions, such as “Why do we keep coming back … Read More