Valor Award Presented To Leslie Wagner

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Leslie Wagner, Executive Director, Southern Peanut Growers, was presented with this year’s Valor Award. The award was presented by John Altom, Valent. I spoke with Leslie prior to the award and you can listen to our conversation below. So congrats to Leslie because she’s also celebrating the 30th anniversary of Southern Peanut Growers. In fact, during registration yesterday there was … Read More

Opening Dinner Hypnosis

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Thanks to Bayer CropScience the conference opened with some entertainment that also provided some inspirational and practical ideas for improving your life. On the stage was Dr. Holiday, The Hilarious Hypnotist. Before getting the show going he talked about using self-hypnosis to facilitate achieving most personal goals. He’s a big advocate of relaxing and then taking action. Then he got … Read More

Grilling Peanut Butter and Jelly Sanwiches

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Hot grilled PB&J’s are welcoming attendees once again to the conference. Thank you to the The Peanut Institute and the National Peanut Buying Points Association for grilling. One of the master grillers is Larry Cunningham, pictured center. I asked what makes a great grilled PB&J. He says it’s just like a grilled cheese sandwich only 10 times better. He says … Read More

Florida Peanut Producers Say Industry Is Healthy

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One of the associations that puts on the Southern Peanut Growers Conference is the Florida Peanut Producers Association. Ken Barton is Executive Director for FPPA and was welcoming people as they registered. Ken provided me with an overview of the conference since it’s my first one. He says the content seems to get better each year. The registration room was … Read More

Welcome To 12th Annual Conference

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Panama City Beach and the Edgewater Beach Resort welcome peanut growers to the 12th annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference. The beaches are white and the water is clear and emerald green. The recent oil well situation seems to have left us alone and we’re very grateful for that. So, attendees and their families will be enjoying some great fun while … Read More

2010 Conference Dates Set

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The dates have been set for the 2010 Southern Peanut Growers Conference, once again at the fabulous Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Fla. This year’s conference offers farmers an opportunity to learn more about the legislative issues, peanut research and promotions. The dates are July 22-24 and you can view the schedule and register online at the  conference website. Once … Read More