Helping farmers make informed decisions about their crops is the goal of Informed Ag, an Ag Leader dealer based in Auburn, Alabama. Lead engineer Rees Bridges brought his professional engineering career back to the farm to start a consulting business. “Peanuts in the area where I grew up (in south Georgia) were kind of the blood of life,” said Bridges. … Read More
Opening Night Nut Show
The Nuts vs the Sprouts in a Battle of the Generations Nut Show made for a fun night of entertainment at the welcoming dinner sponsored by Bayer. Welcome reception sponsors Birdsong Peanuts and Kelley Manufacturing chose teams for the older generation versus the younger generation and Jimmy Laska’s team of old timers could name that tune from Motown to Uptown … Read More
Valent Valor Fights for Peanuts
Definition of valor noun val·or \ˈva-lər\ 1. strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery 2. preemergence herbicide from Valent for use on peanuts that provides 4-6 weeks of residual control Valent has been presenting the Valor award for as long as the Southern Peanut Growers Conference has been in existence and … Read More
Syngenta Helps #Peanut Growers Celebrate Survival
Attendees at the 2016 Southern Peanut Growers Conference danced the night away to the sounds of The American Flyers Saturday night, thanks as always to the generous support of Syngenta. “We were one of the first sponsors and we’re proud to be part of it – it’s a family,” said Lyle Stewart with Syngenta, who says they are with peanut … Read More
New Company Joins #2016SPGC Family
Vantage South is a precision equipment and services dealer based in Alabama and they were a new sponsor this year at the Southern Peanut Growers Conference. Josh Carnley says they really enjoyed their first year. “This is a venue where most of your progressive, larger, more advanced farmers come and that’s our target customer,” said Carnley. Vantage South is a … Read More
How BASF Helps #Peanut Farmers Survive
Peanuts may be considered a minor crop when it comes to the agriculture industry as a whole, but its an important one for sponsors of the Southern Peanut Growers Conference like BASF. “We have a good product line for peanuts so we value our relationship with the peanut farmer,” says William Reed with BASF. Last year BASF introduced Priaxor fungicide … Read More
#2016SPGC was a Blast with DuPont
DuPont gave young and older alike a blast of fun at the 2016 Southern Peanut Growers Conference at Sandestin Resort. The 2400 acre resort includes a village with shops, restaurants and entertainment including an arcade which DuPont rented out for Friday afternoon to provide a fun place for everyone to hang out in the air conditioning after a long day … Read More
Bayer Welcome Dinner Sets Mood for #2016SPGC
The welcome reception and dinner/luau at the 2016 Southern Peanut Growers Conference came complete with leis and roasted whole hog to set the mood. Bayer continued its platinum level sponsorship of the SPGC this year, which includes hosting the opening party. “We always look forward to the opportunity to come and visit with the peanut growers in this association,” says … Read More
Big Thanks to the 2015 SPGC Sponsors!
The Southern Peanut Growers Conference would not be possible without the generous sponsorship of so many wonderful industry friends. From folks like Syngenta who have been top level sponsors since the start of the conference 17 years ago, to new sponsors this year like Crop Intel, these companies help defer the cost of the conference to make it more affordable … Read More
Peanut Sock Hop
For the first time since we have been covering this event, I left before the final dinner and entertainment this year and it looks like I missed one of the best ever! Sponsored as always by our good friends at Syngenta, the entertainment featured a blast from the past with Rocky & the Rollers who kept everyone bopping as they … Read More