2024 Peanut Growers Conference

The 25th Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference was held July 17-19, 2024 at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, Savannah, Georgia. The three-day event provided farmers with information about peanut production, legislative issues, marketing and promotions.

2024 Conference Information

  • 2024 Schedule

    Click on the following link to download the Conference Schedule.
    Conference Schedule

  • Conference Photos

    Photos highlighting the 2024 conference are available online. Feel free to download any image for your personal use. Click on the links below to access each photo gallery.
    ZimmComm Photo Album
    SPFF Photo Album

  • Conference Blog

    Click the link below to view photos, speaker presentations and more from past conferences.
    SPGC Blog

  • Conference Videos

    Click the link below to view videos from the 2024 Conference.
    SPFF YouTube Channel

2024 Speaker Presentations
Congressman Austin Scott
R-Georgia
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Chancellor Sonny Perdue
University System of Georgia
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David Porter
Georgia Ports Authority
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Dr. Scott Monfort
University of Georgia
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Kris Balkcom
Auburn University
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Jessie Bland
Georgia Peanut Commission
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Dr. Michael Deliberto
Louisiana State University
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Dr. Ondulla Toomer
Food Science and Market Quality and Handling Research Unit, USDA-ARS
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Bob Parker
Peanut Solutions
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Congressman Frank Lucas
R-Oklahoma
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Dr. Stanley Fletcher
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation
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2024 Conference Blog
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Rollin’ on the River Roundup

The 2024 Southern Peanut Growers Conference bids farewell to the fair city of Savannah and a great meeting with plenty…
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Sponsors Make it All Possible

Nearly 50 companies and organizations were responsible for making the 2024 Southern Peanut Growers Conference possible. If it were not…
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Farmers Help Experts Analyze Profitability

Everyone in the peanut industry likely knows Dr. Stanley Fletcher, a professor of policy at the Center for Rural Prosperity…
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Status of the Southeastern Peanut Crop

Peanut acres are up this year in the Southeast, according to Auburn Extension Peanut Agronomist Kris Balkcom. “Looking here at…
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Peanuts and Chickens

Peanuts and chickens go together in the South like peanut butter and jelly, so feeding peanuts to chickens could be…
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U.S. Peanut Federation Policy Update

It was four years ago that the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation, the American Peanut Shellers Association and the National Peanut…
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Piloting Peanuts through the Course

This is the first year the Southern Peanut Growers Conference has ever been held in Savannah, home to the Port…
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Peanut Growers Appreciate Syngenta Support

Syngenta has been a loyal sponsor of the Southern Peanut Growers Conference for all 25 years of its existence and…
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2024 Peanut Efficiency Award Winners

This year Farm Press celebrates 25 years of recognizing the top peanut farmers in the country. This year’s class of…
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Yummy Yom Ice Cream Pops Feature GA Peanuts

Yom Ice Cream, an Atlanta-based premium ice cream company, was pleased to offer its Georgia Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip flavored…
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House Ag Member Still Optimistic for 2024 Farm Bill

Republican Congressman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma still thinks it’s possible to get a farm bill before the end of 2024.…
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Thanks to Our Blog Sponsor

This year is the 25th Southern Peanut Growers Conference (since 2020 never happened) and it is the 16th year the…
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Chancellor Perdue Seeks Grower Input

The former Governor of Georgia and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture came before the Southern Peanut Growers Conference Thursday in…
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Valor Award Goes to Bob Parker

At the end of 2023, Bob Parker retired as President and CEO of the National Peanut Board after serving in…
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House Ag Vice Chairman Addresses Peanut Growers

Many of his Republican colleagues are in Milwaukee this week for the convention, but Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia put…
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Ready to Roll on the River

Peanut growers and industry representatives from Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi are in Savannah, Georgia this week Rollin’ on the…
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2024 Southern Peanut Growers Conference

It is that time. Time for the 25th Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference which will be held July 17-19, 2024,…