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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Sponsors Always There to Ride Out the Storm

Once again, nearly 50 companies and organizations stepped up to make the 2025 Southern Peanut Growers Conference possible. We are…
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Peanut Policy & Economics

Peanut growers have experienced a lot of changes in the various farm bills that have been passed over the years…
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Panel on New EPA Pesticide Strategy

The first general session panel at the 2025 Southern Peanut Growers Conference focused on the pesticide strategy recently finalized by…
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Farm Press Peanut Efficiency Award Winners

The 2025 Farm Press Peanut Efficiency Award winners were recognized at the Southern Peanut Growers Conference. The 26th Class of…
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Congressman G. T. Thompson Addresses Attendees

During the Southern Peanut Growers Conference, Congressman G.T. Thompson, House Ag Chair, participated in today’s general session. He talked about…
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2025 Valor Award Recipients

This year, we have two Valor Award winners who model the definition of Valor, which means “great courage in the…
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Some Magic at the Welcome Dinner

During the welcoming dinner, conference attendees were entertained by magic, as in Pittman Magic. During the show a number of…
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Talking to the State Executive Directors

Peanut growers and industry representatives from Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi and now South Carolina are in Panama City Beach,…
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2025 Ridin’ Out The Storm

It’s time for the 2025 Southern Peanut Growers Conference with the theme, Ridin’ Out The Storm. The conference is back…
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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…