Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and the state legislature officially created the Center for Rural Prosperity & Innovation at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College earlier this year with the goal of addressing the conditions, needs, issues, and problems affecting rural economic development as well as examining related policy areas, like the farm bill. Dr. Stanley Fletcher is a policy professor at the … Read More
Welcome to New Sponsor FMC
FMC Agricultural Solutions joined the Southern Peanut Growers Conference family this year as a new sponsor. Regional sales rep Cindy Kurtz was pleased to attend the event and talk about what they have to offer peanut farmers, including a new fungicide with expected registration in 2019. “Lucento is going to be a fantastic product for peanut farmers in the southeast … Read More
FAPRI Looks at Peanuts
Established in 1984 by a grant from the U.S. Congress, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) uses comprehensive data and computer modeling systems to analyze the economic impact of policy decisions on the food and agriculture industry. FAPRI director Dr. Pat Westhoff shared some of his insights on the economic impact of the farm bill at the Southern … Read More
NewLeaf Symbiotics Offers Biological for Peanuts
NewLeaf Symbiotics launched a new class of agricultural biologicals this year and a product targeted specifically for peanuts. Terrasym™ nutrient-enhancing products are a totally new class of natural, beneficial biologicals called M-trophs. Terrasym 401 is a seed treatment for soybeans that maximizes the yield potential by enhancing plant nutrition and Terrasym 402 is a bio-complement applied to peanuts that provides … Read More
Peanuts Help Drive the Rural Economy
Dr. Kent Wolfe, director of the Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development at the University of Georgia, says increasing population movement out of rural counties make farming even more important to the economic health of those areas. “Peanut production in those communities is very, very vital,” said Dr. Wolfe in his presentation to the SPGC. “It supports a lot of … Read More
Southern Peanut Farmers Federation Activities
Jessie Bland with the Georgia Peanut Commission and Kaye Lynn Hataway of the Alabama Peanut Producers provided an update on recent activities of the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation (SPFF) on behalf of its members in all four states. Jessie talked about research and promotion efforts, while Kaye Lynn discussed some of the education and legislative outreach. SPFF was established in … Read More
Celebrating 20 Years of Southern Peanut Growers Conference
The 20th Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference will be held July 19-21, 2018 at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, Miramar Beach, Florida. The three-day event provides farmers with information about peanut production, legislative issues, marketing and promotions. In addition to the conference sessions, the event focuses on the family by offering family activities and a golf tournament. Farmers are … Read More
Thanks to Our 2018 SPGC Sponsors
Syngenta Bayer CropScience BASF National Peanut Board Corteva Agriscience Farm Press Ag Leader Technology Birdsong Peanuts Colombo NA FMC Corporation AgGeorgia Farm Credit AgSouth Farm Credit Farm Credit of Florida Farm Credit of Northwest Florida First South Farm Credit Southwest Georgia Farm Credit Golden Peanut & Tree Nuts John Deere SunSouth LLC Kelley Manufacturing Co. LMC NewLeaf Symbiotics UPI Valent … Read More
Vantage Southeast Loyal to Peanut Industry
Vantage Southeast (formally Ag Technologies) got its start helping provide precision agriculture solutions for peanut growers and they remain a priority for the company. “We’ve always tried to stay true to the ones the brought us to the dance,” said company representative Travis Kelly who enjoys coming back every year to see farmer customers and being part of the Southern … Read More
Alabama Peanut Efficiency Award Winner
For Curry Parker of Headland, Alabama, hard work and sharp eyes are his most important assets when it comes to being an efficient farmer and winner of this year’s Farm Press Peanut Efficiency Award for the lower Southeast region. “I did it by not being lazy, do whatever the crop needs, and use my eyes to see what’s going on,” … Read More