Peanuts are considered to be a specialty or minor crop to many chemical companies and often it is the case that minor use crops get the benefits of major crop developments.
In the case of BASF Headline, it worked the other way.
Regional sales manager William Reed (center) says that versitile fungicide – which is now labeled for use in soybean, corn and wheat – really “cut its teeth in the peanut market.”
“Seeing how well it did on leaf spot and rust and soil-borne diseases – -it really got a great reputation and earned itself a good name in the peanut industry first,” said Reed. “Starting in the peanut area probably helped it spread faster in these other crops.”
So the peanut industry is very important for BASF and that is why they are a sponsor of the Southern Peanut Growers Conference. They sponsored the luncheon on Monday and are also one of the sponsors for the Farm Press Peanut Profitability Award.
Listen to an interview with William here:
William Reed (6:30 min MP3)
Nine companies have been sponsors of the Southern Peanut Growers Conference for all ten years of its existence and one of them is 
New technology and new media are a perfect fit, so it is fitting that Trimble/Ag Technologies is the sponsor of this blog coverage of the Southern Peanut Growers Conference.
The opening evening food and festivities at the 10th annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference were sponsored by Bayer CropScience, makers of Provost, Temik, Trilix and more. 
Regional Sales Manager Chris Payne had the pleasure of giving the official welcome to the hundreds in attendance, congratulating growers for a great year and thanking them for their support of Bayer CropScience products.
He is known to many in the southeast as “Mr. Peanut” – the voice of authority when it comes to peanuts on the 
I tried something new today that I had frankly never even thought of eating before – grilled peanut butter and jelly. Don’t know why I never thought of it – after all, I like toast with peanut butter and jelly. But, grilling gives it a much richer flavor that, as Wesley Powell of Bainbridge, Georgia says goes great with a tall glass of cold milk for breakfast. Add some sliced bananas and you have yourself an “Elvis” sandwich!
I mentioned Chet’s Peanut Butter toppings in the last post – here’s a close up of this fantastic new product for the peanut industry. It’s only been out there for about six months and already a buzz is getting started. 
Leslie Wagner with the 
As growers arrive to start the registration process, they are given a cool reception – a very welcome one coming in from the Florida humidity!
The little ones especially enjoy the tasty treat – which can be topped with peanuts, of course – as well as some flavored peanut butter toppings. Chet’s peanut butter breakfast and dessert toppings come in a variety of flavors, including cinnamon nutmeg, chocolate and banana. Yummmmm! Check them out on line at 
Peanut producers and their families from throughout the Southeast are arriving here at the Edgewater Beach Resort Conference Center in Panama City. It is a beautiful day to be at the beach here on the panhandle of Florida. 
The Gulf of Mexico is just across the street from the conference center and right out the back door of the resort hotel. Definitely a great venue for this 10th annual conference. Right now the registration room is filling up and people are getting ready to get checked in to their rooms. Registration just started at 1 pm and people are anxious to get this party started! 
The evening of Tuesday, July 15th is the Night of the Blues.