It is back to the beach in 2022 for the Southern Peanut Growers Conference. The 23rd Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference will be held July 21-23, 2022 at the Edgewater Beach Resort, Panama City 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 … Read More
New from Syngenta for Peanuts
Syngenta is one of the companies that has been a sponsor of the Southern Peanut Growers Conference since the very beginning, and for good reason. “We live and die by peanuts,” says Syngenta’s Lyle Stewart who has been handling the southeastern district for the company nearly two decades. “We’ve always have a tremendous portfolio for peanuts and we continue to.” … Read More
All Star Peanut Conference Plans
The 11th Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference promises to be a “star-studded” event. The conference gets underway Sunday July 12 at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida with an all-star line up featuring sessions on food safety, marketing, communications, and more. The stars will all come out Tuesday night for the annual dinner and entertainment as we … Read More
Peanuts on Panama City Beach
It’s been a tough year for peanuts – time for a little R&R! Details have been finalized and registration is now officially underway for the 2009 Southern Peanut Growers Conference July 12-14 at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. You can register on-line here – or you can print out and fax in or mail this pdf … Read More
Post Update – Another Video Added
Just added another YouTube video to the post about the “What Would You Do In Congress?” session. There are a total of four YouTube videos from the conference posted on this site. Just click on video in the categories menu and all four should pop up. If anyone has other photos or videos they would like to add to this … Read More
Farm Press Peanut Profitability Winners
Three producers from the major peanut growing regions of the country were honored Tuesday morning as the 2008 Peanut Profitability Award Winners, presented by Farm Press/Penton Media and the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation. Left to right, the winners are William McElveen of Bishopville, SC; Otis Johnson of Seminole, TX; and Mike Nugent of Willacoochie, GA. Nugent farms 330 acres in … Read More
Bayer CropScience Proud to Be a 10-Year Sponsor
Nine companies have been sponsors of the Southern Peanut Growers Conference for all ten years of its existence and one of them is Bayer CropScience. Here is a family photo of the Bayer team at their booth here, with the recognition award they received for ten years of sponsorship on display. I finally got a chance to chat with regional … Read More
Congressman Recognized for Support
Congressman Terry Everett of Alabama is retiring after 16 years representing the interests of peanut producers and other southeastern farmers in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Everett is pictured here with Randy Griggs of the Alabama Peanut Producers after he was recognized by the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation for his many years of service to the industry, especially as … Read More
Williams Receives Valor Award
University of Georgia agricultural engineer Jay Williams was honored with this year’s Valor award from Valent USA Corporation at the 2008 Southern Peanut Growers Conference. Valent’s John Altom presented Jay with the award, recognizing his 42 years of service to peanut research and extension as part of UGA’s Peanut Team. “Looking at him, he must have started when he was … Read More
Talking Peanuts on the Beach
The Southern Peanut Growers Conference is just days away. The conference will enable participants to learn from and network with experts in the peanut industry. Oh yeah, break time is on the beach… Welcome to the 10th anniversary Southern Peanut Growers Conference. This conferences is sure to provide you with an opportunity to learn more about legislative issues, marketing and … Read More
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