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Feral hog damage costs $1.5 billion annually in the U.S. and farmers in the southeast know only too well the havoc these wild animals can cause on the land. HogEye Cameras has a solution and they were happy to be part of the Southern Peanut Farmers Conference to spread the news. Jack Robertson says their company specializes in camera systems … Read More

The 22nd Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference is a wrap and we will be bringing you the highlights on the blog in the coming days. In the meantime, here are links to all of the photo and audio content for your viewing and listening pleasure! Photos 2021 Southern Peanut Growers Conference Photo Album Audio Preview interview 2021 SPGC preview with … Read More

Corteva made a splash as a new company with old roots at the 2019 Southern Peanut Growers Conference in Panama City Beach, Florida. The recent merger of the agriculture divisions of Dow and DuPont brings a number of crop protection products to the table for peanut growers, including fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. Corteva sponsored some beach activities as a part … Read More

Vantage Southeast sponsored the conference blog at the 2019 Southern Peanut Growers Conference, taking advantage of the opportunity to contribute to the show and check in on how the season is going for their farmer customers. Growers are doing more and more with precision agriculture and data, according to Travis Kelly, vice president of field solutions. “We’re taking a strong … Read More

Participants in this year’s Southern Peanut Growers Conference in Panama City Beach, Florida, learned more about two specific products from top level sponsor Syngenta. “Syngenta does a very nice job of continuing to invest R&D dollars into research, bringing new products to the market,” says Lyle Stewart, district sales manager for Syngenta. “Over the past three years we’ve brought two … Read More

In its second year as a sponsor at the Southern Peanut Growers Conference, FMC shared information about Prevathon and Lucento with growers in attendance. FMC Regional Tech Service Manager Bruce Stripling says the company is excited about getting the first applications of Lucento out this season and visiting with growers about how it will fit into their programs. “The growers … Read More

BASF shared more information about a new fungicide product with participants at the Southern Peanut Growers Conference. Technical Service Representative Abraham Fulmer says Revysol is a revolutionary product in a lot of ways. “This product has the ability to conform and flex and be more plastic, so to speak, to bind to that target site on a molecular basis,” says … Read More

Farmers Business Network (FBN) joined as a sponsor of this year’s Southern Peanut Growers Conference. The company does things a bit differently, says FBN Account Executive Jared Moore. “The model of how we do business is we want to cut the middle men out that are stacking on the amount of money they are paying for products and take farm … Read More

Valent USA presented its Valor Award at the Southeast Peanut Growers Conference, recognizing an individual or group that has made significant contributions to the peanut industry. This year’s recipient is the American Peanut Shellers, an association that is celebrating 100 years of history in 2019. “They’ve been a partner with so many different groups and they’ve been creative and innovative … Read More