Damian Mason is a seriously funny guy. Known as “Agriculture’s Professional Funny Man,” Damian combines his sharp wit and intelligent humor with the two topics he knows best: agriculture and business. “I’m a farm boy and a farm owner, I have an agricultural economics degree, raised on a dairy farm,” he said in an interview after his luncheon presentation at … Read More
Some New SPGC Sponsors
The Southern Peanut Growers Conference had a record crowd this year at nearly 700 and a record number of sponsors. Among the new sponsors this year were the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) and Farm Credit of Florida and Northwest Florida. Bill Moore with Conger LP Gas in Tifton, Georgia was representing PERC with a display featuring one of … Read More
Perfectly Powerful Peanut Packs Punch
Move over Incredible Edible Egg and Other White Meat, there’s a new brand in town and it’s packing a powerful punch. The National Peanut Board (NPB) is very excited about the new “Perfectly Powerful Peanut” brand that seems just, well – perfect. “We evaluated what we needed to do with our brand platform for peanuts and decided we needed something … Read More
BASF Acquisition Opens New Grower Options
BASF has been a big supporter of the Southern Peanut Growers Conference and so has Becker Underwood – but this year the two are a single team together. “With the acquisition of Becker Underwood, VAULT as a peanut inoculant is a very important product we’re looking forward to launching from the BASF platform,” said southeast BASF rep Chris Maurer (left). … Read More
Atlanta Rhythm Section Rocks SPGC
Playing their hits like “So Into You,” “Champagne Jam,” “Imaginary Lover,” and “Doraville,” the Atlanta Rhythm Section rocked the final night of the 14th annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference. The final night was sponsored, as always, by Syngenta and was so enjoyable that Congressman Frank Lucas and his wife stayed until the very end. Syngenta’s Lyle Stewart, pictured here with … Read More
Ag Technologies/Trimble Continue as Blog Sponsors
Since it started in 2008, this Southern Peanut Growers Conference blog has been sponsored by Ag Technologies and Trimble. We sincerely appreciate their support in helping to provide both those in attendance and those unable to attend the conference with photos and audio interviews of the various participants. I spoke with Robbie Tabb and Christy Bryan, both with Ag Technologies, … Read More
BASF Proud to Support Peanut Growers
BASF has been a proud supporter of the Southern Peanut Growers Conference since the beginning 14 years ago. The company, which makes products for peanut growers like Headline fungicide, sponsors the luncheon and speaker for the event as well as providing other support for this very important group of farmers. “Making our customer more successful really is what we do,” … Read More
Spotlight on New Sponsor Colombo North America
Southern peanut farmers got to learn more about the harvesters offered by Colombo North America, as a new sponsor for the conference this year. “We’ve been on the market for 37 years in Brazil and about 8 years ago we decided to move to the US in the peanut market,” said Lee Santos with the company. The Colombo Group is … Read More
Case IH/Aimtrac are New SPGC Sponsors
A new name on the sponsor list for the SPGC this year is Case IH/Aimtrac. Bill Greer, Regional Manager with Aimtrac’s Pinehurst, Georgia location, is pleased to be a part of the conference. “This is my first time being here,” he said. “Seems like a really good turnout.” Bill is pictured here on the right with Case IH colleague Richard … Read More
Bayer Sponsors Opening Night with Rock Comic
Never heard of a “rock comic” before, but that’s what Mark Eddie is and thanks to the sponsorship of Bayer Crop Science for opening night of the Southern Peanut Growers Conference, we were treated to his particular brand of humor featuring songs from the past. With lots of energy and the voice of a gifted mimic, Eddie kept the crowd … Read More