The location is new this year but the 17th annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference has the same great line up of information and entertainment for peanut farmers and industry partners from Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi.
For the first time in 17 years, Georgia is the host state for the event that has always been held in Panama City Beach, Florida. The venue this year is Callaway Gardens, a 6400 acre resort located in Pine Mountain, Georgia where from hiking the cool mountain trails to lounging on the largest man-made beach in North America.
2015 Southern Peanut Growers Conference Photo Album
Callaway Gardens Welcomes Peanut Growers –
Interview with Don Koehler, Georgia Peanut Commission
Interview with Ken Barton, Florida Peanut Producers Association
Meet the New Kid at the SPGC – Interview with Caleb Bristow, Alabama Peanut Producers Association
Looking Good in Mississippi – Interview with Malcolm Broome, Mississippi Peanut Growers Association
Deputy Agriculture Secretary Returns to Her Roots –
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Krysta Harden at SPGC
Interview with Krysta Harden
Florida Congressman Advocates for Agriculture – Interview with Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL)
Bigger Southeast Peanut Crop Looking Good – Interview with Scott Monfort, UGA
Peanut Research Future Includes Georgia Tech – Interview with Doug Britton, Georgia Tech
Redding Honored with Valor Award – Interview with Bob Redding, peanut industry lobbyist
Georgia Farm Bureau President Visits SPGC – Interview with Zippy Duvall, Georgia Farm Bureau president
Keeping the Farm for Future Generations – Interview with Taylor Spangler, University of Florida
Trade Opportunities with China – Interview with Bob Parker and Don Koehler
2015 Farm Press Peanut Profitability Awards –
Interview with Anthony Reed, Oklahoma - Southwest Region
Interview with Brian McClam, South Carolina - Upper Southeast
Interview with Johnny Cochran, Georgia - Lower Southeast
Interview with Dr. Marshall Lamb, National Peanut Research Lab