The 20th Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference was held July 19-21, 2018 at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, Miramar Beach, Florida. The three-day event provides farmers with information about peanut production, legislative issues, marketing and promotions.
The conference is the annual meeting for the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation, comprised of the Alabama Peanut Producers Association, the Florida Peanut Producers Association, the Mississippi Peanut Growers Association and the Georgia Peanut Commission.
This virtual ag newsroom includes links to photos and audio content available free of charge for digital or print publication or broadcast.
See stories and other content from the conference on the SPGC blog.
Photos
2018 Southern Peanut Growers Conference
Audio
Southern Peanut Growers Celebrating 20 Years – Preview interview with Don Koehler, GA Peanut Commission
2018 Farm Press Peanut Efficiency Awards – SPGC18 interview with Peanut Efficiency Award winner Jimmy Miller, Alabama
Interviews with state executive directors:
SPGC18 Interview with Caleb Bristow, Alabama SPGC18 Interview with Ken Barton, Florida SPGC18 Interview with Don Koehler, Georgia SPGC18 Interview with Malcolm Broome, MississippiInterviews with Conference Speakers
Southern Peanut Farmers Federation Activities –
SPGC18 Interview with Kaye Lynn Hataway, Alabama Peanut Producers
SPGC18 Interview with Jessie Bland, GA Peanut Commission
Peanuts Help Drive the Rural Economy –
SPGC18 Interview Dr. Kent Wolfe, UGA Agribusiness and Economic Development
FAPRI Looks at Peanuts –
SPGC18 Interview with Dr. Pat Westhoff, FAPRI
Engineering for Agriculture –
SPGC18 speaker Dr. Donald Leo, UGA College of Engineering
Interviews with Sponsors
2018 Valor Award Goes To J. Frank McGill –
SPGC18 Valor award interview with David Yoder, Valent
New FMC Fungicide for Peanuts Coming Soon –
SPGC18 Interview with Cindy Kurtz, FMC
NewLeaf Symbiotics Offers Biological for Peanuts –
SPGC18 Interview with Mike McFatrich, New Leaf Symbiotics
Bayer Loves Peanuts –
SPGC18 Interview with Mike McFatrich, SPGC18 Interview with John Hand, Bayer
Syngenta Brings Miravis to the Market –
SPGC18 interview with Lyle Stewart, Syngenta
BASF Marks 20 Years With SPGC –
SPGC18 interview with William Reed, BASF
Farm Credit Keeps Peanut Farmers Farming –
SPGC18 interview with Jack Hittinger, Farm Credit of Northwest Florida
Vantage South and Southeast Offer Precision Solutions –
SPGC18 interview with Travis Kelley, Vantage Southeast
SPGC18 interview with Josh Carnley, Vantage South
AMVAC THIMET Helps Fight Tomato Spotted Wilt –
SPGC18 interview with Wen Carter, AMVAC
Colombo Combines Love Peanuts –
SPGC18 interview with Jonathan Fulghum, Colombo
UPI Back for Seconds at SPGC –
SPGC18 Interview with Alexis Bromley, UPI
Friday General Session I presentations
Ask the Expert Panel at 2018 SPGC –
SPGC Presentation by Dr. Scott Monfort, UGA SPGC18 Presentation by Kris Balkcom, Auburn SPGC18 Presentation by Dr. Barry Tillman, UF SPGC18 Presentation by Dr. Audrey Gamble, Auburn SPGC18 Presentation by Dr. Mark Abney, UGA SPGC18 Presentation by Dr. Steve Li, Auburn SPGC18 Presentation by Dr. Bob Kemerait, UGAPeanut Growers Pleased with Farm Bill Provisions –
SPGC18 presentation by Bob Redding, peanut industry lobbyist