A review of the
12th Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference
held July 22-24, 2010 at the
Edgewater Beach Resort


Visit the conference blog to view updates, photos and speaker interviews. The blog is sponsored by Trimble Agriculture/Ag Technologies, LLC.

Photos from the event are located in two different albums by Chuck Zimmerman and Joy Carter. Click on the link to their name to view the album. Feel free to download any photo for your personal use. Photos used in a publication should credit Southern Peanut Farmers Federation.
   

Thanks to the 2010 Conference Sponsors
Southern Peanut Farmers Federation
Alabama Peanut Producers Assn.
Florida Peanut Producers Assn.
Georgia Peanut Commission
Mississippi Peanut Growers Assn.
Southern Peanut Growers
Syngenta
Bayer CropScience
BASF
National Peanut Board
Valent
Farm Press
Trimble Agriculture/Ag Technologies
Enclosure® by Devgen
First South Farm Credit
National Peanut Buying Points Association
MANA Crop Protection
Peanut Grower
Southeastern Peanut Farmer
Dow AgroSciences
Alabama Farmers Federation
AMVAC
Becker Underwood
Birdsong Peanuts
EMD Crop BioScience, Inc.
Farm Progress
Georgia Farm Bureau
Golden Peanut Company
JLA USA
Southwest Georgia Farm Credit
Stallings Crop Insurance/Pro Ag
Farm Agri Insurance
Farm Credit Florida
GrassWorks Weed Wiper, LLC
Greenleaf Technologies
Universal Blanchers

Download Conference Presentations


General Session I:
Marketing from the Viewpoint of the Manufacturer
Ben Smith, Lance, Inc.
     View Presentation on YouTube
     Download pdf of presentation (7.2 MB)

Determing Contract Offerings
Jimmy Dorsett, Golden Peanut Company
     View Presentation on YouTube
     Download pdf of presentation (1 MB)

By the Numbers
Richard Barnhill, Mazur & Hockman
     Download pdf of presentation

General Session II:
Plumpy Nut Update
Jeff Johnson, Birdsong Peanut Company
     View Presentation on YouTube
     Download pdf of presentation (1.6 MB)

Africa & Government Feeding Programs
Stephanie Grunenfelder, American Peanut Council
     Download pdf of presentation (5 MB)

The Haiti Project
Sally Wells, Birdsong Peanut Company
     View Presentation on YouTube
     Download pdf of presentation (6.75 MB)

General Session III:
Research on Feral Pigs
Richard Petcher, Auburn University
     View Presentation on YouTube
      Download pdf of presentation (3 MB)
Steve Ditchkoff, Auburn University
      Download pdf of presentation (1 MB)

New Peanut Seeding Rate: 5 lbs./Acre
Marshall Lamb, USDA-ARS, NPRL
    Download pdf of presentation (1 MB)

General Session IV:
Washington Outlook
Congressman Bobby Bright, D-Ala.
     View Presentation on YouTube

The Future in Bio Energy
Dennis Wiese, Growth Energy
     Download pdf of presentation
           Part 1 (3.5 MB) and Part 2 (1 MB)

Renewable Energy & Producers
Steve Flick, Show Me Energy
      Download pdf of presentation (2.6 MB)

Improving the Loan Program in 2012
Tiffany Arthur, USDA Farm Service Agency
     Download pdf of presentation (1.8 MB)    

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Additional information about future conferences and sponsorship
opportunities are available by contacting:
Alabama Peanut Prod. Association
(334) 792-6482
Florida Peanut Prod. Association
(850) 526-2590
Georgia Peanut Commission
(229) 386-3470
Mississippi Peanut Growers Association
(601) 606-3547

Presented by the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation
- in conjunction with -
Auburn University, University of Florida and
University of Georgia