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Texas Congressman at Peanut Conference

Cindy Zimmerman

Congressman Mike Conaway (R-TX) provided an update on the farm bill at the 2013 Southern Peanut Growers Conference on Saturday. Rep. Conaway, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, says the House still intends to get a nutrition bill passed. “We’ll have a nutrition title and it will have reforms in it…probably stronger reforms than what we had in the …

Ag Groups, Audio, Farm Bill, Peanuts, SPGC, Video

Southern Peanut Growers Meeting in PCB

Cindy Zimmerman

2013 marks the 15th year for the Southern Peanut Growers Conference and the agenda this year is once again chock full of opportunities to learn more about the latest products and equipment, what’s going on in Washington, and how marketing and research is making the peanut industry better, more sustainable and more profitable than ever. It all starts today so …

Ag Groups, Events, Peanuts

Peanut Butter to Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Talia Goes

Disaster relief missions have been working over time this past week aiding to those who were affected by the severe weather. Any type of donation is appreciated by those who lost everything – like peanut butter, which is a great source of protein for emergency situations where power and water are lacking. Peanut Proud and the Georgia Peanut Commission are …

Agribusiness, Peanuts

Support for Plumpy’nut Increases

Joanna Schroeder

It was announced during the Borlaug Dialogue in Des Moines in conjunction with the World Food Prize 2012 last week, that the makers of Plumpy’nut, Nutriset, will contribute an additional $5.8 million over the next two years to combat severe acute malnutrition in the developing world. The main ingredients include peanuts, vegetable oil, sugar, vitamins, minerals, cocoa, whey and maltodextrin. …

Elanco, Peanuts, World Food Prize

Paying Homage to Peanut Farmers

Melissa Sandfort

The Georgia Peanut Commission, in cooperation with the Georgia Bankers Association, kicks off its annual Georgia Peanut Bank Week this week, Oct. 15-19, 2012. This year marks the 36th anniversary of Georgia Peanut Bank Week, and banks and financial businesses across the state will pay homage to peanut farmers’ contributions to the state and local economies. The famous “little red …

Agribusiness, Peanuts

FAPRI Looks at Farm Bills’ Differences, Impacts

John Davis

A new analysis of the two Farm Bills out there … the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 that passed the full Senate in June and the House’s Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012, which made it out of the House Ag Committee last month … shows some similar impacts of the two bills, especially …

Audio, Corn, Farm Bill, Insurance, Peanuts, Soybean, USDA

Georgia Peanut Commission Opens New HQ

John Davis

As part of their recent 50th anniversary celebration, members of the Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC) board of directors held the official ribbon cutting ceremony and open house at the new headquarters in Tifton, Georgia: “We are proud of the new energy efficient headquarters and the opportunities that exist to promote peanuts to millions of consumers traveling through Georgia,” says Donald …

Ag Groups, Peanuts

House Ag Committee Chair at Peanut Conference

Cindy Zimmerman

Peanut growers are very happy with House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) for his work in crafting a farm bill that is very different than the Senate bill in that it addresses the needs of southern farmers. Speaking at the Southern Peanut Growers Conference in Panama City Beach on Saturday, Rep. Lucas (R-OK) went through the process of how …

Audio, Farm Bill, Peanuts, SPGC, Video

Peanut Growers Gather to Work and Play

Cindy Zimmerman

The 14th annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference kicked off Thursday with the usual scoop of southern hospitality at the ice cream registration reception. Georgia Peanut Commission Executive Director Don Koehler is very excited about this year’s meeting of the Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi peanut producers. “It’s our biggest conference we’ve ever had, largest attendance. We’ve got more sponsors, we’ve …

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