Peanut growers and industry representatives from Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi and now South Carolina are in Panama City Beach, FL this week for the 2025 Southern Peanut Growers Conference. You can find the conference blog here.
Leaders of the state organizations, pictured here, gave us an update on the condition of their crops this year and what they peanut farmers are expecting as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act has been passed.
Listen to comments from each state director below.
Interview with Libbie Johnson, Executive Director, Alabama Peanut Producers Association
Interview with Libbie Johnson (1:53)
Interview with Brittany Greene, Executive Director, Florida Peanut Producers Association
Interview with Brittany Greene (2:40)
Interview with Don Koehler, Executive Director, Georgia Peanut Commission
Interview with Don Koehler (5:31)
Interview with Malcolm Broome, Executive Director, Mississippi Peanut Growers Association
Interview with Malcolm Broome (2:14)
Interview with Katharine Helms, Executive Director, South Carolina Peanut Board
Interview with Katherine Helms (2:43)