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(Jan. 3, 2023) Producers can improve the bottom-line of their farming operation with knowledge, connections and information gained at the 46th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference, held at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center, Jan. 19, 2023. The show hours will be 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Peanut farmers and those involved in the peanut industry will be able to learn more about the latest products, services and peanut research at the show, which is sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission. The show offers farmers an opportunity to view the products and services of more than 100 exhibitors and educational programs. The Georgia Peanut Commission, in cooperation with the OneBlood, will also host a blood drive from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. during the show.
The University of Georgia Peanut Team will present an educational peanut production seminar from 9:00 until 10:30 a.m., titled, “Learning from the 2022 growing Season – Impacts of TSWV.” UGA specialists will present information regarding the impact of TSWV last year and what growers can do to reduce the risk of the virus in 2023. Farmers will have the opportunity to earn private or commercial pesticide applicator certification.
An Industry Seed Seminar will also be held from 10:35 to 11:35 a.m. during the show. This event is sponsored by the American Peanut Shellers Association Committee on Variety & Seed Development, the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation and the Georgia Peanut Commission. Growers will be able to learn about peanut varieties available for 2023 and varieties on the horizon.
During the show, there will be a free luncheon at noon for all peanut farmers in attendance. The Georgia Peanut Commission will also present a short program beginning at 12:15 p.m. with award presentations and an update from the National Peanut Board and Washington, D.C.
During this year’s show, Kelley Manufacturing Co. is providing the Grand Door Prize of one season’s use (2023) of a new peanut combine (choice of four-row, six-row or combine with Unload-On-The-Go option) and $5,000 cash money. At the end of the 2023 season, the winner has the option of purchasing the combine from an authorized KMC dealer with $15,000 off the list price. In lieu of the combine, the winner may choose the use of another KMC peanut harvest implement with a 10 percent discount off the list price for purchase.
Additionally, farmers can register to win the Grower Prize, donated by Amadas Industries. This prize includes a certificate good for $15,000.00 towards the purchase of a new Amadas self-propelled peanut combine or $7,500 towards the purchase of a new four-row or six-row Amadas pull-type combine or $4,500 towards the purchase of a new Amadas six-row or eight-row peanut digger or $1,500 towards the purchase of a new Amadas peanut dump cart and a customized Grizzly cooler. Amadas is also offering a second prize including a customized Grizzly cooler containing a certificate good for a parts credit of $1,500 for Amadas parts through a local authorized Amadas dealer.
The winners of the Grand Door Prize and the Grower Prize must be certified peanut farmers with an FSA farm number and present to win.
For more information on the show, contact GPC at 229-386-3470 or online at www.gapeanuts.com.
(Jan. 3, 2023) – The Mississippi Peanut Growers Association seeks eligible peanut producers who are interested in serving on the National Peanut Board. The Mississippi peanut Growers Association will hold a nominations election to select two nominees each for member and alternate to the National Peanut Board during a meeting on February 8, 2023 at 1:30p.m. at the Forrest County Multipurpose Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. All eligible peanut producers are encouraged to participate. Eligible producers are those who are engaged in the production and sale of peanuts and who own or share the ownership and risk of loss of the crop.
Lonnie Fortner of Port Gibson is the current Mississippi National Peanut Board member and Alan Atkins of Hamilton serves as the alternate. The term for the current Mississippi board member and alternate expires Dec. 31, 2023.
USDA requires two nominees from each state for each position of member and alternate. The National Peanut Board will submit Mississippi’s slate of nominees to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, who makes the appointments.
The National Peanut Board encourages inclusion of persons of any race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation and marital or family status. NPB encourages all persons who qualify as peanut producers to attend the meeting and run for nomination.
It is USDA’s policy that membership on industry-government boards and committees accurately reflect the diversity of individuals served by the programs.
About the Mississippi Peanut Growers Association
The Mississippi Peanut Growers Association is organized and operated for educational and scientific purposes, to bring together, for cooperation and coordination, all persons, both public and private, interested in enhancing the production, marketing, distribution, and utilization of peanuts.
About the National Peanut Board
The National Peanut Board represents all USA peanut farmers and their families. The mission of the Board is to improve the economic condition of USA peanut farmers and their families through compelling promotion and groundbreaking research.
(Jan. 2, 2023) The Alabama Peanut Producers Association seeks eligible peanut producers who are interested in serving on the National Peanut Board. The Alabama Peanut Producers Association will hold a nominations election to select two nominees each for member and alternate to the National Peanut Board during a meeting on February 2, 2023, following the Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds, 5622 U.S. Highway 231 South, Dothan, AL 36301. All eligible peanut producers are encouraged to participate. Eligible producers are those who are engaged in the production and sale of peanuts and who own or share the ownership and risk of loss of the crop.
Tom Corcoran of Eufaula is the current Alabama National Peanut Board member and Thomas Adams of Newville serves as the alternate. The term for the current Alabama board member and alternate expires Dec. 31, 2023.
USDA requires two nominees from each state for each position of member and alternate. The National Peanut Board will submit Alabama’s slate of nominees to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, who makes the appointments.
The National Peanut Board encourages inclusion of persons of any race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation and marital or family status. NPB encourages all persons who qualify as peanut producers to attend the meeting and run for nomination.
It is USDA’s policy that membership on industry-government boards and committees accurately reflect the diversity of individuals served by the programs.
About the National Peanut Board
The National Peanut Board represents all USA peanut farmers and their families. The mission of the Board is to improve the economic condition of USA peanut farmers and their families through compelling promotion and groundbreaking research.
The National Peanut Buying Points Winter Conference is set for Feb. 17-20, 2023, at The Grand Hotel Golf Resort and Spa in Point Clear, Alabama. ”
The 2023 conference theme is “Striving to be the Best and Survive.” All buying points, shellers and industry associates are invited to attend.
The program will kick off on Friday night with a President’s Welcome Reception. Educational sessions will be held on Saturday and Sunday mornings. There will be a Prayer Breakfast on Sunday morning. The Great Cash Giveaway Reception and Auction will be held Sunday evening.
Registration is available on the NPBP website at peanutbuyingpoints.org. For more information or to obtain a registration form, email Angela Elder at spearmanagency@friendlycity.net.
The Mississippi Peanut Growers Association plan to hold their 18th annual meeting and trade show Feb. 8, 2023, at the Forrest County Multipurpose Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The event provides growers with the latest information on peanut production, research and new products.
Growers will have the opportunity to visit with several exhibitors showcasing equipment and services for the peanut industry. Speakers during the annual meeting will provide an update on peanut varieties, agronomic practices, peanut market outlook for 2023, weed and insect research in Mississippi peanuts.
Growers will also hear reports on checkoff activities of MPGA and the National Peanut Board.
For more information visit www.misspeanuts.com.
The 16th annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show is set to be held Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds, located on Hwy. 231 South in Dothan, Alabama.
Sponsored by the Alabama Peanut Producers Association and the Florida Peanut Producers Association, the one-day event offers farmers a full day to view the industry products and services of more than 60 exhibitors. The trade show opens at 8:30 a.m. and will continue until noon with a lunch immediately following.
During the catered lunch, the program will include speakers Marshall Lamb, National Peanut Research Lab, Bob Parker with the National Peanut Board and Bob Redding with The Redding Firm.
Peanut growers who attend will not only be able to fine tune their farming operations, but will have a chance to win prizes valued at thousands of dollars. The Grand Door Prize, sponsored by Kelley Manufacturing Co., is a $5,000 voucher for any one piece of KMC equipment or parts for KMC equipment.
All peanut growers are invited and encouraged to attend. For more information on the show, contact APPA at 334-792-6482 or FPPA at 850-526-2277. For exhibit space availability, contact Kaye Lynn Hataway at klhataway@alpeanuts.com.
(Dec. 19, 2022) – Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed the 2022 Census of Agriculture paper questionnaires to all known agriculture producers across the nation and Puerto Rico. Last month, producers in the states received their survey codes with an invitation to respond online. Any producer who did not respond online now has the option to complete the ag census at agcounts.usda.gov or by mail. Producers who have already responded to the 2022 Census of Agriculture online do not need to respond again. The deadline for response is Feb. 6, 2023.
“We encourage producers to respond online,” said USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Administrator Hubert Hamer. “We know producers are busy, which is why NASS worked to make responding to the ag census more convenient than ever before. The online questionnaire is secure and user friendly with several time saving features, such as skipping questions that do not pertain to the operation, pre-filling some information with previously reported data, and automatically calculating totals.”
The Census of Agriculture remains the nation’s only comprehensive and impartial agriculture data for every state, county, and U.S. territory. Farm operations of all sizes, urban and rural, which produced and sold, or normally would have sold, $1,000 or more of agricultural products in 2022, are included in the ag census. The data inform decisions about policy, programs, rural development, research, and more. The Census of Agriculture is the producer’s voice in the future of American agriculture.
Responding to the Census of Agriculture is required by law under Title 7 USC 2204(g) Public Law 105-113. The same law requires NASS to keep all information confidential, to use the data only for statistical purposes, and only publish in aggregate form to prevent disclosing the identity of any individual producer or farm operation. NASS will release the results of the ag census in 2024.
To learn more about the Census of Agriculture, visit www.nass.usda.gov/agcensus.
The National Peanut Board held its last meeting of 2022, Dec. 5 – 6, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. The Board approved a new slate of officers for a one-year term beginning on
Jan. 1, 2023.
Paul Rogers, a peanut farmer from Wakefield, Virginia, was elected chairman of the National Peanut Board during the quarterly meeting. Last year, Rogers served as vice chairman. Les Crall of Weatherford, Oklahoma, is the immediate past chairman.
Also, the National Peanut Board elected Greg Baltz of Pocahontas, Arkansas, as vice chairman; Casey Cox Kerr of Camilla, Georgia, as treasurer; and Neal Baxley of Mullins, South Carolina as secretary.
Committee meetings were also held including Strategic Planning and International Trade, Domestic Promotions, Evaluation and Measurement and Budget and Finance. The next board meeting is planned for in-person attendance Feb. 7-8, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia.
