The 25th Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference will be held July 17-19, 2024 at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, Savannah, Georgia. The three-day event provides farmers with information about peanut production, legislative issues, marketing and promotions. In addition to the conference sessions, the event focuses on the family by offering a ladies program and a golf tournament.

Visit this link to register and to see more details.

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments totaling approximately $6 billion through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new Emergency Relief Program (ERP) to offset crop yield and value losses.

“For over two years, farmers and ranchers across the country have been hard hit by an ongoing pandemic coupled with more frequent and catastrophic natural disasters,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “As the agriculture industry deals with new challenges and stressors, we at USDA look for opportunities to inject financial support back into the rural economy through direct payments to producers who bear the brunt of circumstances beyond their control. These emergency relief payments will help offset the significant crop losses due to major weather events in 2020 and 2021 and help ensure farming operations are viable this crop year, into the next growing season and beyond.”

For more information, see the press release here.

The Florida Peanut Producers Association is pleased to announce the opening of their 2022 Scholarship Award Program, effective May 2022.

Two $1,200 scholarships will be awarded to deserving high school seniors and/or college students. The applicant or someone in the family must be a peanut grower in Florida, not necessarily a member of the FPPA. Each winner will receive $600 when the scholarship winners are announced. The remaining $600 will be awarded after completing one semester, and documentation of passing grades must be submitted to the FPPA Office. The Florida Peanut Producers Association is committed to helping further the education of young people in Florida. The scholarship program is evidence of our commitment. The committee will make the final selection, and all applicants will be notified by mail. For an application, contact the FPPA office at 2741 Penn Avenue, Suite 1, Marianna, FL 32448, call (850) 526-2590, or download an application on www.flpeanuts.com.

The Scholarship applications must be postmarked no later than July 1, 2022.