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Superior Southern Peanut Growers Conference
 The 2010 Southern Peanut Growers Conference, held July 22-24, 2010, at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Fla., offered farmers an opportunity to learn more about the legislative issues, peanut research and promotions.Click for details... Peanuts In the News...
Auburn names new College of Agriculture dean 
AUBURN, Ala.—William Batchelor, head of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Mississippi State University, has been named dean of Auburn University’s College of Agriculture. Read more... House Agriculture Committee Holds Farm Bill Field Hearing in Troy, Alabama 
TROY, ALA. (May 15, 2010) - Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson held a field hearing in Troy, Alabama to review U.S. agriculture policy as the Committee begins the process of writing the 2012 Farm Bill. Read more... Second District to host hearing on Farm Bill 
TROY, AL – Congressman Bobby Bright has announced that Troy will serve as the host for a House Agriculture Committee field hearing on the Farm Bill.The hearing will be held on Saturday, May 15th, 2010 beginning at 1:00 p.m. CDT at the Cattlemen's Park - Pike County Cattlemen's Association in Troy, AL. Read more... Alabama Welcome Center Unveils Peanut Statue 
As visitors travel or stop by the Alabama Welcome Center located on Hwy 231 south of Dothan, they will see that peanuts are an important part of this area.Thanks to the design work of Wilton Blackmon of Replica Plastics, the support of the Alabama Peanut Producers Association and Dothan Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, a peanut statue was placed in front of the center and recently unveiled. The statue will serve as a reminder to travelers of one of the major economic segments to the Wiregrass area. Read more... Alabama Peanut Producers Donating PB to Haiti 
The Alabama Peanut Producers Association is joining with several organizations in the peanut industry to ship a container (or more) of peanut butter to Haiti. An offer to spearhead the effort came today from Early County 2055 (a 501c3 non-profit) in Blakely, Georgia. They also donated $5000 and Birdsong Peanuts has now matched that donation. Read more... Alabama Peanut Growers Donate Peanut Butter to Food Banks 
The Alabama Peanut Producers Association (APPA) made a special delivery today and donated approximately 25,000 - 12 oz. jars of peanut butter to the Montgomery Area Food Bank, for distribution to other food banks throughout the state.The contribution will help needy families enduring economic hardships while increasing the awareness of the health benefits of peanuts and peanut butter. Read more... Peanut Farmers Donate Peanut Butter to Community Feeding Program 
WASHINGTON, D.C., (March 12, 2009) - Peanut farmers from Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Texas and Oklahoma donated more than 8,000 jars of peanut butter to Martha\'s Table in Washington, D.C. Martha\'s Table\'s mission is to help at-risk children, youth, families and individuals in the Washington, D.C. community improve their lives by providing educational programs, food, clothing, and enrichment opportunities. Read more... |
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