2026 Georgia Peanut
Farm Show
January 15, 2026
University of Georgia Tifton Campus
Tifton, Georgia
More than 1,800 attendees were able to fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the 49th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference Jan. 15, 2026, at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. The show is sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission.
The one-day show offered farmers a chance to view the products and services of 100 exhibitors and education opportunities. The University of Georgia Peanut Team presented an educational peanut production seminar focusing on remaining profitable in 2026, disease and weed management. An industry seed seminar was held, which highlighted peanut varieties available for 2026.
University of Georgia Peanut Seminar
Presented by
Dr. Scott Monfort
University of Georgia
Dr. Mark Abney
University of Georgia
Dr. Eric Prostko
University of Georgia
Dr. Albert Culbreath
University of Georgia
Peanut Seed Seminar
Presented by
Billy Skaggs
Georgia Crop Improvement Association
Dr. Bill Branch
University of Georgia
Dr. Barry Tillman
University of Florida
Dr. Corley Holbrook
USDA ARS
Dr. Scott Monfort
University of Georgia
Farm Show Award Winners
Outstanding Georgia Peanut Farmer of the Year
Sponsored by Georgia Peanut Commission & AgriSupply
District 1
Willard Mims
Donalsonville, Georgia
District 2
Jones Brothers Farms
Chula, Georgia
District 3
Carl Hood
Midville, Georgia
District 4
Keith Moore
Cordele, Georgia
District 5
Rodney Locke
Dawson, Georgia
Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer of the Year
Sponsored by Georgia Peanut Commission & BASF
Will Anderson
Register, Georgia
Bulloch County
Hall of Fame
Mr. Don Koehler
Senior Executive Director
Georgia Peanut Commission
Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Scott Monfort
Extension Peanut Agronomist
University of Georgia
Research and Education Award
Dr. Steve Brown
Executive Director (retired)
The Peanut Research Foundation
Innovator Award
Mr. Frank Nolin
Owner and Operator
Nolin Steel
Media Award
Mr. Tommy Rountree
Editor and Publisher (retired)
The Dawson News
Media Award
Ms. Amanda Huber
Former Editor
The Peanut Grower
Special Award
Mr. Andy Bell
Chairman (2021)
National Peanut Board
Special Award
Mr. Ken Barton
Executive Director (retired)
Florida Peanut Producers Association
Awards Ceremony Video
Grand Door Prize
Bennie Branch (left) and Kasey Luke (right) of Kelley Manufacturing Co. present the Grand Door Prize to Shelton Pickle, Colquitt, Ga., during the Georgia Peanut Farm Show. Pickle received one season’s use of a new KMC peanut combine and the option of purchasing the combine from a KMC dealer with a $15,000 off the list price at the end of the 2026 season, as well as a cash prize.
Grower Door Prize
Chris Beaty (left) and Keith Weeks (right) of Amadas Industries present the Grower Door Prize to Mac Paulk, Ocilla, Ga., and Frankie Sapp, Quitman, Ga., during the Georgia Peanut Farm Show. Sapp received a customized Grizzly cooler and a certificate towards the purchase of a new Amadas self-propelled peanut combine, pull-type peanut combine, peanut digger or peanut dump cart or parts. Paulk received a customized Grizzly cooler and a certificate for Amadas parts.
2026 Exhibitors
Able Ag Solutions
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Adkinson Motorsports
AgAmerica Lending
AgGeorgia Farm Credit
AgLogic Chemical LLC
Ag Nutrients LLC
Ag Technologies LLC
AgroLiquid
Akins Petroleum Company
AMADAS Industries
American National Insurance Company
AMVAC
Atlantic & Southern Equipment
BASF
Bayer Crop Science
Brown Irrigation and Electrical
Carden & Associates Inc.
Cesur USA LLC
Colombo NA Inc.
D&D Irrigation Services LLC
DeltAg Formulations
Farmers Harvest Inc.
Flint AG & Turf
Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District
FMC Corporation
Georgia Association of Conservation Districts
Georgia Corn Growers Association
Georgia Crop Improvment Asssociations
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Georgia Development Authority
Georgia Farm Bureau
Georgia Federal-State Inspection Service
Georgia’s Integrated Cultivar Release System
Georgia Peanut Commission
Gowan
GreenPoint Ag
Growers Mineral Corp.
HBT
InformedAg
Jager Pro Inc.
Kannar Earth Science
Kelley Manufacturing Co.
Lasseter Tractor Company
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
Lindsay Corporation
LMC Ag LLC
MagnoJet USA
Meherrin Ag & Chemical
MericaAgro
National Peanut Board
National Peanut Buying Points Association
Newton Crouch Company, LLC
Nichino America Inc.
Nolin Steel
Nutrien Ag Solutions
Peerless Mfg. Co. & Harrell Ag Products
Pierce Corporation
Quail Forever
Rainbow Manufacturing Company
Ranchers Insurance LLC
Reinke Manufacturing
R.W. Griffin Industries LLC
Seametrics
Setatech USA
Simplot Grower Solutions
South Georgia Banking Company
Southeastern Peanut Farmer
Southern AGCOM Inc.
Southern Peanut Farmers Federation
Southern Peanut Growers
Specialty Sales Co.
Staplcotn
Sumner Ag Services Inc.
Sunbelt Ag Expo
Syngenta
The Peanut Institute
Tidewater Equipment Company
TIMAC AGRO USA
Triangle Chemical Company
University of Georgia College of Public Health
University of Georgia Peanut Team
University of Georgia Tifton Campus
USDA-NRCS
U.S. Peanut PAC
Valent USA LLC
Valley Irrigation
Vive Crop Protection
VM Agritech
WECO The Science of Optical Sorting