2025 Farm Show
January 16, 2025
University of Georgia tifton campus
tifton, georgia
Make plans to attend the 48th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference set for Jan. 16, 2025. The show will be held Thursday, Jan. 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. The show is free and open to all farmers and industry representatives to attend. The show is sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission.
Attendees will have the opportunity to visit with more than 100 agribusinesses and organizations in the peanut and agricultural industry. Farmers will be able to earn private and commercial pesticide applicator certification, as well as learn about cutting-edge research and developments during the University of Georgia Peanut Production Seminar and industry-wide sponsored Peanut Seed Seminar.
48th Annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show & Conference Schedule
Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025
8:00 a.m. – Show Opens
12:00 p.m. – Farm Show Luncheon & Awards Ceremony
2:00 p.m. – Grand Door Prize Drawing
2:30 p.m. – Show Closes
University of Georgia Peanut Production Seminar
"Taking a Step Forward"
Sponsored by:
Thursday, January 16, 2025
9:00 – 10:30 AM
Small Auditorium, UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center
Agenda
Welcome
Donald Chase, Chairman
Georgia Peanut Commission Research Committee
Impacts of Multiple Weather Events in 2024 and What to Expect in 2025
Dr. Scott Monfort, Extension Peanut Agronomist
University of Georgia
Managing Foliage Feeders and Soil Borne Insects in 2025
Dr. Mark Abney, Extension Entomologist
University of Georgia
History of Tropical Spiderwort in Georgia and Management
Dr. Eric Prostko, Extension Weed Specialist
University of Georgia
Effects of the Expanded Season and Weather on Leafspot Management
Dr. Albert Culbreath, Plant Pathologist
University of Georgia
Georgia Peanut Farm Show Seed Seminar
Sponsored by:
Thursday, January 16, 2025
10:35 – 11:35 AM
Small Auditorium, UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center
Agenda
Welcome
Caleb Weaver, Chairman
Committee on Variety & Seed Development
American Peanut Shellers Assocation
Update – Seed Quality and Quantity for 2025 Planting
Billy Skaggs – GA Crop Improvement Association
Varieties Currently in Production and on Horizon
Dr. Bill Branch, Professor/Peanut Breeder, University of Georgia
Dr. Barry Tillman, Professor/Peanut Breeder, University of Florida
Dr. Corley Holbrook, Peanut Breeder, USDA/ARS
Dr. Charles Chen, Professor/Peanut Breeder, Auburn University & NPRL
Timely Advice for Growers
Dr. Scott Monfort, Extension Peanut Agronomist, University of Georgia
KMC Sponsors Grand Door Prize
Kelley Manufacturing Co. is offering as a Grand Door Prize the use of a new Peanut Combine (choice of 4-row, 6-row, or combine with Unload-on-the-Go option), on the winner’s farm, for the 2025 peanut harvesting season, with the option of purchasing the combine through an authorized KMC dealer with $15,000 off the list price. In lieu of the combine the winner can choose the use of another KMC Peanut Harvest Implement with a 10% discount off the list price for purchase. In addition, the winner will also receive $5,000 cash money.
The winner must be certified as a peanut grower with an FSA farm number, must have a minimum of 75 acres of peanuts, and must be present to win.
Amadas Sponsors Grower Door Prize
Amadas Industries is offering the Grower Door Prize for the 2025 Georgia Peanut Farm Show which includes a certificate good for the amount of $15,000 towards the purchase of a new Amadas Self-Propelled Peanut Combine or $7,500 towards the purchase of a new Amadas 4-row or 6-row Pull-Type Peanut Combine, or $4,500 towards the purchase of a new Amadas 6-row or 8-row digger, or $1,500 towards the purchase of a new Amadas peanut dump cart. Along with the certificate, the winner will receive a customized Grizzly cooler.
As a second drawing, Amadas Industries is also offering a customized Grizzly cooler which will contain a certificate good for a parts credit of $1,500 for Amadas parts through a local authorized Amadas dealer.
The winner must be certified as a peanut grower with an FSA farm number and must be present to win.
Blood Drive
The Georgia Peanut Commission, in cooperation with the OneBlood, will host a blood drive on Thursday, Jan. 18, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. during the show.
All donors receive:
– $20 eGiftcard
– OneBlood Long Sleeve T-shirt
– Wellness Checkup including blood pressure pulse, temperature, iron count and cholesterol screening
Appointments can be scheduled in advance at www.oneblood.org/donate-now and use sponsor code #26218.
Fact: Approximately 62 percent of the population is eligible to donate blood.
Thanks to our 2024 Exhibitors
Able Ag Solutions, LLC
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC)
Adkinson Motorsports
AgA
AgAmerica Lending
AgLogic Chemical, LLC
Agri Supply
Ag Technologies LLC
Ag-USA LLC
Amadas Industries
American National
American Peanut Council/The Peanut Research Foundation
American Peanut Research & Education Society
AMVAC Chemical
Atlantic & Southern Equipment
BASF Corporation
Bayer CropScience
Brown Irrigation and Electrical
Carden & Associates, Inc.
CIMXag Insurance LLC
Colombo NA Inc.
Concept AgriTek
Corteva Agriscience
DeltAg Formulations
Elite Ag LLC
Farm Credit Associations of Georgia
Farmers Business Network
Farmers Harvest Inc.
FMC Corporation
Georgia Corn Growers Association
Georgia Crop Improvement Assn.
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Georgia Development Authority
Georgia Farm Bureau
Georgia Federal-State Inspection Service
Georgia’s Integrated Cultivar Release System
Georgia Peanut Commission
Growers Mineral Solutions
Harrell Ag Products
HBT
HudsonAlpha Wiregrass
InformedAg
JLA International
Kannar Earth Science, Ltd.
Kelley Manufacturing Co.
Lasseter Tractor Company
Lindsay Corp.
LMC Ag LLC
Magno Jet USA
Meherrin Ag & Chemical
Merica Agro
Miller Chemical & Fertilizer
National Peanut Board
National Peanut Buying Points Assn.
Newton Crouch Company, LLC
Nichino America Inc.
Nolin Steel
Nuseed
Nutrien Ag Solutions
Peerless Mfg. Co.
Quail Forever
Rainbow Mfg. Co.
Reinke Manufacturing
R.W. Griffin Industries LLC
SePRO Ag
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
Sutton System Sales Inc.
Syngenta
Terra Haven Commodities
The Peanut Grower
The Peanut Institute
Tidewater Equipment Co.
University of Georgia Peanut Team
University of Georgia Tifton Campus
UPL, NA
USDA-ARS National Peanut Research Lab
USDA Farm Service Agency
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA National Research Conservation Service
U.S. Peanut PAC
Valent USA LLC
Valley Irrigation