37th Annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show
set for January 17, 2013
Show and Conference returns to Tifton after 30 years
Released: October 5, 2012
TIFTON, Ga.– Make plans now to attend the 37th Annual Georgia Peanut Farm
Show and Conference scheduled for Thursday, January 17, 2013, at the University
of Georgia-Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Ga. The annual show will
be held in Tifton for the first time in thirty years and is free to attend
for all participants.
This new location features two auditoriums, seating 2,000 and 300 people respectively;
several break-out meeting rooms for 50 to 150 people; banquet hall with seating
for over 800; and ample exhibit space throughout the Conference Center, indoors
and outdoors. The show organizers expect 1,500 to 2,000 farmers and industry
representatives in attendance.
Peanut farmers will have the opportunity to visit with more than 75 agribusinesses
and organizations in the peanut industry. Also, farmers are able to earn private
and commercial pesticide applicators certification and learn up-to-date knowledge
on cutting edge research and developments during the University of Georgia Peanut
Production Seminars and the industry-wide sponsored Peanut Seed Seminar.
Farmers will have the opportunity to tour the research facilities on the University
of Georgia-Tifton Campus and tour their new Georgia Peanut Commission offices
located adjacent to I-75 across from ABAC’s Georgia Museum of Agriculture and
Historic Village. A free lunch will also be provided to all registered farmers.
Farm Show Chairman Rodney Dawson is optimistic about the 1,500 plus
farmers estimated to be in attendance. “I encourage farmers to leave
their fields and attend this one day show and conference because the information
they will receive is an investment in their future. There is definitely
a
lot of knowledge to be gained at the show,” Dawson says.
At the close of the day, there will be $45,000 in prizes presented to farmers
for the Grand Door Prize, vendor products, certificates, and equipment. Donors
include Kelley Manufacturing Company, AMADAS Industries, and approximately
30 other exhibitors.
For more information on the show, contact the Georgia Peanut Commission office
in Tifton, Ga. at 229-386-3470 or by emailing info@gapeanuts.com. Information
is also available on the Georgia Peanut Commission website at www.gapeanuts.com.
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Joy Carter Crosby
Director of Communications
joycarter@gapeanuts.com
phone: (229) 386-3690
