The Southern Peanut Growers Conference was July 18-20 in Panama City Beach, Florida. Over 500 attendees were updated on production, research, legislation, marketing and promotion. From left are Alabama Peanut Producers Association (APPA) President Carl Sanders, Coffee County; APPA Vice President Mark Kaiser, Baldwin County; U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson, R-Georgia.; and Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell.