Florida Peanut Producers Association 43rd Annual Membership Meeting

Florida Peanut Producers Association Board of Directors and Staff would like to invite all Florida peanut growers and their spouse to attend the Annual Membership Meeting scheduled for Thursday evening February 22, 2018 at the location below.

Jackson County Agricultural Complex and Conference Center

2741 Penn Ave

Marianna, FL  32448

The Annual Meeting will begin with registration at 6:00 pm cst and meal at 6:30.

Growers are encouraged to apply for the Farm Press Peanut Efficiency Award.  Farm Press will present the Efficiency Awards to growers at the Southern Peanut Growers Conference in July 2018.  To receive an application please contact the Florida Peanut Producers Association.  850-526-2590

We are excited to announce our 1^st annual 2017 essay contest open to students all across the State of Florida. We will have two separate divisions: Junior and Senior. The junior level will be for students in grades 6^th-8^th and the senior level will be for students in grades 9^th-12^th. The topic for the both essay divisions will be: What comes to mind when you think of peanut production in the State of Florida? The winner of each division will receive a year supply of 12 jars of peanut butter and be featured in our newsletter. We hope you participate in helping us educate the state of Florida on peanut production. Best of luck to everyone!

Rules & Regulations

1. Must live in the state of Florida with a Florida home address.
2. Must be in grades 6^th-8^th or 9^th-12^th.
3. Essay format must be 500 words or more in MLA style with 12 pt. Times New Roman font and double spaced.
4. Title page should include: Name, City/State, Title of Essay (which is the topic), and date you mail it on.
5. Essays should be sent by mail to the Florida Peanut Producers Association office and postmarked by no later than Monday, October 16^th.

Address:

Florida Peanut Producers Association

2741 Penn Avenue Suite 1

Marianna, Florida 32448

6. If you have any questions, please email masonzane13@gmail.com or call (850) 526-2590.