Early bird registration ends this Friday, August 11.
Rates increase by $15 on August 12.
Please register by this Friday to receive your
Georgia Peanut Tour shirt at registration!
DATE:
September 19-21, 2017
LOCATION:
Albany, Ga. and surrounding area
Host hotel: Merry Acres Inn
The 31st annual Georgia Peanut Tour brings the latest information on peanuts while giving a first-hand view of industry infrastructure from production and handling to processing and utilization. Tour stops will be made in several peanut producing counties including Dougherty, Lee and Sumter County.
Attendees can expect to see first-hand nearly every aspect of peanut production in the state. This year’s tour hosts many exciting stops including on-farm harvest demonstrations and clinics, peanut processing facilities, and several special highlights which include research at the University of Georgia Southwest Georgia Research and Education Center, Jimmy Carter’s Boyhood Home, Georgia Seed Development Commission Foundation Seed Facility in Plains, Smithville Peanut Company Buying Point and JLA USA in Albany.
Hotel accommodations can be made at the Merry Acres Inn in Albany, Georgia, by calling 229-435-7721. Rooms are available at the rate of $89.00 plus tax for a standard room. Be sure to ask for the Georgia Peanut Tour room block.
Additional Info at these Web links:
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