National Peanut Board

Grower Listening Session, Field Visit Set for National Peanut Board Quarterly Meeting

Dan Industry News Release, Peanuts

The National Peanut Board has scheduled its quarterly Board and committee meetings for April 3-4, grower2018, in Charleston, S. C. at the Renaissance Charleston Historic District Hotel, 68 Wentworth Street, Charleston, S. C. 29401 (843-534-0300). The National Peanut Board and the South Carolina Peanut Board will hold a joint Grower Listening Session addressing common production issues, best practices and continuous improvement.

Board members, alternates and staff will visit the farm of Tommy Lee, Two Tel, LLC, in Clarendon County near Alcolu, S.C. Lee is a peanut farmer and also grows corn, cotton and vegetables.

The National Peanut Board and committee meeting schedule is as follows:

TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

Meeting Location:                          Renaissance Charleston Historic District Hotel

9:15 – 10:00 a.m.                              NPB General Session

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.                            Domestic Promotions Committee

11:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.                      Travel to Santee, S. C., Lunch at Clark’s Inn & Restaurant
1:15 p.m.                                          Grower Listening Session at same location

2:30 – 5:00 p.m.                                Field Visit to Tommy Lee’s farm, Two Tel, LLC

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2018

Meeting Location:                          Renaissance Charleston Historic District Hotel

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.                                 Grower & Industry Communications Committee

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.                                 Budget & Finance Committee

9:30– 10:00 a.m.                                By-Laws Committee

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.                             Break

10:15 – 11:15 a.m.                             Diversity Outreach Committee

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.                     General Session Reconvenes

12:00 p.m.                                         Adjournment
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A copy of the procedures governing National Peanut Board meetings is available upon request.