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USDA Appoints 11 New Members and Alternates to National Peanut Board

Dan Industry News Release, Peanuts

Broad range of peanut industry and community involvement marks 2018 appointees Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue recently appointed five members and six alternates to serve on the National Peanut Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2018, and ending Dec. 31, 2020. One appointee, the Texas alternate, will serve the remaining one-year portion of a vacancy. The members …

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Production Research Proposals Lead Agenda for NPB’s Quarterly Meeting

Dan Industry News Release, Peanuts

The National Peanut Board will hold its quarterly Board and committee meetings in Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 6-7, 2018. The Board’s Research Committee will consider requests for FY18 funding for production research from state peanut producer organizations and universities. Funding production research to make America’s peanut farmers more competitive is a core part of the Board’s mission. All meetings take place …

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FY-18 Plans Head Agenda for National Peanut Board Quarterly Meeting

Dan Industry News Release, Peanuts

The National Peanut Board has scheduled its quarterly Board and committee meetings for December 5-6 at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center, 775 12th Street NW, Washington, D. C. “In 2018, we will continue making peanuts relevant to millennials to move toward our goal of becoming America’s undisputed favorite nut,” said Bob Parker, National Peanut Board’s president, and CEO. “And, with …

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NPB ShellOut Campaign Reaches 13 Million

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To celebrate America’s love for the perfectly powerful peanut, the National Peanut Board launched a consumer campaign that brought together a famous athlete, social media stars and everyday peanut lovers to share their peanut passion on Twitter and Instagram. Tyron Spearman reports that the #ShellOut campaign features former NFL player Charles “Peanut” Tillman, who motivated people everywhere to sell out—or SHELL …