Attendees were able to attend educational seminars, where they were presented with the latest industry scientific research.

TIFTON — The 44th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference on Jan. 16 was attended by more than 1,400 farmers, exhibitors and peanut enthusiasts from all over the state.

Held at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center, the event is a central hub that brings together farmers, vendors, researchers and industry specialists to mingle and exchange ideas.

“Today we’ll have over 113, 114 exhibitors,” said Rodney Dawson, chairman of the farm show. “Farmers have the opportunity to come in this one location today and see all those vendors, talk to them one on one and see what the latest updates are, all to help them on their bottom line.”

He said there were also several production seminars scheduled to give farmers access to the latest research to help them make their operations as profitable as possible.

Attendees could listen in on seminars about common mistakes related to fertility, weed, insect and disease management and hear the latest about variety and seed development and quality.

Attendees were also able to participate in a blood drive on site, since the farm show partnered with OneBlood.