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

March 8, 2018 – ATLANTAThe National Peanut Board has scheduled its quarterly Board and committee meetings for April 3-4, 2018, 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, SC, Lunch, 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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