peanut vines that have been picked, the peanuts are still covered in dirt — Peanuts are grown in the southwestern, western and west-central parts of Oklahoma. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Oklahoma Peanut Expo slated for March 21

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Media Contact: Alisa Boswell-Gore | Office of Communications & Marketing, OSU Agriculture | 405-744-7115 | alisa.gore@okstate.edu

The Oklahoma Peanut Expo, a joint effort of the Oklahoma Peanut Commission, Oklahoma State University Agriculture, USDA-Agricultural Research Service and the National Peanut Board, will take place in Weatherford this year.

“We are expecting a larger crowd along with more sponsors this year, and the conference room at the Stafford Air & Space Museum gives us more room,” said David Nowlin, Oklahoma Peanut Commission executive director. “It is a first-class location that our peanut producers and vendors will enjoy.”

Who: Oklahoma peanut growers and industry experts

What: Peanut industry expo showcasing the latest in research, development and market trends. Two certified Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry Private Applicator continuing education units are offered.

When: Thursday, March 21 at 9 a.m.

Where: Stafford Air & Space Museum at the Weatherford Airport, 3000 Logan Road, Weatherford, Oklahoma

Speakers:

Marshall Lamb, a peanut scientist from Dawson, Georgia, will discuss the peanut market outlook for 2024.
Maria Mehok, National Peanut Board vice president of finance, will give an update on the National Peanut Board and their activities.
Allison Randell with the American Peanut Council will discuss the Sustainable U.S. Peanut Initiative and why it is important to all peanut producers.
USDA-ARS Plant Breeders Rebecca Bennett and Lyndsey Aguirre will share the yield and disease resistance results of the 2023 variety trials.
Maira Duffeck, an OSU plant pathologist, will provide results of the 2023 foliar fungicide tests and a pesticide update.
Todd Baughman, OSU weed scientist, will discuss weed control issues in Oklahoma peanut fields.
Josh Bushong, OSU Extension agronomist, will discuss proper handling and research results of applying inoculants.

Registration: Begins at 8:30 a.m. the day of the event at the Stafford Air & Space Museum

For more information, please contact David Nowlin at okpeanutcomm.dnowlin@gmail.com.