July 2, 2024 – ATLANTA – The National Peanut Board (NPB) will set strategic direction for the FY-25 program of work and budget at its quarterly board meeting July 16 - 17, 2024. The meeting will take place at Andaz Savannah located at 14 Barnard Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401. This is the first meeting since 93.23% of voting farmers said “yes” to continuing NPB’s research, marketing and promotion program in the referendum.
The Board begins the planning process each year by assessing consumer attitudes and market conditions and setting the program of work to align with strategic objectives to advance its mission of improving the economic condition of U.S. peanut farmers and their families through compelling promotion and groundbreaking research.
The National Peanut Board’s FY-25 begins Nov. 1, 2024 and ends Oct. 31, 2025.
The meeting schedule is as follows:
| Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 AM | General Session |
| 11:00 – 12:15 PM | Domestic Promotions Committee |
| 12:15 – 1:15 PM | Lunch |
| 1:15 – 1:30 PM | Budget & Finance Committee |
| 1:30 – 2:00 PM | Export Committee |
| 2:00 – 4:15 PM | FY-25 Program of Work Presentation |
| 4:15 – 4:30 PM | Break |
| 4:30 – 5:30 PM | Executive Session |
| Wednesday, July 17, 2024 | |
| 8:15 – 8:45 AM | Return on Investment Presentation |
| 9:00 – 11:30 AM | Executive Session |
| 11:30 – 11:45 AM | Break |
| 11:45 – 12:15 PM | General Session Reconvenes |
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The National Peanut Board represents all USA peanut farmers and their families. As farmers and stewards of the land, our mission is to improve the economic condition of USA peanut farmers and their families through compelling promotion and groundbreaking research.NPB does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, genetic information, parental status, and marital or family status. The NPB agrees that it will fully comply with any and all applicable Federal, State, and local equal employment opportunity statutes, ordinances, and regulations, including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and the Genetic Information Act of 2008. Persons requiring alternative means of program communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) or mobility assistance should contact NPB at 678-424-5750 prior to attending the NPB event in question.
The National Peanut Board’s Peanut Promotion, Research and Information Order can be accessed on the USDA Agricultural Marketing Services website, or can be downloaded by clicking here.
Please direct any questions or R.S.V.P. to Emily Williams National Peanut Board, Administrative Specialist at elwilliams@nationalpeanutboard.org or by calling 678-424-5747.