What a challenge it has been, but what great people and what a great product we have. Irecall the day that Cathy Andrews walked into my Advertising Agency office in Tifton and said she was making plans to start a peanut magazine. After getting fired from the Georgia Peanut Commission, I, too, had dreams of starting a peanut magazine to help growers better market their peanuts and to better understand the world peanut markets. We thought we were a great team as we tackled the issues one by one. Explaining peanut markets was not easy, although I had visited numerous markets in Europe, Canada and Mexico. First, the farmer was only concerned about the farmer-stock price at the local buying point and a safety net provided at the local Farm Service Agencyoffice. Secondly, I learned quickly that if it didn't impact the pocket book down on the farm, the farmer really was not concerned.
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