The 50th Annual American Peanut Research and Education Society Annual meeting opens in Williamsburg, Virginia this week.
Around 250 participants are expected to attend the meeting, which began today (Tuesday) with updates on variety development and discussion in the Seed Summit and Crop Germplasm Committee. The main meeting starts Wednesday.
The Peanut Innovation Lab has an information session scheduled at 3:30 p.m. today to update APRES members on the progress and direction of the five-year program, which officially began in January.
In addition to the regular business and updates on peanut research, this year’s gathering includes special events to celebrate a half century of APRES.
Program Chair Rick Brandenburg put together a program called “APRES … Celebrating our Past; Inspiring our Future,” a look back at the history and forward to the next 50 years.