The Sunbelt Expo is partnering with two long time grant supporters to continue cutting edge research on the Darrell Williams Research Farm.  A variable rate fertilizer spread, donated by Newton Crouch, will give us the ability to do our own precision spreading including variable rate technology.  Expo Farm Manager, Michael Chafin explains “fertilizer spreaders capable [...]

For Release Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 after 1:30 p.m. (Moultrie, Ga.)—Dairy farmer and milk and fruit juice processor Dale McClellan of Thonotosassa, Fla., has been selected as the 2012 overall winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award. McClellan was named as the overall winner during the Willie B. Withers Luncheon [...]

For the fourth time in Sunbelt Ag Expo’s 34-year history Alabama will be the spotlight state and state officials say the first three were great, but the fourth time around will be a spotlight to remember. The theme for the Alabama Spotlight State is: Alabama Agriculture – Well Grounded. The idea reflects that all things [...]

Many of you enjoy making an annual visit to the Sunbelt Ag Expo, and it is certainly one of my favorite events, too. Where else can you see all that the agriculture industry has to offer in one spot? But, it can be overwhelming. There’s just SO much to see! A few years back, I [...]

Each year, the Sunbelt Ag Expo makes fall a festive time for farmers and their families from the Southeast. This year will be a special Expo as the farm show celebrates its 35th anniversary. The 2012 farm show will be held Oct. 16-18 in Moultrie, Ga., and North America’s Premier Farm Show®promises to be another [...]

Ritchie Bros. to conduct unreserved public auction in conjunction with Sunbelt Ag Expo on October 19, 2012 Consignments now being accepted—17 2011 John Deere MFWD tractors already featured in the auction MOULTRIE, GA (August 23, 2012) – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world’s largest auctioneer of farm, construction and other heavy equipment, [...]

A sixth generation farmer, Maxwell Watkins of Sutherland, Va., raises high yielding crops in fields with a long history tracing back to land grants from the King of England. As a result of his success as a diversified crop farmer, Watkins has been selected as the Virginia winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer [...]

A farmer for 31 years, Steve Dixon of Estill Springs, Tenn., is flexible in his farming operation. He runs a diversified farm with row crops, livestock and an agricultural tourism operation. As a result of his success as a diversified farmer, Dixon has been selected as the Tennessee state winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo [...]

Edward “Monty” Rast of Cameron, S.C., used the discipline he learned as a business management major at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, to develop a modern farm and several farm-related businesses. As a result of his accomplishments as a crop farmer and agribusiness investor, Rast has been selected as the South Carolina [...]

Gary Blake of North Wilkesboro, N.C., bought eroded land overgrown with kudzu in 1978 and transformed it into a modern diversified farm. Four generations of his family live on the farm, and three generations of his family manage key components of the operation. They derive most of their income from raising broiler and pullet chickens. [...]