Steve Hopkins Virginia Farmer of the Year 2025 Seven generations of Hopkins family members have worked to maintain and grow their Riverview Farms Cattle operation in Louisa. Steve and sons Blake and Garrett run the 1200+ acre cattle, crops, and poultry operation as...
Jeff WIlson South Carolina Farmer of the Year 2025 Cotton Hills Farm in Lowrys has been operating continuously since 1882, when the original 100 acre home place was gifted to Theodosia Abell by her father on the occasion of her wedding to Joseph Wilson. Cotton, small...
David “Harrell” Overman North Carolina Farmer of the Year 2025 Harrell Overman is a sixth-generation Wayne County farmer whose grandfather rented him a 13-acre tobacco farm to work when he was just 14 years old. He and his wife, Lorenda, have been farming...
Kent Hamilton Georgia Farmer of the Year 2025 Kent Hamilton is CEO of Southern Valley Fruit and Vegetable, Inc., based in Norman Park. Kent said, “It was founded in 1987 and is a women-owned and family-operated corporation that’s spent generations growing, packing,...
James “Jim” Alderman Florida Farmer of the Year 2025 A fourth-generation Floridian, Jim Alderman was one of eight children born into a farming family that first came to Florida in the 1820s. As a child he worked in the orange groves and helped out with his...
Jeremy Allen Arkansas Farmer of the Year 2025 Jeremy Allen of Bismarck has deep family roots in Hot Springs County. His grandfather started a dairy in the 1950s, and his parents were poultry farmers who built three chicken layer houses. Jeremy bought his first set of...
Dr. Issac “Nealy” Barrett, Jr. Alabama Farmer of the Year 2025 Bar Neal Farms in Wetumpka is a fifth-generation farming and ranching operation with deep roots in central Alabama. Nealy Barrett Jr. started his own cow herd at the age of thirteen with twelve...
If you ride anywhere in rural South Georgia, you are bound to see dust in the air and tractors and planters in the field moving full-speed ahead…well, really at a tortoise pace. An unseasonably cool, dry spring has farmers in this area of the country a bit behind at...
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CAROLINA’S FIELD, FOREST & WATER – Season 3, Ep. 8 SC Governor’s School for Agriculture at De la Howe In this special edition of our student-led podcast, our host Dell Brockman and field reporter Carson Griggs go on-location to the annual SUNBELT...
By Whitnie Yoder, 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo Social Media Intern Since 1986, the Georgia Peanut Commission has supported the Sunbelt Ag Expo and served their tasty, grilled sandwiches to the hungry attendees. These two simply go together, just like peanut butter and jelly....
By Shelby Wentz, 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo Social Media Intern At the Sunbelt Ag Expo, the Family Living Building stands out for showcasing a variety of small and local businesses. Here, you can explore a mix of shops offering handmade goods, including clothing, jewelry,...
By Peyton Coursey, 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo Social Media Intern The Sunbelt Ag Expo offers vital support to farmers and their families, yet one topic often unaddressed is farmer mental health and well-being. This year, the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine of...
By Bethany Champion, 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo Social Media Intern Mr. Jerry Tillman is a long standing friend of Sunbelt Ag Expo, marking this as his 31st year as a field demonstration volunteer. Tillman can be found in the peanut or cotton field managing a demo, giving a...
By Colleen Barber, 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo Social Media Intern The Sunbelt Ag Expo has an interactive experience to offer in the beef pavilion. Both the beef pavilion and the Priefert booth had vendors, equipment, and expert had advice to offer Expo attendees to broaden...
By Whitnie Yoder, 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo Social Media Intern The Darrell Williams Research Farm is known to be a busy spot at the Sunbelt Ag Expo, and today was no exception. A tractor-driven trolly pulls attendees out to the fields every 15 minutes to view the...
By Shelby Wentz, 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo Intern This morning, Tyler Harper, Georiga’s Agriculture Commissioner, spoke at the Georiga Agriculture Building about safety behind the wheel during harvesting season. During harvest season, it was mentioned that paying...
By Peyton Coursey, 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo Intern Day 2 of the Expo was buzzing with family-friendly activities, and one of the crowd-pullers was the Backyard Garden. This exhibit, a collaboration between the SOWEGA Beekeepers and Flint River Fresh, offered visitors a...
By Bethany Champion, 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo Intern Friendly faces, sweet families, and students from multiple states fled the Expo today. It is exciting and encouraging to see such a wide variety of individuals represented at Expo. All visitors come from different...
By Jenna Cain, 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo Social Media Intern Cattle fitting is a big event for the FFA kids. Wednesdays are the days for the youth challenges so the fitting demos are a big deal on Wednesdays. The cattle fitting was held today from 10:30 a.m. and 12:30...
