Spotlight Feature – Cali Mendoza

Spotlight Feature – Cali Mendoza

If you’ve ever been out to the Darrell Williams Research Farm at the Sunbelt Ag Expo, you’ve probably seen Cali around. Affectionately referred to as “the ‘glue’ that holds the Sunbelt Ag Expo together,” Cali has served the Expo and the farm...
2023 Sunbelt Shorts

2023 Sunbelt Shorts

FARMER OF THE YEAR Since its inception in 1990, the Sunbelt Expo’s Southeastern Farmer of the Year award program has evolved into the most prestigious honor in the southeast and nation with 286 outstanding agribusiness leaders being honored for excellence in...
Sunbelt place for cutting-edge weed research

Sunbelt place for cutting-edge weed research

By Brad Haire For the past few years at the Sunbelt Ag Expo, University of Georgia Extension weed specialist Stanley Culpepper, and team have evaluated the WeedOut program, particularly looking at how the novel system might fit into a cotton production system....
Georgia’s EMCs

Georgia’s EMCs

Georgia’s electric cooperatives are excited to return to the Sunbelt Ag Expo with their exhibit of electric safety, renewable resources, and interactive activities. The EMCs have been part of the Expo since the 1960s when it was known as “Dealer Days” and “Farm Power...
Aquaponics: Farming for the Future

Aquaponics: Farming for the Future

With the global population on the rise, sustainable farming is stealing the spotlight. Meet aquaponics – the dynamic duo of aquaculture and hydroponics.If you’re interested in broadening your understanding of fish farming, hydroponics, or sustainable food...
Poultry: Get All The Answers About Georgia’s Top Commodity

Poultry: Get All The Answers About Georgia’s Top Commodity

With Georgia being the number one state in broiler poultry production, it comes as no surprise that the poultry barn is quite the happening place. Whether you are a commercial grower or have a backyard flock of ten birds, you are destined to learn practical...
Equine in Action at Sunbelt

Equine in Action at Sunbelt

BRIDLE UP and trot over to the Priefert Arena to experience an equine extravaganza from all aspects of equine. At the Expo this year, you will be able to watch multiple events including reining, ranch riding, trick riders, and the crowning of a new court of the...
Evolving educational seminars and vendors in the Beef Pavilion

Evolving educational seminars and vendors in the Beef Pavilion

The beef industry is advancing every day and there are many new inventions under the Beef Barn (also known as the Beef Pavillion). The beef barn is designed to hold many different experts and professionals in the cattle industry. Within this fast-paced industry, the...
Sunbelt Ag Expo showcases Dairy

Sunbelt Ag Expo showcases Dairy

Dairy farming is one of the most important and essential industries in the United States. Not only do dairy farmers provide us with delicious and nutritious products, but they contribute billions of dollars to the economy each year. This year, the Expo will be...
Sheep and Goat Seminars

Sheep and Goat Seminars

While grazing through the Sunbelt Ag Expo this year, you will be able to experience regenerative agriculture, a topic of growing interest where you will also be able to experience many hands-on, physical, and social activities through seminars with many experts in the...
Cultivating Backyard Gardens with Farmer Fredo

Cultivating Backyard Gardens with Farmer Fredo

Georgia is one of the top-ranking states in many sectors of agriculture, but many cities are facing urbanization. Since 2015, the Backyard Garden exhibit has become a staple at the Expo. This exhibit focuses on showing how to easily grow and harvest fruits and...
Heath Cutrell | Virginia Farmer of the Year 2023

Heath Cutrell | Virginia Farmer of the Year 2023

Heath Cutrell of Chesapeake, Virginia, is a fourth generation farmer who grew up working alongside his father on his uncle’s farm. Just after high school he showed early entrepreneurial skills by starting a small, successful hauling business. In 2006, he secured a...
Kyle Owen | Tennessee Farmer of the Year 2023

Kyle Owen | Tennessee Farmer of the Year 2023

Kyle Owen (born Jonathan Kyle Owen) realized his dream of farming full time in 2004 at the age of 21. His father was a local elementary school principal who had always grown a few acres of tobacco and had a small cow/calf operation. Early on, Kyle developed a deep...