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
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
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....
Focus on the Farm – Sunbelt Expo remains key location for southeast hay research, reward
By Brad Haire The Sunbelt Ag Expo Darrell Williams Research Farms is one of the region’s top places to highlight forage research in South Georgia. The Expo hayfields provide multiple purposes, such as a classroom for the University of Georgia Extension agents’...
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...
Focus on the Farm – Sunbelt Expo a chance for education and comradery
By Stephanie Sokol With a constant stream of innovations, farmers have plenty to keep up with on and off the field, and they need information to help them do that. The Sunbelt Ag Expo Darrell Williams Research Farm provides a place for farmers and agriculture industry...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Focus on the Farm – Spray drones getting attention, demos at Sunbelt Expo
By Brad Haire Drones aren’t new to agriculture. They’ve received ample attention. But drones with expanding onboard capacity to apply useful chemistry to fields and crops are recatching interest. Simer Virk, a precision ag specialist with the University of Georgia...
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...
Focus on the Farm – Managing agriculture financial risk during inflationary times
By Adam N. Rabinowitz Farming comes with a variety of business risks that have the potential to significantly affect the operation and farm family. Some of these risks are related to production activities, such as the impact of weather, pests and diseases. Other risks...
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 (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...
Brad O’Neal | South Carolina Farmer of the Year 2023
Brad O’Neal is a minority owner in Coosaw Farms, which is located in Fairfax, South Carolina, and takes its name from the nearby Coosahatchie River. O’Neal said, “My parents started the farm at a time with high interest rates and low commodity prices. My dad worked...