ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

Jul 15, 2013 | 2013, News

Abbott Myers of Dundee, Miss., went to college to become an aeronautical engineer. Those plans changed one year when his father required eye surgery and called Abbott home to manage the family farm. He so enjoyed the decision-making of farming, he changed his major to...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

RICHARD JAMESON NAMED 2013 TENNESSEE FARMER OF THE YEAR

Jul 15, 2013 | 2013, News

Richard Jameson of Brownsville, Tenn., has overcome a diagnosis of clinical depression, and with support of his family and the medical community, he is now able to manage the stresses that come with farming. He has also become a topnotch soil conservationist, a...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

JAMES COOLEY NAMED 2013 SOUTH CAROLINA FARMER OF THE YEAR

Jul 15, 2013 | 2013, News

James E. Cooley of Chesnee, S.C., has developed a showplace farm growing peaches, strawberries and blackberries. Each year, Cooley, his wife, daughters and dedicated employees welcome thousands of visitors to the farm that has become an agricultural tourism...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

JOHN SCOTT LONG NAMED 2013 FLORIDA FARMER OF THE YEAR

Jul 15, 2013 | 2013, News

A native of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, John Scott Long answered a call to manage a cucumber farm in South Florida. He later bought this land near Palm City, Fla., to raise vegetables. His Agri-Gators farming operation has since become a successful producer of sweet...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

ANNIE DEE NAMED 2013 ALABAMA FARMER OF THE YEAR

Jul 15, 2013 | 2013, News

Though not raised on a farm, Annie Dee grew up in farming country in southern Illinois.  After studying agriculture in college, she farmed land her parents owned in Florida. This land was later sold to start another in West Alabama. Over the years, she transformed Dee...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

Expo Partners with Newton Crouch

Mar 5, 2013 | News

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...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

Alabama Featured as Spotlight State for Fourth Time at 2012 Expo

Sep 18, 2012 | News

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...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

Sunbelt Expo Celebrates 35 Great Years

Sep 4, 2012 | News

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...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

MAXWELL WATKINS NAMED 2012 VIRGINIA FARMER OF THE YEAR

Jul 18, 2012 | News

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...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

STEVE DIXON NAMED 2012 TENNESSEE FARMER OF THE YEAR

Jul 18, 2012 | News

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...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

MONTY RAST NAMED 2012 SOUTH CAROLINA FARMER OF THE YEAR

Jul 18, 2012 | News

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...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

GARY BLAKE NAMED 2012 NORTH CAROLINA FARMER OF THE YEAR

Jul 18, 2012 | News

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...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

BILL SPAIN NAMED 2012 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

Jul 18, 2012 | News

William “Bill” Spain of Booneville, Miss., joined his family’s farm after he finished his education at Northeast Mississippi Community College and helped to build the farm into a modern, cohesive unit that carries on a strong family tradition. As a result of his...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

JIM SIDEBOTTOM NAMED 2012 KENTUCKY FARMER OF THE YEAR

Jul 18, 2012 | News

Jim Sidebottom of Greensburg, Ky., grew up on a dairy but had to work long at off-farm jobs before saving enough money to start his own dairy farm. As a result of his success as a dairy farmer, Sidebottom has been selected as the Kentucky state winner of the Swisher...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

BARRY MARTIN NAMED 2012 GEORGIA FARMER OF THE YEAR

Jul 18, 2012 | News

A conservation tillage perfectionist, Barry Martin of Hawkinsville, Ga., improves his land year after year by using heavy rye cover crops. As a result of his success as a cotton and peanut farmer, Martin has been selected as the Georgia winner of the Swisher...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

DALE McCLELLAN NAMED 2012 FLORIDA FARMER OF THE YEAR

Jul 18, 2012 | News

A successful dairy farmer, Dale McClellan of Thonotosassa, Fla., helped to start a milk-marketing cooperative and developed his own milk and fruit juice processing plant. He is known for the fat-free, sugar-reduced chocolate milk he delivers to Florida schools. As a...
ABBOTT MYERS NAMED 2013 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR

HEATH LONG NAMED 2012 ARKANSAS FARMER OF THE YEAR

Jul 18, 2012 | News

A young fourth-generation farmer with a bright future, Heath Long of Tichnor, Ark., developed a successful and extensive crop farming business in only 17 years of farming. In addition, he works part-time at a fun job during winter months as a guide for duck hunters....