Jul 7, 2019 | 2019, Farmer of the Year
Danny Cunningham grew up on a sixty-acre dairy farm in Calloway County, Kentucky. At thirteen he learned to drive an old pickup truck to school on back roads because his dad figured that by letting him drive, he could get home at least an hour earlier than if he took...
Jul 7, 2019 | 2019, Farmer of the Year
Since 1897, Dickey Farms has been producing high quality peaches. Today, Robert Lee Dickey II (“Mr. Bob”), Robert Lee Dickey III (“Robert”), and Robert L. Dickey IV (“Lee”) combine their skills to carry on the farming legacy of growing the tastiest peaches in the...
Jul 7, 2019 | 2019, Farmer of the Year
To be successful in farming requires a good deal of stamina, flexibility, and determination, along with a love of the art of growing things. Charles “Chuck” Obern, owner of C&B Farms, Inc., embodies all these qualities, in addition to curiosity—an instinctive...
Jul 7, 2019 | 2019, Farmer of the Year
Curiosity, innovation, and sustainability are the hallmarks underlying the success of Isbell Farms, a six-generation family enterprise with 3000 acres of rice production in Humnoke, Arkansas. Chris Isbell, Judy Isbell, Mark Isbell, Shane Isbell, and Jeremy Jones form...
Jul 7, 2019 | 2019, Farmer of the Year
Facing challenges, dealing with disasters, and toughing out hard times are not things Hank Richardson enjoys, but he is good at them. Born on a modest farm in Centre, Alabama, Richardson and his two older brothers, Harlan and Jerry, always worked together seamlessly....
Apr 4, 2019 | News
Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year News Release For Immediate Release DAVID WILDY NAMED 2019 JUDGE FOR FARMER OF THE YEAR AWARDS Arkansas row crop farmer David Wildy has been selected as the newest judge for the 2019 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt...
Dec 6, 2018 | News
THIS YEAR’S EXPO FEATURED AG TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND EDUCATION The Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition celebrated its 41st Anniversary show October 16-18, 2018. Over 1,200 exhibitors displayed and demonstrated products and welcomed thousands of visitors to the...
Oct 24, 2018 | News
Excerpt from Ron Smith at Southeast FarmPress As the 41st annual Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition wound down, Chip Blalock, executive director, sat behind his desk in the Sunbelt office in Moultrie, Ga., and reminisced. It was an eventful week for the “North...
Oct 18, 2018 | News
Vice President Mike Pence attended the Farmer of the Year banquet on opening day of the 2018 Sunbelt Ag Expo. Below are a collection of press releases and other media surrounding the event....
Oct 16, 2018 | 2018, Farmer of the Year, News
Download Press Release as PDF. Download Press Release as Word Doc. Previously on our site: KEVIN YON NAMED 2018 SOUTH CAROLINA FARMER OF THE YEAR (Moultrie, Ga.)—Kevin Yon, a highly successful purebred Angus beef cattle producer and a leader in beef cattle and Angus...
Sep 26, 2018 | News
Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Equine is partnering with the Expo to bring top horsemanship clinician Julie Goodnight for the entire three-day show. Julie Goodnight established a connection with horses at a young age. After a successful run as a youth...
Aug 28, 2018 | News
The Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition will celebrate its 41st Anniversary show October 16-18, 2018. Over 1,200 exhibitors will display and demonstrate products and welcome thousands of visitors to the 100 acre show site. Crowned as North America’s Premier Farm Show® and...
Jul 23, 2018 | 2018, Farmer of the Year
If you have ever enjoyed eating rainbow trout in upscale restaurants in the eastern U.S., you might thank Howard Brown of Andrews, N.C. He and his business, C.R. Brown Enterprises, have played a large part in developing the trout farming industry in western North...
Jul 23, 2018 | 2018, Farmer of the Year
Lonnie Fortner of Port Gibson, Miss., left his career as a county executive director with the USDA Farm Service Agency to become a farmer. He started as a farm manager and later was made a partner in Rock Lake Planting Company. He recently branched out on his own as...
Jul 23, 2018 | 2018, Farmer of the Year
An occasional local talk radio personality, Darren Luttrell is also a third-generation farmer, a successful poultry producer and a high yielding corn and soybean grower. He lives in Beaver Dam, Ky., and farms in Ohio County near the Olaton community. Luttrell’s farm...
Jul 23, 2018 | 2018, Farmer of the Year
An attorney who practices law from offices on his farm, James Vaughn of Forsyth, Ga., is especially proud of taking a 650-acre pine tree plantation and converting it over a ten-year period into productive pastures where he raises forages for his beef cattle. As a...
Jul 23, 2018 | 2018, Farmer of the Year
Lynetta Usher Griner’s life and career plans changed dramatically during 1989. That year, her brother Tommy Usher died in a boating accident on the Suwannee River. A seventh generation Floridian, Lynetta lives in Levy County, Fla., where she had been practicing law....
Jul 23, 2018 | 2018, Farmer of the Year
Luke Alston of Mena, Ark., gave up a stable career as a Farm Bureau insurance claims adjuster to pursue his dream of farming. He returned to his family’s farm where his great-great grandfather homesteaded in 1897. At his Holly Springs Homestead farm, he built eight...
Jul 23, 2018 | 2018, Farmer of the Year
John DeLoach of Vincent, Ala., is successfully raising row crops on a farm that has been in his family since 1820. He grows corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton and hay on his 1,325-acre farm. He owns 710 acres and rents 615 acres. DeLoach’s yields have been good. His per...
Jul 23, 2018 | 2018, Farmer of the Year
Paul Rogers, Jr., of Wakefield, Va., has had a long and successful farming career, and an equally extensive and rewarding avocation as a youth league and high school baseball coach. As a result of his success as a crop farmer, Rogers has been selected as state winner...
