KEVIN YON NAMED 2018 SOUTH CAROLINA FARMER OF THE YEAR
A son and grandson of sharecroppers, first generation Angus breeder Kevin Yon and his family from Ridge Spring, S.C., have established Yon Family Farms as one of the best Angus seedstock herds in the nation. Yon is a leader in the beef industry and in Angus...Sunbelt Ag Expo hires Becca Turner as new Vice President of Marketing, Gina McDonald Announces Retirement
Moultrie, GA: The Expo is proud to announce Becca Turner has been named Vice-President of Marketing for “North America’s Premier Farm Show”. “Becca brings a wealth of knowledge and experience and we look forward to having her join our outstanding staff,” said Chip...
Virginia Farmer Robert Mills, Jr. Named 2017 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year
Robert Mills, Jr., a first generation farmer who grows tobacco and raises beef cattle and pullet breeder chickens near Callands, Va., has been selected as the overall winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award for 2017.
2017 SE Hay Contest Results
Also see: Massey Ferguson’s “A cut above the rest” video series on quality haymaking. Download this press release as a PDF here. 2017 – Results October 17-19, 2017 Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition, Moultrie Georgia A Cooperative Extension Effort...Instructions for Expo Handlers
Any issue getting into the trial please call Jim Shepard 229 886 7266 Pickup Handlers Packets from Cheri Ireland. Her trailer can be found in the wet camping area. Monday Night the tram will leave from the wet camping area at 6:15pm for dinner Tuesday Open Handler...
Tennessee is the 2017 Sunbelt Ag Expo Spotlight State
Tennessee in the Spotlight: From Memphis Blues to Mountain Bluegrass, We’ve Got Your Music Tennessee, the Volunteer State, invites Sunbelt Expo guests to experience “The Soundtrack of America – Made in Tennessee” at this year’s Spotlight State Exhibit. We will...
ROBERT MILLS, JR. NAMED 2017 VIRGINIA FARMER OF THE YEAR
After two weeks in an eighth grade vocational agriculture class, Robert Mills, Jr., decided he wanted to become a farmer. He defied everyone who told him he couldn’t do it. Mills says his dream came true. At Briar View Farm, he is now a successful first generation...
MIKE ROBINSON NAMED 2017 TENNESSEE FARMER OF THE YEAR
At Sugartree Farms near Belvidere, Tenn., Mike Robinson has built a successful family row crop and beef cattle farm. He also owns Sugartree Feeds, a store that adds value to some of his grain, hay and straw. A farmer for 35 years, Robinson owns 1,108 acres and rents...
KEMP McLEOD NAMED 2017 SOUTH CAROLINA FARMER OF THE YEAR
Alexander “Kemp” McLeod of McBee, S.C., is a hard-working farmer who raises 22 peach varieties, strawberries, pumpkins and row crops. He operates a successful roadside store along a busy four-lane highway where he sells his fruit and where visitors enjoy an...
VAN HEMRIC NAMED 2017 NORTH CAROLINA FARMER OF THE YEAR
Van Hemric of Hamptonville, North Carolina started farming on a modest scale in 1988 with six acres of tobacco. The next year, he put up his first chicken house. He now grows 200-250 acres of flue-cured tobacco, and raises broiler layers in eight chicken houses. He...
MIKE STURDIVANT NAMED 2017 MISSISSIPPI FARMER OF THE YEAR
After earning a prestigious Harvard University Master of Business Administration degree, Micajah “Mike” Sturdivant III could have entered real estate or most any other business, but decided instead to become a Mississippi Delta farmer. Sturdivant comes from an...
MIKE BACH NAMED 2017 KENTUCKY FARMER OF THE YEAR
Robert Michael “Mike” Bach has served his country as an officer in the U.S. Army, and as a successful Kentucky farmer. In the Army, Bach was known for his marksmanship. He retired as a lieutenant colonel. As a farmer, Bach successfully transformed his farm from...
EVERETT WILLIAMS NAMED 2017 GEORGIA FARMER OF THE YEAR
At WDairy near Madison, Ga., Everett Williams milks 1,700 to 1,800 highly productive cows three times daily. This herd of crossbred cows has an impressive rolling herd average for milk production at more than 28,000 pounds of milk per year. Williams farms 3,657 acres....
MARK WILSON NAMED 2017 FLORIDA FARMER OF THE YEAR
Mark Wilson migrated to the United States in 1972 and gave up a promising corporate career to live the American dream as owner and operator of his own successful plant nursery. Wilson runs the 30-acre Greendale Nursery in Homestead, Fla., produces plants that are sold...
MARK MORGAN NAMED 2017 ARKANSAS FARMER OF THE YEAR
Mark Morgan is a young farmer who specializes in bringing customers to his farm to pick his peaches. “If people to come here one time to buy peaches, they’re likely to come back,” says Morgan. Morgan of Clarksville, Ark., produces pick-your-own peaches at his Peach...
CHRIS LANGLEY NAMED 2017 ALABAMA FARMER OF THE YEAR
Beef cattle and timber are ideally suited to the land Chris Langley farms near his home in Camp Hill, Ala. Langley sets and meets annual production goals. His farm includes 2,650 acres of which 2,402 acres are owned and 248 acres are rented. “Our rented land is mainly...
CARY LIGHTSEY TO JUDGE 2017 FARMER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year For Immediate Release Cary Lightsey of Lake Wales, Fla., has been selected as the newest judge of the prestigious Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year awards. This year as a judge, he...
KENTUCKY WOMAN BRINGS MISS RODEO USA CROWN HOME FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY
OKLAHOMA CITY, (January 17, 2017) – Brittany Howard, a 24-year-old Kentucky cowgirl will reign as Miss Rodeo USA 2017, successfully bringing the title to the Bluegrass State for the first time in pageant’s 51-year history. Howard received the honor in Oklahoma City at...