2024 Field Day Tour – July 10-24, 2024

2024 Field Day Tour – July 10-24, 2024

by | Jul 9, 2024 | ,

2024 FIELD DAYS This year, the 2024 Field Days take on a new form over a two-week period instead of a one-day event. To access all of the additional information to accompany what you will see in the fields, check out the articles and videos below from the researchers and companies participating in...

Farming Full-Speed Ahead

Farming Full-Speed Ahead

by | May 7, 2024 |

Now that we are well into the spring season, land prep has been done and planting is underway at the Darrell Williams Research farm. The warm weather and the aroma of freshly turned dirt have us excited for what’s to come with the 2024 growing season. At the end of the season, we will have 168...

Field Day 2024 – Mark Your Calendars!

Field Day 2024 – Mark Your Calendars!

by | May 3, 2024 |

Sunbelt Ag Expo stands out from other farm shows across the country because of its 530-acre Research Farm. Each year in late March or early April, the Expo farm crew begins planting plots representing crops grown in the southeast. What better way to celebrate the days getting longer and the...

Thirty-Four Years of Recognizing Excellence

Thirty-Four Years of Recognizing Excellence

by | Apr 2, 2024 |

By Chip Blalock Thirty-four years of recognizing excellence in Agriculture is what the Sunbelt Ag Expo SE Farmer of the Year program is all about. Since 1990, we have had the honor of recognizing 296 salt-of-the-earth farm families and distributing $1,320,000 of prize money. The original eight...

National Ag Day

National Ag Day

by | Mar 18, 2024 |

It’s National Ag Day! Even though we celebrate the agricultural industry year-round here at the Sunbelt Ag Expo, we wanted to honor the people in the industry who make it possible for us to live our daily lives and raise awareness of how influential the agriculture industry is.  The country as a...

It Takes a Village

It Takes a Village

by | Mar 6, 2024 |

By Chip Blalock It takes a village to make a first-class awards program happen. Over the last 33 years, we owe a debt of gratitude to the state coordinators and nominators who make the program happen in their respective states. These folks do the behind-the-scenes leg work to get the state winners...

The Farm Families behind the Farmer of the Year Program

The Farm Families behind the Farmer of the Year Program

by | Feb 13, 2024 |

By Chip Blalock Over the years we have met some incredible farm families and experienced a wide variety of family farming operations. Including, traditional row crops, beef cattle, dairy, swine, sheep and goats, equine, poultry, tobacco, fruits and veggies, nurseries, Christmas trees, alligator...

The Start of the Farmer of the Year Legacy

The Start of the Farmer of the Year Legacy

by | Jan 29, 2024 |

By Chip Blalock For the 34th consecutive year, the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition is honored to salute the agricultural community and industry with the Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year Award.  How exactly did the Farmer of the Year program get started? In the late 1980s, Swisher...

2023 Sunbelt Ag Expo: Day 3 Recap

2023 Sunbelt Ag Expo: Day 3 Recap

by | Oct 19, 2023 | ,

Georgia EMC: Keeping the Lights On and Keeping Us Safe By Bethany Champion  An excellent feature of the Expo is having the Georgia EMC booth provide relevant education on electrical safety. Throughout the week, the booth featured friendly faces, unique demonstrations, and snacks for everyone who...

2023 Sunbelt Ag Expo: Day 2 Recap

2023 Sunbelt Ag Expo: Day 2 Recap

by | Oct 18, 2023 |

Backyard Garden Fun By Bethany Champion All day at the Expo, you can find backyard garden and beekeeper experts at the Flint River Fresh Backyard Garden. Walking in the exhibit, you’ll find expert beekeepers to your right giving demonstrations on using hive equipment and proper care of the...

2023 Sunbelt Ag Expo: Day 1 Recap

2023 Sunbelt Ag Expo: Day 1 Recap

by | Oct 17, 2023 |

Sunbelt Ag Expo Announces 2023 Farmer of the Year By Pheobe Beard The Sunbelt Ag Expo is proud to name Steve Cobb as the 2023 Farmer of the Year. Cobb is a native of Lake City, Arkansas, and has been farming for over 50 years. Justin Ladd, Senior Financial Office of Farm Credit Mid-America,...

Spotlight Feature – Cali Mendoza

Spotlight Feature – Cali Mendoza

by | Oct 12, 2023 |

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 for many, many years as the foreman, putting his heart...

2023 Sunbelt Shorts

2023 Sunbelt Shorts

by | Oct 12, 2023 |

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 agriculture. The goals and objectives...

Sunbelt place for cutting-edge weed research

Sunbelt place for cutting-edge weed research

by | Sep 26, 2023 |

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. Culpepper and his team, along with...

Georgia’s EMCs

Georgia’s EMCs

by | Sep 26, 2023 |

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 & Recreation Show” at ABAC...