Expanding the Tractor Pull Experience
By Shelby Wentz, 2024 Sunbelt Expo Social Media Intern The antique tractor pull was an exciting new addition to the Expo in 2023, and as a member of the social media team, I couldn't be more thrilled. I remember the excitement surrounding last year’s event when I had the honor of capturing it....
The Georgia Grown Marketplace
By Jenna Cain, 2024 Sunbelt Expo Social Media Intern The Georgia Grown Marketplace features vendors from all over the state of Georgia. The Marketplace promises to bring back some old favorites as well as many new vendors. The Georgia Grown Initiative helps members like the ones showcased in the...
The Beef Pavilion: Producers and Consumers Alike Have a Place to be Involved during the Expo
By Whitnie Yoder, 2024 Sunbelt Expo Social Media Intern The shiny, new demonstration chutes sit still and pristine now, but over the next few days, they will soon be put to use as the live cattle demonstrations start daily outside the Beef Pavilion. Many attendees quickly state that their favorite...
Turning the Lights on: Georgia EMC’s Presence at the Sunbelt Ag Expo
By Bethany Champion, 2024 Sunbelt Expo Social Media Intern Throughout the entirety of the Expo, you’ll find exciting events at the Georgia EMC Booth. Since the 1960s, Georgia EMC has played an integral role in educating and informing Expo visitors on electrical safety. Restoring rural Georgia’s...
Serving Georgia’s #1 Industry: Georgia Department of Agriculture and Georgia Farm Bureau
By Colleen Barber, 2024 Sunbelt Expo Social Media Intern As the oldest department of Agriculture in the country, Georgia’s Department of Agriculture is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. The Georgia Department of Agriculture building is the place to be for education and celebration. It...
Splashing into Sustainability with Aquaponics
By Colleen Barber, Agricultural Education, May 2027 By the year 2050, the world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion. With a need for more food produced on less land, sustainable agriculture methods are a solution many farmers are considering. Aquaponics, for example, offers high yields of...
Navigating the Dynamic World of Poultry Production
By Colleen Barber, Agricultural Education, May 2027 With avian influenza in full swing, it is the perfect time to learn how to best protect your flock. The CDC reported that over 96 billion birds in the US poultry industry have been affected since 2022. Come visit the poultry exhibit to find out...
The Dairy Pavillion: A One-Stop-Shop for Delicious, Nutritious, and Interactive Opportunities
By Bethany Champion, ABAC Agricultural Communication, May 2025 graduate Dairy plays an essential role in the United States, with the average cow producing about 350,000 glasses of milk in its lifetime. The dairy industry contributes greatly to our economy and the entire agricultural industry....
Sheep and Goats: Key to Improving Pastureland
By Shelby Wentz, ABAC Agricultural Communication, May 2026 graduate Interest in sheep and goats is increasing as a result of their role in regenerative agriculture. Browse through the Sheep and Goats barn to learn more about the basics of raising small ruminants and regenerative agriculture....
Classroom Education – the Cowboy Way
By Whitnie Yoder, ABAC Agricultural Communication, May 2025 graduate In the northeastern corner of the Sunbelt Expo grounds, you can find cowboy hats and farmer caps in their conversations under the beef barn. Lined with booths and a variety of stock, even the smell of the pine shavings draws all...
Get More Bang for your Backyard: Backyard Garden Models at Sunbelt Expo
By Whitnie Yoder, ABAC Agricultural Communication, May 2025 graduate Lettuce and tomatoes are easier to grow than you think, and Flint River Fresh is here to show you how. Based out of Albany, Georgia, this nonprofit specializes in experiential learning at local schools through backyard garden...
SOWEGA Beekeepers: Enhancing the Importance of Pollinators
By Shelby Wentz, ABAC Agricultural Communication, May 2026 graduate Over the years, concerns about threats to bees, such as pesticides, disease, and displacement issues have been widespread. However, there have been positive reports about the outlook for bee populations in recent years. Amber...
2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo Show Program
The 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo Show Program is now available to view online. Click the button below to see the exhibitors that will be there, the attractions to check out, and educational opportunities for everyone.
Florida Agriculture: Past, Present, and Future
By Emily Bruce Florida’s diverse agriculture industry is central to the Sunshine State’s economy, environment, and vibrant heritage. Agriculture is Florida’s 2nd largest industry, with more than 300 commodities produced on 44,703 farm operations in the state. Nursery floriculture is the number one...
Sunbelt Expo Cotton Transformed into T-shirt Souvenirs
by Shelby Wentz, ABAC Agricultural Communication, May 2026 graduate You never leave the Sunbelt Ag Expo without souvenirs, right? How about a unique item supporting Georgia agriculture but also supporting Georgia-grown cotton? This year’s souvenir shirts are made directly from cotton grown right...
A True Community Affair
By Bethany Champion, ABAC Agricultural Communication, May 2025 graduate When you think of Sunbelt Ag Expo, the facility grounds in Moultrie, Georgia, where the premier event takes place probably comes to mind. While this is undeniably the best place to be during Expo week, the impact of the farm...
Advancements Being Made by Industries in Row Crop Technology
There is much to see in the fields at this year’s Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Days on the Darrell Williams Research Farm. If you haven’t had a chance already, be sure to stop by and visit before July 24th. We’ve enjoyed featuring the research conducted in partnership with the University of Georgia....
2024 Farmer of the Year – Walter Bass, Jr., Virginia
Walter Bass, Jr. Virginia Farmer of the Year 2024 Four generations of the Bass family have farmed in the small town of Gladys, Virginia for just over 100 years. Bass Sod Farm, designated a Century Farm, is comprised of 2313 rented and owned acres that grew tobacco for much of its history. Today it...
2024 Farmer of the Year – George McDonald, Tennessee
George McDonald Tennessee Farmer of the Year 2024 Just three years from now in 2027, George McDonald and his family will be celebrating an entire century of caring for Catesa Farms, fifty miles northeast of Nashville in Riddleton. He said, “Growing up with both my grandparents and parents on the...
2024 Farmer of the Year – Ty Woodard, South Carolina
Ty Woodard South Carolina Farmer of the Year 2024 Ty Woodard, of Woodard Farms, Inc., is a third-generation diversified farmer and agribusiness owner in Darlington County. Ty’s grandfather, Frank Woodard, Jr., always dreamed of returning to his agricultural roots after his parents’ Latta farm...
2024 Farmer of the Year – Faylene Whitaker, North Carolina
Faylene Whitaker North Carolina Farmer of the Year 2024 Two years after they married, Faylene Whitaker and her late husband, Richard, started their own farm in 1975 on ten acres of rented land, using a 150 International tractor and a $40 tobacco setter. When the first crop was sold, they applied...
2024 Farmer of the Year – Bruce Allen Redmond, Georgia
Bruce Allen Redmond Georgia Farmer of the Year 2024 Bruce Redmond is boldly carrying on the legacy of his late father, Larry Redmond, who started Shiloh Farms in the early 1980s. The operation consists of 2800 owned and rented acres in Guyton and produces bahia grass, TifQuik bahia grass, dry and...
2024 Farmer of the Year – Jason Watts, Florida
Jason Watts Florida Farmer of the Year 2024 Growing up in the rich agricultural area of Okeechobee, Jason Watts is the grandson of dairy farmers on both sides. His great-grandfather grew citrus crops, as did many farmers in those days. He said, “My uncles, grandmother, and eventually my dad owned...
2024 Farmer of the Year – Ted Huneycutt, Arkansas
Ted Huneycutt Arkansas Farmer of the Year 2024 The history of Huneycutt Farms reaches back to 1882, when the great-grandfather of brothers Ted and Steve Huneycutt began farming in Dalark, Arkansas, a border town between Clark and Dallas counties. Their grandfather, Claude, sharecropped and later...
2024 Farmer of the Year – Joel Sirmon, Alabama
Joel Sirmon Alabama Farmer of the Year 2024 Joel Sirmon, along with his brother and three sisters, was born on a 300-acre dairy and farrow-to-finish hog operation that also grew corn and soybeans. His parents wanted him to pursue higher education, so he went off to Auburn University in 1976 but...
Innovative Research Carried Out by UGA Specialists on the Darrell Williams Research Farm
Field Days means the fields are ready for “company.” We look forward to you visiting over the next two weeks. When you visit, you will see plots being managed by UGA researchers and agents. Last week, we featured the work done by UGA’s Forage Specialist Dr. Lisa Baxter. This week, we are...
2024 Field Days: Stop 21 – Forquimica
2024 Field Days: Stop 21 - ForquimicaContact: Marcelo Augusto Campos, [email protected] COTTON treatment 1:In furrow: Formaiz 2 oz/ac - Power Seed New 2 oz/ac treatment 2:In furrow: Formaiz 2 oz/ac - Power Seed New 2 oz/ac - Boromax nitro 4 oz/ac 30 DAE: Phosman 14 oz/ac 40 DAE: ...
2024 Field Days: Stop 20 – Forquimica
2024 Field Days: Stop 20 - ForquimicaContact: Marcelo Augusto Campos, [email protected] CORN treatment 1:In furrow: Formaiz 4 oz/ac treatment 2:In furrow: Formaiz 4 oz/ac - Boromax nitro 4 oz/ac V3: Fortune 20 oz/ac treatment 3:In furrow: Formaiz 4 oz/ac - Boromax nitro 4 oz/ac V3:...
2024 Field Days: Stop 19 – Simplot
2024 Field Days: Stop 19 - SimplotContact: Justin McCoy, [email protected] Simplot Grower Solutions is an American-owned, family-run company honored to be participating in this years Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia. Currently we have over 240 locations across North America and are...
2024 Field Days: Stop 18 – Seedway
2024 Field Days: Stop 18 - SeedwayContact: Trev Simmons, [email protected]
2024 Field Days: Stop 17 – Dyna-Gro
2024 Field Days: Stop 17 - Dyna-GroContact: Tim Moore, [email protected] Contact: Eric Lee, [email protected] *This plot does not have a video.
2024 Field Days: Stop 16 – DeKalb
2024 Field Days: Stop 16 - DeKalbContact: Jason Pittman, [email protected] Corn: DKC 66-06 TRE (116 RM) Placement: Place on deep sands irrigated and dryland Agronomics: Tall plant type with high ear placement. Average disease package so responds to a fungicide. Wide row (36”/38”) population...
2024 Field Days: Stop 15 – Pioneer
2024 Field Days: Stop 15 - PioneerContact: Adrienne Smith, [email protected]
2024 Field Days: Stop 14 – Americot, Inc.
2024 Field Days: Stop 14 - Americot, Inc.Contact: Justin Goodman, [email protected], or Adam Anderson, [email protected] NG 5430 B3XF - New Release! Americot is very excited about this variety in 24 and 25 growing season; not only for its high yield potential but being able to put forth a...
2024 Field Days: Stop 13 – Phytogen
2024 Field Days: Stop 13 – PhytogenContact: Adrienne Smith, [email protected] 2024 PhytoGen® cottonseed product descriptions for Sunbelt ExpoPhytoGen® cottonseed offers a wide portfolio of industry leading varieties with the Enlist® cotton trait. Enlist® herbicides offer the most robust...
2024 Field Days: Stop 12 – DeltaPine
2024 Field Days: Stop 12 – DeltaPineContact: Jason Pittman, [email protected] Cotton: 2333 – New B3XF with exceptional yield and stability, won or was at the top of most trials in the SE in 2022 did well again in 23. Growth similar to 1840, place on mid level dryland all the way up to high...
2024 Field Days: Stop 11 – Dyna-Gro
2024 Field Days: Stop 11 - Dyna-GroContact: Tim Moore, [email protected] or Eric Lee, [email protected] *This plot does not have a video.
2024 Field Days: Stop 10 – Southeastern Hay Contest
2024 Field Days: Stop 10 - Southeastern Hay ContestContact: Dr. Lisa Baxter, [email protected], www.sehaycontest.com The Southeastern Hay Contest (SEHC) encourages producers to test their hay because it can ultimately help save money by identifying supplementation needs. The SEHC is only possible...
2024 Field Days: Stop 9 – UGA Forage Team – Baxter
2024 Field Days: Stop 9 - UGA Forage Team - BaxterContact: Dr. Lisa Baxter, [email protected], www.georgiaforages.com The Sunbelt Ag Expo’s Darrell Williams Research Farm continues to provide an exceptional opportunity to highlight forage research in South Georgia by providing an outdoor classroom...
2024 Field Days: Stop 8 – R.W. Griffin
2024 Field Days: Stop 8 - R.W. GriffinContact: Calvin Meeks, [email protected] RWG Corn Sidedress TrialRW Griffin 18-0-0-3 has been one of the top choices for side dressing corn in Georgia with excellent economics and performance proven year in and year out. The RWG research committee has...