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 Sweets/Sunbelt Expo...

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 Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer...

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 result of his dairy farming and...

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. As a result of his success in...

A Vietnam War veteran, Sam Givhan of Safford, Ala., came home to his family farm in West Central Alabama. He diversified the farm and made it more profitable by adding an impressive catfish farming enterprise to the existing mix of beef cattle and field crops. He also has a strong record of...

North Carolinian Thomas Porter Jr. Named Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year (Moultrie, Ga.)—Thomas Porter, Jr., from Concord, N.C., has been selected as the 2011 overall winner of the...