SOWEGA Beekeepers: Enhancing the Importance of Pollinators

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

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

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

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

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

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 – Jason Watts, Florida

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 – Joel Sirmon, Alabama

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...

2024 Field Days: Stop 21 – Forquimica

2024 Field Days: Stop 21 – Forquimica

2024 Field Days: Stop 21 - ForquimicaContact: Marcelo Augusto Campos, marcelo.campos@forquimica.com 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 – Forquimica

2024 Field Days: Stop 20 - ForquimicaContact: Marcelo Augusto Campos, marcelo.campos@forquimica.com 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 – Simplot

2024 Field Days: Stop 19 - SimplotContact: Justin McCoy, justin.mccoy@simplot.com 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 16 – DeKalb

2024 Field Days: Stop 16 – DeKalb

2024 Field Days: Stop 16 - DeKalbContact: Jason Pittman, jason.pittman@bayer.com 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 14 – Americot, Inc.

2024 Field Days: Stop 14 – Americot, Inc.

2024 Field Days: Stop 14 - Americot, Inc.Contact: Justin Goodman, jgoodman@americot.com, or Adam Anderson, aanderson@americot.com 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 – Phytogen

2024 Field Days: Stop 13 – PhytogenContact: Adrienne Smith, adrienne.smith@corteva.com 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 – DeltaPine

2024 Field Days: Stop 12 – DeltaPineContact: Jason Pittman, jason.pittman@bayer.com 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 8 – R.W. Griffin

2024 Field Days: Stop 8 – R.W. Griffin

2024 Field Days: Stop 8 - R.W. GriffinContact: Calvin Meeks, calvin.meeks@rwgriffin.com 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...

2024 Field Days: Stop 7 – Helena

2024 Field Days: Stop 7 – Helena

2024 Field Days: Stop 7 - HelenaContact: Eli Croley, CroleyT@helenaagri.com or Heath Herndon,  HerndonJ@helenaagri.com *This plot does not have a video. The plan for the plot is to track potassium levels in the plant throughout the year utilizing our Extractor Tissue sampling program. In over 5000...

2024 Field Days: Stop 6 – R.W. Griffin

2024 Field Days: Stop 6 – R.W. Griffin

2024 Field Days: Stop 6 - R.W. GriffinContact: Calvin Meeks, calvin.meeks@rwgriffin.com RWG Cotton Sidedress TrialRW Griffin 18-0-0-3 has been one of the top choices for side dressing cotton in Georgia with excellent economics and performance proven year in and year out. The RWG research committee...

2024 Field Days: Stop 3 – RW Griffin

2024 Field Days: Stop 3 – RW Griffin

2024 Field Days: Stop 3 - RW GriffinContact: Calvin Meeks, calvin.meeks@rwgriffin.com RWG TopFlow Peanut Trial TopFlow is a liming material available to growers exclusively from RW Griffin that has demonstrated superior handling characteristics and performance. It has also demonstrated excellent...

2024 Field Day Tour – July 10-24, 2024

2024 Field Day Tour – July 10-24, 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

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!

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...