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...

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...

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...

By Brad Haire The Sunbelt Ag Expo Darrell Williams Research Farms is one of the region’s top places to highlight forage research in South Georgia. The Expo hayfields provide multiple purposes, such as a classroom for the University of Georgia Extension agents' trainings, field days for farmers,...

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...

By Stephanie Sokol With a constant stream of innovations, farmers have plenty to keep up with on and off the field, and they need information to help them do that. The Sunbelt Ag Expo Darrell Williams Research Farm provides a place for farmers and agriculture industry members to unite and see...

With the global population on the rise, sustainable farming is stealing the spotlight. Meet aquaponics – the dynamic duo of aquaculture and hydroponics.If you're interested in broadening your understanding of fish farming, hydroponics, or sustainable food production methods, you're in luck – the...

With Georgia being the number one state in broiler poultry production, it comes as no surprise that the poultry barn is quite the happening place. Whether you are a commercial grower or have a backyard flock of ten birds, you are destined to learn practical information to better your operation....

BRIDLE UP and trot over to the Priefert Arena to experience an equine extravaganza from all aspects of equine. At the Expo this year, you will be able to watch multiple events including reining, ranch riding, trick riders, and the crowning of a new court of the Sunbelt Ag Expo Rodeo Queens. Trevor...

While grazing through the Sunbelt Ag Expo this year, you will be able to experience regenerative agriculture, a topic of growing interest where you will also be able to experience many hands-on, physical, and social activities through seminars with many experts in the sheep and goat industry....

By Brad Haire Drones aren’t new to agriculture. They’ve received ample attention. But drones with expanding onboard capacity to apply useful chemistry to fields and crops are recatching interest. Simer Virk, a precision ag specialist with the University of Georgia Extension based in Tifton, Ga.,...

By Adam N. Rabinowitz Farming comes with a variety of business risks that have the potential to significantly affect the operation and farm family. Some of these risks are related to production activities, such as the impact of weather, pests and diseases. Other risks are borne from the broader...