Jul 31, 2017 | 2017, Farmer of the Year, News
At WDairy near Madison, Ga., Everett Williams milks 1,700 to 1,800 highly productive cows three times daily. This herd of crossbred cows has an impressive rolling herd average for milk production at more than 28,000 pounds of milk per year. Williams farms 3,657 acres....
Jul 31, 2017 | 2017, Farmer of the Year, News
Mark Wilson migrated to the United States in 1972 and gave up a promising corporate career to live the American dream as owner and operator of his own successful plant nursery. Wilson runs the 30-acre Greendale Nursery in Homestead, Fla., produces plants that are sold...
Jul 31, 2017 | 2017, Farmer of the Year, News
Mark Morgan is a young farmer who specializes in bringing customers to his farm to pick his peaches. “If people to come here one time to buy peaches, they’re likely to come back,” says Morgan. Morgan of Clarksville, Ark., produces pick-your-own peaches at his Peach...
Jul 31, 2017 | 2017, Farmer of the Year, News
Beef cattle and timber are ideally suited to the land Chris Langley farms near his home in Camp Hill, Ala. Langley sets and meets annual production goals. His farm includes 2,650 acres of which 2,402 acres are owned and 248 acres are rented. “Our rented land is mainly...
Apr 11, 2017 | Farmer of the Year, News
Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year For Immediate Release Cary Lightsey of Lake Wales, Fla., has been selected as the newest judge of the prestigious Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year awards. This year as a judge, he...
