HEATH LONG NAMED 2012 ARKANSAS FARMER OF THE YEAR

HEATH LONG NAMED 2012 ARKANSAS FARMER OF THE YEAR

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....
HEATH LONG NAMED 2012 ARKANSAS FARMER OF THE YEAR

SAM GIVHAN NAMED 2012 ALABAMA FARMER OF THE YEAR

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...
HEATH LONG NAMED 2012 ARKANSAS FARMER OF THE YEAR

Dow AgroSciences Joins Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo

Moultrie, Ga. – It’s a match made in fields across the 10 states served by the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Farmer of the Year program. Dow AgroSciences annually commits to the success of farmers by bringing them crop protection products and PhytoGen Cottonseed....
HEATH LONG NAMED 2012 ARKANSAS FARMER OF THE YEAR

Arkansas Farmer to Judge Farmer of the Year Awards

Moultrie, Ga.—Arkansas farmer Brian Kirksey has been selected to help judge the overall winner of the 2012 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award. Kirksey, who lives in Amity, Ark., received the award as the state and overall winner in 2008....

Field Day to Feature Research, Innovation and Education

Research, innovation and education – you’ll hear these three words repeated time and again when describing what a visitor will find at the Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day.  Scheduled for Thursday, July 12 at Spence Field in Moultrie, site of the Sunbelt Expo....