Each year, the Sunbelt Ag Expo makes fall a festive time for farmers and their families from the Southeast. This year will be a special Expo as the farm show celebrates its 35th anniversary. The 2012 farm show will be held Oct. 16-18 in Moultrie, Ga., and North...
Ritchie Bros. to conduct unreserved public auction in conjunction with Sunbelt Ag Expo on October 19, 2012 Consignments now being accepted—17 2011 John Deere MFWD tractors already featured in the auction MOULTRIE, GA (August 23, 2012) – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE...
A sixth generation farmer, Maxwell Watkins of Sutherland, Va., raises high yielding crops in fields with a long history tracing back to land grants from the King of England. As a result of his success as a diversified crop farmer, Watkins has been selected as the...
A farmer for 31 years, Steve Dixon of Estill Springs, Tenn., is flexible in his farming operation. He runs a diversified farm with row crops, livestock and an agricultural tourism operation. As a result of his success as a diversified farmer, Dixon has been selected...
Edward “Monty” Rast of Cameron, S.C., used the discipline he learned as a business management major at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, to develop a modern farm and several farm-related businesses. As a result of his accomplishments as a crop...
Gary Blake of North Wilkesboro, N.C., bought eroded land overgrown with kudzu in 1978 and transformed it into a modern diversified farm. Four generations of his family live on the farm, and three generations of his family manage key components of the operation. They...
