2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day

Plan to join us this July for the 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day at the Darrell William Research Farm. We’ve made a few changes this year, so be sure to check it out! To download photos to accompany your press release, click here.

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2024 Farmer of the Year Press Releases

PHOTOS COMING SOON IN AUGUST 2024

Alabama Farmer of the Year 2024 Joel Sirmon

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2024 Farmer of the Year Ted Huneycutt Arkansas

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2024 Farmer of the Year Jason Watts Florida

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2024 Farmer of the Year - Bruce Allen Redmond, Georgia

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2024 Farmer of the Year - Faylene Whitaker, North Carolina

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2024 Farmer of the Year - Ty Woodard, South Carolina

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2024 Farmer of the Year - George McDonald, Tennessee

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2024 Farmer of the Year - Walter Bass, Jr., Virginia

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2023 Farmer of the Year

Congratulations to Steve Cobb of Arkansas for being named the 2023 Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year. Learn more about Cobb’s farming operation in Arkansas.

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2023 Sunbelt Ag Expo WALB Coverage

If you did not make it to Expo this year or you want to go back and see something from Expo that you missed, check out the coverage from WALB with all the stories.

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2023 Sunbelt Ag Expo Press Release

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Advancements Being Made by Industries in Row Crop Technology

by Sunbelt Ag Expo | July 22, 2024 | feature | 0 Comments

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...

2024 Farmer of the Year – Walter Bass, Jr., Virginia

by Sunbelt Ag Expo | July 16, 2024 | FOTY 2024 Profile | 0 Comments

Walter Bass, Jr. Virginia Farmer of the Year 2024 Four generations of the Bass family have farmed in the small town of Gladys, Virginia for just over 100 years. Bass Sod Farm, designated a Century Farm, is comprised of 2313 rented and owned acres that grew tobacco for...

2024 Farmer of the Year – George McDonald, Tennessee

by Sunbelt Ag Expo | July 16, 2024 | FOTY 2024 Profile | 0 Comments

George McDonald Tennessee Farmer of the Year 2024 Just three years from now in 2027, George McDonald and his family will be celebrating an entire century of caring for Catesa Farms, fifty miles northeast of Nashville in Riddleton. He said, “Growing up with both my...

2024 Farmer of the Year – Ty Woodard, South Carolina

by Sunbelt Ag Expo | July 16, 2024 | FOTY 2024 Profile | 0 Comments

Ty Woodard South Carolina Farmer of the Year 2024 Ty Woodard, of Woodard Farms, Inc., is a third-generation diversified farmer and agribusiness owner in Darlington County. Ty’s grandfather, Frank Woodard, Jr., always dreamed of returning to his agricultural roots...

2024 Farmer of the Year – Faylene Whitaker, North Carolina

by Sunbelt Ag Expo | July 16, 2024 | FOTY 2024 Profile | 0 Comments

Faylene Whitaker North Carolina Farmer of the Year 2024 Two years after they married, Faylene Whitaker and her late husband, Richard, started their own farm in 1975 on ten acres of rented land, using a 150 International tractor and a $40 tobacco setter. When the first...

2024 Farmer of the Year – Bruce Allen Redmond, Georgia

by Sunbelt Ag Expo | July 16, 2024 | FOTY 2024 Profile | 0 Comments

Bruce Allen Redmond Georgia Farmer of the Year 2024 Bruce Redmond is boldly carrying on the legacy of his late father, Larry Redmond, who started Shiloh Farms in the early 1980s. The operation consists of 2800 owned and rented acres in Guyton and produces bahia grass,...

2024 Farmer of the Year – Jason Watts, Florida

by Sunbelt Ag Expo | July 16, 2024 | FOTY 2024 Profile | 0 Comments

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,...

2024 Farmer of the Year – Ted Huneycutt, Arkansas

by Sunbelt Ag Expo | July 16, 2024 | FOTY 2024 Profile | 0 Comments

Ted Huneycutt Arkansas Farmer of the Year 2024 The history of Huneycutt Farms reaches back to 1882, when the great-grandfather of brothers Ted and Steve Huneycutt began farming in Dalark, Arkansas, a border town between Clark and Dallas counties. Their grandfather,...

2024 Farmer of the Year – Joel Sirmon, Alabama

by Sunbelt Ag Expo | July 16, 2024 | FOTY 2024 Profile | 0 Comments

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...

Innovative Research Carried Out by UGA Specialists on the Darrell Williams Research Farm

by Sunbelt Ag Expo | July 10, 2024 | feature | 0 Comments

Field Days means the fields are ready for “company.” We look forward to you visiting over the next two weeks. When you visit, you will see plots being managed by UGA researchers and agents. Last week, we featured the work done by UGA’s Forage Specialist Dr. Lisa...