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

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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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Florida Agriculture: Past, Present, and Future

by Sunbelt Ag Expo | September 6, 2024 | feature | 0 Comments

By Emily Bruce Florida’s diverse agriculture industry is central to the Sunshine State’s economy, environment, and vibrant heritage. Agriculture is Florida’s 2nd largest industry, with more than 300 commodities produced on 44,703 farm operations in the state. Nursery...

Sunbelt Expo Cotton Transformed into T-shirt Souvenirs

by Sunbelt Ag Expo | August 29, 2024 | feature | 0 Comments

by Shelby Wentz, ABAC Agricultural Communication, May 2026 graduate You never leave the Sunbelt Ag Expo without souvenirs, right? How about a unique item supporting Georgia agriculture but also supporting Georgia-grown cotton? This year’s souvenir shirts are made...

A True Community Affair

by Sunbelt Ag Expo | August 13, 2024 | feature | 0 Comments

By Bethany Champion, ABAC Agricultural Communication, May 2025 graduate When you think of Sunbelt Ag Expo, the facility grounds in Moultrie, Georgia, where the premier event takes place probably comes to mind. While this is undeniably the best place to be during Expo...

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,...