Sunbelt Ag Expo Farmer of the Year 2023 Steve Cobb

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.

2023 Sunbelt Ag Expo Press Release

Get the official press release to share with your audience for the 45th Sunbelt Ag Expo.

2023 Farmer of the Year Press Releases

It Takes a Village

By Chip Blalock It takes a village to make a first-class awards program happen. Over the last 33 years, we owe a debt of gratitude to the state coordinators and nominators who make the program happen in their respective states. These folks do the behind-the-scenes leg...

The Farm Families behind the Farmer of the Year Program

By Chip Blalock Over the years we have met some incredible farm families and experienced a wide variety of family farming operations. Including, traditional row crops, beef cattle, dairy, swine, sheep and goats, equine, poultry, tobacco, fruits and veggies, nurseries,...

The Start of the Farmer of the Year Legacy

By Chip Blalock For the 34th consecutive year, the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition is honored to salute the agricultural community and industry with the Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year Award.  How exactly did the Farmer of the Year program get started?...

2023 Sunbelt Ag Expo: Day 3 Recap

Georgia EMC: Keeping the Lights On and Keeping Us Safe By Bethany Champion  An excellent feature of the Expo is having the Georgia EMC booth provide relevant education on electrical safety. Throughout the week, the booth featured friendly faces, unique demonstrations,...

2023 Sunbelt Ag Expo: Day 2 Recap

Backyard Garden Fun By Bethany Champion All day at the Expo, you can find backyard garden and beekeeper experts at the Flint River Fresh Backyard Garden. Walking in the exhibit, you’ll find expert beekeepers to your right giving demonstrations on using hive equipment...

2023 Sunbelt Ag Expo: Day 1 Recap

Sunbelt Ag Expo Announces 2023 Farmer of the Year By Pheobe Beard The Sunbelt Ag Expo is proud to name Steve Cobb as the 2023 Farmer of the Year. Cobb is a native of Lake City, Arkansas, and has been farming for over 50 years. Justin Ladd, Senior Financial Office of...

2023 Southeastern Sunbelt Ag Expo Farmer of the Year: Steve Cobb, Arkansas

News ReleaseContact: Becca TurnerEmail: [email protected] For Immediate ReleaseSTEVE COBB NAMED 2023 SOUTHEASTERN FARMER OF THE YEARSteve Cobb, of Lake City, Arkansas, has been selected as the overall winner of the Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year...

Spotlight Feature – Cali Mendoza

If you've ever been out to the Darrell Williams Research Farm at the Sunbelt Ag Expo, you've probably seen Cali around. Affectionately referred to as "the ‘glue’ that holds the Sunbelt Ag Expo together," Cali has served the Expo and the farm for many, many years as...

2023 Sunbelt Shorts

FARMER OF THE YEAR Since its inception in 1990, the Sunbelt Expo’s Southeastern Farmer of the Year award program has evolved into the most prestigious honor in the southeast and nation with 286 outstanding agribusiness leaders being honored for excellence in...

Sunbelt place for cutting-edge weed research

By Brad Haire For the past few years at the Sunbelt Ag Expo, University of Georgia Extension weed specialist Stanley Culpepper, and team have evaluated the WeedOut program, particularly looking at how the novel system might fit into a cotton production system....