by Will Jordan The 45th annual Sunbelt Ag Expo kicked off this past Tuesday in Moultrie, Ga. The Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year awards saw Darrel Haynes of Alabama, Wade Purvis of Florida and Bart Davis of Georgia receive their respective state farmer of the year awards. Other states recognized with Farmer of the Year Awards included …
Charles W. Obern Named 2019 Farmer of the Year
To be successful in farming requires a good deal of stamina, flexibility, and determination, along with a love of the art of growing things. Charles “Chuck” Obern, owner of C&B Farms, Inc., embodies all these qualities, in addition to curiosity—an instinctive awareness that research can provide previously undiscovered or underutilized methods to improve crop health and yields. Graduating from the …
Sunbelt Ag Expo Announces 2017 Farmer of Year Candidates
The 40th anniversary of the Sunbelt Agricultural Expo will take place October 17-19, 2017 at Spence Field in Moultrie, Georgia. And a part of this year’s event will be the 28th anniversary of the Swisher Sweets / Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year Award. Since it started in 1990, the Farmer of the Year Award has evolved into the …