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Sunbelt Ag Expo Hosts Farm Bill Listening Session

Dan Farm Bill, Georgia

Tuesday afternoon, as part of the opening day of the annual Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia, U.S. Representative Austin Scott (R-GA-08), along with U.S. Representatives Rick Allen (R-GA-12) and Al Lawson (D-FL-05), hosted a listening session entitled, “The Next Farm Bill: Conversations with Congress.” Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman talked with Representative Scott about the Agriculture Committee’s efforts to put …

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Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall Visits Sunbelt Ag Expo

Dan Georgia

Folks from across the Southeast are in Moultrie, Georgia for day two of the annual Sunbelt Ag Expo. Many were on hand yesterday for the Swisher Sweets Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year luncheon, and one of those was American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall. Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman caught up with him to talk about the Expo, natural disasters around …

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Mark Wilson Named 2017 Florida Farmer of the Year

Dan Florida, Industry News Release

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that Mark Wilson of Greendale Nursery in Homestead, Florida, was recognized as the 2017 Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Florida Farmer of the Year. Since 1990, the Southeastern Ag Expo Farmer of the Year Award has recognized exceptional agricultural practices, innovators, and pioneers from 10 southeastern states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, …

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Sunbelt Expo Hosts Southeastern Farmer of the Year Luncheon

Dan Alabama, Florida, Georgia

The Swisher Sweets Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year luncheon took place today during the annual Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia. This year’s selection was chosen from representatives in 10 southeastern farming states. This year’s winner was Robert Mills Jr. from Callands, Virginia. But Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman talked with the representatives from Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. Alabama – Chris …