2013 Mid-South Farm and Gin Show photos

THE MCLELLAN FAMILY came to the show from West, Miss. From left are Tate, Natalie, Owen, Mary Presley, and Mason. Owen has McLellan Lime, a custom application service.

DULANEY SEED representatives welcoming visitors to the show were, from left, front— Ken DuBard, Greenwood, Miss., and Patrick Antici and Charlie Robinette, both at Clarksdale, Miss.; standing, John Polasini, Leland, Miss.; Robert Turner, Greenville, Miss.; Randy Currier, McCrory, Ark.; Lindley Gilliaum, Augusta, Ark.; Clyde Smith, Madison, Miss.; David Walker, Inverness, Miss.; Terry Dulaney, Clarksdale; Randy Marsh, McCrory; and Wayne Dulaney, Clarksdale. Aubrey Falls, Minter City, Miss., and Eric Howard, Monticello, Ark., weren’t present for the photo.

BAYER CROPSCIENCES' Lucas Owen, left, Milan, Tenn.; Alan Hopkins, Collierville, Tenn.; John Smith, Monticello, Ark.; Sunni Booker, Jonesboro, Ark.; and Jeff Brehmer, Lubbock, Texas, greeted visitors at their exhibit.

GOWAN REPRESENTATIVES, from left, Keith Majure and Richard Arnold, visit with Kim Calloway and Tom Calloway, Rayville Producers Gin, Rayville, La.

PRESLEY WILSON (foreground) packs Kids Care meals in a box as part of a project by 36 FFA students from Tipton County, Tenn., to package at least 10,000 meals to be donated to the Mid-South Food Bank. Wilson, from Brighton, Tenn., and other FFA members worked during the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show to complete the project.

HAPPY WINNERS of the Labrador puppy giveaway at the show Friday afternoon were Kaci Finney, left, and Tina Finney, Sharon, Tenn. Jimmy McMahan, right, Sur-Shot Retrievers, Covington, Tenn., provides the puppies.

JACOB OWENS, Cherokee Fabrication, Salem, Ala., was among those who scored an autograph and a photo op with Willie Robertson, star of the popular “Duck Dynasty” TV series, who visited the Dow AgroSciences exhibit.

MATTHEW COSSAR, left, and David McNabb, Jr., McNabb Farms, Somerville, Tenn., find a giant tire a good place for a rest stop.

HEATHER AND BRIAN BULLER and their daughters, Lenzie (left) and Logan, came to the show from Bunkie, La.

EDDIE PITONYAK, from left, Dustin Pitonyak, and Gary Coco, all at Carlisle, Ark., welcomed visitors to the Pitonyak Machinery exhibit.

Clint Kirby, left, and Clark Medlin, Don Medlin Co., displayed the latest in Kinze equipment at the show.

JOHNNY DUKES, left, Hazen, Ark.; Kay Smith, Memphis, Tenn.; and Lea and Chris Burres of Pontotoc, Miss., dished up ice cream for visitors to the GreenPoint Ag exhibit.

AT THE VALLEY IRRIGATION exhibit were, from left, Jody Pennock, Circle S Irrigation, Clarksdale, Miss.; Tre Gaines, Tennessee Tractor Irrigation Division, Alamo, Tenn; Jim Winders, Valley Irrigation, Valley, Nebr.; Warren Ayles, Circle S Irrigation, Clarksdale; Cole Fredrick, Valley Irrigation, Valley, Nebr.; and Corbett Falgout, Senninger Irrigation, Clermont, Fla.

JIM BURKETT, left, West Memphis, Ark.; Bill Long, Greenwood, Miss.; Danny Bowen, Cleveland, Miss.; John Booth, Collierville, Tenn.; and Ronny Thompson, Hickory Flat, Miss., get caught up on plans for the 2013 growing season at the DuPont exhibit. Danny Bowen is with CPS and others are from DuPont.

MontY Bain, from left, Slapout, Ala., and Brad Robb, Memphis, both with the Cotton Board; Ham Bishop, Minter City, Miss. ginner; and Bobby Skeen, Cotton Board, Monroe, La.

Brett Dixon, from left, Robert Walker, Bryce Dodson, Jonathon Hall, Grant Weeks and Cole Gholston represented Jimmy Sanders at the show.

Janod Elder, from left, David Lanehart, and Kyle Schuchardt were representing the Keeling Company.

MEMBERS OF THE PROGENY AG team included, from left, front row: Bret Mize; Kyle Schlenker, Melissa Lace, Hillary Spain, Cindy Mitchell, Amber Peevey and Jerrid Small. Back row, from left: Tabitha Imboden, John Webb, Wes Spikes, Brian Murray, Jim Calhoun, Will McDaniel, Grover Shannon and Chase Mulligan.

AT THE AGRIGOLD exhibit were, from left, Mitch Holmberg, Alamo, Tenn.; Chad Coleman, Helena, Ark.; Curtis Bivens, Nashville, Tenn.; Johnny Hunter, producer, New Madrid, Mo.; Susan Camp, Murray, Ky.; and Jayson Mayer, Dexter, Mo.

Frank Melton, from left, Mark Loftin, and Jack Davis were representing MetLife.

HAROLD COMSTOCK, H B Farm Consulting, Mountain View, Ark., was visiting the show with Emery Booker.

Kevin Ballowe and Arch Kohl, with Landoll, discussed ground preparation with Michael Mayfield, Mississippi Peanut Supply.

EDDIE THE YETI (actually Garrett Perkins) scared (or welcomed) visitors at the Perkins Sales Inc. exhibit. With him are, from left, Aaron Bush, Yetter Farm Equipment, Colchester, Ill.; Cindy Perkins, and Tyler Perkins, Perkins Sales Inc., Bernie, Mo.

BRAD JUDSON, his wife Molly, and their sons Hamp (left) and Howie were visiting the show from West Point, Miss.

AT THE REINKE irrigation exhibit were, from left, Jason Craig, Union City, Tenn.; Tommy Peacock, Cleveland, Miss.; Rob Allison and Bob Allison, Hughes, Ark.; and Josh Roberson, Union City, Tenn.

GRASSWORKS WEED WIPER representative Bobby Umberson, left, Strafford, Mo., welcomed Don Brown, Kennedy Brown, Michael Jackson, and Jeff Brown, all at Green Acres Farms, Jonesboro, Ark.

AT THE RUBBER TRACK SOLUTIONS exhibit were, from left, John Buettner, Lincoln, Nebr.; Marc McDonald, Soucy International, Jonesboro, Ark.; Jesse Boyer and Shawn Wilkening, Lincoln, Nebr.; Steve Graham, Des Moines, Iowa; and Bob Liddon, New Braunfels, Texas, all with Rubber Track Solutions.

JOHN LEE, left, Newellton, La.; Bill Mercer, Caruthersville, Mo.; Mike Spillars, Olive Branch, Miss.; Davy Cole, Collierville, Tenn.; Chris Sellers, Hazlehurst, Ga.; and Mike Rundell, Murfreesboro, Tenn., were at the Case IH exhibit.

FRANK CARY, left, Olive Branch, Miss., John David Bassie, Brandon, Miss., Ben Meriweather, Tupelo, Miss., and Mike Morris, Wynne, Ark., were all smiles at the Valent booth after the company received word that its new Fierce herbicide had received federal EPA registration on soybeans for the 2013 season.

JAY BURCHFIELD, left, Cleveland, Miss.; Jeff Branson, Dumas, Ark.; Jim Thompson, Houston, Texas; Wes Long, Benton, Ark.; and Jeff Mosley, Winona, Miss., welcomed customers to the RiceTec exhibit.

AT THE COTTON PICKER WORKS exhibit were, from left, Bobby Davis, Epps, La.; and CPW representatives Martha Pieroni, Wayne Johnson, and Billy Foster, all at Lake Village, Ark.; Anna Riley Pieroni, Memphis; Donald Myers, Epps, La.; and Randy Pieroni, Lake Village.

DAN RHYNE, second from right, Triple R Farm, Benton, Ala., was welcomed to the Precision Planting Co. exhibit by Andy Pace, from left, Greenville, Tenn; Vaughn Koehn, West Point, Miss.; and Hans Stutzman, Tremont, Ill.

Donald Evink, left, and Ethan Evink, Certi-Pik, USA, displayed a wide array of cotton picker replacement parts.

Keith Griffith, left and Jeremy Wood, answered questions about Chemtura Agro Solutions at the gin show.

Kurt Barth, Brock Associates, was on hand to discuss marketing strategies with producers.

DAVID CHANEY, left, sales representative, central Louisiana; David Lanclos, technical development representative for Louisiana; Jenny Buller, AgriEdge, south Louisiana; Josh Zaunbrecher, sales representative, south Louisiana; Christine Collins, AgriEdge, north Louisiana; and Will Killen, sales representative at north Louisiana, greeted visitors to the Syngenta Crop Protection exhibit.

CHRIS RICHARDSON, from left, Clif Chamber, and Craig Herring, all at Byhalia, Miss., were welcoming visitors at the Mid-South Ag Equipment exhibit.

BRANDON FINCH, left, Little Rock, Ark.; Ashley Wolf, Huntsville, Ala.; James Watkins, Dewitt, Ark.; and Jason Rudich, McCrory, Ark., were on hand to welcome visitors to the DuPont Pioneer exhibit.

Larry Jurgena and Pat McRate were welcoming visitors at the Sukup exhibit.

Joe Varvil, Michael Gardner, and Eldon Hart greeted visitors at the Bio Humanetics exhibit.

MARK FLEMING, Scooba, Miss., and Stacy Tyler, Somerville, Tenn., were among those at the show Saturday.

MATT TUCKER, left, Star City, Ark.; and Mark Robinson, right, Dexter, Mo., welcome Don Trichell, Valmont Irrigation, New Orleans, to the DuraPipe exhibit.

GERALD SIMMONS, who retired from FMC Corp. recently, shows his grandson, Jonah Sorrells, the view from the walkway on a Caterpillar tractor.

LOYD VANDERGRIFF, center, Clovis, Calif., was presented a plaque honoring his father, the late A. L. Vandergriff, whose many inventions helped to make cotton gins more productive and efficient. "There is not a cotton gin in the world that doesn't have some Vandergriff in it," said Kenneth Hood, left, who cited many of the inventor's accomplishments during his long career. George LaCour, Southern Cotton Ginners Association president, is at right. The association will present the Vandergriff Pioneer Award annually to an outstanding industry individual.

AG RESOURCE representatives at the show included, from left, Butch Bassie and Paul Clegg, both at Cleveland, Miss., and Bryant Privett, Jonesboro, Ark.

BOB PARKER, left, president and chief executive officer, and Cathy Johnson, both with the National Peanut Board, Atlanta, visit with Don Daily, Dexter Supply Co., Dexter, Ga.

BRENTON LAMMERS, from left, Libby Mason, and Carson Hemmann, all at Lincoln, Nebr., welcomed visitors to the TractorHouse exhibit.

CHARLES ROCCONI, right, First Farm Credit, Oxford, Miss., visits with Brian Atkins, left, Birdsong Peanuts, Aberdeen, Miss., and Joe Morgan, Hattiesburg, Miss., peanut, cotton, and corn producer.

AT THE D&S Gin Supply exhibit were, from left, Homer Daniels, D&S, Memphis; Ron Harris, Dixieland Gin Repair, Paragould, Ark.; Jamie and Larry Dickey, D&S, Memphis; Cody Mires, Dixieland, Paragould; Jaime Navarro, D&S, Memphis; Chris Cole and David Spray, both with Dixieland at Paragould.

DELTA AG representatives welcomed producer Carroll Heustess, second from left, Forrest City, Ark., to their exhibit. Company reps are, from left, Dudley Jumper, Forrest City; Justin Nipper and Daniel Britt, Greenville, Miss.; and Chris Sprowles, Jackson, Miss.

David Vincent, from left, Osborn Barr, visits with Brett Helms, Michelle Jones and Barney Gordon, of SFP.

William Flowers, from left, Flowers Construction Co., Elaine, Ark., Duwayne Roberson, Brock Grain Systems, Memphis, Tenn., and Charles Sharp, Sharp and Sharp Inc., Water Valley, Miss., demonstrated the latest in grain handling technology

Rick Rebstock and Jeff Sandifer were welcoming visitors to the Americot exhibit.

Brad Hughes, left, and Nesbitt Noble, EzBuyAg.com, discussed crop protection products with producers at the show.

GRACE STEADMAN, daughter of Jim and Andrea Steadman, was enthusiastically helping her mom with early morning show duties.

Joey Rivera, from left, Jacob Nunneley, Fred Frederick, Jayna, Jaxon and Lagina Grove, Jimmy Stover and Susan Stover represented Stover at the gin show.

GREG FREY, publisher, and Sandy Perry, from left, Ann King, and Slate Canon hosted the Delta Farm Press Exhibitor Lounge at the show.

DOW AGROSCIENCES representatives gathered for a group shot with visiting celebrity Willie Robertson, star of the popular TV series, "Duck Dynasty." Robertson signed autographs and posed for photos with a gaggle of fans who mobbed the exhibit.

WAYNE DAUBERT, left, and Lloyd Derowitsch greeted visitors to the Crustbuster-Speed King exhibit. Both are from Dodge City, Kan.

NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL representatives Will Choate, left, Yazoo City, Miss., and Michael Rochelle, Cordova, Tenn., greeted visitors at their exhibit.

BRENDAN PLUMPTON welcomed visitors to the ProTank exhibit.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE members for the Southern Cotton Ginners Association at their annual meeting in Memphis are, from left, front row — Tim Price, SCGA executive vice president; William Browning, Browning Gin Co., Crowville, La.; Robert Dreher, Round Lake Co-op Gin, Grady, Ark.; Robert Royal, Midnight Gin Co., Silver City, Miss.; George LaCour, Tri-Parish Gin, Morganza, La.; Celeste Malatesta, Columbus Gin, Shaw, Miss.; Brad Williams, Burlison Gin Company, Burlison, Tenn.; Riley James, A.C. Riley Cotton Company, New Madrid, Mo.; Bruce Dawson, Bernie Farmers Gin, Malden, Mo.; back row — Gregg Sain, Graves Kennett Gin Inc., Kennett, Mo.; Richard Noe, Vance Gin Co. Inc., Clarksdale, Miss.; Allen Espey, Espey Gin Co., McLemoresville, Tenn.; James Wages, Farmers Gin of Humboldt, Humboldt,Tenn.; Sledge Taylor, Como Consolidated Gin Co., Como, Miss.; Billy Ussery, Griffin Gins, Helena, Ark.; Randy Ainsworth, Tanner and Company, Frogmore, La.; Tri Watkins, Rabbit Ridge Gin & Warehouse, Lepanto, Ark.; Phil Lucius, Calhoun County Gin Inc., Calhoun City, Miss.; Holt Shoaf, L & H Gin, Alamo, Tenn.

GEOSHACK representatives welcoming visitors to their exhibit were, from left, Brent Richardson, Jonesboro, Ark.; Justin Prather, Cleveland, Miss.; and Ron Ardoin, Lafayette, La.

Ed Boykin, from left, Lori Peters, Ricky Davis and Josh Rupard represented Terral Seed Inc., at the show.

HOLLY BRADEN, from left, Barry Braden, and Dana Braden, Cotton Growers Inc., and Steve Baugher, EZ Drop Polypipe, greeted visitors to the show. They’re all at Manila, Ark.

ALAMO, TENN. producer Jimmy Hargett was having a spirited conversation with Molly Inmon, left, Jackson, Tenn., and Betty Neilson, Huron, Tenn., both with Colvett Farms.

BILL MOSLEY, Delta business leader for Mahkteshim Agan of North America, Inc., represented MANA while other members of his team took a break.

BUDDY PIERCE, from left, Black River Rice Co., his wife, Darrah Parker Pierce, Farm Press, and Kevin Hudson, NuTill/Ag Spectrum.

AT THE FARM BUREAU exhibit were, from left, Britton Hatcher, Grenada, Miss.; Matt Bayles, Jackson, Miss.; Jason Hill, Hill Farms, Woodland, Miss.; Joe McKinnon, Bolivar, Tenn.; and Robert Cook, New Madrid, Mo.

FMC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS representatives at the show included, from left, Laura Witte, Swanson Russell, Omaha, Nebr.; Bob Lusby, Memphis; Bob Johnson, Jonesboro, Ark.; Rusty Mitchell, Louisville, Miss.; Stu Throop, Philadelphia, Pa.; Don Johnson, Madison, Miss.; and Anita Palmieri, Philadelphia, Pa.

Dennis Willett, Tim Tenhet, Terry Gaylord, Paul Jones, Taylor Cauthen and Rick Derr, were part of a large KBH contingent welcoming visitors to their exhibit.

JOINING HARRY FLOWERS for the Southern Cotton Ginners Association presentation of the Ginner of the Year award were his wife and children, from left, Graydon Flowers, Abby Flowers, Lassie Flowers, Amelia Flowers, and Scott Flowers. The Mattson, Miss., ginner was honored at the organization's annual banquet held in conjunction with the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show.

John Bradley, left, and Scott Sivils discussed yield boosting products with producers attending the show.

Ken Sutton, left, MagnoJet, visits with Jack Rohrbach, SI Distributing, during the show.

TIPTONVILLE, TENN. visitors included, from left, Billy Farmer and Mary Farmer, Billy Farmer Farms; and Leah, Makala, Rhianna, Sherry, and Earl Johnson, Earl Johnson Farms.

Brandon Bauman, rice producer, Bauman Farms, Stuttgart, Ark., visits with Lauren Echols, USA Rice Federation, Mary Jemison, USA Rice Federation and Kyle Stovesand, Farm Credit Services, Stuttgart, Ark.

ERNEST MANLEY, left, Moultrie, Ga., and Mike Carlisle, center, Lubbock, Texas, both with Module Truck Systems, welcomed Tom Byars, Lockney Co-op Gin, Lockney, Texas, to their exhibit.

HOWARD DOWDY, from left, Liberty Hill Farms, Somerville, Tenn., and Wayne Dowdy, Seed Source Genetics, Laconia, Tenn., were among those stopping at the Best One Tire of Jackson, Tenn. exhibit to chat with Cody Kail, Best One, Jackson; and Justin Barnard, Titan Tire, Lexington, Ky.

WILLMAR FABRICATION representatives at the show included, from left, Steve Woodham, Thomasville, Ga.; Nathan Duff, Clarksdale, Miss.; Steve Claussen, Willmar, Minn.; Thom Sanders, Statesboro, Ga.; and visitor Walt Mullins, Bayer CropScience, Memphis.

BRENDA ALLEN and David Allen, Franklin, Tenn., were representing INTX Microbials.

BRANDON HARROD, left, Hamburg, Ark., and Bert Riggan, Indianola, Miss., greeted visitors to the Stine Seed Co. exhibit.

GREETING VISITORS at the Agrium Advanced Technology exhibit were John Niemeyer, left, Breese, Ill., and Kelly DuPont, Bogalusa, La.

David Caudell and Gerald Shultz were on hand to discuss Versatile agricultural products.

Dan Thorne, left and Jason Harland, were on hand to discuss Thunder Creek Equipment at the gin show.

LUMMUS CORP. representatives at the show were, from left, seated — Bruce Davis, Sicily Island, La.; Doug Wardlaw, Memphis; Daniel Gonzales, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Oksana Zenina, Copenhagen, Denmark; standing — Nathan Porter and Leon Shapley, Memphis; Dewitt Beeland and Steve Marbut, Savannah, Ga.; David Dorsey, Lake Village, Ark.; Ross Rutherford and Russell Sutton, Lubbock, Texas; and Sam Smith, Savannah, Ga.

FAMILY MEMBERS and associates attending the Southern Cotton Ginners Association presentation honoring the late Shaw, Miss. ginner Melio Sandroni with the organization's memorial scholarship were, from left, seated — Chamblie Witherspoon and Brooke Burris, granddaughters; his wife, Dorothy Sandroni; Holly Marotti, daughter; Jim Marotti, son-in-law; standing — Bert Mann and Patsy Mann, niece; and Celeste Malatesta, Columbus Gin.

AT THE NAMMCO exhibit were, from left, Devin Owens, Forrest City, Ark.; Jay Newtown, company owner, Larry Hunter, and Mike Parnell, all at Lubbock, Texas; and Craig McCormick, Kisco Leasing Co., Haskell, Texas.

JOE TANNEHILL, from left, Danette Tannehill, and Joseph A. Tannehill, Indianola, Miss., were greeting visitors at the Tannehill Industries exhibit.

Page Rochelle, KD Sales, and Aaron Meins, IMC Scrapers, take a look at some of the heavy duty equipment at the show.

Natasha Stewart flashes a pretty smile while touring the show. She is the daughter of Kevin and Susan Stewart, Collierville, Tenn.

From left, Mo Warren, Mark Mouzy, Joe Taylor, Terry Poole, Fred Cathcart, David Lester, T.J. Thompson and Jim Cochran, demonstrated the latest in grain handling equipment at the Valley View exhibit.

Kathy Killingsworth, Melissa Waggoner, Carroll Smith and Tommy Horton man the One Grower booth at the show.

BUNGE REPRESENTATIVES at the show included Todd Saracini, LEFT, Pine Bluff, Ark.; John Cordel, Memphis, Tenn.; Kenna and Steve Wansley, Osceola, Ark.; and Mack Seaton, Memphis, Tenn.

JOHN DEERE representatives included, from left, front row — Kevin Ripple, Steve Frandson, David Mulder, Britt Cassiday, Carolyna Castaneda; Back row — Keith Patterson, Charlie Brown, David Hale, Matt Cotton, Matt August, Andrew Steines and Steve Rimar.

VANDERGRIFF FAMILY members accepting the inaugural Vandergriff Pioneer Award, to be presented annually by the Southern Cotton Ginners Association in honor of the late A.L. Vandergriff, were, from left, granddaughter Holly Vandergriff Rodems; his son, Loyd Vandergriff and his wife, Hilda; granddaughter Natalie Vandergriff; and grandson Spencer Vandergriff.

DICKEY MACHINE WORKS representatives Bubba Jones and Met Jones, Pine Bluff, Ark., welcomed visitors to their exhibit.

PETER HAIRSTON, Midnight Gin Co., Silver City, Miss., and Carol Hardison, Ridgeland, Miss., were checking out exhibits at the show.

KEVIN LEONARDS, from left, Sunnyside Growers, and Colter Roy, P&G Farms, both at Lettsworth, La., and Ted Glaser, Glaser Farms, Oscar, La.

JASON BROWN, from left, Arkansas Soybean Association; Lela Presley, Communications Group, both at Little Rock, Ark.; and Andrew Oliver, Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board, Proctor, Ark.

AT THE BOBBY HENARD Tire Service exhibit were, from left, Forrest Chandler, Bobby Henard, Indianola, Miss.; Jeff Senff, Veyance Trackman, St. Marys, Ohio; Bob Hunt, Bobby Henard, Brinkley, Ark.; Kevin Lowe, Trelleborg Wheel Systems, Atlanta, Ga., and Brent Murray, Titan Marketing Service, Cordova, Tenn.

CHRIS BARTEL, left, and Mark Bartel, both from Lexington, Tenn., welcomed visitors to the Wilger exhibit.

GREETING VISITORS to the Ater Warehouse exhibit were, from left, Robert Hickman, Robert Hickman Trucking, Lecompte, La.; Roger Book, Ater Warehouse, Ferriday, La.; Perry Hegstrom, Wilson Trailer, Columbia, Mo.; Ed Ater, Ater Warehouse, Ferriday; Glen Von Kanel, Ater Warehouse, West Helena, Ark.; and Mark Stokes, Wilson Trailer, Sioux City, Iowa.

MARY BAKER and Jim Brewer, Sikeston, Mo., greeted visitors at the Ja-Mar Mfg. exhibit.

Brighton, Tenn. FFA MEMBERS serving popcorn and soda at the Helena exhibit are, from left, front row — Chelsea Davis, Maryselle Lea, Holly Maddox, Gabby Cooper, Elijah Stearns, Katelyn Robbins, Peyton Davis, Maddy Murphy, Presley Wilson and Hannah Turner. Back row — Conlee Lea, Katie Stafford, Kaitlyn Kellum, Ty Justice, Christian Dillard, Emily Cooper, Arianne Stearns, Trip Kent and Drake Grimes.

Craig Naeger, Perryville, Mo., welcomed visitors to the Willmar Fabrication exhibit.

BASF CORPORATION representatives included, from left, Tom Franzen, Paragould, Ark.; Scott Rushing, Jonesboro, Ark.; and James Babuley, Memphis.

RICK HARRELL, left, and Gary Sparkman, both at Monette, Ark., were welcoming visitors at the Delta Grain Bag Systems exhibit.

GAIL AND BOYD BARKER, from left, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Phil Adair, Adair Farm, New Albany, Miss., were among the thousands of visitors to the show.

HELENA, ARK. PRODUCER Mike Taylor and wife Becky Jane were getting an early morning start at the show.

HARRY FLOWERS, Southern Cotton Ginners Association Ginner of the Year, was joined by family members at the annual honors banquet held in conjunction with the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show. From left are Scott Flowers, Amelia Flowers, Lassie Flowers, Harry Flowers, Graydon Flowers, and Abby Flowers; standing are Susan and Bowen Flowers and Molly, Ginger, and Steve Cooke.

CHRIS MAIN, left, Medina, Tenn.; Kyle Colwell, Monticello, Ark.; Leslie Hooker, Jonesboro, Ark.; Kerry Saylors, Amory, Miss.; Todd McClellan, Bartlett, Tenn.; and Kyle Fadal, Memphis, Tenn.; were passing out tiny trucks at the Dow AgroSciences exhibit.

RANDY GIESBRECHT, left, district sales manager for Monsanto from Rayville, La.; Brad Davis, Paducah, Ky.; and Freddie Ligon, Marvell, Ark., greeted visitors to the Monsanto Deltapine exhibit.

DENNIS AND JENNIFER MARTIN have been bringing their daughter Jenna to the show since she was just one year old. She’s now 16 and they’ve never missed a show. The Martins are from Hickory Ridge, Ark.

AT THE T-L IRRIGATION exhibit were, from left, David Landewee, D&J Irrigation, Chaffee, Mo.; Clark Bauer, T-L national sales manager, Hastings, Nebr.; Brandon Coleman, D&J, Chaffee; and Danny Young and Ned Young, Young’s Custom Service, Poplar Grove, Ark.

TIM JOHNSON, left, Louisville, Ky., president/CEO of W.A. Johnson Company, welcomed Lake Village, Ark. producer James Steritz to his exhibit.

Riley Stewart and Byrne Carpenter were greeting visitors at the Nichino America exhibit.

Becker Underwood representatives greeting visitors at their exhibit were, from left, Brady Reynold, Barry Skipper, Doug Albert, and Sherman Hollins.

AMONG THOSE attending the annual Honors Banquet were, from left, Tim Price, SCGA executive vice president; Gay (Mrs. Pierre) Landaiche; George LaCour, SCGA president; John Freeman, Vandergriff-American; and Pierre Landaiche III, general manager of the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

Corbett Falgout and Tim Bradberg were welcoming visitors to the Senninger Irrigation exhibit.

CHRISTY TUCKER, DuraPipe Irrigation, Mexico, Mo., was checking out the exhibits with sons Lane, left, and Ely.

RABEN TIRE COMPANY representatives were, from left, John Hull and Sandy St. John, Sikeston, Mo.; Rodney Bryant, Kennett, Mo.; Bruce McKinney, Sikeston; Jerry Taylor, Kennett; and Brent Murray, Titan Marketing Services, Cordova, Tenn.

ROBERT BOOKER, Booker Farms, his wife Deidre, and their children William and Mary Martin, were show visitors from Birmingham, Ala.

GINNER GARY HAYES, left, Caruthersville Gin, Caruthersville, Mo., gets the autograph of Willie Robertson, star of the TV series, “Duck Dynasty,” at the Dow AgroSciences exhibit.

KOCH AGRONOMIC SERVICES was represented by, from left, Joe Duck, Nashville, Tenn.; Josh Long, Forrest City, Ark.; Blake Gray, Paragould, Ark.; and Josh Louder, Bedford, Texas.

AT THE TEEJET exhibit were, from left, Harris Armour, Armour Farms, Somerville, Tenn.; Randy Glover, TeeJet, Blue Mountain, Miss.; Alex Armour, Armour Farms; and John Crouch, with Newton Crouch, Griffin, Ga.

AT THE GREENLEAF TECHNOLOGIES exhibit were, from left, Mark Crutchfield and Thomas Jones, both with MB Harvesting, Prince George, Va.; and Graham Smart and Shane Smith, both with Greenleaf Technologies at Covington, La.

RODNEY MAST, from left, Ked Borntrager, Alan Bailey, and Glenn Mast, all with Black Prairie Tractor, Columbus, Miss., were among visitors to the show.

THE LATE MELIO SANDRONI, Columbus Gin, Shaw, Miss., was honored with the Southern Cotton Ginners Association Memorial Scholarship. The award was presented to his wife, Dorothy Sandroni, at the organization's annual honors banquet by Tim Price, left, SCGA executive vice president, and George LaCour, SCGA president.

BILL “BUZZ” MENARD and Barbara Menard, Gillette, Ark., welcomed visitors to the Menard Mfg. exhibit.

BUTCH CALHOUN, left, and Zachary Taylor, both at Little Rock, were representing the Arkansas Agricultural Department.

ROGER WORSHAM, from left, Charleston, Miss.; William Chapman, Milledgeville, Ga.; and Brian Rawson, Lubbock, Texas, were representing Bigham Brothers Inc.

AT THE STINE exhibit were, from left, Kevin Ryan, Decatur, Ill.; Doug Davis, McCrory, Ark.; Jody Nail, Nail Bros., Biscoe, Ark.; Troy Martin, McClure, Ill.; and Greg Crigler, Senatobia, Miss.

LARRY STRANGE welcomed visitors to the Monty's Plant & Soil Products exhibit.

ALAN ROBINETTE, left, Ozark, Ala., and Leigh Hamric, Florence, S.C., welcomed visitors to the Gavilon exhibit.

WELCOMING VISITORS at the Gavilon Grain exhibit were, from left, Jayme Singleton and Melissa Dougherty, both at Decatur, Ala., and Faith Sunde, Rosedale, Miss.

LOUISIANA visitors to the show were, from left, Rhonda and Tim Lord, Lord Farms, at Baskin; Elaine and James Wiltshire, Winnsboro; and Terri and Johnny Hill, Mangham.

BRANDON BAKER, left, and Steve Arrington, Missouri Machine and Plow/Rome Plow Division, Cedartown, Ga., were welcoming visitors to their exhibit.

Cody Marrow, with Hutchinson Mayrath, greeted showgoers.

STEVE ESTEP and young Connor Estep were among early Saturday visitors to the show. They’re from Coal Hill, Ark.

AT THE DELTA GROW exhibit were, from left, Kevin Stump, Cabot, Ark.; Larry Crigler, Sardis, Miss.; Smith Deline, Deline Ag Products, Charleston, Miss.; and Lee Hughes, England, Ark.

PUPPY LOVE: Louanna Garrett, Seneasha Farms, Goodman, Miss., was winner of the Labrador puppy in the Saturday giveaway by Jimmy McMahan, Sur-Shot Retrievers, Covington, Tenn. With Louanna are family members Jon William, Cody, Addy, and Vicky Garrett.

JUNIOR BESHEARS, Batesville, Ark., and Bert Leder, Searcy, Ark., were representing Ag Heritage Farm Credit Services.

DONNA AND JEFF MICK were representing JM Innovations Inc., Edwardsville, Ill.

ENGINES INC. representative Bruce Butrum, right, Collierville, Tenn., visits with Justin Miller, Tennessee Tractor Irrigation Division, Alamo, Tenn.

BILL STEED, Duncan, Miss.; Bill O’Neal, Shelby, Miss., and Josh Harper, Southaven, Miss.

DAVID CLARY, from left, Lan Coots, Mark Coots, and Charlie Haubold, all at Cape Girardeau, Mo., welcomed visitors to the Teva Corp. exhibit.

DEANNA LEMMINGS, from left, daughters Annie and Maggie, and husband Eric came to the show from Clarkton, Mo.

ON A BITTERLY COLD DAY, Tim McDougle was staying warm with the radiant heaters he was demonstrating outside the convention center entrance. He’s with Mid-South Val 6 at Jonesboro, Ark.

BRIAN AND MISTI ATKINS, Birdsong Peanuts, Aberdeen, Miss., were at the show with their children, Kameron, Josie, and Payton, and their friend Angelle Hollingsworth, also of Aberdeen.

AT THE LINDSAY exhibit were, from left, Andy Rhew, C and C Irrigation, Osceola, Ark.; Andy Murdock, Lindsay, Cordele, Ga.; and Trey Hayden, H&R Agri-Power, Brownsville, Tenn.

OUTBACK GUIDANCE representatives at the show included, from left, Chad Larson, Mattoon, Ill., and Scott Spare, Hiawatha, Kan.

KEVIN FOSTER, from left, Pocohontas, Ark.; Bill Gelhaus, St. Henry, Ohio; and Eli Troyer, Edon, Ohio, were representing AgriDry LLC.

PRODUCER TOMMY RILEY, his wife Nancy, and their children (from left) R.C., Ali, and Landon, were visiting the show from New Madrid, Mo.

WILL AND KATE HOOD and their daughters, Suzannah and Farrar Kathryn, were show visitors from Cleveland, Miss.

AT THE ACE PUMP exhibit were Andy Randle, right, Ace Pump Corp., Memphis, and Jeff Mick, JM Innovations, Edwardsville, Ill.

CHARLIE STOKES, Extension area agronomist, Aberdeen, Miss., his wife Latrell, and their son Conner pose with Wirerat at the Net Irrigate Wireless Irrigation Monitoring exhibit.

MATT AND HEATHER BOYKIN, and their children, Will and Kaylee, came to the show from Delta City, Miss.

PAT PATTERSON, left, and wife Elaine, JM Innovations, Lakeland, Tenn., were representing several clients at the show.

SAMMYE AND DENNIS SHORT greeted visitors at their Short Line Mfg. exhibit. They’re located at Shaw, Miss.

MIA O’NEAL, from left, Sara Crawford Logan, and Thomas Logan, all from Greenwood, Miss., were having a great time handing out souvenir notepads at the Mike Rozier Construction exhibit.