2012 Mid-South Farm & Gin Show: A Delta Farm Press Photo Album

JEFF AND JUANITA PARKINSON were starting off for a day at the show with their children, Collin and Ashleigh. They’re from Durant, Miss.

IT'S EVIDENT from his broad smile that Austin Tucker, son of Eric and Laura Tucker, was having a grand time checking out a Case tractor.

DULANEY SEED representatives who greeted visitors at their exhibit were, from left, David Walker, Inverness, Miss.; Lindley Gilliaum, Augusta, Ark.; Robert Turner, Greenville, Miss.; Clyde Smith, Madison, Miss.; John Polasini, Leland, Miss.; Charlie Robinette and Wayne Dulaney, both of Clarksdale, Miss.; and Aubrey Falls, Minter City, Miss.

GLENN MAST, right, Crawford, Miss., producer and equipment dealer, was visiting the show with, from left, Kenton Mast, Duane Mast, Veronica Mullet, and Lowell Mullet.

FMC was represented at the show by, from left, Gerald Simmons, Memphis; Rashida Mark, Philadelphia, Pa.; Don Johson, Madison, Miss.; Rusty Mitchell, Louisville, Miss.; and Jill Hegen, Omaha, Nebr.

TIM JONES, from left, Jonesboro, Ark.; Mike Spillars, Olive Branch, Miss.; Del Massey, Paragould, Ark.; Chris Sellers, Hazlehurst, Ga.; and Tim Mills, Knoxville, Tenn., talked to growers about Case IH’s latest product offerings.

RILEY ANGELL, center, Lexington, Miss.,was the happy winner of the Labrador puppy given away by Jimmy McMahan, Sur-Shot Retrievers, Covington, Tenn. With Riley is friend Louanna Garrett.

JANAE ALTHOUSE, top row, left, Gene Goetting and Brian Orwig and bottom row, left, Nick Weinrich, Roger Zey and Matt Cotten made up the cotton team that came to the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show from John Deere's Des Moines, Iowa, Works.

AGROTAIN REPRESENTATIVES greeting visitors were, from left, Ryan Vidrine, Washington, La.; Greg Wallace, Hallsville, Mo.; Josh Long, Forrest City, Ark.; Jimmy Johnson, Collierville, Tenn.; Joe Duck, Brentwood, Tenn.; and Blake Gray, Paragrould, Ark.

Joie Beth Misner, dressed up in her show best, was checking out the exhibits with her father, Troy Misner.

PITONYAK MACHINERY was represented at the show by, from left, Dustin Pitonyak, Eddie Pitonyak, and Gary Coco, all of Carlisle, Ark., who were giving visitors a look at their extensive line of equipment.

BOBBY HENARD TIRE was represented by, from left, Forrest Chandler, Indianola, Miss.; Bob Hunt, Brinkley, Ark.; and Brent Murray, Titan Marketing Services, Cordova, Tenn.

JACK DAVIS, left, Paragould, Ark., and Frank Melton, Cleveland, Miss., pose with “Snoopy,” the mascot for Metlife Agricultural Investments.

SERVING UP refreshments for thirsty show attendees at the Helena exhibit were, from left, Dalton Robbins, Addie Davis, Peyton Davis, Jack Ruffin, Katelyn Robbins, Chance Sampson and Tennie Wallace, all with the Brighton, Tenn., FFA.

Eric McEwen, from left, Richard Arnold, Kevin Stewart and Craig Sandoski had the latest information on Gowan USA products.

Steve Goche, from left, Denise Spain and Kelley Scarlett with Hutchinson/Mayrath, take a short break at the show.

PHILLIP HIGDON, left, Union City, Tenn.; Sam Booker, Marion, Ark.; Frank Jones, Wynne, Ark.; Bruce Zurface, Germantown, Tenn.; Kenny Hamer, Ramer, Tenn.; Tanner Cook, Marion, Ark.; Corey Dildine, Wynne, Ark.; and Robert Prince, Bernice, La., gave growers the latest information on Syngenta’s crop protection products.

FARM BUREAU representatives were, from left, Robert Cook, Missouri Farm Bureau, New Madrid; Tiffany Howard and Joe Pearson, Columbia, and Matt Fennel, Newbern, all with the Tennessee Farm Bureau.

ARKANSAS VISITORS representing three generations were welcomed at the AgriDry exhibit by Kevin Foster, second from left, Edon, Ohio. From left are Dusty Carlson, Foxfire Farms; Mike Carlson, Mike Carlson Farms; and William Carlson, Foxfire Farms, all of Marion.

HAROLD AND JANE HOUSE, from left, and Maureen and Larry House, cotton and peanut producers, were visiting the show from Uriah, Ala.

STINE SEED representatives were, from left, Bert Riggan, Greenville, Miss.; Greg Crigler, Sardis, Miss.; Clint Bounds, Fairbury, Ill.; and Doug Davis, Newport, Ark.

David Behrel, left, and Jason Moss, with Brock Associates, were on hand to discuss marketing strategies with producers.

FORMER Southern Cotton Ginners Association executive vice president Lee Todd visits with Debbie Gibbs, Farm Press director of advertising, and Tommy Horton, editor, Cotton Farming.

Spencer Martin, from left, Willie Graham, Paul Sumner and Danny Graham, Terral Seed Co., updated customers on their company's seed varieties.

WELCOMING VISITORS to the CPS-Dynagro exhibit were, from left, Jonathan Sharp, Wisner, La.; Shawn Manor, Benton, Miss.; Brandon Sheridan, Oakland, Tenn.; and Nick Crouch, Cardwell, Mo.

ATER WAREHOUSE was represented at their exhibit by, from left, Roger Book, Ferriday, La.; Perry Hegstrom, Columbia, Mo.; Butch Cavin, Helena, Ark.; Ed Ater, Ferriday, La.; Glen Von Kanel, Helena, Ark.; and Kris Forman, Ferriday, La.

JOE GRIBBLE, from left, and Gene Nevens, both at Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Randy Bahl and Bobby Crum, both at Osceola, Ark., greeted visitors at the Producers Cooperative Oil Mill exhibit.

Leon Shapley, from left, front row, Nathan Porter, Doug Wardlow and Bruce Davis; back row, from left, David Hoffman, Ross Rutherford, David Dorsey and Russell Sutton, were on hand to discuss Lummus' latest ginning technology.

JONATHAN BAGWELL, Little Rock, Ark.; Leslie Hooker, Jonesboro, Ark.; David Ball, Kaplan, La.; Jay Golz, Oxford, Miss.; and Peyton Fiser, Clarksdale, Miss., were among Dow AgroScience representatives manning the booth at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show.

BASF REPRESENTATIVES were, from left, Tom Franzen, Cordova, Tenn.; Alvin Rhodes, Madison, Miss.; Kim Mayberry-Holifield, Kennett, Mo.; Krissi Crum, Dexter, Mo.; Greg Stapleton, Dyersburg, Tenn.; and Mike Dennison, Cordova, Tenn.

BRIAN MATHIS, left, Tifton, Ga., and Randy Glover, right, Blue Mountain, Miss., welcomed C.L. and Emma Veron, Lakeland, Tenn., to the Teejet Technologies exhibit.

AGRIGOLD representatives welcoming visitors to their exhibit were, from left, Jason Mayer, Dexter, Mo.; Drew Snider, Murray, Ky.; Curtis Bivens, Nashville, Tenn.; Drew Wilson, Batesville, Miss.; and Josh Johnston, Olaton, Ky.

BECKER UNDERWOOD representatives, starting second from left, Mike McFatrich, Ames, Iowa; Phil Shelley, Dothan, Ala.; and Justin Clark, Cookeville, Tenn., visit with Bud Hughes, Verdant Partners, Collierville, Tenn.

ANNA AND GORDON SMITH, Webfoot Ag Services, were visiting the show from Colfax, La.

CLARK AND LOUISE STILLINGER came to the show from Neeses, S.C.

AMANDA BELL, right, CaseIH, visits with Stephony Robinson, Atoka, Tenn.

Matt Fluke, from left, Jeremy Penn, T.J. Thompson, Steve Graddy, Fred Cathcart, Bo Greene and David Lester, were on hand to discuss the latest products from Valley View Agri.

JOE VARVIL, second from left, BioHumaNetics, Forrest City, Ark., welcomed producers, from left, Joe Glaub, Bono, Ark.; Jonathan Beal, Jonesboro, Ark.; Edwin Beal, Fisher, Ark.; and John Darter, Jonesboro, Ark.

Patrick Shepard, from left, Patrick R. Shepard, Inc., visits with Terry Campbell and Jeff Sandifer, with Americot.

FIRST SOUTH FARM CREDIT representatives greeting visitors were, from left, Ricky Clark, Leland, Miss.; John Barnard, Ridgeland, Miss.; and Allen Sparks, McComb, Miss.

WHILE HER HUSBAND talks to representatives of CaseIH, Gail Clark of Anguilla, Miss., takes a break.

Monty Bain, from left, Bob Stanley, Bobby Skeen, Steve Droke; and Brad Robb, display a new water repellent garment at the Cotton Board exhibit.

DAVE HARRIS, second from left, Miller-St. Nazianz, St. Nazianz, Wisc., shows his company’s big machinery to, from left, Andrew Doster, McKenzie, Tenn.; Zach Hinson, Paris, Tenn.; and Austin McKinney and Zach McEwen, both McKenzie, Tenn.

BOB AND MARJORY WALKER, Somerville, Tenn., were touring the show wih their daughters, Addison and Katherine.

BILL HARRELL, Samantha Gibson, left, and Hannah Harrell, all of Monette, Ark., welcomed visitors at the Delta Grain Bag exhibit.

ACE PUMP representatives greeting show visitors were Andy Randle, left, and Brian Sigler, both at Memphis.

Byron Medlin, left, and Clint Kirby, with Don Medlin Co., demonstrated a Kinze planter and other equipment at the gin show.

Butch Alpe, left, visits with David Short, Jimmy Sanders Seed Company.

DAN AND RONA KRUEGER, Wayland, Mich., discussed the Walinga Ultra-Veyor Bulk Transfer System with show visitors.

CHAD COMPTON, from left, and Don Niehs, both with Monosem, Inc., Edwardsville, Kan., welcomed Ben Milliron and Justin Pate, Milliron Farms, Shellman, Ga., to their exhibit.

COTTON PICKER WORKS representatives at the show were, from left, Billy Foster, David Hunter, Wayne Johnson, and Randy Pieroni, all at Lake Village, Ark.

DREW SMITH, from left, Jesse Cross, and Nick Cross were representing D&S Gin Supply Inc., Memphis.

SUKUP MFG. was represented at the show by, from left, Chris Morgan, southern sales manager, Swifton, Ark.; and Steve Waechter and Larry Jurgena, both at Sheffield, Iowa.

AT THE KEELING COMPANY exhibit were, from left, David Lanehart, North Little Rock, Ark.; Carenie Lanehart and Walt Lanehart, Keo, Ark.; and Charles Fincher, North Little Rock.

JOHN AND BEVERLY MILLER, Germantown, Tenn., were checking out all the new products and services at the show.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE members for the Southern Cotton Ginners Association at their annual meeting in Memphis are, from left, front row — Riley James, A.C. Riley Cotton Co., Inc., New Madrid, Mo.; Allen Espey, Espey Gin Co., McLemoresville, Tenn.; Jane Campbell, Crowder Gin Co., Sikeston, Mo.; Celeste Malatesta, Columbus Gin Assn., Shaw, Miss.; David Cochran Jr., Avon Gin Inc., Avon, Miss.; Sledge Taylor, Como Consolidated Gin Co., Como, Miss.; William Browning, Browning Gin Co., Crowville, La.; Brad Williams, Burlison Gin Company, Burlison, Tenn.; back row — Timothy Price, SCGA executive vice president, Memphis; James Wages, Farmers Gin of Humboldt, Humboldt, Tenn.; Gregg Sain, Graves Kennett Gin, Inc., Kennett, Mo.; Richard Kelley, Burlison Gin Company, Burlison, Tenn.; Billy Ussery, Griffin Gins, Helena, Ark.; Bobby Todd, Farmers Gin of Tallulah, Tallulah, La.; Robert Royal, Midnight Gin Co., Silver City, Miss.; George LaCour, Tri-Parish Gin, Morganza, La.; Gary Hayes, Caruthersville Gin, Caruthersville, Mo.; Eugene Pugh, Halls Gin Company, Halls, Tenn.

CORBETT FALGOUT, left, Senninger Irrigation, welcomed Martha and Eddie Nall, Nall Farms, Monroeville, La., to his company’s exhibit.

JAMEY BONEY, left, Marion, Ark.; Freddie Ligon, Marvell, Ark.; Matt Romines, Jonesboro, Ark.; and Lewis Buford, Conway, Ark., were among Monsanto/Deltapine seed specialists talking with growers.

HAMPTON PUGH COMPANY representatives welcoming visitors were, from left, Clarke Pugh, McGehee, Ark.; Kody Chandler, Drew, Miss.; and David Johnston, Searcy, Ark.

LOGAN ROBERTS, left, Roberts Farms, Halls, Tenn., and David Carr, Mascot Planting Co., Clarksdale, Miss., were among show visitors.

RANDALL AND TAMI VADEN, Florence, Ala., check in with the new electronic registration system at the 60th anniversary Mid-South Farm & Gin Show.

BRODY SEARCY, left, and Rachael McKnight, front row, and Tyler Gaskin, second from left, back row, Tori Cartillar and Jessica Kennedy helped out at the Syngenta Crop Protection Booth on Friday at this year’s Mid-South Farm and Gin Show. The five are members of the Wynne (Arkansas) High School Future Farmers of America chapter who were invited to participate in the Gin Show with Syngenta representatives. They were accompanied by Chapter Advisers Larry Jones, left, and Anthony Sanders, right. Frank Jones, second from right, who works for Syngenta in Wynne, helped organize the activity for the FFA Chapters in Wynne and in Earle, Ark.

NEW RICE HYBRIDS were a prime topic at the RiceTec booth. Among company representatives attending the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show were D.J. Shipman, Jonesboro, Ark.; Brian Graf, Jonesboro, Ark.; Jeff Mosley, Winona, Miss.; and Wes Long, Benton, Ark.

SCOTT FULLEN, ginner/producer, from left, Steve Fullen, and Michael Fullen, both with Fullen Ag, were show visitors from Ripley, Tenn.

Scott Smith, Alyssia Webster, Jessica Roberson, Kristen Hunter and Justin Barr greeted visitors at the KBH Corp. exhibit.

GREENLEAF TECHNOLOGIES was represented by, from left, Ray Kelley, Covington, La.; Graham Smart, Memphis; and Will Smart, also of Covington.

NICHINO AMERICA representatives were, from left, Riley Stewart, Opelika, Ala.; Dustin Simmons, Wilmington, Del.; and Byrne Carpenter, Senatobia, Miss.

ARKANSAS SOYBEAN BOARD representatives, from left, are Andrew Oliver, Lela Delgado-Presley, and Jason Brown, all of Little Rock.

RABEN TIRE representatives were, from left, Herman Lintner, Dave Dugan, Bruce McKinney, all of Sikeston, Mo.; Jerry Taylor, Kennett, Mo.; Dwight Bingham, Sikeston; Tom Garner, Blytheville, Ark.; and Rodney Bryant, Kennett.

LERA CHRISTIAN, from left, Christian Farm, Mangham, La.; Linda Key, Key Farm, Natchitoches, La.; and Debra and Jerry Spencer, Spencer Farms, Mangam, La., were signed in and ready to tour the show.

MURRY McCLINTOCK, Capital Agricultural Property Services, Inc., Tunica, Miss., visits with Larry Lancaster, Mitchell Insurance, Dexter, Mo.

TANNEHILL INDUSTRIES representatives welcoming visitors to their exhibit were, from left, Joe Tannehill, Indianola, Miss.; Jim Bush, Belleville, Ill.; Joseph Tannehill, Indianola; and Brian Rochelle, Cleveland, Miss.

WILLMAR FABRICATION was represented by, from left, Tom Sanders, Statesboro, Ga.; Steve Woodham, Thomasville, Ga.; Steve Claussen, Willmar, Minn.; John Duff, Alligator, Miss.; and Nathan Duff, Clarksdale, Miss.

PROTANK was represented by Don Plumpton and Brendon Plumpton, Olive Branch, Miss.

DAVID MORGAN and Jonathan Morgan, Morgan Fashions, were celebrating their 15th year selling their John Deere products at the show.

SHELLIE AND JEFF STOW greeted visitors at the XSAg exhibit.

MATT TUCKER, left, and Mark Robison were representing DuraPipe, Mexico, Mo.

WILLIAM DARNELL, left, and Edward Jungmann were representing Seed Source Genetics, Bishop, Texas.

Fred Frederick, from left, Joey Rivesa, Brandon Moreno, Susan Stover, Jimmy Stover, Lagina Grove and Gene Grove demonstrated the Stover Unwrapper GIS at the show. In front are Jaxon and Jayna Grove.

STERLING JONES, center, Greenwood, Miss., was attending his last show before retirement from Staplcotn. With him are Chris McClain, also at Greenwood, and Whit Keasler, Blytheville, Ark.

DELTA GROW representatives greeting visitors at their exhibit were, from left, Cecil Jones, Oak Grove, La.; Larry Crigler, Sardis, Miss.; Jessie Hodges, Ward, Ark.; and Caleb Wall, Lawrence Seed Co., Walnut Ridge, Ark.

BRYCE BAKER, from left, Tremont, Ill.; Dallas Smith, Marianna, Ark.; Hans Stutzman, Tremont, Ill.; and Matt Sanders, Bolivar, Tenn., welcomed visitors at the Precision Planting exhibit.

RABO AGRIFINANCE representatives were, from left, Mitch Reid, Jonesboro, Ark.; John Zeloski, St. Louis, Mo.; Adam Elliott, Memphis, Tenn.; Sean Lowry and Bob Wilhelm, St. Louis; Jason Stone, Memphis; and Keith Thompson, Jonesboro.

BASKIN, LA. VISITORS were, from left, Tim Lord, Rhonda Lord, Levy Lord, Hope Lord, Bobby Lord, and Haley Lord.

SHOWING OFF their Crust Buster/Speed King twin-row equipment were, from left, Wayne Daubert, Don Hornung, and Christy Hornung, all from Dodge City, Kan.

JAKE OWEN, from left, Roy Owens, and Jerry Scarborough, all at Salem, Ala., and Steve Evans, Lubbock, Texas, welcomed visitors to the Cherokee Fabrication Co. exhibit.

DELTAG representatives were, from left, Dudley Jumper, Palestine, Ark.; Sammy Fontenot, Ville Platte, La.; Daniel Britt and Johnny McRight, Greenville, Miss.; and Bret Shell, Portland, Ark.

CHECKING OUT the big show were, from left, Emily Boyd and Mitch Childs, and Celeste Malatesta, Columbus Gin, all at Shaw, Miss.

TALKING UP SOYBEANS were, from left, Missy Morgan, and Lisa Scramlin, United Soybean Board, St. Louis, Mo.; Jim Carroll, Arkansas Soybean Board and United Soybean Board, Brinkley, Ark.; and Marsha Dabney and Julie McKelvey, Tennessee Soybean Promotion Council, Jackson, Tenn.

DICKEY MACHINE WORKS representatives Bubba Jones and Met Jones, Pine Bluff, Ark., discussed their equipment line with show visitors.

ROC MORRIS III, Clarksdale, Miss., was overjoyed at winning the Labrador puppy, his first dog. Looking on, from left are Jimmy McMahan, Shur-Shot Kennels, who provides the puppies; Roc’s father, Rocco Morris II; his grandmother, Ann Irby, Moon Lake, Miss.; and his mother, Lawanda Morris.

AT THE SFP exhibit were, from left, Bob Ellison, Agri-AFC, Hattiesburg, Miss.; Eddie Walley, SFP, Hattiesburg, Karen Ellison, Petal, Miss.; and Jeff Pratt, SFP, Leawood, Kan.

JOHN BOOTH, left, Collierville, Tenn.; Ally and Bill Long, Greenwood, Miss.; Kirk Palmer, New Madrid, Mo.; Jim Burkett, West Memphis, Ark.; and Larry Garrett, Sikeston, Mo., provided information about DuPont Crop Protection’s product lineup for 2012 at its booth at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show.

LACORDIA WILLIAMS, second from left, Kennadea Panye and Kolbi Moore, all Future Farmers of America students from Earle High School in Earle, Ark., worked at the Syngenta exhibit on Saturday. Their visit was arranged by Syngenta’s Sam Booker, left, and Donald Williams, the Earle High School FFA adviser. Besides helping out in the Syngenta booth, the students also were able to tour the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show.

ARTIST JACK DELONEY, a fixture at the show for many years, is retiring and this year's show was his last. Show manager Tim Price stopped for a goodbye.

GINNER OF THE YEAR James Killebrew was joined by family members at the Southern Cotton Ginners Association’s honors banquet. From left, front row — Kelly Killebrew, Tammy Merchant, Peggy Killebrew, James Killebrew, Rose Cheatham, Nikki Merchant; back row — Paul Merchant, Travis Killebrew, Thad Killebrew, Ben Killebrew, Jake Killebrew, and Swayze Cheatham.

RUSSELL AND KATHLEEN MOUNGER, from left; Colter Roy, P&G Farms; and Kevin Leonards, Sunnyside Growers, were visitors from Lettsworth, La.

MARK BRANCH, from left, Ag Resource Management LLC, Rayville, La., and Chris Williams and Paul Clegg, both at Cleveland, Miss., welcomed visitors at their exhibit.

RANCE DANIELS, from left, Daniels Farms, Chase Daniels, and David Daniels came to the show from Hornersville, Mo.

WELCOMING VISITORS to the Mid-South Ag Equipment exhibit was Hunter Young, Byhalia, Miss., second from right. With him are, from left, Steve Nelson, Laserplane Arkansas, Carlisle, Ark.; Rob Eckman, Capstan Ag Systems, Lexington, Ky.; and Chris East, Laserplane Arkansas, Carlisle.

TYLER SMITH, from left, Joann Smith, and Randy Long, Long Farms, Atwood, Tenn., were among the 20,000-plus visitors to the 60th anniversary show.

DENNIS AND JENNIFER MARTIN first brought their daughter, Jenna, to the show when she was just 1-year old. She’s now 14 and they’ve never missed a show. The Martins are from Hickory Ridge, Ark.

AT THE VALLEY exhibit were, from left, Jason Parks, Goldman Equipment, Mer Rouge, La.; Jim Winders, Valley Irrigation, Little Rock, Ark.; Sid Cameron, Valley Irrigation, Americus, Ga.; and Jody Pennock and Warren Ayles, both with Circle S Irrigation, Clarksdale, Miss.

ENGINES INC. representative Donnie Hauge, Jonesboro, Ark., chats with Jerry Cox, Cox Implement, McCrory, Ark.

LINDA REED and Bobby Umberson, both at Strafford, Mo., greeted visitors at the Grassworks exhibit.

AMERICOT REPRESENTATIVES greeting visitors at their exhibit were, from left, Jeff Sandifer, Barnwell, S.C.; Rick Rebstock, Dyersburg, Tenn.; Robin Chastain and Reed Storey, Reed Storey Farms, Marvell, Ark.; and Chris Baker, Jonesboro, Ark.

MIKE HODGSON, left, Counce, Tenn., and Patt Patterson, Lakeland, Tenn., were representing P&P Marketing.

DENNIS SHORT, left, Short Line Mfg., Shaw, Miss., visits with Chase Downing, BC Farms, Morgan City, Miss.

REINKE REPRESENTATIVES welcoming showgoers at their exhibit were, from left, Chris Hardy, Hardy Sales, Blytheville, Ark.; Trey Hayden and Christy Hayden, Covington, Tenn.; and Chuck Doss, Inco Ag Irrigation, Union City, Tenn.

STAN FOSTER, right, 4 S&J, Paragould, Ark., welcomes Buford Stacks, Promised Land Farms, Hornersville, Mo., to his company’s exhibit.

BILL MOSLEY, left, and James Whitehead, both of Memphis, Tenn., are expecting a good year for growers in the Sunbelt. They were among MANA’s spokesmen at the company’s exhibit.

TABITHA INBODEN, left; Mike DeVazier, Jason Hale, Amber Peevey, Will McDaniel, Bret Mize, Chase Milligan, Caitlin Maki, Brian Murray, Hillary Milligan, Gale Hamrick, Jim Calhoon, Jason Walton, Bryan Peyton and, in front, Olivia Boone and Caroline Boone were part of a large contingent of Progeny Ag representatives who made the trip from Wynne, Ark., to the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show.

CURT LEAKE, right, accepts a plaque honoring his father, the late Sam Otis Leake, Jr., Newellton, La., producer/ginner and long-time cotton industry leader, with a memorial scholarship by the Southern Cotton Ginners Association. With him are his wife, Traci, and Kenneth Hood, chairman of the SCGA Foundation, who made the presentation at the group's annual Honors Banquet.

TY SANTMYER, from left, Indianola, Miss.; Shelley Easley, Des Arc, Ark.; Heath Millwood, Leland, Miss.; and Troy Odom, Leland, Miss., dished up a lot of ice cream and information at the Agri-liance booth.

Tracy Curtis, Cape Girardeau, Mo., with daughter, Morgan and son, Gibson, were all smiles as they toured the show.

MODULE TRUCK SYSTEMS was represented by, from left, Ernest Hernandez, John Tyson, Janet Betts, Darrell Betts, and Debbie McCarley, all of Lubbock, Texas, and June Manley, Moultrie, Ga.

Duwayne Roberson and Paul Counce, with Brock Grain Systems, had the latest information on grain bin technology.

TREY REAPER, from left, Searcy, Ark.; Steve Kerns, Paragould, Ark.; Jason Rudick, McCrory, Ark.; and Keith Koonce, Rison, Ark., talked corn, soybeans and wheat with visitors to the Pioneer Hi-Bred International exhibit.

BAY ELECTRIC was represented at the show by, from left, Quillon Vincent, Kacy Liles, Bobby Southard, Brad Bracken, and Tom Birdsong, all at Bay, Ark.

JIMMY WALKER, left, and Billy Strohm, Clarksdale, Miss., represented the Rol-Hopper Division of Saf-T-Cart.

BERT MANN, from left, Cleveland, Miss.; Chad Nelson, Winnsboro, La.; Rick Turnage, Caruthersville, Mo.; Kyle Fontenot, West Monroe, La.; and Earl Hunt, Madison, Miss., discussed Bayer CropSciences’ new products with visitors to their exhibit.

FARM CREDIT organizations represented at the show were, from left, Brandon Spicer, Somerville, Tenn., and Jon Webb, Ripley, Tenn., both with Farm Credit Services of Mid-America; Kerry Stiles, Barton, Ark., and Keith Holifield, Paragould, Ark., both with Farm Credit Mid-South; and Mark Dutton, Dermott, Ark., and Bert Leder, Searcy, Ark., both with Ag Heritage.

JON BRYAN, right, district sales manager for T-L Irrigation, Tupelo, Miss., welcomed Keith Reid, Reid Farms, Steele, Mo., and Austin White, Hayti, Mo., to his exhibit.

Jay Irvine, from left, John Bradley and Scott Sivils, with fbsciences, were on hand to discuss crop growth technology at the gin show.

RICK RATHBUN, from left, Athens, Texas; and Mark Bartel and Chris Bartel, Lexington, Tenn., welcomed visitors at the Wilger Inc. exhibit.

JESSICA AND DENNIS DEES were checking out the show with their children, Kylee and Hayden. They’re from Qulin, Mo.

DON ZARECOR, left, Newbern, Tenn.; Rhett Butler, Jonesboro, Ark.; and Ben Meriweather, Tupelo, Miss., greeted visitors to the Valent USA booth.

RHIANNA JOHNSON was getting a wagon tour of the show with Sherry Johnson and Earl Johnson, Earl Johnson Farms, Tiptonville, Tenn.

NATHAN WILMORE, left, and Steven Page, represented Monty’s Plant Food, Inc., Louisville, Ky.

ANDY MURDOCK, from left, Lindsay Corp., Cordele, Ga.; and Andy Rhew and David Holdaway, both with C&C Irrigation, Osceola, Ark., welcomed visitors to their exhibit.

GEOSHACK representatives who were explaining their guidance equipment at the show are, from left, Brent Richardson, Jonesboro, Ark.; Brandon Morrow, Monroe, La.; and Justin Prather, Leland, Miss.

Kevin Ballowe, with Lan- doll, demonstrated the latest in tillage equipment.

RODNEY LOCKE, left, Locke Farm Center, and Glenn Davis, Davis Farms, were visitors from Dawson, Ga.

MIKEY SALOMON, EZ Drop Polypiper, Manila, Ark., welcomed Julie and Andrew Ambrose, East Prairie, Mo., to his company’s exhibit.

DAVID HAFER, left, and Coleman Taylor represented Farm-Land Strategies, Fayetteville, Ark.

Keith Heitmeyer, left, and Jack Rohrbach, with SI Distributing, take a short break between the stream of customers at their exhibit.

RODNEY AND JUDY SCHIMMING were visiting the show from Peach Orchard, Ark.

RAY AND LACEY CHACON, Chacon Ag Services, Cleveland, Miss., were checking out exhibits at the 60th anniversary Mid-South Farm & Gin Show with sons Case, left, and Cole.

TYLER PERKINS, right, Bernie, Mo., welcomed Ben Harlow and Becky Brabham, Harlow Farms, West Point, Miss., to the Perkins Sales Inc. exhibit at the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show.

WILLIE HEINZ, Shawn Wilkening, and James Farish, all of Indianola, Miss., welcomed visitors to the Rubber Track Solutions exhibit.

SCGA Safety Award Winners 2011

PLATINUM AWARD winners for Arkansas included, from left, Ben Pittman, Griffin Gins, Inc, Helena; Scott Adams, Adams Land Company, Leachville; Donna Watts, McGehee Producers Gin, Inc., McGehee; and Casey Jones, Pendleton Gin Co. Inc., Dumas.

SCGA Safety Award Winners 2011

MISSOURI AND MISSISSIPPI Platinum Award winners, from left, were Chris Lacey, Sandy Ridge Cotton Co. LLC., Malden, Mo.; Kevin Cox, Blakemore Cotton & Grain LLC, Campbell, Mo.; Jonathan McBride, Silver Creek Gin Co., Holly Bluff, Miss.; and Daniel Williams, Yazoo Planters Gin Co., Yazoo City, Miss.

SCGA Safety Award Winners 2011

MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA Platinum Award winners were, from left, Linn Mitchell, Vance Gin Company Inc., Clarksdale, Miss.; Josh Maxwell, Tri-Parish Gin LLC, Lettsworth, La.; Crawford Kifer, Tensas Co-op Gin Inc., Newellton, La.; and Randy Ainsworth, Tanner & Company, Frogmore, La.

SCGA Safety Award Winners 2011

TENNESSEE AND MISSOURI Platinum Award winners were, from left, Frank Villalobos, Espey Gin Co. Inc., McLemoresville, Tenn.; and William Pierce, Terry White, and Juan Alanis, White Oak Gin Co., Inc., White Oak, Mo.

SCGA Safety Award Winners 2011

TENNESSEE Platinum Award winners were, from left, Sam McDaniel and David Torres, Longtown Gin, Mason, Tenn.; and Edwin Freeman, Crockett Gin Co., Maury City, Tenn.

SCGA Safety Award Winners 2011

ZION GIN, Brownsville, Tenn., was a Platinum Award winner; accepting the award, from left, were John Kogos, John Jetter, Carl Stewart, Norma Austin, and Morris Tritt.

SCGA Safety Award Winners 2011

WINNING GOLD safety awards were, from left, Erin Langston, Langston Enterprises, Inc., Blytheville, Ark.; Billy Miller, GPS Gin Co., Inc., Portland, Ark.; and Henry Boyer, McClendon, Mann & Felton Gin Co., Marianna, Ark. & McClendon, Mann & Felton Gin Co. Inc. #3, Brickeys, Ark. Steve Harris, right, Farmers Union Gin Co. & Whse. Inc., Senath, Mo., was presented a Platinum Award.

SCGA Safety Award Winners 2011

GOLD AWARDS were presented to, from left, John Curry Burks, Arp Cotton Gin Co. LLC, Ripley, Tenn., and Mason Mayberry and Mike Rawlings, Stokes-Mayberry Gin Co. Inc., Malden, Mo.; and a Silver Award to Phil Lucius, Calhoun County Gin Inc., Calhoun City, Miss.

SCGA Safety Award Winners 2011

WINNING GOLD AWARDS were, from left, Steven Booker and Gail Acton, D.G.&G. Inc., Sikeston, Mo.; Dennis and Delores Wills, H.B. Hood & Sons Gin #2, Gunnison, Miss.; and Graydon Flowers, Mattson Gin Inc., Dublin, Miss.

SCGA Safety Award Winners 2011

MISSISSIPPI GOLD AWARD winners, from left, were Kenny Britton and Danny Jefcoat, Hi Grade Gin Corporation, Winona, Miss.; Celeste Malatesta, Columbus Gin Association, Shaw, Miss.; and David Cochran Jr., Avon Gin, Avon, Miss.

SCGA Safety Award Winners 2011

RECOGNIZED for safety achievements were, from left, Silver Award – Gregg Sain, Graves Kennett Gin, Kennett, Mo.; Bronze Award – Jessica Senter, Senter & Sons Gin LLC, Osceola, Ark.; Silver Award – Robbie Winston, Peach Orchard Gin Co. Inc., Gideon, Mo.; and Silver Award – Ted Kendall, Gaddis & McLaurin Gin, Bolton, Miss.

SCGA Safety Award Winners 2011

WINNING A GOLD Award for safety achievement were, from left, Victor Marroquin, Cesar Marroquin, and Oscar Marroquin, Childress Gin & Elevator, Monette, Ark.

SCGA Safety Award Winners 2011

A GOLD AWARD was presented to Tim Hastings, Mara Miles, and Jim Johns, Willow Gin LLC, Wilson, Ark.

SCGA Safety Award Winners 2011

ROCKY QUALLS, from left, and Cheryl Luther, Black Oak Gin Co. Inc., Black Oak, Ark., were presented the Most Improved award for Arkansas; and John Swayze, Midway Gin of Yazoo County, Benton, Miss., received the Most Improved award for the entire Southern Cotton Ginners Association.

SCGA Safety Award Winners 2011

BRONZE AWARD winners for safety achievements were, from left, Gary Hayes and Roger Weeks, Caruthersville Gin, Caruthersville, Mo; and Tom Calloway, Rayville Producers, Inc., Rayville, La.