Conference Agenda
STATE OF THE FARM CONFERENCE
Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
1468 Carpenter Rd, Tifton, GA
8:00 AM | Attendee Check-In & Breakfast
Provided by Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC
9:00 AM | Welcome
Buddy Lee, Seven Hills Auctions
9:15 AM | Operational Efficiency & Increasing Yields
Randy Dowdy, World Record Crop Producer
10:15 AM | Morning Break
10:30 AM | Crop Insurance & Challenges
Plenn Hunnicut, South Georgia Crop Insurance, Inc
11:30 AM | Sponsor Spotlight
A few brief words from the sponsors who helped make this possible
11:45 AM | Lunch
Provided by Ag Georgia Farm Credit
12:30 PM | Legislative Updates & Initiatives
Senator Sam Watson, Georgia's 11th Senate District
1:00 PM | Economic Update
Alan McCorvey, Ameris Bank
2:15 PM | Afternoon Break
Sponsored by Moore, Clark, DuVall & Rodgers, P.C.
2:30 PM | Farming from a Lender's Perspective — Panel Discussion
Zeke Carithers, AgSouth Farm Credit | Alan McCorvey, Ameris Bank
James Mock, South Georgia Banking | Kevin Kicklighter, Ag Georgia Farm Credit
3:30 PM | Real Estate Market Report
Buddy Lee, Seven Hills Auctions
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