Published 7:38 am Tuesday, October 27, 2026 MOULTRIE — The spirit and resilience of the American farmer and farm families, over the past 250 years of America’s existence, was lauded by Gov. Brian Kemp and Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper during the Annual Willie B. Withers Luncheon at the Sunbelt Ag Expo on Oct. 20. “As you know, American agriculture continues to be essential to our national security, to our nation’s prosperity. And, although, we may be facing some challenges right now, and trade and input costs and continued pressure on our family farms, when I look around this room, I continue to be optimistic,” said Harper during his speech. “Because I know what happens, right here, at the Sunbelt Expo is not only are we celebrating the family farm, but we’re celebrating the innovation that will continue to allow that family farm to succeed because that spirit of hard work, of determination, of innovation and resilience that built American agriculture for 250 years is alive and well here today, for 48 years. And that’s what’s great about this awesome event.” He told the audience that farm families get up every morning to go to work, regardless of what the markets were doing, regardless of the challenges that they may face, to ensure that they could pass their operation on to the next generation. “It’s the folks who understand the values that make American agriculture so special. What I like to call ‘farm values,’ things like faith and family, integrity…
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