2024-25 FARMER OF THE YEAR
We’re proud to announce the 2024-2025 Quail Forever Farmer of the Year Award, sponsored by John Deere, is presented to Wally Childress of Bogota, Tennessee. The annual award recognizes the exceptional commitment to conservation, creating wildlife habitat on working lands through the use of precision ag technology throughout America. Born and raised in West Tennessee, Childress and his family run a successful row crop operation, balancing productive agriculture with extensive wildlife habitat development. Over the last several years, he's worked to establish and manage more than 1400 acres of wetland habitat on marginal ag lands, combining two of his passions: farming and conservation.
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Precision Conservation for a More Sustainable Future
Like many farmers, Nick McMichen is committed to sustainability – of the land and his family business. Discover how adding precision ag practices helps him meet his goals as a steward of the land through conservation and innovation for “More Quail Per Bale.” Cotton Incorporated’s Chief Sustainability Officer Dr. Jesse Daystar and Quail Forever’s Precision Agriculture and Conservation Specialist, Chaz Holt, share how customized conversation solutions provide profitable alternatives for the grower's challenging acres, creates wildlife habitat and helps reduce their environmental footprint.