The annual Magnolia Beef & Poultry Expo will take place Thursday, April 10, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Magnolia Center at the Laurel Fairgrounds in Laurel, Mississippi.
Beef and poultry producers from across the state will have the opportunity to attend educational seminars and browse the trade show. The trade show, featuring a variety of agribusinesses and organizations, opens at 8:00 a.m. Following the welcome at 9:00 a.m., the Charles Waldrup Memorial Scholarship will be presented to a graduating high school senior or a current college student pursuing an education in the field of agriculture.
Dr. Michael Czarick, Senior Public Service Associate in the Department of Poultry Science at the University of Georgia, will present two educational seminars – Myth of Weed, Seed, and Chicken Litter at 9:45 a.m. and Summertime Ventilation in Poultry Houses at 11:15 a.m. Dr. Czarick is an expert in poultry house environmental control and energy conservation, focusing on ventilation, heating, cooling and lighting systems.
This year, the Magnolia Beef and Poultry Expo Producer of the Year will be recognized. The Producer of the Year will be a producer actively involved in the beef and/or poultry industry in Covington, Jasper, Jones, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson and Smith Counties. The 2025 Producer of the Year will be awarded a Polaris Sportsman 450 H.O. sponsored by Pro Flow Motorsports.
This free event is open to the public. Door prizes will be awarded throughout the day.
The Expo is hosted by Covington, Jones, Jasper, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson and Smith County Extension Service Offices. The 2025 Magnolia Beef and Poultry Expo is sponsored by Community Bank, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, Pro Flow Motorsports, First Financial Bank, John Deere AGUP Equipment, Mississippi Poultry Association, Inc., Ozark-Ag, Farm Systems, Inc., Circle C Tractor, Farm Systems, Inc, and Mississippi State University Extension Service. For more information, follow the Magnolia Beef and Poultry Expo on Facebook.