outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer of the Year

The Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer Award is presented to one Georgia farmer based upon the applicant’s overall farm operation, environmental and stewardship practices, and leadership and community service activities. This year’s winner demonstrates volunteerism and service to agriculture in his area. The award is sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission and BASF. Clint Murphy, BASF business representative, presented the award to Adam Curles, Camilla, Georgia. Curles is married to Elizabeth, and they have two children, Raylee and Walt.

Curles is a fifth-generation farmer following in his father and grandparents’ footsteps. He has been farming full-time since 2014. Today, the farm includes 750 acres of cropland including peanuts, cotton and corn, as well as 300 acres of timber.

Being a young farmer, Curles incorporates new and inventive ways to increase yields and provide conservation for the environment. He uses the latest Extension recommendations along with many aspects of precision ag including grid soil sampling and variable rate fertilizer and lime applications. This coupled with his conservation tillage practices and the installation of new terraces every year will help keep his farming operation environmentally sustainable and profitable for many years to come.

Curles has received high yield honors in the Georgia Peanut Achievement Club for his 2021 peanut crop. In 2017, he received the Agribusiness of the Year from the Pelham Chamber of Commerce.

Curles received a bachelor’s degree in diversified agriculture from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Today, Curles volunteers in his local community by serving on the local FSA committee and one year as chairman in Mitchell County. Also, he is a member of the Mitchell County Young Farmers, FFA Alumni, Georgia Farm Bureau and serves as a deacon at Harmony Baptist Church.