MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Garrett and Robin Dixon of Lee County are Alabama’s 2026 Outstanding Young Farm Family, the Alabama Farmers Federation announced this week.
The Dixons will receive $40,000 toward a Ford vehicle, a one-year lease on a John Deere tractor and a John Deere Gator as a result of their win. Sponsors include Alfa Insurance, John Deere, SunSouth, TriGreen, Alabama Ag Credit and Alabama Farm Credit.
Garrett Dixon, a skip generation farmer, began his journey in high school with a small starter herd of cattle and 100 acres of soybeans in college. He grew up farming in Salem on row crop fields his ancestors have cultivated since the 1800s…