Background
Hatfield, Joe Sweatt was born on May 1, 1924 in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, United States. Son of Joe Sweatt and Mary Ethyl (Jennings) Hatfield.
agricultural products company executive
Hatfield, Joe Sweatt was born on May 1, 1924 in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, United States. Son of Joe Sweatt and Mary Ethyl (Jennings) Hatfield.
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1947.
President, Gainesville Fryer, Inc., Gainesville, Georgia, 1957-1962; division manager, Ralston Purina Corporation, Gainesville, Georgia, 1962-1972; president, Fieldale Farms Corporation (formerly Fieldale Corporation), Baldwin, Georgia, 1972-1994; chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Fieldale Farms Corporation (formerly Fieldale Corporation), Baldwin, Georgia, since 1995. Member National Commision on Agricultural Trade & Export Policy, Washington, since 1982. Chairman National Broiler Council, Washington, 1980-1982.
Member Northeast Georgia Medical Center Hospital Authority, Gainesville, since 1977. Trustee Cumberland College, Lebanon, Tennessee, 1972-1984.
Married Carrie George McClain, January 22, 1949. Children— Joe McClain, Betty Bowdon.