Staff Despite months of work with the city of Memphis and the Renasant Convention Center, the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show will be virtual event for 2021. The executive board of the SCGA decided hold the farm and gin show virtually due to concerns regarding COVID-19. Feb 08, 2021 The 2021 Mid-South Farm & Gin Show will be held virtually this year due to concerns regarding COVID-19. Tim Price, the show manager and executive vice president of the Southern Cotton Ginners Association, says despite having to cancel the live show he is looking forward to a great online event. “This is an inaugural experience,” Price said. “We see online shows being a part of trade shows of the future. This is an investment in the future of the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show. Not only will we be able to attract an audience that cannot travel to Memphis, people will have year-round access to the show and its content. This is a very attractive feature of a virtual format.”