It's farm show time!Agri Marketing's annual Farm Show Guide is a handy reference to upcoming farm shows throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and select international locations. This Guide can be viewed throughout the year under the Special Features button on AgriMarketing.com. If you know of a farm show that is not listed and should be, please let us know. On page 48 you will find a quick reference of remaining 2004 farm shows and 2005 dates. 3I SHOW Contact: Eddie Estes PO Box 1382 Dodge City Dodge City, city (1990 pop. 21,129), seat of Ford co., SW Kans., on the Arkansas River; inc. 1875. The distribution center for a wheat and livestock producing area, it also packs meat and makes agricultural implements. , KS 67801 620/227-8082, FAX: 620/227-8090 Web site: www.3ishow.com 2005: April 28-30, Garden City, KS 2006: April 27-29, Great Bend Great Bend, city (1990 pop. 15,427), seat of Barton co., central Kans., on a bend in the Arkansas River; settled and inc. 1872. It is a trade and shipping center for a wheat and oil region. Alfalfa pellets and farm machinery are manufactured. , KS ABA Aba (ä`bä), city (1991 est. pop. 264,000), SE Nigeria. It is an important regional market, a road and rail hub, and a manufacturing center for cement, textiles, pharmaceuticals, processed palm oil, shoes, plastics, soap, and beer. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL BANKERS CONFERENCE Contact: John Blanchfield 1120 Connecticut Connecticut, state, United States Connecticut (kənĕt`ĭkət), southernmost of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (N), Rhode Island (E), Long Island Sound (S), and New York (W). Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20036 202/663-5100, 800/226-5377, FAX: 202/828-6078 E-mail: jblanchf@aba.com Web site: www.aba.com Attendance in 2003: 650 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 35 Price of one exhibit space: $925 for 8' by 10' 2004: Nov 14-17, Minneapolis, MN AG EXPO AND NORTH AMERICAN North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. SEED FAIR Contact: Sonia Meyer 3401 Parkside Dr. S Dr. Doctor. dr. dram. . Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4R3 403/328-4491 x183, FAX: 403/320-8139 E-mail: sonia@exhibitionpark.ca Web site: www.exhibitionpark.ca Attendance in 2004: 32,404 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 300 Price of one exhibit space: $430 for 10' by 10' 2005: March 2-5, Lethbridge, AB 2006: March 1-4, Lethbridge, AB AG PROGRESS DAYS Contact: Robert Oberheim Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University, main campus at University Park, State College; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855, opened 1859 as Farmers' High School. 420 Ag Administration Bldg. University Park, PA 16802 814/865-2081, FAX: 814/865-1677 E-mail: agprogressdays@psu.edu Web site: http: //apd.cas.psu.edu/ Attendance in 2003: 45,000 Number of Exhibitors in 2003: 352 Price of one exhibit space and size: varies according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. size 2004: Aug. 17-19, Rock Springs, PA 2005: Aug. 16-18, Rock Springs, PA AGRI NEWS FARM SHOW Contact: Rosie Allen Al·len , Edgar 1892-1943. American anatomist who is noted for his studies of hormones and for the discovery (1923) of estrogen. PO Box 6118 Rochester, MN 55903 507/285-7674, 800/562-1727, FAX: 507/281-7436 E-mail: rallen@agrinews.com Web site: www.agrinews.com Attendance in 2004: 4,500 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 180 Price of one exhibit space: $635 for 9.5' by 10' 2005: March 23-24, Rochester, MN AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE & EXPO Contact: Alicia Fitzpatrick 1156 15th St., N.W., Suite 102 Washington, DC 20005 202/457-0825, 800/535-6272, FAX: 202/457-0864 E-mail: ara@aradc.org Web site: www.aradc.org Attendance in 2003: 415 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 46 Price of one exhibit space: Standard booth: ARA member--$850, non-member--$2,000; Premium booth: ARA member--$950; non-member--$2,200 2004: Dec 5-7, Phoenix, AZ AGRITECHNICA 2005 Contact: Tobias Eichberg Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft e.V. (DLG DLG - (DFA-based Lexical analyser Generator) The lexical analyser generator in the Purdue Compiler-Construction Tool Set. ), Eschborner Landstr. 122 D-60489 Frankfurt, Germany +49-69-24788-255, FAX: +49-69-24788-113 E-mail: expo@dlg-frankfurt.de Web site: www.agritechnica.com Attendance in 2003: 227,931 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 1,392 2005: Nov 8-12, Hanover Hanover, city, Germany Hanover, Ger. Hannover, city (1994 pop. 524,820), capital of Lower Saxony, N Germany, on the Leine River and the Midland Canal. , Germany AGRI-TRADE EXPOSITION exposition or exhibition, term frequently applied to an organized public fair or display of industrial and artistic productions, designed usually to promote trade and to reflect cultural progress. INTERNATIONAL FARM EQUIPMENT EXPOSITION Contact: Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy (c. 1823 – November 22, 1858) was the father of Patrick Joseph Kennedy and great grandfather to former United States President John F. 3017 Gaetz Ave. Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, and is Alberta's third most populous city - after Calgary and Edmonton. T4N T4N Thanks for Nothing 5Y6 403/347-4491, FAX: 403/343-6188 E-mail: pkennedy@reddeerchamber.com Web site: www.agri-trade.com Attendance in 2003: 76,000 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 415 Price of one exhibit space: $500 (CAN) +GST GST abbr. Greenwich sidereal time GST (in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada) Goods and Services Tax (7%) for 10' by 10' 2004: Nov 10-13, Red Deer Red Deer, city, Canada Red Deer, city (1991 pop. 58,134), S central Alta., Canada, on the Red Deer River. It developed as a trade and service center for a region of dairying and mixed farming. , AB 2005: Nov 9-12, Red Deer, AB 2006: Nov 8-11, Red Deer, AB AMARILLO FARM & RANCH ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada. SHOW Contact: John Hendel 801 Cliff Rd. E., #201 Burnsville, MN 55337 952/894-8007, 800/827-8007, FAX: 952/894-8252 E-mail: jbendel@farmshows.com Web site: www.farmshows.com Attendance in 2003: 31,000 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 389 Price of one exhibit space: $495 for 10' by 10' 2004: Nov 30-Dec 2, Amarillo, TX 2005: Nov 29-Dec 1, Amarillo, TX 2006: Nov 28-30, Amarillo, TX AMERICAN ROYAL The American Royal in Kansas City, Missouri is a livestock show, horse show and rodeo held each year in October and November at the Kemper Arena complex. The Future Farmers of America was founded during the Royal and Kansas City's professional baseball team the Kansas City Royals LIVESTOCK livestock Farm animals, with the exception of poultry. In Western countries the category encompasses primarily cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses, donkeys, and mules; other animals (e.g., buffalo, oxen, or camels) may predominate in other areas. RODEO & HORSE SHOW Contact: Pat Meads 1701 American Royal Ct. Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , MO 64102 816/221-9800, FAX: 816/221-8189 E-mail: patm@americanroyal.com Web site: www.americanroyal.com Attendance in 2003: 250,000 2004: Oct 20-25, Kansas City, MO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF FARM MANAGERS AND RURAL APPRAISERS CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW Contact: Stacey M. Woldt 950 S. Cherry St., #508 Denver, CO 80246-2664 303/758-3513, FAX: 303/758-0190 E-mail: meetings@agri-associations.org Web site: www.asfmra.org Attendance in 2003: 500 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 50 Price of one exhibit space: $700 for 8' by 10'; $1,250 for 2 booths 2004: Nov 4-6, Sacramento, CA 2005: Oct 27-29, Austin, TX AMERICAN VINEYARD vineyard, land on which cultivation of the grape—known as viticulture—takes place. As many as 40 varieties of grape, Vitis vinifera, are known. GRAPE grape, common name for the Vitaceae, a family of mostly climbing shrubs, widespread in tropical and subtropical regions and extending into the temperate zones. The woody vines, or lianas, climb by means of tendrils, which botanically are adaptations of terminal buds. EXPO-CENTRAL COAST Contact: David Hill David Hill may refer to one of a number of people with this name:
PO Box 626 Clovis, CA 93613 559/298-6675, FAX: 559/323-6016 E-mail: malcolmmed@aol.com Web site: www.malcolmmedia.com Attendance in 2002: 450 Number of exhibitors in 2002: 92 Price of one exhibit space: $500 ($250 for frequent advertisers) for 10' by 8' indoors, 20' by 20' outdoors 2004: Nov 10, Paso Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
2006: Nov, Paso Robles, CA AMERICAN VINEYARD GRAPE EXPO-NORTH COAST Contact: David Hill or Dan Malcolm PO Box 626 Clovis, CA 93613 559/298-6675, FAX: 559/323-6016 E-mail: malcolmmed@aol.com Web site: www.malcolmmedia.com Attendance in 2003: 465 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 97 Price of one exhibit space: $500 ($250 for frequent advertisers) for 10' by 8' indoors; 20' by 20' outdoors 2005: Nov (TBD TBD abbr. to be determined ), Cloverdale, CA BARRON COUNTY FARM SHOW Contact: Bob or Bill Henry PO Box 832 Chippewa Falls Chippewa Falls, city (1990 pop. 12,727), seat of Chippewa co., W central Wis., on the Chippewa River; settled 1837, inc. as a city 1869. Originally a lumbering town, Chippewa Falls once had the world's largest sawmill. , WI 54729 715/877-2607 or 715/289-4632, FAX: 715/877-2607 or 715/289-4632 Attendance in 2004: 5,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 70 Price of one exhibit space: $180 for 10' by 8' 2005: Jan 25-26, Rice Lake, WI 2006: Jan 24-25, Rice Lake, WI THE BIG E - EASTERN STATES Eastern States can refer to several locations:
1305 Memorial Ave. West Springfield West Springfield, town (1990 pop. 27,537), Hampden co., SW Mass., on the Connecticut River opposite Springfield; settled 1654, set off from Springfield and inc. 1774. Light manufactures include paper, chemicals, and ignition systems. , MA 01089 413/205-5011, 800/639-2908, FAX: 413/787-0127 E-mail: aginfo@thebige.com Web site: www.thebige.com 2004: Sept 17-Oct 3, West Springfield, MA BIG IRON FARM SHOW AND EXPO PO Box 797 West Fargo, ND 58078 701/282-2200, 800/456-6408, FAX: 701/282-6909 E-mail: info@redrivervalleyfair.com Web site: www.bigironfarmshow.com Attendance in 2003: 70,000 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 800+ 2004: Sept. 14-16, West Fargo, ND 2005: Sept. 13-15, West Fargo, ND BUFFALO BILL Buffalo Bill, 1846–1917, American plainsman, scout, and showman, b. near Davenport, Iowa. His real name was William Frederick Cody. His family moved (1854) to Kansas, and after the death of his father (1857) he set out to earn the family living, working for FARM AND RANCH EXPO Contact: Muriel Clark 502 S. Dewey North Platte North Platte, city, United States North Platte (plăt), city (1990 pop. 22,605), seat of Lincoln co., W central Nebr., at the confluence of the North Platte and South Platte rivers; inc. 1873. , NE 69101 308/532-4966, FAX: 308/532-4827 E-mail: chamber@northplattechamber.com Web site: www.northplattechamber.com Attendance in 2004: 4,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 120 Price of one exhibit space: $250 for 8' by 10' 2005: Feb 9-10, North Platte, NE 2006: Feb 8-9, North Platte, NE CALIFORNIA California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). ANTIQUE antique. The term has been used collectively to designate classical Greek and Roman works of art, particularly sculptures; as an adjective to indicate an object, a period, or a style of ancient or early times; and as a noun, for objects of art, furniture, rugs, FARM EQUIPMENT SHOW Contact: Gary Schulz PO Box 1475 Tulare, CA 93275 559/688-1030, 800/999-9186, FAX: 559/686-5065 E-mail: gary@farmshow.org Web site: www.farmshow.org Attendance in 2004: 10,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 863 Price of one exhibit space: No charge for antique equipment 2005: April 16-17, Tulare, CA 2006: April 22-23, Tulare, CA 2007: April 21-22, Tulare, CA CANADA'S OUTDOOR FARM SHOW Contact: Henrietta Coole 193 Woolwich St. Guelph, Ontario Guelph (IPA: gwɛlf) (population 114,943[1]) is a city located in the Southwestern region of Ontario, Canada. N1H 3V4 519/822-2890, 800/563-5441, FAX: 519/822-1092 E-mail: info@outdoorfarmshow.com Web site: www.outdoorfarmshow.com Attendance in 2003: 38,600 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 600 2004: Sept 14-16, Woodstock, ON 2005: Sept 13-15, Woodstock, ON 2006: Sept 12-14, Woodstock, ON CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL FARM EQUIPMENT SHOW Contact: Jane Hickman 1434 Chemong Rd., Unit 3, RR #1 Peterborough, Ontario K9J 6X2 705/741-2536, 888/689-3721, FAX: 705/741-2539 E-mail: info@torontofarmshow.com Web site: www.torontofarmshow.com Attendance in 2004: 38,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 492 Price of one exhibit space: Standard: $885 for 10' by 12'; Open Area: $7/sq ft for first 500 sq ft, $6.45/sq ft for second 500 sq ft 2005: Feb 8-11, Toronto, ON 2006: Feb 7-10, Toronto, ON CANADIAN WESTERN AGRIBITION The Canadian Western Agribition is a large agricultural marketplace, trade show and rodeo event held annually in Regina, Saskatchewan. Agribition takes place in late November at Ipsco Place (formerly known as Regina Exhibition Park). Contact: Jill Clark PO Box 3535 Regina, SK S4P S4P Solutions for Partners (Germany) 3J8 306/565-0565, FAX: 306/757-9963 E-mail: info@agribition.com Web site: www.agribition.com Attendance in 2003: 140,000 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 400 Price of one exhibit space: $800 for 10' by 10' 2004: Nov 22-27, Regina, SK 2005: Nov 21-26, Regina, SK 2006: Nov 20-25, Regina, SK COLUSA FARM SHOW Contact: Grog Hegwer 1303 10th St. Colusa, CA 95932 530/458-2641, FAX: 530/458-2645 E-mail: ceo@thefarmshow.com Web site: www.thefarmshow.com Attendance in 2004: 40,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 254 Price of one exhibit space: $475 for 1,600 sq ft (outside); $475 for 80 sq ft (inside); $425 for 50 sq ft (inside); $475 for 1,600 sq ft (covered) 2005: Feb. 1-3, Colusa, CA 2006: Feb. 7-9, Colusa, CA 2007: Feb. 6-8, Colusa, CA COMMODITY CLASSIC Contact: Kristi Burmeister 6 Woods Trail Ct. St. Charles, MO 63303 636/928-3700, FAX: 636/244-1650 E-mail: commodityclassic@charter.net Web site: www.commodityclassic.com Attendance in 2004: 4,112 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 674 Price of one exhibit space: $800 for 10' by 10'; volume discounts available 2005: Feb 24-26, Austin, TX 2006: March 2-4, Anaheim, CA 2007: March 1-3, Tampa, FL CORPUS CHRISTI Corpus Christi, in Christianity Corpus Christi [Lat.,=body of Christ], feast of the Western Church, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (or on the following Sunday). FARM & RANCH SHOW Contact: John Hendel 801 Cliff Rd. E., #201 Burnsville, MN 55337 952/894-8007, 800/827-8007, FAX: 952/894-8252 E-mail: jhendel@farmshows.com Web site: www.farmshows.com Attendance in 2004: 7,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 129 Price of one exhibit space: $465 for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 5-6, Corpus Christi, TX 2006: Jan 4-5, Corpus Christi, TX DAKOTA FARM SHOW Contact: Ron Howard, Penny Swank PO Box 737 Austin, MN 55912 507/437-7969, FAX: 507/437-7752 E-mail: fsusa@farmshowsusa.com Web site: www.farmshowsusa.com Attendance in 2004: 22,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 253 Price of one exhibit space: $405 for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 5-7, Vermillion, SD 2006: Jan 10-12, Vermillion, SD 2007: Jan 9-11, Vermillion, SD DAKOTAFEST Contact: John Hendel 801 Cliff Rd. E., #201 Burnsville, MN 55337 952/894-8007, 800/827-8007, FAX: 952/894-8252 E-mail: jhendel@farmshows.com Web site: www.farmshows.com Attendance in 2003: 32,000 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 482 Price of one exhibit space: $490 for 10' by 10'; $645 for 25' by 50'; $850 for 50' by 50'; $1,025 for 50' by 75'; $1,500 for seed plot 2004: Aug 17-19, Mitchell, SD 2005: Aug 16-18, Mitchell, SD 2006: Aug 15-17, Mitchell, SD DELMARVA AG & INDUSTRIAL EXPO Contact: Tom Mahoney PO Box 121 Palatine Palatine, hill, Rome Palatine, hill: see Rome before Augustus and Roman Empire under Rome. Palatine, village, United States Palatine (păl`ətīn), village (1990 pop. Bridge, NY 13428 518/673-3237 x244, 800/218-5586, FAX: 518/673-2381 E-mail: tmahoney@leepub.com Attendance in 2003: 1,200 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 100 Price of one exhibit space: $415 for 10' by 10' 2004: Dec 8-9, Salisbury, MD 2005: Dec 7-8, Salisbury, MD EAU CLAIRE Eau Claire (ō klâr), city (1990 pop. 56,856), seat of Eau Claire co., W central Wis., on the Chippewa at the mouth of the Eau Claire River, in a hilly lake region; inc. 1872. FARM SHOW Contact: Bob or Bill Henry PO Box 832 Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 715/877-2607 or 715/289-4632, FAX: 715/877-2607 or 715/289-4632 Attendance in 2004: 10,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 160 Price of one exhibit space: $250 for 10' by 9' 2005: March 1-2, Eau Claire, WI 2006: Feb 28-March 1, Eau Claire, WI EMPIRE FARM DAYS Contact: Melanie or Drew Wickham PO Box 566 Stanley, NY 14561 585/526-5356, 877/697-7837, FAX: 585/526-6576 E-mail: mwickham@empirefarmdays.com Web site: www.empirefarmdays.com Number of exhibitors in: 650 Price of one exhibit space: $440 for 10' by 10'; $375 for 50' by 25'; $2,200 for 100' by 100' 2004: Aug 10-12, Seneca Falls Seneca Falls A village of west-central New York on the Seneca River east-southeast of Rochester. The first women's rights convention was held here in 1848. Population: 6,870. , NY 2005: Aug 9-11, Seneca Falls, NY 2006: Aug 8-10, Seneca Falls, NY EUROTIER 2004 Contact: Dr. Karl Schloesser Eschborner Landstr. 122 D-60322, Frankfurt, Germany +49-69-24788-254, FAX: +49-69-24788-113 E-mail: eurotier@dlg-frankfurt.de Web site: www.eurotier.de Attendance in 2002: 120,746 Number of exhibitors in 2002: 1,331 2004: Nov 9-12, Hanover, Germany FARM PROGRESS HAY EXPO Contact: Keith Ryan
191 S. Gary Ave. Carol Stream, IL 60188 630/462-2230, 866/264-7469, FAX: 630/462-2869 E-mail: drovner@farmprogress.com Web site: www.HayExpo.com 2004: June 23, Arlington, WI FARM PROGRESS SHOW Contact: Keith Ryan or Matt Jungmann 191 S. Gary Ave. Carol Stream, IL 60188 630/462-2230, 866/264-7469, FAX: 630/462-2869 E-mail: drovner@farmprogress.com Web site: www.FarmProgressShow.com 2004: Aug 31-Sept 2, Alleman, IA FARM SCIENCE REVIEW Contact: Chuck Gamble 590 Woody Hayes Wayne Woodrow “Woody” Hayes (February 14, 1913 – March 12, 1987) was a college football coach who is best remembered for his 28-year tenure at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, from 1951-1978. Dr. Columbus, OH 43210 614/292-4278, 800/644-6377, FAX: 614/292-9448 E-mail: gamble.19@osu.edu Web site: http://fsr.osu.edu Attendance in 2003: 143,580 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 587 Price of one exhibit space: $620 for 30' by 50' 2004: Sept 21-23, London, OH 2005: Sept 20-22, London, OH 2006: Sept 19-21, London, OH FARM WORLD EXPO SHOW Contact: Toni M. Hodson PO Box 90 Knightstown, IN 46148 765/345-5133 x280, 800/876-5133 x280, FAX: 800/318-1055 E-mail: thodson@farmworldonline.com Web site: www.farmworldexpo.com Attendance in 2003: 8,000+ Number of exhibitors in 2003: 180 Price of one exhibit space: TBD - available in 10' by 10' and up 2004: Aug 3-5, Terre Haute Terre Haute (tĕr`ə hōt, tĕr`ē hŭt), city (1990 pop. 51,483), seat of Vigo co., W Ind., on the Wabash River; inc. 1816. , IN 2005: Aug 2-4, Terre Haute, IN FARMFEST Contact: John Hendel 801 Cliff Rd. E., #201 Burnsville, MN 55337 952/894-8007, 800/827-8007, FAX: 952/894-8252 E-mail: jhendel@farmshows.com Web site: www.farmshows.com Attendance in 2003: 41,000 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 473 Price of one exhibit space: $525 for 10' by 10'; $825 for 25' by 50'; $1,025 for 50' by 50'; $1,295 for 50' by 75'; $1,685 for 50' by 100'; $1,500 for seed plot 2004: Aug 3-5, Redwood redwood: see sequoia; brazilwood. redwood or sequoia Coniferous evergreen timber tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of the family Taxodiaceae, found in the fog belt of west-coastal North America. County, MN 2005: Aug 2-4, Redwood County, MN 2006: Aug 1-3, Redwood County, MN FOND DU LAC Fond du Lac (fŏn` də lăk', –jə–), city (1990 pop. 37,757), seat of Fond du Lac co., E central Wis., in a resort region at the south end of Lake Winnebago; inc. 1852. FARM SHOW Contact: Bob or Bill Henry PO Box 832 Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 715/877-2607 or 715/289-4632, FAX: 715/877-2607 or 715/289-4632 2005: Feb 1-2, Fond du Lac, WI 2006: Jan 31-Feb 1, Fond du Lac, WI FORT WAYNE Fort Wayne, city (1990 pop. 173,072), seat of Allen co., NE Ind., where the St. Joseph and St. Marys rivers join to form the Maumee River; inc. 1840. It is the second largest city in the state, a major railroad and shipping point, a wholesale and distribution hub, FARM SHOW Contact: Steve Guenther or Fred Cline cline, in biology, any gradual change in a particular characteristic of a population of organisms from one end of the geographical range of the population to the other. 811 W. Oakland Ave. Austin, MN 55912 507/437-1378, 800/347-5225, FAX: 507/437-8917 E-mail: tradexpo@smig.net Web site: www.tradexpos.com Attendance in 2004: 37,250 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 390 Price of one exhibit space: $520 for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 18-20, Fort Wayne, IN 2006: Jan 17-19, Fort Wayne, IN FOUR STATE FARM SHOW Contact: Ted Gum gum, colloidal plant substance gum, term commonly applied to any of a wide variety of colloidal substances somewhat similar in appearance and general characteristics, exuded by or extracted from plants. 1801 S. Hwy. 59, PO Box 601 Parsons Parsons, city (1990 pop. 11,924), Labette co., SE Kans.; inc. 1871. It is a shipping point for dairy products, grain, and livestock. Manufactures include ammunition, wire and paper products, plastics, and appliances. , KS 67357 620/421-9450, 800/356-8255, FAX: 620/421-9473 E-mail: farmtalk@terraworld.net Attendance in 2003: 25,000 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 680 Price of one exhibit space: $305 for 25' by 25' 2004: July 16-18, Pittsburg, KS 2005: July 15-17, Pittsburg, KS 2006: July 21-23, Pittsburg, KS GEORGIA PEANUT FARM SHOW Contact: Emory Murphy PO Box 967 Tifton, GA 31793 229/386-3470, FAX: 229/286-3501 E-mail: info@gapeanuts.com Web site: www.gapeanuts.com 2005: Jan 20, Albany, GA HAWKEYE FARM SHOW Contact: Penny Swank PO Box 737 Austin, MN 55912 507/437-7969, FAX: 507/437-7752 E-mail: fsusa@farmshowsusa.com Web site: www.farmshowsusa.com Attendance in 2004: 18,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 167 Price of one exhibit space: $395 for 10' by 10' 2005: March 2-4, Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, city (1990 pop. 34,298), Black Hawk co., N Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. 1854. It developed as a milling center in the late 19th-century after the coming of the railroad; its name is derived from the cedar tree. , IA 2006: March 1-3, Cedar Falls, IA 2007: Feb 28-March 2, Cedar Falls, IA HUSKER Husker may refer to:
Contact: Jim Kanter or Matt Jungmann 5625 "O" St., Suite 5 Lincoln, NE 68510 402/489-9331, FAX: 402/489-9335 E-mail: jkanter@farmprogress.com; mjungmann@farmprogress.com Web site: www.HuskerHarvestDays.com 2004: Sept 14-16, Grand Island, NE 2005: Sept 13-15, Grand Island, NE 2006: Sept 12-14, Grand Island, NE INDIANA-ILLINOIS FARM & OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT SHOW Contact: Richard Sherman 4 Highwater Rd. Hilton Head, SC 29928 843/686-5640, FAX: 843/686-5640 E-mail: shermexpo@adelphia.net Attendance in 2003: 15,000 Price of one exhibit space: $380 for 10' by 10' 2004: Dec 14-16, Indianapolis, IN INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH & FARM MACHINERY SHOW/RURAL EXPO Contact: Gordon Taylor
Gordon Edward Taylor (July 20 1910 - July 26 2003) was a Canadian politician, businessman and teacher. 188 Nicklin Rd. Guelph, Ontario N1H 7L5 519/767-2928, 800/661-7569, FAX: 519/767-2101 E-mail: admin@plowingmatch.org Web site: www.plowingmatch.org Attendance in 2003: 85,850 Price of one exhibit space: Varies - 10' by 10' available inside; 25' by 70' available outside 2004: Sept 22-26, Meaford, ON 2005: Sept 20-24, Listowel, ON 2006: TBD, Peterborough, ON INFOAG OHIO Ohio, state, United States Ohio, midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania (NE) West Virginia (SE), Kentucky (S), Indiana (W), and Michigan and Lake Erie (N). VALLEY Contact: Dr. Harold F. Reetz 107 S. State St, Suite 300 Monticello, IL 61856-1968 217/762-2074, FAX: 217/762-8655 E-mail: breetz@ppi-far.org Web site: www.ppi-far.org/infoag Attendance in 2003: 400+ Number of exhibitors in 2003: 40 Price of one exhibit space: Varies 2004: Aug 16-17, Springfield, OH IOWA Iowa, state, United States Iowa (ī`əwə), midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bounded by the Mississippi R. FARM & FIELD FEST Contact: John Hendel 801 Cliff Rd. E., #201 Burnsville, MN 55337 952/894-8007, 800/827-8007, FAX: 952/894-8252 E-mail: jhendel@farmshows.com Web site: www.farmshows.com Attendance in 2003: 18,000 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 309 Price of one exhibit space: $475 for 10' by 10'; $625 for 25' by 50'; $825 for 50' by 50'; $1,400 for seed plot; $4,000 for 275' by 150' 2004: Aug 26-28, Ames/Boone, IA 2005: Aug 25-27, Ames/Boone, IA 2006: Aug 24-26, Ames/Boone, IA IOWA PORK pork, flesh of swine prepared as food, one of the principal commodities of the meatpacking industry. Pork has long been a staple food in most of the world, although religious taboos have limited its use, especially among Jews and Muslims. CONGRESS PO Box 71009 Clive, IA 50325 800/372-7675, FAX: 515/225-0563 E-mail: info@iowaporkcongress.org Web site: www.iowaporkcongress.org 2005: Jan 26-27, Des Moines Des Moines, city, United States Des Moines (dĭ moin`), city (1990 pop. 193,187), state capital and seat of Polk co., S central Iowa, at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers; inc. , IA IOWA POWER FARMING SHOW Contact: Tom Junge 1311 50th St. West Des Moines West Des Moines (də moin`), city (1990 pop. 31,702), Polk co., S central Iowa, a growing suburb W of Des Moines; inc. 1893 as Valley Junction, renamed 1938. Products manufactured there include cement, metal items, and pumps. , IA 50266 515/223-5119, FAX: 515/223-7832 E-mail: tomj@ineda.com Web site: www.iowapowershow.com 2005: Feb 3-5, Des Moines, IA KEYSTONE key·stone n. 1. Architecture The central wedge-shaped stone of an arch that locks its parts together. Also called headstone. 2. The central supporting element of a whole. FARM SHOW Contact: Tom Mahoney Lee Publications, PO Box 121 Palatine Bridge, NY 13428 518/673-3237 x244, 800/218-5586, FAX: 518/673-2381 E-mail: tmahoney@leepub.com Web site: www.countryfolks.com Attendance in 2004: 10,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 350 Price of one exhibit space: $415 for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 4-6, York, PA 2006: Jan 10-12, York, PA LA CROSSE La Crosse (lə krôs), city (1990 pop. 51,003), seat of La Crosse co., W Wis., at the foot of high bluffs on the Mississippi, where the La Crosse and Black rivers meet; inc. 1856. FARM SHOW Contact: Bob or Bill Henry PO Box 832 Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 715/877-2607 or 715/289-4632, FAX: 715/877-2607 or 715/289-4632 Attendance in 2004: 10,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 150 Price of one exhibit space: $250 for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 19-20, La Crosse, WI 2006: Jan 18-19, La Crosse, WI MAGIE MAGIE MNC (Major NATO Command) Advisory Group on Interoperability and Electronics 2004 PO Box 1326 Bloomington, IL 61702 309/827-2774, FAX: 309/827-2779 E-mail: leslief@ifca.com Web site: www.ifca.com Price of one exhibit space: $400 for 10' by 10'; larger spaces available 2004: Aug 25-26, Bloomington, IL MANITOBA AG DAYS Contact: Owen Beever or Pat Beever 1594-22nd St Brandon, Manitoba Brandon is a city in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. The surrounding area is often referred to as "Westman". The city started as a major junction on the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the Assiniboine River and was then incorporated in 1882. R7B 1T7 204/571-6566, FAX: 204/571-6567 E-mail: coordinator@agdays.com Web site: www.agdays.com Attendance in 2004: 28,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 440 Price of one exhibit space: $445 for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 18-20, Brandon, MB 2006: Jan 17-19, Brandon, MB MANITOBA LIVESTOCK EXPO Contact: Sharon Sutherland #3-1175-18th St. Brandon, Manitoba R7A 7C5 204/726-3592, 877/729-0000, FAX: 204/725-0202 E-mail: sharonsutherland@brandonfairs.com Web site: www.brandonfairs.com Number of exhibitors in: 150 Price of one exhibit space: $300 for 10' by 8'-10'; larger sizes available 2005: Nov 4-6, Brandon, MB MID-AMERICA AG SHOW Contact: Offinger Management 1100-H Brandywine Blvd., PO Box 3388 Zanesville, OH 43702-3388 740-452-4541, FAX: 740/452-2552 E-mail: midamericaagshow@offinger.com Web site: www.midamericaagshow.com 2005: Jan 18-19, Indianapolis, IN MID-AMERICA FARM EXPO Contact: Christy chris·ty n. Variant of christie. Humphrey PO Box 586 Salina Salina (səlī`nə), city (1990 pop. 42,303), seat of Saline co., central Kans., on the Smoky Hill River; founded 1858 by settlers opposed to slavery, inc. 1870. , KS 67402-0586 785/827-9301, FAX: 785/627-9758 E-mail: chumphrey@salinakansas.org Web site: www.salinakansas.org Attendance in 2004: 13,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 280 Price of one exhibit space: varies according to location and size 2005: March 22-24, Salina, KS MID-SOUTH FARM & GIN gin [archaic geneva, from Du. from O.Fr. from Lat.,=juniper], spirituous liquor distilled chiefly from fermented cereals, malted and unmalted, and flavored with juniper berries. SUPPLY EXHIBIT Contact: Tim Price 874 Cotton Gin cotton gin, machine for separating cotton fibers from the seeds. The charkha, used in India from antiquity, consists of two revolving wooden rollers through which the fibers are drawn, leaving the seeds. Place Memphis, TN 38106 901/947-3104, FAX: 901/947-3103 E-mail: tim.price@southerncottonginners.org Web site: www.southerncottonginners.org Attendance in 2004: 20,000 Price of one exhibit space: $400 for 10' by 10' 2005: March 4-5, Memphis, TN 2006: March 3-4, Memphis, TN MIDWEST AG EXPO - ILLINOIS Contact: Gary W. Manke 5330 Wall St., Suite 100 Madison, WI 53718 608/240-4700, FAX: 608/240-2069 E-mail: midwestequ@aol.com Attendance in 2004: 10,125 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 195 Price of one exhibit space: $260 for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 26-27, Gifford, IL 2006: Jan 25-26, Gifford, IL MIDWEST AG EXPO - WISCONSIN Contact: Gary W. Manke 5330 Wall St., Suite 100 Madison, WI 53718-7929 608/240-4700, FAX: 608/240-2069 E-mail: midwestequ@aol.com 2005: Jan 25-26, Madison, WI MINNESOTA PORK CONGRESS Contact: Sharon Wilkinson 360 Pierce Pierce may refer to: Places
North Mankato, MN 56003 507/345-8814, FAX: 507/345-8681 E-mail: sharonw1@hickorytech.com Web site: www.mnpork.com Attendance in 2004: 2,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 255 Price of one exhibit space: $550 for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 19-20, Minneapolis, MN 2006: Jan 18-19, TBD NATIONAL AGRI-MARKETING CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW 11020 King St., Suite 205 Overland Park Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel, aircraft parts, cement, prepared foods, salt, chemicals, marine accessories, and signs. , KS 66210 913/491-6500, FAX: 913/491-6502 E-mail: info@nama.org Web site: www.nama.org Attendance in 2003: 1,150 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 50 2005: April 20-22, Phoenix, AZ 2006: April 19-21, New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , LA 2007: April 11-13, Dallas, TX NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENT CROP CONSULTANTS' ANNUAL MEETING Contact: Allison Jones Allison Jones is a popular casting director who is credited for helping to bring together realistic ensemble casts for such television shows as Freaks and Geeks (for which she was nominated and won an Emmy), Curb Your Enthusiasm and Arrested Development 349 E. Nolley Dr. Collierville, TN 38017 901/861-0511, FAX: 901/861-0512 E-mail: jonesnaicc@aol.com Web site: www.naicc.org Attendance in 2004: 435 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 55 Price of one exhibit space: $500-$750 for 8' by 10' 2005: Universal City, CA 2006: Tucson, AZ NATIONAL BARROW barrow, in archaeology barrow, in archaeology, a burial mound. Earth and stone or timber are the usual construction materials; in parts of SE Asia stone and brick have entirely replaced earth. A barrow built primarily of stone is often called a cairn. SHOW Contact: Steve Guenther or Fred Cline 811 W. Oakland Ave. Austin, MN 55912-3680 507/437-4697, 800/949-3976, FAX: 507/437-8917 E-mail: tradexpo@smig.net Web site: www.tradexpos.com Price of one exhibit space: $150 for 10' by 10', or sponsorship prices available 2004: Sept 13-15, Austin, MN 2005: Sept 12-14, Austin, MN NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION National Cattlemen's Beef Association or NCBA, an advocacy group for beef producers in the United States, reports that it works "to increase profit opportunities for cattle and beef producers by enhancing the business climate and building consumer demand. TRADE SHOW Contact: Kristin Torres 9110 E. Nichols Ave., Suite 300 Centennial, CO 80112 303/850-3335, 800/525-3085, FAX: 303/770-7745 E-mail: ktorres@beef.org Web site: www.beefusa.org Price of one exhibit space: $920 for 10' by 10' 2005: Feb 2-5, San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , TX 2006: Feb 1-4, Denver, CO NATIONAL FARM MACHINERY SHOW AND CHAMPIONSHIP TRACTOR tractor, in agriculture, vehicle used to pull such equipment as plows, cultivators, and mowers; to power stationary devices such as saws and winches; and to push snowplows and earth-moving implements. PULL Contact: Harold Workman WORKMAN. One who labors, one who is employed to do business for another. 2. The obligations of a workman are to perform the work he has undertaken to do; to do it in proper time; to do it well to employ the things furnished him according to his contract. PO Box 37130 Louisville, KY 40233 502/367-5100, FAX: 502/367-5109 E-mail: harold.workman@ksfb.ky.gov Web site: www.farmmachineryshow.org Attendance in 2004: 292,801 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 805 Price of one exhibit space: $750 for straightline 10' by 10'; $850 for corner 10' by 10' 2005: Feb 16-19, Louisville, KY 2006: Feb 15-18, Louisville, KY NATIONAL SMALL FARM TRADE SHOW & CONFERENCE Contact: Ron Macher 3903 W. Ridge Trail Rd. Clark, MO 65243-9525 573/687-3525, 800/633-2535, FAX: 652/687-3148 E-mail: smallfarm@socket.net Web site: www.smallfarmtoday.com Attendance in 2003: 4,391 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 193 Price of one exhibit space: $295 for 8' by 10' or 20' by 20' for livestock & large equipment dealers 2004: Nov 4-6, Columbia, MO 2005: Nov 3-5, Columbia, MO 2006: Nov 2-4, Columbia, MO NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW Contact: Emily Tumlinson 4655 Humboldt St Denver, CO 80216 303/297-1166, FAX: 303/292-1708 E-mail: nwss@nationalwestern.com Web site: www.nationalwestern.com Attendance in 2004: 625,345 Price of one exhibit space: $10-$12 per sq ft for 8' by 10' 2005: Jan 8-23, Denver, CO 2006: Jan 7-22, Denver, CO NEW ENGLAND New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. DAIRY & BEEF SHOW Contact: Tom Mahoney Lee Publications, PO Box 121 Palatine Bridge, NY 13428 518/673-3237 x244, 800/218-5586, FAX: 518/673-2381 E-mail: tmahoney@leepub.com Web site: www.countryfolks.com 2005: March 1-2, Essex Junction, VT NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of FARM SHOW Contact: Scott Grigor PO Box 3470 Syracuse, NY 13220 315/457-8205, FAX: 315/451-3548 E-mail: sgrigor@ne-equip.com Web site: www.newyorkfarmshow.com Number of exhibitors in 2004: 458 Price of one exhibit space: $350 for 10' by 10' 2005: Feb 24-26, Syracuse, NY 2006: Feb 23-25, Syracuse, NY NEW YORK GROWER SHOW Contact: Tom Mahoney Lee Publications, PO Box 121 Palatine Bridge, NY 13428 518/673-3237 x244, 800/218-5586, FAX: 518/673-2381 E-mail: tmahoney@leepub.com Web site: www.countryfolks.com Attendance in 2004: 1,500 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 100 Price of one exhibit space: $550 for 10' by 10' 2004: Nov 3-4, Syracuse, NY NILE STOCK SHOW & PRO RODEO Contact: Joyce Laughery PO Box 1981 Billings, MT 59103 406/256-2495, FAX: 406/256-2494 E-mail: monica@thenile.org Web site: www.thenile.org Attendance in 2004: 25,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 100+ Price of one exhibit space: $450 to $550 for 10' by 10' 2004: Oct 13-16, Billings, MT 2005: Oct 12-15, Billings, MT NORTH AMERICAN FARM & POWER SHOW Contact: Steve Guenthner or Fred Cline 811 W. Oakland Ave. Austin, MN 55912 507/437-4697, 800/949-3976, FAX: 507/437-8917 E-mail: tradexpo@smig.net Web site: www.tradexpos.com Attendance in 2004: 20,100 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 276 Price of one exhibit space: $395 for 10' by 10' 2005: March 17-19, Owatonna, MN 2006: March 16-18, Owatonna, MN NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) is a livestock show held each November in Louisville, Kentucky and lasts for two weeks. The events are held at the Kentucky Exposition Center which is also home to the Kentucky State Fair and the University of Louisville's Contact: Harold Workman PO Box 36367 Louisville, KY 40233 502/595-3166, FAX: 502/367-5299 E-mail: harold.workman@ksfb.ky.gov Web site: www.livestockexpo.org Attendance in 2003: 225,000 2004: Nov 6-19, Louisville, KY 2005: Nov 5-18, Louisville, KY NORTHEAST NEBRASKA FARM & EQUIPMENT SHOW Contact: Robb Thomas Robb Douglas Thomas (born March 29, 1966 in Portland, Oregon) is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL who played from 1989 to 1998. High school career Thomas graduated from Corvallis High School in Corvallis, Oregon in 1984 and starred in football and track. or Brad Hughes PO Box 789 Norfolk, NE 68702-0789 402/371-0780, 800/284-2750, FAX: 402/371-6303 E-mail: rthomas@wjag.com Web site: http://arc.wjag.com/farmshow.htm Attendance in 2004: 2,500 Price of one exhibit space: $285 for 8' by 10'; display lots available on request 2005: Jan 19-20, Norfolk, NE 2006: Jan 18-19, Norfolk, NE NORTHERN ILLINOIS For the university, see Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois is a region generally covering the northern third of the U.S. state of Illinois. Economics FARM SHOW Contact: John Hendel 801 Cliff Rd. E., #201 Burnsville, MN 55337 952/894-8007, 800/827-8007, FAX: 952/894-8252 E-mail: jhendel@farmshows.com Web site: www.farmshows.com Attendance in 2004: 11,500 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 208 Price of one exhibit space: $430 for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 5-6, DeKalb, IL 2006: Jan 4-5, DeKalb, IL NORTHLANDS FARM & RANCH SHOW Contact: Peri Price 1434 Chemong Rd, Unit 3, RR #1 Peterborough, Ontario K9J 6X2 888/689-3721, FAX: 705/741-2539 E-mail: periprice@ca.dmgworldmedia.com Web site: www.farmandranchshow.com Attendance in 2004: 49,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 400+ Price of one exhibit space: $5.70 per sq ft for 10' by 10' 2005: March 30-April 2, Edmonton, ON OKLAHOMA FARM SHOW Contact: Jim Kanter or Monica Hightower 5625 "O" Street Lincoln, NE 68510 402/489-9331, FAX: 402/489-9335 E-mail: jkanter@farmprogress.com Web site: www.OklahomaFarmShow.com 2005: TBD, Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm , OK OZARK FALL FARMFEST Contact: Ted Gum 1801 S. Hwy. 59, PO Box 601 Parsons, KS 67357 620/421-9450, 800/356-8255, FAX: 620/421-9473 E-mail: farmtalk@terraworld.net Attendance in 2004: 40,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 750 Price of one exhibit space: $290 for 10' by 10' inside; $240 for 32' by 24' outside 2004: Oct 1-3, Springfield, MO 2005: Oct 7-9, Springfield, MO 2006: Oct 6-8, Springfield, MO PACIFIC NUT Nut, in Egyptian religion Nut (n  t, nŭt), in Egyptian religion, sky-goddess. She was the sister-wife of the earth god Geb, to whom she bore Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys. PRODUCER EXPO Contact: David Hill or Dan Malcolm PO Box 626 Clovis, CA 93613 559/298-6675, FAX: 559/298-6016 E-mail: malcolmmed@aol.com Web site: www.malcolmmedia.com Attendance in 2003: 350 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 51 Price of one exhibit space: $500 ($250 for frequent advertisers) for 10' by 8' indoors; 20' by 20' outdoors 2004: Nov 17, Ripon, CA 2005: Nov (TBD), Turlock, CA 2006: Nov (TBD), Ripon, CA PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW The Pennsylvania Farm Show is held every January in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, just off Exit 67 of Interstate 81. The event, considered Pennsylvania's state fair, first began in 1917.[1] It is the largest indoor agricultural event held in the United States. Contact: Larry R. Weaver
The Weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. These are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills, most of which breed in sub-Saharan Africa, with fewer species in tropical 2300 N. Cameron St Harrisburg, PA 17110-9443 717/787-5373, FAX: 717/783-8710 E-mail: laweaver@state.pa.us Web site: www.farmshowcomplex.state.pa.us Attendance in 2004: 500,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 300 Price of one exhibit space: $2.55 to $4.00 per sq ft for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 8-15, Harrisburg, PA 2006: Jan 7-14, Harrisburg, PA 2007: Jan 6-13, Harrisburg, PA GREATER PEORIA FARM SHOW Contact: Ron Howard PO Box 737 Austin, MN 55912 507/437-7969, FAX: 507/437-7752 E-mail: fsusa@farmshowsusa.com Web site: www.farmshowsusa.com Attendance in 2003: 22,000 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 282 Price of one exhibit space: $435 for 10' by 10' 2004: Nov 30-Dec 2, Peoria, IL 2005: Nov 29-Dec 1, Peoria, IL 2006: Nov 28-30, Peoria, IL POWER SHOW OHIO Contact: David L. Kahler or Dennis Alford PO Box 68 Dublin, OH 43017 614/889-1309, FAX: 614/889-0463 E-mail: ostaff@omeda.org Web site: www.omeda.org/powershow Number of exhibitors in: 249 Price of one exhibit space: 10' by 10' and up - prices to be determined 2005: Jan 28-30, Columbus, OH 2006: Jan 27-29, Columbus, OH 2007: Jan 26-28, Columbus, OH QUAD CITIES
The Quad Cities are a group of cities which flank the Mississippi River in Iowa and Illinois in the midwestern United States. FARM EQUIPMENT SHOW Contact: Richard Sherman 4 Highwater Rd Hilton Head, SC 29928 843/686-5640, FAX: 843/686-5640 E-mail: shermexpo@adelpbia.net Attendance in 2004: 15,000 Price of one exhibit space: $380 for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 16-18, Rock Island, IL ROYAL MANITOBA WINTER FAIR Contact: Sharon Sutherland #3-1175-18th St. Brandon, Manitoba R7A 7C5 204/726-3592, 877/729-0000, FAX: 204/725-0202 E-mail: sharonsutherland@brandonfairs.com Web site: www.brandonfairs.com Number of exhibitors in 2004: 300 Price of one exhibit space: $530 for 10' by 8'-10'; larger sizes available 2005: March 28-April 2, Brandon, MB SIMA 2005 Contact: Ellis Hutchins IMEX IMEX Industrial Materials Exchange IMEX Import and Export IMEX Worldwide Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings and Events IMEX International Monetary Exchange, Inc. IMEX Imagery Exploitation (US DoD) Management, 505 East Blvd., Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28203 704/365-0041, FAX: 704/365-8426 E-mail: ellish@imexmgt.com Web site: www.simaonline.com Attendance in 2003: 186,000 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 1,350 Price of one exhibit space: $555 per sq/m - starting at 3m by 3m 2005: Feb 27-March 3, Paris, France SIOUX EMPIRE FARM SHOW Contact: Ron Bormaster, Ron Howard, Penny Swank PO Box 737 Austin, MN 55912 507/437-7969, FAX: 507/437-7752 E-mail: fsusa@farmshowsusa.com Web site: www.farmshowsusa.com Attendance in 2004: 16,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 58 Price of one exhibit space: $390 for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 26-28, Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, city (1990 pop. 100,814), seat of Minnehaha co., SE S.Dak., on the Big Sioux River; settled 1856, inc. as a village 1877, as a city 1883. Settlers abandoned the site in 1862 because of Native American raids, but with the establishment (1865) of Fort , SD 2006: Jan 25-27, Sioux Falls, SD 2007: Jan 24-26, Sious Falls, SD SIOUX FALLS FARM SHOW Contact: Ron Bormaster PO Box 737 Austin, MN 55912 507/437-7969, FAX: 507/437-7752 E-mail: fsusa@farmshowsusa.com Web site: www.farmsnowsusa.com Attendance in 2004: 20,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 193 Price of one exhibit space: $405 for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 26-28, Sioux Falls, SD 2006: Jan 25-27, Sioux Falls, SD 2007: Jan 24-26, Sioux Falls, SD SOUTHEAST COTTON CONFERENCE Contact: Darrah Parker 14920 US Hwy. 61 Clarksdale, MS 38614 662/627-0126, 800/253-3160 x126, FAX: 662/627-1137 E-mail: dparker@primediabusiness.com Web site: www.southeastfarmpress.com Attendance in 2003: 400 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 40 Price of one exhibit space: $360 for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 25, Rocky Mount Rocky Mount, city (1990 pop. 48,997), Edgecombe and Nash counties, E N.C., on the Tar River; settled by 1818, inc. 1867. The growing city is the commercial and distribution center of a rich agricultural area (tobacco, cotton, and corn) as well as a large tobacco , NC SOUTHERN FARM SHOW Contact: Ramsay Williams Ramsay , Sir William 1852-1916. British chemist who discovered the noble gases argon (with Lord Rayleigh), helium, neon, xenon, and krypton. For this work he was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize for chemistry. , Debbie Ball or David Zimmerman 7406-C Chapel Hill Rd. Raleigh, NC 27604 919/851-2911 x21 or 23, 800/851-2990, FAX: 919/851-9219 E-mail: rwilliams@southernshows.com, dball@southernshows.com Web site: www.southernshows.com Attendance in 2004: 30,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 300 Price of one exhibit space: $525 for 10' by 10' inside space 2005: Feb 2-4, Raleigh, NC 2006: Feb 1-3, Raleigh, NC SOUTHERN PLAINS FARM SHOW Contact: Ron Bormaster, John Sampson John Sampson is the name of:
PO Box 737 Austin, MN 55912 507/437-7969, FAX: 507/437-7752 E-mail: fsusa@farmshowsusa.com Web site: www.farmshowsusa.com Attendance in 2004: 25,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 300 anticipated Price of one exhibit space: $385 for 10' by 10' 2005: April 21-23, Oklahoma City, OK 2006: April 20-22, Oklahoma City, OK 2007: April 19-21, Oklahoma City, OK SOUTHWEST CROPS PRODUCTION CONFERENCE & EXPO Contact: Kevin Hudson 14920 US Hwy. 61 Clarksdale, MS 38614 662/627-0154,800/253-3160 x1154, FAX: 662/627-1137 E-mail: khudson@primediabusiness.com Web site: www.southwestfarmpress.com Attendance in 2004: 400 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 35 Price of one exhibit space: $350 for 10' by 10' 2005: Feb 8, Lubbock, TX SPOKANE AG EXPO Contact: Myrna O'Leary 801 W. Riverside, Suite 100 Spokane, WA 99201 509/459-4114, FAX: 509/747-0077 E-mail: moleary@chamber.spokane.net Web site: www.agshow.org Attendance in 2004: 5,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 256 Price of one exhibit space: check Web site after Aug. 1 for current pricing 2005: Jan 11-13, Spokane, WA 2006: Jan 17-19, Spokane, WA ST. LOUIS ALL-EQUIPMENT EXPO Contact: Joyce Ruopp 10805 Sunset Office Dr., Suite 405 St. Louis, MO 63127 314/966-5757, 800/430-6334, FAX: 314/966-8438 E-mail: stlfarmshow@yahoo.com Web site: www.mvea.com Attendance in 2003: 7,000-10,000 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 200 Price of one exhibit space: $305 for 10' by 10' 2004: December 11-12, St. Louis, MO STOCKTON AG EXPO Contact: Renna Beinoris 445 W. Weber Weber, river, United States Weber (wē`bər), river, c.125 mi (200 km) long, rising in the Uinta Mts., N central Utah, and flowing north and northwest to join the Ogden River at Ogden. The combined stream flows to the Great Salt Lake. Ave., #220 Stockton, CA 95203 209/547-2764, FAX: 209/466-5271 E-mail: renna@stocktonchamber.org Web site: www.stocktonagexpo.com Attendance in 2004: 5,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 300 Price of one exhibit space: $255 to $1,030 for 8' by 10' to 20' by 150' 2005: Jan 18-20, Stockton, CA 2006: Jan 17-19, Stockton, CA SUNBELT AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION Contact: Gina McDonald 290-G Harper Blvd. Moultrie, GA 31788 229/985-1968, FAX: 229/890-8518 E-mail: info@sunbeltexpo.com Web site: www.sunbeltexpo.com Attendance in 2000: 200,000 Number of exhibitors in 2000: 1,193 Price of one exhibit space: $450 for 25' by 50' outdoor lot; $425 for 10' by 8' indoor lot 2004: Oct 19-21, Moultrie, GA 2005: Oct 18-20, Moultrie, GA 2006: Oct 17-19, Moultrie, GA TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION Texas and Southewestern Cattle Raisers Association was created in 1877, when 40 Texas cattlemen joined together out of their common interest to end unbridled livestock theft and formed what was to become Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW Contact: Lionel Chambers 1301 W. Seventh St. Fort Worth, TX 76102 817/332-7064, 800/242-7820, FAX: 817/332-5446 E-mail: lchambers@texascattleraisers.org Web site: www.texascattleraisers.org Attendance in 2004: 2,500 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 230 Price of one exhibit space: $650 for 10' by 10' 2005: March 18-20, Fort Worth, TX 2006: March 26-28, San Antonio, TX TEXOMA FARM AND RANCH SHOW Contact: John Hendel 801 Cliff Road E., #201 Burnsville, MN 55337 952/894-8007, 800/827-8007, FAX: 952/894-8252 E-mail: jhendel@farmshows.com Web site: www.farmshows.com Attendance in 2004: 7,500 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 147 Price of one exhibit space: $415 for 10' by 10' 2005: Feb 16-17, Wichita Falls Wichita Falls, city (1990 pop. 96,259), seat of Wichita co., N Tex., on the Wichita River; inc. 1889. The city's name comes from the Wichitas and from the falls that have since been reduced to an area of rapidly flowing water in the Wichita River. , TX 2006: Feb 8-9, Wichita Falls, TX TOPEKA FARM SHOW Contact: Steve Guenthner or Fred Cline 811 W. Oakland Ave. Austin, MN 55912 507/437-4697, 800/949-3976, FAX: 507/437-8917 E-mail: tradexpo@smig.net Web site: www.tradexpos.com Attendance in 2004: 35,860 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 410 Price of one exhibit space: $450 for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 11-13, Topeka, KS 2006: Jan 10-12, Topeka, KS TRIUMPH OF AG EXPO Contact: Robert Mancuso or Mike Mancuso 7015 Spring St. Omaha, NE 68106-3518 402/346-8003, 800/475-SHOW, FAX: 402/346-5412 E-mail: showoffice@aol.com Web site: www.showofficeonline.com 2005: March 9-10, Omaha, NE TULSA FARM SHOW Contact: Ron Bormaster PO Box 737 Austin, MN 55912 507/437-7969, FAX: 507/437-7752 E-mail: fsusa@farmshowsusa.com Web site: www.farmshowsusa.com Attendance in 2003: 26,000 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 311 Price of one exhibit space: $385 for 10' by 10' 2004: Dec 9-11, Tulsa, OK 2005: Dec 8-10, Tulsa, OK 2006: Dec 7-9, Tulsa, OK VIRGINIA FARM SHOW Contact: Tom Mahoney Lee Publications, PO Box 121 Palatine Bridge, NY 13428 518/673-3237 x244, 800/218-5586, FAX: 518/673-2381 E-mail: tmahoney@leepub.com Web site: www.countryfolks.com Attendance in 2004: 6,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 130 Price of one exhibit space: $415 for 10' by 10' 2005: Jan 18-20, Fishersville, VA 2006: Jan 17-19, Fishersville, VA WESTERN CANADA
Western Canada, commonly referred to as the West FARM PROGRESS SHOW Contact: Rob O'Connor PO Box 167 Regina, Saskatchewan S Saskatchewan, province, Canada Saskatchewan (səskăch`əwən, –wän', săs'–), province (2001 pop. 978,933), 251,700 sq mi (651,903 sq km), W Canada. 4P 2Z6 306/781-9200, FAX: 306/781-9396 E-mail: wcfps@reginaexhibition.com Web site: www.wcfps.com Attendance in 2003: 35,000 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 700 Price of one exhibit space: $500 (CAN) for 10' by 10' 2004: June 16-18, Regina, SK 2005: June 15-17, Regina, SK 2006: June 21-23, Regina, SK WESTERN FAIR FARM SHOW Contact: Lena Lena (lē`nə, Rus. lyĕ`nə), river, easternmost of the great rivers of Siberia, c.2,670 mi (4,300 km) long, rising near Lake Baykal, SE Siberian Russia. Lindberg PO Box 7550 London, Ontario N5Y 5P8 519/438-7203, 800/619-4629, FAX: 519/679-3124 E-mail: fair.info@westernfair.com Web site: www.westernfair.com 2004: Sept. 10-19, London, ON WESTERN FARM SHOW Contact: Donna Haughenberry PO Box 419264 Kansas City, MO 64141 816/561-5323, 800/762-5616, FAX: 816/561-1249 E-mail: donnah@westernassn.com Web site: www.westernfarmshow.com Attendance in 2004: 30,000 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 550 Price of one exhibit space: $400 for 10' by 10' 2005: Feb 26-28, Kansas City, MO 2006: Feb 25-27, Kansas City, MO WICHITA FARM AND RANCH SHOW Contact: Steve Guenthner or Fred Cline 811 W. Oakland Ave. Austin, MN 55912 507/437-4697, 800/949-3976, FAX: 507/437-8917 E-mail: tradexpo@smig.net Web site: www.tradexpos.com Attendance in 2003: 21,610 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 205 Price of one exhibit space: $375 for 10' by 10' 2004: Nov 9-11, Valley Center, KS 2005: Nov 8-10, Valley Center, KS 2006: Nov 7-9, Valley Center, KS WORLD AG EXPO The World Ag Expo is the world's largest agricultural exposition. Each year it is held in Tulare, California, in the United States during the second week of February. Prior to its 2001 rename, the event was titled "California Farm Equipment Show and International Exposition. Contact: Gary Schulz PO Box 1475 Tulare, CA 93275 559/688-1751, 800/999-9186, FAX: 559/686-5065 E-mail: gary@farmshow.org Web site: www.farmshow.org Attendance in 2004: 97,527 Number of exhibitors in 2004: 1,548 Price of one exhibit space: $880 for 10' by 10' (non-corner) 2005: Feb 8-10, Tulare, CA 2006: Feb 14-16, Tulare, CA 2007: Feb 13-15, Tulare, CA WORLD BEEF EXPO Contact: Brian Bolan PO Box 14990 West Allis West Allis, city (1990 pop. 63,221), Milwaukee co., SE Wis., a residential and industrial suburb of Milwaukee; inc. 1902. Mobile equipment, electronic products, generators, and heavy machinery are among its manufactures. , WI 53214 414/266-7050, FAX: 414/266-7007 E-mail: brian.bolan@sfp.state.wi.us Web site: www.wistatefair.com Attendance in 2003: 10,000 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 15 Price of one exhibit space: $20 per foot frontage for 10' by 10' 2004: Sept 23-26, West Allis, WI WORLD DAIRY EXPO The World Dairy Expo, or World Dairy Exposition, is a cattle show held annually at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Considered the largest and most important dairy cattle Show in North America, it has been held in the first week of October since 1967. Contact: Tom McKittrick 2820 Walton Commons Walton Common (grid reference ST428738) is a 25.5 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Walton in Gordano, North Somerset, notified in 1991. W., Suite 101 Madison, WI 53718 608/224-6455, FAX: 608/224-0300 E-mail: wde@wdexpo.com Web site: www.world-dairy-expo.com Attendance in 2003: 65,125 Number of exhibitors in 2003: 1,400 booths - 640 companies Price of one exhibit space: $1,180 for 10' by 10' 2004: Sept 28-0ct 2, Madison, WI 2005: Oct 4-8, Madison, WI 2006: Oct 3-7, Madison, WI WORLD PORK EXPO Contact: John Wrigley PO Box 10383 Des Moines, IA 50306 515/778-5461, FAX: 515/225-8187 E-mail: jwrigley@nppc.org Web site: www.worldpork.org 2005: June 9-11, Des Moines, IA |
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