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Indy farm and power show celebrating three decades
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — When the 30th Indiana-Illinois Farm and Outdoor Power Equipment Show moves into the Indiana State Fairgrounds for its annual three-day run Dec. 16-18, it will totally fill the 170,000 square feet of available space in the West Pavilion.
More than 350 companies are exhibiting, running the gamut from long line to short line, seeds to chemicals, livestock equipment to technology – big companies and small.

“Farmers have a lot of questions this year – input costs, crop prices, availability of equipment, leasing versus buying, financing, crop insurance – and the best place to get these questions answered is at the farm show,” explained Show Manager Richard Sherman, who has been with the show from its inception.

“The companies that exhibit are there to answer these questions and our free seminar series is always on subjects of vital importance to area farmers. Gary Truitt of Hoosier Ag Today puts the series together and always does a remarkable job of getting the experts there to help our farmers.”

This year’s schedule begins Dec. 16 at 11 a.m. in the seminar room on the west side of the building, behind the red curtain, with “How to Increase Your Yields in 2009” by representatives of Beck’s Hybrids and Monsanto. The next day’s morning seminar, also at 11 a.m. “Market Price Outlook and My 2009 Recommendations” by Dr. Chris Hurt of Purdue University.

The final seminar on Dec. 18, at 11 a.m., is “How to Use the Market Without Getting Killed” by Jim Riley, from Riley Trading, and representatives from E Hedger.

The largest displays at the show will again be led by John Deere, presented by Reynolds Farm Equipment and Smith Implement, which will fill more than 3,000 square feet. Next in size is the Case IH display, presented by Bane Equipment, followed by the CAT and Agco display of 3,000 square feet, presented by MacAllister Machinery.

Among others with large displays at the show are Waitt Equipment Sales, Fertilizer Dealer Supply, Unverferth Manufacturing, Shivvers, Oxbo, Rodoc, W. Lafayette Agri Sales, Salsman Farm Supply showing Kinze, Jenner Sales, Schafstall, Fosters Truck, E.C.
Stutsman, Par-Kan, Flowers Farm Equipment, Dave’s Farm Supply, Kale Marketing, KSI, Fast Sprayers, Saladin Trailers, Salford, JM Innovations, Nomanco, Hardi, Agro Chem, Bruning, Drago, Clark’s Ag Supply, Hagie, Wingfield Manufacturing, Tri State Fertilizer, Demco, Balzer, Hiniker, Rem, Meridian Manufacturing, J&M Manufacturing, Alliance Products, Glascock Equipment, Great Plains, Walinga, Obermeyer & Young and Sisco.

Large first-time displayers include Daylight Farm Supply, MachineryLink, Allen Truck Sales, Wylie Sprayers, Riley Park Tire and M&H Equipment showing JCB. Many other first-time exhibitors will be scattered among the more than 200 10-by-10-foot booths.
Those who have not been to the West Pavilion of the fairgrounds for a few years will see what is practically an all-new building. Nearly $4 million has been spent to modernize the facility with new lighting, heating, restrooms, flooring, a new front lobby and everything to make a day at the farm show as good an experience as possible.

Show hours are Dec. 16-17 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Dec. 18 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission to the show is free, but there is a $3 per-car parking charge, which is used to underwrite the revitalization of the fairgrounds. The Indiana State Fairgrounds is located at 1201 E. 38th Street in Indianapolis, easily accessible from all farm areas without fighting downtown traffic.
12/10/2008