Farm Progress Show Expected To Attract Several Thousand
(Boone) — As many as 100-thousand visitors are expected in Boone this week for the Farm Progress Show, the region’s biggest event of its kind. Dena Morgan is spokeswoman for the 59th annual exposition, showing off everything that’s new in agricultural production.
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Morgan says visitors will be seeing the latest in agricultural equipment and technology as this is the place where many companies will roll out new products and campaigns.
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Morgan was asked how this year’s enduring drought will have an impact on the show.
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The show runs Tuesday through Thursday. It rotates locations every other year. Boone hosts the show in even-numbered years while Decatur, Illinois, hosts it in odd-numbered years. Learn more at: “www.farmprogress.com”
