One show is already underway
2025 is only one week old but the farm show calendar is chalked full of events for the U.S. ag community.
Here’s a small preview of some of the farm shows occurring early on in the year.
One show, for example, has already started.
The Pennsylvania Farm Show opened on Jan. 4 and will run until Jan. 11 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, Penn.
The theme for the 2025 show is Powering Pennsylvania and aims to celebrate the people in the state’s ag industry.
Some of the new events at the show for 2025 include celebrating women in Pennsylvania ag.
That kicks off on Jan. 9 at 9am with a presentation rom Dr. Temple Grandin and will include demos and networking with other women in Pennsylvania agriculture.
Also on Thursday, PPL will be conducting a live line demonstration to help farmers protect themselves around power lines.
In addition to the individual events happening within the show, there’s also a full trade show with exhibitors to take in.
At the end of January, the American Farm Bureau has its annual convention in San Antonio, Texas.
The event from Jan. 24 to 29, will help the national organization set the agenda as the leading voice of ag in Washington, D.C.
The convention will also include educational workshops, additional tours to local farms, and guest speakers.
One of the keynote speakers is Lt. Col. Dan Rooney, an F-16 fighter pilot and cofounder of Folds of Honor. This nonprofit provides educational scholarships for children and spouses of fallen or disabled military service members and first responders.
In early February, the Southern Farm Show takes place at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raliegh, N.C.
From Feb. 5 to 7, farmers can attend the largest annual ag exposition in the Carolinas and Virginia. It hosts over 400 exhibitors and includes meetings, workshops and helps farmers prepare for the upcoming growing season.
The 2025 event will include educational presentations on pesticide use, and showcase some new equipment like Massey Ferguson’s MF 1M.25 compact tractor.
And running from Feb. 12 to 15 is the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky.
The seminar schedule hasn’t been released yet, but the 2024 show saw more than 73,000 people attend, with more than 800 exhibitors filling 10 exhibit halls.
A team from Farms.com attended the 2024 show and came back with enough content to fill multiple special editions of a machinery newsletter dedicated to products from the event.