New York Farm Show

The 24th annual New York Farm Show is the spring planning event of the Northeast. It has grown every year, and the 2009 show promises to be bigger and better than ever! The Event is being held at the NYS Fairgrounds on Thursday through Saturday, February 26-28^th, 2009.

Visual Technologies takes part every year by helping the many exhibitors at the New York Farm show by providing equipment for their various audio/visual needs. This event will feature exhibitors ranging from Agricultural programs, construction, financial services, and farming equipment.

There will be a number of new commercial exhibits and even more programs aimed at helping you build Northeast agriculture's future. In addition there will be there will be new dairy technologies introduced. At least one new company will be bringing farm-scale wind energy generators. And Oxbo is wheeling in a new hay merger. And we're expecting a record number of new products – to be featured soon on this Web site.

To boost the value of your New York Farm Show trip, we've expanded our list of mini-seminars in the Arts and Home Center. Here's a peek at what'll be offered:

Two "Farming for the Future" sessions: Early Friday morning, Feb. 27, we'll host an intensive hour-long session about "Gas leasing and its financial consequences". Early Saturday morning, Feb. 28, we'll kick off a multi-part program on "Where alternative energy fits your farm". It'll cover wind turbines, solar applications, biomass furnaces and energy auditing.

Daily woodlot and forest management sessions: Ten different landowner topics will deal with stand management, timber values, insect threats, wildlife management and forest biomass.

Daily beef programs: Topics to be covered include rotational grazing, proper castration techniques, live vs. killed vaccines, selecting most profitable animals and more. And yes, the popular hot beef sundae will be back – first come, first served from 11 a.m. until they're gone each day.

Complimentary free admission tickets are available at most local Northeast farm equipment dealerships. Or just send a self-addressed stamped envelope – no later than Feb. 13. – to me at: New York Farm Show Tickets, P.O. Box 3470, Syracuse, NY 13220.