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Slideshow: Here’s a look at the best of the Farm Progress Show and all you need to know!

Holly Spangler, Senior Editor, Prairie Farmer

July 23, 2021

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Farm shows are back! Join us at the 2021 Farm Progress Show, which returns to Decatur, Ill., Aug. 31 to Sept. 2.

“We’re looking at two years’ worth of product introductions that nobody has seen in person,” says Matt Jungmann, director of national events for Farm Progress. “This is the place to talk to the experts and learn how all these advancements — two years’ worth of technology and equipment and ideas — can help your operation.”

Billed as the largest outdoor farm show in the U.S., the Farm Progress Show is known for its field demonstrations, complete with more than 300 acres of corn harvest, tillage and stalk baling demos. The corn went in during near-perfect conditions, and Jungmann says it’s on track for a late-August harvest.

As for what Jungmann’s most anticipating? He’s looking forward to the same thing as a lot of folks in agriculture: seeing people.

“I’m looking forward to the crowds flooding in the gates every day. I’m looking forward to people interacting and shaking hands and getting business done,” he says. “We’re getting everyone back together.”

Take a look through this slideshow for some of the best highlights of the show, the information you’ll need and what you can look forward to.

About the Author(s)

Holly Spangler

Senior Editor, Prairie Farmer, Farm Progress

Holly Spangler has covered Illinois agriculture for more than two decades, bringing meaningful production agriculture experience to the magazine’s coverage. She currently serves as editor of Prairie Farmer magazine and Executive Editor for Farm Progress, managing editorial staff at six magazines throughout the eastern Corn Belt. She began her career with Prairie Farmer just before graduating from the University of Illinois in agricultural communications.

An award-winning writer and photographer, Holly is past president of the American Agricultural Editors Association. In 2015, she became only the 10th U.S. agricultural journalist to earn the Writer of Merit designation and is a five-time winner of the top writing award for editorial opinion in U.S. agriculture. She was named an AAEA Master Writer in 2005. In 2011, Holly was one of 10 recipients worldwide to receive the IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Ag Journalism award. She currently serves on the Illinois Fairgrounds Foundation, the U of I Agricultural Communications Advisory committee, and is an advisory board member for the U of I College of ACES Research Station at Monmouth. Her work in agricultural media has been recognized by the Illinois Soybean Association, Illinois Corn, Illinois Council on Agricultural Education and MidAmerica Croplife Association.

Holly and her husband, John, farm in western Illinois where they raise corn, soybeans and beef cattle on 2,500 acres. Their operation includes 125 head of commercial cows in a cow/calf operation. The family farm includes John’s parents and their three children.

Holly frequently speaks to a variety of groups and organizations, sharing the heart, soul and science of agriculture. She and her husband are active in state and local farm organizations. They serve with their local 4-H and FFA programs, their school district, and are active in their church's youth and music ministries.

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