Farm Progress

Missed Louisville? Catch up in Syracuse at New York Farm Show

New York Farm Show, Northeast’s largest winter show, rolls in next week.

John Vogel, Editor, American Agriculturist

February 16, 2018

2 Min Read
DOUBLING UP: Equipment manufacturers keep finding new ways to get double-duty with new tech.

If you missed going to the National Farm Machinery Show at Louisville, Ky., you’ve got a much closer opportunity to see the latest in ag technology — especially dairy tech — at the New York Farm Show in Syracuse. The Northeast’s largest show takes over the New York. State Fairgrounds on Syracuse’s west edge Feb. 22, 23 and 24.

The show hosts more than 400 exhibitors displaying the latest in farm equipment, tractors, combines and farm implements; seed and crop protection products; farm supplies and services; dairy and beef production, and woodlot and related industry supplies. Every major brand of tractor, grain and haying equipment, tillage and planting tool, even robotic dairy equipment will be on hand.

Check out over 30 new products set to debut at the farm show. Of course, that’s just a few of the new products on display from companies responding to our query.

All of it is jammed into six huge heated buildings. Buses will shuttle you from parking to all the buildings and back to parking.

This show draws more of these products to its exhibit floors than any other East Coast winter show. For a full list of exhibits and NYFS locations, visit newyorkfarmshow.com.

Ag-smart workshops

This year’s “Ag-smart” seminars and workshops target need-to-know and “hot topic” sessions.

• On Feb. 23, Cornell Cooperative Extension will host “The Future of Industrial Hemp” — two hours packed with the latest on growing hemp and developing markets for manufactured products. This Friday-only event kicks off at 10 a.m. in the Art and Home Center’s Bistro Room.

• The New York Forest Owners Association’s ever-popular daily workshops focus on how to grow the benefits of woodlot and timber management in the Center’s Somerset Room. Check out the Learn more, earn more schedule.

• Don’t miss the “Everything Beef” area in the Dairy Building — live beef cattle breed display, daily technology talks, and the popular hot beef sundaes brought to you by the New York Beef Producers and Junior Beef Producers. Thursday and Friday topic presentations include:

— New tech calving alerts: Moocall IOT technology monitors when a cow is going to calve. It saves calves, money and time.

— Beef AGvocacy by the numbers: How to be a beef advocate and why it’s so important.

— To cull or to keep: Why legs, feet, udders and frame scores are important to a cow’s future.

— Preconditioning: Why it’s so important to beef calf development.

— Beef connections: Why cow/calf operators, feedlots and slaughter facilities need to work together.

— Beef preferences: Keeping this protein on your plate is important.

Saturday’s presentations on beef topics will be handled by New York Junior Beef members.

Don’t forget about those delicious hot beef sundaes — bowls of hot roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, topped with a cherry — available daily from 10:45 a.m. until sold out.

This 33rd annual New York Farm Show is sponsored by American Agriculturist and the Northeast Equipment Dealers Association.

About the Author(s)

John Vogel

Editor, American Agriculturist

For more than 38 years, John Vogel has been a Farm Progress editor writing for farmers from the Dakota prairies to the Eastern shores. Since 1985, he's been the editor of American Agriculturist – successor of three other Northeast magazines.

Raised on a grain and beef farm, he double-majored in Animal Science and Ag Journalism at Iowa State. His passion for helping farmers and farm management skills led to his family farm's first 209-bushel corn yield average in 1989.

John's personal and professional missions are an integral part of American Agriculturist's mission: To anticipate and explore tomorrow's farming needs and encourage positive change to keep family, profit and pride in farming.

John co-founded Pennsylvania Farm Link, a non-profit dedicated to helping young farmers start farming. It was responsible for creating three innovative state-supported low-interest loan programs and two "Farms for the Future" conferences.

His publications have received countless awards, including the 2000 Folio "Gold Award" for editorial excellence, the 2001 and 2008 National Association of Ag Journalists' Mackiewicz Award, several American Agricultural Editors' "Oscars" plus many ag media awards from the New York State Agricultural Society.

Vogel is a three-time winner of the Northeast Farm Communicators' Farm Communicator of the Year award. He's a National 4-H Foundation Distinguished Alumni and an honorary member of Alpha Zeta, and board member of Christian Farmers Outreach.

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