The 2009 Farm Progress Show, the nation's biggest outdoor agricultural exhibition, will be held Tuesday through Thursday at the permanent biennial show site at Decatur.
The show opens at 8 a.m. daily and closes at 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 4 p.m. Thursday. Admission is $10 for adults $5 for ages 13-17.
The show site is northeast of Decatur, south of Interstate 72 (Exits 150 and 144) and west of Richland Community College.
More than 500 exhibitors will display new farm equipment, tractors, combines and farm implements; seed and crop protection products; and many additional farm supplies and services.
Field demonstrations will include side-by-side tillage, GPS and precision equipment, and tractor and combine performance comparisons on hundreds of corn acres to be harvested. Livestock handling and horse training demonstrations are included.
The show also includes a wide variety of informational programs, entertainment and food offerings.
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