|
Directory
Navigate
ExperienceClovis.com
with point-&-clicks below:
 Where
is Clovis? (Map)
Current
Weather
|
Agricultural News & Events
in
Clovis and Central California
The
following list includes agricultural-related news
and events in Clovis and Central
California. Please remember to call prior to
attending any events listed on this website.
The listing is subject to
change without notice.
You are
invited to submit your events for free
listing. Please include: Name of Event, Description,
Date, Time, Cost, Address, Phone Number and website.
You
may send your submissions by using an online
submission form at the following link:
http://goo.gl/7aThl. We do not accept
submissions by phone or by email attachments. We
reserve the right to refuse any items we deem
inappropriate
for our listing.
Click
Here to Home of Ag News & Events
Click
Here for Main Page of Farms & Orchards
44th World
Ag Expo Earns Rave Reviews
Posted on February 22, 2011
Exhibitors
awash in sales, the first-ever FFA Assembly, huge
crowds and sunny skies created a memorable 44th
edition of World Ag Expo.
The sunshine and the reputation of World Ag Expo
drew a sea of attendees to opening day – and the
good news is that they were looking to buy.
Story continued
below.
Photos courtesy of
International Agri-Center
OXBO
International’s Brent Borboa said the week is “off
to a good start” on opening day, with “the right
people here today – the decision-makers.” He is
finding a lot of interest in his product, and “more
optimism” this year.
Mike Caruso, with Top-10 New Product winner AMSOIL,
called the show “awesome.”
First-time
exhibitor Johnny Georges of Tree T Pee had to retreat to
his rental car just to get some rest from the flood of
buyers and interested distributors. He has been
“overwhelmed” by the interest from distributors and a
“continuing flow” of buyers interested in his citrus
product.
The sunshine
apparently had attendees thinking about summer
recreation, as the Etco Marine display was abuzz with
activity. Owner Chad Borba said he already had an offer
on a boat from an out-of-state buyer.
First-time exhibitor Cirrus Aircraft brought a
full-sized mockup of their personal aircraft and by the
close of the second day already had a buyer. The
aircraft sell for about half a million dollars.
Attendee and Forage Challenge award winner Kelly
Callahan, of Royal City, Wash., has been to World Ag
Expo for the past 12 years. He and his family farm 3,000
acres, operate a 1,500-cow dairy, raise apples, operate
a gravel pit and a construction company and have a
well-drilling enterprise. To equip those businesses, the
family “spends about a quarter of a million dollars” on
equipment in the year after World Ag Expo.
“We do all our research here, and then go back home and
buy,” Callahan said. “Our equipment needs are so diverse
we really have to see the whole show.”
World Ag Expo is all about business and education – with
some fun thrown in for good measure. This year’s edition
featured a two-night concert series, an FFA Assembly for
more than 2,000 students and a flash mob dance on Median
Street, as well as cooking demonstrations and fashion
shows at the World Ag Women Pavilion.
“One of the things that makes World Ag Expo unique is
the diversity of exhibits, the diversity of attendees
and the quality of the attendees,” noted 2011 Chairman
Lee Coito. “From rice to citrus, dairy to agrichemicals,
our exhibitors show it all, along with some surprises
like personal aircraft. And the beauty of it is,
exhibitors of all types find success here.”
The competition in the Forage Challenge, sponsored by
Mycogen Seeds, gets tougher every year, as the word
spreads and more farmers enter. The first-place winners
this year are:
- Alfalfa
hay, Lazy 2K Livestock, Kellie Hinman, Wheatland, NY
- Corn
silage, Royal Turf Farms, Kelly Callahan, Royal
City, WA
- Brown
mid-rib corn silage, Tony Borba Dairy, Escalon, CA
The $18,000 in cash
prizes was sponsored by Lallemand Animal Nutrition North
America.
World Ag Expo will celebrate its 45th anniversary on
Feb. 14-16, 2012.
(Source: International
Agri-Center)
Your feedback is
welcome. Please
send your comments to
or
Click Here to post on our Facebook Page
Click
here to Main Page of Farms & Orchards
Click
Here to Home of Ag News & Events
Have an
Awesome Day and Experience in
Clovis and Central California!
Clovis is what every
small town aspires to be
when it grows up!SM
|
Editor &
Publisher
Clovis
resident for 30 years
|
|
 Jordan
College Dean Boyer Appointed to
State Ag Board
20th
Annual
California Antique Farm Equipment Show
World
Ag Expo Closes Big 45th Anniversary Show
World
Ag Expo Celebrates 45 Years of Excellence
Fresno
State University Promotes Self-sufficiency
for Afghan Agriculture
Peach
Pomace Tested As Cereal Ingredient
CO2
Tested in Tomato Plant Trials
Study Examines Bacteria Reducing
Unwanted Chemicals
in Soils
Viticulture
Research Examines Extended Cool Growth for Wine
Grapes
California
Bartlett Pear and
Prosciutto Bruschetta
Photogravure: Things that grow in Clovis
&
Central California, # 3
Overweight
Senior Gets Fit the Right Way!
Celebrating
National Ice Cream Month 2011
Fresno
State's
Volunteers Top 1 Million Community Service
Hours
Regional Destination ImagiNation Tournament 2011
FREE,
Historic, Artistic, Rare Carousel Animals
Exhibit
Carousel
History with Carousel Historian Tobin
Fraley
Larry
Freels' Historic Carousel Animals Collection on Exhibit
Celebrating
America's 235th Birthday
2011
Memorial Day Tribute
How
California Grape Growers Cope with Weather
How
to Insure Your Antiques Properly
Miracles
on a Mountainside
A
Champion in the Woods
18th
Annual Antique Show Celebrates History
Valley
Native to Head State Health and Human Services Agency
11th
Annual CART Showcase in 2011
Our
Schools, Our Kids,
Our Future -- February 2011
Nimitz Makes Wish
Come True
A
Locally Grown America
|
Share
