Raleigh Hosts Successful 45th Annual Farm Show

Thu February 16, 2023
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The 45th annual Southern Farm Show wrapped up Feb. 3, 2023, and was deemed a great success by an overwhelming number of the 385 exhibiting companies.

With nearly 300,000 net sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor exhibit space, the show used nearly all of the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Approximately 30,000 agricultural, landscape and construction professionals were estimated to have attended the free-admission event.

While the majority of exhibiting companies were focused on agriculture, the show's growing number of construction and landclearing companies was evident. Participating companies included NED, Company Wrench, Fecon, Ascendum, Hills Machinery, ACT Construction Equipment, Asheboro JCB, James River Equipment, Blue Diamond Attachments, CCS Equipment Sales, Ditch Witch of NC, Sound Heavy Machinery, Vermeer and Vermeer All Roads. Kobelco also was at the show with a demonstration area. CEG

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Approximately 30,000 agricultural, landscape and construction professionals were estimated to have attended the free-admission event.(Southern Farm Show photo)

GF Equipment Sales Representative Tom Lane stands with the Vh110 Simatech.
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Kobelco featured a demonstration area at the show.
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Jesse Rast of Jesse Rast Enterprises with the Gyro-Trac Model 500HF.
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Vermeer All Roads representative Archie Griffith with the Fecon 225.
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Fecon representative Joe Cox with the Fecon FTX 150-2.
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Loftness Specialized Equipment representative Wes Smith with the Loftness 51BX 40 excavator head.
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NEC representative Jason Henson (L) and customer Jon Flourmoy with the Prinoth Raptor 100.
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Implement Sales 2 representative Matt Johnson with a Baumalight mulcher.
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Premier Equipment Representative Chris Bennett with a New Holland mulcher.
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CCS Equipment Sales representative Ethan Davis with a Takeuchi mulcher.
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