World Ag Expo Sets 10-Year High in Attendance Numbers

Wed March 22, 2023
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The 2023 World Ag Expo was held in Tulare, Calif., on Feb. 14 to 16, 2023. This annual show marked 56 years — with the theme, "Taking Care of Ag Business."

This year's event saw a 10-year high in attendance with more than 100,000 attendees during its three-day run.

More than 1,200 exhibitors displayed the latest in farm equipment, allowing exhibitors the chance to speak with farmers, ag professionals and students from across the country.

More than 100 educational sessions were held, from renewable energy and groundwater management to dairy and livestock innovations.

The show opened on Tues., Feb. 14, with opening remarks from U.S. Speaker Kevin McCarthy, followed by the firing of the cannon and a flyover of an F18 and F35 down Meridian Street.

McCarthy spoke about the importance of farming — "we feed the world" — and the importance of "helping today's farmers continue to grow."

After opening ceremonies, the show hosted the first U.S. House Committee Agriculture 2023 Bill Listening session, where the bipartisan committee members in attendance heard the concerns facing farmers today. House committee members included Chairman Glenn Thompson (PA-15), Jim Costa (CA-21), John Duarte (CA-13), John Rose (TN-6), along with six additional committee members, who spoke to the group about the future and concerns in farming. Food safety and water continue to be of high importance to those in attendance.

Most exhibitors were enthusiastic about the expo, where attendees were able to visit with dealers and manufacturers from all facets of the agricultural industry, from autonomous solutions to harvesting to dairy advancements.

The next edition of the World Ag Expo will be held at the same venue on Feb. 13 to 15, 2024. For more information, visit www.worldagexpo.org. CEG

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The Cal-Line Equipment company is representated by (L-R): Dave Moran, municipality sales representative; Denny Knoll, president; and Clint Henry, service tech of Bandit Industries Inc. They are standing in front of the Beast Model 4680XP horizontal grinder from Bandit. This “beast” is perfect for turning large piles of waste wood into larger mulch piles, processing bulky chunk wood, cleaning up storm damage and debris after natural disasters.
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Family-owned and operated Kaweah Equipment Co. carries a full line of equipment from Yanmar and Wacker Neuson. (L-R): Garrett Casey, president; Kathy Casey, corporate secretary; and Nicholas Casey, account manager.
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The team from Kaweah Equipment Co. (L-R, front row): Garrett Casey, president; Kathy Casey, corporate secretary; Mary Avitia, sales assistant; Kristina Sizemore, controller. (L-R, back row): Nicholas Casey, account manager, Eduardo Esparza, parts/sales service; Scott Alsterberg, Yanmar — western U.S. regional sales manager; and Don Thomas, Yanmar national sales manager.
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California Truck Centers is represented by (L-R): Jeff Todd, truck salesman of Fresno Truck Center; Anthony Tellez, truck salesman of Fresno Truck Center; Mike Munoz, truck salesman of Bakersfield Truck Center; and Hugo Rodriguez, corporate recruiter of California Truck Center. The truck in the background is the company’s first electric truck to be delivered to OK Produce.
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Diamond A Equipment talks about AUSA and its reversible dumper. (L-R) are Ron Carillo, sales representative; Russell Maa, director of sales and rentals; Tyler Spencer, sales representative; and Joseph Beeson, sales representative, in front of the DR601AHG reversible dumper.
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The show opened with a flyover of an F18 and F35 down Meridian Street.
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Doug Blacksill (L) and Tim Holguin, both salesmen of Douglass Truck Bodies, are ready to help design your custom build truck body.
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Dominic McNamara is ready to talk about the Gyru-Star compact screening system, a bucket-type attachment that is perfect for screening soil, compost and aggregates. The bucket can be fitted to most existing equipment like excavators, compact loaders, wheeled or tracked loaders and skid steers.
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The team from Warrior Machinery and LiuGong NA took a moment from talking with customers to promote all that LiuGong has to offer.
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(L-R): Frank Valente, territory manager; Rick Jung, territory manager; Cheyenne Clements, marketing manager; and Ed Galindo, e-mobility product manager, all representing Volvo, stand in front of the Volvo L20 electric compact wheel loader. This is just one piece of the growing portfolio of Volvo electric machines.
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Equipment Share showcased its assortment of machines from SANY to Takeuchi. Anthony Powers, sales representative, and Lori Jackson work the SANY portion of the booth and display.
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(L-R): Billy Reagan, general manager, advanced solutions, and Tyrone Bernal, territory account manager, both of Takeuchi; and Zack Cochlin, general manager, advanced solutions, of Equipment Share, spent time talking about Takeuchi’s array of compact equipment.
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(L-R): Garton Tractor’s Jeremy Correia, equipment sales; Brett Garcia, sales; Kevin Ballard, Merced manager; and Cody Nenbauer, factory support of Hitachi, showcasing the line of Hitachi equipment from dozers to excavators, are pictured here in front of the ZX350 high performance excavator and one of the compact excavators in stock and ready for delivery.
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Eric Copeland (L), store manager, and Paul Santos, sales specialist, both of Bobcat Fresno, were busy throughout the show talking with customers about Bobcat and the compact equipment available. Bobcat Fresno is part of the Bobcat Central family with five locations in northern California, including Stockton, Merced and Sacramento.
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Central California Power, family-owned and operated since 1982, brought in its JCB line, including a sampling from its compact equipment to excavators to portable power. The AG Expo team is represented by (L-R): Magna Gonzalez, customer service; Rod Headley, president; Blake Headley, vice president; Jerry Pompa, sales; Alex Page, sales; Raul Portugal, sales; and Brittany Portugal, marketing specialist.
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