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2004 Western Farm Show
Kellen Fischer, Corner Post Staff

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 26, 2004 - Booths, business, bucks and bull - the four "b's" of the annual Western Farm Show in Kansas City, held at the Kemper Arena/American Royal Complex. The Show is a gathering of businesses with an interest in any aspect of the business of agriculture. A few of the many facets of the agriculture industry that were represented included equipment manufacturers, technology companies, animal heath firms, crop consulting services and software manufacturers.

"Every year our show keeps getting bigger," Curtis Kleoppel, Western Farm Show Manager, said. "Companies recognize this as one of the premier opportunities that they have at their disposal to expand their business."

"Representation of the precision agriculture industry has increased the most since I started attending the farm show five years ago," said Matt Stundebeck, a farmer and MU junior from Salisbury, Mo. "Everyone has an auto-steer system for sale these days."

The Western Farm Show can be an informative tool and a valuable learning experience, and you can make plans to attend next year. The farm show is always the third weekend in February.

For more information, check out the Western Farm Show's website at http://www.westernfarmshow.com.

To learn about the American Royal Complex and its history in Kansas City, stop by http://www.americanroyal.com.

The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City sponsors many events in the Kansas City area. Its website is: http://www.americanroyal.com/s/static/events/abc.htm

The Western Farm Show is sponsored by the Southwestern Association, an agricultural equipment and retailer's trade association. Their website is http://www.southwesternassn.com.

For more information about farm shows, you can visit http://www.farmshows.org.

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