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CapitalPress.com January 23, 2015 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena N. Maple Stre Adults: $12 ticket price includes the Spokane Ag Expo trade show, Pacifi c Northwest Farm Forum main sessions, speakers, seminars and free parking at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (main front lot — West 700 block of Boone Avenue). Youths (12-18 years): $8 each, and children under 12 are free. Spokane Ag Expo: Spokane Convention Center Exhibit Halls Exhibitor Room Events: Spokane Convention Center in Rooms 401 & 402 A, B & C Pacifi c Northwest Farm Forum Main Session: DoubleTree Hotel Ballroom in Salon IV Agricultural Economic Forecast: DoubleTree Hotel Ballroom in Salon IV Pacifi c Northwest Farm Forum Seminars: Double- Tree Hotel Ballroom in Salons I, II & III and Shades Conference Room FFA Program: DoubleTree Hotel Ballroom in Salon I-IV Career Fair: Spokane Convention Center in Room 302 A & B Spokane Convention Center: 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. DoubleTree Hotel Spokane: 322 N. Spokane Falls Court Westbound I-90 Exit Eastbound I-90 Exit RIVERFRONT PARK Area in detail okane Falls Blvd. Sp W. Main Avenue ne Riv er Wash. 395 2 S. Division Street N 1,000 feet S. Stevens Street S. Monroe Street S. Maple Street Exit 280 S. Washington Street 291 W. Sprague Avenue 290 Spokane 90 2 90 Cheney 90 90 Idaho Event locations Spoka Spokane Ag Expo/ free parking and shuttle bus Wash. Tickets can be purchased at the Convention Center Complex in the Exhibit Hall ticket offi ce and the DoubleTree Hotel Ballroom Lobby throughout the week of the show. Discount tickets for $8 are available at all North 40 Outfi tters in Washington and Idaho through show week. SPOKANE et The Ag Expo/Farm Forum Pass is good for all three days of the show. Spokane Ag Expo N. Ruby Street W. Boone Avenue Spokane celebrates Ag Expo, Farm Forum E. Sharp Avenue Free Parking/ Shuttle Bus N. Division Street 2015 Spokane Ag Expo and Pacifi c Northwest Farm Forum Ticket prices S. Walnut Street 2 Opportunity 27 N 195 Exit 281 Free Parking with Shuttle Bus Service: Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Main Front Lot only — West 700 Block of Boone Avenue 2015 show hours TUESDAY, FEB. 3 Farm Forum Main Session: 9-11-a.m. Ag Expo: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibitor Room Events: 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Farm Forum Seminars: Noon, 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4 Ag Expo: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Alan Kenaga/Capital Press Agriculture Economic Forecast: 9–10:30 a.m. Exhibitor Room Events: 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Big Data Panel: 1-3 p.m. Farm Forum Seminars: 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. THURSDAY, FEB. 5 FFA Program: 9-11 a.m. Ag Expo: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Exhibitor Room Events: 9 a.m.-noon Career Fair: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Farm Forum Seminars: 10:30 a.m., noon OFFICE 509.535.2028 814 N. YARDLEY SPOKANE, WA 99212 SPAE15-2/#14 The Spokane Ag Expo and Pacifi c Northwest Farm Forum are the centerpieces of the 2015 Ag Week celebration. Each year the Spokane Ag Expo organizers and Visit Spokane designate “Ag Week in Spokane.” This year it is planned for Feb. 1-7. The Expo, now in its 38th year, will be based in the newly expanded Spokane Convention Center, while the forum, in its 61st year, holds agriculture-re- lated presentations and sem- inars in the nearby Spokane DoubleTree Hotel. “As we continue celebrat- ing agriculture in Spokane, highlighting the importance of agriculture in our region, we are very excited for the ex- panded exhibit space, allow- ing us to bring more exhibits and events for attendees,” said Myrna O’Leary, director of the Spokane Ag Expo and Pacifi c Northwest Farm Forum. Others events that are part of Ag Week include: • The second annual Ex- cellence in Agriculture Award will be presented at the Pacifi c Northwest Farm Forum open- ing session on Tuesday, Feb. 3, in the DoubleTree Hotel Ball- room. The award was devel- oped to recognize an individu- al, business or organization that has had signifi cant, positive impacts on the agricultural in- dustry in the Inland Northwest during 2014. • With the expansion of the convention center, rooms di- rectly off the show fl oor allow exhibitors to offer an array of workshops on topics important to farmers. • The Expo will offer a ca- reer fair for high school stu- dents, increasing awareness of the career opportunities avail- able to them. Students and par- ents are encouraged to attend the event, which will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5. • The Expo offers a “Big Data” panel discussion from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, to On the cover The cover photo for the 2015 Spokane Ag Expo and Pacifi c Northwest Farm Forum special supplement is “Standing in Dad- dy’s Overalls,” a photo by Karen Baumann, of Washtucna, Wash. It received the Greater Spokane Incorporated’s Choice Award and the Show Director’s Choice Award in the annual Spokane Ag Expo Photography Contest. For more contest winners, see pages 10 and 11. help farmers consider how the data revolution could impact them, including questions about farmer-generated data, how it’s gathered by service providers, who owns farmer-generated data and potential risks. Pan- elists include Kirk A. Wesley, national and key accounts manager for CNH Industrial, NAFTA; Elizabeth Telless- en, attorney with Winston & Cashatt in Spokane; and Barrie Robison, associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Idaho and associate director of the Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies. • Expo attendees will again be able to donate canned food and make monetary donations to the annual Dump for Hun- ger food drive sponsored by Western States Equipment. This is the seventh year of this anti-hunger drive during the Expo. All food and money collected is donated to Second Harvest Food Bank and dis- tributed throughout the Inland Northwest. • The Pacifi c Northwest Farm Forum will present a full slate of seminars and top speak- ers. Weatherman Art Douglas, emeritus professor of atmo- spheric sciences at Creighton University, and Washington State University small grains agricultural economics profes- sor Randy Fortenbery speak at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, in the DoubleTree Hotel. For further details, visit the Spokane Ag Expo website at www.agshow.org.