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January 29, 2016 CapitalPress.com 13 World Ag Expo 49th annual World Ag Expo runs Feb. 9-11 1,500 exhibitors will greet 100,000 visitors from around the globe TULARE, Calif. — World Ag Expo will kick off its 49th annual show on Tuesday, Feb. 9, in Tulare, Calif. Gates open at 9 a.m. on Tuesday and the show runs through 4 p.m. Thursday. Billed as the largest annu- al agricultural exposition of its kind, World Ag Expo fea- tures more than 1,500 exhibi- tors who display cutting-edge agricultural technology and equipment on 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space. An estimated average of 100,000 individuals attend the show each year to learn about the latest advances in agriculture. At last year’s Courtesy of WAE The World Ag Expo offers acres of booths and exhibits demon- strating all shapes and sizes of ag equipment. More than 100,000 people from around the world are expected to visit the three-day show in Tulare, Calif. Expo, 49 states and 49 coun- tries were represented. In addition to exhibits of all types, 49 seminars will be offered in dairy, irrigation, international trade and gener- al agriculture topics. A new feature this year are seminars on bees as well as on mentors for women in agriculture. Seminars pre- sented by professionals in the industry provide attendees with valuable information to improve their operations. “World Ag Expo functions as a platform — to offer up the best to the world’s hard- est-working group of people so they can continue to feed and clothe and change the world,” Jerry Sinift, Interna- tional Agri-Center’s chief ex- HFXWLYHRI¿FHUVDLGLQDSUHVV release. “When our exhibi- tors succeed, our attendees and farmers transform their operation, and consumers all over the world are positively impacted by the increased ef- ¿FLHQF\ DQG WKH FRQWLQXRXV re-evaluation of ‘what we’ve always done.’ “Ag is evolving to feed a growing world. And we’re here to help facilitate that.” Live webcams of World Ag Expo’s show grounds can be viewed online in February at www.WorldAgExpo.org/ live-webcams. Ten cameras on the grounds offer views of activity on the grounds, in- cluding exhibitors, attendees and volunteers. World Ag Expo attendees can also get the latest news, information and updates about the show by down- loading the new 2016 mobile app. The free app provides mo- bile access to the schedule of events, an exhibitor directo- ry, map of the show grounds and other visitor resources. The app will be available in February and can be down- loaded from your app store by searching for “World Ag Expo 2016.” For a full schedule of World Ag Expo 2016 at a glance When: Feb. 9-11 Tuesday & Wednesday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: International Agri-Center 4500 S. Laspina St. Tulare, Calif. Cost: General Admission $15 at the gate, children 6 and under are free Contact info Phone: (800) 999-9186 or (559) 688-1030 Fax: (559) 688-5527 Email: info@farmshow.org events, more informa- tion about the show or to purchase tickets for World Ag Expo 2016, visit www.WorldAgExpo.org. WAE16-2/#4x WAE16-7/#4N