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12 CapitalPress.com Friday, January 4, 2019 New NW Ag Show debuts at state fairgrounds By MITCH LIES For the Capital Press At a glance What: The Northwest Ag Show On Jan. 16-18 at the Ore- gon State Fair and Expo- sition Center in Salem, the 2019 edition of the Northwest Ag Show will feature Oregon’s major farm-equipment retailers and a whole slate of new activities. In addition it will serve as the signature event and launch of the first-ever Salem Ag Week, a week-long celebration of agriculture in the heart of the Willamette Valley. It also is the first time in more than 45 years that the show is being held in Salem — and a first for Capital Press and its parent company, the EO Media Group. The newspaper is producing this year’s show. Where: Oregon State Fairgrounds and Expo Center, 2330 17th St. NE, Salem, Ore. When: Wednesday, Jan. 16, through Friday, Jan. 18 Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday Admission: $3, $1 for seniors. Children under 12 are free. On Friday, the admission is free for all attendees. Website: www.northwestagshow.com “This has been a learn- ing experience for us,” Joe Beach, editor and pub- lisher of the Capital Press, said. “The people at the (Oregon State) Fair have been an immense help in setting up this first show.” In addition to the Ag Show, Salem Ag Week activities include: • Oregon Aglink’s annual meeting, which will be Jan. 17 in the fair- grounds’ Cascade Hall. • Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom’s first ever Agricultural Career Expo, which will be Jan. 18, also in Cascade Hall. NWAG19-4/106 • The Salem Area Cham- ber of Commerce’s SAIF Agri-Business Banquet, which will be Jan. 18 at the Salem Convention Cen- ter, 200 Commercial St. S.E. • The Oregon Dairy Princess-Ambassador pro- gram’s coronation on Jan. 19. It will also be at the Salem Convention Center. More than 110 vendors, ranging from large-scale farm-equipment dealers to insurance and financial companies, vineyard sup- ply companies and others will showcase their goods and services in two halls, the Jackman-Long Build- ing and adjacent Columbia Hall, and on the grounds at the Fair and Exposition Center. Seminars on topics such as farm financing, estate planning, worker safety, employment law, water rights and drone technol- ogy will take place in Cas- cade Hall on Jan. 16-17. Participating organiza- tions said they were excited to be part of the launch of Salem Ag Week and to part- ner with the Northwest Ag Show. “We are looking for- ward to where our mem- bers are able to come to the annual meeting and also enjoy everything the Northwest Ag Show has to offer,” said Mallory Phelan, executive direc- tor of Oregon Aglink, which moved its annual meeting from Woodburn to Salem to be part of the proceedings. Capital Press moved the show from Portland, where it was held from the early 1970s through 2016, pri- marily because of traffic issues, a decision that has elicited widespread sup- port from vendors and oth- ers associated with the show. “We have received really good response,” said Michael Keith, marketing manager for the EO Media Group and Northwest Ag Show director. “I think people are excited that we are having it in Salem, just because it is easier to get into and out of the venue.” Also, Keith said, with Marion County being the No. 1 agricultural county in Oregon, “It just makes sense to have the show here in Salem.” NWAG19-4/110