Willamette Valley Ag Expo
Arnold Knox, a grass seed grower in Harrisburg, Ore., checks out a Caterpillar Challenger MT 955B on display at last year's Willamette Valley Ag Expo in Albany, Ore. , on Nov 18 In addition to equipment and exhibits, the annual show offers professional workshops and educational presentations.
Despite a blustery economy, companies and organizations from around the West are gearing up for the ninth annual Willamette Valley Ag Expo, Nov. 17-19 at the Linn County Fair & Exposition Center in Albany, Ore.
"The Ag Expo is coming together just as well as last year," said Scott Ing ...
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Don't expect Craig Pope to spend much time bemoaning the down economy.
Sure, the 53-year-old founder and operator of Agriweld Inc. and one of the founders of the Willamette Valley Ag Expo, is feeling the effects of the recession just like almost everybody else in agriculture.
But ins ...
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Tuesday, Nov. 17
10:00-12:15 CORE I (two credit hours) Santiam Classroom
10:00 Update on pesticide rules and regulations: buffers, label changes and crop groups
11:10 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), pesticides safety, handling spills legally and safely
12:15 Adjo ...
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Agriculture Weekly Booth #146
Cascade Pacific
RC&D Booth #160
Citizens Bank Booth #170
CoEnergy Booth #346
Complete Wireless
Solutions Booth #6
Conklin Products Booth #204
Continental
Western Corp. Booth #147
Crippen West Corp. Booth #251
CSI Harv ...
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A new piece of equipment on trial in the Silverton Hills of Oregon could well give grass seed growers there an economical alternative to field burning, while at the same time maintaining seed yields.
A cooperative effort between Oregon State University and Agriweld, the bright red impleme ...
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A man whose failed heart was jump-started by an alert teenager will be at the Willamette Valley Ag Expo Nov. 17-19 to relive his harrowing experience.
He will also talk about Oregon's new law requiring some agri-businesses to have on hand the same device that saved his life.
Dale Wag ...
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SHERIDAN, Ore. -- Anybody in the Northwest who deals with Christmas trees has heard the name DeJong.
But you won't see any DeJong Christmas tree balers, loaders or shakers in the company's 20-by-30-foot booth at the Willamette Valley Ag Expo.
That's because in mid-November most Chris ...
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Brim Tractor, one of six dealerships in Washington and Oregon owned and operated by Brim Tractor Co. of Lynden, Wash., began business in Salem in mid-2005.
The exclusive dealer for New Holland in the area, the 20,000-plus-square-foot facility is managed by Paul Shibley, an Estacada native ...
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If you want to join the Willamette Valley Tractor Collectors, it helps to have rust in your veins.
But if all you want to do is see what the loosely knit organization is all about, visit the Cascade Building at the Willamette Valley Ag Expo.
This is the eighth year in the Expo's nine ...
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CORVALLIS, Ore. -- You won't find any shiny new equipment in the Citizens Bank booth at the Willamette Valley Ag Expo.
But you will find out how you can round up the money to buy that new tractor or additional land.
Farmers who possess the three C's -- good character, the capacity t ...
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One stop at the Willamette Valley Ag Expo that should be of interest to hay, grass seed and dairy farmers is the Sunny D Manufacturing booth.
There, they will find on display the Sunny D Road Runner hay squeeze, which has become a familiar site in the Willamette Valley.
The Road Runn ...
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For several years now, Ed Greenwood has been touting the benefits of AMSOIL synthetic lubricants in his booth at the Willamette Valley Expo.
But this year, the former Vietnam fighter pilot is zeroing in on another AMSOIL product: Aggrand certified-organic fertilizer.
Greenwood, owner ...
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CORVALLIS, Ore. -- You say you've just inherited a small farm or acquired a few rural acres, and you don't know what to do with it?
Then a visit to the Willamette Valley Ag Expo next week would be a wise move.
For the first time in its nine-year history, the Expo and Oregon State Uni ...
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