| The 59th Annual Sioux Empire Farm Show, sponsored by the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, officially kicks off today with a ribbon cutting at 4:30 p.m. in the Expo Building on the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds. The Sioux Empire Farm Show runs Jan. 24-28, 2012. Today also features 4-H and FFA Invitational calf shows that will take place in the Expo Building starting at 5 p.m.
All livestock events, known as the Sioux Empire Farm Show, take place in the Expo Building at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds. Livestock producers show the best in purebred and market livestock and manufacturers and suppliers display the latest in agricultural products. Livestock events will culminate with the Mayor’s Round-up and Sale of Champions Friday, Jan. 27, at 5:30 p.m. in the Best Western Ramkota Hotel Exhibit Hall. The Farm Show concludes Saturday, Jan. 28.
Jo Beal and Scott Wick, W.H.Lyon Fairgrounds, were named the Agri-Business Citizens of the Year and the Glenn and Gaylin Scott family of Valley Springs were named the Farm Family of the Year. Read more about them both here. They will be recognized at the Mayor's Round-up & Sale of Champions Friday evening. Rachel Mehlhaf, Farm Credit Services of America, is the 2012 General Farm Show Chair. Along with Chamber staff and more than 150 volunteers, she is overseeing the livestock portion of the show.
The Sioux Falls Farm Show — the commercial exhibit portion of the show — fills the Sioux Falls Arena, the Sioux Falls Convention Center and the north end of the Expo building at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds Jan. 25-27. The commercial exhibits give visitors an opportunity to see the very best equipment and products in the industry.
An estimated 30,000 people are expected to come through Sioux Falls for the farm show, bringing more than $3.9 million into the city. For more information contact the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce office at 605.336.1620 or the Farm Show office at the Expo Building at 605.367.7161.
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Coming Up Wednesday: Purebred livestock shows start, with the Angus and Simmental shows held Wednesday morning at the Expo Building; sales will begin at 11:30 a.m. These breeds are competing for the coveted $12,000 Supreme Row purse that will be awarded Friday evening at the Mayor’s Round-up and Sale of Champions. The Market Barrow and Gilt Show will also take place Wednesday morning. Commercial exhibits open at 9 a.m. in the Arena, Convention Center and the north end of the Expo Building. A ribbon cutting celebrating the opening of the commercial exhibits will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the Convention Center foyer.
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