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World Ag Expo Kicks Off

Chuck Zimmerman

I wonder how many people are spending a romantic St. Valentine’s Day out at World Ag Expo. I was not there but got a photo courtesy of one of the live web cams. This is a show I’ve always wanted to attend but it just never seems to work out for one reason or another.

The 45th annual World Ag Expo kicked off today with ceremonial speeches, a rousing rendition of “God Bless America” and the traditional cannon blast.

The gates opened and the crowds began arriving at the largest annual farm equipment show in the world. Attendees are expected from across the nation and from 70 nations to see the latest in agricultural products, services and technology over three days.

World Ag Expo continues Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Opening ceremonies included a wide variety of dignitaries ranging from Miss Tulare County to the governor of a region in Nigeria. Patty Colson, chairman of the 2012 World Ag Expo, recognized the volunteers and past chairmen, and the exhibitors, noting that the event could not happen without them.

Tulare mayor Wayne Ross quipped that “if you can’t find what you’re looking for here, it probably doesn’t exist.”

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