The IDEAg Minnesota Farmfest and IDEAg Dakotafest are both coming up in the month of August and both offer new and improved media facilities.

Farmfest is scheduled for Aug. 5-7, at the Gilfillan Estate in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, and Dakotafest is Aug. 19-21, at Schlaffman Farm in Mitchell, South Dakota. They are two of the IDEAg branded farm shows that were part of the American Farm Bureau Federation acquisition of Cygnus Business Media’s agricultural events and publications about this time last year.

New at the shows this year is the Farm Bureau Financial Services Media Center to serve as the central meeting place for local and national press attending the trade shows. Hospitality, Internet access and a designated area for on-camera interviews will be available.

“Having Farm Bureau Financial Services as the presenting sponsor of our media center, with its essential outreach to the ag community, is an honor for us,” said Raymond Bianchi, senior director, expositions and events, for the American Farm Bureau Federation and IDEAg Group.

IDEAg Minnesota Farmfest is its 33rd year, featuring more than 500 companies and three days of networking, educational sessions and political forums. IDEAg Dakotafest is the premier agriculture event in the Northern Plains with more than 500 exhibitors, educational opportunities supported by South Dakota State University, livestock demonstrations and farming technology demonstrations over three full days.