Equipment Depot Mid-Tex Farm & Ranch Show Feb. 7-8

30. Jan, 2012 0 Comments

The Greater Waco Chamber will host SEQ CHAPTER h r 1the 41st annual Equipment Depot Mid-Tex Farm & Ranch Show Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 7-8, at the Extraco Events Center, Home of the Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo, in the Coliseum and General Exhibits Building. New show hours will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8.

The Mid-Tex Show offers exhibitors a first-rate forum to present their products and services to an expected attendance of more than 3,000 Central Texas farmers and ranchers. New this year in partnership with the Deer Breeders Corporation the show will provide deer breeders, hunters and wildlife enthusiasts the opportunity to learn and see the latest in breeding and hunting. Visitors to the Equipment Depot Mid-Tex Farm & Ranch Show will have the opportunity to view top exhibits of the newest farm and ranch equipment, seed, chemicals and ag-related services and technologies.

The 50th Annual Blackland Income Growth Conference (B.I.G.) will be held in conjunction with the Mid-Tex Show and will offer commodity sessions, special meetings and forums. Topics of discussion will include beef, horticulture and grain; health and fitness with a busy schedule; cotton, forage and wildlife; and other training and recertification sessions.

Tuesday selected McLennan county high school students will be awarded scholarships for outstanding FFA, FHA and 4-H members at the Allen Samuels Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Scholarship Luncheon. These unique and exceptional students also plan to major in an agricultural and home economics related field. Scholarships are sponsored by Associated Concrete Contractors and John McClaren Chevrolet.

Other Sponsors include: Allen Samuels Chevrolet, Alliance Distributing, Dealers Electrical Supply Co., Educators Credit Union, First National Bank of Central Texas, Greg May Chevrolet Business Central, KXXV News Channel 25, Pioneer Steel & Pipe Company, Texas Animal Medical Center, Time Warner Cable, Tractor Supply, Wells Fargo Bank Texas N.A., Greater Waco Chamber and Texas AgriLife Extension Service

For more information about the Equipment Depot Mid-Tex Farm & Ranch show, call Blake Harris at (254) 757-5605, or visit HYPERLINK “http://www.wacochamber.com/midtex.php” WacoChamber.com.