Having a gap year in 2020 didn't hamper the enthusiasm for people to attend Wisconsin Farm Technology Days. The three-day outdoor farm show welcomed a crowd of more than 52,000 this week in Eau Claire County at Huntsinger Farms.
Executive Committee Chairman Mike Gintner said the show would not have been possible without the 1,500 volunteers and 520 exhibitors who stepped forward after four years of planning the event.
"We built it and they came," Gintner said. "We are so grateful for the huge support from our attendees, exhibitors, volunteers, and sponsors--this show will have a big impact in Eau Claire County and the greater Chippewa Valley for years to come."
Over a dozen buses shuttled over 3,800 people through Huntsinger Farms Horseradish Farm, Nellie's Holsteins Dairy Farm, and Ferguson's Orchards throughout the week.
And the Youth and Career Discovery Zone led by Chippewa Valley Technical College, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and 4-H welcomed more than 10,000 youth and families who walked the chip trail through the exhibits learning about the different areas of agriculture.
Meanwhile, the task of hosting WFTD will be passed on to Roehl Acres and Rustic Occasions near Loyal. Their event will be held July 12-14, 2022 in Clark County. The Badger Steam and Gas Engine Club will be the host in July 2023, located between Baraboo and Wisconsin Dells near the intersection of Highways 12 and 33. It would be the first non-county hosted show in the event's six-decade history; and only the second time since 1972 that it would be held in Sauk County.
The annual expo is run by Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, Inc.--a group comprised of representatives of state and federal agencies involved in agriculture and natural resources, the University of Wisconsin, and the agribusiness industry and farming sectors.
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