From the Farm: Farm Progress Show returns to Decatur for 20th anniversary
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Farm Progress Show returns to Decatur this summer for a milestone year.
It was 20 years ago that a permanent exhibit site was built in Decatur to host the show. Since then, the Farm Progress Show has alternated between Decatur and Boone, Iowa, every other year.
'Time goes pretty quickly. It just seems like yesterday we were building this site,' said Show Director Matt Jungmann. 'There was a lot of construction, and a lot of activity and a lot of energy put forth to get this thing built as quickly as we did back in the winter of 2004 and the spring of 2005 to get the place open in August of 2005. That was an action-packed summer.'
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For the 20th anniversary edition of the show in Decatur, Jungmann said they are planning a big celebration. But, they still have a lot of work to do and a bit of uncertainty in the picture.
'There's a lot of things that are in motion this time of year. There's a lot of good ideas everybody's coming to the table with. The new products that they might be unveiling, and a lot of these things are at the very last minute. They don't know whether it's going to be ready or not ready for public consumption or not. So a lot of behind-the-scenes conversations going on.'
The 20th anniversary edition of the Farm Progress Show in Decatur will take place August 26-28.
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