C2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 26, 1994 FFA Convention Fills Expanded Conference KANSAS CITY, Mo.—FFA members from throughout the nation were in Kansas City recent ly to attend the 67th annual National FFA Convention. An estimated record attendance of 32,000 “blue jackets” and guests participated in the world’s largest annual student gathering. National competitive events, lead ership seminars, educational tours, and inspirational presentations from nationally known speakers highlighted the list of activities for N.Y. LIVERPOOL, N.Y. The 10th annual New York Farm Show promises to be winter’s biggest event for farmers. The indoor farm show brings some 400 agribusinesses to the New York State Fairgrounds, Feb. 23-25. Show hours Thursday through Sat urday are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. TTie New York Farm Show is one-stop-shopping at its best. Want to know what’s new in milking equipment and parlor design? The New York Farm Show will show you. Or have a question about tillage equipment to meet your conserva tion plan? Representatives from major equipment manufacturers can explain all there is to know about “iron.” What about new computer software for cropping, production and accounting records? You’ll find that, too, at New York Farm Show. “New York Farm Show is a great opportunity to see different manu facturers and compare what they have to offer,” said Scott Grigor, farm show manager. “Farmers can find out what’s coming up for the next season —what’s the latest tech nology, what’s happening in chemi cals, equipment and services. It’s one-stop shopping at its best.” And if that isn’t enough to prompt a late-winter trip to the Farm Show, you surely won’t want to miss the expanded conservation dis play that includes The Choice Farm a model farm demonstrating 30 B&B SPRAY PAINTING SANDBLASTING SPRAY - ROLL - BRUSH Specializing In Buildings, Feed Mills - Roofs > Tanks - Etc., Aerial Ladder Equip.' 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In addition, New York Farm Show hosts special farm health and safety displays and a captivating array of antique tractors and farm toys. What more could a farm fami ly want to put the winter blahs at bay? New York Farm Show is spon- exhibits from across the United States highlighted the show. An exhibit from NASA, cover ing 20 booths, is a walk-through display which helps answer the question of how NASA’s research impacts agriculture. The display features a sample of the moon rock returned to Earth via Apollo Mis sions. There are three sections of the display: one housing pho tographs of technology and a video of the current Atlantis mis- sored by the New York Equipment Dealers Association and American Agriculturist magazine. Tickets are available free from New York state farm equipment dealers or by writ ing New York Farm Show, P.O. Box 3470, Syracuse, NY 13220. Include a self addressed, stamped, legal envelope. 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