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AFBF & AG CONNECT Team Up: 2011 Co-location Set For Atlanta

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and AG CONNECT Expo 2011 announced they are teaming up with the co-location of the 2011 AFBF Annual Meeting and AG CONNECT Expo 2011, both will be held in early January 2011 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

AFBF’s 2011 Annual Meeting will be Jan. 9-12, while the AG CONNECT Expo runs Jan. 8-10, with “Preview Day” on Jan. 7, by special admission. The co-location will provide Farm Bureau members attending the 2011 AFBF Annual Meeting with the added value of convenient access to the AG CONNECT Expo show floor on January 8-10.

The 5,000-plus attendees expected at the AFBF Annual Meeting will have the opportunity to participate in an event that offers the best in technological advances and showcases innovative agricultural equipment, inputs, components and services. This unique opportunity for Farm Bureau members, a one-time exception in AG CONNECT’s standard registration, became a reality after AG CONNECT Expo organizers approached AFBF about teaming up in Atlanta, according to AFBF President Bob Stallman.

“The cooperative arrangement will give Farm Bureau members an opportunity to participate in a world-class agricultural exposition while they are attending our meeting,” Stallman said. “But it also gives the AG CONNECT Expo an opportunity to benefit greatly by having access to a diverse group of agricultural leaders — Farm Bureau members from across the nation who will be gathering in Atlanta to conduct Farm Bureau business.”

Martin Richenhagen, the AG CONNECT Expo Management Committee Chairman and AGCO Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, said the co-location is welcome news for all AG CONNECT Expo stakeholders.

“AG CONNECT Expo provides one of the best opportunities for all in agriculture to interact with each other and build their businesses during the coming years. We know that global food production will need to double in the next 40 years — a daunting challenge that can only be met with innovative technology and forward-looking, science-based agriculture. AG CONNECT Expo is a showcase for prototypes, innovations and the best in efficiency-creating technology,” Richenhagen said.

For more info about AG CONNECT Expo 2011, visit AgConnect.com. For info on exhibiting inside the FEMA Innovation Square Pavilion, please go to FarmEquip.org/Members/AgConnect.