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[Click Here for Information about
Exhibiting at
the 2008 Stockton Ag
Expo to Be Held in January 2008]
[Click Here for a List of 2008 Stockton
Ag Expo Exhibitors by Booth #]
[Click Here for a List of 2008
Stockton Ag Expo Exhibitors by Company Name]
[Click
Here for a Map to the San Joaquin Fairgrounds]
Stockton Ag Expo News Update:
 2007 Stockton Ag
Expo A Success (posted Feb 2007)
Don't
Miss First Farm Show of the Year (posted Dec 2006)
Ag Hall Banquet:
A Night of Fun (posted
Nov. 2006)
Stockton Ag
Expo: January 16-18, 2007 (posted Nov. 2006)
Ag Hall of Fame
Request Nominations (posted June 2006)
Ag Expo
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner (posted April 2006)
Don't miss the
2008 Stockton Ag Expo!!!!
The very
first California agricultural show of the year will be here before you know
it! Join us in celebrating the farm industry at Stockton Ag Expo on January
22, 23 and 24, 2008. This three-day event, held at the San Joaquin
Fairgrounds, features hundreds of exhibitors showcasing their agricultural
equipment, products and services to growers.
Stockton
Ag Expo is a “regional” farm show, drawing farmers and agri-businesses from
Northern California, Oregon, Northern Nevada and other parts of the nation.
Everything in the latest agricultural equipment and supplies needed for
successful farming will be on display. Parts for on-farm repairs may be
found alongside new tractors or specialty harvesters for tomatoes. Beans or
tree fruit/nuts may be shown next to haying and tillage equipment. Computers
and software may be alongside nurseries, seed companies or insurance
agents. Every imaginable safety product can be found near farm tires,
irrigation equipment, or grower organizations. Grower services include
repair shops, accounting firms, pension planners, builders of farm
buildings and well drilling.
Stockton
Ag Expo is truly a supermarket for agriculture. In recent years, the annual
farm show has become a “selling show,” permitting deals to be struck and
products sold on the spot.
Programs
listing companies, both alphabetically and by booth number, will be
available at the entrance gates so visitors may easily find the company or
product they are seeking. Also, a list of the day’s activities will be
handed out.
Stockton
Ag Expo is not all business. We’ll have an extensive exhibit of antique
trucks and early day gas engines, and one can see the trucks parade down
the midway at 3 PM every afternoon of the show. Most of the trucks are of
the variety that helped farmers get their products from their farms to
processors or markets. They range from popular Model T’s to early Mac
varieties. All are displayed in the middle of the farm equipment show off
the midway mall.
The
working exhibits of early day gas engines are sponsored by “Chuggers,” a
feature at Stockton Ag Expo since its beginning thirty years ago. Set off
in the livestock exhibit areas of the fairground, the gas engines and
old-time tractor exhibits are easy to locate. Because of their chugging,
whistling, and tooting, you need only follow the sounds to find them.
For
the 2nd year in a row we are having a Toy Tractor & Truck Display and
Sales Area that will be centrally located in Building 2. If you are a
fan of the toys you don't want to miss this!
As part
of the Ag Expo experience, we are proud to feature our fourth Annual
Recycling Expo (REXPO). Exhibits
will present recycled content products, solar energy, alternative fuels,
green practices, as well as seminars on the latest technologies and
up-to-date information on the new laws impacting agriculture, recycling and
air quality issues not just in the San Joaquin Valley, but throughout
California. For more information
about the REXPO please see
www.greenteamsanjoaquin.com.
For
those of you who are antique truck lovers, Frank Mauro of Stockton Wheel is
gathering a bevy of classic trucks that will be displayed in all their
glory during the show. You’ll see the pride of their owners dedicated to
preserving the past through the restoration of their favorite trucks.
Show
hours are 9 AM to 5 PM on January 22nd and 23rd, and 9 AM to 4 PM on the
24th. Admission is only $5 for adults, $2 for children ages 6-12, and free
to those younger when accompanied by an adult. FFA and 4-H students in
uniform are admitted free. As always, parking is free at the San Joaquin
Fairgrounds, and we’ll have shuttle buses ready to pick you up and get you
to the gate.
Located at the San Joaquin County
Fairgrounds the Stockton Ag Expo is one of the most accessible trade show
venues on the West Coast by land, sea or air. Stockton is a transportation
hub as well as being located in the heart of Ag Country. The Fairgrounds
are 1/2 mile from Amtrak, 5-8 minutes
from Metro Airport and minutes between Highway 99 and Interstate 5. Wide
boulevards, access roads and unlimited parking make equipment delivery a
snap.
For
more information on Stockton Ag Expo, call 547-2960. Stockton Ag Expo is a
project of the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce.
What Are the Show
Hours and Price of Admission?
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Show
Hours:
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9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 22
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9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 23
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9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 24
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Admission: $5 Adults, $2 Children
(6-12)
FREE parking!
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Who Visits the
Stockton Ag Expo?
(Based
on a University of the Pacific Survey)
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12.9%
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Construction
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7.0%
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Education and Government
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16.9%
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Marketing
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31.2%
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Wholesale / Retail
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29.0%
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Farming
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21.3%
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Other
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What Did Ag Expo
Visitors Come To See?
(Based
on a University of the Pacific Survey)
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17.8%
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Agricultural chemicals
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12.4%
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Computer Accounting /
Financing
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42.0%
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General Information
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17.9%
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Harvesting & Tillage
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22.0%
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Irrigation Equipment
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36.7%
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Orchard Equipment
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8.8%
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Processing
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16.5%
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Seeds and Nursery
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39.4%
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Tractors
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12.9%
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Transportation and Hauling
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[Click Here
for a List of 2008 Stockton Ag Expo Exhibitors by booth #]
[Click
Here for a List of 2008 Stockton Ag Expo Exhibitors by company]
For more information call (209) 547-2770, Fax (209)
466-5271 or E-Mail:
Contacts:
Heidi Altamirano Ag
Expo Manager
Timm Quinn,
Exhibitor Sales, Ag Expo
Under the direction of the Stockton Ag
Expo Committee
of the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce.
Also on the internet,
visit the California Grower
Magazine Directory
Greater Stockton Chamber of
Commerce
445
W. Weber Avenue #220  Stockton,
California 95203
Phone: (209) 547-2770 Fax: (209) 466-5271
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