Western Farm Show displays ‘latest and greatest’ in ag

Benjamin Herrold
Feb 18, 2019
Feb 18, 2019 Updated Feb 18, 2019

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The Western Farm Show returns to the American Royal complex in Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 22-24. It’s the 58th annual Western Farm Show, and show manager Ken Dean says it has a wide variety of farm equipment and technology for visitors to look at and talk about.

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