Special Report

He guides those who guide the show

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days is actually the product of the University of Wisconsin Extension and while each show is put together by a county committee, they are guided through the three-year process by the General Manager of WFTD, Ron Schuler. While this show is underway, he has also been working with the committee in Outagamie County for next year’s show and Barron County for the year after that.

AUDIO: Schuler talks about everything that goes into the show 6 min

A few Farm Technology Days facts:

• 240 Booths Rented
• 600 plus Exhibitors
• 800 plus Lots Rented
• 6 Admission Gates Available to Visitors (2 to 6 lanes each)
• 7 Information Booths
• 4 plus Miles of Streets
• 35,000 Programs Printed
• 25 States and Canadian Provinces Represented as Exhibitors
• 97 First Time Exhibitors
• 120 Local Businesses from Marathon County
• 145 tents from 10 by 10 feet to 80 by 240
• Largest Tent, 0.44 acres
• 10 Large Tents, 180 feet or longer
• 10 Model Buildings Constructed On-Site
• 6 Food Tents