Story by Jeff Stoker & photos by Ray Merritt

Despite mixed weather and a troubled economy, farmers from around the Northeast flocked to Syracuse, New York, last month for the 24th annual New York Farm Show.

The event, which spanned three days, February 26-28, featured more than 425 commercial exhibits. Showgoers had the chance to see new technology and get acquainted with the best that farming has to offer.

New items of interest to the dairy industry included Lely’s Juno feed pusher and Discovery mobile barn cleaner, Kuhn’s new vertical mixers, Oxbo’s folding hay merger and Ag-Bag’s improved silage bagger.

For more information about the New York Farm Show, contact Scott Grigor at (315) 457-8205 or visit the website, www.newyorkfarmshow.com PD

Above: Show attendees watch a product demonstration at the DeLaval booth.

Above: Lely introduced the Juno feed pusher at the New York Farm Show. Based on a battery-driven technology, Juno is programmed to push feed back toward cows in the feed alley.