Sarah Ford, AP Staff
The 62nd annual Antique Engine & Tractor Association’s Working Farm Show is set to return this weekend September 15, 16, and 17 to the showgrounds in rural Geneseo. This year’s show features International Harvester tractors, equipment, and implements, as well as the 100th anniversary of the Farmall Tractor.
This year’s special guest is Max Armstrong, an American agriculture broadcaster from Chicago. He produces and hosts the Farm Progress America and Max Armstrong’s Midwest Digest daily radio programs. He also hosts a 3-minute feature, “Farming in America,” on the Tribune Radio Network. He’s a co-host and co-founder of “This Week in Agribusiness.”
The annual farm show features a variety of ag equipment, demonstrations, collector displays, food and craft vendors, and fun for the kids. Come and enjoy all the show has to offer, including a working sawmill and blacksmith shop, threshing demonstrations, a working corn crib, gardening, harvesting with vintage equipment, a pie auction, train rides, livestock, Threshermen’s dinner, a daily parade at 1 p.m., and much more.
Admission is $7 per day or $15 for the weekend, and kids 12 and under are free. On Friday, veterans can get in for $5. The gates are open daily from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The AETA is located at 13451 IL Hwy 92, Geneseo, with free parking on the grounds and restrooms on-site. No pets are allowed, only service dogs. For more information, go to ae-ta.com.
