DECATUR — The weather isn’t the only comfortable accommodations awaiting international visitors heading to this week’s Farm Progress Show.
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The International Trade Center tent, with the Decatur Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, welcomes international visitors with 45 flags representing their various countries at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
Justin Rodriguez adds the Nigerian flag to the display of 45 flags representing the countries visiting the Farm Progress Show at the International Trade Center tent in Decatur on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
A Diamond Event & Tent crew builds one of the large tents ahead of the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Monday, Aug. 11.
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Karson Carroll, of Clarence, Mo., rides the John Deere kids’ pedal tractor pull at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
Grant and Elizabeth Davis, of south central Kansas, look at a map after arriving at the Farm Progress Show with their daughters Dallas, 4, and Kimber, 3 in Decatur on Tuesday.
Abe Endress, 8, climbs a John Deere tractor on display at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
Visitors from all over the world explore the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
The Marching Illini headline the opening ceremony to welcome people to the 70th Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
Wyatt Ochs, of the Newton FFA, competes in "Operation Obstacle" at the Richland Community College ag tent at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
Sara Gryschek, 6, of Chicago, rides the John Deere kids’ pedal tractor pull at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
Tory, one of the dogs performing with The Canine Stars, catches a disc thrown by Keri Caraher at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
Keri Caraher laughs as Bumblebee jumps into a ball pit pool during the Canine Stars show at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday. Like her co-stars, Bumblebee was a shelter dog before hitting it big on the entertainment circuit. “So we really look for the high energy dogs that, you know, if a dog chews up all the shoes in the house, that’s probably a dog we want because they like to play with toys,” Caraher said.
The Canine Stars perform at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
The Canine Stars perform at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
The Canine Stars perform at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
Dori Curtis, of Indiana, meets The Canine Stars after a Tuesday performance at the Farm Progress Show.
YouTuber “Cole The Cornstar” addresses a crowd at the Titan International, Inc. exhibit at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Wednesday.
Laura Wilson, from the “Laura Farms” YouTube channel, addresses a crowd at the Titan International, Inc. exhibit at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Wednesday.
A crowd listens to a panel of agriculture YouTube influencers at the Titan International, Inc. exhibit at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Wednesday.
A crowd listens to a panel of agriculture YouTube influencers at the Titan International, Inc. exhibit at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Wednesday.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack talks to American Farm Bureau Federation president Zippy Duvall after making remarks Wednesday at the Farm Progress Show. Vilsack used his time in Decatur to encourage farmers to diversify their revenue streams in wake of a changing industry.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack answers questions from press members at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Wednesday, Aug. 30.
U.S. Reps. Nikki Budzinski, Eric Sorensen and Mike Bost talk during “The Noon Show” at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur in August 2023.
Governor J.B. Pritzker shakes hands with Jerry Costello, director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, before speaking in a press conference at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
Governor J.B. Pritzker speaks about rural mental health initiatives to a news conference, including a group of FFA student leaders, at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
Thaddeus Bergschneider, president of the Illinois Association FFA, talks with Daniel Mahony, president of the Southern Illinois University System, before a press conference at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks in a press conference at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
Max Armstrong talks to visitors in the Farm Progress Show Hospitality Building at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
Visitors from all over the world explore the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
Visitors from all over the world explore the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
Visitors from all over the world explore the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday.
Contact Donnette Beckett at (217) 421-6983. Follow her on Twitter: @donnettebHR
Donnette Beckett
"Together Decatur" Columnist and Food/Drink Reporter
