Wisconsin Farm Technology Days kicks off in Kewaunee County – Fox11online.com

by Pafoua Yang, FOX 11 News

Opening day for Wisconsin Farm Technology Days in Kewaunee County. July, 11, 2017. (WLUK/Pafoua Yang)

ALGOMA (WLUK) -- Showcasing the latest advances, Wisconsin Farm Technology Days kicked off Tuesday in Kewaunee County. This year Ebert Enterprises, in Algoma, is hosting the event.

Randy Ebert, the owner of Ebert Enterprises, says he is eager to see the turnout. The most rewarding part, he says, is meeting and educating people.

"Don't just go to the things you normally see, go to things you've never seen before," Randy said.

"It seemed really far away and now it's here. It came too quick," said Renee Ebert, Randy's wife.

The family and county have been planning the event for three years. The event features 600 vendors, nine of those vendors were picked to highlight the newest products in the "innovation square."

Gatr products is one of them. The product was made in Suamico and acts like a wheelbarrow.

Tim Willett, who designed and invented the tool, said, "It really started with my dad's wheelbarrow. He lent it to me and I guess I made it more than what it's normally designed to do."

Amber Hewitt with Kewaunee County says Farm Technology Days brings money into the area.

"About three and a half or four years ago, we lost the big nuclear plant, and it kind of had a little bit of a shallow depression in our economy. This helps boost it," said Hewitt.

Jordan Ebert says another benefit to agriculture is that it feeds the people of the world. Jordan plans to someday take over his family's farm and encourages other young adults to take agriculture seriously.

"The values it instills in younger generations that they live on and pass onto their kids and the further generations, I think that's an extremely important part agriculture brings," Jordan said.

Officials are expecting 45,000 people over the three-day event.

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