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It will be held May 9-11 at the Robert W. Plaster Center and in surrounding parking lots. It is free and open to the public. All outdoor booths will be concentrated in close proximity to the indoor venue.
Show hours will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.
While many of the booths highlight the latest technology in farm machinery, construction equipment, livestock handling and feed and seed, a number of rural living displays will be incorporated into the offering. Those shopping opportunities include clothing and jewelry, furniture, healthcare, and home improvement.
This vendor mix assures items of interest for all in attendance, noted Four State Farm Show Co-Manager Lance Markley.
A variety of tasty food truck style concessions will again be available. Maui Wowi Hawaiian Smoothies returns, bringing a taste of the tropics. Cowboy Kettle Corn is made in an old-fashioned cast iron kettle using premium mushroom popcorn and is stirred by hand with a wooden paddle. Lakeside Concessions from Shawnee, Oklahoma, will offer chicken on a stick, cheese fries, and other popular fair foods.
Admission to the show is free and visitors can access free parking in the Brown Lot east of Carnie Smith Stadium, in the Crossland Technology Center parking lot at Ford and Rouse streets, or on other parking lots throughout the campus.
Buses will be available to shuttle attendees to the booth areas and two 40-passenger trams will travel continuously through the show during show hours.
Pittsburg State University policy prohibits any moving ATVs or UTVs on the show grounds by exhibitors or spectators. Golf carts may be rented from the show supplier by calling 417-883-9393.
A limited number of indoor and outdoor booths remain available. Contact Markley for details at 620-423-2355 for details.
Additional show information is available at www.fourstatefarmshow.com or by calling the show promoter, Ozark Empire Fairgrounds at 417-833-2660.
The first Four State Farm Show (known then as the Tri-State Farm Show) was held in 1975 at the National Guard Armory in Pittsburg as an effort to bring agricultural production and agribusiness together.
It was sponsored by the agriculture committee of the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with Farm Talk Newspaper. The small show of about 60 exhibits drew a big crowd.
From 1976 to 1983, the show moved between Parsons, Miami, Oklahoma, and Pittsburg, before finding a home on a 300-acre Pittsburg farm in 1984.
In 2020, the show moved to Pitt State where the show could offer indoor booths in the Plaster Center as well as its traditional outdoor exhibits.
Ozark Empire Fairgrounds & Event Center acquired the assets of the Four State Farm Show and signed a multi-year agreement with Pitt State to host the show in coming years.
In its nearly five-decade history, the Four State Farm Show has become known as the premier agricultural event in the Four State region.
More information: fourstatefarmshow.com
