The Four States Agriculture Exposition will again take place at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds on Friday and Saturday April 14-15 beginning at 9 a.m.
Veterans may enter the event for free with ID on Saturday.
The “most comprehensive ag show in the West” has been an annual event for four decades, attracting thousands of visitors and vendors from all four states in the Four Corners region along with many other states.
The expo’s mission is to “provide a forum for agricultural producers, suppliers and consumers in the Four Corners that will showcase new agricultural technology, offer innovative ideas and advance effective production and marketing of traditional, specialized and alternative agricultural products through education, demonstrations and promotion.”
The Ag Expo offers food, vendors, agriculture education sessions, youth events, live demos, products and services, horse skills training, family entertainment, equipment and more.
Businesses and individuals who wish to be part of the expo as vendors can sign up online on the Ag Expo’s website: https://www.fourstatesagexpo.com/.
Indoor space, outdoor space and the livestock pavilion are available for vendors to set up booths. Some of the vendors that have confirmed for the expo include Empire Electric Association, Cortez Farmers Market, Cortez Fire Protection District, Four Corner Friends of the NRA, Podunk’s Ranch and Burn Dreams Ranch, Notah Dineh, Bell Beef, End of Trail Catering and Durango Trash Panda.
According to the event’s official website, vendors who participate receive great exposure for their business, with 3,500-5,000 people attending the event and a host of media covering it as well.
Along with vendor booths to visit, the expo also includes entertainment and multiple education opportunities such as live demonstrations and clinics.
Visitors can observe stock dog training and Jack Russell terrier pest demonstrations with Emma and Colton Mikkelson from Idaho or horsemanship clinics with world-renowned horse trainer John Moore from Texas.
Moore and his horse clinics have toured across the U.S. and Europe, working with notable organizations such as the Oslo Mounted Police in Norway and Equine Events Inc. in England.
Events are provided for the children in attendance, as well. Youth can participate in a youth beef show, ice cream eating contest (ages 5-12), chicken chase, greased pig catch, mutton busting, goat roping and face painting.
“Our heartfelt thanks go out to each and every participant, exhibitor, vendor and sponsor,” the Ag Expo said on its website. “Without you, we wouldn’t be here. Be sure to tell your friends, and bring the family!”
