58th World Ag Expo highlights groundbreaking innovation and cutting-edge technology
Nearly 100,000 visitors from over 70 countries and all walks of life gathered in south-central California at the beginning of February to share their interest in agriculture and excitement for the future of farming.
Held at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, Calif., the World Ag Expo is the largest annual agricultural show of its kind, providing a platform for networking, education and business and boasting over 1,200 exhibitors in the 2.6 million square feet exhibit space.
This year, the 58th Annual World Ag Expo was held Feb. 11-13 and offered everything from educational seminars and agricultural tours to hands-on demonstrations and displays of the latest advancements in cutting-edge technology.
Event highlights
This year’s jam-packed three-day event schedule offered more than 90 educational seminars, demonstrations and workshops, offering insights from industry professionals on a wide variety of topics.
The first day featured discussions on the global dairy market outlook, agronomic crops management, hot topics in the dairy industry, the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in dairy production, manure and pest management, ag safety essentials and highly pathogenic avian influenza, just to name a few.
Additionally, a panel of founders from leading ag tech startups shared insights on their journeys to success, while another panel dived into the role alfalfa plays on dairy operations and in cropping systems.
On the second day, individuals attended presentations on using genetic engineering to accelerate tree breeding, advanced technologies for improving food safety, global ag export opportunities, beef on dairy crosses, farm succession and estate planning, nematode management and much more.
The third and final day of the expo featured talks on soil health, irrigation systems and multiple leadership workshops, among many others.
New to this year’s event was the debut of the Women’s Conference Pavilion, which was created with the intention of celebrating the contributions of women in agriculture.
The pavilion featured a series of sessions, panels and networking opportunities to highlight the growing influence of women in ag.
Ag tours
Hosted in one of the most agriculturally-productive areas in the West, tours hosted during the World Ag Expo allowed attendees to explore the ins and outs of dairy operations, wineries, orchards and more.
Throughout the week, individuals had the opportunity to tour Tulare County, California, including the Kings River Winery, Fresno State Winery, California Almond Growers Exchange and Monrovia Nursery.
Another option included a guided walking tour of the 700,000-plus square feet Wonderful Halos packinghouse in Delano, Calif., before stopping at the J.D. Heiskell and Company Feed Mill in Pixley, Calif.
Cutting-edge technology
A highlight for many who attend the annual World Ag Expo are the more than 1,200 vendors showcasing the latest cutting-edge technology and equipment for farm production.
To place an emphasis on this, the event hosts the World Ag Expo Top 10 New Product Awards.
The 2025 Top 10 New Product Award winners include HCL Machine Works’ self-propelled OMC Brush Shredder with a front-mounted orchard brush rake and a rear-mounted blower; Oxbo’s AutoFill, an innovative, integrated technology available on select Oxbo berry harvesters which is designed to reduce labor costs by up to 75 percent and increase harvest efficiency by automating labor-intensive tasks like de-stacking and filing lugs and the FlexiRiser Pump Puller, a hydraulic, trailer-mounted spool system designed to install and retrieve submersible pumps at the push of a button, exhibited by Water Well Rentals and Hose Solutions.
Ecorobotix’s Ara Ultra-High Precision Sprayer was also on the top 10 list.
Powered by Ecorobotix’s Plant-by-Plant AI Software, this invention includes high-definition cameras which scan fields to detect and distinguish weeds from crops and apply treatments with remarkable precision.
Also on the list are Garford Farm Machinery’s Electric Weeder, which brings electric weeding technology to salad, brassica and vegetable crop applications; Pyka’s Pelican 2, an autonomous electric crop protection aircraft which uses a combination of precision spray and drift reduction technologies to optimize chemical output and and BeeHero’s Pollination Insight Platform (PIP).
According to BeeHero, PIP uses “patented plug-and-play in-field sensors and AI to provide powerful data-backed insights into pollination activity,” including bee behavior and environmental conditions.
Seppi M. and Gearmore, Inc. also earned top-10 honors with the Seppi Miniforst Pick Up CL 175, an advanced shredding tool designed to boost soil health and vineyard management efficiency.
Rounding out the Top 10 New Product Award winners were Flory Industries’ Synergy Blower, a hydraulically-driven berm blower designed to clean berms during the almond and walnut tree-shaking process and the Vulcan T380, an advanced AI-driven weeder specifically designed for the tomato processing industry, created by FarmWise Labs, Inc.
Hannah Bugas is the managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
