Matt Glewen, General Manager, Wisconsin Farm Technology Days
The 2015 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days to be held at the Statz Bros. Farm in Dane County will feature an “Innovation Square” which will be located in the center of “Tent City”. Farmer innovators are invited to submit their inventions/innovations for consideration as part of “Innovation Square”.
Innovations may range from modifications to an existing piece of machinery to a completely new invention. Anything that would make a specific operation easier , more efficient, or more effective would likely qualify. A panel of judges from University Agricultural Engineering Departments around the country will evaluate the entries on predetermined criteria (see evaluation criteria at www.wifarmtechnologydays.com under “Exhibitors). A total of 4-5 farmer innovations will be chosen for exhibit in “Innovation Square” each year along with a similar number from agribusiness firms and universities.
There will be no cost to those chosen to be part of “Innovation Square”. Exhibit space will be flexible, based on the amount of room needed to adequately display/demonstrate each invention. Exhibits will need to be accompanied by a farm representative during a significant portion of each day of the three-day show.
Application forms for “Innovation Square” may be found at www.wifarmtechnologydays.com under “Exhibitors”. The application deadline is January 15, 2015.