World Ag Expo 2026: farm technology with a practical purpose
Tulare brought machinery, irrigation, livestock systems and agricultural robotics into one conversation: how new equipment earns its place on the farm.
World Ag Expo returned to the International Agri-Center in Tulare, California, on February 10–12, 2026. Its broad agricultural focus made the show relevant to operations balancing machinery investment with water, labor and livestock requirements.
The scale of the show
The organizer reported more than 100,000 attendees and 1,179 exhibitors across 2.6 million square feet. Visitors came from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and 53 countries.
Those figures describe reach. For a farm business, the more useful outcome is a shortlist of suppliers whose equipment, service coverage and operating requirements match the work that needs doing.
Innovation across the farm
The 2026 Top-10 New Products competition recognized developments including Bonsai Robotics’ Amiga Max, CowManager’s Find My Cow Flash and Monosem’s MS Electron. The selection covered different parts of agricultural production rather than a single equipment category.
An award can provide a starting point for investigation. A useful follow-up is to ask for measured performance under comparable conditions, the training required and the support available when a machine stops during a busy period.
Learning alongside the machinery
Seminars and demonstrations covered irrigation, dairy, livestock and professional development. This gave equipment displays a wider operational context.
A water-management purchase, for example, affects maintenance and the way a farm monitors results. Comparing the installation requirements and service arrangements alongside the equipment price produces a more complete decision.
Exhibitor perspective
In the organizer’s post-show account, Midwest Bio-Systems’ Todd Blosser described strong conversations around the company’s composting equipment and an intention to return. That is a specific exhibitor perspective, rather than a measure of every company’s results.
For buyers, the next step is to turn useful conversations into written specifications and demonstrations at an appropriate scale. For exhibitors, it is to answer the practical questions that remain after the initial introduction.
Source: International Agri-Center (World Ag Expo 2026 photos courtesy of the organizer)