Come to the 2026 Fort Wayne Farm Show

By John E. Woodmansee

The Fort Wayne Farm Show is set for January 13-15 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. The Farm Show will be open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on January 13, from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM on January 14, and from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on January 15.

The show will feature a major farm manufacturing and distributor trade show, and educational seminars sponsored by Purdue Extension and Northeastern Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts. All the educational sessions will take place in the Appleseed Room A, next to the main exhibit floor.

On Tuesday at 10:00 AM, a Midwest Ag Market Outlook will be presented by David Kohli and John Cavanaugh, WOWO Market Analysts, and Rob Winters, WOWO Farm Director. Ryan Martin, Farm Origination Specialist with Louis Dreyfus Co., will add a weather outlook.

At noon, Elysia Rodgers, Purdue Extension Educator, will present “Barnyard mirror: how animals reflect our own health.”

At 2:00 PM, a pesticide applicator and anhydrous ammonia safety seminar will commence, with PARP credit available. Speakers will include a representative from The Office of the Indiana State Chemist, Ann Kline, Purdue Extension Educator, and James Wolff, Purdue Extension Educator. The Indiana Corn Marketing Council and the Indiana Soybean Alliance will sponsor PARP credits. Attendance from start to finish of this 2-hour program is required for PARP credit.

On Wednesday at 10:00 AM, Michael Langemeier, Director of the Center for Commercial Agriculture at Purdue University, will present a market outlook.