A short 40-mile drive from Albany, the Sunbelt Ag Expo wrapped up its 2013 event on Thursday having seen an estimated 100,000 visitors come through its gates. The Expo completed its 35th year and is reported to be the preeminent agricultural event in North America.

A walk around the grounds of the exposition at the old Spence Army Air Field revealed that the attractions appeal not only to farmers and agribusiness people. Men and women, young and old, parents pushing babies in strollers become more prevalent as the day grew longer, with exhibition halls such as the Family Life Building and the University of Georgia hall becoming packed to capacity with visitors and exhibitors.

Available for inspection across the grounds were every manner of farm equipment, from the expected latest in tractors and other machinery to irrigation equipment, fencing, and at least one crop-dusting aircraft. Meanwhile, indoors were hundreds of display that were a virtual A to Z of goods and services.

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