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Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show 2026

The Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show draws its audience from the Texas Panhandle, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas, where grain, cotton, fed beef and dairy production meet.

Dec 1-3, 2026 · Amarillo Civic Center

Exhibitors expected
386
Visitors expected
15K
Visitors last year
16K
Exhibitors on this year's list
323

The 2025 show brought 15,600 people to the Amarillo Civic Center. Its regional character matters: irrigation equipment, crop inputs, cattle handling and farm finance sit together because these businesses serve the same High Plains operations.

IDEAg combines the equipment floor with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension education and producer gatherings. Applicator training, beef quality assurance and the wheat appreciation luncheon give visitors reasons to attend beyond a machinery purchase. The cattle roundtables carry the conversation into a reception and dinner, making this a meeting place for neighboring producers as well as a supplier show. For companies selling into the High Plains, that mix brings equipment, production advice and local relationships into one trip.

How it compares

  1. This show: Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show15K

Oklahoma City Farm Show is the closest spring alternative for Southern Plains crop and livestock operators. Its March show combines machinery and ranch equipment with live cattle chute demonstrations, making it useful for comparing handling systems in action before the production season. Amarillo brings the emphasis west toward the Texas Panhandle and adjoining states, with Texas extension education and wheat and beef gatherings shaping the visit.

For a broader machinery survey, National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville is the national comparison. The February event pairs agricultural equipment and services with seminars and the Championship Tractor Pull, drawing a much wider machinery audience. It suits a buyer who wants to compare equipment across a national supplier base; Amarillo is more closely tied to the crop, irrigation and cattle decisions of High Plains farms and ranches.

The choice follows the operation. Oklahoma City puts spring preparation and livestock demonstrations together, Louisville offers the wider machinery search, and Amarillo concentrates on regional producers whose businesses span both crops and livestock. The wheat luncheon and beef evening also give Amarillo a specific role for suppliers who need to understand the people and economics behind those purchasing decisions.

Amarillo is the right trip for High Plains producers and suppliers whose crop, irrigation and cattle decisions belong in the same conversation.

Who exhibits

Bayer - DEKALB - Deltapine and AgroLiquid bring the crop-input side, while Landoll and Reinke Manufacturing connect tillage and irrigation to equipment buying. Agri-King, Halter and Diamond W Corrals add livestock nutrition, ranch technology and handling systems. Purple Wave Auction sits alongside new-equipment suppliers, so the floor also serves operators considering used machinery. The mix extends into farm credit, insurance and workshop supplies, reflecting the needs of working farms and ranches across equipment categories.

  1. Cutco

  2. Bad Dog Tools

  3. Purple Wave

  4. LeafFilter

  5. Bayer

  6. Landoll Company

  7. Airgas

  8. Stor-Loc

  9. Polaris

  10. Can-Am

  11. Agroecopower

  12. Linde Gas & Equipment

  13. Evolution Wheel

  14. StoneX Financial

  15. Schlagel Manufacturing

  16. Agri-King

  17. Unverferth Mfg.

  18. BigIron

  19. Golden Harvest

  20. Reinke

  21. Bauer-at.com

  22. AgriPin

  23. MEG-MO Systems

  24. Koch Agronomic Services

323 companies are on the list. A HallBrief brief ranks every one against your goals and finds who to meet at each. Get a brief

Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show 2026

Amarillo 2026 builds its program around applicator education, beef quality assurance, the Texas Wheat Appreciation Luncheon and youth agriculture. The beef roundtables cover the future of beef, genetics, capital and consumers before a reception, steak dinner and Justin Benavidez keynote. Exhibitors also have a practical change to absorb: Veal Convention Services becomes the decorator, handling furnishings and other stand services. The digital booth profiles now use the upgraded EXPOCAD 3e system.

  • For cattle-sector conversations, make the Grand Plaza roundtables and their reception and dinner part of your visit; the program continues after the equipment floor closes.
  • Crop producers seeking applicator credits should treat the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension workshop in Grand Plaza as a separate commitment from browsing the equipment stands.
  • The Texas Wheat Appreciation Luncheon gives wheat producers a dedicated gathering in Grand Plaza; cattle quality-assurance training takes place in the Hospitality Room.

Exhibiting

A stand makes sense for suppliers whose sales territory covers High Plains crop and livestock operations. Space is assigned first come first served. Veal handles furnishings and freight, while electrical service is ordered separately; internet availability needs direct confirmation with the Civic Center. Bulk equipment move-in requires an appointment, and the final setup period is reserved for touch-ups without forklift service.

What your brief includes

The full exhibitor list, and what to do with it.

  1. Halvorsen ProzesstechnikIndustrial machinery / Germany#3
  2. Alpenküche SystemeCommercial kitchens / Austria#4
  3. Brauwerk WielandBeverages / Germany#5
  4. 320 more, ranked for your goals

#3Halvorsen Prozesstechnikof 323

Why it matters
Their hygienic conveyor line fits the plant expansion you described.
Who to meet
Head of Key Accounts, Food Processing
What to ask
Lead times for installations in 2027.

Example from a sample brief. The company is fictional.

How a brief is made

  1. Tell us your goals

    A short interview: what you want from Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show and which kinds of partners you are after.

  2. We research each company, one by one

    For each company: what it makes, who it sells to, how it fits your goals and who buys there. Then we compare them side by side and rank the ones worth your time.

  3. Walk in with a plan

    A ranked list, a deep dive on each of your top picks, the people to meet and a strategy deck, all before the doors open.

Walk into Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show knowing who to meet.