COLUSA, CA (MPG) - The Colusa County Fairgrounds is gearing up to welcome visitors to the 2025 Colusa Farm Show, Feb. 4 through 6.

The 44th District Agriculture Association sponsors the exhibition annually, bringing farmers and ranchers from all over Northern California to view the latest in farm equipment and machinery.

“This is our 60th year, so it’s a pretty big deal for us,” said Colusa County Fairgrounds Chief Executive Officer Laura Ford, on the show’s diamond jubilee.

The Colusa Farm Show, originally billed in the 1960s as the Orchard Fair, always has the newest and most innovative technology, according to Farm Show Steering Committee Chair Joe Steidlmayer, who leads a dedicated band of volunteers who make sure the “Granddaddy” of western farm trade shows stays on the cutting edge of agriculture.

As it has been since the UC Cooperative Extension planted the seed for the first show in 1965, the Colusa County Fairgrounds will greet visitors to the Colusa Farm Show to scope out the latest advancements in agriculture-related equipment and services.

For 60 years, the Colusa Farm Show has matched farms and ranchers with manufacturers and farm service providers, who will highlight the latest advances in agriculture.

About 250 equipment manufacturers and farm service providers are expected for the three-day event.

“The Colusa Farm Show is a rain or shine event,” Ford said. “We usually get at least one day of rain, but it doesn’t seem to matter. If it is too sunny and warm, farmers are working in the field. If the fields are wet, farmers come here.”

Sweepers, sprayers, combines, tillers, mowers, risers, tractors, scrapers, and all kinds of farm vehicles will be on display outside, across the 85-acre grounds. Farm credit and banking services, nursery and seed suppliers, insurance agencies, and water, soil, and conservation experts will be sprinkled outside and inside the exhibit buildings.

Gates of the 60th Colusa Farm Show will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 4 and 5, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, the final day of the show.

Food Concessions stands are located near the front entrance and inside Festival Hall.

As it has since its inception, the Colusa Farm Show is free to attend. Parking is available offsite surrounding the Colusa County Fairgrounds.

Ford said the 44th District Agriculture Association is proud to ring in the 60th Colusa Farm Show in 2025, Northern California's oldest and most notable farm trade event.

“The Colusa Farm Show provides farmers and ranchers with one-stop shopping for all agriculture-related services,” Ford said.

The Colusa County Fairgrounds is home to multiple on-site buildings that not only support the annual Colusa Farm Show and Colusa County Fair but also support events of all kinds. Whether you are looking for a work event for networking or conferencing, or a more intimate gathering or party, the Colusa County Fairgrounds is a suitable place to celebrate.