The Pennsylvania Farm Show is not just a tradition for our area, it's also relied on by local businesses.
Some numbers from over the weekend demonstrate that, as over 11,000 cars were there Saturday, over 10,000 Sunday.
Many of those people are from out of town, and after they are done here they go back out and spend.
Half a million people visit the Farm Show each January, from visitors like Clair Dehoff to vendors.
“We are from five hours from here, stay for five days,” commented Butler County’s Kathy Metric.
They are not the only ones, and that definitely has to help hotel and restaurant industries. Every Farm Show patron equals money for Pennsylvania.
Paul Hostetter from PennAg Industries says people from all over the country are here. “We've had record crowds from our perspective, through the food booth and also display, today's ag display, great crowds through there,” Hostetter explained.
This year’s attendance is on track to rival previous years, which could be because of the Farm Show snow, or lack of it.
Whatever the reason people come out, they come to spend both at the Farm Show complex and in surrounding areas.
“Restaurants and hotels near the Farm Show are booked, which is great news for businesses,” explained Hostetter. “Especially during an otherwise typically slow time of year.”
It comes at a great time of the year, right after the holidays when people aren't spending, eating and are coming off holiday fatigue.
Some numbers from over the weekend demonstrate that, as over 11,000 cars were there Saturday, over 10,000 Sunday.
Many of those people are from out of town, and after they are done here they go back out and spend.
Half a million people visit the Farm Show each January, from visitors like Clair Dehoff to vendors.
“We are from five hours from here, stay for five days,” commented Butler County’s Kathy Metric.
They are not the only ones, and that definitely has to help hotel and restaurant industries. Every Farm Show patron equals money for Pennsylvania.
Paul Hostetter from PennAg Industries says people from all over the country are here. “We've had record crowds from our perspective, through the food booth and also display, today's ag display, great crowds through there,” Hostetter explained.
This year’s attendance is on track to rival previous years, which could be because of the Farm Show snow, or lack of it.
Whatever the reason people come out, they come to spend both at the Farm Show complex and in surrounding areas.
“Restaurants and hotels near the Farm Show are booked, which is great news for businesses,” explained Hostetter. “Especially during an otherwise typically slow time of year.”
It comes at a great time of the year, right after the holidays when people aren't spending, eating and are coming off holiday fatigue.