National Farm Machinery Show takes over the Expo Center

WLKY’S SAM CARTER IS THERE WITH A LOOK AT THE SHOW. YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT HERE AT THE EXPOSITION CENTER. FROM COMBINES TO THESE FUTURIST DRONES, THERE ARE ONE POINT 2,000,000FT PACKED WITH FARM EQUIPMENT. BUT FOR THOSE ON DISPLAY, THIS IS MORE THAN JUST MAKING A SALE. RUNNING A BUSINESS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF ANY FIELD, AND TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT TO A CUSTOMER IS NO EASY FEAT FOR NATHAN STEIN, HE SERVES AS THE MANAGING PARTNER OF PEGASUS ROBOTICS, AN AUTONOMOUS DRONE CROP TREATMENT COMPANY. STEIN SAYS THAT’S WHY THE NATIONAL FARM MACHINERY SHOW IS SO IMPORTANT FOR HIS BUSINESS, AND THE 800 OTHER VENDORS SHOWING THIS TYPE OF A SHOW IS REALLY VALUABLE FOR US BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE TECHNOLOGY IS JUST LEAPFROGGING THE FARM MACHINERY SHOW RUNS THROUGH SATURDAY AT THE KENTUCKY EXPO CENTER, BUT THERE’S MORE TO THIS SHOW. WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN, A DIFFERENT KIND OF HEAVY MACHINERY GETS TURNED ON AND THE HORSEPOWER GETS TURNED UP FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP TRACTOR PULL FOR THOSE COMPETING LIKE DRIVER AND TEAM OWNER RJ SIMON, THIS WEEK IS A BIG DEAL. IT’S THE BIGGEST ONE. I GUESS YOU COULD EQUATE IT TO THE SUPER BOWL OF OF TRUCK AND TRACTOR PULLING. GETTING BACK TO THE SHOWROOM FLOOR, STEIN SAYS. HUGE SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE ALLOW PEOPLE THEY WILL POTENTIALLY SERVE TO GO HAND ON WITH THEIR SERVICE. ANYBODY THAT WALKS THROUGH THE SHOW, IT’S NOT IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS. AND SO THAT’S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CUSTOMERS, YOU KNOW, THEIR EXPECTATION IS ARE KIND OF DOWN HERE. AND THEN THEY SEE IT AND THEY GO, OH MY GOSH, THIS IS HUGE. NOW THIS SHOW HAS BENEFITS THAT GO WELL BEYOND THE PEOPLE SHOWING HERE. THE PREDICTED ECONOMIC IMPACT. MORE THAN $24 MILLION FOR OUR COMMUNITY AT T