Dairy farmers and AgStar clients Roger and Bev Peterson will host Wisconsin’s 2010 Farm Technology Days from July 20-22. Their land on both sides of the highway will be soon be teeming with the close to 81,000 visitors, exhibitors and vendors expected at the event.

The Petersons own 800 acres and operate 1,600 acres of farmland about two miles southwest of River Falls, Wisconsin. The farm consists of a dairy operation combined with feeder cattle supported by a sizeable cash grain enterprise. Their management and workforce consists of their five children and three part-time employees. In addition, Roger’s dad, Leroy Peterson, is still very active in his own farming operation and work shares with Roger and Beverly.

Farm Technology Days is the Wisconsin’s largest agricultural exposition. The three-day event spotlights the latest improvements in farming. Each year since 1954 it's been held in a different county at a different host farm.

The AgStar Fund for Rural America awarded a $10,000 grant to the program in support of a Youth Tent which will guide visitors in hands-on, interactive, educational and fun experiences that underscore this year’s theme: “The Power of Agriculture.”

More information can be found at www.piercefarmtech.com.