The National Farm Machinery Show & Equip Exposition (NFME) is North America's largest agricultural and garden machinery industry event, held annually at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
The largest indoor professional agricultural machinery international exhibition in the United States
The NFME (also known as the American Farm Machinery Show) is the largest indoor professional agricultural machinery international exhibition in the United States. Founded in 1966, it is held annually and organized by Beijing Zhongxingbo International Exhibition Co., Ltd.
Nitially held at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, the show showcased products from the entire agricultural industry chain, including tractors, harvesters, livestock machinery, and biomass energy technologies.
In 2010, exhibitors from over 30 countries, including companies such as Deere and Case, participated.
The exhibition area spanned 130,000 square meters and attracted over 310,000 visitors. In 2025, the show will relocate to the Central Iowa Expo in Iowa, boasting 150,000 square meters of exhibition space, 1,300 exhibitors, and 100,000 visitors.
In 2026, it will return to Kentucky, hosting 60,000 square meters at the Kentucky International Convention Center, featuring 850 exhibitors and a smart agriculture technology seminar.
The following is a summary of key information:
1. National Farm Machinery Show
Date and Location: February 11-14, 2026, Kentucky International Convention Center (221 Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40202)
Scale: 60,000 square meters of exhibition space, 850 exhibitors, 50,000 visitors, covering the entire supply chain, including tractors, harvesters, and irrigation equipment.
Exhibition Introduction: The Louisville International Agricultural Machinery Show in the United States has been very successful. The last show in 2010 attracted 800 exhibitors from over 30 countries and regions, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Russia, Japan, and Brazil.
The exhibition area reached 130,000 square meters, and the show welcomed over 312,206 professional visitors. Well-known companies such as Deere, Case, Claas, and Lecken have participated in the show for many years.
Highlights:
The Championship Tractor Rally attracted 18,000 spectators per event, and brands such as Case IH showcased innovative technologies such as intelligent hydraulic systems.
Educational seminars focused on cutting-edge topics such as precision agriculture and autonomous driving.
2. Equip Exposition
Date and Location: October 22-24, 2025, same venue.
Concurrent Events: The Utility Machinery Show will also be held from October 7-9, 2025. Expo.
Scale: 60,000 square meters, 900 exhibitors (including brands like Honda and Toro), 35,000 visitors.
Exhibits:
Lawn mowers, hedge trimmers, sprinkler systems, and other garden machinery.
Municipal construction machinery, intelligent irrigation systems, etc.
Exhibits:
Tractors, harvesters, rice transplanters, and other complete machines;
Various agricultural implements, field machinery, tillage and planting machinery, and plant protection machinery;
Engine sets, generator sets, irrigation and drainage equipment, seed processing equipment, grain and oil processing equipment, and cotton and linen processing machinery;
Crop transport equipment: Pickup trucks, light trucks, agricultural buses, agricultural transport vehicles, convertible tractors, trailers, etc.;
Livestock machinery: Green fodder machinery and bundling machinery, feed processing machinery and equipment, barn construction and monitoring equipment, milking machinery, etc.;
Forestry machinery, grassland construction machinery, seedlings and flowers, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, rodenticides, acaricides; and organic growth products;
Biomass energy, new energy, and biogas development and utilization;
Agricultural and sideline product processing machinery: Food processing machinery, fruit and vegetable deep processing machinery, livestock and poultry slaughtering and processing machinery, and preservation, transportation, and storage equipment;
Greenhouse engineering and facilities: Greenhouse machinery and equipment, construction materials, greenhouse automation, irrigation, pumps, and drainage systems.
