BOOTH AWARDS

Each year, the Big Iron Farm Show Committee critiques and evaluates the Exhibit Booths.
With over 900+ exhibit booths, it is quite an honor to be chosen as the Top Booth of the Big Iron Farm Show.

Best of Show 2026 - Butler Machinery

CRITERIA INCLUDE

Judging of indoor and outdoor exhibit space will be scored on three main categories which are as follows:

OVERALL COMPANY IMAGE
  • Display of name
  • Products
  • Message
PERSONNEL
  • Professionalism
  • Knowledge
  • Attentiveness
  • Visibility
  • Attire
BOOTH/LOT
  • Utilization of space
  • Overall design
  • Neatness, attractiveness
  • Originality
  • Display of literature

CATEGORIES

  1. Best Field Demo
  2. Overall Best of Show
  3. Best Outdoor Display – 1st Place
  4. Best Outdoor Display – 2nd Place
  5. Best Large Indoor – 1st Place
  6. Best Large Indoor – 2nd Place
  7. Best Small Indoor – 1st Place
  8. Best Small Indoor – 2nd Place
  9. Rookie of the Year

PAST WINNERS

Overall Best of Show – Butler Machinery

Best Outdoor Display 1st Place – RDO

Best Outdoor Display – 2nd Place – Titan Machinery

Best Large Indoor – 1st Place – AgWeek

Best Large Indoor – 2nd Place – InfinityAg

Best Small Indoor – 1st Place – ToughAg

Best Small Indoor – 2nd Place – Pneu-Tek

Best Field Demonstration: General Equipment

Rookie of the Year: KAGE

Overall Best of Show – Unverferth
Best Outdoor Display 1st Place – Red E Ag
Best Outdoor Display – 2nd Place – MycoMaxx
Best Large Indoor – 1st Place – Infinity Ag
Best Large Indoor – 2nd Place – Agweek
Best Small Indoor – 1st Place – J Assy

Best Small Indoor – 2nd Place – ND FFA Foundation

Best Field Demonstration: General Equipment

Rookie of the Year: Claas

Overall Best of Show – Horsch Anderson
Best Outdoor Display 1st Place – Infinity Ag
Best Outdoor Display – 2nd Place – North Star Ag
Best Large Indoor – 1st Place – Versatile
Best Large Indoor – 2nd Place – T&E Tools
Best Small Indoor – 1st Place – Blue Horizon Energy

Best Small Indoor – 2nd Place – North Dakota Soybean Council

Best Field Demonstration: Cross Plains Solutions

Rookie of the Year: L&S Transport/Lefebvre and Sons

Overall Best of Show – Titan Machinery
Best Outdoor Display 1st Place – Vaderstad
Best Outdoor Display – 2nd Place – General Equipment & Supplies
Best Large Indoor – 1st Place – Acme Tools
Best Large Indoor – 2nd Place – Butler Machinery Company
Best Small Indoor – 1st Place – Infocus Mfg.
Best Small Indoor – 2nd Place – Domson BG Service

Best Field Demonstration: Tenacity Ag

Overall Best of Show – Ultimate Transportation
Best Outdoor Display 1st Place – Pivot Bio
Best Outdoor Display – 2nd Place – Unverferth Mfg. Co., Inc.
Best Large Indoor – 1st Place – Versatile
Best Large Indoor – 2nd Place – Acme Building
Best Small Indoor – 1st Place – NDSU Extension
Best Small Indoor – 2nd Place – MAC’S Hardware

Best Field Demonstration: Titan Machinery (Raven)

Overall Best of Show – Industrial Builders
Best Outdoor Display 1st Place – Concord, Wil-Rich & Wishek
Best Outdoor Display – 2nd Place – Heartland Chevy Dealers
Best Large Indoor – 1st Place – Butler Machinery
Best Large Indoor – 2nd Place – Mustang Seed
Best Small Indoor – 1st Place – Legacy Seeds
Best Small Indoor – 2nd Place – Bremer Bank

Best Field Demonstration: Titan Machinery (Raven)

Best 40th Anniversary Display – Bonanzaville
Overall Best of Show – Degelman
Best Outdoor Display 1st Place – Martin-Till
Best Outdoor Display – 2nd Place – Edney Distributing
Best Large Indoor – 1st Place – Unverferth
Best Large Indoor – 2nd Place – S.I. Distributing
Best Small Indoor – 1st Place – Lulzbot
Best Small Indoor – 2nd Place – Shoup Mfg. Co.

Best Field Demo – North Dakota State University Extension Service
Overall Best of Show – NTD No Till Drills Services and Repair
Best Outdoor Display 1st Place – Butler
Best Outdoor Display – 2nd Place – Hamilton Systems Inc.
Best Large Indoor – 1st Place – IntelliFarms North Division
Best Large Indoor – 2nd Place – High Plains Industries LLC, Makers of the Snirt Stopper
Best Small Indoor – 1st Place – Edison Lighting Supply
Best Small Indoor – 2nd Place – Tough-T Manufacturing

Best Field Demo – Chevy Ride and Drive
Overall Best of Show – Sheyenne Tooling & Mfg./PLG Trailers
Best Outdoor Display 1st Place – MN Soybean Research & Promotion Council
Best Outdoor Display – 2nd Place – Alloway-Standard
Best Large Indoor – 1st Place – Diamond Doors, Inc.
Best Large Indoor – 2nd Place – Estes Performance Concaves
Best Small Indoor – 1st Place – Loup Electronics, Inc.
Best Small Indoor – 2nd Place – Midwest Dairy

Best Field Demo – North Dakota State University Extension Service
Overall Best of Show – Dutch Industries
Best Outdoor Display 1st Place – Fargo Tractor
Best Outdoor Display – 2nd Place – Northern Plains Track
Best Large Indoor – 1st Place – OK Tire
Best Large Indoor – 2nd Place – REA Hybrids, Inc.
Best Small Indoor – 1st Place – Agassiz Seeds & Supply
Best Small Indoor – 2nd Place – Grammer, Inc.

Best Field Demo – John Deere
Overall Best of Show – John Deere
Best Outdoor Display 1st Place – USA Fuel Trailers
Best Outdoor Display – 2nd Place – Arctic Cat
Best Large Indoor – 1st Place – Cabinets by Hayley
Best Large Indoor – 2nd Place – Proseed
Best Small Indoor – 1st Place – Top Gan Drone
Best Small Indoor – 2nd Place – Bissell Big Green Commercial

Best Field Demo – None
Overall Best of Show – Meridian Manufacturing Group
Best Outdoor Display 1st Place – Western Farm Sales
Best Outdoor Display – 2nd Place – Great Plains Manufacturing
Best Large Indoor – 1st Place – Rust Sales Inc.
Best Large Indoor – 2nd Place – McTavish Steel Works
Best Small Indoor – 1st Place – Adams Inc.
Best Small Indoor – 2nd Place – Dultmeier Sales

Best Field Demo – None
Overall Best of Show – Amity Technology/Wil-Rich, LLC/Wishek
Best Outdoor Display 1st Place – American Farm Equipment
Best Outdoor Display – 2nd Place – Acme Tools
Best Large Indoor – 1st Place Co-Winner – Rea Hybrids Inc. & Total Ag Industries
Best Large Indoor – 2nd Place – None
Best Small Indoor – 1st Place – Steffes Group
Best Small Indoor – 2nd Place – Adams Inc.