Elise Dostie, 5, of Fairfield, sits on a tractor waiting for her father and grandfather on the first day of the Maine Agricultural Trades Show on Tuesday morning at the Augusta Civic Center. The event, hosted by the Maine Department of Agriculture, features dozens of lectures, demonstrations and meetings involving 40 major agricultural organizations, committees and agencies, as well as more than 100 exhibits featuring innovative agricultural products, equipment and services. More than 5,000 people are expected to attend throughout this week’s three-day show.

– Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal