Glacier FarmMedia hosted a private event at Canadian Western Agribition Nov. 27 to launch the first episode of the Western Producer’s documentary series, Welcome to the Farm Show.

Agribition 2024: Western Producer launches documentary at Agribition

EIMA 2024 opens its doors to the world
Glacier FarmMedia digital editor Greg Berg takes in the 2024 EIMA International Agricultural and Gardening Machinery Exhibition in Bologna, Italy.

Ag in Motion Innovation Awards handed out
The competition was made up of five categories, each including three contestants. Their innovations ranged from a giant manure bio-gas tank-trailer to a simple plastic calf castration card, from analytical management systems to hand-held leaf-scanning apps.

Ag in Motion site abuzz on show eve
The Ag In Motion site, near Langham, Sask. was controlled chaos today, as organizers and exhibitors put the final touches on the tenth edition of the outdoor farm show.

Commodity Classic day one: Farmers concerned about EPA’s herbicide strategy
Farm bill, USDA crop forecasts on American farmers' minds at the Houston farm show
Day one of the 2024 Commodity Classic is in the books and a few interesting themes emerged from the annual gathering of U.S. corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers.

Ag Expo settles into new home
The Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre gives the annual event opportunity to grow
Reading Time: 2 minutes Organizers of Ag Expo in Lethbridge are using a new venue for the first time this year, for what they hope will be a banner year for the show. The Agri-Food Hub and Trade centre is a 268,000 square foot facility that opened its doors this summer, replacing three outdated pavilions at the Exhibition Park […] Read more

International buyers take Canadian cattle genetics worldwide
Farmfair and its inbound buyer program made these two international operations boosters of Canadian cattle
Reading Time: 4 minutes Farmfair International has driven major changes in the way two international beef producers grow cattle. And it all comes down to Canadian genetics. Just ask Colette Masterson of South Africa. She and her husband, Andrew, first visited the Edmonton event five years ago. They’ve never looked back. “When we visited Farmfair for the first time […] Read more

Agritechnica Day 1: Combine launches, giant power units
Agritechnica, the world’s largest farm machinery show is nothing like farm shows we see in North America. The equipment shines to a finer gleam, extreme care is paid to lighting – so much blue at New Holland, red at Case IH, green at John Deere and orange at Kubota. The show is huge – 27 […] Read more

Farmfair anticipates robust cattle shows
Honey show, youth career fair and other facets to round out the 2023 event
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmfair International is poised to return to Edmonton Nov. 8-11. Organizers say the event has been Alberta’s largest beef cattle show for nearly 50 years, at which exhibitors from across Western Canada gather to show their top livestock genetics to purebred producers, local ranchers and international buyers. Boasting the largest purse in Canada, Farmfair International […] Read more

Lethbridge Exhibition goes big time with huge new facility
$80 million Agri-food Hub a platform for new ag opportunities, say developers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Lethbridge’s new, 268,000 square foot facility is more than just a place to hold popular agricultural events, say its developers. It’s a platform to show southern Alberta’s agriculture sector to the world and grow the local economy in the process. In that sense, the Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre, which opens to the public Aug. […] Read more