Reading Time: < 1 minute Registration is underway for Alberta Open Farm Days. Last year’s event attracted nearly 16,000 attendees with more than 110 host farms participating, and the event’s organizers say 92 per cent of them said they would participate again. They also note a wide range of operations have been part of the event, which takes place on […] Read more
Open Farm Days gears up
Bigger and better is the target for Ag-Expo’s bounce-back year
Ag-Expo is putting on a full-scale show this year, and organizers are expecting record crowds
Reading Time: 4 minutes Organizers of one of Western Canada’s biggest farm equipment shows expect the event to bounce back in 2023 and be bigger than ever. “I’m hoping to see in the neighbourhood of 10,000 (attendees),” said Dave Fiddler, show manager of the Ag-Expo and North American Seed Fair, which runs from Feb. 28 to March 2 in […] Read more
A seed show more than a century in the making
Two dozen classes of seeds on display at North American Seed Fair
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s the new and shiny equipment that gets the lion’s share of attention, but the other part of the Ag-Expo and North American Seed Fair is worth a look, too. This year’s edition of the seed fair is the 126th, making it one of the oldest such fairs in Western Canada. “It’s the oldest ribboning […] Read more
Farmfair ramping up with full show and new events
The 48-year-old show isn’t just about beef cattle – it’s about fun and educating the public
Reading Time: 3 minutes After one pandemic cancellation and a scaled-down version last year, Farmfair International is back up to speed and has new events on tap, says the show’s director. “This year, after what we’ve come through with COVID, and Farmfair having taken a hiatus, (it) has provided us with an opportunity to add some new components to […] Read more
Global equipment makers take notice of Agri-Trade
This year’s event will feature a special German Pavilion and attract buyers from around the world
Reading Time: 3 minutes German engineering and homegrown country music are two things marking the return of a full-scale Agri-Trade this November in Red Deer. Organizers of the ag equipment expo have been working with counterparts at German ag trade show company IFWexpo to bring manufacturers from that country to Alberta. IFWexpo organizes German Pavilions on behalf of Germany’s […] Read more
No shortage of innovative ag products at Agri-Trade
Equipment expo has a ‘tough job’ in picking just five finalists for its AgInnovations showdown
Reading Time: 4 minutes Technology continues to change one of the oldest professions – farming. Showcasing some of the latest agricultural technology is at the heart of the AgInnovation contest at Agri-Trade, the annual ag equipment expo in Red Deer. This is the 14th year for the competition, which culminates with five finalists making five-minute pitches before a live […] Read more
Saskatchewan, Ontario ban birds at events
Bans back on as fall migratory season underway, avian flu cases stack up
At least two provinces now have bans in place on birds being brought to fall ag fairs and other such events, as cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza pick up again in Canada’s domestic birds. Ontario — which had such a ban in place this spring — reinstated it effective Sept. 23 through to Oct. […] Read more
FarmTech slims down to focus on ‘big picture’ issues
The new event, called CrossRoads, will have fewer attendees, no trade show and no agronomy presentations
Reading Time: 2 minutes There’s a new farm conference in town this winter. “We’re reimagining it as a new show,” said Todd Hames, chair of the FarmTech Foundation of Alberta. The foundation has switched gears and is putting on a revamped event, called CrossRoads, at the Edmonton Convention Centre on Jan. 24-25. “We wanted to create a new feel […] Read more
Third edition of AgSmart attracts big – and curious – crowds
Reading Time: 2 minutes With innovations ranging from drones that recognize and spray weeds on the fly, to the latest in worm dung, AgSmart is securing its reputation as one of Canada’s top agriculture events. Nearly 3,000 people attended the latest event Aug. 9-10 that highlights work being done at Olds College’s Smart Farm. It focused on agriculture technology […] Read more
Glacier FarmMedia acquires Ag in Motion property
Show site's investors honoured as 2022 event begins
The investors who helped secure the land that now hosts the annual Ag in Motion outdoor farm show have been given a gift that keeps on giving. At a presentation on Tuesday, the first day of the show’s 2022 in-person edition, Glacier FarmMedia — which owns the event along with this website and other farm […] Read more
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