Open Farm Days gears up

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

An average of 7,500 people attend the Ag-Expo and North American Seed Fair in Lethbridge every year. Organizers are expecting many more to come by Lethbridge and District Exhibition Park this year.

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


The North American Seed Fair is one of the oldest fairs of its kind in Western Canada, featuring many classes of seed in two main categories.

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

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


With about 500 exhibitors, the halls and grounds of Westerner Park are filled with equipment and booths. There are an increasing number of overseas exhibitors, as well as buyers, who travel to Red Deer for the event.

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

The Cowgo Loading System can be set up by one person in less than a minute, says its manufacturer, Alberta company Opend Range Ltd.

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


Screengrab of turkeys on display at Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, from a 2017 promotional video. (CWA video screengrab via YouTube)

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

Prior to its pandemic hiatus, FarmTech typically sold out even though the vast Edmonton Expo Centre could accommodate 1,700 attendees and a trade show. It’s reincarnation, CrossRoads, will be limited to 700 tickets and there will be no trade show.

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


Just when farmers thought they’d seen it all, a drone capable of spot weed spraying at speeds of up to 70 km/h is about to enter the market. The $100,000 aircraft uses artificial intelligence and cameras to target individual weeds, said Jannatul Mourey, an engineer and project architect with Precision AI.

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