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
International buyers take Canadian cattle genetics worldwide
Farmfair and its inbound buyer program made these two international operations boosters of Canadian cattle
Farmfair offers exhibitors rapid COVID test, refund guarantee
Passing the test allows three days of attendance, but the offer doesn’t extend to the general public
Reading Time: 2 minutes In response to recent provincial restrictions, all Farmfair attendees will have to show proof of full vaccination before entering the event. It’s either that or offer proof of a medical exemption or a privately acquired COVID test. The move by event organizer Explore Edmonton is in response to provincial restrictions for indoor events and other […] Read more
Northlands strikes a balance for Farmfair 2019
Farmfair organizers attempt to boost urban visitors while staying true to the show’s roots
Reading Time: 4 minutes With a new focus on attracting urban audiences, Farmfair International’s organizers are offering new kinds of programming while keeping old fans happy. The first step was thinking beyond cattle. Farmfair 2019, which runs Nov. 6-10 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre, features programming dedicated to smaller critters such as bees, rabbits and urban chickens — not […] Read more
Gabert family given 50-year membership award
Reading Time: < 1 minute Rick and Sharon Gabert of Crooked Creek Angus Ranch were honoured for 50 years of consecutive family membership in the Canadian Angus Association at this year’s Farmfair. The Fort Saskatchewan-area ranch began as a dairy and grain operation, started a herd of commercial Angus in 1964, and purchased its first registered Angus cows in 1968. […] Read more
Things to know and things to do at Farmfair 2018
The show offers something new or different every year
Reading Time: 2 minutes [UPDATED: Nov. 2, 2018] The 45th Farmfair International — an agricultural show focused on showing and selling top-quality livestock — is set to go at the Edmonton EXPO Centre Nov. 7-11. Every year Farmfair organizers add new events or change the focus of existing ones to better meet the needs of the show’s audience. Here […] Read more
Agri-Trade growing and shrinking at the same time
Popular Red Deer show is adding new features and spaces while moving to a three-day format
Reading Time: 3 minutes To celebrate its 35th anniversary, Agri-Trade is aiming to be bigger and better even while getting shorter. The former is already taken care of with the opening of Exhibit Hall at Westerner Park in Red Deer. “We are going to be the first event to take place in the new building,” said David Fiddler, Agri-Trade […] Read more
The rodeo is gone but Farmfair riding on
Commitment, champion cattle, and commonwealth event hallmarks of post-CFR era
Reading Time: 5 minutes If this year’s Farmfair International had a theme song, a strong candidate would be ‘We are the Champions.’ Not only is champions a theme of the 2018 show — the Champion of the World Week will be a major highlight of this year’s event — but Farmfair itself has had to overcome some adversity to […] Read more
‘Best of the best’ coming to Farmfair in 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmfair International will host the Champion of the World winners for British and European breeds, as well as the Angus Champion of the World Qualifiers, during a custom tour and program to celebrate its 45th anniversary. The Nov. 7-11 event will introduce Alberta producers to leaders from around the world in their specific breeds, and […] Read more
It’s always a jam-packed lineup at Farmfair
Here are a few of the events worth checking out at this year’s edition
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmfair International features a lot to see and do during its Nov. 8-12 run, including all sorts of cattle, equine, and educational events. “It’s five full days packed full of programming,” said Suzanne Bielert, agriculture event manager with Northlands. “We look at what’s happening in the industry, what’s new and exciting, and then we work […] Read more
Singapore trip offers Albertan a new global view on agriculture
Reading Time: 3 minutes Laura Bodell got a chance to see agriculture from a new perspective when she won a scholarship to attend the Commonwealth Agriculture Conference in Singapore this fall. “I had a particular interest in attending this conference since I’m chair of the International Agricultural Business Centre during Farmfair,” said Bodell. The Sherwood Park resident, who has […] Read more
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