Where Farmers Meet and learn and socialize and buy
By Mark Schadenberg
Where Farmers Meet
The perfect slogan for Canada's Outdoor
Farm Show (COFS) which will harvest a large crowd next week in
Woodstock, Sept. 9 – 11. (8:30 am – 5 pm)
Now in it's 21st year, the
show is so large the guide book has 104 pages.
The agriculture trade show takes place
at the northwest corner of Woodstock (inside city limits) at County
Road 17 (Tollgate Rd) and the 11th Line.
“I hope you are as excited as I am to
see all of the new technology that awaits us,” said show president
Doug Wagner in the event's program. “There will be 750 exhibitors
ready to showcase, sell and demonstrate their products or services to
help Canadians continue to lead the pack as some of the globe's most
progressive farmers.”
The latest in technology will be on
display in Woodstock, ranging from dairy to crop improvements, animal
feed to farm implements, and operational food production
efficiencies.
Even I – as a 'city slicker' –
would be curious about the new lagoon crawler from Nuhn.
The saying 'Try Before You Buy' has
never been more true than at COFS.
“Crop farmers will want to spend some
time in the crop demonstration areas to see what seed varieties are
going to be best going into the fall harvest season,” Wagner noted.
Certainly on farms, the environment is
very important. The latest advancements will be on display and
depicted with demonstrations and seminars available on many topics in
this field.
“I think that farmers will benefit
most from the water efficiency projects,” says Bruce Kelly,
Environmental Program
Lead at Farm & Food Care. “The
weather and soil moisture monitoring equipment used by the program
will help farmers to make their own accurate decisions about how to
manage moisture in field crop soils and when to irrigate.”
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An excerpt from Page 30 of the show's
guide presents some of the principles of evolution in agriculture:
DeLaval, for example, is a company
which recognizes dairy farmers who have best adopted management
practices that go well beyond the industry norm.
At DeLaval, we make sustainable food
production possible.
The term sustainable, is based on
balancing four pillars, environment, animal welfare, social
responsibility and farm profitability. The goal is to reduce
environmental footprint, while improving food production,
profitability and the well-being of the people and animals involved
while meeting the growing demand for food.”
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Above is quote from Amanda Macfarlane of the COFS staff.
Admission is affordable at $17 for
adults and $5 for youth (6-17). If you want to return for a second
day to see more, a wristband is just $10 extra for a second visit.
Best part of all, it to be sure to
visit the Lions Club food tent – burgers, sausage on a bun, french
fries, and much more on the menu.
LINKS:
www.outdoorfarmshow.com
www.outdoorfarmshow.com
Twitter @outdoorfarmshow
Mark
Schadenberg, Sales
Representative
Senior
Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
757
Dundas St, Woodstock
www.wesellwoodstock.com
(519)
537-1553, cell or text
Email:
mschadenberg@rogers.com
Twitter:
markroyallepage
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Mark Schadenberg, Royal LePage Triland
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