Livestock have always had a significant place at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show and that continues in 2018 at FCC Livestock Central.
More than 100 exhibitors at the show are livestock specific, focusing on dairy, beef, sheep, goats, swine, poultry and more.
The difference at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is that exhibitors can showcase their products live and in use by livestock. That gives farmers the chance to see how the equipment works – with livestock right there.
Sheep
Sheep farmers will have the ability to see how handling equipment works in the real world. Ontario Sheep Farmers is hosting a demonstration that will feature Brussel Agri Service equipment including gates, penning, weighing equipment and sorters. Huber Ag will also be participating in the demonstration.
Visit the Ontario Sheep Farmers booth at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. daily for the sheep handling demonstration.
Pasture grazing
Gallagher products will be featured in this year’s Pasture Grazing Demonstration, focusing on increasing pasture productivity with controlled grazing. Topics will include managing cover crops for rotational grazing.
The Pasture Grazing Demonstration will take place at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm daily on North Mall.
Cattle handling
Farmers can compare cattle handling equipment at this demonstration. A demonstration of the Arrow Cattle Handling System will take place at the Brussels Agri Services exhibit at 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. daily. Compare this system with the Hi-Hog and Tru-Test systems at the Davon Sales exhibit daily at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. daily.
Dairy innovation
The always-popular Britespan Dairy Innovation Centre again showcases Lely and DeLaval equipment. Both companies have launched new milking robots this year and they will be on display, with 70 cows on hand who use the robotic milking systems throughout the show.
The new Lely Astronaut A5 features will be installed in the barn and will be showcasing it’s a user-friendly interface and a durable energy-efficient robotic arm. Lely will also be showcasing the Lely Vector automatic feeding system and the latest Lely Juno automatic feed pusher. DeLaval will be showcasing their latest voluntary milking system, the VMS V300, as well as the DelPro Companion new mobile app their latest feeding solution, OptiDuo.
Twenty other companies contribute equipment to the dairy centre.
Many other displays
There are three more buildings dedicated to livestock, along with other exhibitors on the grounds between them.
The Grober Young Animal Centre is a staple of FCC Livestock Central. Grober Nutrition provides valuable research into helping young animals to thrive, focusing on both nutrition and housing.
The Livestock Pavilion contains many other exhibitors all in one place and the EastGen Dairy Pavilion is another important stop for dairy farmers, with 20 industry-specific exhibitors.
