Wrap up: What are the big industry trends heard at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show?

Low crop prices, high livestock values and new technology driving many farm purchase decisions

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Published: September 12, 2025

Senior Editor John Greig talks about some of the larger industry trends around Canada's Outdoor Farm Show 2025.

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario has ended for 2025. John Greig wraps up the show with some industry trends and innovations and technologies to watch out for that will impact Ontario agriculture.

Low crop prices and trade uncertainty are keeping crop farmers out of the machinery market, while high prices are affecting the beef marketplace. New technology continues to evolve quickly, including in-row precision fertilization of corn, more in-field disease detection and the ability to test leaf tissue immediately in the field.

 

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About the author

John Greig

John Greig

Senior Editor

John Greig is a senior editor with Glacier FarmMedia with responsibility for Technology, Livestock and Ontario. He lives on a farm near Ailsa Craig, Ontario. Contact John at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @jgreig.

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