Canada's Outdoor Farm Show

Special opportunity to get connected to careers in ag

This September, Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show brings an important opportunity for connecting job seekers with career opportunities in agriculture. “Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show Career Crawl opens doors for new graduates and young professionals in agriculture and food by putting them in touch with many different companies over a short period of time,” says Melonee Ochitwa, […] Read more

Haggerty Demo

See the latest autonomous equipment in action

Haggerty AgRobotics is back at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show on September 10-12, 2024, to demonstrate their lineup of autonomous equipment in the Evolution of Farming Demonstration: Autonomous Equipment in Action. Why are robotics and autonomous equipment so hot? Because factors such as labour shortages and time lost on simple, repetitive tasks are driving the need […] Read more

Drones have been shown at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show, with more interest as more uses are found.

Spray drones just waiting to go

Interest in drones to deliver fertilizer, seed and sprays continues to grow, but regulatory hurdles remain

There have been few technologies in waiting with as much pent-up interest as agricultural drones. The unmanned flying machines started out as data gatherers, scouting crops and sensing from above, a tool of agronomists, farmers and researchers and they remain in regular use. But the most impactful use of drones will be as an applicator […] Read more



Discovery Farm Demonstration Research Tour

Learn about new research in the field during tour

Industry partners conduct small- and large-plot demonstration research at Discovery Farm Woodstock, Ont. to test practical applications, farming methods, technologies and products in a real-world setting.  Farmers attending Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock from September 10-12 get an insider’s look at leading-edge research by taking part in the twice-daily Discovery Farm “Off the Beaten […] Read more

the Dairy Innovation Centre at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show

Leading advancements in dairy production

Get ready to be inspired by all the new developments happening in the dairy industry and highlighted at the Dairy Innovation Centre at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ont. on September 10-12, 2024. Visitors get a look into the latest in dairy technology and products focusing on animal comfort and improved productivity. Highlights include: […] Read more



VIDEO: New Holland Discbine 312 Plus

VIDEO: New Holland Discbine 312 Plus

New Holland was one of several entrants at the mower demonstrations at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show this past summer. Here, Claude Lesperance, hay and forage specialist with New Holland, talks about some of the features on the Discbine 312 Plus such as its modular cutter bar, a quick-change knife system and a new option that […] Read more

Delma Kennedy has a collection of dummy pads that were taxidermied to feel like actual sheep bodies. She uses them as teaching tools for body condition score.

VIDEO: How to maintain accurate sheep body condition scores

Body condition scoring relies on the accuracy of human hands, but the mind can play tricks

Body condition scoring livestock is an inherently human, hands-on process and that means it’s subjective. Steps can be taken to make sure evaluations are repeatable across many animals, says Delma Kennedy, sheep specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Why it matters: Body condition scoring helps to evaluate the effectiveness of […] Read more