Canada's Outdoor Farm Show

Digital show to deliver Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show experience to farmers

Equipment, crop demonstrations and networking will continue, but will be delivered digitally

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show has launched a new digital event to serve as a virtual meeting place for hundreds of agricultural companies and thousands of farmers. With dozens of Ontario agricultural events cancelled into the fall of 2020, Canada’s Digital Farm Show will serve as a meeting place for farmers and the sector. Why it matters: There […] Read more

COFS

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show cancelled, digital event planned

Social distancing would be challenging at such a large event with COVID-19 restrictions

The largest event in Ontario agriculture will not go ahead in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, which draws tens of thousands of farmers to its Woodstock site, showcases growing crop plots, ride and drives, and live demonstrations of equipment working fields. The event was scheduled for Sept. 15 to 17. Why […] Read more

Norbert Beaujot and the Dot autonomous power platform he developed, with a new crop planter prototype attached, at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show.

Dot power platform comes to Ontario

The autonomous machine now has a planter attachment, critical to the Ontario market

Ontario farmers recently got their first look at the Canadian-designed Dot Technology Corp. autonomous power platform and several implements — including a first look at a planter prototype. The machine was part of twice-daily demonstrations at the recent Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show near Woodstock. Dot — named for president and owner Norbert Beaujot’s mother Dorothy […] Read more


The U-shaped Dot A-U1 “loads” a SeedMaster row-crop planter on to its platform during the demonstration at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. (Ralph Pearce photo)

Pearce: Autonomous platform makes Eastern Canada debut

It’s been dubbed “the future of agriculture” and for the first time, farmers in Eastern Canada had the opportunity to see the Dot A-U1 Power Platform with in-field demonstrations at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. The precision ag system, designed by Dot Technology Corp., attracted considerable attention going through its paces during the annual ag showcase, […] Read more


VIDEO: Flip and Win with Farmtario prize winners!

VIDEO: Flip and Win with Farmtario prize winners!

At Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show (COFS) on Sept. 12, Farmtario and Kubota awarded the grand prize of a 2019 Kubota X1120D RTV ($19,000 value) in the ‘Flip and Win’ contest. Listed below is the name of our grand prize winner and our monthly bonus prize winners. Grand prize: Kubota RTV – Chris Stubbe Monthly bonus […] Read more

Ahead of its unveiling at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show, DOT offered a very brief film-noir-style close-up sneak peek at the new row-crop planter in a YouTube video.

DOT to showcase new row-crop planter at COFS

Ontario farmers will be the first to see a new Seedmaster planter for row crops married to the DOT autonomous power platform at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. The company is launching its new prototype planter at the show adding a critical piece to the implements that can be mated to the Canadian-made Dot autonomous farming […] Read more

Hunter Brothers

Prairie farm boys called up to Ontario’s big show

The Hunter Brothers' music career is taking off

The Hunter Brothers will be making their first visit to Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, performing in the New Holland building on Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. But the country music group’s members are no stranger to farming, having grown up on their Shaunavon, Sask. farm. When not touring, the five brothers known for their harmonies […] Read more


COFS demos: Finding the value in fertilizer spreaders

COFS demos: Finding the value in fertilizer spreaders

More farmers are doing their own precision application of dry fertilizer

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is hosting a new Fertilizer Spreader Demo this year as part of its extensive, ongoing list of field demonstrations. Other demos in this year’s line-up include the Tillage of Cover Crops Demo and Evolution of Farming Demo, Featuring Dot Technology Corp. and presented by Corteva Agriscience. “Demonstrating fertilizer spreaders this year […] Read more

Soil health is getting more focus on farms.

Soil health gets bigger focus at COFS

Researchers and new technology demos are being featured at the show

There are several new initiatives at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show (COFS) this year related to soil health, including soil researchers, new technology and practices. Soils at Guelph, a new outreach initiative from the University of Guelph aims to bridge the gap between farmers and soil researchers. People involved in the initiative will be at the […] Read more