Canada’s Farm Progress Show, previously known as the Western Canada Farm Progress Show, is celebrating its 35th Anniversary this summer. The annual event is set to take place June 20-22 at Evraz Place in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Displays at Canada’s largest trade show include companies that manufacture agriculture equipment, crop inputs and ag services, including financial services. The show attracts visitors from the Prairie provinces, Eastern Canada, the U.S. and 45 other countries.

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and the world is green again. Springtime is the perfect time to throw those barn doors open – but not just to make milking more pleasant. While attending a presentation analyzing society’s changing perception of agriculture, I heard a producer ask, “What are ways to engage the public?”

One of the pre-conference events in relation to the Western Canadian Dairy Seminars is a producer tour of local dairy farms.

This year, three farms south of Red Deer, Alberta, opened their doors and stories to two busloads of visitors – Van Den Broek Dairy, Ten Brummelhuis Dairy Ltd. and Yff Dairy Ltd.