JANUARY 2017 • COUNTRY LIFE IN BC


23 PAS aims for record attendance with sold-out trade show


Blockbuster presentations offer valuable lessons for growing farms


ABBOTSFORD – The Pacific Agriculture Show has been the biggest show of the year in BC for the past 18 years, and the 19th annual show at Tradex in Abbotsford on January 26-28 promises to be no exception.


Preview DAVID SCHMIDT


Last year’s event attracted a record 9,000 visitors and PAS trade show co-ordinator Jim Shepard expects similar numbers this year. A lot depends on the weather, but with the trade show once again sold out, those who come will be able to visit several hundred exhibitors with the latest wares.


“We’re still waiting for Tradex to expand their facilities because we always have a waiting list of exhibitors,” Shepard says.


To accommodate more inside exhibitors, many of the tractor and large equipment displays have been moved outside in recent years and that area continues to expand. Two tents provide


additional covered space. The MNP Pavilion at the south end of Wing 2 will be home of the daily growers’ luncheon, Thursday afternoon opening reception, Friday


afternoon tailgate party and the petting zoo. The Scotiabank Pavilion on the east side will be used for the dairy lunch and hoof- trimming demonstration. Trade show entry is


included with registrations for the horticulture short course, BC Dairy Expo and Value of Biogas West show. Adults wishing to only tour the trade show can buy tickets at the door for $15. Children under 14 are admitted free. They will also get free ice cream on Saturday. Trade show


FILE PHOTO


admission is good for multiple entries all three days. Parking throughout the show is courtesy of Kubota.


Gala affair


If you were planning to attend the BC Agriculture Industry Gala at the Quality Inn (formerly the Ramada) in Abbotsford on Wednesday,


January 25, and don’t have a ticket, make other plans. “We have been sold out since before December,” reports gala co-ordinator Christine Koch.


The gala celebrates


agriculture’s achievements in the past year. Champions to be fêted include the BC Agriculture Council leadership


award winner, the Agriculture in the Classroom teacher of the year, AgSafe BC’s first-ever AgSafe champion and the 2017 BC Outstanding Young Farmer.


After proving such a hit last year, Abbotsford’s clean comedian, Leland Klassen, will again be the gala’s emcee/ entertainer.


- Canadian Made


Jiffy Bale Processor • The exclusive Jiffy Rock-Not-Roll cradle


• Cuts across the bale mixing the weathered outer layer with a green core giving better bale consumption


• Only 14 bearings. No belts. No chains


• There is no ‘wrong way’ to load a Jiffy Bale Processor


• Available in Right or Left Hand discharge models


• Optional Hydraulic Deflector Kit


• Optional 44 bushel Grain Tank with Discharge Auger (shown)


RENN Mill Center Inc. has a corporate policy of continuous improvement and development; therefore models and specifications are subject to change without any advance notice.


Call the factory to find your local dealer. TEL: 403-784-3518 www.rennmill.com


RENN Mill Center Inc. RR#4 Lacombe, AB T4L 2N4


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48