Schedule

Tues, March 17, 2020
9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Wed, March 18, 2020
 9:00 am – 7:00 pm

Thurs, March 19, 2020
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

10:00 AM

OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING

Location: Main Lobby

The Ottawa Valley Farm Show is a nod to our rich heritage, and a determined statement of a promising future. Join Rick Smith and other NHL Alumni for the official puck drop to open the 2020 show, honouring our history and celebrating today’s technology and innovation.

12:30 PM

MOE AGOSTINO

Where’s the demand? Trade & Currencies. Sell Weather Markets!

Location: Hall A

Attend this 20

20 Grain Market Outlook and commodity marketing educational presentation on why a “Phase 1” U.S.-China Trade deal is key to demand, as are currencies and why mentally you need to sell weather rallies each year.

Moe has over 30+ years of experience in trading markets, commodity risk management and marketing, the last 17 year

s with Farms.com Risk Management. His primary areas of expertise include grains, basis, livestock, feed, futures/options, energy/diesel, fertilizer/input purchases and both technical and fundamental analysis of global and local markets.

Farms.com Risk Management subscriptions include premium access to a members-only section of the App which includes the benefits and features of a Risk Management Subscription along with the ability to personalize elements of the information, such as receiving commodity alerts and setting commodity alert price tar

gets, allowing subscribers to better protect themselves from the excesses and volatility in commodity prices.

Moe is a sought after speaker who presents to groups across the USA and Canada and is the publisher of https://www.farms.com/market-school/ an on-line learning educational video series, and a regular contributor to Better Farming and Better Pork magazines.  Moe has participated in 3 Quebec Crop tours, and has organized and led 8 U.S. crop tours and 4 Great ON Yield Tours #ONyield19, http://riskmanagement.farms.com/events/ontario-yield-tour-2019 since 2012. His track record speaks for itself!

2:30 PM

ADAM VERVOORT,

MNP’s Senior Manager, Agriculture

Farm Income Programs

Location: Hall A

Adam speaks about various farm income programs available to Ontario farmers to assist with challenges they face on their operation and plan for the future. He will discuss the mechanics of the AgriStability program, along with recent program changes, what they mean to your farm, and how farm income programs tie into your operation’s overall business risk management strategy.

11:00 AM

CURTIS WEBER,

North Battleford, SK

Presented by FCC

Location: Hall A

Curtis is an experienced speaker who covers farm safety and motivation, and how to stay positive when things are not going great. FCC has been pleased to host Curtis on numerous occasions, including the Farm Progress Show in Regina. He travels all over North America doing speaking engagements and is very well received.

Curtis was working installing grain bins as a summer student and was severely injured on the job when he was electrocuted. He spent the next number of years recovering. His story is about how he turned a tragic, life changing, and near fatal injury into passion and purpose. His engaging story puts our lives into perspective, and motivates us to think differently about our farms, families, and lives.

Read more here: http://curtisweber.com/new-page

1:00 PM

 

OVSGA SEED SHOW AWARDS

Location: Hall A

Join us as we recognize and reward the achievements of exhibitors of the Ottawa Valley Championship Seed, Feed and Forage Show. Take a few minutes during the Show and visit the exhibits on display in the Court of Honour in booths 2629 and 2529.

3:00 PM

DAVID BEKING,

Beking’s Poultry Farm

Management Practices for Improved Egg Production in Layers

Location: Hall A

David focuses on best practices and management tips for improving production and egg quality in laying hens. Whether you are a small back yard hobbyist or a manager of a large commercial flock, you will learn about the best practices from the perspective of a third generation Ottawa area farmer. David Beking gives insights and recommendations from their three generations of poultry farming experience at their free range and organic egg farm. Learn more here: https://www.bekingseggs.com/

7:00 PM

TOY AUCTION

Presented by Vintage Iron Traditions of Eastern Ontario

Location: Hall A

10:00 AM

FAMILY FARM SAFETY EVENT

Presented by OFA and WSPS

Location: Hall B

Farm safety affects everyone who lives or works on a farm and children are no exception.  According to Workplace Safety and Protective Services, youth between the ages of 1 and 19 years accounted for 18% of all farm fatalities and 20% of all injuries that occur on Ontario farms.  Join us to meet your favourite Paw Patrol characters and learn more about farm safety for children and youth.

La sécurité sur la ferme affecte tous ceux qui vivent ou qui travaillent sur une ferme, et les enfants en font aucune exception. Selon le WSPS, les jeunes entre les âges de 1 à 19 ans représentent 18% de toutes les fatalités sur la ferme, et 20% de toutes les blessures qui ont lieu sur les fermes en Ontario. Joignez-nous pour rencontrer vos personnages préférés de La Pat’Patrouille et pour apprendre davantage sur la sécurité à la ferme pour les enfants et les jeunes.

11:00 AM

NEAL MCCARTEN,

Dairy Distillery Co-Founder

Dairy Roots to Dairy Distillery

Location: Hall A

Dairy Distillery is an Almonte, Ontario based start-up that develops technology to transform excess lactose from dairy production into ethanol. It’s first product, Vodkow, is a vodka that has attracted international acclaim thanks to its smooth taste and strong sustainability story. A year after its launch in November 2018, Vodkow is available province-wide in Ontario, Alberta and Nova Scotia. The company is now working to expand its technology to fuel ethanol production. Dairy Distillery co-founder, Neal McCarten will speak about how his family’s dairy roots led him to making vodka from milk and how Dairy Distillery is working to create new opportunities for Ontario dairy farmers.  https://www.dairydistillery.com/

1:30 PM

PANEL: ELEVATING THE DISCUSSION IN AGRICULTURE

 Hosted by the 12 Eastern Federations and the OFA

Location: Hall B

Peggy Brekveld – Vice President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture

Gabrielle Ferguson – Leadership Programs Director, Rural Ontario Institute

Kelly Daynard – Executive Director, Farm & Food Care Ontario

Designed as a venue for farmers, industry professionals, and non-farm visitors to ask questions and share their passion, this panel aims to elevate the discussion of agriculture while exploring current technologies and innovations as well as potential risks or threats. Our panel members are passionate about agriculture and food and represent distinctive levels of leadership. Their current roles and involvement in agriculture promise engaging discussion and networking opportunities.