REGISTRATION OPENING SOON!
FARM SHOW EVENTS
THURSDAY SEPT 11TH
BRUNCH:
PDO is once again hosting free admission and free brunch at the Farm Show on Thursday, available from 9:00 am till noon. Member farms receive two free admission and brunch tickets per farm, with a value that more than covers our membership fees. To receive this benefit join PDO at www.pdo-ontario.ca/membership
EVENING BANQUET:
Craigowan Golf Course, 595838 Highway 59 North, Woodstock, ON
Enjoy a full-course dinner in the Van Haeren Banquet Room and renew your acquaintances. A 'Cash Bar Happy Hour' begins at 5:30pm followed by a delicious buffet dinner at 6:30pm.
BUFFET DINNER SPONSORED BY:
GUEST SPEAKER: Graeme Crosbie, FCC
Navigating Dairy Trade
from a Canadian
Perspective
Graeme Crosbie is a senior economist at FCC. His focus areas include macroeconomic analysis and insights and monitoring and analyzing Canada's food and beverage industries. Having grown up on a dairy farm in southern Saskatchewan, he occasionally comments on the health of the dairy industry in Canada.
Graeme has been at FCC for 10 years, spending most of that time in risk management. Graeme holds a master of science in financial economics from Cardiff University and is a CFA chart
FRIDAY SEPT 12TH
FARM BUS TOUR:
You won't want to miss the 2025 tour! This year's farm tour invites you to explore how four farms are rethinking what it means to be efficient, sustainable, and innovative dairy farm labour, investment in guided vs. free cow traffic and don't miss the opportunity to see milking water buffalo!
BUS TOUR SPONSORED BY:
ROOM BLOCK:
Spark by Hilton, Woodstock: (519) 421-4588
Thursday, September 11: $177.65 plus tax. Price includes a hot buffet breakfast. Other dates available.
Room Block Name: Progressive Dairy Operators. Room Block expires August 20th.