The Canadian Dairy Xpo will be taking place February 4 & 5, 2015 from 9am-4pm daily. This exciting event will be taking place at the Stafford Rotary Complex, Strafford, ON, Canada.
With almost 14,000 attendees this event is a great way to get in touch with fellow Dairy Producers. Over 60 acres of parking for this 2015 event makes it accessible for everyone!
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Schedule of Events
February 4, 2015
8:00am-9:30am | Free Pancake Breakfast | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
8:30am | Win a 4H calf! 4-H Homegrown Kitchen Open, brought to you by Quehl’s Restaurant & Catering |
HALL 1 |
9:00am | All Tradeshow Halls & Britespan Cow Coliseum Open | ALL HALLS |
9:30am | Elanco Skyview Café opens, serving 4-H grilled cheese & milkshakes | HALL 2 |
10:00am | Harvest Table Catering & Boxed Lunch Delivery Opens; sponsored by Novus-Delivery service available in the following halls: | HALL 1, HAY & FORAGE HALL, TMR & FORAGE SUPERSTORE, COW COLISEUM, ARENA LOBBY LOWER LEVEL, ARENA LOBBY UPPER LEVEL |
10:00am | Boston Pizza & Canadian Grub Opens | HALL 3 |
10:00am | Perth County Junior Farmers Feed Bunk Opens, sponsored by DuPont Pioneer | HAY & FORAGE HALL |
10:00am | NEW Innovation Demos (DeLaval large herd technology, Holstein Canada classification) | BRITESPAN COW COLISEUM |
10:00am-3:00pm | Maizex Dairy Classroom Opens | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
10:00am | Welcome & Introduction | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
10:10am-11:00am | Joep Driessen (Netherlands)-Robot/FeedingSignals Workshop; sponsored by Agribrands Purina | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
11:00am | NEW Innovation Demos (milking goat technology) | TMR & FORAGE SUPERSTORE |
11:00am-12:00pm | Pedigree Producer Panel; sponsored by Shur-Gain/Nutreco. | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
12:00am-12:45pm | Canadian Business Icon, Mystery Speaker-Building the Proud Canadian Brand! | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
12:45pm-1:30pm | Bert Caputo, Kevin Simpson & Mike Tregunna (Toronto, ON)-Ag Commodity Futures Trading & Hedging Natural Gas Workshop; sponsored by Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
1:30pm-3:00pm | Joep Driessen (Netherlands)-Cowsignals Workshop; sponsored by Agribrands Purina | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
2:00pm | NEW Innovation Demos (DeLaval large herd technology, Holstein Canada classification) | BRITESPAN COW COLISEUM |
3:00pm | NEW Innovation Demos (milking goat technology) | TMR & FORAGE SUPERSTORE |
Ongoing/Daily | Genetics at Work-Dairy Daughter Showcase, presented by EastGen, Select Sires GenerVations, Foundation Sires, Genex | BRITESPAN COW COLISEUM |
Ongoing/Daily | Component Breed Showcase, presented by Ayrshire Canada, Canadian Brown Swiss Association, Guernsey Canada, Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society | BRITESPAN COW COLISEUM |
Ongoing/Daily | Dairy Crossbreed Showcase, presented by ABS, Bullseye Genetics | BRITESPAN COW COLISEUM |
Ongoing/Daily | Milking Robot Showcase (5 Milking Robots!) | BRITESPAN COW COLISEUM |
Ongoing/Daily | Jaylor Mini Mixer Feeding Demonstrations | BRITESPAN COW COLISEUM |
Ongoing/Daily | Milk Maker Hay & Forage Competition | ARENA LOBBY LOWER LEVEL |
4:00pm-7:00pm | CheeseFEST, co-presented by Trillium Mutual Insurance & Farm Credit Canada (free to attend!) | BRITESPAN COW COLISEUM |
4:00pm | All Tradeshow Halls Close | ALL HALLS |
4:00pm | All Catering Closes |
February 5, 2015
8:00am-9:30am | Free Pancake Breakfast | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
8:30am | Win a 4-H Calf! 4-H Homegrown Kitchen Opens, brought to you by Quehl’s Restaurant & Catering |
HALL 1 |
9:00am | All Tradeshow Halls & Britespan Cow Coliseum Open | ALL HALLS |
9:30am | Elanco Skyview Café opens, serving 4-H grilled cheese & milkshakes; sponsored by Elanco | HALL 2 |
10:00am | Harvest Table Catering & Boxed Lunch Delivery Opens; sponsored by Novus-Delivery service available in the following halls: | HALL 1, HAY & FORAGE HALL, TMR & FORAGE SUPERSTORE, COW COLISEUM, ARENA LOBBY LOWER LEVEL, ARENA LOBBY UPPER LEVEL |
10:00am | Boston Pizza & Canadian Grub Opens | HALL 3 |
10:00am | Perth County Junior Farmers Feed Bunk Opens, sponsored by DuPont Pioneer | HAY & FORAGE HALL |
10:00am | NEW Innovation Demos (DeLaval large herd technology, Holstein Canada classification) | BRITESPAN COW COLISEUM |
10:00am-2:30pm | Maizex Dairy Classroom Opens | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
10:00am | Welcome & Introduction | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
10:10am-11:00am | Joep Driessen (Netherlands)-RobotFeeding/Signals; sponsored by Agribrands Purina | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
11:00am | NEW Innovation Demos (Milking goat technology) | TMR & FORAGE SUPERSTORE |
11:00am-12:00pm | Organic Producer Panel; sponsored by Organic Meadow. | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
12:00pm-12:30pm | Dr. Gary Rogers (Knoxville, TN)-3-Way cross program maximizing hybrid vigour on your dairy; sponsored by ABS North America | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
12:30pm-1:00pm | Prof. Elliot Currie (Guelph, ON)-Economic Analysis of Dairy Breeds; sponsored by Jersey Canada | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
1:00pm-2:30pm | Joep Driessen (Netherlands)-Exclusive womens CowSignals workshop; sponsored by Agribrands Purina | HALL 1-MAIZEX DAIRY CLASSROOM |
2:00pm | NEW Innovation Demos (DeLaval large herd technology, Holstein Canada classification) | BRITESPAN COW COLISEUM |
3:00pm | NEW Innovation Demos (Milking goat technology) | TMR & FORAGE SUPERSTORE |
Ongoing/Daily | Genetics at Work-Dairy Daughter Showcase, presented by EastGen, Select Sires GenerVations, Foundation Sires, Genex | BRITESPAN COW COLISEUM |
Ongoing/Daily | Component Breed Showcase, presented by Ayrshire Canada, Canadian Brown Swiss Association, Guernsey Canada, Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society | BRITESPAN COW COLISEUM |
Ongoing/Daily | Dairy Crossbreed Showcase, presented by ABS, Bullseye Genetics | BRITESPAN COW COLISEUM |
Ongoing/Daily | Milking Robot Showcase (5 Milking Robots!) | BRITESPAN COW COLISEUM |
Ongoing/Daily | Jaylor Mini Mixer Feeding Demonstrations | BRITESPAN COW COLISEUM |
Ongoing/Daily | Milk Maker Hay & Forage Competition | ARENA LOBBY LOWER LEVEL |
4:00pm | All Tradeshow Halls Close | ALL HALLS |
4:00pm | All Catering Closes | ALL HALLS |