Every fall, farmers, ranchers and beef producers leave the farm to make the journey to Edmonton for Northlands Farmfair International. Boasting the highest prize purse in Canada, Farmfair International offers more than $130,000 in prizing for beef programs alone. With more than 522,000 square feet of western entertainment including beefed-up cattle shows and sales, international buyers and RAM Country Marketplace, Farmfair International is definitely worth the trip.
November 10 is Championship Saturday:
The overall champion bull and champion female will be crowned at the Alberta Supreme. Once again, each owner wins a 2018 RAM truck!
November 11 is NextGen Sunday:
At Farmfair 2018 we’re ramping up our focus on the next generation. We’re giving future leaders of the industry their own day and here’s what is happening:
PLEASE NOTE: Final release time shifts to Sunday at 3 pm. We understand this change is big and we appreciate your flexibility in helping us give the youth programming the time, space, and attention it needs to grow.
Contact agriculture@northlands.com for more information.
Farmfair International is pleased to partner with the Olds Fall Classic and Lloydminster Stockade Round-up to create the Alberta Supreme Show, which will showcase breed champions from all three of the top cattle shows in Alberta to name two Alberta Supreme Grand Champions.
This Bull Pen show is open to all exhibitors at Farmfair International to show off their program with pens of bulls born in 2018 or 2017. Returning for 2018 is the Commercial Cattlemen’s Day lunch – tickets for lunch can be purchased for $10 and are an automatic entry into a draw for one of five $1000 credits for the purchase of the bull of their choice. This is an exciting Saturday morning show that should not be missed!
Open to all Hereford breeders exhibiting in the FFI National Western Hereford Show, this program is for bulls born in 2017 & 2016.
The Junior Futurity features young agriculture enthusiasts ages 5-21. The event includes showmanship competitions, a pee wee division, an open division, bred and owned division, and a commercial division. This allows junior exhibitors to showcase their cattle herds.
This grand prize title is up for grabs as breeders enter their bull and heifer calves in the hopes of having the best of all breeds.
Farmfair International will be hosting an Open Steer and Heifer jackpot show featuring percentage and calendar calves.
One of Canada’s ideal destinations to conduct business in the beef cattle industry, Farmfair International features top quality genetics from purebred and commercial breeders.
