Images from Canada's Outdoor Farm Show 2015 Thursday, September 17, 2015 Good weather plus lots of exhibitors and visitors equals lots of buzz at this year’s Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show near Woodstock. Here are some scenes taken from the show on Wednesday. Clockwise beginning with the photo directly above:Taking a break from driving.Don McCabe, president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, chats with a visitor to the organization's tent.Liz Robertson, executive director of the Canadian Association of Farm Advisors was hard at work making breakfast during the organization's networking breakfast before Canada's Outdoor Farm Show opened. The breakfast was hosted by Blythe Brae Farms near Woodstock, home of Sharon Hart and Carl Moore.Balloons were a popular draw among future farmers in the dairy tent on Wednesday at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show.A view from the quinoa patch at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' crop plots.A picture perfect sky.Dave Bray, an environmental specialist, stands in front of a mobile demonstration trailer used to illustrate the dangers surrounding gas buildup in farm operations. The trailer was developed by the Pennsylvania State University agricultural emergencies program. Leadership change at Agricorp Canada, Mexico and U.S. argue dollar value of COOL loss
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