Glacier Media, parent company of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show (COFS) is investing in Oxford County farmland adjacent to the show site.

The company has acquired 90 acres of land directly north of the show site on Oxford County Road #34. For the last decade, 30 acres of this land has been used as one of the main parking lots during the show.

“This land purchase is an investment in Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, so that we can provide the best experience to show-goers,” says Jon Kennedy, president and CEO, Glacier Media. “It gives us the security we need to continue to bring worldwide farming innovation to Oxford County.”

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show has been in Woodstock for more than 20 years. In recent years, the City of Woodstock expansion has impacted parking on the east side of the show site. This purchase alleviates the concern that the land north of the site will become unavailable to the show.

It is estimated that each year, the annual three-day event contributes $1.3 million to the local economy through hotels, hospitality, inputs and landscaping to exhibits, and good and services purchased for show set up. Farmers who attend the show represent $2.9 billion in purchasing power.

A division of the company, Glacier FarmMedia, owns well-known agricultural publications such as The Western Producer, Manitoba Co-operator, Grainews, Alberta Farmer Express, Canadian Cattlemen and Le Bulletin des Agriculteurs. Company headquarters are in Vancouver.

Source: Glacier Media February 14, 2019 news release