COVID-19 continues to cast a long shadow, with the BC Agriculture Council making yet another change to plans for its annual gala. Originally scheduled for January 26 in advance of the Pacific Agriculture Show, the gala was rescheduled for April 1 in view of a surge in cases of COVID-19 attributable to the highly transmissible …
Pacific Agriculture Show
Pacific Agriculture Show kicks off
The first all-digital edition of the Pacific Agriculture Show kicks off Thursday morning, treating participants to the direction of future trade shows and conferences. This winter’s industry events have been transformed as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which continue to limit in-person gatherings and events. Organizations have embraced a variety of conferencing platforms, …
Field days feeling the pinch of social distancing rules
DELTA – Many farmers block off their calendars for the field days that give them a chance to share information, learn and socialize. This year will be different, however, as ongoing restrictions designed to curb COVID-19 has changed the format of most field days. Alexis Arthur, owner of Pacific Forage Bag Supply Ltd. in Delta, …
PAS goes online
BC’s biggest agriculture show is going online in 2021. Scheduled to take place January 28-30 at Tradex in Abbotsford, the Pacific Agriculture Show will adopt a virtual format in 2021 with plans for the 2022 event to return to Tradex, says show manager Jim Shepard. “We’ll be pivoting and producing a world-class virtual show,” he …