Mark your calendar for the Islands’ largest agricultural event of the year!
The Islands Agriculture Show (IAS) will be held on January 31st and February 1st, 2025, at Cowichan Exhibition Park, Duncan, BC. It will feature a trade show with more than sixty exhibitors and two days of informative conference sessions.
The Islands Agriculture Show provides a unique opportunity to showcase, celebrate, and grow the agriculture industry on Vancouver Island, the Coast, and the Gulf Islands. The event offers a regional forum for education, information sharing, and networking between farmers, rural landowners interested in new ventures in small-scale production, farm organizations, industry suppliers, government agencies, and the general public.
The Islands Agriculture Show provides a unique opportunity to showcase, celebrate, and grow the agriculture industry on Vancouver Island, the Coast, and the Gulf Islands. The event offers a regional forum for education, information sharing, and networking between farmers, rural landowners interested in new ventures in small-scale production, farm organizations, industry suppliers, government agencies, and the general public.
The Islands Agriculture Show draws over 1,500 attendees.
Farmers and would-be farmers from Vancouver Island, the Coast, and the Gulf Islands attended the two-day event.
In 2025, conference delegates will take in conference sessions as follows:
In 2025, conference delegates will take in conference sessions as follows:
- Rotational Grazing
- Farm Financial Literacy
- Weather Stations and Soil Moisture Monitoring
- Business Structures and Tax Implications
- Emerging and Potential Crops for the Emerging Climate
- Intensity of Crop Use, Responses to Deterrents, and Potential Mitigation for Roosevelt Elk in the Cowichan Regional District
- Growing the Future: Innovation, Collaboration, and Education in Regenerative Agriculture