Grober Young Animal
Development Centre located at Farm Show
Striking a partnership with
the Grober team are: (from L-R) Piet Zeeman, Yves Barbet, Pascal
Bouilly (kneeling), Jerry Bartelse (President), Heather Copland (Marketing
& Communications Manager), Jordon Underhill of Canada's Outdoor Farm Show
(kneeling), André Roy (Director of Technical Services), Grant Gould
(Director of Sales), Jurian Bartelse, and Doug Wagner of Canada's Outdoor
Farm Show.
WOODSTOCK, ON - "This is a unique opportunity to springboard to the next
level in the study and care of young animals," said Heather Copland at the
official announcement of Grober Nutrition's plan to establish a Young
Animal Development Centre on the grounds of Canada's Outdoor Farm Show at
Woodstock, ON.
Copland, Grober's Marketing Manager said the new centre will both
complement and expand the company's more than 30 years of experience in
improving the growth and nutrition parameters for young animals.
"Partnering with Canada's Outdoor Farm Show permits us to showcase the
feeding programs and the housing systems that are so important to the
health and growth of young animals," she said.
The multi-year agreement between Canada's Outdoor Farm Show and Grober
Nutrition was described by Jordon Underhill, the Show's General Manager,
as "another step in the evolution of our Show and our commitment to be at
the forefront of ag technology whether it be crops, livestock or
machinery." Underhill said the Young Animal Development Centre will
provide livestock producers with an opportunity to see the practical
application of world-leading innovation in the feeding and handling of
young stock.
At the 2008 Show, attendees will be able to view the pre-existing
structure and conceptual layout of the Grober Centre. Beginning in 2009,
with all renovations completed, visitors to Canada's Outdoor Farm Show
will see feeding and housing trials in progress as well as results from
previous groups of young animals reared in the facility.
The Young Animal Development Centre will enable Grober Nutrition to expand
its development of milk replacers and other young animal nutrition
products for the livestock industry.
"With this additional space, we look forward to doing more work with dairy
goats and milking sheep, as well as our industry-recognized milk replacers
for dairy calves," said Andre Roy, Director of Technical Services at
Grober. Roy said there will be two sets of trials for young stock in the
barn each year - the first group to enter the facility in early spring and
move out by mid-summer; the second group to follow in the summer and
finish by mid-fall.
Grober Nutrition anticipates developing partnerships with other industry
stakeholders as part of the feeding and housing trials planned for the new
facility. "The Young Animal Development Centre brings a new opportunity
for partnerships with universities, as well as nutrition and equipment
suppliers," said Grant Gould, Grober's Director of Sales. "We intend to
look for partners," he said, noting that Canada's Outdoor Farm Show and
the new Centre are located in the heart of Ontario's dairy industry. "The
spring to fall operation of the barn will provide opportunities for co-op
students and researchers as we develop products and programs focused on
the health and care of young animals," Gould stated.
Representatives from Grober Nutrition, which is headquartered in
Cambridge, will be available to answer questions in the new Cover-All
facility from September 9th to 11th.
Canada's Outdoor Farm Show will be held September 9, 10 & 11, 2008 at
Canada's Outdoor Park in Woodstock, ON. Visit
www.CanadasOutdoorPark.com
for details.
|
