Join us on November 22 for our AgEx 2022 farm tour!
We will be taking off from the Calgary Airport to Strathmore, Alberta where we’ll meet the team behind Hilton Ventures.
Spencer and wife Lynne became full partners with his parents several decades ago, with his brother Sterling (who is 15 years younger than Spencer) and his wife Lianna joining in the late ’90s. Most recently Spencer and Lynne’s sons Dane and Reid joined the partnership.
The farm includes 12,500 acres of cropland spread between Drumheller and Calgary. Alongside growing a diverse crop rotation and servicing multiple end-buyers, the farm supplies premium two-row malting barley to the farm business subsidiary, Origin Malting and Brewing Co., which is managed in part by daughter, Meleah, and son-in-law, Kyle Geeraert.
From the farm, we’ll make our way to Origin Malting and Brewing Co. to see how everything comes together; barley, malt, beer, and community. Launched in 2017, Origin is one of the only craft brewers in Canada to malt their own barley grown on their family farm. Origin Malting provides full traceability to the exact field where they barley is grown.
We’ll meet the team, tour the brewery and finish in the taphouse to sample from 12 craft beers!
The tour will end with lunch before heading to Canmore for the Agricultural Excellence Conference.
Tour Itinerary:
- The tour will start at the Calgary Airport, where the shuttle will leave promptly at 10am. Please ensure your flight arrives at the airport before 9:30am.
- The ride out to Strathmore will take approximately 1 hour.
- We will tour Hilton Venture Farms.
- We will head to Origin Malting & Brewery Co.
- Lunch will be provided by a local food truck at the brewery.
- The shuttle will take everyone to the Canmore Coast Hotel for AgEx!
The drive to Canmore will take about 2 hours, where you'll have the opportunity to chat with fellow delegates, while taking in the beautiful scenery of Alberta and become surrounded by the Rocky Mountains as we reach our destination. Please ensure you are registered for AgEx! Click here to visit the conference website.
If you have any questions about the Farm Tour, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us at info@fmc-gac.com.
Hilton Venture Farms: 243038 RGE RD 235, Wheatland County, AB, T1P 2C1
(51.057736, -113.17416)
Origin Malting & Brewing Co: 60 Spruce Park Dr, Strathmore, AB T1P 1J2
Tickets are final sale.
The AgEx Farm Tour is exclusively for guests who have registered for the Agricultural Excellence Conference (AgEx) and live in Canada and/or are involved in Canadian industries such as agriculture, agri-food and agribusiness, as well as other industries that have a connection with Canadian agriculture. We reserve the right to refuse or cancel registrations. No refund will be issued. Farm Management Canada does not provide letters of invitation to the Conference or the Farm Tour intended as a basis for entry into Canada.
