International Plowing Match 2012

September 18 - 22, 2012

The Offical IPM 2012 Website

The 99th International Plowing Match and Rural Exposition in 2012 will be hosted by the Region of Waterloo and located in Roseville! Over 200 acres of farmland will be populated by 20,000 people a day - 100,000 over the duration of the Match!

The plowing match is an opportunity to showcase all businesses in the Township of North Dumfries and the Waterloo Region. We expect to showcase many of out local businesses related to our broad base of high technology, agriculture, alternate energy generation, manufacturing and service industry.

about the plowing match

The International Plowing Match and Rural Exhibition is an event organized yearly by the Ontario's Plowmen association. It has many facets including mechanized and horse drawn plowing contests, artisans' displays, quilting bees and many more.

Plowing Matches have been part of our agricultural history in Ontario for well over a century. In the early days, they were sponsored by Agricultural Societies, the first farm groups to be established. History records that in 1846 when the first provincial exhibition was held in the city of Toronto, a special feature of the event was a plowing match. It took place on a farm on Young Street in the vicinity of St. Claire Avenue.

These matches not only gave farmers an opportunity to display their skill in the handling of a walking plow, but to show the fine teams or horses, many of which were imported or were from imported stock.

A "tented city" covering 100 acres will become home to approximately 600 exhibitors and vendors for 5 days. An RV Park of 1,800 sites with cover another 100 acre field. Hydro, water availability and a huge entertainment tent with local and widely recognized entertainers will add excitement to the scene.

We look forward to greeting you and hosting a spectacular event for your enjoyment in September 2012.

IPM 2012 Local Committee Contact Information