Brandon had the full focus of Canada’s Charolais industry Oct. 26-27 as gates opened on the National Charolais Show and Sale. Breeders from Ontario to Alberta arrived at Brandon’s Keystone Centre for the event, part of the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba’s Ag Ex. “A national show for us is huge,” Ag Ex cattle show committee
Ag Ex brings on the breeding stock with national Charolais show
Brandon’s Ag Ex was host to the Canadian National Charolais Show and Sale
Province marks Beef Week
Beef Week was proclaimed the same week Ag Ex brought in cattle from far and wide to Brandon
Beef producers got a provincial boost to their promotion and public trust efforts during the last days of October. Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler proclaimed Beef Week Oct. 24, one day ahead of Ag Ex in Brandon, one of three major fairs run by the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba and host to Manitoba’s largest all-breeds cattle
Workshop fulfils 4-H project requirement
The intensive event allows members to fulfil a major annual obligation and still have time for other activities
Manitoba’s senior 4-H’ers have checked their projects off the to-do list after a marathon weekend in western Manitoba. The Senior Members Event took over Brandon and Virden Oct. 20-22 with projects ranging from gardening to equine, plus leadership, mentorship and professional skill development. Read more: 4-H beef program aims at breeding over butchering Read more: 4-H
Swine health hire highlights disease management
PEDv has highlighted the need to take a proactive approach to swine health issues
When Jenelle Hamblin agreed to join Manitoba Pork a couple of months back, she always knew it would be trial by fire. She was joining the organization as its swine health program manager in the midst of an outbreak of the porcine disease PEDv, a situation that’s roiled the pork sector throughout North America in
Manitoba Beef Producers kick off membership meetings
Manitoba’s beef producers will share their take on the state of the industry and commodity group activities at 14 meetings over the next month.
Manitoba’s beef farmers are having their say. Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) is firing up for its annual district membership , with 14 gatherings planned around the province. This year’s circuit kicked off in the Interlake with Eriksdale hosting the first meeting Oct. 23, with the last slated for Nov. 15 in Arden. MBP general manager
Students tap into water knowledge
Students tackled water health and conservation at the latest Southwest Manitoba Water Festival September 20 near Elgin, Man.
Summer is over, but about 180 fifth- and sixth-grade students from southwestern Manitoba still hit the lake Sept. 20. Six schools attended the 13th annual Southwest Manitoba Water Festival, hosted by the Turtle Mountain Conservation District and Assiniboine Hills Conservation District at Whitewater Park east of Elgin. The event draws from all schools in the
Can cranberry in feed help limit chick mortality?
Research suggests the bright berries could help offset push to remove antibiotics from chicken feed
Cranberry has long been touted as a booster of the human immune system — and it turns out that benefit may also apply to chickens. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research scientist Moussa Diarra has been exploring cranberry as an alternative to antibiotics during the critical first weeks after hatching. “In conventional poultry production, we use
Manitoba Egg Farmers scoop inaugural safety award
Manitoba’s new provincial safe work awards noted egg producers have developed an industry-wide plan
Manitoba’s egg producers have been honoured for their industry-wide effort to develop an on-farm safety program. At a Sept. 27 event in Winnipeg, the inaugural agriculture “SAFEty” award was bestowed at a gala event that could be considered an Oscar night for work safety efforts in the province. The program is a cross-sectoral effort that
Brandon’s dome slated for January unveiling
One of the last remaining structures from the 1913 Dominion Exhibition had fallen into serious disrepair over the decades
In 1913 it hosted throngs of visitors to Canada’s annual Dominion Exhibition. Most recently it was an unheated storage building for the provincial exhibition, bordering on derelict. Now Brandon’s dome building is set to return to its former glory. Organizers say the structure is on track for a January unveiling and will be open to
What’s the word on night-only aeration?
Research urges farmers to go nocturnal when it comes to aeration and natural drying
Experts are still divided when it comes to night-only natural air drying. Dr. Ron Palmer, project engineer with the Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation, made waves in 2015, when he suggested that grain would dry better at night when air temperature outside was less than grain temperature. The idea flew in the face of conventional