Each year, Manitoba Ag Days is the backdrop as retailers, manufacturers, dealers and entrepreneurs launch their top new products for the upcoming season. This year’s show will once again feature a full range of new products certain to gather a lot of attention from visitors looking for the latest in farming technology and products. All
Best new products for 2016 coming to Ag Days
This year’s show will once again feature a full range of new products certain to gather a lot of attention
Ag Days kicks off the agricultural new year
Construction at the Keystone Centre is finally complete, and new space has been added for Manitoba’s biggest ag show
Kristen Phillips is straightforward when it comes to what attendees can expect at 2016 Manitoba Ag Days. “We are 100 per cent pure farm,” says Phillips, Manitoba Ag Days general manager. “We have a very diverse selection of exhibitors who know they have a targeted market of approximately 45,000 attendees that come through our doors
Grain-drying systems: larger bins, more grain, more air
Natural air drying needs 10 times the airflow rate compared to aeration
The yields are getting larger, the machinery bigger. It stands to reason that grain storage bins have had to get bigger as well. Smaller bins and their effective grain-drying systems in place for years are being replaced by larger bins and more intricate drying needs to handle the larger contents. “There are larger bins in
Volunteers are what make Manitoba Ag Days tick
Dozens of volunteers are working tirelessly behind the scenes
An event as large and as well regarded as Manitoba Ag Days needs the support of many people behind the scenes to make it as special as can be. “No matter what the event is, big or small, there needs to be a core foundation of people to help make it successful,” says Jonothon Roskos,
Looking for new technology? Come to Ag Days
Find everything from new data analysis software to field equipment
Each year, Manitoba Ag Days is the setting for retailers, manufacturers, dealers and entrepreneurs to launch their top new products for the upcoming season. This year’s show features a full range of new products that will gather a lot of attention from visitors looking for the latest in farming technology and products. All new products
Farm Safety Area in expanded location
Farm safety challenge offers chance to win prizes
Showcasing new and better equipment is a big part of Manitoba Ag Days, and so is the message that it needs to be used safely. “Manitoba Ag Days takes farm safety very seriously and we have set up a joint partnership with Manitoba Hydro and SAFE Work Manitoba to form the Farm Safety Area,” says
Ten entries for this year’s Inventor’s Showcase
Hardware and software products are contenders for 2015
Much of the best new ideas in Prairie farming technology took shape in long winter evenings in farm workshops. Ag Days recognizes those contributions with the Inventor’s Showcase, an annual competition to recognize new products that lower costs, increase efficiency or perform new tasks. All inventions submitted are considered candidates regardless of whether designed by
A stellar lineup of speakers at Manitoba Ag Days
Be sure to take in some of the seminars
Social media is all the rage these days and things are no different when it comes to agriculture and advocating agriculture in general. That is why 2015 Manitoba Ag Days co-chair Jonothon Roskos is particularly excited about the inclusion of Greg Peterson of Peterson Farm Bros. as a key speaker at the event. “The Peterson
Let the 2015 ag year begin!
The weather outside is frightful, which is a good reason to head to Brandon for Ag Days
While we all start the year with the fresh flip of a brand new calendar January 1, when it comes to agriculture in Manitoba, Manitoba Ag Days is really where the year begins. This year’s Manitoba Ag Days will take place January 20-22, 2015 at Brandon’s Keystone Centre. “Manitoba Ag Days is the first agricultural
Get in line and move on — grazing an acre at a time
Switching to a high stock density system with 128 paddocks instead of 16
I call it my ‘big red swather,’” Brian Harper told a group of cattle producers visiting his farm near here last August. Harper smiled and as if on cue, 63,550 lbs. of his herd of Shaver Beefblend/Lincoln Red cattle started munching their way down one of his field’s narrow one-acre grazing paddocks. “Up to 2013,
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
