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Manitoba Ag Days cancelled for 2021
The 2020 event brought in about 45,000 people at Brandon’s Keystone Centre
Canada’s largest indoor farm show will not go ahead as usual in 2021. The show was originally slated to run January 19-21, 2021 but is cancelled due to COVID-19 safety concerns. “The safety and well-being of our exhibitors, patrons, volunteers, contractors, board of directors and management team was paramount in our decision,” the organization said
Manitoba Crop Alliance celebrates official launch
The new organization also got federal approval to administer Advance Payments Program
Manitoba Crop Alliance officially launched August 1. The group represents the amalgamated interests of Manitoba wheat and barley growers, corn, flax, sunflowers, and winter cereals growers. Members of five commodity groups voted in an overwhelming majority to join up at AGMs in February after lengthy consultation and planning. Manitoba Crop Alliance also received approval to assume administration of
Diploma in Agriculture students celebrate with virtual convocation
Pandemic realities prevented the usual acknowledgement of this achievement for students
Sixty-four students received their diplomas in agriculture during the University of Manitoba online convocation ceremonies held June 29. Pete Giesbrecht from Winkler received the Governor General’s Bronze Medal, an award given to the graduate with the highest academic standing in the two-year Diploma Program in Agriculture. Noah de Rocquigny from St. Claude was the recipient
Rollover training tractor unveiled
The collaboration by three Manitoba groups is aimed at building a safer farm sector
A new agriculture safety tool to train operators to prevent tractor rollovers has been unveiled by a Manitoba collaboration. The University of Manitoba (UM), Red River College (RRC) and Keystone Agricultural Producers, demonstrated the Mini Roll Over Training Tractor (Mini ROTT) at the UM’s Glenlea Research Station on July 16. The teaching vehicle will help
Prairie Pest Monitoring Network launches website
The resource will help farmers and agronomists scout and identify pests
The Prairie Pest Monitoring Network (PPMN) has launched a new website. The PPMN is a Prairie-wide insect pest monitoring group that provides valuable information, predicts insect risks, monitors insect populations and offers information to growers and agronomists to help them scout for pests, time their scouting activities and to make decisions about using chemical controls. “We are really excited to be launching this new website,” said Meghan
Living Labs projects wrap up first year
Going into the second year of the project, impacts already being felt
Despite a slow start, the teams behind the Living Labs — Eastern Prairies are diving into field research, says a newsletter from Manitoba Watersheds. “There have been some recent challenges with the weather and COVID-19, which have slowed us from getting into the field,” wrote researcher John Fitzmaurice in Manitoba Watersheds’ spring newsletter. “I can assure you that we
Manitoba Crop Alliance checkoffs get approved, start Aug. 1
Pam de Rocquigny and Darcelle Graham will serve as CEO and COO
The newly created Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) has received provincial government approval to start collecting checkoffs from all sales of wheat (spring and winter), barley, sunflowers, corn, and flax in Manitoba starting Aug. 1, the MCA announced in a recent news release. The checkoff amounts are unchanged to what was in place with the five amalgamating organizations, and remains refundable. The
PHOTOS: More rain en route as water damage continues
Southern Manitoba can expect another five to seven days of “widespread precipitation” and “occasional heavy thunderstorms” with the potential for more overland flooding, the provincial lood forecasting agency said Friday. Storms could develop over most southern, southwestern and southeastern Manitoba watersheds during that period, bringing up to 100 millimetres of “heavy localized” rain, the provincial
Scoular expands bird food facility in Winkler
Expanded bird food operations in Winkler will create six additional jobs and expand need for municipal services, the Scoular Company announced June 30. The company relocated its Winnipeg bird food operations to its facility in Winkler in June. “This community has provided Scoular an opportunity to engage our strong business relationships and invest in our