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VIDEO: Last Harvest

Join Bruce Burnett, director of weather and market analysis at The Western Producer, as he returns to his roots for one final harvest on the family farm near Binscarth, Manitoba. After nearly four decades working off-farm, Bruce helps his brother wrap up 40 years of farming on the land that’s been in their family since

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Duguid named to MFGA Wall of Fame

Interlake farmer Mike Duguid has become the latest to join the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s Wall of Fame. The mixed farmer and long-time board member was named to the honour Nov. 12, during the MFGA’s annual regenerative agriculture conference in Brandon, an event that, as 2025 conference committee chair, he helped bring about. WHY arrow

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VIDEO: Last Harvest

Join Bruce Burnett, director of weather and market analysis at The Western Producer, as he returns to his roots for one final harvest on the family farm near Binscarth, Manitoba. After nearly four decades working off-farm, Bruce helps his brother wrap up 40 years of farming on the land that’s been in their family since Watch the video arrow

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