The next generation of livestock producers again got a moment in the spotlight during Brandon’s recent Ag Ex event.
One of three main fairs put on by the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba, the event features the largest all-breeds cattle show in the province and has commonly hosted national breed shows that draw the nation’s top seedstock producers.
It also features events for kids.
Why it matters: Ag Ex is the third and arguably most farmer focused of the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba’s three main annual events in Brandon.
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Local elementary school students are invited every year to experience a taste of the farm through the fair’s Moo Mania and Ewe Mania events.
Farm kids take to the show rings. Junior cattle shows are a standing feature of the event, joined in recent years by the sheep sector.
Sheri Bieganski’s eight-year-old daughter Alayna, a member of the Carberry 4-H Beef Club, showed her Hereford calf, Franny.
“I like to go in the ring,” said the young competitor. “It’s fun to show my cattle. I like hanging out with them, and this one is really quiet.”
For Keven Lewis of MacAuley, Man., showing sheep is a family affair. She’s been showing sheep since she was a child and now her two-year-old son Noah is getting his own ring experience.
“I grew up in the sheep industry, and having our kids be a part of it was something that we are passionate about,” Lewis said.
Ag Ex 2024 ran from Oct. 23-26.
