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Gord Gilmour
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Twist and turns

Returning to the Manitoba Co-operator feels a lot like coming home

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You never really know where life is going to take you. About 20 years ago, I was working at a potato-processing plant in Carberry, making french fries for the U.S. market, where I’d been employed since 1993, and decided it was time to go back to school. I applied to the communications program at Red
Outstanding young farmers Jason and Laura Kehler received their plaque from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Deputy Minister Dori Gingera-Beauchemin.
Crops, Local news

Jason and Laura Kehler named Manitoba’s Outstanding Young Farmers

The couple will compete for the national title later this year in Niagara Falls

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Carman-area farmers Jason and Laura Kehler will represent Manitoba at the Canadian Outstanding Young Farmers finals in Niagara Falls in late November. The couple, was selected from several nominees at the provincial event in Winnipeg. The Kehlers operate Kehler Farms Ltd., a 5,600-acre operation producing potatoes, seed soybeans, corn, canola, oats, wheat, soybeans and edible
ice fishing
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Province urges fishers to remove ice shacks from lakes, rivers in southern Manitoba

Warm weather is impacting ice conditions

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Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship urges anyone with an ice shack on a lake or river in southern Manitoba to remove the structure as soon as possible, as long as ice conditions are safe to do so. Warm temperatures are causing ice conditions across much of southern Manitoba, from Lake of the Prairies to Dauphin
Laura Sytnyk (l to r), Charlee McLaughlin-Ventnor and Donovan Hickson earned first place in this year’s agribusiness plan challenge at Assiniboine Community College.
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ACC students propose new learning program

In an annual competition, business students propose a certificate program for essential hands-on farm training

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A plan to provide more agricultural training in western Manitoba has won first prize in a competition among second-year agribusiness students at Assiniboine Community College. Charlee McLaughlin-Ventnor of Shoal Lake along with Donovan Hickson from Forrest and Laura Sytnyk of Rivers developed a fictional company called the Agricultural Training Farm of Manitoba — an extended
A 58,000-bushel grain elevator at the Hubbell Siding in the Municipality of Lorne was built in 1938 and its annex was built in 1953. 

Country Crossroads, Local news

PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: February 2016

Manitoba Historical Society wants to gather information about all the grain elevators in Manitoba

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In the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.” The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator
Sophie Sytnyk was presented with an Honorary Life Membership award by MAAS past president Allan Reid.
Country Crossroads, Local news

Shoal Lake Ag Society director recognized by MAAS

Sophie Sytnyk awarded an Honorary Life Membership for her 39 years of service and numerous other community contributions

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“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; however, indeed they have the heart.” Those words truly sum up a Shoal Lake Agricultural Society director who served for nearly 40 years before resigning her post in 2015. Prior to her resignation, Sophie Sytnyk was among the eight elite directors within the province to be recognized and
Peter Gredig says a smartphone can be one of the most productive tools on the farm.
Local news

Getting into the mobile mindset

If you’re not sure what your smartphone can do, a 14-year-old can help

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Tech expert Peter Gredig recommends re-examining the power of your mobile device, as it may be one of the most valuable tools you own. “For the money, that $500 phone that you carry in your pocket probably has the highest rate of return of anything you have on the farm,” said Gredig, a partner in
Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association director Dean Harder explained proposed new voting options at the association’s annual meeting during Crop Connect in Winnipeg Feb. 11. The changes, which would allow for advance voting, were part of a bylaw change members approved.
Crops, Local news

Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association introducing hybrid voting

Farmers will have the option to cast their votes in advance through a 
mail-in or electronic ballot or in person at the association’s annual meeting

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There will be three options for voting in Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) director elections: an advance mail-in ballot, an advance electronic ballot or voting at the association’s annual meeting. Members voted in favour of a bylaw containing the changes Feb. 11 at the MWBGA’s annual meeting in Winnipeg during Crop Connect. “This
Karen Burton
Local news

Social media — use it, but have a plan

Communication specialist provides advice on how to create a social media presence

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Being a part of the online community is no longer a choice if you want to be relevant in today’s business world, says Karen Burton, marketing and communication co-ordinator with the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. “It is not a matter of if you should be on social media, you have to be on social media.

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