Liberal and Green Party candidates attend Eat, Think, Vote event

Brandon-Souris candidates discussed the province’s succession crisis, 
the need for local processing and infrastructure investments

Eat, Think, Vote. That was the theme of several events across the country to get local candidates talking about food policy, including one for the Brandon-Souris riding here last week. It was hosted by Small Farms Manitoba in partnership with Sharing the Table Manitoba and Manitoba Alternative Food Research Alliance. Liberal candidate Jodi Wynman and

Lorne Hehn, the last chief commissioner of the Canadian Wheat Board passed away Sept. 16 in Saskatoon.

A grain industry icon and gentleman passes

Lorne Hehn set the tone for openness and accessibility when he was chief commissioner of the Canadian Wheat Board by always answering his own phone

Lorne Hehn, remembered as a pragmatic grain industry leader through some of its most tumultuous times, died peacefully in Saskatoon Sept. 16 at age 79. “Lorne Hehn was a thoughtful, honest man with a lot of integrity,” said Bob Roehle, who worked with Hehn during his tenure as chief commissioner of the Canadian Wheat Board.


Harvest in Manitoba over 95 per cent complete, winter cereals in very good shape

Harvest in Manitoba over 95 per cent complete, winter cereals in very good shape

Conditions as of October 12, 2015

Provincially, harvest in Manitoba is over 95 per cent complete. Edible beans and field pea harvest is 100 per cent complete, spring cereal crops are 99 per cent complete, canola 98 per cent complete, flax and soybeans 85 per cent complete, sunflowers 50 per cent complete and grain corn 45 per cent complete. Crop yields

KAP president Dan Mazier says participants in last week’s agricultural debate did a good job discussing important issues, while being civil to one another.

KAP president pleased with ag debate

Important farm issues were discussed respectfully

Farmers who watched the agriculture debate held in Ottawa Sept. 30 should have a clearer picture of where the major parties seeking election to the House of Commons stand on farm issues, says Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Dan Mazier. Mazier was pleased important agricultural issues were discussed, but also by the fact candidates were


The Killarney Growing Project saw a number of volunteers help to harvest 6,406 bushels of canola for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

Manitoba producers show support for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank

Manitoba’s rural communities stepped up to improve world food security — and had a blast doing it

The Killarney Growing Project put on an impressive display as community volunteers brought out 17 combines to take part in harvest efforts for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFB). “There were 17 combine operators, a few semi trucks, a grain cart, and it took just 58 minutes to harvest 148 acres,” said Betty Turner, project volunteer

Elgin resident not impressed he can’t vote in town anymore

Elgin resident not impressed he can’t vote in town anymore

Rural residents can also vote by mail but post offices are scarcer too

Residents of Manitoba’s smallest communities should double-check their voter’s card to be sure of where to vote Oct. 19. Elgin resident Bob Miller first only glanced at his when it arrived in the mail recently, irked that his name was spelled wrong. He did a double take when he saw he can’t vote in his


Federation of Canadian Municipalities ‘road map’ identifies needs

Federation of Canadian Municipalities ‘road map’ identifies needs

Infrastructure, housing, safety, and environment highlighted

Canadian municipal leaders want the next federal government to commit resources that directly benefit communities, and are tracking the commitments party candidates make on that front. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) rolled out its wish list last spring, titled A Roadmap for Strong Cities and Communities, which identified the key needs and issues facing

In early September the Warwaruks purchased a 15,000-square-foot building in Neepawa for the future home of the estate brewery.

Encompassing the taste of the Prairies

After a few years of processing Farmery outside of Manitoba’s borders, 
the Warwaruk brothers will soon be completing the entire beer-making process at home

Chris and Lawrence Warwaruk are one step closer to their goal of bringing the country’s first estate brewery to Manitoba after purchasing a building for the future brewery site earlier this month. The sibling entrepreneurs purchased a 15,000-square-foot building in Neepawa, a few kilometres from the existing Farmery farm in early September. “We have a


Robert G. Roehle
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Agricultural Hall of Fame: Robert Roehle

The Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame inducted eight new members in July 2015.
Here is one of the new inductees

Robert (Bob) Gilmor Roehle grew up on a grain and dairy farm at Blackdale, Manitoba. Following his education at Irwinton, West St. Paul and Stonewall Collegiate, he attended the University of Manitoba where he earned a B.S.A. in 1968 and an M.Sc. in agricultural economics in 1971. In 1968, he married Judith McKillop, a business

General manager of Brandon’s Keystone Centre, Neil Thomson, says the proposed addition is a matter of when, not if.

Keystone Centre proposes barn addition

General manager of Brandon’s Keystone Centre says the facility is looking to acquire 
funding for addition of a multi-purpose field house and barn

Brandon’s Keystone Centre is ready to begin construction on a 130,000-square-foot addition as soon as it lines up enough funds. “Manitoba Ag Days basically takes every square inch of the building that we have now and it also has a waiting list of exhibitors. We would like to be able to accommodate that,” said Keystone