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Shevchenko Dance Ensemble members, Ethan Duncan (l) and Alex Gerrard, showcased energetic movements known to be part of Ukrainian dance.
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Canada 150 recently celebrated in Strathclair

Folklorama showcases Canadian diversity

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Canada is a multicultural society whose diversity has been shaped over time by immigrants and their descendants. Celebrating Canada 150, that fact was highlighted at Strathclair’s Folklorama last month. Those in attendance shared in the celebration through food and entertainment, both allowing guests to “travel the world.” Twelve food booths promoting culinary delights of different
Small self-propelled combines, like this Massey Harris being driven in a parade at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum, began to appear shortly after the end of the Second World War.
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Manitoba’s golden years for agriculture

Canada 150: The two decades following the Second World War saw massive changes to Manitoba farms, and the following years those changes continued unabated

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The Second World War ushered in an era of challenge, change and growth for the Manitoba agriculture sector. One development of the war years was the construction of a vegetable oil-crushing plant, Co-operative Vegetable Oils Ltd., in Altona, Manitoba in 1943. This plant was the beginning of the crush industry in Western Canada. The war
Trading returned to the pit of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange following the end of the Great War, as it was then known.
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Between the wars

Canada 150: A postwar bust, political activism, the Great Depression 
and the formation of the Canadian Wheat Board 
marked the interwar years in Manitoba agriculture

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As the smoke cleared from the battlefields of Europe, the landscape had changed dramatically for Winnipeg, Manitoba and Prairie agriculture generally, particularly in the area of grain marketing. While the Winnipeg Grain Exchange and the wheat futures market reopened in August 1920, the experience of farmers with the 1919 wheat board was positive and led
Manitoba First Nations agricultural history isn’t well known.
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Manitoba’s earliest agriculture

Canada 150: First Nations, fur traders and the Selkirk settlers all grew 
some of the earliest harvests in Manitoba

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As part of our celebration of Canada 150, the Manitoba Agricultural Museum’s Alex Campbell has written a historical review of agriculture in Manitoba. The Manitoba Co-operator will be printing it as an ongoing serial over the next several weeks. While Canada dates from 1867, the history of agriculture in Manitoba stretches much further back into
Alain and Michelle Philippot, with Laurette Philippot and a historic photo of their farm.
Dairy cattle, News

Canadian dairy history book celebrates Canada 150

Dairy farmers across Canada are celebrating Canada’s sesquicentennial with a historical volume

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With Canada’s 150th birthday just around the corner, dairy farmers across the country are sharing their stories in a new book. “It’s a really neat look at our history,” said David Wiens, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chair, at a recent district meeting. Printed in both French and English, Dairy Farmers, Deeply Rooted for a Strong

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