People mover 
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“Off the Beaten Path” research tour.

Excitement building for Ag in Motion

Ag in Motion will return to Langham, Sask., this year from July 18-20

All the favourite field tours and demonstrations will be back at this year’s Ag in Motion show, and according to show director, Rob O’Connor, the excitement is building. “I think what excites me as a show director is how the farmers really take the time to look at what’s here,” he said. O’Connor is in

Farmers will have the chance to ride and drive equipment and see demos of drone technology at this year’s Ag in Motion.

Ag in Motion to feature expanded equipment demos, testing

The outdoor farm show will be held at Langham, Sask., July 18-20

Farmers demanded “real equipment doing real things” and that’s what they’ll get at this year’s Ag in Motion outdoor farm show in July. “Decisions are made in the dirt,” said show director Rob O’Connor, in a May 25 news release. “The show is held outdoors, so there is room to stage very large equipment on-site


Manitoba Ag Days says the decision to support safety at the Keystone Centre was an easy one to make.

Ag Days funds safety equipment upgrade at Keystone Centre

Automatic external defibrillator replacements will enhance patron safety

Manitoba Ag Days is providing funds for a public health upgrade at its home facility. It is buying five new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for the Keystone Centre in Brandon, by way of the Ag Days Gives Back program. Keystone Centre management described the devices at an “absolute necessity,” in a media release announcing the

File photo of goats on display at the Hanover Agricultural Fair in Grunthal, Man. in August 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Fairs, exhibitions concerned over new traceability proposals

Event volunteers may lack skills needed, association says

The Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions (CAFE) says proposed federal regulations regarding livestock traceability are putting animal events across the country at risk. Their concerns centre around new directives centred around moving and tagging which they say would affect Canada’s 5,000 fairs, rodeos and other events. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has proposed that

(L-R) Fair co-chair Wayne Buhr and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson present first and second place in this year’s Royal Manitoba Winter Fair pork quality competition to members of Shady Lane Hutterite Colony.

Shady Lane Colony wins at pork competition

Pork producers once again vie at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair

Shady Lane Colony of Treherne come out with bragging rights after this year’s pork producer head-to-head competition at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. The fair’s annual pork quality contest saw the colony walk away with a rare double win, having put forward both the best and second-best carcasses. “It’s hard to believe. The competition is


The Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions is promoting its workshops aimed at educating organizers on better animal care at public events.

Workshop aims to raise the bar on animal care

Workshops geared towards improved animal care at agricultural fairs

The Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions (CAFE) hopes its Animal Care Workshop program will set a new standard for animal care at agricultural fairs. CAFE is organizing workshops across the country to spread the message about their new best practices for animal care. “Our goal with this project is to develop a national guideline

Actor and comedian Brent Butt is on the CropConnect schedule for the evening of Feb. 15.

CropConnect registration deadline extended

Keynote speakers include comedian Brent Butt and retired General Romeo Dallaire

The deadline to register for one of Manitoba’s biggest crop production events is fast approaching. Organizers extended registration for CropConnect to Feb. 3, an extra week from the original Jan. 27 deadline, organizer Morgan Cott told the Co-operator.  CropConnect, held in Winnipeg Feb. 15 and 16, brings together a tradeshow, presentations on agronomy and farm

Organizers say the full parking lots at the Keystone Centre last week were proof the show was back with a bang.

Organizers celebrate successful Ag Days

This year’s 50/50, which benefits local projects, saw a record pot total

Manitoba Ag Days 2023 was a hub of positive energy, say organizers. “We are thrilled with the success of the 2023 show,” said Ag Days general manager Kristen Phillips in a Jan. 19 news release. The event ran Jan. 17-19 at Brandon’s Keystone Centre. “Agriculture is a business of handshakes and we try to create


Manitoba Agriculture staff run Ag Days attendees through the newly launched fertilizer efficiency calculator.

VIDEO: Manitoba Agriculture launches fertilizer efficiency calculator

Field by field, how well are you optimizing fertilizer?

Manitoba Agriculture says its new fertilizer efficiency tool will help farmers determine how much of a nutrient is doing its job and how much is wasted. Speaking at Ag Days in Brandon, Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson said the digital tool will help producers identify places where fertilizer efficiency could be improved and money could

Attendees get a close look at some goat kids at a past show.

Manitoba farm family nominees sought for Winter Fair

Six farm families will be honoured at Royal Manitoba Winter Fair

The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba and BMO are once again on the hunt for six farm families to shine the spotlight on during this year’s Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. Nominations are open for the 2023 BMO Manitoba Farm Family Awards. It will be the fifth round for the annual awards. Each year, the financial institution