Ag Days Gives Back will announce this year's recipients at the 2026 show in January. Photo: Sandy Black Photography/Ag Days

Ag Days Gives Back 2026 focuses on fire response

The farm show's charitable program returns this year with a new wave of rural community support in Manitoba and southeast Saskatchewan

Manitoba Ag Days charitable program, Ag Days Gives Back, returns for 2026 with a new wave of rural community support in Manitoba and southeast Saskatchewan

Firefighters near Lac Du Bonnet scrambled to put out a fast-moving wildfire that sparked May 13 at the same time as large wildfires were burning in several other areas of the province, including near The Pas.

Northern Manitoba fire claims livestock

Farmers in northern Manitoba have been working their fields, but for those watching wildfire near The Pas creep closer, it’s been about fire breaks more than seeding; the fire has reportedly claimed livestock as well

A Manitoba farm near The Pas has lost seven goats to wildfires, according to a local emergency services worker. Farmers near the fire zone have been working their fields, but it’s been about fire breaks more than seeding.