What’s Up – for Mar. 5, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 March 5 – Canola College 2009, Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria Ave. W., Brandon. Registration $100. For more info visit http://www.canolacouncil.org/canola_college_2009.aspx. March 5 – Manitoba Buckwheat Growers Association annual meeting, 9:30 a. m. to 3 p. m., University of Manitoba Ian Morrison Station, Carman (one mile west

What’s Up – for Feb. 26, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 March 2-4 – Canadian Value Chain Network three-day workshop, Winnipeg. Topic: “Customer-focused collaboration: Mastering value chain implementation.” Registration $424 per person, deadline one week before workshop. For more info call Eugene at MRAC at 1-800-216-9767 or e-mail [email protected]. March 3 – Deerwood Soil and Water Management


What’s Up – for Feb. 19, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Feb. 19-20 – Canadian Value Chain Network workshops, Brandon. Topics: “Partnering and collaboration” (Thurs.) and “Gathering and planning for new product introductions” (Fri.). Registration $50 per person per workshop, deadline one week before workshops. For more info call Eugene Warwaruk at MRAC at 1-800-216-9767 or e-mail

Livestock Cattle –Angus

LIVESTOCK Cattle Holstein LIVESTOCK Cattle Various ORGANIC Organic Grains Livestock Cattle Black Angus 3 PB REG. BLACK Angus bulls born Feb. 2004, $1500 each or $4000 for all 3. Phone: (204)735-2340, Starbuck. 3-YR OLD PB BLACK Angus bull, birth weight 98-lbs. (204)836-2293. Leave message. 4 PB BLACK ANGUS heifers for sale. Call Phil at Penrose


Free trip:

Bryan De Baetz of St. Alphonse was the lucky winner of the Manitoba Co-operator reader appreciation draw held at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon last week. Readers were invited to bring their Co-operator labels to a coffee and doughnut reception at the CanadInns Roadhouse next to the Brandon Keystone Centre Jan. 22. The winning entry

What’s up – for Jan. 29, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Jan. 28-30 – Keystone Agricultural Producers 25th annual meeting, Delta Winnipeg, 350 St. Mary Ave., Winnipeg. Theme: “A quarter-century of progress.” For more info visit www.kap.mb.caor call 204-697-1140. Jan. 28-30 – KAP’s young farmers committee annual meeting, Delta Winnipeg. Speakers to focus on marketing, business planning,


Pigeons more popular, interest in poultry plummeting

“When I was a kid, it was the other way around. Poultry was the thing and pigeons were less prominent.” – O Pilchar Brandon In a huge room at Brandon’s Keystone Centre, the cages are filled with countless breeds of pigeons. Near the back, are a few rows of colourful chickens and ducks. It wasn’t

What’s up – for Jan. 15, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762 Jan. 19-21 – North American Strawberry Growers Association annual general meeting, Hotel Monteleone, 214 Rue Royale, New Orleans, LA. For more info visit www.nasga.org. Jan. 20 – Canola Days, Amphitheatre, Keystone Centre, Brandon. For more info call MCGA at 204-982-2120. Jan. 20-22 – Red River


Keystone Centre seeks financial solution to $5.5 million debt

Provincial and city officials are struggling to find a long-term solution to the financial woes of Brandon’s Keystone Centre, home to the biggest agricultural events in Manitoba. A special committee expects soon to file a report with the province recommending ways to pay off the centre’s $5.5 million debt and restore it to financial health.

What’s up – for Nov. 27, 2008

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Dec. 1-2 – Grain Growers of Canada annual general meeting, Westin Hotel, 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa. Joint conference to follow Dec. 2-4 with CropLife Canada, same location. For more info visit www.ggc-pgc.ca. Dec. 1-3 – Manitoba Conservation Districts Association convention, Keystone Centre, Brandon. Theme: “A