nancy howatt

Double-benefit feed auction held at Killarney

Charity feed auction garnered ‘heartwarming’ support ahead of sale

In another year, Nancy Howatt of Manitou would have been picking out a steer to donate and bring to the ring at the Killarney Auction Mart. It’s become something of an annual tradition for the producer, with the proceeds going to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. This year, however, is different. This year, there was crisis


A HyLife truck sits by the company’s current office in Killarney. The community will soon be home to HyLife’s newest feed mill.

Ground about to break in Killarney on HyLife feed mill

Killarney will be the home of the newest HyLife feed mill after municipal council 
approved the site for building in mid-April

Farm-to-fork pork producer HyLife has cleared the final hurdle before construction begins on a proposed feed mill in Killarney, Man. this month. The Killarney-Turtle Mountain municipal council unanimously approved a conditional use order April 19, allowing the mill to be built in the northeast end of the community. “We’ve been working with HyLife probably for

Local resident, Brian Archibald, captured a number of drone images of the Killarney Grow Project’s harvest day action.

Bringing a community together for a cause

In its eighth year, the Killarney Grow Project has seen tremendous 
community support for its Canadian Foodgrains Bank efforts

A Killarney charity project has resulted in a show of neighbourliness that will stretch around the globe. The occasion was the harvest of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) Killarney Grow Project, and it wound up being a display that impressed even the organizers. “It is amazing how the community came together. For the three swather


Dennis and Betty Turner recently returned to Killarney from a trip to 
Ethiopia with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

Following the donation trail

Betty and Dennis Turner got to see their Foodgrains Bank efforts pay off first hand in Ethiopia

A tour through drought-plagued Ethiopia is an experience Betty Turner says she’’ll never forget. “We tried to prepare ourselves for what you read about and what you see on TV but there is really nothing like seeing it first hand,” said Turner. “We asked the local farmers what more we could do and they said,

The Killarney Marketing Club has been meeting weekly for the past 25 years to stay current with industry happenings.

Staying connected to the farming community

Members of the Killarney Marketing Club see the advantages of choosing collaboration over competition

Collaborating with neighbouring producers has helped a group of Killarney farmers broaden its perspective and gain a competitive edge. For the past 25 years, the Killarney Marketing Club has gathered once a week to share insights and tips of the trade. “Farming is a very complex business and things are always changing,” said Blake Bell,