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Chris Hawkins, managing director of AgChemExpert displays the plaque he was awarded after earning first place in the 2015 Inventor’s Showcase at the Manitoba Ag Days.
Crops, Local news

Inventor’s Showcase front-runners focus on streamlining farm operations

Manitoba Ag Day’s Inventor’s Showcase highlighted 
emerging technology

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Two technology-integrated farming tools earned the top spots in the annual Inventor’s Showcase at the 2015 Manitoba Ag Days. The Inventor’s Showcase, which is sponsored by the Manitoba Co-operator, is an annual feature at the trade show and is designed to encourage the development of products that are geared to assist in farm operations. A
Agrimatics internet software application
Crops, Local news

VIDEO: Agrimatics’ wireless tech uses iPad, smartphones to track grain carts

Manitoba Ag Days Inventor's Showcase: App simplifies calibration process and stores data across multiple devices

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Inventions utilizing new technology took front-and-centre at Manitoba Ag Days Inventor’s Showcase last week. Earning second prize in the Inventor’s Showcase was Agrimatics, a tablet and smartphone-based grain cart weighing and calibration application. Heralded as the first-ever tablet and smartphone-based grain cart weighing and data management system, Agrimatics automatically detects how much grain has been
Chris Hawkins with his invention, AgChemExpert.
Local news

VIDEO: AgChemExpert takes top honour at Inventor’s Showcase

Manitoba Ag Days Inventor's Showcase: Internet application helps producers choose the right chemical for their needs

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Manitoba Ag Days 2015 no doubt left a positive memory with Chris Hawkins as his product, AgChemExpert, won first prize in Manitoba Co-operator’s Inventor’s Showcase. AgChemExpert is an online program that puts over a decade’s worth of crop information in one place to make it easier for producers to select the right chemical application for their needs.
Crowd at 2012 Manitoba Ag Days.
Local news

Volunteers are what make Manitoba Ag Days tick

Dozens of volunteers are working tirelessly 
behind the scenes

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An event as large and as well regarded as Manitoba Ag Days needs the support of many people behind the scenes to make it as special as can be. “No matter what the event is, big or small, there needs to be a core foundation of people to help make it successful,” says Jonothon Roskos,
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A full schedule starts now

Many great speakers will take to Manitoba stages in the coming weeks 
and months

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The new year is barely a week old and already calendars are getting full. Producers looking to keep their skills up to date can begin by taking in St. Jean Farm Days at the Centennial Hall in St. Jean-Baptiste. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the annual event, which features two days of speakers,
showcasing products at an ag show
Local news

Looking for new technology? Come to Ag Days

Find everything from new data analysis software to field equipment

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Each year, Manitoba Ag Days is the setting for retailers, manufacturers, dealers and entrepreneurs to launch their top new products for the upcoming season. This year’s show features a full range of new products that will gather a lot of attention from visitors looking for the latest in farming technology and products. All new products
farm safety kiosk at agricultural show
Local news

Farm Safety Area in expanded location

Farm safety challenge offers chance to win prizes

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Showcasing new and better equipment is a big part of Manitoba Ag Days, and so is the message that it needs to be used safely. “Manitoba Ag Days takes farm safety very seriously and we have set up a joint partnership with Manitoba Hydro and SAFE Work Manitoba to form the Farm Safety Area,” says
winners at a Manitoba farm show
Local news

Ten entries for this year’s Inventor’s Showcase

Hardware and software products are contenders for 2015

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Much of the best new ideas in Prairie farming technology took shape in long winter evenings in farm workshops. Ag Days recognizes those contributions with the Inventor’s Showcase, an annual competition to recognize new products that lower costs, increase efficiency or perform new tasks. All inventions submitted are considered candidates regardless of whether designed by
newspaper image from 1983
Our History

Manitoba Weed Fair precursor to Ag Days

Our History: January 1983

This ad from our Jan. 6, 1983 issue was for the Manitoba Weed Fair, an annual event which later grew into Ag Days. Back then it was held in two locations — Brandon and Winnipeg. Leading the news that week was a story that the new marketing and stabilization plan under the Manitoba Beef Commission
three young farm boys
Local news

A stellar lineup of speakers at Manitoba Ag Days

Be sure to take in some of the seminars

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Social media is all the rage these days and things are no different when it comes to agriculture and advocating agriculture in general. That is why 2015 Manitoba Ag Days co-chair Jonothon Roskos is particularly excited about the inclusion of Greg Peterson of Peterson Farm Bros. as a key speaker at the event. “The Peterson

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