Tory caucus shift

Staff / Newly elected Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister wasted no time shuffling his shadow cabinet. Among the changes is a shift for Lakeside MLA Ralph Eichler into the critic’s role for Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives. Former ag critic Midland MLA Blaine Pedersen becomes the critic for Local Government. Larry Maguire, MLA

“Lord Stanley” visits the farm

On Tuesday, July 17, there was a little more than just the usual horses, cows and chickens in the barnyard of Marian and Ray Ogibowski. The Stanley Cup visited for a couple of hours on the Ogibowski farm which is approximately five miles northeast of Basswood, Manitoba. Now this may seem like an odd event


Growing local gains new ground

Digging up knowledge: Manitobans sign up to eat local and 
reap the rewards of local know-how along the way

Deb Versluis and her family aren’t just digging in — they’re digging deeper. The Tyndall-area family of four is taking part in Food Matters Manitoba’s Dig In Manitoba Challenge. The goal is to have participants spend $10 of their weekly food budget on locally produced food, while taking part in new activities. “Eating well and



Agriculture Hall of Fame

Five Manitobans were honoured for their contribution to agriculture and their community at an induction ceremony for the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame July 12. The Co-operator is featuring each in consecutive weekly editions

Hayden grew up on the family farm near Otterburne West in Manitoba, with his parents, Roy and Elizabeth, and three older brothers, Clayton, Garnet and Wallace. He graduated from the University of Manitoba with a BSA in 1949. His “aggie” classmates nicknamed him “Doc Tolton,” as he always had thoughtful and concise answers to questions

Our history, Aug. 1928

As “The Official Organ of Manitoba Co-operative Wheat Producers Ltd.,” our predecessor publication The Scoop Shovel was an enthusiastic promoter of signing up for the wheat pool, which involved a commitment to deliver all wheat production for five years. The issue reported that to date 18,628 farmers had signed up in Manitoba, more than 10


Famed wheat breeder Barrie Campbell passes

Barrie Campbell, whose namesake variety AC Barrie still makes up an important part of Prairie wheat acreage, passed away in Winnipeg July 16 at age 89. When Campbell retired in 1988 after 39 years as a wheat breeder at the Agriculture Canada research station in Winnipeg, his varieties accounted for more than 70 per cent

Manitoba Agriculture Hall of Fame

Five Manitobans were honoured for their contribution to agriculture and their community at an induction ceremony for the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame July 12. The Co-operator is featuring each in consecutive weekly editions. Edward Philip Hudek was born and raised on a farm at Hafford, Saskatchewan. He received his B.Sc. in agriculture from the


Prairie agriculture about to turn 200 years old

The Red River settlement was the beginning of 
one of the most important movements in Canadian history 
and the establishment of the farming system of the Prairie provinces

They were poor, landless farmers going to an unimaginably remote land — and forever changing it. The Selkirk settlers’ arrival at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers 200 years ago this fall led to the opening of the Canadian West and the beginning of Prairie agriculture. Later this summer, Manitobans will celebrate Red

Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame induction ceremony

Five Manitobans were honoured for their contribution to agriculture and their community at an induction ceremony for the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame July 12. The Co-operator is featuring each in consecutive weekly editions. Wilf Chegwin was born and raised in Rossburn, Manitoba. In 1945, he married Thelma Menzies. The Chegwins lived at Shoal Lake