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Good Spot For Birdwatching

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With spring’s arrival, many of us can hardly wait to start enjoying the great outdoors. It’s a little early for camping, but not too early for a nice drive and a short walk or two. Last year in April I enjoyed an outing to a couple of spots along southern Lake Manitoba: St. Ambroise Beach
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Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. March 10:Agassiz Lamb Co-op membership recruitment meeting, 7-9 p.m., Souris GO Office, 130-1st Ave. For more info call Randy Eros at 204- 422-8723. March 10-11:Farm Management Conference: “Manage The Future, Plan For Success.” PCU Centre, 245 Royal Road S. on Island Park, Portage la Prairie.
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Celebrate Local Flavours

Celebrating Local Flavours was the theme of the evening kickoff to the 2011 Direct Farm Marketing Conference held in Portage la Prairie March 4 and 5. Twenty direct marketers of fine jellies, greenhouse-grown greens, artisanal baked goods, wines, gourmet sausages and other fine Manitoba-made foods and beverages brought their wares for the public to sample.
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KAP’s Former Leader Gets Political Nomination

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It’s official. Keystone Agricultural Producers’ former president is now a political candidate. Ian Wishart was acclaimed as the Progressive Conservative candidate for the provincial Portage la Prairie riding at a Dec. 20 constituency meeting. About 45 people attended the nomination meeting held in a Portage la Prairie hotel. Wishart, 56, resigned as KAP president Oct.
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Former KAP President To Run Provincially

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As a farm leader, Ian Wishart lobbied politicians. Now he wants to be one himself. Wishart ended two weeks of rumour by saying he will seek the provincial Progressive Conservative nomination for his home riding of Portage la Prairie. He announced his decision to a hometown crowd of friends and neighbours at an Oct. 29
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Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference Nov. 7 To 9

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More leadership stories from the experiences of women will be heard at the Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference next month. Provincial finance minister and former agriculture minister Rosann Wowchuk is among the guest lineup for a panel discussion that will also include head of the Agriculture in the Classroom program, Johanne Ross, and Janet Smith, manager
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McCain Honours Champion Growers

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Anton Wiebe Ltd. was named the 2010 McCain Champion Potato Grower for the McCain Portage la Prairie plant during the annual growers’ banquet held Oct. 19. Potatoes are rated throughout the year on a variety of factors including size, gravity, defect level and colour and awarded points accordingly. At the end of each crop year,
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Up – for Jul. 29, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. Aug. 4 – Manitoba Pulse Growers Association summer tour,8:00 a. m. to noon, AAFC Morden Research Station. Carman tour available after lunch. For more info call 204-745-6488 or visit www.manitobapulse.ca. Aug. 5 – Manitoba Pulse Growers Association soybean tour,8 a. m. to noon, Richardson Kelburn
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What’s Up – for Jul. 15, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762. July 21: Manitoba Provincial Grazing Tour in the North Parkland (Dauphin) area of the province. For more information call 622-2006 or email: pamela. [email protected]. July 21: University of Manitoba organic field tours, 1:30 p. m. and 6:30 p. m., Ian N. Morrison Research Farm, Carman. Contact

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