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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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Harvest Gala Supports Agricultural Students

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The who’s who of Manitoba’s agricultural sector sat down to dinner last week in an effort to raise funds for an endowed scholarship fund supporting future agriculturalists. The Harvest Gala Banquet brought together inductees into the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame, the Red River Ex’s Manitoba Farm Family of the Year Award recipients and industry
Country Crossroads

Buried Treasure At Lake Audy

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Red Ryder became the “spokestoon” for Daisy Air Rifles. To date, it has been the longest-standing licensing agreement in history, as the Daisy Manufacturing Co. Inc. continues to use the Red Ryder name. Sichewski still lives on the farm on which he was born, just off PR No. 354 on Lake Audy Road which leads
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Canadian Frost Hits Canola Quality Hard

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The canola crop in Canada’s top two growing provinces may be the lowest quality in five years after widespread frost halted growth in immature plants, a Canola Council of Canada official said Sept. 22. Excessive spring rain delayed planting in Saskatchewan and Alberta, leaving much of the immature oil-seed crop vulnerable with unripe, green seeds
Livestock

Scholarship In Honour Of Cam Brown – for Aug. 26, 2010

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An agricultural scholarship has been created in honour of Cam Brown, whose long and varied career in agriculture was recently recognized by his induction into the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame (MAHF). This new scholarship, to be administered by the Red River Exhibition Foundation (RREF), resulted from a $20,000 donation by T. K. Stan Cheung,
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Drainage Enforcement Should Be Fair – for Aug. 19, 2010

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A story about a western Manitoba farmer fined $474 for a ditch that was two inches too deep led KAP delegates into a discussion about drainage at a general council meeting here July 22. Their conclusion: drainage rules need to be enforced equitably across the province. “We have trees, cattails, willows, plugged culverts, ditches that
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Agricultural Hall Of Fame – for Aug. 5, 2010

Doug, the son of Sam and Jessie Fletcher, was born and educated in Argyle, Manitoba. He attended the Manitoba Agricultural College where he obtained a degree in agriculture. He later attained a masters degree in economics from the University of Mani toba. Doug was an agricultural representative with Manitoba Department of Agriculture, first in Shoal
News, Pulses

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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Festivals – for Jul. 29, 2010

Contact us with your event, dates, location &contact information at [email protected]. July 29-Aug. 1:Manitoba Thresherman’s Reunion and Stampede, Manitoba Agricultural Museum, Austin. Contact Sandra Head at 204-637-2354 or visit www.ag-museum.mb.ca. July 29-Aug. 1:Swan River Valley Fair, contact Colleen Immerkar at 204-734-3718 or [email protected]. July 29-Aug. 1:Rockin’ the Fields of Minnedosa, Lake Minnedosa. Featuring Helix, the

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