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The Summer Fairs Are On! – for Jul. 29, 2010

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Rivers Agriculture Society celebrated its 100th anniversary with the local Agriculture Fair on July 6 and 7. History compiled by Dianne Kowalchuk tells that over 2,500 people attended the first fair in 1910. In 1916 a vicious June storm hit and destroyed booths and a stable was demolished and two weeks later another storm smashed
Livestock, News, Pulses

In Brief… – for Jul. 22, 2010

New faces at the NFU: The Saskatoon-based National Farmers Union has a new administration after incumbents Darrin Qualman and Terry Pugh resigned to pursue other opportunities. Ross Hinther, a Saskatoon-area cattle and organic grains farmer, is the NFU’s new director of research. Kevin Wipf, formerly a political science and public policy instructor at the University
Crops, Pulses

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
Opinion

Big Ditches Versus Big Ideas

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Any farmer in Manitoba who is considering a crop insurance claim this year – and it looks like there could be quite a few – owes a debt of gratitude to the visionary leadership of Duff Roblin. As the province’s Progressive Conservative premier between 1958 to 1967, Roblin’s most notable legacy was of course “Duff’s
Crops, News

Duff Roblin (1917-2010): Manitoba Crop Insurance Pioneer

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“Farmers at the time were not insurance oriented at all.” – HAYDEN TOLTON To most Manitobans, former premier Duff Roblin’s main legacy will always be Duff’s Ditch – the floodway diverting spring run off from the Red River around Winnipeg that has saved the city many times. But Roblin, who died last week at 92,
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Fairs & Festivals – for Jun. 10, 2010

Is your community hosting a farm fair or exhibition in 2010? Contact the Co-operator with your event, dates, location, contact information (phone, email and/or website) and updates or changes to [email protected]. June 9-13 – Manitoba Summer Fair, Brandon. Contact Karen Oliver at 204-726-3590 or visit www.brandonfairs.com. June 11-12 – Lundar Agricultural Fair, Lundar. Contact Cynthia
Crops

Fairs & Festivals – for Jun. 3, 2010

Is your community hosting a farm fair or exhibition in 2010? Contact the Co-operator with your event, dates, location, contact information (phone, email and/or website) and updates or changes to [email protected]. June 5-6 – Rockwood Summer Fair, Stonewall. Contact Janice Rutherford at 204-467-5612. June 6 – Back 40 Folk Festival, Morden Park Bowl, Morden. Visit
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Restoration Backed For Farm Fair Landmark

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The landmark domed farm fair building in Brandon is $500,000 in public funds closer to restoration. Premier Greg Selinger pledged the funding Thursday while attending the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair at the Keystone Centre. The domed building, a. k. a. “Display Building 2” on the Keystone Centre grounds, was built in 1913 as part of
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What’s Up – for Apr. 8, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 April 8 – Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame annual general meeting, 1:30 p. m., Salon A, Keystone Centre, Brandon. For more info call 204-728-3736 or visit www.manitobaaghalloffame.com. April 8 – Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) general council, 9:30 a. m., Canad Inns, 2401 Saskatchewan Ave. W., Portage
Livestock, Poultry

Chicken Dispute Offers Cautionary Tale

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Ontario and Quebec are embroiled in a chicken war reminiscent of trade squabbles between provinces that led to the creation of supply management more than 40 years ago. Chicken Farmers of Ontario has placed a moratorium on interprovincial movement of chicken to stem a bidding war between processors at home and in next-door Quebec. The

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