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Second Prize Inventor’s Showcase – The 2^nd Place Winner of the Inventors Showcase was: Dave’s Welding Shop with their simple towable machine that pulls a large steel “Bullet” to depths as deep as 5′ to create underground drainage tunnels providing underground drainage in farmers’ fields. The idea is similar to Tile Drainage but without the use of expensive tile pipe henceforth much lower costs with much higher travel speeds. *It works in all field conditions *G.P.S |R.T.K |L.I.D.A.R| compatible. They received a banner and a cheque for $500 from Manitoba Ag Days and an advertising package from the Manitoba Co-operator.

L to R: Gord Gilmour (Manitoba Cooperator) Dave Hunt (Dave’s Welding) Hugh Hunt (Dave’s Welding) Brad Crammond (Manitoba Ag Days)

In the FCC theatre at 9:00 am, it is time to start “Farming by your numbers” with a presentation from Darren Bond, Farm Management Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture. You can then look forward to hearing about “The future story – farm corporations” from Lance Stockbrugger, with LD Stockbrugger Farms at 9:45 am followed by Kevin Hursh, Owner of Hursh Consulting & Communications speaking about “How to be a successful medium sized farm” at 10:35 am. The morning sessions will wrap up 11:30 am with Sharon Ardron, Farm Management Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture presenting on how to use your “Farm books – not just for taxes”.
The Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association will be hosting a program focusing on “Going for gold – maximizing wheat’s potential at home & on the international stage”. Cam Dahl, President of Cereals Canada, JoAnne Buth, CEO of the Canadian International Grains Institute and Patti Miller, Chief Commission of the Canadian Grain Commission will kick things off at 1:00 pm with a presentation on “Canada’s opportunities and challenges in the international wheat market”. At 1:45 pm, Anthony Parker, Commissioner of the Plant Breeders’ Rights, for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Carla St.Croix, Director of Innovation and Growth Policy Division with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will present on “Value creation consultations: what you should know”. Directly following, at 2:15 pm, PHD student from the University of Manitoba, Amy Mangin will give a presentation on “What’s all the hype about – plant growth regulators?” At 2:45 pm, Farm Production Extension Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Rejean Picard, will speak about fusarium head blight and “The fungicide window for application”. Andrew Friskop, Assistant Professor and Extension Pathologist at the North Dakota State University will continue the fusarium head blight discussion at 3:00 pm with “The state side story”. Closing out the afternoon is Brennan Turner, CEO at FarmLead asking, “Are you a farm or a hedge fund?”
In the MNP Theatre at 9:00 am we will hear the “Five major changes to drones that will change everything!” with Owner of M3Aerial Productions Inc., Matthew Johnson. At 9:45 am, Head Shark with the The Shark Farm, Rob Sharkey will give his presentation on how “We’ve got an app for that!” Directly following Rob, at 10:30 am, Jason Steinley, Territory Manager, with Dutch Openers will answer the question “Which opener is right for your farm?” At 10:50 am, Senior Research Associate from Niagara College, Sarah Lepp will deliver a presentation titled “Got data – what now?” Closing out the morning at 11:30 am will be Lori Yarnell, Climate Business Manager with Climate Corporation speaking on “The evolution of the digital farming space”.
Wednesday afternoon “Let’s Talk Livestock” in the MNP Theatre with Tere Stykalo, Regional Ag Leader with MNP at 1:00 pm speaking on “Purchasing farmland – how to get the edge on the competition!” At 1:45 pm Chief Operating Officer with the Food Development Centre, Robin Young will ask “Where’s the beef?” Directly following Robin at 2:30 pm is Market Analyst, with Gateway Livestock, Anne Wasko will give us a “Cattle market update”. At 3:15 pm Livestock Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Pam Iwanchysko will cover “Graze anatomy – planning your grazing system from the ground up!” Closing out the afternoon is Tim Clark, Forage & Livestock Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture with information on “Drought proofing your feed supply”.
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For more information, regarding Manitoba Ag Days visit www.agdays.com
For all media inquiries contact Manitoba Ag Days Media Coordinator Andrea Guthrie (204)851-7229 Kristen Phillips Manitoba Ag Days General Manager Office (204)726-3514, Mobile (204)573-9039.

Manitoba Ag Days Gives Back $26,000 Annually

In the fall of 2015 Manitoba Ag Days announced the “Ag Days Gives Back” community giving program. 100% of the 50/50 funds raised at the show, which runs from January 22 to 24th at Brandon’s Keystone Centre, will go back to ag organizations and communities where exhibitors and patron’s live. “We want to give back some of the show’s success to those exhibitors, patron’s and communities which contribute to our show. This year we had a tremendous response and received so many fantastic applications. It is great to see some many initiatives happening in the rural communities across Manitoba. The hardest part is picking just one, we want to help all of them!”. Stated General Manager Kristen Phillips. To date over $130,000 has been given back through the Manitoba Ag Days Gives Back fund to deserving communities and organizations across Manitoba. The application deadline for 2020 is November 15th, 2019.

Community Improvement – Local Community Infrastructure Upgrades and Improvements

Central Community Club Inc. $5000

Community Improvement – Ag and Heritage

Rapid City Museum Inc. $4000

Cypress River Agricultural Society Inc. $1000

Community Improvement – Safety and Emergency Services

RM of Whitehead Fire Department $5000

Education and Leadership – Agricultural Youth Education

Agriculture in the Classroom -Manitoba $8000

ACC Diploma Scholarship – Amber McNish $1000

U of M’s Diploma Scholarship –Megan Major $1000

U of M’s Degree Scholarship – Annabelle Calcott $1000

Manitoba Ag Days would like to sincerely thank all our applicants this year. “A record number of applications were received, and it is truly inspiring to see such a wide array of projects to help sustain and grow our Manitoba rural communities.” Stated General Manager Kristen Phillips.

For more information regarding Manitoba Ag Days visit www.agdays.com For all media inquiries contact: Andrea Guthrie Manitoba Ag Days Media Coordinator 204-851-7229 media@agdays.com Kristen Phillips Manitoba Ag Days General Manager 204-728-4137 land line 204-726-3514 show office during show 204-573-9039 cell phone coordinator@agdays.com

Canada’s largest indoor farm show will kick off the three-day event on Tuesday January 22nd. This year’s show will include over 550 exhibitors all under 10 acres of indoor space at the Keystone Centre, in Brandon Manitoba.
There are several key highlights to point out:
1. This year’s show we will be celebrating “Tell Your Story – Be An Agvocate”. 237 exhibitors have jumped on board with our theme and will be displaying facts about the agriculture industry in their booth throughout the duration of the show. The Manitoba Ag Days board challenges everyone to get involved and share their Agriculture story.
2. The FIRST EVER MANITOBA SOCIAL is SOLD OUT and will take place Wednesday January 23rd at 8 pm in the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba’s historic “Dome” building with all funds raised going to help support and expand Agriculture in the Classroom – Manitoba programing. It will be a great opportunity for exhibitors and patrons to meet up for some casual conversation, drinks and help raise funds for an extremely important organization in our industry.
3. Admission and parking is free! The last show of its kind to remain completely complimentary. Don’t forget Murry Chev Olds Cadilac Buick GMC is providing the parking lot shuttle and the complimentary coat check is available just outside the Kinsmen Area sponsored by Fusion Credit Union. #agdays19
4. Our free speaker program includes over 60 speakers on a variety of topics presenting in the FCC and MNP thea-tres. This year’s program is packed full of fantastic speakers. You can expect WORLD CLASS SPEAKERS on a variety of topics including the importance of connecting with consumers, the latest in technology, agronomy and mar-ket outlooks as well as topics on data and how it can be used to positively benefit the bottom line.
5. The annual Kick Off Breakfast will be held at the Canad Inn’s Roadhouse Tuesday January 22 from 7:30 AM until 8:45 with a minimum $5 donation going to Manitoba Farm Rural and Northern Support Services sponsored by Canad Inns, The Great Western Roadhouse Bar and Grill and Q-Country 880AM, 91.5FM.
6. The INVENTOR”S SHOWCASE features 14 new inventions with everything from drop pans to robotics to safety harnesses. The Inventor’s Showcase is located in Barn 4 this year and is always a big draw for our patrons!
7. The NEW PRODCUTS competition has 19 entries with everything from new hybrids to new fertilizers to new con-caves. These products are showcased throughout the show with NEW PRODUCT signage!
8. Bull Congress is jammed packed again with 23 farms showcasing their latest genetics and 5 associations.
9. The FARM SAFETY FEATURE is growing again with 13 entries this year. These products are showcased through-out the show with FARM SAFETY FEATURE signage! The Manitoba Ag Days Board made a board decision to all become first aid and CPR trained so that we have more trained staff at the show; we took this training this season.
10. 50/50 draw will continue with funds raised benefiting our Ag Days Gives Back Community Giving Program, last year’s winner took home $11,250.00. Tickets can be purchased at the top of the ramp – 3 for $10.00 This year we are supporting a special young man in our Ag community – he knows first hand what a BBQ bristle can do if it gets lodged in your throat so we are encouraging everyone to throw away their BBQ Scrapers that haave bristles and come and purchase a 50/50 ticket at the show and we will give you a wooden BBQ Scraper* while supplies last
11. Manitoba Ag Days Gives Back will announce this years’ recipients on Tuesday January 22nd at 1 PM in the FCC Theatre.
12. Manitoba Ag Day’s Adventure with Ag In the Classroom will take place throughout the show with this year’s theme “Agriculture- Think Global, Act Local” highlighting a global perspective.

Manitoba Ag Days Seminar Highlights: Tuesday
It has been a year in the making and the seminar program committee has done another phenomenal job organizing the 2019 Manitoba Ag Days Program. You will want to visit www.agdays.com ahead of time to review the program agenda. Over 60 speakers will touch on an array of real and important topics for today’s farming operations throughout the three days of the show. The seminars will take place in both the MNP and FCC theatres conveniently located inside the Brandon Keystone Centre.
The MNP theatre is located in the amphitheater next to MNP Hall across from Westoba Place Arena. Kick off Tuesday morning at 9:15 am with On-Farm Specialist, Greg Bartley with his presentation on “On-farm trials – why you need to do them!” At 9:45 am Daryl Ritchison, Meteorologist with the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network will speak on “Voices of the 1930’s: when the soil blew away”. David Lobb, Professor at the University of Manitoba will then share with us “A view below the soil surface – tillage challenges facing agriculture” at 10:30 am. Lastly, wrapping up the morning at 11:15 am is “Resistance management 101 – can we take an integrated approach?” with Holly Derksen, Technical Support Specialist with Aysta LifeScience, Tammy Jones, Weed Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and John Gavloski, Entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture.
The Tuesday afternoon’s program will be focused on Success & Numbers kicking off with Michael Poole, Regional Tax Leader with MNP at 1:00 pm presenting on “Farm succession planning-avoiding common tax mistakes”. At 1:30 pm Lance Stockbrugger with LD Stockbrugger Farms will present on how to “Let the numbers talk – leasing vs buying machinery”. Directly following Lance, “Let’s get technical” with David Drozd, Owner of AgChieve Corporation at 2:15 pm. At 3:00 pm John Gehrer, Owner of Never Spill Spout will present on how “Nine out of ten of my ideas failed; how to successfully run a small business from your farm shop.” To finish off the day, Doug Arnold, Owner of Arnold Innovations will talk about “The corporate shed” at 3:30 pm.
The FCC theatre will be conveniently located at the south end of the Westoba Place Arena. Tuesday morning’s program will be hosted by Manitoba Canola Growers Association and will kick off at 9:15 am with an update from Agronomy Specialist, with Canola Council of Canada, Justine Cornelsen as she asks are “Canola yields getting you down? Use blackleg race ID testing to select hybrids”. At 9:45 am Angela Brackenreed, Agronomy Specialist with the Canola Council of Canada will be “Measuring the dollars and cents of harvest loss”. At 10:15 am, Dan Orchard, Agronomy Specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, John Guelly, Director of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission and Michael Weir, Agronomist with Pioneer Hi-Bred will tackle the topic of “Clubroot – what we all really need to know.” At 11:15 am, David Derwin, Commodity Portfolio Manager with PI Financial Corp will give some “Smart business strategies to capture the market – 5 tips to increase your bottom line”.
Ag Days Gives Back Award presentations will kick off the afternoon in the FCC Theater at 1:00 pm. At 1:15 pm, Taylor Carlson, Producer from Elm Creek Manitoba will deliver “My global youth institute experience”. Manitoba Dignitaries, The Honourable Ralph Eichler, Minister of Agriculture and His Worship Rick Crest, Mayor City of Brandon will be addressing the crowd at 1:30 pm. The Honourable Brian Pallister, Premier of Manitoba will speak directly following at 2:00 pm. At 2:30 we will be “Connecting with consumers – the true story of food” with Rancher/ Communicator Adrienne Ivey. To finish off the day, at 3:30 pm, Doctor Nick
Bontis, with the Institute of Intellectual Capital Research, will address the crowd on “Information bombardment: rising above the digital onslaught”.
Follow us on Twitter @MBAgDays and use #agdays19. Like us on Facebook at “MB Ag Days”.
For more information, regarding Manitoba Ag Days visit www.agdays.com
For all media inquiries contact Manitoba Ag Days Media Coordinator Andrea Guthrie (204)851-7229 or Kristen Phillips Manitoba Ag Days General Manager at (204)726-3514 in the show office or (204)573-9039 on her cell.

Count down is on, we are less than 24 hours until show time! All 540,000 square feet of the Brandon Keystone Centre has been transformed into Canada’s largest indoor farm show and the red carpet will be laid down at 5pm today.
Please join us tomorrow morning for the Kick Off Breakfast with a minimum $5 donation supporting Manitoba Farm Rural and Northern Support Services. The Kick off Breakfast will be held at Canada Inn’s “Road House” from 7:30 -8:45 am sponsored by Canad Inn’s, The Road House, and Q Country 880 AM, 91.5FM. Manitoba Farm, Rural & Northern Support Services (MFRNSS) provides telephone and online counselling to farmers, rural and northern Manitobans. They also offer public education, a volunteer training program, and a monthly Suicide Bereavement Support group. The MFRNSS houses a Rural Mental Health Resource Centre with books, videos and articles related to rural, northern, Indigenous, and agricultural mental health. For more information visit www.supporline.ca or 1-866-367-3276.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @MbAgDays. Use #agdays19 or join us with this year’s theme #tellyourstory and share why you are proud to be a part of the agriculture industry. Watch for #farmfacts throughout the show and we challenge you to share one whenever the opportunity presents itself.
Like us on Facebook at “Manitoba Ag Days” @Manitoba Ag Days.
For more information regarding Manitoba Ag Days visit www.agdays.com
For all media inquiries please contact Andrea Guthrie Manitoba Ag Days Media Coordinator at 204-851-7229 email: media@agdays.com or Kristen Phillips Manitoba Ag Days General Manager at the show office 204-726-3514 cell phone 204-573-9039 email: coordinator@agdays.com.

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