Steel Genaille of Souris, Man., and Jackson Fleury of Oak Lake, Man., took advantage of nice weather Nov. 25 to play one-on-one hockey on Oak Lake at sunset. | Sandy Black photos
Stories by Sandy Black
Manitoba Ag Ex – photo essay
The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba’s 49th annual Manitoba Ag Ex was held in Brandon Oct. 26-29. The all-breed show attracted more than 150 cattle from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta with the champions having the opportunity to go to Canadian Western Agribition in Regina later this month. An education component featured Moo Mania and Ewe Mania, […] Read more
Remembering the good ’ol days – photo essay
The Manitoba Agriculture Museum in Austin, Man., held its 66th Thresherman’s Reunion and Stampede July 28-31 after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event featured horse shows, the Pioneer Village, live music, vintage equipment demonstrations and a rodeo. | Sandy Black photos
Playing with the big boys – photo essay
The World Percheron Congress rolled into Brandon July 18-23 with 60 exhibitors, 20 of which were from the United States. The barns at the Keystone Centre held more than 250 horses competing in line classes, hitch classes, farm chores, plowing and horse pulls. The last time Brandon held the event was in 2004. | Sandy […] Read more
High School Rodeo Finals – photo essay
The Manitoba High School Rodeo Association hosted the 2021-22 high school finals in Souris, Man., June 10-12, along with the final junior high rodeo, in which 85 contestants competed for top honours. The winners will move on to the Canadian High School Finals in Swift Current, Sask., Aug. 4-6. Sandy black photos
The Manitoba High School Rodeo Association hosted the 2021-22 high school finals in Souris, Man., June 10-12, along with the final junior high rodeo, in which 85 contestants competed for top honours. The winners will move on to the Canadian High School Finals in Swift Current, Sask., Aug. 4-6. | Sandy Black photos
Plowing competitors dig deep – photo essay
The 2022 Canadian National Plowing Championships were held near Rivers, Man., May 4-6. Twelve competitors from ages 19 to 80 from Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia competed to represent Canada at the Worlds in Estonia in 2023 in the conventional and reversible classes. Bryan Davenport of Owen Sound, Ont., won the senior conventional class […] Read more
Life in gopher land – photo essay
Farmers weren’t the only ones who had to dig out from the recent snowstorm that hit much of Manitoba as well as eastern Saskatchewan. Richardson ground squirrels, more commonly known in this part of the world as gophers, also had to cope with the surprise snow, as well as a pesky magpie. The action was […] Read more
Warm oasis under glass – photo essay
Frigid temperatures engulfed most of the Prairies earlier this month, but it’s been warmer in greenhouses in the Brandon area as exotic plants grow inches away from a deep freeze. Here, students work on propagating trees and shrubs and scientists study plants for future agriculture production. | Sandy Black photos
Taking them home – photo essay
Photo essay | The fall roundup was underway earlier this month at the Langford Pasture, one of 19 pastures in the Association of Manitoba Community Pastures. Langford is about 15 minutes north of Carberry and dates back to 1948. It has 23 patrons and cares for 1,170 adults from mid-May till the end of October. The photos on this page were taken the morning of Oct. 5. | Sandy Black photos
The fall roundup was underway earlier this month at the Langford Pasture, one of 19 pastures in the Association of Manitoba Community Pastures. Langford is about 15 minutes north of Carberry and dates back to 1948. It has 23 patrons and cares for 1,170 adults from mid-May till the end of October. The photos on […] Read more
Looking for a new home
Many of the Prairies’ iconic farm buildings are slowly fading away, but Shela and Jeff Elder are trying to preserve and find a new life for an Eaton’s catalog barn that has been in the Elder family for about 70 years. The Maple Grove Farm Barn was built in 1913, and Jeff’s grandparents, Graham and […] Read more
