Manitoba Ag Days packed the corridors of Brandon’s Keystone Centre from Jan. 21-23. Here are a few images of the event. Check out all our coverage of Manitoba Ag Days 2025 here.
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Fababeans could help ease rotation pressure on canola
There has been little export demand, but new, safer varieties are expected to open doors in the domestic food market
BRANDON — In a world with Netflix, YouTube and Skip the Dishes, patience is a lost art. More Canadians want things to happen, easily and immediately. Eric McLean, who farms near Oak River, Man., thinks farmers should avoid the “easy button” approach to crop production. Adding another crop to the canola-cereal rotation may not make […] Read more
Tile drainage seen as good way to boost yields
A South Dakota producer says improved draining not only increases plant health but also keeps nutrients on the field
BRANDON — Brian Hefty came to Manitoba Ag Days on Jan. 22 to give a speech about how to “push the limits” for crop yields. The South Dakota farmer did focus on crop nutrition and why it’s critical for producers to understand the results of a soil test. However, the first 17 minutes of Hefty’s […] Read more
VIDEO – Manitoba Ag Days: ‘Political manipulations’ hold back canola – analyst
BRANDON — If global politics, tariffs and uncertainty were magically removed from the market, canola prices in Canada would likely be $1.50 per bushel higher, says a veteran markets analyst. The supply and demand fundamentals for canola are supportive of price this winter, but Canadian farmers are facing a situation where geopolitics are dominant and […] Read more
Manitoba Ag Days: Loonie above 70 cents? Not anytime soon, says Farm Credit Canada
BRANDON — On Jan. 8, a Bank of America analyst said the U.S. dollar had “reached a historically extreme value.” That analysis didn’t rattle investors or confidence in the dollar. From Jan. 9-13, the U.S. dollar jumped in value when compared to a basket of global currencies. The might of the dollar over the last […] Read more
Alta. brewery moves from backyard to big time
Glacier FarmMedia – In 2012, Calgary brewer Graham Sherman was told his plan to start a craft brewery didn’t conform to Alberta’s liquor laws. The province’s legal framework wasn’t friendly to small-scale producers. Brewery-owner hopefuls had to be able to produce 500,000 litres of beer a year if they wanted a licence. Sherman didn’t have […] Read more
Farmers can go aerial without breaking the bank
Any farmer can get into the drone game, according to Matthew Johnson, vice-president at Volatus Aerospace. And with the current price of a minidrone, with its functionality and ease of use, he says it’s kind of crazy not to. “I’ve been saying it for a long time. Since (the) mini came out, I think every […] Read more
Cloud-based farm technology faces stormy skies
Cloud-based software developers face a dilemma when trying to crack the agricultural market. On one hand, integrating all the on-farm data they can gather with government systems, equipment manufacturers and other software companies could help farmers manage productivity and make decisions easier. On the other hand, farmers worry that those same developers might turn the […] Read more
Satellite imagery underused tool?
WINNIPEG — Last fall on her farm near Holland, Man., Anastasia Kubinec was struggling with a decision about a canola field. In one part of the of the field, it seemed like the crop was ready to combine. But other areas were possibly too wet and too green. One option was going in with the […] Read more
VIDEO: Youthful optimism abounds in cattle country
Youth programs help attract young people to the cattle breeding sector, where the optimism can be seen in the show barns
BRANDON — It wasn’t hard to find young cattle folk in the barn at Manitoba Ag Days. “They always say (average age) is getting older, but not in livestock, especially not in this kind of seedstock industry,” said Austen Anderson, as he sat on and stroked one of his Angus bulls, a peaceful creature that […] Read more
