There are some mean hombres in the beef jerky corral. There’s the giant Jack Link’s brand, which does more than US$1 billion in annual sales. There’s Old Trapper, which enjoys a comfortable position in gas stations and convenience stores south of the border. In Canada, Big Chief is available in most places where snacks are […] Read more
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Manitoba Ag Ex – photo essay
The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba held Manitoba Ag Ex Oct. 25-28, featuring 638 head of cattle from Manitoba to Alberta. It is Manitoba’s largest all-breed show. The Manitoba Sheep Association also held its show during the event. | Sandy Black photos
Manure management big focus at farm show
Moving all that waste out of the barns at Manitoba Ag Ex takes a lot of time and money, but it’s a job that must be done
BRANDON — Tens of thousands of times last week, cows plopped, splatted and splashed patties in the barns, hallways and rings of the Keystone Centre in Brandon. And thousands of times cattle producers, especially young ones with little family rank, shoveled and forked up the brown pies, carrying them to manure carts that would be emptied […] Read more!["[Manure is] our biggest expense, by far," Dallas Johnston, the Ag Ex show boss and long-time cattle producer from Brookdale, said in an interview in the show office. | Ed White photo](https://static.producer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/26182810/EJW-MB-Ag-Ex-cattle-660x420.jpg)
Manure has major role at Manitoba Ag Ex
BRANDON — Tens of thousands of times this week cows will plop, splat and splash patties in the barns, hallways and rings of the Keystone Centre. And thousands of times cattle producers, especially young ones with little family rank, will shovel and fork up the brown pies, carrying them to manure carts that will be […] Read more
