The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba will not allow straw bedding to be used at this year’s Manitoba Royal Winter Fair but says exhibitors will be able to purchase bedding materials from the event’s stockpile or source their own shavings or wood chips.  |  Sandy Black photo

Man. livestock show says no to straw bedding

The high cost of managing the material is given as reason for banning it from this year’s Manitoba Royal Winter Fair

Anyone who beds animals at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair this year won’t be doing it with straw. The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba, which holds the major agro-tourism event in Brandon each year, says straw animal bedding will no longer be used at its events due to the cost of dealing with the used material. […] Read more

Blair, left, and Lois McRae of Mar Mac Farms southwest of Brandon look on as daughter Melissa and son Tyson chat before entering the show ring. The McRaes are one of the few farms at this year’s show that have been showing for 50 years. | Sandy Black photo

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