Manitoba Ag Days is ready to welcome you on Tuesday, January 16th. “The Keystone Centre is filled with over 550 exhibitors and the speaker program is fantastic. You will not want to miss the Innovation Showcase contenders. You’ll want to attend all three days and we’re ready to welcome you to the show where the ag year begins!” said Brad Crammond, Manitoba Ag Days Board Co-Chair.
Don’t miss the Kickoff Breakfast, which takes place in the Provincial Exhibition Dome Building from 7:00 am-8:45 am on Tuesday, January 16th and is presented by Heritage Co-Op. Admission is by donation and all proceeds from the kickoff breakfast will go to Ag in the Classroom – Manitoba.
The Manitoba Canola Growers Association program runs in the FCC Theatre on Tuesday morning and begins at 9:30 am with Chris Manchur and Manitoba’s Most Wanted. At 10:15 am Dr. Amy Delaquis and Chris Holzapfel discuss canola seeding and at 11:20 am Dave Carey talks about how to use Your Farm Voice in Ottawa. The afternoon program focuses on Marketing with a Different Lense and features David Frum at 1:45 pm for a session titled Geopolitics in Uncertain Times. The afternoon also includes sessions about removing emotion from marketing by Keith Brownell at 1:00 pm and grain markets for today and tomorrow by Gerhard Greyling and Edward Brochinski at 3:20 pm.
The MNP Theatre also has a full day scheduled, beginning with another year of Crop Talk at 9:15 am. Dr. Breanne Tidemann follows at 10:45 am with her session entitled Start Strong to Stay Out of the Weeds and Anita Renwick wraps up the morning as she discusses reducing your fertilizer footprint.
At 12:30 pm, the afternoon program begins with Ag Days Gives Back presenting seventeen $2000 grants and agriculture education is being supported through three, $2000 post-secondary scholarships and a $10,000 grant to Ag in the Classroom – Manitoba. We have youth speakers at 1:00 pm and dignitaries bringing greetings, beginning at 1:15 PM. You will not want to leave early, because Graham Sherman, Prairie innovator and entrepreneur, takes the stage at 3:00 pm with the story of how he brought The Tool Shed Brewing Company from dream to reality.
The exhibitors are also ready to welcome you to their booths and to talk business. Ag Days is your opportunity to get up close to the equipment and technology that you want to see, all in one location. Exhibitors are ready to showcase their products and services and to answer any questions that you have. You will find a great mix of products and services at this years’ show; big equipment, the bull congress, biologicals and workshop organizers are all under one roof! Be sure to allow yourself time to explore the entire show. A full alphabetical listing of exhibitors can be found at Exhibitor Links (agdays.com)
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