Reading Time: < 1 minute As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Winnipeg-based Versatile brought its model 1080 prototype eight-wheel drive tractor, dubbed Big Roy, home for a makeover.
January 16 – 31 “Big Roy” begins restoration
As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Winnipeg-based Versatile brought its model 1080 prototype eight-wheel drive tractor, dubbed Big Roy, home for a makeover.
January 16 – 31 New Technology for Tracking Cattle
EP12.3 – Rob Eirich talking with Glen Kathler of SAIT Polytechnic about Ultra High Frequency RFID devices and how this technology will help in the beef industry.
Reading Time: < 1 minute EP12.3 – Rob Eirich talking with Glen Kathler of SAIT Polytechnic about Ultra High Frequency RFID devices and how this technology will help in the beef industry.
VIDEO: Cooking up good things with pulses
Canned chickpea water substitutes for egg whites in making macarons
Reading Time: < 1 minute While Canada grows copious amounts of pulses, most are exported. Chefs Geoffroy Dextraze and Chef Chris Kopp of Winnipeg’s Prairie Ink Restaurant and Bakery share their experiences developing new pulse recipes for the provincial launch of the International Year of Pulses. The event was put on by the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers and attended by […] Read more
VIDEO: Down to earth jewelry made from Manitoba soil
Provincial soil turned trinkets travel the world
Reading Time: < 1 minute Manitoba Soil Sciences Society members have been using Newdale Clay Loam to make a series of pendants/keychains, bracelets, earrings and rings since Manitoba proclaimed it the provincial soil in 2010. MSSS members Marla Riekman and John Heard explain how the idea originated, how the jewelry is made, and the intent behind the ongoing initiative. All […] Read more
Jan 1 – 15 Growers bring gigantic homegrown pumpkins for judging in hopes of earning cash prizes
Watch Art Cameron as he takes his small pumpkin seeds to giant proportions
Reading Time: < 1 minute Watch Art Cameron as he takes his small pumpkin seeds to giant proportions
January 1 – 15 Beef Production and Use of Growth Promotants
EP11.3 – Rob Eirich talking with Dr. Reynolds Bergen of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association about Growth Promotants in Beef.
Reading Time: < 1 minute EP11.3 – Rob Eirich talking with Dr. Reynolds Bergen of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association about Growth Promotants in Beef.
VIDEO: Resettling refugee families in rural Manitoba
Reading Time: < 1 minute Rural communities in many parts of the Prairies have joined the effort to alleviate the plight of refugees escaping war-torn Syria. Small Manitoba towns such as Altona, Winkler and Morden are doing their part to make room by welcoming seven Syrian families – a total of 45 people – into their communities. The area has a […] Read more
VIDEO: Eight-wheel drive tractor “Big Roy” begins restoration at Versatile
Reading Time: < 1 minute As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Winnipeg-based Versatile brought its model 1080 prototype eight-wheel drive tractor, dubbed Big Roy, home for a makeover. Although it’s now officially owned by an agricultural museum, the tractor will play an as-yet unspecified role in Versatile’s celebrations through public appearances arranged by the brand this coming season. Age […] Read more
Eight-wheel drive tractor “Big Roy” begins restoration at Versatile
Reading Time: < 1 minute As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Winnipeg-based Versatile brought its model 1080 prototype eight-wheel drive tractor, dubbed Big Roy, home for a makeover. Although it’s now officially owned by an agricultural museum, the tractor will play an as-yet unspecified role in Versatile’s celebrations through public appearances arranged by the brand this coming season. Age […] Read more
Dec 1 – 31 All truck brands are put to the test in this annual comparison
Scott Garvey takes part in evaluating what’s new in 2016 for full-size pickup trucks.
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