There's a big crowd on the first day of Manitoba Ag Days.
Talking with a variety of people working at their booths they all say the crowd so far has been great.
As the first morning of the three-day event wraps up, those attending have already heard from many experts.
Some of the highlights for this morning included David Lobb, Professor at the University of Manitoba with “A view below the soil surface – tillage challenges facing agriculture” and “Resistance management 101 – can we take an integrated approach?” by Holly Derksen, Technical Support Specialist with Aysta LifeScience, Tammy Jones, Weed Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and John Gavloski, Entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture.
Dan Orchard, Agronomy Specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, John Guelly, Director of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission and Michael Weir, Agronomist with Pioneer Hi-Bred presented “Clubroot – what we all really need to know.”
There are many speakers this afternoon. Some of the highlights include Ralph Eichler, the Minister of Agriculture and Mayor of Brandon Rick Crest addressing the crowd at 1:30 pm. Premier of Manitoba, Brian Pallister, will speak directly after the Ag Minster at 2:00 pm.
There are other presentations this afternoon. One example is Lance Stockbrugger, with LD Stockbrugger Farms, presenting on how to “Let the numbers talk – leasing vs buying machinery" at 1:30.
Manitoba Ag Days runs until five this afternoon and then will pick up at nine tomorrow morning.
