Show us your best Cockshutt 30 tractor picture!
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- Published on Thursday, July 30, 2020
The Manitoba Agricultural Museum 2021 Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion and Stampede festival will feature Cockshutt Farm Equipment and host the annual convention of the International Cockshutt Club. The 2021 Cockshutt convention will highlight the 75th anniversary of the iconic Cockshutt 30 tractor, the first modern tractor designed and built in Canada. The tractor gained worldwide status for pioneering the use of live hydraulics and Live-Power-Take-Off systems to power attached equipment. Please send us your best Cockshutt 30 picture or story so we can publish it in upcoming Farmers' Advocate editions of the paper.
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MB Beef Producers select new president
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- Published on Wednesday, September 12, 2018
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MB Beef Producers Media Release
Tom Teichroeb has been elected President of the Manitoba Beef Producers by the Manitoba Beef Producers Board of Directors during its meeting on Aug. 28.
Backsetting - a long lost farming practice
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- Published on Thursday, August 30, 2018
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A unique 6 oxen hitch is shown pulling a plough in a process called backsetting. This tillage practise, from very early farming days in Canada, involved ploughing and re-ploughing sod to prepare the virgin prairie for seeding.
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The Manitoba Agricultural Museum
In a number of accounts of homesteading there is mention of the practice of backsetting which was carried out when breaking sod. Just what backsetting actually involved was unknown to the Interpretation Committee at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum (MAM) until the Committee obtained a book on the history of the Red River Valley.
Stewardship motivates farm family to restore wetlands
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- Published on Wednesday, August 29, 2018
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Valerie and Tom Northam stand beside one of the wetlands at their Rapid City area farm. As part of a conservation agreement with Ducks Unlimited Canada, the couple is restoring eight wetlands and protecting another 20.
By Ian Hitchen
Ducks Unlimited Canada
To say their land is important to Tom and Valerie Northam would be an understatement. To them, they and their land are one.
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How to read a nursery plant tag
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- Published on Tuesday, May 22, 2018
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Understanding how to read plant tags is key to making good choices for your garden and needs.
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Metro News Service
Shopping for new plants for a home can be an exciting undertaking. Nurseries and garden centers are often home to dozens of types of plant species that come in various colors, leaf variations and sizes. Such variety can make choosing plants more fun, while also making the process of buying plants a bit complicated, especially for novices. Thankfully, plant tags can help consumers make informed decisions.
