Jul 23, 2008

 Wednesday, July 23

 9:30       7-L Livestock Ranch-   Wayne & Colleen Gardiner

 11:00     A8 Ranch – Tom & Michelle Teichroeb

 12:00     Lunch at Lake Manitoba Beach -Meat courtesy of Jarvis Meats – Gladstone

 1:00       Travel

 2:00       Sharptails Plus Brush Project -Lyle McKay Farm

 3:30 Larry Fischer Pasture -Brix Test Demonstration

6:00 Banquet – Plumas Community Hall -Fencing & Water Pumping Demo after supper

 8:30 Travel to Portage la Prairie -Overnight Stay – Canad Inn

 Thursday, July 24

  7:00       Breakfast

 8:00       Tours – Choose from Option #1 or #2 (below)

 12:00     Lunch at Island Park

 1:00       Travel

 1:30       Whitemud River Farms -  Hugh & Robert Blair

 2:30       Steele Bridge Farms –  Randy & Shelley Bjarnarson

 3:00        Head Home

 TOUR – OPTION #1

 MAYFAIR FARMS – Portage la Prairie

Vegetable Farm – learn about the growing and

marketing of cabbage, cauliflower, pumpkins, corn, potatoes, onions, dry beans, etc.

 JEFFERIES NURSERIES – Portage la Prairie

 One of the largest wholesale and retail nurseries in

 Canada marketing mainly in Western Canada.

 TOUR – OPTION #2 

(limited to first 30 people PAID – first-come-first-served basis)

FOOD DEVELOPMENT CTR- Portage la Prairie

State of the art food development facility providing entrepreneurs with information and technical assistance in food processing, product development, nutrition labeling, etc.

 SIMPLOT TOUR – Portage la Prairie

 Most modern French Fry production factory in North America.

REGISTRATION FEES ARE NON REFUNDABLE

Producers $75  Industry $175

Fee includes Meals, Tour and Seminar and one night accomodation based on double occupany. Single rooms are $50 extra.

Register (204) 385-6633 by phone with credit card

Register online with your credit card June 1st.

BUS DEPARTURES

Times listed below are bus departure times – plan to be at the location 10 minutes prior to departure.  Thank you!

 Bus A Departure TIMES (Southeast)

 Wednesday, July 23

 6:40 am – Steinbach Safeway Parking Lot

7:45 am – Winnipeg Livestock Auction

8:50 am – Portage la Prairie – Canad Inn Hotel

 Bus B Departure TIMES (Southwest)

 Wednesday, July 23

 6:30 am  -  Virden Farmers Market –  (6 Ave South of Railway Station)

 7:25 am  -  Brandon Shell/Smitty’s Parking Lot -  (18th Street & Hwy #1) (park on South side of building)

 8:05 am  -  Minnedosa Covenant Church - (101 – 4th Avenue SW)  (park on East side of lot)

 8:30 am  -  Neepawa Ag. Office

 Bus C Departure TIMES (Northern)

 Wednesday, July 23

 6:30 am  -  Havakeen Lunch – Eriksdale -  (Jct. of Hwy #6 and Hwy #68  (park as close to hwy ditch as possible)

 7:30 am – Eddystone – Westlake Community Hall

8:00 am – Ste. Rose – Chicken Chef on Hwy #5

8:20 am – McCreary- Agassi Park Lodge on Hwy #5

8:50 am – Alonsa Community Hall

REGISTER ONLINE NOW!