2021

Today would have been the first day of our 2021 Manitoba Ag Days show. The red carpet would be laid, the booths would be perfectly displayed and our bellies would be full of breakfast from our great partners at the Canad Inn.  The doors would open and the crowds would pack in and we would spend the next three days learning, socializing, communicating, selling and engaging in all things agriculture.  Manitoba Ag Days takes great pride in being Canada’s Largest Indoor Farm Show! We know we cannot be together this year but that doesn’t mean we cannot celebrate our industry, our incredible exhibitors and sponsors and the fact that agriculture never stops!! Manitoba Ag Days remains committed to Ag Innovation, Ag Education and supporting the communities where our exhibitors and patrons live.

Innovation is at the forefront of Agriculture and we wanted to maintain our momentum with our Innovation Showcase! We had 7 categories that companies could enter their new product, item, service or invention into.  For more details go to www.agdays.com/innovations With no show we wanted to assist these companies launch their products all while keeping our patrons informed and up to date.  We surveyed our clientele and every survey told us the same thing.  Farmers do not want virtual events, they want the ability to socialize and interact with the exhibitor.  Based on those survey responses we decided to provide the information on three mediums 1) A print publication 2) on our website at www.agdays.com and 3) across our 3 social platforms (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). Manitoba Ag Days published and produced its very own Publication presented by Farm Credit Canada. It is a jammed packed book full of information including our 2021 Innovation Showcase entrants, a full Exhibitor Directory and “Ag Days Specials” being offered by our Sponsors and Exhibitors for the full month of January! Producers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan received this publication at the start of the month to kick off our campaign!  The publication is also available on our website in a digital format at www.agdays.com  Our website is full of information including all of the components of the publication but with more details.  Exhibitors in the Innovation Showcase and those running Ag Days Specials were able to load hyperlinks and videos and brochures right onto our site.  We were able to offer a lot more prize money for the Innovation Showcase this year! Without a physical show we were able to partner with Glacier Farm Media to reward $1000.00 to every finalist, $500 to every runner up and then offer a Grand Prize Award of $15,000.00 for the Grand Prize Winner of the Innovation Showcase.  We wanted to get producers involved with the Showcase and so we have a voting site set up to vote for the Farmer’s Choice Grand Prize Champion who will receive $10,000.00 Producers can head to www.agday.com/vote2021 with voting closing on January 22^nd, 2021.

The final component to our deliverables this year is our Ag Days Gives Back Community Giving Program.  Typically at our live in person show we would have a 50/50 held at the Keystone Centre but with no show we are holding our first ever online 50/50.  (LGCA 4206-RF-35050) The funds raised through our Ag Days Gives Back Program are going to go to our 3 scholarship recipients, Ag In The Classroom –Manitoba for their virtual Manitoba Ag Days Adventure in 2021 and to 15 early learning centres throughout the province.  The goal of our community giving program is to support the communities where our patrons and exhibitors live! We would encourage you to help us support ag related charities by buying your ticket at www.agdays.com/buy5050 Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $20. Hurry as ticket sales end January 21^st, 2021!

Tune into our website and stay connected with us on our social platforms.  We have a ton of great information to deliver this week (all month actually) in a really fun and unique way! Stay safe and be well so that we can all be together again, stronger than ever!

For all media inquiries contact Kristen Phillips, Manitoba Ag Days General Manager at (204)728-4137 or Christine Roskos, Manitoba Ag Days Office Manager at 204-845-2198

Innovation is at the forefront of Agriculture and we wanted to maintain our momentum with our Innovation Showcase in 2021! There were 44 entries this year in our 7 categories – Animal and Livestock, Agronomics, Ag Tech, Agribusiness Services, Agriculture Equipment, Farm Safety and Farm Built Solutions.  For more information on all 44 entries please go to www.agdays.com/innovations

Manitoba Ag Days would like to thank Glacier FarmMedia for joining us as the Presenting Sponsor of the Innovation Showcase.  Glacier FarmMedia is a long standing sponsor of our show and a huge supporter of our Innovation Showcase.  Together we would like to announce the second component to our competition.  With no show this year we were able to have an OVERALL GRAND PRIZE CHAMPION and a FARMER CHOICE GRAND PRIZE CHAMPION.  We will be giving away $15,000 to the grand prize champion and $10,000 to the farmers choice grand prize champion. The Winner of each of the 7 categories in the Innovation Showcase are the 7 finalists for the competition.  Farmers can log onto www.agdays.com/vote2021 to vote for their favorite innovation.  Producers can vote once every 24 hours from January 11^th to 22^nd, 2021 with the Winner being announced on January 25^th at 1030 AM.

To learn more about each of our finalists we would encourage you to join us on our webinar on January 14^th.   Aberhart Ag Solutions has partnered with us to host an Innovation Showcase Showdown.  The 7 finalists will go head to head and pitch their products and tell you why you should vote for them. Our judging team will join Dan Aberhart (the host of the Growing Your Future Podcast) to help us get to know the 7 finalists.  You will have the opportunity to ask questions of each of the finalists and follow along with our scorecard!  You must pre-register at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z6BDe9IyRgGpDm6VtujdZw

Our 7 finalists are:

Agribusiness Services Category sponsored by: CountryGuide

Winner – AGvisorPRO – AGvisorPRO’s connectivity platform instantly connects people in agriculture, directly and globally, to deliver sustainable solutions through a network of premium, specialized experts. We match you to the right person to answer your questions via audio, video, chat, and photos. Sessions are archived.

Ag Technology Category sponsored by: Farmzilla

Winner – Adaptive Ag Solutions – The next evolution in grain cables! Binstick is an electronic and mobile ready, rigid, modular, expandable and portable grain bin probe that contains Temperature and Humidity sensors for improved grain bin monitoring and grain drying.

Agronomics Category sponsored by: Manitoba Cooperator

Winner – Bayer CropScience – New BUTEO start is a powerful seed treatment that provides immediate and effective protection from striped and crucifer flea beetles, giving your canola outstanding resilience in the crucial early stages. Start your season strong with BUTEO start.

Farm Built Solutions Category sponsored by: The Western Producer

Winner – Bar C Innovations – The Quick Pin Hitch Pin is a new, innovated and redesigned hitch pin. It is faster and makes it easier for the unhooking of implements. It is perfect for balers in case of a fire, gravity wagons, anhydrous tanks, and unhooking with a one-man operation. When the weight of a unit is distributed on the tongue and pin, this can make it very difficult to pull the pin out; the quick pin solves this issue.

Farm Safety Category sponsored by: Grainews

Winner – The Tiregrabber – The TireGrabber Reversible is a unique invention designed to easily attach to any existing hydraulic system and provides a user friendly method of safely and efficiently handling a broad scope of tires from 40″-89″.

Agricultural Equipment Category sponsored by: AGDealer

Winner – Norbin – Complete bolt-together hopper with FULL FLOOR AERATION. 100% galvanized steel. Special perforation design allows for excellent airflow and works with all sizes of grain and seeds.

Animal and Livestock Category sponsored by: The Canadian Cattlemen

Winner – Arrowquip – The Q-Catch 87 Series Portable Cattle Chute, Alley, and Collapsible Cattle Tub is the most unique cattle handling system of its time. Key features of the new portable cattle handling system include: All-new collapsible cattle tub design on Arrowquip portable cattle handling systems; folding tub tows within the wheel track which eliminates the industry standard 8′ overhand; a compact tub making the unit significantly safer and easier to tow; a simple and efficient setup in just 5 minutes and a new 18′ alley section providing space for more cattle in the lead-up without adding extra length, thanks to the collapsible tub.

We are so exciting to watch the competition play out in the next two weeks.  Be sure to vote every 24 hours for the Farmer’s Choice Grand Prize Champion!