Manitoba Provincial Pasture Tour: MAFRI and Manitoba Forage Council present the Manitoba Pasture Tour on Aug. 8, 2013, departing at 9:30 a.m. from Meadow Lea Hall, about 6.6 km north of Marquette (corner of PR 227 and 248). Registration: $40 for producers, $80 for industry reps. Registration deadline Aug. 2. For more info or to register call 204-622-2006 or email.

Manitoba Beef Producers is pleased to make available four $500 bursaries annually for MBP members or their children attending a university, college or other post-secondary institution or pursuing trades training. Preference will be given to those students pursuing a field of study related to agriculture or to those acquiring a skilled trade that would be beneficial to the rural economy.

Completed applications must be submitted by Friday, June 7, 2013. A selection committee will review the submissions. Winners will be notified by August 30, 2013.

2013 Bursary Application

For more information, please contact MBP at 1-800-772-0458 or email: lhurst@mbbeef.ca.

Manitoba Beef Producers is excited to be at Touch the Farm at the Red River Exhibition for the second year of Cattle Tales, an interactive exhibit taking visitors through the beef chain from pasture to plate. Visit Cattle Tales June 14 to 23 to talk to beef producers and learn how beef is raised. More information is available here.