Manitoba Ag Days 2024 opens tomorrow!

PRESS RELEASE - For Immediate Release

Brandon, MB

January 15, 2024

In less than 24 hours the doors will open and the 47th Manitoba Ag Days will be underway! The final touches are being put into place and all 540,000 square feet of Keystone Centre have been transformed into Canada’s Largest indoor farm show! The red carpet will be laid out as we prepare to welcome you over the course of the next three days.

Single day tickets and three day passes can be purchased online at agdays.com/tickets Tickets will also be available on-site at the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Dome Building during all three days of the show.

The Manitoba Ag Days 2024 show theme is Produced on the Prairies. The theme will be evident throughout the show as we bring you products, equipment and speakers who got their start on the prairies.

The Innovation Showcase is back and features 32 contenders in seven categories. This is your chance to see what’s next in agriculture up close - kick tires, ask your specific questions and consider how your operation could implement these innovations.

We invite you to join us tomorrow morning from 7:00 am -8:45am for the Kickoff Breakfast which takes place in the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Dome Building and is presented by Heritage Co-Op.

Remember that the Murray Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC and Mazergroup shuttle bus will pick you up at your vehicle and drop you off at the doors of the Keystone Centre and Scotiabank has provided a safe and secure, complimentary coat check 500 meters from Entrance B; right outside the Flynn Arena.

Noah Bishop from ADM Fertilizer starts the program in the FCC Theatre on Wednesday, January 17th at 9:30AM as part of the Manitoba Crop Alliance Program. Dr. Derek Brewin discusses grain rail transportation at 10:25am and David Whetter talks tile at 11:20am. The afternoon focuses on Embracing Innovation, beginning at 1:00pm with Matt Yanick discussing retro-fitting existing equipment with today’s technology. The tech focus continues with a precision ag and drones before featured speaker Jim Carroll takes the stage at 3:30pm with a session titled AI in Ag: Transforming the World’s Oldest Profession.

On Wednesday morning the MNP Theatre program begins at 9:30am with Darcy Herauf tackling the question On the Farm or in the Cloud? Then at 10:00am Drew Lerner gives us his best predictions for the upcoming growing season and at 11:00am ag influencers take the stage for Social: The Ag Connection. In the afternoon the Livestock Roundup takes over the theatre. At 1:00pm Ben Hamm asks Is There Money in Beef?. Professional rodeo announcer Brett Gardiner wraps up the afternoon program with his first Chase The Good tour date, right here at Ag Days, at 4:15pm.

The Innovation Showcase judging will be complete and the winners will be announced at 10:00am! There are 32 contenders in seven categories, including Agronomics, Animal & Livestock, Agriculture Equipment, Agribusiness Services, Ag Tech, Farm Safety and Farm Built Solutions, sponsored by the 7 publications of Glacier FarmMedia. We encourage you to look for the green Innovation lightbulb signs and to consider how these new ideas might positively impact your operation.

For the most current information please visit https://www.agdays.com/ You can also find us on Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok @mbagdays.

We look forward to welcoming you to the show!

For all media inquiries please contact:

Teresa Hildebrand - Media Coordinator at (204) 526-0574 media@agdays.com

Kristen Phillips, Manitoba Ag Days General Manager at (204)728-4137 coordinator@agdays.com