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Farm Family Awards handed out at Royal Manitoba Winter Fair

The BMO Farm Family Awards were handed out this week at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon.

The awards recognize the impressive contributions to the agriculture community across the province.

This year’s recipients include the Baron Family from Carberry, the Cavers Family of C2 Charolais, the Donohoes of Brandon, the Hunter Family of Diamond T Limousin, the Wiebe Family of Beavercreek Farms and the Jameson Family of Brandon.

All six award recipients excel at building their businesses with a focus on new technology, efficiencies and sustainability to grow and produce their best and actively volunteering within their respective communities.

Presentations were made to the six families during a Thursday afternoon luncheon at the historic Dome Building during day four of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair.

The six families were also recognized during the evening performance of the Fair at Westoba Place.

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Alberta Honey: A Day at Molenkamp Honey Farms

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When was the last time you read the label on your honey?

We spent a day at Molenkamp Honey Farms with Michael Molenkamp, who has been keeping bees for 17 seasons and runs three to four thousand hives. In mid-September, he was finishing treatments and getting his bees ready for winter, and he walked us through how Alberta honey gets made.

Alberta has just 150 commercial beekeepers running 300,000 colonies, and together they produce 40% of Canada’s honey. Long summer days and golden canola fields give Alberta honey a light flavour that’s hard to match anywhere else.

Molenkamp calls Alberta beekeepers some of the most resilient farmers he knows. There’s plenty of Alberta honey to go around, but a lot on our shelves isn’t from here, so his ask is simple. Give the label a second look and choose honey made by Alberta beekeepers, or buy straight from a beekeeper near you.