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22 THE BRANDON SUN • ROYAL MANITOBA WINTER FAIR • MARCH 26-31, 2018

Royal Farmyard

provides hands-on

ag experience

Located in the lower level Kinsmen Arena and Bran-
don Curling Club, the Royal Farmyard offers a variety of
interactive displays, ag education opportunities and a
route through to the horse barns and the Hunter Jumper
competition in the Westoba Ag Centre north arena.
The focus of this area, says Wayne Buhr, co-chair of
the Ag-Awareness committee, is to connect visitors with
today’s farming practices and provide a hands-on experi-
ence in different aspects of the agriculture industry.
“The Royal Farmyard is the most fun you can have
during spring break learning about where your food
comes from and why farming is important to us all,” Buhr
said. “Come see our grain rescue demonstrations, watch
the agriculture movie clips and talk with producer groups
working in the farming industry.”
Other new elements added for 2018 include a “chore
time” stable for kids to clean a mock horse stall and pre-
sentations from the Equine Assisted Learning group and
A goat sleeps nestled against Jessica Andrews as she holds it in the Petting Zoo in the Royal Farm- Top Spot Stables specializing in the appaloosa breed.
yard during last year’s Winter Fair. The Royal Farmyard, located in the lower level Kinsmen Arena
and Brandon Curling Club, will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. during this year’s fair. (File) » Continued on Page 23

Proudly joins our community in welcoming

all visitors and participants to the

2018 Royal Manitoba

Winter Fair