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Agricultural Day Tour

Australian Farmers Flexi-Coil - New Holland Manitoba Study Tour
August 25-28, 1999

IAMA - Manitoba Farm Study Tour
August 09 - 14, 1999

Australian Farmers Flexi-Coil - New Holland Manitoba Study Tour
August 25-28, 1999

Wed. Aug 25
14:30 -Arrive Winnipeg from Saskatoon - Air Canada 1968. The group is met at the airport by agricultural specialist tour escort Crawford Jenkins. They are then taken to their private bus and transferred to the Canadian International Grain Institute in downtown Winnipeg.

15:15 - 16:30 Visit the Canadian International Grain Institute. They are given a speech on the Canadian grain industry and a tour of this unique teaching facility which features grain testing quality control laboratories, a commercial scale flour mill, a secondary processing area in which most types of baked goods and noodles can be produced under commercial conditions.

16:30 - 16:45 The group transfers to the historic and magnificent Hotel Fort Garry for check in

18:30 - 20:00 Dinner at the Hotel Fort Garry - Gateway Room

Thurs. Aug 26
07:45 - 08:30 Breakfast at the Hotel Fort Garry.

08:45 - 09:00 The group is taken by Crawford Jenkins on their private bus to the New Holland tractor plant in Winnipeg.

09:00 - 10:45 Tour the New Holland plant. There is a video presentation and then a tour of the plant with New Holland guide Gerry Eschenwecker. After the tour the group is transferred on their bus about 45 minutes south of Winnipeg to the town of Carman, Manitoba.

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch at the Carman Motor Hotel

13:30 - 13:40 After lunch the group transfers to the Zeneca Seeds facility just outside Carman

13:40 - 15:00 Visit Zeneca Seeds. The group is shown the research operation and field test plots by the Zeneca field specialists.

15:00 - 15:30 Following the tour it is back on the bus for a short drive to the Pioneer Grain Elevator at Brunkild.

15:30 - 16:30 Tour the Pioneer Grain elevator. This is a "State of the Art" fully computerized elevator as part of the James Richardson International organization.

16:30 - 17:15 After the visit the group returns to Winnipeg and the Hotel Fort Garry

18:00 - 18:15 This is a special evening as the group then is transferred to the Celebrations Dinner Theatre

18:15 - 22:30 Celebrations Dinner Theatre featuring T Rex - The Musical. This is a very enjoyable musical comedy that features hit songs from the 40's and 50's plus interesting audience participation.

22:30 - 22:45 Return transfer to the Hotel Fort Garry

Fri. Aug 27
07:30 - 08:15 Breakfast at the Hotel Fort Garry.

08:30 - 09:30 This morning again Crawford Jenkins takes the group on another excursion. This time the bus travels west to Elie, Manitoba to Abtshof Farms, operated by Andreas Boersch.

9:30 - 11:30 Visit the 3200 acre Abtshof Farm. Andreas Boersh is a grain farmer (wheat, canola, barley oats and corn) who utilizes New Holland equipment - tractor and combine. This is a very progressive farm operation. Also Andreas takes the group to the nearby brand new Prairie Flour Mill that he and a few local investors built.

11:30 - 11:45 From the Prairie Flour Mill the group transfers to the unique Girard Gardens Restaurant in Elie

11:45 - 13:00 Lunch at the Girard Gardens Restaurant . Located in an old barn this is a very quaint restaurant with wonderful atmosphere.

13:00 - 14:30 Following lunch the group heads west to Austin , Manitoba and the Manitoba Agricultural Museum.

14:30 - 16:15 Visit the Manitoba Agricultural Museum. This is a 55 acre site that houses a drawn, steam, gas and diesel equipment, the museum displays the evolution of farming practices from the late 1800's to the mid 1970's. The pioneer village displays the homes, schools, churches and businesses that were all part of early rural towns in Manitoba.

16:15 - 17:45 In the late afternoon the bus returns the group to Winnipeg and the Hotel Fort Garry.

18:30 - 18:45 This is another interesting evening as the group departs the hotel and transfers to the Paddlewheel Riverboat dock for a dinner cruise

19:00 - 22:00 Paddlewheel Riverboat cruise and dinner. This is a wonderful cruise along the historic Red and Assiniboine Rivers. Not only do you get a great view of the City of Winnipeg but you also receive a fantastic meal and are able to dance to a music man.

22:00 - 22:15 Transfer to the Hotel Fort Garry

Sat. Aug 28
08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast at the Hotel Fort Garry.

09:45 - 10:00 Again Crawford Jenkins takes the group on the bus to Winnipeg's Museum of Man and Nature

10:00 - 11:30 Tour the Museum of Man and Nature. The museum takes you through billions of years of time and thousands of miles of geographic space in a few hours. One of North America's finest interpretive museum's, it tells the story of our relationship to the environment, from past to present and from the north of Manitoba to the south.

11:30 - 11:45 From the Museum the group transfers to the Forks Market and Historical site. The Forks Market, housed in historic buildings, offers unique shopping experiences, fresh and quality foods and handicraft items. This historic site provides interpretive displays, sculptures, a river promenade, prairie garden and scenic viewpoints.

11:45 - 13:00 The group enjoys lunch at the Prairie Oyster Restaurant. Located on the second floor of the Fork's Market the Prairie Oyster provides not only a great meal but a beautiful panoramic view of the Fork's historic site and the Assiniboine River.

13:00 - 13:20 Transfer to the Winnipeg Airport

14:25 - Depart for Calgary on Air Canada 1989

Should you have any questions or require additional information please e-mail info@heartlandtravel.ca or call Don Finkbeiner or one of our group travel counsellors at (204) 989-9630 (in Winnipeg) or 1-866-890-3377 or fax 204-989-9636.