Before Christmas Acres for Hamiota board members Travis Brooks and Laura Cowling presented Hamiota 55+ Centre with an AED, which is now installed in the centre.

Acres for Hamiota’s board member Kevin Kirk presents Hamiota District Sports Complex with a cheque for outdoor heaters in the arena.

Acres for Hamiota board member Mark Knight presents Hamiota Minor Ball with a cheque to go toward their project of replacing backstops.

Acres for Hamiota presented Hamiota Hall with a cheque to complete the sets of new round and rectangular tables for the hall.

Acres for Hamiota is currently looking for board members to join our group. If you are interested please email [email protected] to state your interest by March 11, 2024!

The Acres for Hamiota board attended the 40th annual volunteer awards in Winnipeg this evening. We were honoured to receive the Association of Manitoba Municipalities Community Leadership Award, thank you to mayor Randy Lints for the nomination.

Thank you to Kevin and Cindy Routledge for renting us a field for 2024. Thanks to Kevin and Cindy, we have a wonderful location along highway 21 south of Hamiota. We would also like to thank Jason Smith and Kevin Kirk for prepping the field for seeding.

Thank you to Ryan Carter for spraying the field last week and to Richardson Pioneer and Corteva for donating pre seed chemical. Corteva Canada Ryan Carter

Seeding day! Thank you to Ellis Grain Farms Ltd for taking their time to seed the field this afternoon, very appreciated! Thank you to Chappell Ag Solutions and Pioneer HiBred Canada for donating all of the seed. We would also like to thank Nutrien Ag for donating fertilizer.

Check out these awesome shots! Thank you to Western Canadian Aerial for donation of the aerial application of fungicide and thank you to BASF for donating Cotegra. Take a drive to check out the field 6 miles south of Hamiota on highway 21 Western Canadian Aerial Ltd. BASF North America

HAMIOTA — An all-women farm team took to the fields Tuesday to bring thousands of dollars to the community of Hamiota. Almost a dozen women operated combines, trucks and grain carts as part of the fourth annual Acres for Hamiota fundraiser. buff.ly/47G8KTk #bdnmb

This week we presented the Hamiota senior council with a cheque for $2,800 for the purchase of 25 new chairs to be enjoyed in Lilac residence.

The deadline for new board members has been extended to March 3rd. Please reach out if you are interested.

Today we presented Villages United Hamiota with funding to go toward a new dryer for their facility.

It has been a busy couple of days in the Acres for Hamiota field! First the field was sprayed, thank you to Kevin Kirk for spraying the field. Chemical for this application was donated by Albaugh Chemical with Crush R glyphosate and thank you to BASF who donated Voraxor.

A big thank you to Smith Ag for seeding the field on Saturday! We planted soybeans, thank you to Pioneer Hybrid and Chappell Ag Solutions for donations of seed. We would also like to thank Lallemand Inc for their donation of inoculant and Nutrien for donating fertilizer again.

Thank you to Jayson Knight for rolling the field after it was seeded!

Thank you to Cole Allan for spraying our herbicide last week. Round Up Transorb was donated by Derek and April Ashcroft and Richardson Pioneer and Enlist herbicide donated by Corteva.

Acres for Hamiota float in the Hamiota parade today!

We had two new projects funded this spring! Hamiota Elementary School for blinds and Hamiota 55+ Centre and RStore for new carpet!