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novembre 5, 2025

Hello Manitoba SeCan members, 

Thanks to those who have registered for the meeting – we look forward to seeing you in Brandon on Thursday, November 13! 

I will have some great seats up at the front as long as you don’t heckle me during my entertaining presentation about the hometown wheat breeding program! 

If you haven’t registered, it’s not too late! We need to make sure we have enough chairs and food, so please register at this link.

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Victoria Inn
3550 Victoria Avenue
Brandon, MB R7B 2R4

Coffee will be available at 8:30 am and we’ll get started at 9:00 am.

Agenda items:

  1. Variety updates and new genetics

  2. Future of public breeding

  3. Marketing and social media

  4. PBR and VUA updates

  5. Cocktails and dinner 

Our dinner speaker will be Jeff Stoughton. Jeff is a three-time brier champion and two-time world champion. Jeff retired from competitive curling in 2015. Today, he is the National Men's Coach and Program Manager for Curling Canada, as well as being the head coach of the Canadian Mixed Doubles National Team. And he is featured on our AAC Stoughton VB advertising!

Hope to see you in Brandon!

Brad Pinkerton
Manitoba Marketing Rep
204-792-1880
bpinkerton@secan.com