Acres of Hope marks 20th year of farming to aid CFGB
Acres of Hope in Rivers and Oak River reports 2016 as its 19th year with a 140 acre wheat field near Rivers and a 60 acre canola field near Oak River. Harvest produced 6 732 bushels of wheat at 48 1 bushels per acre and 1 775 bushels of canola at 29 6 per acre. Donations totaled 622 725 42 to CFGB, with 39 119 99 sent in 2016.