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SUMMARY:NEW DATE October 5th - World record attempt and auction of har
 vested soybeans delayed because of rain
DESCRIPTION:LISTOWEL, ON, Sept. 29, 2011 /CNW/ - On Monday, October 3,
  2011, a group of local farmers and hundreds of supporters from Perth 
 County, Ontario will attempt to set a new world record by harvesting 1
 60 acres of soybean crop with more than 100 combines in under 10 minut
 es. The event (Harvest for Hunger) was originally scheduled for Septem
 ber 30 but had to be postponed due to rain, which prevents harvesting.
 \nThe harvest will yield about 8,000 bushels of beans which will be di
 vided and auctioned in lots ranging in size from one bushel to 1,600 b
 ushels (enough to fill a 40 tonne truck). Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers wi
 ll sell the harvested soybean crop in a live unreserved charity auctio
 n during the event, with all proceeds going to the Canadian Foodgrains
  Bank. Each lot will be sold to the highest bidder, with no minimum bi
 ds or reserve prices. The Canadian International Development Agency (C
 IDA) will also match proceeds raised in the auction.\n \n\nWHO  \nC
 anadian Foodgrains Bank and Ritchie Bros. AuctioneersLocal dignitaries
  will be on-site to determine whether a new harvesting world record is
  set\n\nWHAT  \nHarvest for Hunger - world record soybean harvest at
 tempt and unreserved charity auction\n\nWHEN   \nMonday, October 3, 
 2011 (weather permitting).Lunch and bidder registration will take plac
 e between 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.Harvest is set for 1:30 p.m.\n\nWHERE \nHi
 ghway 23, one kilometre north of Monkton, Ontario (between Listowel & 
 Mitchell)\n\n\n\nAbout Harvest for HungerVisit http://www.foodgrainsba
 nk.ca/harvest_for_hunger.aspx.\nAbout Canadian Foodgrains Bank Canadia
 n Foodgrains Bank is a partnership of 15 churches and church agencies 
 working together to end global hunger. Together with matching support 
 from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Foodgra
 ins Bank has provided over one million tonnes of food assistance to pe
 ople who are hungry since 1983.\nAbout Ritchie Bros. Established in 19
 58, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is the world's large
 st industrial auctioneer, selling more equipment to on-site and online
  bidders than any other company in the world. Ritchie Bros. offers ser
 vices that enable the world's builders to easily and confidently excha
 nge equipment. The Company conducts hundreds of unreserved public auct
 ions each year, selling a broad range of used and unused equipment, tr
 ucks and other assets utilized in the construction, transportation, ag
 ricultural, material handling, mining, forestry, petroleum and marine 
 industries. Ritchie Bros. has over 110 locations in more than 25 count
 ries, including 43 auction sites worldwide. The Company maintains a we
 b site at www.rbauction.com and sponsors an equipment wiki at www.Ritc
 hieWiki.com.\n\nFor more information visit https://ontag.farms.com/eve
 nts/world-record-attempt-and-auction-of-harvested-soybeans-now-schedu
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CATEGORIES:charity
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