That is 0 articles you have read today.
The Aporia is free and carries no advertising, so readers are the only
thing paying for it. If you are getting this much out of it, a small
donation is what keeps it independent.
Daily limit reached
You have read 0 articles today.
That is more than the 15 a day The Aporia gives away,
and well past what it can carry on nothing. Your allowance resets at
midnight.
There is no advertising here and nothing about you is sold, so readers
are the only thing paying for it. If the site is worth this much of
your day, it is worth a few dollars.
Everything else stays open: the
maps, the
directory and
search do
not count against this, and neither does re-opening something you have
already read today.
Cornie Banman's 1,725-pound pumpkin won first place at the Roland Pumpkin Fair in Manitoba, setting a new provincial record. Among 20 entries, Banman’s entry also surpassed his own previous record from 2019 and earned him a $1,500 prize. The article details how Banman grew the massive fruit, noting challenges like excess water and rapid growth rates of up to 40 pounds per day.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
A 1,725-pound (782 kilograms) pumpkin grown by Cornie Banman was crowned the champion at the Roland Pumpkin Fair in Manitoba on Saturday, setting a new provincial record. The giant pumpkin beat 20 other entries, including his wife Helen Banman’s silver-winning 1,546-pound pumpkin. To transport the enormous vegetable to the fair, Banman used a sling and Bobcat machine to lift it onto a pallet for transportation. This victory marks the first time in three years that Cornie has broken his own Manitoba record, which he previously set in 2019. The planting process began in early April when Banman started growing the pumpkin in his garage before moving it outdoors where heavy rainfall initially threatened its survival but ultimately allowed it to flourish.
Written for “Pumpkin Record Broken” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
A pumpkin that weighs more than 1,700 lbs. was crowned the champion and broke a record at the Roland Pumpkin Fair in Manitoba Saturday.
asserted
that → weigh → Manitoba
The 1,725 lbs., or 782 kilograms, pumpkin won after 20 weighed in at this year’s fair in the village of Roland.
asserted
20 → win → Roland
It was grown by Cornie Banman, who received a $1,500 prize.
asserted
who → grow → prize
His pumpkin beat 20 other submissions at this year’s fair, including his wife Helen Banman’s 1,546–lbs. pumpkin, which won silver.
asserted
which → beat → silver
Banman’s champion fruit set the record for the province’s largest recorded grown pumpkin at the fair.
asserted
fruit → set → fair
To bring the heavyweight champ to Roland, he said a sling and Bobcat helped to lift it onto a pallet, which was then attached to a trailer.
asserted
which → bring → trailer
Get breaking National news
The planting process began in his garage at the end of April, he recounted.
asserted
he → get → April
Then, towards the end of the next month, Banman brought the plant, which had a few pumpkins growing on it, outdoors.
asserted
which → bring → it
“With all the rain and the spring that we had, the plants turned yellow and they had too much water in the beginning, but then, all of a sudden, they took off,” Banman said in an interview with Global News.
asserted
Banman → have → News
He added that when a plant has too much water and turns yellow, it can be a setback.
asserted
it → add → water
Luckily for Banman, he said, the water dried and the pumpkins recovered.
asserted
pumpkins → say → Banman
He measured the fruit as they grew, and estimated that at one point, the pumpkins were growing by 40 to 50 lbs. per day.
asserted
pumpkins → measure → day
The pumpkin stayed in his garden until it was ready for showtime late last week, Banman continued.
“I held a Manitoba record already from 2019 until now, and I always said it wasn’t possible to beat that record in Manitoba because of our growing season being so short, but I finally did it,” he said.
asserted
he → stay → it
The record-setting pumpkin is on display at a grocery store in Winkler, around 20 kilometres north of the RM of Stanley, where it was grown, Banman said.
asserted
Banman → set → Stanley
The remaining pumpkins he and his wife grew were donated to a charity event with giant jack-o’-lanterns to raise money for cancer research.
asserted
he → remain → research
The Aporia
