A Globe and Mail columnist visited Brandon on Wednesday to speak at the 53rd annual Manitoba Potato Production Days at the Assiniboine Credit Union Agricultural Centre. Globe and Mail newspaper columnist Andrew Coyne gesticulates with his hands while giving the keynote address to a room full of producers and agricultural business people on Wednesday morning during the second day of the Manitoba Potato Production Days at the Keystone Centre in Brandon. “I think being radically pro trade, pursuing trade options, is essential for all of us,” Coyne said. According to its website, the conference’s main objective is to communicate current information about potato production to producers. It also provides a venue for retailers to promote the latest products and equipment in potato production.