The kick-off to Agriculture Week, which was proclaimed earlier this fall by Yorkton Council, and the start of the annual Grain Millers Harvest Showdown, was marked Monday with a ceremonial branding. Here Gerry Bulitz does the branding, as, from left, Chamber of Commerce manager Juanita Polegi, Yorkton Exhibition Association president Lori Walsh, and Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney hold the board.