The Manitoba government is freezing the scheduled rental rate for agricultural Crown land (ACL) forage leases for the 2025 growing season to ensure ACL leases remain affordable for Manitoba cattle producers.
“Freezing the 2025 forage lease and permit rates to match the 2024 rate will provide support to Manitoba producers,” said Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn. “We are also extending the timeline for producers to submit an appraisal report and apply for improvement costs to leased land for leases expiring this year.”
In 2024, the province effectively froze ACL forage lease and permit rental rates, noted the minister. For 2025, the annual rent will be set at the same rate as 2024 for ACL forage leases and permits, which means producers won’t see an increase to the rate on their invoice for 2025.
“Manitoba’s agricultural Crown land lease holders work hard at what they do,” added Kostyshyn. “Our government is committed to affordability and this freeze will help producers deal with the cost of their rent.”
Manitoba’s agricultural Crown lands are parcels of land leased to producers for agricultural use including grazing, haying or annual cropping. Agricultural Crown lands are important public assets economically, environmentally and socially, and essential to supporting and growing the livestock industry in Manitoba and providing mitigation and adaptation to climate change, noted the minister.
