News - Agriculture

The Associate Director of the Swine Health Information Center reports continued increased porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea activity last month, a reflection of the winter weather.

The Canada and Manitoba governments through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership are investing over $1.5 million over the next five years to the Keystone Agricultural Producers for the FarmSafe Manitoba program to promote safe and healthy farm operations in Manitoba.

The Associate Director of the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) says the ongoing spread and resurgence of African Swine Fever remains the dominant global swine disease concern.

Manitoba’s Agri-Insurance program is expected to provide farmers with nearly $5 billion in coverage on an estimated 9.55 million acres for the upcoming crop year.

The governments of Canada and Manitoba, through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, are investing over $1.3 million over five years to Assiniboine Community College for horticulture production through innovative and sustainable production practices and protective system technologies.

The future of agriculture education looks brighter thanks to a pivotal three-year funding boost from the Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) to Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba (AITC-M).

The 47th Annual Manitoba Ag Days has launched, celebrating all things produced on the Prairies at Manitoba’s largest indoor farm exhibition and showcasing technology, equipment, expertise and advancements in agriculture.

The Manitoba government has announced that the amendments to the Agricultural Crown Lands (ACL) Leases and Permits Regulation are now in effect.

The NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Swine Welfare observes the public’s scrutiny of animal care and ethics of production can only be expected to increase.

The governments of Canada and Manitoba have expanded eligibility and are providing funding under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership’s carbon sequestration and grasslands resilience stream of the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program to support additional Manitoba producers.