News - Agriculture

The Manitoba government is taking another step to help livestock producers who have been affected by dry conditions across the province.

Open Farm Day will officially kick off the fourth annual Farm and Food Awareness Week on Sunday, September 16, 2018.

Keystone Agricultural Producers has asked the Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission to change its recommendation that would see one seat removed from rural Manitoba and an additional seat created in Winnipeg.

The Canadian Pork Council is calling for government intervention to help the pork sector cope with the impact of trade disputes between the United States and its key trading partners.

The Director of Risk Management with h@ms Marketing Services says hog markets remain very dynamic and unpredictable.

Manitoba Agriculture reports, considering this year’s dry weather conditions, crop yields have been much better than had been expected.

New facilities and updated displays will allow the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre to accommodate larger numbers of visitors.

The Do More Agriculture Foundation will begin accepting applications from rural communities for mental health first aid training under its community fund for mental health first aid this coming Monday.

The Chair of Sask Pork says pork producers have been frustrated by the impact the rhetoric coming out of North American trade negotiations has had on hog prices this summer.

The Canadian Pork Council is applauding progress on the renegotiation of North American Free Trade Agreement.