News - Agriculture

The province is hosting five workshops, including one in Vita, that are focused on marketing and farm management information for cattle and forage producers, highlighting the importance of a strong and growing livestock sector in the province.

The Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute says the fact that the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement will continue is cause for renewed optimism.

The Chair of Manitoba Pork says the free flow of pork across the Canada U.S. border has helped foster strong relations between the pork sectors in the two nations.

Farmer delegates from across Manitoba brought forward their concerns at the Keystone Agricultural Producers annual meeting, which ended with the passing of 18 resolutions reflecting these concerns.

Keystone Agricultural Producers 2018 annual meeting will be taking place on Wednesday February 24 and 25, starting at 9am at the Delta Winnipeg.

The Director of Risk Management with h@ms Marketing Services warns the wild card when it comes to North American hog markets continues to be on the trade front.

Manitoba’s Minister of Agriculture is hopeful Canada will move forward with an 11 nation Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The Manitoba government has officially signed a multilateral agreement with the Government of Canada to implement a new five-year agricultural policy called the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

A member of the Board of Directors of Manitoba Pork says pork producers in Manitoba and in Minnesota remain optimistic that a agreement will be reached that preserve the benefits that have resulted from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Manitoba’s Minister of Agriculture says delegates who attended the 2018 Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit are fully onside in their support for maintaining the benefits of the North American Free Trade Agreement.