News - Farming

A survey of Canadian agricultural producers which asks about the stress they face will be used to make a case for increased resources to help deal with stress.

Four western Canadian farmers have served their amended statement of claim in the Federal Court of Canada alleging Ottawa shortchanged farmers by approximately $720 million dollars of farmers’ money from the operations of the Canadian Wheat Board in 2011/12 when the government was dismantling the marketing organization.

The Canada and Manitoba governments will fund two new beneficial management practices, Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced.

Ed and Kathy Friesen of Kleefeld were named the 2015 Farm Family of the Year at a ceremony in Winnipeg last night where they were joined by their Member of the Legislature, Kelvin Goertzen and Hanover Reeve Stan Toews.

The Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute will receive $735,000 under Growing Forward 2 for new equipment to support applied research projects for the agricultural sector.

Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn joined Brian Mayes, city councillor for St. Vital, to raise a flag honouring the United Nations declaration of 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming, highlighting the significance of family farming on a global scale.