Two more western Manitoba communities will have Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) offices for in-person agricultural insurance service this summer: Shoal Lake and Virden.
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Man. ag services opens offices in Shoal Lake, Virden
Recently announced offices will once again extend the crown insurance corporation’s footprint west of Brandon
Artificial intelligence research receives funding boost
Manitoba’s Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative receives $2 million funding boost from government
Glacier FarmMedia – The Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative (EMILI) has been granted $2 million in government funding to help drive innovation in Manitoba agriculture. The funding announcement coincided with the July 25 grand opening of its Innovation Farms Centre 20 minutes northwest of Winnipeg. “Manitoba farmers and producers are a critical part of […] Read more
Churchill charts new course
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s been decades since there’s been this kind of optimism around the Port of Churchill and how it could be developed into a transportation hub. The money is flowing. Last month, Manitoba premier Wab Kinew announced $60 million in provincial and federal funds to get the Hudson Bay Railway between The Pas […] Read more
Man. gov’t funds farm family wellness program
The Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program will use the $450,000 boost from Ottawa and the province to expand services
A $450,000 funding announcement for the Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program made at Manitoba Ag Days last month came as a surprise to Gerry Friesen. “I feel overwhelmed, said Friesen, the group’s chief administrative officer. “You know, a lot of times when you get announcements like this, there’s somewhat of a lead-up. We were kind of […] Read more
PCs wary of NDP highways spending plans
Opposition scrutinizes priorities as a new government takes control of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
These days you can drive across parts of rural Manitoba without blowing a tire. That’s something the recently defeated Progressive Conservative party is proud to leave as one of its legacies from its 2016-23 time in power. “We got some highways done,” Doyle Piwniuk, the final PC transportation minister and MLA for Turtle Mountain, said […] Read more
New Man. ag minister focuses on economy
Ron Kostyshyn says rural economic development is critical to the health of agriculture in Manitoba. “We don’t need to be chasing producers away. We need to have more of them involved for the economic development of rural Manitoba,” said Manitoba’s reappointed agriculture minister. Kostyshyn represents the Dauphin region, the only heavily agricultural electoral district to […] Read more
Policy-makers should never take agriculture for granted
The following passage shouldn’t be surprising: “Agriculture is the backbone of the provincial economy. As the minister of agriculture, you are the steward of this essential sector. Your goal will be to support the sector so that Manitoba can be a leader in agricultural innovation, research and job creation. A strong agricultural sector means a […] Read more
VIDEO: Kostyshyn back as Man. ag minister
UPDATED – October 26, 2023 at 1100 CST – Manitoba Agriculture is back under old management. Ron Kostyshyn, the final agriculture minister of the previous NDP government, has been appointed to the portfolio by Premier Wab Kinew. The Dauphin MLA is a farmer and has been a municipal reeve in recent years. Other ministers of […] Read more
Manitoba farmers should give the new guys a chance
Rural Manitoba is a beautiful place to farm, whether it’s in the forest fringes of eastern Manitoba, the valley-facing lands of the Souris, Pembina and Assiniboine, the lakeside lands of the Interlake or in the lees of the Duck, Riding and Turtle mountains. But it sure is a tough place to run a business. The […] Read more
Manitoba election deepens urban-rural divide
The province’s newly elected NDP government will have little representation from the agricultural community
Manitoba’s urban-rural divide deepened Oct. 3 as the provincial election results provided the soon-to-govern NDP with only a couple of farming-related seats while taking away most of the Progressive Conservatives’ Winnipeg territory. In a campaign in which agriculture and rural issues seldom grabbed attention, general issues such as health care, government services and crime were […] Read more
