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Manitoba's challenge is to support the beef industry so that enough cattle remain on farms to maintain prairie grasslands.

Editorial: Thinking big to solve agriculture challenges

By John Greig October 2, 2018

I was recently in Manitoba on a tour of farms when I came to the new education hall of the Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiative (MBFI). It’s a simple building […] Read more

Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announcing the $8.3-million investment in the Organic Federation of Canada. Photo: Supplied

Crops

Federal government to invest $8.3-million in organics

By Glacier FarmMedia staff August 24, 2018

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay today announced a federal investment of up to $8.3 million to the Organic Federation of Canada, under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, AgriScience Clusters. […] Read more

Dominic Barton, left, asks a question of a panel of agri-food policy influencers during a recent discussion on creating policy to build on agri-food momentum.

News

Breaking down barriers to export success

Bringing more small and medium-sized businesses to where they are comfortable exporting can help drive agri-food growth

By John Greig May 2, 2018

Canadian agriculture has huge opportunity, but the heavy lifting to meet a federal government goal of increasing exports to $75 billion by 2025, has barely begun. A recent gathering of […] Read more

Livestock

The details on CAP

Details are now available for the first intake of the new federal-provincial program, which closes May 8

By Stew Slater April 17, 2018

With maximum funding ranging between $25,000 and $35,000 per project, aspects of manure and nutrient management and livestock handling and housing represent key areas of focus for government support in […] Read more

Outside panel named for farm risk management review

By Farmtario Staff December 24, 2017

A panel of 11 “external” experts from across the country has been picked to offer guidance and feedback on a federal/provincial review of farm business risk management (BRM) programming. The […] Read more

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay speaks Nov. 24 at Agribition in Regina. (Agr.gc.ca)

Machinery, Markets

Federal programs set for Growing Forward sequel

By Farmtario Staff November 24, 2017

Market development, product development and overall sector development are among the priorities in the federal government’s five-year funding plan for the ag sector. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, speaking Friday at […] Read more

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and his Saskatchewan counterpart Lyle Stewart signed onto a general agreement for a five-year federal/provincial funding framework on July 21. (Saskatchewan.ca)

Ministers agree on new ag funding framework

By Farmtario Staff July 23, 2017

Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial ministers for agriculture have agreed on the bones of a new five-year policy funding framework, committing them to a review of its business risk management […] Read more