Agriculture News Archives

Versatile announced today that farmers will have new finance options available when purchasing Versatile tractors.

In its HungerCount 2008 study, Food Bank Canada (formerly the Canadian Association of Food Banks) reports that Canada’s rural food banks continue to assist a significant number of people every month, and that those assisted differ significantly from those helped in more populated areas.

Agriculture in Manitoba is advancing into the wetter realm of fish farming with the implementation of the Manitoba-Canadian Model Aqua-Farm Initiative, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Rosann Wowchuk announced along with the Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).

Manitoba Pork Council (MPC) announced it will donate an additional $150,000 to help the University of Manitoba build the one-of-a-kind Glenlea Farm Education Centre, which is expected to attract up to 30,000 visitors per year.

A respected Malaysian food and beverage company is proudly promoting the fact that it uses soybeans from Canada.

The Canadian pork industry needs to diversify its exports beyond the U.S. and manage increasing market uncertainty to get past its vulnerable stage, says the managing director of a leading international strategic consultancy and market research firm.

Keystone Agricultural Producers applauds the Federal Court of Appeal for rejecting the appeals from Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and Canadian National (CN) regarding the Canadian Transportation Agency’s (CTA) grain revenue cap adjustment.

Keystone Agricultural Producers met with Manitoba’s Minister of Finance Greg Selinger on December 8 to present KAP’s recommendations for the 2009 Provincial Budget. Agriculture Minister Rosann Wowchuk was also in attendance.

As good stewards of the land, farmers in Manitoba make sound environmental choices in their farming operations everyday.

Canadian Foodgrains Bank, supported in Manitoba alone with 25 community growing projects, is providing 9,109 metric tonnes of food to people in Zimbabwe in response to growing need in that country.