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101 Agriculture Research Projects to be Funded in Manitoba

101 Agriculture Research Projects to be Funded in Manitoba

Mar 21, 2024

The governments of Canada and Manitoba are providing $16.3 million in grant funding under the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to support 101 projects under the Research and Innovation Program over the next three years, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food…

Budget 2024: Increased funding for Ag Ministry to support risk management programs & research

Budget 2024: Increased funding for Ag Ministry to support risk management programs & research

Mar 20, 2024

Agriculture is getting a boost as the 2024-25 Provincial Budget, released Wednesday afternoon, increases funding for the Ministry by 4.1 percent to $570.6-million. Expenses for the Ministry of Agriculture for 2024-25 will be $1.5-billion. The Budget invests in programs, including…

Provincial budget: Classrooms, care, communities and a deficit

Provincial budget: Classrooms, care, communities and a deficit

Mar 20, 2024

The 2024-25 Saskatchewan provincial budget features major spending on education, health care, municipalities and capital investments — and has a deficit to go along with it. A projected deficit of $273.2 million is forecast in the budget tabled by Deputy Premier and…

Tuesday was Agriculture Awareness Day in Manitoba

Tuesday was Agriculture Awareness Day in Manitoba

Mar 20, 2024

The Manitoba government is celebrating Agriculture Awareness Day by partnering with Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba (AITC-M) to deliver programming to 7,400 Manitoba students about the importance of agriculture, Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced today. “Today is about celebrating the…

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Fertilizer Merchant expects prices to rise before seeding, then decrease afterward

Mar 19, 2024

Fertilizer prices are increasing as spring approaches. However, a large price drop is anticipated after seeding.  Matthew Krutzfeld, Senior Fertilizer Merchant with Federated Co-op was a speaker at the Cropportunities 2024 event held Thursday in Swift Current. Krutzfeld told Kevin…