Philippe Sabourin’s memoir shares author’s formative farm years in the Red River Valley, as well as lessons rooted in world travel and the food systems found there.
Prairie Roots and Wings: Manitoba agrologist memoir recalls journey of discovery
Philippe Sabourin’s recently published memoir shares tales of formative years on a farm in Manitoba, as well as lessons rooted in world travel and the food and agriculture systems found there
Rural Manitoba resources slim on disaster planning
Only 13 per cent of small and rural Manitoba municipalities have formal climate strategies despite recent struggles with fires, floods and droughts in communities across Manitoba
Brandon University’s Rural Development Institute has found that many rural and small municipalities in Manitoba don’t have staff or resources to make formal climate plans against natural disaster.
Project to push food system up Canadian priority lists
“Canada’s Food System: Our Food. Our Future” looks to deepen the average Canadian’s understanding of the food system and get them paying more attention to its value
“Canada’s Food System: Our Food. Our Future” looks to deepen the average Canadian’s understanding of the food system and get them paying more attention to its value
Manitoba community projects get support from HyLife
HyLife Fun Days 2025 donated $35,000 each to projects in Killarney, Steinach and Neepawa
HyLife Fun Days 2025 donated $35,000 each to recreation and housing projects in Killarney, Steinach and Neepawa earlier this fall.
Manitoba extends Crown land rent freeze
Manitoba government links the continued rental rate freeze on grazing and forage leases to economic and environmental challenges facing the farm industry
Manitoba government links the continued rental rate freeze on grazing and forage leases to economic and environmental challenges facing the industry
Manitoba bans wild boar possession
Manitoba has tightened the regulatory status of Eurasian wild boar in an effort to help the province’s invasive wild pig problem.
Manitoba has tightened the regulatory status of Eurasian wild boar in an effort to help fight back against invasive wild pigs.
Upgrades on menu for food bank operator Harvest Manitoba
Farm Credit Canada donates $500,000 to Harvest Manitoba for warehousing updates and expansion
Upgrades to food bank operator Harvest Manitoba’s warehouse operations, receiving cash from Farm Credit Canada, are expected to help speed up delivery and reduce waste across the province’s agri-food supply chain.
Marking Manitoba’s progress on economic reconciliation and agriculture: National Day Truth and Reconciliation
Manitoba wants to foster agricultural partnerships with Indigenous communities, but there’s still a lot of work to do
Manitoba wants to foster agricultural partnerships with Indigenous communities, but there’s still a lot of work to do.
Cutting a path for reconciliation and agriculture: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Indigenous perspectives and farming need co-operation to move ahead as Canada works towards truth and reconciliation
Indigenous perspectives and farming need co-operation to move ahead as Canada works towards truth and reconciliation.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future
How can the treaty rights of Indigenous peoples be honoured in a way that gives them a proper seat at the table when it comes to farming in Canada?
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