Manitoba’s potato research landscape is getting a funding injection to improve infrastructure. The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing $98,970 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to upgrade the University of Manitoba’s horticulture storage facility so it can conduct potato research. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and provincial Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson made the announcement
Potato storage research to get boost
A federal-provincial investment goes to improve an existing storage facility at the University of Manitoba
Conservation officers to get centralized dispatch service
Manitoba the only province without this resource
The province has pledged about $1.7 million to buy a centralized dispatch service, and additional safety gear for conservation officers. “These investments will provide better equipment and technology so our officers can effectively and safely work in rural and remote areas of the province,” Greg Nesbitt, minister of natural resources and northern development, said inCyber-Savvy Farmer
