The Manitoba government’s agricultural Crown land lease and permit auctions will be held online Feb. 6 to 10.
“Manitoba’s agricultural Crown lands play a vital role in supporting a vibrant and sustainable agricultural sector. The online approach ensures Manitoba producers have equal opportunity to rent lands that will support their farming operations,” said Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson in a media release.
“In addition to ensuring equal access to rental opportunities, a temporary rent reduction for forage leases on agricultural Crown lands has been implemented as part of our government’s commitment to supporting producers after a difficult season last year.”
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Leases and permits are available to farmers and ranchers to provide additional land base for agricultural activities.
The government release said the Agricultural Crown Lands Leasing Program supports the sustainable expansion of livestock in Manitoba, contributes to ecological goods and services, and supports mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
A number of agricultural Crown land parcels will be available to rent for haying, grazing or cropping.
The official listing of agricultural Crown lands available for rent can be found at: http://resd.ca/leases_and_permits/LPproperties.aspx#agLeasePermit.
The online auctions will be hosted by Garton’s Auction Service of Dauphin, with further information to follow at https://gartonsauction.com/.
Last fall, the Manitoba government introduced a temporary rent reduction for forage leases on agricultural Crown lands. The reductions will be in place for the next three years with a 50 per cent reduction in 2023, a 33 per cent reduction in 2024, and a 15 per cent reduction in 2025.
The temporary rent reduction follows multiple years of drought that lowered productivity.
The Manitoba government continues to explore policy, program and service improvements to enhance sustainability and productivity of agricultural Crown lands, the minister said in the release.
For more information about the auctions, visit Manitoba Agriculture’s ‘Agricultural Crown Land’ page or contact a Manitoba Agriculture Services Corporation service centre.
