Interlake farmer Mike Duguid has become the latest to join the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s Wall of Fame.
The mixed farmer and long-time board member was named to the honour Nov. 12, during the MFGA’s annual regenerative agriculture conference in Brandon, an event that, as 2025 conference committee chair, he helped bring about.
WHY IT MATTERS: The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association has dug a niche for itself as a farmer-facing group championing the adoption of regenerative agriculture.
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Farming near Arnes, ten miles north of Gimli near Lake Winnipeg, Duguid runs Lake Forest Farms with his wife, Cheryl.
He joined the MFGA board in 2019 as a representative from the Manitoba Beef Producers, and served double duty with both boards throughout his six-year tenure. His resume with the organization includes a term as vice chair, two years chairing the MFGA’s regenerative agriculture conference committee and a period at the front of the table as chair —a role that he only recently set aside in the fall of 2025. His time with the MFGA board also dovetailed with a one-year stint as the Canadian Cattle Association’s national Environment Committee co-chair.
The association pointed to Duguid’s capacity as an ambassador for the MFGA, as well as his on-farm knowledge.
“Mike is always keen on farming conversations with farmers and quite often led the MFGA board in conversations around practices that worked on his farm and what he had learned elsewhere,” said Zack Koscielny, MFGA vice chair.
Advancing regenerative practices
Crediting his fellow MFGA members for their passion and professionalism, Duguid said his time with the association has been about building momentum for regenerative agriculture practices in the Prairies.
“The people I work with, they’re really enthusiastic. It’s not hard to lead people who are so enthused about regenerative agriculture, forages, grazing and all those things that a lot of us do already,” Duguid said. “To be recognized by people like that is quite humbling.”
Duguid was one of the first farmers who offered their land for a General Mills project looking at bird and soil research. The food giant has an official policy pushing regenerative agriculture and has committed to working with producers to promote adoption of regenerative practices. The company has a goal of promoting regenerative agriculture on one million acres by the end of this decade.
Likewise, he was one of the producers raising his hand for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s local Living Lab initiative in Manitoba. That initiative connects researchers, farmers and other groups and pursues projects meant to gather real-world insights and solutions for sustainable agriculture.
He was also among those turning to the Prairie Watersheds Climate Program —a program administered by the Manitoba Association of Watersheds and that offers funding for producers to implement certain projects, things like soil testing, precision fertilizer application, pasture water projects or urease inhibitors.
Past MFGA Wall of Fame names
Duguid’s inclusion brings the MFGA Wall of Fame up to 13 names. Last year, other long-time board members and MFGA leaders Shauna Breault and Lawrence Knockaert were named.
