Local news
Recent KAP AGM explored policy landscape
From tax breaks to help young farmers rent land to wild boar the discussion was wide ranging
KAP wants drainage regs changed to encourage on-farm storage
One farmer says he is successfully using excess water to irrigate crops instead of pushing downstream on others
The farmers’ market goes high tech
A small group of local food producers are taking their marketing efforts online
Hunting permission slips pitched
Producers say they’re sick of dealing with trespassers during hunting season and hope written permission rules might help them cope
Government fixes farm safety funding
The Manitoba Farm Safety Program: It’s free, confidential and funded for at least another five years
WestMan mixed farm is recipient of the 2018 Turtle Mountain Conservation District conservation award
G & B Farms spans more than 2,700 acres and includes a large livestock component
KAP president Bill Campbell has lots to do
Campbell, who was acclaimed at KAP’s annual meeting, says farm issues get more complex the deeper one digs
Education tax model ‘flawed’ says Eichler
The agriculture minister agrees farmers pay more than their share, but says there’s not much he can do about it
Ranchers call for certainty on unit transfers
Northern ranchers are worried that Crown land unit transfers might disappear ‘with a stroke of the pen’