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Manitoba Beef Producers president Tom Teichroeb addressed worries on Agricultural Crown Land changes, and what MBP will do about them, during a packed lease holders' meeting in Ste. Rose du Lac Oct. 2, 2019.
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Year in Review: Crown lands saga continues

Crown land changes were a hot-button topic for northern ranchers in 2019, but with promised rule changes still incoming, it's not over yet

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The province’s agricultural Crown lands overhaul went from a simmer to a boil in late 2019 — and northern ranchers are still roiling. Crown lands were gridlocked to start off the year. The province froze all new lease agreements or unit transfers as of fall 2018, after changes to the Crown Lands Act got royal
Justin Girard
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Year in Review: Local food producers struggle ahead

Lack of supply chains, business risk management programs, and clear regulations are keeping local food from reaching its full potential in Manitoba, say producers, experts

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Manitoba has a way to go before it’s a friendly place for small food and drink producers, several articles demonstrated throughout the year. Be it crippling regulations, lack of risk management programs for small farmers, or simply lack of local supply chains, several factors say Manitoba’s local food system has yet to fully mature. “It
Manitoba agriculture minister Blaine Pedersen (l) said Loaf and Honey’s raw milk cheese-making process does not consistently produce a safe product. Dustin Peltier (r), seen here inside his cheese storage room, along with partner Rachel Isaak have decided to forgo any further attempts to comply due to financial burden.
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Agriculture minister Pedersen responds to cheese makers

Unvalidated production practices pose a risk to consumers, the minister said

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Ag Minister Blaine Pedersen responded to Trappist cheese makers’ allegations that department staff blocked their approval, saying the province’s duty is to protect consumers. “Loaf and Honey has been unable to demonstrate through microbiological testing that the method it is using to produce raw milk cheese consistently produces a safe product,” said Pedersen in an
“… too often the agriculture community was having to deal with two or more different departments and now it becomes a one-stop shop for the ag community.” – Blaine Pedersen, Agriculture and Resource Development minister.
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New title and new faces as Pallister changes up cabinet

Blaine Pedersen takes point on an expanded Agriculture Department

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Agriculture is in the hands of a new minister after a provincial cabinet shuffle Oct. 23. Blaine Pedersen will head up the newly expanded Department of Agriculture and Resource Development, the province said, taking over from previous agriculture minister Ralph Eichler. Eichler, meanwhile, has been appointed minister of economic development and training. The new department
Blaine Pedersen (l) takes over for Ralph Eichler as the province’s agriculture minister in today’s cabinet shuffle.
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Eichler out as Manitoba’s agriculture minister

Blaine Pedersen to head new agriculture and resource development portfolio

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Blaine Pedersen has succeeded Ralph Eichler as minister of agriculture as Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister shuffled his cabinet on Wednesday. The move comes six weeks after the provincial election in which the Progressive-Conservatives won a second majority. Also, it expands from 13 to 15 members including Pallister. Pedersen, the MLA for Midland, was named Minister
Blaine Pedersen, shown here in 2016, is Manitoba’s new minister for agriculture and resource development. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Lorraine Stevenson)
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Manitoba agriculture merged into new provincial ministry

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Manitoba’s provincial agriculture ministry is being merged with its resource development arm under the oversight of the minister responsible for the latter. Premier Brian Pallister on Wednesday announced a reorganization of his government’s ministries along with a shuffle of his cabinet in the wake of his Progressive Conservative government’s re-election last month. The realignment sees
A farmers’ organization affected by the route of Bipole III on their land say they haven’t heard from MLA Blaine Pedersen since his election last spring.
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Frustrated farmers declare MLA MIA in ad

The Manitoba Bipole III Landowners Committee bought the ad, 
saying it is frustrated by the government’s total silence

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Provincial infrastructure minister Blaine Pedersen has gone missing. At least that’s according to a full-page advertisement running this week on the cover of the Carman-based Valley Leader newspaper. Local landowners affected by Bipole III paid for it, saying they’re frustrated the Progressive Conservative government has been unresponsive since their election last spring. The ad states
A couple of Tim Berscheid's cattle wander flooded farmland in the RM of Kelsey in this photo dated Oct. 27. (Vimeo.com)
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Cattle stranded in The Pas flood fight

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Fall flooding at and around Tim Berscheid’s ranch in the Rural Municipality of Kelsey, near The Pas, has left 400 of his cattle reachable only by canoe. Berscheid has fed the stranded cattle the last of his accessible feed and is now considering letting them forage a partially-flooded cornfield. Berscheid and his wife Michelle have
Blaine Pedersen (MLA for Midland) is minister of infrastructure.
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Infrastructure minister rolls up sleeves

Infrastructure that supports growth of economy will be the focus, says new minister

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Manitoba’s new minister of infrastructure says the $1 billion a year pledged for repair and renewal of key infrastructure will be aimed at projects that bolster economic growth. Blaine Pedersen, a grain and cattle farmer, has served as MLA for Midland constituency since 2007. He was appointed minister of infrastructure last week by Premier Brian
Manitoba’s incumbent agriculture minister Ron Kostyshyn, shown here in March last year, was one of 12 ministers in Premier Greg Selinger’s cabinet defeated in their constituencies in the April 19 election. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Shannon VanRaes)
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Manitoba ag minister unseated in Tory sweep

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Manitoba’s incumbent agriculture minister was among the casualties in Tuesday’s provincial election as Brian Pallister’s Progressive Conservatives swept the New Democrats from office. Ron Kostyshyn lost his seat Tuesday to Tory candidate Rick Wowchuk, a schoolteacher from Swan River, by a spread of over 1,500 votes. Kostyshyn, a cow-calf producer from Ethelbert, Man., had been

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