Ag Days Gives Back will again dish out thousands of dollars in grants and scholarships this January during the 2025 Manitoba Ag Days farm show in Brandon.
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Ag Days Gives Back returns to support rural communities in 2025
Local organizations and communities will again receive thousands of dollars at Manitoba Ag Days 2025
Farmers help fight off hunger this holiday season
Food banks and aid charities are facing serious spikes in demand and Manitoba farmers are pitching in
Tis the season when feasts usually weigh down the tables, but this year a much greater number of cupboards in Manitoba are bare. Food bank use has never been higher in the province, according to Harvest Manitoba CEO Vince Barletta. The Winnipeg-based charity supports about 360 rural and urban food banks. Barletta said those food
Foodgrains bank noted for impact of efforts
Organization named among most effective charities for fifth consecutive year
The Canadian Foodgrains Bank is celebrating its fifth consecutive year as one of Canada’s top 10 impact charities. The designation comes as part of Charity Intelligence’s annual effort to rate charities for their efficacy. The independent third party looks at donor reporting, financial transparency, funding need, how much of the donations are used directly for
Rolling down the road for history and healing
Rain curbed this year’s parade of classic tractors but the Mennonite Heritage Village and Eden Foundation will still see $28,000 from this year’s Steinbach Tractor Trek
For two classic tractor owners, Steinbach’s Tractor Trek brings together history, hobbies and helping. “I enjoy driving my tractor and seeing the people enjoy sitting on the side of the road and watching that, or coming to the museum,” said Henry Doerksen who was on this year’s organizing committee for the event. “It’s just the
Always on mission
Outgoing Canadian Foodgrains Bank executive director Jim Cornelius reflects on a career of international development
The food aid was two months late. Niger was in the grip of drought and for many complicated reasons, the food aid the Canadian Foodgrains Bank had ordered had not reached the village Jim Cornelius was visiting that morning. He sat under a tree with a woman and her child. As she told him they
Federal funds to help African farmers
The $3-million program will focus on supporting small-scale farmers hit hard by COVID-19 disruptions
New funding from the federal government will support small-scale farmers in Africa, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank announced September 3. “The small-scale farmers we work with in developing countries have been significantly impacted by COVID-19 prevention methods,” said outgoing Foodgrains Bank executive director Jim Cornelius in a news release. “Drastic efforts to reduce the spread of
Foodgrains Bank fundraising fields still waiting for harvest
Other growing projects saw excellent yields, which may even out donations
Several Canadian Foodgrains Bank growing projects are struggling to get their crops in, said Manitoba representative Gordon Janzen on Oct. 22. “Its been a tough harvest season and we feel for all those farmers who haven’t been able to complete harvest yet,” said Janzen. At the time, the Foodgrains Bank had seven projects with around
STARS flying high after HyLife Foods donation
STARS says the $125,000 received from HyLife Foods will go to an as-yet unannounced innovation
STARS has another $125,000 to work with thanks to HyLife Foods. The pork company announced the six-figure donation Oct. 3 at Steinbach’s Bethesda Regional Health Centre. Grant Lazaruk, HyLife Foods CEO, said the donation reflected their continuing support of STARS, support that the company dates back to 2013. “At HyLife, our mission is, ‘We take
Gently used laptops find a new home
Former Richardson employee works with the company to donate surplus machines to high school graduates
Thirty high school students from Shoal Lake and Strathclair each recently received a refurbished laptop thanks to a joint initiative by Shoal Lake School alumna Jennifer Stefansson and Richardson International Limited. The new program is for high school graduates who have contributed to their community but do not have a laptop and intend to pursue
Growing projects celebrate a successful 2017
Canadian Foodgrains Bank ‘farm’ last year covered 16,640 acres and stretched from the Maritimes to Alberta
Canadian Foodgrains Bank staff often refer to growing project acres planted across the country as “the farm,” and last year it covered 16,640 acres. Projects from P.E.I. to Alberta involving what also adds up to thousands of supporters sowed them to wheat, barley, corn, pulses, soybeans, canola and other grains. Roughly 5,000 of the Canadian
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