Manitoba government links the continued rental rate freeze on grazing and forage leases to economic and environmental challenges facing the industry
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Manitoba extends Crown land rent freeze
Manitoba government links the continued rental rate freeze on grazing and forage leases to economic and environmental challenges facing the farm industry
No auctions this year for forage Crown land
The province says they’re taking more time to review how changes have impacted Agricultural Crown Lands used for haying or grazing
The Manitoba government says forage Crown land lease auctions are paused this year as they review how changes have impacted Agricultural Crown Lands used for haying or grazing
Crown land rent freeze extended
Manitoba Beef Producers welcome what they say is an interim fix for high Crown land rent, but cite need for long-term solution
A freeze on Crown land rental rates, due to expire at the end of this year, will extend to cover 2025, Manitoba government says.
Comment: The rules keep changing on Crown land
Changes from the old community-based allocation system equate to flexible red tape
CROWN LAND Changes from the old community-based allocation system equate to flexible red tape
In 2018, the provincial Progressive Conservatives began instituting new regulations under the Crown Lands Amendment Act, in response to a request from the Manitoba Beef Producers who, in 2017, asked for the agricultural Crown land lease allocation system to be changed from its long-standing community and Manitoba farmer-centred points-based system to a pure auction system.
Air quality deteriorates as wildfires rage in Western Canada
Evacuations continue in Alberta, B.C., Saskatchewan
Reuters — Calgary received a special weather alert on Tuesday, warning residents of poor air quality and reduced visibility as tinder-dry weather and shifting winds elevated the risk of spreading wildfires in Alberta’s north and west. As of Tuesday evening 89 wildfires are active in Alberta, with 25 out of control, according to the provincial
Saskatchewan holds Crown grazing rents at last year’s levels
Also, leaseholders on drought-downgraded land eligible for rate cut
Cattle producers leasing Crown land for grazing in Saskatchewan won’t see a rate hike this year and may be eligible for a significant rate cut. The provincial government announced Wednesday it has frozen the rates charged to producers who lease Crown grazing land in 2023 at their 2022 level. The freeze will apply to all
Manitoba to cut Crown forage lease rates
Previous years' forage conditions a factor, province says
The rents paid by Manitoba producers using Crown lands to produce perennial forages will be cut in half next year and by smaller amounts the following two years. Provincial Ag Minister Derek Johnson on Wednesday announced the forage lease rent on agricultural Crown land will be reduced by 50 per cent in 2023, 33 per
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