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When it comes to getting farm grants, not all advisors are equal
Farmers will want to know their potential farm consultant's credentials, fees, services and successes when hiring
Assiniboine College grows its greenhouse
A donation from the McCain Foundation will support improved horticulture facilities
Assiniboine College has gotten another donation to help expand its greenhouse facilities.
AMM members vote for waterhemp prevention
Resolutions on funding and rural crime also passed during Association of Manitoba Municipalities convention
Local government councils tackled waterhemp, rural crime and funding issues during the Association of Manitoba Municipalities 2024 fall convention.
Prairie Watersheds Climate Program posts record year
Manitoba farmers got $9.75 million for sustainable ag projects through PWCP in 2023-24
Manitoba farmers got $9.75 million for sustainable ag projects through the Prairie Watersheds Climate Program in 2023-24.
Help is out there for hog farmers applying for grants and loans
National pork group contracts free help for producer members to detangle the often convoluted application process for government grants and loans.
The Canadian Pork Council has contracted free help for producer members to detangle the often convoluted application process for government grants and loans.
Funding cut shouldn’t affect local 4-H clubs
AAFC has cut its funding to 4-H Canada by 30 per cent, but group says it has other irons in the fire
A recent federal funding cut shouldn’t affect local 4-H clubs, at least for now, says 4-H Canada. The national organization said its most recent round of funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada totals $1.7 million over three years. In the past, it has received about $1 million per year, said interim CEO Hugh Maynard by email.
Feds plan to invest in processing projects
The money comes from a fund earmarked to help supply managed sectors hurt by trade deal
The federal government will invest $89 million in 49 processing projects in the supply managed sector. Agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay was in Ingleside, Ont., at the Lactalis Canada cheese plant to make the Feb. 5 announcement. The projects are through the six-year, $397.5-million Supply Management Processing Investment Fund, which is part of Ottawa's commitment to help sectors that lost market share due to trade agreements.
CAHRC puts out funding call for Indigenous training initiatives
Funds to be accessed Feb. to March., with deadline to apply at end of January
The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) is looking to fund agriculture training programs for Indigenous participants this winter, it announced today.
Canola sector gets research boost
The federal government is putting up $9 million to drive the sustainable growth of Canada’s canola sector. The funding comes from the AgriScience Program—Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership and was announced today (Nov. 14) in Winnipeg by Lawrence MacAulay, the federal agriculture minister. “This new Canola Cluster will build on
Comment: ‘New deal’ does not mean good deal for Canadian agriculture
Research funding has changed a lot in the last 20 years, and not necessarily for the better
I started my career in Manitoba’s agriculture industry with the provincial government in February 2001. There I was introduced to the five-year funding structure used by Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments to support the Canadian agriculture industry. Early in my career, it was called the Agricultural Policy Framework. This was followed by Growing Forward,
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