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Beef producers put spotlight on Crown Land changes
Producers raise questions on access, lease terms as MBP makes its membership rounds and Bill 35 makes its way through the Legislature

MASC trusts — protecting farmers’ money or better bookkeeping?
The Manitoba government says both, but a former MASC board chair isn’t so sure

Tiptoeing around the dreaded ‘D’ word
The word ‘drought’ is being tossed around in Manitoba’s agriculture industry, but the province isn’t ready to go there just yet
Drivers reminded of 4-H annual highway cleanup campaign this weekend

Province signs five-year agreement worth $176 million
The cost-shared initiative will be consolidated into one program and called Ag Action Manitoba

KAP welcomes further carbon tax exemptions
Fuels used to heat and cool livestock buildings, greenhouses or to dry or store crops will be exempt

U.S. won’t recapture TPP opportunity in coming years
Canada’s beef and pork producers are poised to benefit from the resurrected Trans-Pacific Partnership

Uncertainty puts brakes on hog barns
Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler is optimistic about NAFTA, noting Trump can’t end the deal without support from the Senate and the House of Representatives

Who you gonna call?
EMS closures and inconsistent signage have some producers worried

Lower premiums for crop insurance in 2018
The unpopular pre-harvest deductible on corn and soybeans is gone, there’s coverage for novel crops and hail coverage options have been raised
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