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Lara Ellis (l to r), director of strategic initiatives with ALUS Canada, James Battershill, KAP general manager, Dan Mazier, KAP president.

The ALUS program may come back to life in Manitoba

The new government looks to follow through on its  promise to implement the program province-wide

By Jennifer Paige July 21, 2016

The provincial government says it supports a revived ecological goods and services program but it’s not certain who will foot the bill. “The government has made this a priority and the minister of agriculture and the minister of sustainable development have been mandated with creating a program based on the Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Feds and province fund Maple Leaf bacon plant

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 18, 2016

The governments of Canada and Manitoba have announced funding of $500,000 toward an expansion of Maple Leaf Food’s bacon processing plant in Winnipeg. The announcement was made Monday at the plant by federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler. A release said Maple Leaf Food’s investment in the bacon line expansion

Livestock, News

Worker rules stifle agri-food, Eichler tells Senate committee

The new provincial agriculture minister was speaking to the Senate agriculture committee

By Alex Binkley July 5, 2016

Manitoba’s new agriculture minister says federal rules on temporary and seasonal workers are harming the agri-food sector. Ralph Eichler told the Senate agriculture committee there’s a shortage of skilled labour and regulatory changes are at least partially causing that. “Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program have had significant impacts on the ability of Manitoba

Local news

KAP has first meeting with Ag Minister Ralph Eichler

Manitoba’s general farm organization covered a number of issues, including  education tax, in a meeting with the new Manitoba agriculture minister

By Allan Dawson June 24, 2016

School taxes, red tape, ALUS and Growing Forward 3 were topics of discussion during the first meeting between the province’s general farm organization and the newly minted provincial agriculture minister. The Keystone Agricultural Producers and Ralph Eichler sat down last week for the first time since the change in government this spring. “School taxes (on

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: What’s in a name?

By Laura Rance-Unger May 20, 2016

The newly elected Pallister government wasted little time putting its stamp on government in this province. Almost as fast as you can say Ralph Eichler, the provincial department responsible for agriculture got a new name this month: Manitoba Department of Agriculture (MDA). It has a nice simple ring to it. But it also reflects a

Frieda Krpan, the former chair of the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), has some advice for Ralph Eichler, Manitoba’s new agriculture minister.

Local news

Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation chair Frieda Krpan resigns

But she’s urging the new government to make sweeping changes

By Allan Dawson May 13, 2016

Frieda Krpan has resigned from her role as chair of the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), but she’s leaving behind some ideas for how the new government can save money. “I think as a new minister, Ralph Eichler has an opportunity to look at some bigger changes,” Krpan said from her home near St. Laurent

Ralph Eichler, Manitoba’s new agriculture minister, was sworn in May 3, along with 11 other members of Premier Brian Pallister’s new cabinet by Her Honour the Honourable Janice Filmon, Manitoba’s lieutenant-governor of Manitoba. Eight of the 12 cabinet ministers, including Eichler, are from rural Manitoba.

Local news

Lakeside MLA Ralph Eichler lassos agriculture portfolio

With two-thirds of the cabinet for rural ridings Manitoba farmers have high hopes their concerns will be addressed

By Allan Dawson May 12, 2016

As a fan of rodeos and motorcycles, Manitoba’s new agriculture minister should have no trouble dealing with the political bumps and bruises that go with being on the government side of the legislature. But he expects he will have to adapt. “Being in opposition, (since first elected in June 2003) is one thing and being

Ralph Eichler. (File photo by Dave Bedard)

Livestock

Tories’ ex-ag critic named Manitoba ag minister

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 3, 2016

Manitoba’s incoming Progressive Conservative government has tapped one of its former critics on the agriculture and food file as its new minister of agriculture. Ralph Eichler, the MLA for the Interlake-area constituency of Lakeside since 2003, was sworn in Tuesday along with Premier Brian Pallister and 11 other cabinet ministers at Winnipeg’s Canadian Museum for

Daily Network News

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U.S. grains: Wheat extends gains on short covering, war risk

Prairie forecast: Plenty more chances for snow over Holidays

Tag Archives Ralph Eichler

The ALUS program may come back to life in Manitoba

Feds and province fund Maple Leaf bacon plant

Worker rules stifle agri-food, Eichler tells Senate committee

KAP has first meeting with Ag Minister Ralph Eichler

Editorial: What’s in a name?

Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation chair Frieda Krpan resigns

Lakeside MLA Ralph Eichler lassos agriculture portfolio

Tories’ ex-ag critic named Manitoba ag minister

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