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Crown grazing leases are getting more expensive over the next two years and that worries the province’s ranchers.
Livestock, News

Rising lease rates worry ranchers

Livestock producers want to see the province’s new Crown land rental rate changed

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Northern ranchers are experiencing sticker shock over new lease rates. The price of Crown grazing land is rising this year, as part of a larger plan to revamp how that land is allocated and managed. The new rental formula ties rates to the beef market. Under the new system, rates are calculated by multiplying the
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Kostyshyn not budging on education tax rebate

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KAP makes its case, but the minister of agriculture says his government can’t afford the current rebate program

The Manitoba government is resisting calls to roll back changes to its Farmland School Tax Rebate program, which will cost landowners millions of dollars. Keystone Agricultural Producers president Doug Chorney said Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn was sympathetic but not willing to make changes when they met late last month. “The minister says he supports us
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Provincial office mergers to save $1.49 million annually

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MAFRI offices in Treherne, Stonewall, Shoal Lake, Neepawa and Boissevain will be merged with the ones in nearby communities

The Manitoba government has announced a new wave of consolidations in rural areas and Winnipeg in a move it says will save $1.49 million annually. “In this time of economic uncertainty we are committed to finding responsible ways to reduce spending by improving and modernizing service delivery,” Finance Minister Stan Struthers said in a release.
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Expansion to provincial parks and services

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The Manitoba government is expanding provincial parks and the services they provide over the next decade, but fees will be going up to help cover some of the costs. The plan calls for more yurts, electrical campsites, play structures, Wi-Fi in campsites and better beaches as well as more modern washrooms and showers in their
Crops, News

Heart defibrillators in public spaces

The Manitoba government is financing the distribution of 1,000 heart defibrillators in public spaces across the province as part of a $1.3-million program to make the life-saving devices more accessible to cardiac arrest victims. “We know the chance of survival is increased by almost 75 per cent when a heart defibrillator is used with cardiopulmonary
Livestock, News

Kostyshyn pressed at KAP AGM about backstopping a hog stabilization program

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The Manitoba government will soon announce whether it will guarantee a producer-funded stabilization program for Manitoba hog producers. “We’re hoping to come forward with some announcement in very short order,” Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn told Stonewall hog producer George Matheson Jan. 23 during the Keystone Agricultural Producers’ annual meeting in Winnipeg. “I do apologize for
Crops, Oilseeds

Corn, soybean crop insurance might expand to new areas

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The Manitoba government is exploring whether it can expand crop insurance coverage for corn and soybeans to more parts of the province, Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn told farmers at Ag Days Jan. 15. “I want to assure the audience today our department is in the process of investigating expanding potential areas for coverage, but we’re
Livestock, News

New Food Safety Act introduced

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The Manitoba government is expanding its inspection regime to include inspecting facilities of food processors and distributors, including food warehouses. The new Food Safety Act, introduced last week, would give agriculture department inspectors new powers to enter these facilities and, if necessary, immediately seize and dispose of food or any else posing a food safety
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Abuse on farm hard to escape

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The Manitoba government has offered up $100,000 to help employers recognize the signs of domestic abuse in their employees. But what happens when the employer is the victim’s husband or partner? Farm women or women in remote rural areas are unlikely to benefit, and their isolation makes them vulnerable. “We do know statistically that domestic
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Notice sent in error

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The Manitoba government is backpedalling on an apparent demand that farmers get provincial licences before conducting even small drainage projects on their land. A letter this week from Manitoba Water Stewardship says there is no such policy and producers are free to carry out minor drainage work without permits, at least for now. (See Letters

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