Premier Wab Kinew, with Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn (left) and Minister of Municipal and Northern Relations Glen Simard (far left), announce farm support against tariffs at Maple Leaf Foods in Brandon April 2.

New money to pad Manitoba farms against tariff pain: UPDATED

Farm business risk management support announced as part of Manitoba’s anti-tariff economic defence

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said the province would be bolstering the safety net offered by agricultural business risk management programs with more than $150 million in provincial funds, including $10 million to match federal AgriStability funding and $140.8 million for other programs such as AgriInvest, AgriInsurance and wildlife damange compensation.

A conceptual redering of Cereals Canada’s proposed new Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) building in downtown Winnipeg. SOURCE: CEREALS CANADA

Cereals Canada looking ahead to GATE facility

Construction on Cereals Canada’s Global Agriculture Technology Exchange is expected to begin in 2025, with completion in 2027

Cereals Canada says the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) facility will allow better technology to back research and ultimately help Canadian grains excel in international markets.





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AAFC ups canola/pea ending stocks projections amid tariff woes

Geopolical risks and trade uncertainty may alter outlook

Canadian canola and pea ending stocks may end up considerably larger at the close of the 2025/26 marketing year than originally thought if recently-imposed Chinese tariffs remain in place through the marketing year, said Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in its latest supply/demand estimates released March 21.