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Adding value to Manitoba hemp and flax

Farmers may soon have another market for their hemp and flax crops thanks to an innovative project by the Composites Innovation Centre (CIC).

With approximately $103,000 in funding from the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP), the Winnipeg-based not-for-profit corporation is examining the surface chemical characteristics of Manitoba-grown natural fibres to enhance the design of natural fibre-based material products to increase market penetration in industrial sectors such as ground transportation, civil infrastructure and aerospace.

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Examining forage export opportunities and challenges 2011-12-19 11:24

Manitoba and Saskatchewan are land-locked with the exception of Churchill, which makes transportation a challenge for agricultural producers trying to get their product to market. A recent study completed by the Manitoba Forage Council (MFC) looked at potential transportation routes and the costs...
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Director Profile: Colleen Dyck 2011-12-19 11:19

Colleen Dyck may have grown up in the big city of Toronto but she has farming in her blood. Both her grandfathers were southern Manitoba farmers. She was born in the Ottawa Valley after her parents decided to move east. From there her family headed to Toronto where she grew up. She found herself on...
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CAAP funding update – January 2012 2011-12-19 11:15

Since April 1, 2009, the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC) Board of Directors has approved Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP) funding for 72 projects for a total commitment of almost $5.5 million. CAAP is a five-year (2009-2014), $163 million Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (...
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Featured Projects

Limiting Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Soil Using Controlled Release Nitrogen

Project synopsis:

This project obtained data necessary to qualify the use of Environmentally Smart Nitrogen (ESN) as a BMP in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to be adopted by farmers as a potential cash...

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MB New Fruit Crop Diversification Study

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In partnership with the University of Saskatchewan Fruit Breeding and Research Program, this project evaluated and demonstrated new fruit crops to Manitoba fruit growers under unique Manitoba climate...

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CAAP Application Deadlines

February 28, 2012
May 31, 2012
August 31, 2012
November 30, 2012

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About MRAC

The Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC) is a private not-for-profit corporation that administers Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada funds for innovative agricultural projects and acts as a catalyst to stimulate industry and government activity where gaps are identified.

MRAC currently administers Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). This five-year $9.5 million program will help farm families respond and adapt to challenges in their operations and will build on the successes of the previous program, Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (ACAAF). For more information on the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program visit www.agr.gc.ca/caap.