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...
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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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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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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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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, October 21, 2011 – The Government of Canada is investing in innovation that will help create new bio-composites derived from flax and hemp fibres. Member of Parliament Rod Bruinooge (Winnipeg South), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, today announced an...
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WINNIPEG - The Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC) has added a new project clip to its already outstanding promotional video. The new clip features the Farmers’ Markets Association of Manitoba (FMAM) project titled Organizational Structure and Leadership Capacity Building. It was shot at the...
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After getting his feet wet in the agriculture industry, Mark Sloane returned to the farm hoping to spend more quality time with his family.
“Spending time with family was a challenge when I worked full-time and farmed on the side and I did that for about 10 years. Now I’m back on the farm full-time...
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Consumers wanting to know where their food comes from may soon have a new tool at their disposal. Ernie McIvor is hoping to launch a new third party program called Origin Of that will enable consumers to trace ingredients of retail food products.
With funding from the Canadian Agricultural...
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I belong to the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) and am on the “Leadership Team” for the Manitoba sector. This provides me with the opportunity to meet and discuss issues with executive directors and other board executive members representing organizations large and small; not-for-...
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After launching four successful value chains across Manitoba, the Value Chain Manitoba Initiative (VCMI) officially wrapped up on March 31, 2011. The collaboration was initiated by the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC), with funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), in...
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