Manitoba farm groups seem pleased with this week's Provincial budget
Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn says the budget highlights several key investments for the province's agriculture sector.
One of the announcements getting a lot of attention is the $100,000 increase in the Young Farmer's Rebate Program from $200,000 to $300,000.
He says with the increased costs producers are facing they felt it was an opportune time to provide some additional borrowing capacity for young producers.
Manitoba Pork's General Manager Cam Dahl is pleased with the move saying access to capital is a limiting factor for agriculture.
Kostyshyn says this week's budget included some key funding for Agriculture
This week's Provincial Budget highlighted some key funding announcements for Manitoba's Agriculture sector.
Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn says topping the list for him was the increase in funding for the "Young Farmer Rebate".
"We're going to increase the loan amount for producers from $200,000 to $300,000. So the borrowing capacity numbers have increased as well. Agriculture, commodity prices, and input costs continue to rise, so we really felt this was an opportune time that we needed to provide some additional borrowing capacity dollars for the young producers."
Spraying in adverse conditions
Finding the best time to spray to get the most coverage and action can be a challenge for farmers.
One of the biggest challenges for farmers when spraying is the wind.
Dr Tom Wolf, a research scientist and co-owner of Agrimetrix says we're fighting wind all the time and there's really not much we can do.
He says they went back into their data for spray drift to look at what happens to the droplets when the wind takes them away.
Spraying in adverse conditions
Finding the best time to spray to get the most coverage and action can be a challenge for farmers.
One of the biggest challenges for farmers when spraying is the wind.
Dr Tom Wolf, a research scientist and co-owner of Agrimetrix says we're fighting wind all the time and there's really not much we can do.
He says they went back into their data for spray drift to look at what happens to the droplets when the wind takes them away.
Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Program application deadline coming up March 31
The Canadian Cattle Association's Young Leaders Program has helped to mentor 180 participants in the beef industry.
The CYL program was established in 2010 as an industry succession tool for the beef sector.
CCA Youth Programs and Engagement Manager Jessica Radau says the program is open to young people 18-35 from across Canada involved in all areas of the beef supply chain.
The Province is investing more money into agriculture-related research
Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn says a total of $16.3 million in Federal-Provincial funding will go to support 101 research and innovation projects.
Projects being funded vary.
"There's always an interesting component about new seed varieties possibly and actually opportunities of fertilizer. We work a lot with the university as you know, and I think those are a lot of projects that are being done right now at the university along with other agencies."
Saskatchewan's agriculture sector is pleased with this week's budget
This week's provincial budget included a 4.1 per cent increase or $22.4 million for the agriculture budget.
The $1.5 billion agriculture budget includes $431.7 million to fund federal-provincial risk management programs and $89.4 million for strategic initiatives under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
Agriculture Minister David Marit says he's pleased with the agriculture budget with the enhancements they made to the crop insurance file as well as adding another 38 weather stations.
Fertilizer update was a key focus during Cropportunities
With Spring seeding approaching farmers are finalizing their seeding plans and lining up crop inputs like fertilizer.
Matthew Krutzfeldt, the senior fertilizer merchant with Federated Co-op says buying fertilizer in the spring can prove costly because it's harder to bring product up through NOLA as it won't get here in time.
Fertilizer update was a key focus during Cropportunities
With Spring seeding approaching farmers are finalizing their seeding plans and lining up crop inputs like fertilizer.
Matthew Krutzfeldt, the senior fertilizer merchant with Federated Co-op says buying fertilizer in the spring can prove costly because it's harder to bring product up through NOLA as it won't get here in time.
Manitoba Pork responds to V-COOL
The USDA's voluntary 'Product of USA' labeling rule for U.S. meat, poultry, and egg products is now a reality.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says to qualify for the label meat must be derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the U.S.
The move is a key concern to Canada's pork sector.
Manitoba Pork chair Rick Préjet says three million pigs are exported to the United States from Manitoba every year, in addition to the over $400 million worth of Manitoba pork products.