The Board of the MCGA feels that there is insufficient producer interest to proceed with the initiative. The Board of the MCGA would like to thank the many farmers who participated in the survey either on-line or by completing and returning the tear-off in the advertisement which appeared in April editions of the Manitoba Co-operator and the Western Producer farm newspapers. [Click on Logo to learn more]
The Manitoba Canola Growers’ Association (MCGA) today announced that it will be conducting a survey of prairie canola growers to determine if they are interested in participating in voluntary marketing of canola through the Canadian Wheat Board. [Click on Logo to learn more]
Rob Pettinger from Elgin was elected as President. [Click on Logo to learn more]
The announcement made by Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Gerry Ritz along with Environment Minister Peter Kent set a start date of July 1, 2011 for the implementation of a two percent inclusion for biofuel in all diesel fuel sold in Canada. [Click on Logo to learn more]
Producers are entitled to obtain taxable benefits on canola check-off deductions that are used to support Research & Development. Individual producers are entitled to claim investment tax credits at 20% and the corporate producer rate for Canadian Controlled Private Corporations (CCPC) is 35%. [Click on Logo to learn more]
The initiative, a result of extensive consultations, will involve most of the seed industry. The approximately $1-million program will be funded by the three Prairie canola grower groups – Alberta Canola Producers Commission (ACPC), Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission (SaskCanola), and the Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA), as well as by seed trade entry fees. [Click on Logo to learm more]
The culinary theatre is an exceptional hospitality venue for the Westman region. This innovative facility is unique in that it brings two distinct programs together to create culinary broadcasts that will benefit the college and the community. The two-year Culinary Arts program and the two-year Media Production program will utilize this multifunctional theatre as a teaching studio to present cooking demonstrations and as a practice lab for producing culinary broadcast segments. [Click on Pic to learn more]
