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As people sipped beer, ate hamburgers and talked business at the Dome Building on Tuesday evening, t...

A mining company with almost a century of experience in Manitoba plans to expand its operations in the northern part of the province.

After sitting idle since 2005, HudBay Minerals Inc. has officially completed the refurbishment of th...

New legislation amending the Petty Trespasses Act, the Occupiers’ Liability Act and the Animal Diseases Act create new restrictions and offences related to…

The governments of Canada and Manitoba are providing $1.5 million for Manitoba Egg Farmers (MEF) to establish the Egg Layer Research and Public Engagement Facility at the University of Manitobas (UM) Glenlea Research Station.

The Manitoba government is investing approximately $1.9 million through the Industry Expansion Program to support skills training for approximately 350 new and existing employees at Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

The Manitoba government will invest $62 million in programs under the AgriRecovery framework that will be designed to support livestock producers affected by this years drought conditions, to ensure producers have options to retain and care for their animals while also supporting the longer-term sustainability of the livestock sector.

A Manitoba drought that continues to plunge producers into a financial crisis, and it doesn't appear to be going away soon.

From: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Producers in Manitoba facing severe drought conditions can expect relief with several initiatives announced by federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Ralph Eichler. Producers in Manitoba facing severe drought conditions can expect relief with several initiatives announced by federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture...

  WINNIPEG -- Manitoba cattle farmers are reaching a breaking point after extreme drought and an influx of grasshoppers ruined their crops and pastures. The Strick Farm has been in the family for generations, but it is facing new challenges this year. "Grasshoppers have come through and cleaned out for us. The pastures are just as bad," said Gord Strick, who runs the farm. "Everything has browned off. Theres no feed, theres no pasture." Stricks fields are so burnt, even the grasshoppers a...