Ag research key to farm future in Manitoba
Keystone Agriculture Producers president Les Jacobson urged publicly funded research as vital for Manitoba farms. using $42 million in unused GRIP funds, he said a new sustained research fund could back crop and pest studies, including a lentil solution for the Interlake and a cabbage root maggot pesticide. He warned private funding has bias, calls for government support and farmer payback for past cuts, as district turnout remained small.
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Les Jacobson
Keystone Agriculture Producers
Neepawa
Jacobson
Arborg
KAP
New Democrats name riding candidates in Dauphin-Swan River
Al Neath of Waterhen and Betty Findlay of Minnedosa seek the NDP nomination for the Dauphin-Swan River riding in the next federal election. Neath runs a Wilderness foster home for troubled Winnipeg youth and has 16 years of youth work, while Findlay, a rural Manitoba farmer and highways department aide, cites health care, rail maintenance, Wheat Board support, fair taxes, and community viability as key issues.
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Waterhen
Betty Findlay
Minnedosa
New Democratic Party
Dauphin-Swan River
Neath
Winnipeg
NDP
Saskatchewan
Findlay
Manitoba
Department of Highways and Transportation
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Roland Unger
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