Transport aid for drought hit Manitoba farmers
Manitoba announces a drought relief package to help transport feed and move cattle to alternate pastures. Payments start May 22, with per mile subsidies for hay straw concentrates and livestock, plus pelletized feed supplies and up to 2000 for irrigation water. Officials say measures aim to keep beef dairy and sheep stock viable amid drought.
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Jim Downey
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Agriculture Department
Western ministers plan grain handling meeting
Western provinces will assemble in Victoria on June 3 with federal Transportation Minister Jean-Luc Pepin to press for an update on grain handling and transportation. Manitoba's Jim Downey says the talks will cover rail abandonments hopper cars statutory rates and shifting transport costs toward provinces. Attending ministers include Gordon MacMurchy Dallas Schmidt Hugh Planche and Don Philips.
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Pepin
Manitoba
Jim Downey
Lethbridge
Grain Transportation Authority
Saskatchewan
Gordon MacMurchy
Alberta
Dallas Schmidt
Hugh Planche
B.C
Don Philips
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