![]() ![]() The province is bounded to the north by Nunavut territory, to the northeast by Hudson Bay, to the east by Ontario, to the south by the U.S. Manitoba, province of Canada, one of the Prairie Provinces, lying midway between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.In the pork sector, for example, low prices and high feed cost have farmers concerned about the survival of their businesses and their livelihoods. "We are really hoping that people in Winnipeg and Brandon see that, and better make the connection how agriculture and the rest of our economy are intermingling to produce success for everybody."Ĭhorney notes there are some areas in the agriculture industry where farmers are not in the same situation as many grain producers. "We have a big banner with a nice farm scene, and it speak on there about the $10 billion of economic development farmers bring to the Manitoba economy," says Chorney. Meanwhile, the Sharing The Harvest campaign will be featured on about sixty busboards in Winnipeg and a couple in Brandon. "Everybody in Manitoba stands to benefit from a year when farmers are successful in growing a good crop and producing livestock." "The principle behind our Sharing The Harvest campaign is to tell all Manitobans when agriculture is successful, it's good for everybody in Manitoba, contributing $10 billion to our GDP."Īccording to provincial calculations, economic activity generated by farmers, along with the food-and-beverage-processing and food-service industries, generated $10.1 billion in economic activity in 2010 and created 62,000 jobs for Manitobans.Ĭhorney notes KAP's research shows for every dollar a grain farmer earns, $13.90 is put back into the economy. "We focus a lot on the challenges we have with production in Manitoba, but we don't often talk about the good news for our province when farmers are successful," says Chorney. KAP also used the event to launch its Sharing The Harvest campaign. President Doug Chorney tells us it was a way to help urban Manitobans understand the importance of agricultural to the province. Those at the event, including Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Ron Kostyshyn, were invited to check out a hopper full of hard white spring wheat, which yielded over 50 bushels per acre at a record price of nearly $9 a bushel. At an event Monday at The Forks in Winnipeg Keystone Agricultural Producers reflected on farmers’ contributions to Manitoba’s economy. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |