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Manitoba Agriculture—officially the Department of Agriculture and Resource Development (ARD; French: Agriculture et Développement des ressources)—is the department of the Government of Manitoba responsible for the agriculture and natural resources sectors in Manitoba, including agrifood, agriproduct, and food safety, as well as animal health and welfare.
KAP promotes agriculture’s contributions to Manitoba and Canada. Through a 2012 bus board campaign entitled "Sharing the Harvest," KAP advertised the fact that farming, along with the food and beverage-processing and food-service industries, generated over $10 billion per year in Manitoba in 2010.
The Minister of Agriculture (formerly the Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development) is a cabinet minister in the province of Manitoba, Canada, responsible for Manitoba Agriculture. The ministry oversees provincial government activity in agriculture , agri-food , and the agri-product sector, as well as natural resource development.
Manitoba Agriculture: Agriculture; Farming; Animal welfare: 2016 [6] Min. Agriculture [7] [i] Agricultural Services Corp. Agriculture Research and Innovation Committee (MARIC) Animal Care Appeal Board; Appeal Tribunal; Association of Agricultural Societies; Farm Industry Board; Farm Management Canada; Farm Products Marketing Council; Freshwater ...
Agriculture is vital and is found mostly in the southern half of the province, although grain farming occurs as far north as The Pas. Around 12% of Canadian farmland is located in Manitoba. [10] The most common agricultural activity is cattle farming (34.6%), followed by assorted grains (19.0%) and oilseed (7.9%). [11]
The Manitoba Agricultural Museum is dedicated to collecting vintage farm machinery and buildings from 1900 and before. Located on 50 acres (200,000 m 2) near Austin, Manitoba in the Municipality of North Norfolk, to date they have amassed over 500 pieces of machinery and a pioneer village consisting of more than 20 buildings complete with artifacts.
Agriculture has replaced much of the natural vegetation but prairie can still be found in parks and protected areas; some are notable for the presence of the endangered western prairie fringed orchid. [67] [68] Manitoba is especially noted for its northern polar bear population; Churchill is commonly referred to as the "Polar Bear Capital". [69]
Agricultural organizations based in Manitoba (1 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Agriculture in Manitoba" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.