E-Newsletter dsfsfa An update from MBP October 21, 2022
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October 28 is Deadline to Complete Manitoba Government’s Survey re: Agricultural Crown Lands Program – Forage Leases
If you prefer, a hard copy of the survey is also found in this edition of the MBP e-newsletter on pages 9-21 along with a backgrounder on the program and changes made to it in recent years. MBP encourages producers to complete the survey online if at all possible so that the information is available to the provincial government as soon as possible.
Producers are reminded that the Manitoba government has announced a consultation related to the Agricultural Crown Lands (ACL) Program and forage leases as part of is continuing review of the program. As per the province’s September 28 news release, “Manitoba Agriculture is exploring other policy, program, regulation and service improvements to enhance the productivity and sustainability of agricultural Crown forage lands including mechanisms for leaseholders to invest in productivity and adjustments to the terms and conditions of leases. To participate in the online version of the survey visit http://engagemb.ca/agcl-forage-leases.
Please mail hard copies of the completed survey to: Manitoba Agriculture ATTN: Marnie Carey 816-401 York Ave Winnipeg, MB R3C 0P8 As noted, the online survey closes on October 28, 2022, and have your hard copies of it mailed to the department by October 28 as well. To read the news release where this consultation was announced (and which also refers to the provincial government implementing a temporary three-year rent reduction for forage leases on agricultural Crown lands commencing in 2023) go to: https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=56479&p osted=2022-09-28