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March 3, 2017
E-Newsletter An update from Manitoba Beef Producers
MBP working to protect species at risk As another example of the Manitoba’s beef industry’s commitment to environmental stewardship, Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) is pleased to announce a project to promote habitat enhancement for species at risk in southwestern Manitoba. With $750,000 in funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL) initiative, MBP is delivering voluntary, incentive-based habitat enhancement actions with beef producers in areas of southwestern Manitoba to protect important habitats. Work-
The announcement of $1.2 million in funding under the Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Land initiative was held Thursday. From left to right: Tim Sopuck, CEO of the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation; Winnipeg South MP Terry Duguid; Christian Artuso of Bird Studies Canada; Shane Robins, Executive Director, Manitoba Conservation Districts Association and Brian Lemon, General Manager, Manitoba Beef Producers.
ing with beef producers in the area, MBP, while contracting experts at Manitoba Heritage Habitat Corporation (MHHC)
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will encourage producers to undertake practices that both enhance cattle production as well as habitats for specific spe-
cies at risk. Sound grazing and feeding strategies are proving to be the best way to keep the land proContinued to Page 2
Reminder to Producers March 31, 2017 is the deadline to apply for the Farmland School Tax Rebate for the 2016 tax year. Your application must be received by the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation and the taxes must be paid in full by that date. For more information, visit masc.mb.ca/fstr.