E-Newsletter dsfsfa An update from MBP April 29, 2022
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MBP Had Virtual Meeting with Environment, Climate and Parks Minister Jeff Wharton Manitoba Beef Producers representatives had the opportunity to meet virtually with provincial Environment, Climate and Parks Minister Jeff Wharton and some of his staff on April 25 to discuss matters of importance to the beef industry. Key topics that MBP raised during the meeting included: • The beef sector and the array of ecosystem services it provides in managing both private lands and leased agricultural Crown lands such as carbon sequestration, maintaining wetlands, and protecting biodiversity for an array of animal and plant species; • The threats posed to the beef sector by factors such as climate change and land conversion, and possible ways to address this. These could include government recognition of ecosystem services provided by producers, investments in natural infrastructure on agricultural lands, continued support to implement beneficial management practices, and other actions;
• The importance of resiliency planning for Manitoba, both across government departments and with sectors such as agriculture, particularly in the context of climate change and threats such as floods, droughts, and extreme weather events which can hinder beef and forage production. • The value of government and cross-sectoral partnerships on projects related to the environment and climate change, including research initiatives.
MBP thanks Minister Wharton and his staff for this meeting and looks forward to continued engagement on these and other environment and climate-related matters under his department’s purview which affect the beef sector. MBP President Tyler Fulton, Secretary Mike Duguid, General Manager Carson Callum and Policy Analyst Maureen Cousins took part in the meeting.