Producer Support Always Welcome to Help MFGA Make a Difference

We are Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association (MFGA): A producer-led group whose producers champion soils, grass and forages and respect natural areas and the natural areas-based solutions that come from healthy lands. Whenever possible, our folks prefer to let their grasses grow and water flow the way their lands have stored it or routed it for years. In these times of garnering public trust and unprecedented food scrutiny, MFGA is a producer-led group that makes a living while trying to do things right on their land. All in all, we have pretty much a feel-good story until the eventual question comes forward with a thud like a pothole on the 4-lane highway: How many producers does MFGA have?

   The honest answer is our MFGA individual supporter ranks probably do not number as many as we'd like. Or, need to do our best work. We have an awesome board, tons of strengths, tons of alignments, numerous awesome partnerships and exciting projects underway. And, we are growing momentum each day. There is also strength in networks, the vast amounts of lands our producers work on, our organizational partnerships and the underlying community spirit that runs through our crew to support, volunteer and help others. 

   Producer or not, If you think the way our crew does, we'd really enjoy you joining us. We accept all postal codes and support. MFGA is making a difference and carving out our impact in ways that make sense to us and makes sense to many others. With wise land management at the core of our group's mantra, we believe the safety, sustenance and well-being of our province's food systems, soil health, water management, biodiversity, carbon capture and farm prosperity we work for appeals to many of us. 

   Please visit mfga.net and join us, please visit our corporate MFGA Supporters,

and help us continue to make an impact. Starting at just $50 per year for individual support, you can be part of our team.

 

MFGA  "In the News"...

Highlights include the following articles:

- MFGA Board Chair Dave Koslowsky gives an update on pasture land conditions as we move into spring (Manitoba Farm Journal Radio interview)

- Manitoba Alfalfa Growers Wanted (Top Crop Manager) - MFGA's Green Gold program is seeking more producer involvement to help maximize the program's benefits to producers, specifically looking for more alfalfa fields in the western, central and interlake areas of Manitoba.

- MFGA's John McGregor, Green Gold Program Coordinator, provides information on expanding Green Gold Program including broad testing throughout the province, drone usage, etc  (Golden West Radio Interview)

MFGA news articles and media releases found here.

MFGA Aquanty Project's HydroGeoSphere (HGS) model: a flood/drought mitigation tool

The MFGA Aquanty Project management team created The Grasslander magazine to help communicate the values of this excellent project to the many stakeholders across the ARB and beyond. We want to inform and motivate all key audiences to support, understand and utilize the MFGA Aquanty project HGS model and it's great potential for the Assiniboine River Basin. 

The Grasslander magazine in full found here 

View individual articles
Visit the MFGA Aquanty Project website to learn more 

MBFI Leadership Set for Exciting 2017

Winnipeg, MB --- Manitoba Beef & Forage Initiative (MBFI)'s leadership group is all set for an exciting 2017 on all three of the MBFI research farms located near Brandon. Ramona Blyth of MacGregor will continue to guide the MBFI as president of the board of directors. Blyth had been serving double-duty as the research farm's management committee chair as well as president until a replacement was named. Clearwater Don Guilford was recently named to guide the MBFI management committee as chair. Manitoba Beef & Forage Initiatives (MBFI) is a Brandon-based collaborative effort between Manitoba BeefProducers, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Manitoba Forage & Grassland Association and Manitoba Agriculture with input and leadership from producers, academia and other industry stakeholders across Canada. MBFI is the result of industry demand for change and the need for strategic long-term partnerships for the agricultural sector as a whole.

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