The Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) board of directors is pleased to announce that Brenna Mahoney is the new general manager of KAP, effective June 14, 2021.
Mahoney has contributed to and built national coalitions and partnerships focused on advancing grain nutrition and health, farm practices, market access, public trust and sustainability.
2021
Statement – KAP comments on provincial budget
The following statement is attributable to Bill Campbell, president, Keystone Agricultural Producers.
“Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is pleased to see the important contribution farmers make to Manitoba’s economy recognized in the 2021 Manitoba Budget.
The announcement that the provincial government will begin to phase out the education property tax this year is welcome news. We support the delivery of high-quality and affordable education for farmers, farm families and rural residents and have advocated for the complete removal of education taxes from all property. Farmers pay a disproportionate amount of education property taxes, and the disparity between what farmers are paying and what the average homeowner is paying remains an issue. Until the tax is completely removed, farmers will continue to pay more than their fair share.
Op-ed: Legislation aimed at preventing livestock disease
This article originally appeared in the March 24, 2021, edition of the Winnipeg Free Press.
As Canadians have learned through the COVID-19 pandemic, diseases that travel rapidly and with little traceability can have devastating and far-reaching implications. Governments and public-health officials have made clear the best way to prevent a virus from spreading is to limit contacts.
We have spent a year physical distancing, limiting contacts, not travelling, and wearing masks with the singular focus of reducing transmission of COVID-19. Similar tools are also applied to prevent, mitigate and control animal-health issues.
[Read more…] about Op-ed: Legislation aimed at preventing livestock diseaseStatement – Trespassing and biosecurity
The following statement is attributable to Bill Campbell, president, Keystone Agricultural Producers.
“Manitobans should be confident about where their food comes from. Farmers take biosecurity and food safety seriously because they know that the food they produce should meet the highest standards.
[Read more…] about Statement – Trespassing and biosecurityNews Release – KAP looks at issues that will improve the agriculture industry
Farmer delegates from across Manitoba met virtually this week at the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) annual meeting, which ended with the passing of 15 resolutions reflecting their concerns.
Delegates called on KAP to address a wide range of issues, including unsafe roads and poor road conditions, carbon pricing, agricultural literacy and awareness, and provincial drainage capacity.