New value chains formed WINNIPEG – Manitoba producers, processors and retailers are joining forces to create two new value chains – the Organic Sunflower Value Chain and the Manitoba Lamb Value Chain.  MRAC Baby News 2010-07-09 12:04We are happy to announce that there have been two births in the MRAC family in the past two weeks:
Congratulations to MRAC board director Ryan Canart and his wife Susan on the birth of their baby boy, Finn William, on June 29, 2010.
Congratulations to MRAC value chain coordinator Eugene...
Read More  Assessing riparian health 2010-07-05 10:18The Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation (MHHC) is hoping to determine riparian health in agricultural watersheds through a study conducted along Joubert Creek in southeastern Manitoba.
With funding from the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council, MHHC has partnered with the Seine-Rat River...
Read More  Protecting water quality 2010-07-05 10:10Ducks Unlimited Canada is hoping the information generated from a project funded by the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council will lead to programming that will encourage restoration and preservation of wetlands to protect water quality.
“Until now there hasn’t been much work done on nutrients and...
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Featured Projects Whole Farm Nutrient BalanceProject synopsis:
This project will look at the impact of the inclusion of certain ingredients (zero-tannin faba bean and dried distillers grain with soluble) in swine diets on the whole animal (digestibility, growth...  Fractionation and Processing of Small Fruits for Applications in Functional Foods and NutraceuticalsProject synopsis:
The prairie grown fruits to be included in this study will be black currants, chokecherries, saskatoons, seabuckthorn, dwarf sour cherry and blue honeysuckle (haskap). This work will develop... |
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About MRACThe Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC) is a private not-for-profit corporation that administers Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada funds for innovative agricultural projects and acts as a catalyst to stimulate industry and government activity where gaps are identified. MRAC currently administers Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). This five-year $9.5 million program will help farm families respond and adapt to challenges in their operations and will build on the successes of the previous program, Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (ACAAF). For more information on the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program visit www.agr.gc.ca/caap. |
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