Premier Wab Kinew outlined five priorities for Ag Minister Ron Kostyshyn.
They are:
• Reinstate unit transfers to the Crown Land program while also making leases more affordable to give the next generation of producers a fighting chance.
• Work with the Federal government to ensure strong AgriRecovery and AgriStablity supports to help producers make ends meet while they navigate the impacts of climate change.
• Keep MASC offices open to give producers the support they need close to home and explore opportunities to bring MASC offices back to rural communities.
• Work with the Minister of Advanced Education and Training to deliver funding to build a Prairie Innovation centre for Sustainable Agriculture at Assiniboine Community College.
• Support innovation and research in the agricultural sector including opportunities to expand regenerative agriculture.