Our Vision and Mission Statements
Vision: Vibrant grasslands and prosperous forage crops on Manitoba’s agricultural lands.
Mission: Promoting the economic prosperity and environmental benefits of forages, grasslands, cover crops and healthy soils to benefit our forage and grassland producers, local communities and society.
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Recent Posts
ON-FARM THOUGHTS: Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes?
by Larry Wegner, MFGA Board Alumni/Wall of Fame Inductee
“Who’s gonna fill their shoes”, is a famous tribute to dearly departed and famed country music radio heroes by country music superstar George Jones.
But this song title could very well be our beef industry asking the same legitimate question right now as we have seen a large exodus of producers in the cow-calf and back grounding segments of our industry.
MFGA Aquanty Model and Forecasting Tool Open for Spring Thaw 2024
Winnipeg MB (April 16, 2024)- The annual spring thaw and surface runoff is underway in most Manitoba basins.
And, while flood risks remain reportedly low and localized across southern Manitoba, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) is offering the MFGA Aquanty Model and Forecasting Tool free of charge to stakeholders in the Assiniboine River Basin interested in how much water is in the system or cascading and pooling overland on their fields.
ON-FARM THOUGHTS: Sharing My Thoughts For New Ag Producers
by Larry Wegner, MFGA Board Alumni/Wall of Fame Inductee
Our sons, Herb and Max, are taking over the operations of our farm. I am constantly told by them that they know it all and, well, they really do not care to know what I am thinking.