March 24, 2010 (WINNIPEG, MB) –The Manitoba Cattle Producers Association reacts to this week’s provincial budget with measured disappointment. Having somewhat anticipated the provincial government to maintain the status quo in agriculture, the MCPA is concerned by further cuts to the program portfolio in the agriculture sector.

The 2010 budget was billed as a stabilizing budget, intended to get the province through difficult economic times until it rebounds from the economic downturn, but once again does not fully recognize the critical role that the agriculture sector plays in stabilizing the provincial economy.

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