Loading... December 3, 2009 (WINNIPEG, MB) - The Manitoba Cattle Producers Association (MCPA) will hold its 31st Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, December 16, and Thursday, December 17, in Brandon, Manitoba. The event will take place at the Victoria Inn Hotel & Convention Centre and will feature and exciting line up of guest speakers, a marketing panel, trade show, President’s Banquet, and resolutions debate.
To read the full news release click here: AGM News Release
December 4, 2009 (WINNIPEG, MB) - Agriculture currently accounts for one third of Manitoba’s total annual revenue. Given the important role this industry plays in our province, the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association (MCPA) was disappointed by the lack of regard for Agriculture demonstrated by Premier Greg Selinger in the Throne Speech on November 30, 2009.
“Farmers and rural communities are struggling. Our small towns are disappearing, and more than ever, our farmers need their government’s support,” says Joe Bouchard, President, MCPA. “That’s why it was so disappointing to have no mention of agriculture in the Throne Speech. Premier Selinger is making lots of promises, but none to an industry that generates so much for the province.”
December 16, 2009 (WINNIPEG, MB) - At a Board Meeting this morning, the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association (MCPA) Board of Directors elected Jay Fox as their President. The decision was announced during the opening remarks at the MCPA’s 31st Annual General Meeting, and will become official upon conclusion of the AGM on Thursday, December 17.
“I’m quiet honoured to have been elected by my peers to represent the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association,” says Fox. “We recognize the difficult situation Manitoba cattle producers are in right now, and there are several projects that we’re working on to make things easier for them.”
A review of “Great Tastes of Manitoba - Celebrating Delicious Local Food,” a cookbook celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Great Tastes of Manitoba cooking show, was featured on the front page of the Arts & Life section of the Winnipeg Free Press on Wednesday, December 16.
The Manitoba Cattle Producers Association is one of the several commodity groups who make up Food Manitoba - a unique cooperative of agriculture marketing boards, producer associations, and the Manitoba department of agriculture. Food Manitoba has been producing Great Tastes of Manitoba for twenty years.
To read the story click here: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/food/mmm-anitoban-79391952.html
On Thursday, December 17, farm reporter Rae Groeneveld will broadcast GX94 on Agriculture live from the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association’s 31st Annual General Meeting. GX94 on Agriculture, hosted by Groeneveld, airs weekdays from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m.
MCPA incoming President, Jay Fox, will appear on the program at 12:20 a.m. Fox will be discussing his recent appointment and highlights from the AGM.
To listen to the program live, online, visit http://www.gx94radio.com
December 18, 2009 (Winnipeg, MB) - Manitoba’s cattle producers debated 18 resolutions on Thursday, December 17, at the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association’s (MCPA) 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM), determining the policy and strategic direction for the Association in 2010.
To read the release click here
To view a list of resolutions click here
