Blog Category: Manitoba

March 19, 2025: ONLINE – Grazing for Beginners: Starting Your Ranching Journey

Posted by Waranuch on February 24, 2025

Are you eager to start your journey as a rancher but unsure where to begin? Do you have countless questions about grazing and land management? If you are a first-generation rancher looking for practical guidance, this online event is for you! Join us for a live session with Shayne Blosky of Double S Ranch Cattle Co and Cody Spencer, Bison Rancher and Land Steward, as they share valuable insights into ranching and sustainable grazing. In this session, you will learn: The fundamentals of becoming a rancher and starting your operation About rotational grazing and soil health management  The impact of … Continue reading March 19, 2025: ONLINE – Grazing for Beginners: Starting Your Ranching Journey →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: ERICKSON, MB – TAMARACK FARMS

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on February 20, 2025

Are you interested in learning how to grow, harvest and clean a diversity of crops? Are you interested in native seed production and ready to jump in a tractor to spend your days in the beautiful outdoors?  Tamarack farms is excited to offer production apprenticeship just for you! About the Farm Tamarack Farms is located on Treaty 2 territory, near Erickson, MB and Rolling River First Nation.  Tamarack Farms is a family farm business located near Erickson, Manitoba. In 1979, Carol and Harvey Pengelly started Tamarack Farms. Ryan Pengelly and Alexandra Lozada returned to take over the farm in 2014. … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: ERICKSON, MB – TAMARACK FARMS →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: Winnipeg, MB – FortWhyte Farms

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on February 20, 2025

Do you want to learn how to grow and raise a variety of vegetables and livestock? Are you interested in learning more about CSAs? FortWhyte Farms is excited to offer a hands-on apprenticeship just for you! About the Farm FortWhyte Farms is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba – Treaty 1 Territory FortWhyte Farms is a 20-year-old, award-winning social enterprise and working farm that bridges communities, creates learning and employment opportunities for youth, and grows healthy food for our community. Over the years, it has evolved from small apiaries and aquaponics to a non-certified organic Market Garden and regenerative agriculture practices. They … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: Winnipeg, MB – FortWhyte Farms →

FARM JOB: Winnipeg, MB – Natural Collective, Field Crew

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on February 05, 2025

Natural Collective in Winnipeg, Manitoba is seeking a Field Crew! ABOUT Natural Collective Natural Collective is situated just 30 minutes South of Winnipeg, MB. We are a small farm with 4 acres of diversified and ecologically grown vegetables, fruit and herbs. We are a CSA farm, a Market Garden and Wholesaler. We are a collective of three, first generation farmers: Ari, Adam & Nick. We do almost all farm work by hand, although have a small tractor that we utilize occasionally. We sell our veggies at three different farmers’ markets each week, do one restaurant delivery into Winnipeg on Tuesdays … Continue reading FARM JOB: Winnipeg, MB – Natural Collective, Field Crew →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: DELORAINE, MB – GWM FARMS

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on January 21, 2025

Are you interested in large scale regenerative agriculture? Are you ready to jump in a tractor and spend your days in the beautiful outdoors?  GWM Farms is excited to offer an regenerative grain production apprenticeship just for you! About the Farm GWM Farms is located on Treaty 2 territory, 9 miles NW of Deloraine, MB.  GWM Farms is a 3300 acre, multigenerational regenerative grain farm operated by Darren Maddess, along with his parents Gary and Wendy, wife Robyn and their two children Teagan and Ethan. On this family farm, three generations work to grow wheat, oats, fall rye, grass seed, … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: DELORAINE, MB – GWM FARMS →

(FILLED)JOB: Manitoba – Regional Organizer, National Farmers Union Manitoba

Posted by Lourdes Still on January 16, 2025

The National Farmers Union in Manitoba (Region 5) is seeking a Regional Organizer! If you have skills in administration, putting on events and policy work and want to use your skills to work towards a just and sustainable future for Manitoban farmers this role is for you! The National Farmers Union is a farmer-led, democratically-directed farm organization representing Canadian farmers and farm workers, and advocating on issues of importance to us. NFU members believe that the problems facing farmers are common problems and that farmers producing diverse products must work together to advance effective solutions. The NFU works toward economic, … Continue reading (FILLED)JOB: Manitoba – Regional Organizer, National Farmers Union Manitoba →

FEB 4 OR 13, 2025: ONLINE – PRAIRIES VIRTUAL FARMER POLICY CIRCLES

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on January 08, 2025

WHAT DO YOU WANT POLICYMAKERS TO KNOW ABOUT THE FUTURE OF FARMING?  Let’s talk about it. You’re invited to a series of virtual brainstorming and consultation sessions on February 4 and 13, 2025 to share your experiences, ideas, and insights into how the provincial and national policy landscape can better serve new and young farmers. Since 2012, Young Agrarians (YA) has worked to support the growing wave of new and young people coming into agriculture. Through hands-on program delivery, YA’s farmer-to-farmer approach supports farmers to tackle barriers ranging from access to land and capital, to technical and regulatory requirements, to … Continue reading FEB 4 OR 13, 2025: ONLINE – PRAIRIES VIRTUAL FARMER POLICY CIRCLES →

MAR 5, 2025: ONLINE – GROWING KNOWLEDGE & ADAPTATION SUPPORTS

Posted by Melana Roberts on December 20, 2024

CURIOUS ABOUT FARMER MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS? LOOKING FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR YOUR FARM? UNSURE WHERE TO START? JOIN THE CONVERSATION! With approximately ⅔ of new farmers in Canada not coming from family farm backgrounds, many have limited access to inter-generational knowledge. making it tougher to  weather unpredictable weather changes, assess soil conditions, predict market demands and volatility, and adapt. This capacity is essential for new farmers, many of which have limited access to capital and access to land, to stay afloat in a changing agricultural landscape. In this final instalment of the Breaking Barriers: Growing Future Farmers Webinar Series, we will … Continue reading MAR 5, 2025: ONLINE – GROWING KNOWLEDGE & ADAPTATION SUPPORTS →

FEB 12, 2025: ONLINE – ACCESSING CAPITAL

Posted by Melana Roberts on December 20, 2024

LOOKING FOR OPERATING CAPITAL? WANT TO UNDERSTAND FARM CAPITAL IN CANADA? INTERESTED IN NEW APPROACHES TO ACCESS FUNDING FOR FARMING? In Canada, the agricultural sector is at a crossroads, with new, young, and underrepresented farmers facing significant challenges to accessing the capital needed to succeed. The third installment of the “Breaking Barriers: Growing Future Farmers” webinar series will shine a light on this critical issue, emphasizing the need for comprehensive support to empower the next generation of farmers. At the heart of the struggle for many aspiring farmers is the concept of market failure in Canadian agriculture. Market failure is … Continue reading FEB 12, 2025: ONLINE – ACCESSING CAPITAL →

Jan 15, 2025: ONLINE – Farmer Wrap Around Supports

Posted by Melana Roberts on December 20, 2024

NEED MORE SUPPORT? TRYING TO NAVIGATE EVERYDAY CHALLENGES, LIKE ACCESS TO HOUSING, LABOUR, CAPITAL AND LAND? WANT TO KNOW WHAT OTHER FARMERS ARE DOING? JOIN US TO FIND OUT! As the agricultural landscape evolves, so too does the need for innovative responses to support new, young, and underrepresented farmers. This second instalment of the “Breaking Barriers: Growing Future Farmers” series sheds light on the role wrap-around support programs can play to tackle and reduce the challenges new and young farmers face. These complex challenges impact new farmers across the country, and the compounding weight of barriers—access to capital, land, labour … Continue reading Jan 15, 2025: ONLINE – Farmer Wrap Around Supports →