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AGM
MPGA's Annual General Meeting is taking place on Wednesday February 10th, 2010 from 11:20 am - 12:00 pm in Room 4 during the Manitoba Special Crops Symposium being held at the Winnipeg Convention Centre.
Did you Know
The research projects MPGA is funding this year can be found on our MPGA Funded Projects Page. You can get there by clicking the Research button. In 2009, MPGA is committing more than $330,000 to research projects for dry beans, soybeans, peas, and fababeans.
Report on Producer Payment Security Mechanisms Released
The Steering Committee investigating options for Producer Payment Security Mechanisms released the final report by Scott Wolfe Management today. The objective of the project was to examine payment security options as a result of the proposed changes to the Canada Grain Act affecting the payment security program under the Canadian Grain Commission. Four options, including the current system, were studied by Scott Wolfe Management, the consulting firm hired to conduct the research. The options included the following models: security-based, insurance-based, fund-based, and clearinghouse. For more information, you can download the entire report here.
MPGA Launches New Pulse Cookbook
MPGA is proud to announce the availability of its new cookbook and pulse resource guide Pulses: Cooking With Beans, Peas, Lentils, and Chickpeas. The 27 page booklet was developed in
partnership with Canada's provincial pulse organizations, Pulse Canada, and teh Canadian Special Crops Association. The booklet features 30 recipes all with colour photos, cooking and preparation tips, nutritional breakdowns of each recipe, and fun Did You Know trivia.
To get your copy of Pulses: Cooking With Beans, Peas, Lentils, and Chickpeas contact the MPGA office at 204 745 6488, or send an email to bmmpga@manitobapulse.ca.
MPGA and Multigrain International Announce Partnership
MPGA and Fort Collins, Colorado based Multigrain International LLC are pleased to announce a partnership that will allow Manitoba's pulse growers to discover prices for many of the crops they grow. The new online price discovery tool is supported by pulse and special crop buyers across North America, and will give growers prices from across the continent. To sign up, please visit our Market Reports page under the News & Marketing menu above.