Manitoba Agriculture

Manitoba Agriculture
Department overview
FormedNovember 4, 2003 (2003-11-04)
Preceding agencies
  • Manitoba Agriculture and Food
  • Manitoba Rural Initiatives and Cooperative Development
JurisdictionGovernment of Manitoba
Headquarters915 - 401 York Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0P8
Employees618.23 FTE[1]
Annual budgetCAD$220 million (2009-2010)[1]
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Dori Gingera-Beauchemin, Deputy Minister of Agriculture[4]
Child Department
  • Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation[2]
Key document
Websitewww.gov.mb.ca/agriculture

Manitoba Agriculture—officially the Department of Agriculture and Resource Development (ARD; French: Agriculture et Développement des ressources)—is the department of the Government of Manitoba responsible for the agriculture and natural resources sectors in Manitoba, including agrifood, agriproduct, and food safety, as well as animal health and welfare.[5][6]

The department was formerly called Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives.[7] It is overseen by the Minister of Agriculture,[6] who is currently Ron Kostyshyn.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Annual Report of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (2009-2010)" (PDF). Gov.mb.ca. Winnipeg. 2010. p. 145. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "MASC - Corporate Overview". Masc.mb.ca. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Manitoba Executive Council in Order of Precedence". Gov.mb.ca. Winnipeg. March 28, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "Cabinet Ministers: Stan Struthers". Gov.mb.ca. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Agriculture | Province of Manitoba". Gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  6. ^ a b "Agriculture | Province of Manitoba". Gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. ^ MAFRI 2010, p. 3.