July 23, 2025 - Brandon, Manitoba - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing more than $6 million to help modernize food processing facilities and increase food production capacity across Manitoba under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Heath MacDonald and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced today.
Nineteen food processors in Manitoba have been approved for funding for equipment upgrades, facility expansions, and new technologies that will improve efficiency, production capacity, and environmental performance.
Some of the approved projects include:
- Jowett Farms in Blumenort, for refrigeration and line speed improvements
- River Valley Specialty Farms Inc., in Bagot, for installation of high-accuracy sorter
- Prairie Flour Mills Ltd., in Elie, for grain receiving expansion
- Buffalo Creek Mills in Altona, for doubling capacity of oat flaking
- Prairie Fava Ltd., in Glenboro, for increasing storage capacity
