OTTAWA, ON - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris gave a keynote address on the importance of opening new international markets for agricultural producers this morning at the Wild Oats Grainworld conference in Winnipeg.

Brandon, MB - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris jointly announced more than $3.1 million to support applied research and develop information and resources focused on sustainable beef production alongside Minister Ron Kostyshyn at the Manitoba Beef Producers annual general meeting in Brandon.

Ottawa, ON - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris is honoured to have been appointed as a new member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food. Maguire has represented Brandon-Souris since November 2013, and has also served on the Public Safety and Human Resources Committee.

Brandon, MB - The Governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing more than $443,000 in research to support the growth and sustainability of Manitoba's soybean sector, Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris announced today at Ag Days.

Brandon, MB - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris, highlighted the new federal-provincial AgriRecovery initiative that will provide assistance for livestock producers in Manitoba who face the extraordinary costs of purchasing and transporting sufficient feed to maintain their breeding stocks over the winter following an extremely wet growing season.

Fairfax, MB - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris announced a combined federal-provincial investment of over $1.8 million to the National Sunflower Association of Canada (NSAC) to develop new seed varieties and boost sunflower acreage in Western Canada.

Ottawa- The federal and provincial governments, the grain industry, researchers, farm organizations and other stakeholders will invest substantial resources over five years to solidify Manitoba's place as a national leader in grain research, production and processing.

Many farmers across the Prairies, and in my riding particularly, have been directly impacted by recent difficulties in getting their grain to market.

Ottawa, ON - Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Transport Minister Lisa Raitt today introduced in Parliament the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act, strong action to respond to the challenges currently facing Western Canada's rail shipping system.

Our Government today announced that Canada and the Republic of Korea have concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement that will boost trade and investment between the two countries.