Covering New Ground is a provincially funded program to address agricultural
sustainability in Manitoba. The Covering New Ground (CNG) program began in
1998 and has an annual budget of approximately $1.2 million. The primary goal
of the program is to promote awareness and uptake of agricultural practices that
promote economic diversification and competitiveness while improving the longterm
sustainability of the natural resources in agro-Manitoba. Covering New
Ground accomplishes this mandate by partnering with local producer groups,
non-government agencies and provincial commodity organizations to deliver
applied research, demonstration and technology transfer projects.
The Covering New Ground 1998-2005 Activity Directory was developed to
provide a listing of the projects and activities which have been funded during the
past 5 years. The directory is organized by the three main priority areas of CNG:
• Integrated Pest Management,
• Sustainable Crop Management, and
• Sustainable Forage and Livestock Management.
Each section is further divided by year and region. CNG program priorities and
goals are structured to reflect the unique characteristics and challenges of each
agricultural region and agricultural sector in Manitoba according to regions with their geographic boundaries.