Manitoba Crop Alliance awards 2025-26 post-secondary bursaries

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Feb. 26, 2026 (Carman, MB) – Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) has awarded six post-secondary students from Manitoba with MCA 2025-26 bursaries valued at $2,000 each. The six bursary recipients are Daniela Heinrichs from Clearwater, Marco Fanzago from Elm Creek, Evan Whetter from Alexander, Kayden Stewart from Rosser, Cohen Crammond from Austin, and Nolan Marginet from Treherne.


“Today’s students are agriculture’s future leaders, and we are proud to support the next generation as they continue their education,” says MCA chair Jonothan Hodson. “This year’s post-secondary bursary recipients all have deep roots in agriculture and a desire to broaden their knowledge. I look forward to seeing how they will advance our industry and give back to their communities.”

These bursaries assist with the financial needs of students who are enrolled in a post-secondary agricultural program within Canada and are from a farm that is a member in good standing with MCA.

An independent selection committee was contracted to evaluate the applicants based on their connection to or interest in agriculture, explanation of why they decided to enrol in an agriculture-related post-secondary program, how they hope to benefit the agriculture industry once they have graduated and are in the workforce, and their academics and writing skills.

This year, the selection committee included Melody Caron, the owner/director of independent crop production research company TapRoot Research Ltd., and Elizabeth Karpinchick, a registered professional agrologist working as an independent consultant for Tone Ag Consulting Ltd.

For more information about the MCA 2025-26 bursary program and to read biographies of the recipients, visit mbcropalliance.ca.





For more information, please contact:

Cole Christensen
Communications Manager
Manitoba Crop Alliance
403-589-3529
cole@mbcropalliance.ca


About Manitoba Crop Alliance:
MCA represents more than 7,700 farmer members who grow wheat, barley, corn, sunflower and flax in Manitoba. MCA puts its farmer members first and strives to continuously improve their competitiveness and profitability by focusing on four main areas: research, agronomy, market development and access, and communications. By investing in these key areas, MCA ensures wheat, barley, corn, sunflower and flax remain sustainable production choices for Manitoba farmers. For more information, visit mbcropalliance.ca.