Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council
Consulting in Winnipeg

IntegrityThe Prairie Improvement Network (P.I.N.) is a private not-for-profit corporation that funds innovativeagricultural projects and acts as a catalyst to stimulate industry and government activity where gaps areidentified.P.I.N. currently administers Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). By working with numerous industry partners, including producers, producer organizations, private and public corporations and government, P.I.N. has leveraged the investment of more than $70 million in agricultural advancement in Manitoba.P.I.N.'s directors have approved funding for a variety of projects ranging from the development ofa soil spreader which operates similar to a snow blower for soil, to catalyzing advances in manuremanagement, as well as riparian health initiatives for assisting producers with the sustainablemanagement of waterways and banks. CAAP is a five-year $9.5 million program that will help farm families respond and adapt to challenges in their operations and will build on the successes of the previous program, CAIP and AESI projects, CARD, P.I.N. has funded more than 600 innovative ACAAF, Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (ACAAF).Since 1997, contributing just under $23 million towards adaptation and innovation.