Formed in 1939 by the renaming of the United Farmers of Manitoba, it was known initially as the Manitoba Federation of Agriculture. In June 1945, it became the Manitoba Federation of Agriculture and Co-operation through a merger with the Manitoba branch of the Co-operative Union of Canada. In the mid-1940s, it was said to represent about 43,000 Manitoba farmers and all co-operatives regardless of whether they were rural or urban.
In 1958, the organization’s name reverted to Manitoba Federation of Agriculture with the departure of co-operative members to the Co-operative Union of Manitoba.
Period
President
Before 1939
1939-1940
John Alfred Munn (1882-1942)
1940-1941
David James Reid (1895-1986)
1941-1943
William “Scottie” Bryce (1888-1963)
1943-1944
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1944-1949
Clifford Edwin Wood (1896-1973)
1949-1952
Gerald Frederick Habing (1908-1984)
1952-1956
Jack D. Wilton (Carman)
1956-1957
John Allen McCallister (1912-1984)
1957-1958
Percy Edward Burnell (1909-1975)
1958-1962
Sidney Edwin “Sid” Ransom (1909-1990)
1962-1966
Donald A. McNabb (1912-2005)
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: MFAC Camp / Camp Wannakumbac (Municipality of Harrison Park)
Manitoba Organization: Manitoba Grain Growers Association / United Farmers of Manitoba / Progressive Party of Manitoba
“New farm federation shaped at Brandon,” Winnipeg Tribune, 22 June 1939, page 3.
“Dr. J. A. Munn is farm body head,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 June 1939, page 3.
“Dugald man heads agriculture body,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 June 1941, page 16.
“Cliff Woods is elected president of Manitoba Federation Agriculture,” Brandon Sun, 24 June 1944, page 1.
“M.F.A.C. organized in June,” Grandview Exponent, 2 August 1945, page 1.
“Federation of Agriculture plans convention,” Roblin Review, 13 June 1946, page 4.
“Wood re-elected agriculture chief,” Winnipeg Tribune, 30 June 1947, page 5.
“Wood elected M.F.A. head,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 June 1948, page 26.
“Gerard Habing elected President of Manitoba Federation of Agriculture,” Brandon Sun, 27 June 1949, page 5.
“New M.F.A.C. head,” MacGregor Herald, 10 July 1952, page 1.
“J. A. McCallister heads new slate of MFAC officials,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 June 1956, page 5.
“Final step by MFAC in name trimming,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 June 1958, page 9.
“MFAC elects S. E. Ransom,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 June 1958, page 25.
“New name is official,” Brandon Sun, 18 November 1958, page 23.
“An analysis of the economic policies of farm organizations in Manitoba, 1945-1962”, MA thesis by John Guertin Gordon, October 1964, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Manitoba.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 22 April 2024
