The Manitoba Zero Tillage Research Association (MZTRA) Research
Farm is located 12 miles North of Brandon, MB at the corner of #10
highway and the Brookdale Road (#353). Founded in 1993, the
MZTRA is a non-profit, producer directed association which addresses
zero tillage production problems through field scale research.
The farm is a center for learning and exchanging information on
reduced tillage practices. Research on the farm focuses on cropping
systems, following the implementation of a long term annual cropping
rotation and livestock based rotation. Research is conducted by
Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, the University of Manitoba, and
Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives. The association itself
also conducts many in house research projects on the farm.