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Recent research says fish, like these chinook salmon, may be the better source of omega-3 fatty acids.

Not all omega-3s are created equal

It turns out the source of these healthy fatty acids is important

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 12, 2018

Fish or flax? That’s the question researchers from the University of Guelph have been trying to answer when looking at the cancer-prevention qualities of various sources of omega-3 fatty acids. David Ma, a professor in the university’s department of human health and nutritional sciences, says so far fish is coming out on top. His work

Market shifts, weather push back Food Freedom Day

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 10, 2018

Food Freedom Day, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s bellwether of affordability for food in Canada, is a day later in 2018. The CFA on Wednesday announced that by its calculations, a Canadian household of average income has earned enough to pay an entire year’s grocery bill on Friday, Feb. 9. Canadians spent 11 per cent

Health Canada said its proposed front-of-pack symbols aren’t yet in the proposed regulations as published, but will be included in the final regulation. (Dave Bedard photo)

Dairy cattle

Dairy sector wary of proposed food label policy

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 9, 2018

Canadian consumers are being asked to weigh in on proposed new front-of-pack warnings for foods high in saturated fats, sugars and sodium, starting this weekend. And while whole milk would get a pass from such a plan, Canada’s dairy farmer organization fears many other dairy products would wind up wearing such warnings, thus “alarming” consumers.

Annette Desmarais, Canada Research chair in Human Rights, Social Justice and Food Sovereignty presented findings of a study on farmland tenure patterns in Saskatchewan during the Keystone Agricultural Producers annual general meeting.

Local news

Not farming? Pay up

Researcher wants to track land tenure throughout the Prairies

By Lorraine Stevenson February 8, 2018

To keep more farmland in the hands of farmers, put a levy on sales of it to those who buy land but don’t plan farming it themselves. That’s a proposal put forward as a resolution at Keystone Agricultural Producers’ annual general meeting and supported by delegates last month. This would be a support to younger

Forages, Livestock, Weather

Saskatchewan, B.C. areas up for livestock tax deferrals

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 6, 2018

Livestock producers in several more parched municipalities in Saskatchewan and British Columbia will be able to defer income from sales of animals on their 2017 tax returns. The federal government on Tuesday announced its final list of designated regions for 2017, including 20 more municipalities in Saskatchewan and seven in British Columbia. The initial list,

Markets

Rising diesel could surge with U.S. infrastructure plan

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News January 31, 2018

CNS Canada — Diesel costs in Western Canada are roughly eight to 10 cents higher on average than anytime in 2017, and an industry expert warns that gap could grow even more with a potential surge of U.S. construction. “I think we’re already seeing more evidence of a robust, consumption-driven U.S. as more disposable income

Our History

Mechanization, ‘that extra hired man’

Our History: January 1960

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 31, 2018

More than 100 Manitoba livestock producers had purchased this electric mix mill advertised in our January 7, 1960 issue. It could mix and grind up to four ingredients at a cost of 23 cents per ton. Free trade, or the lack of it, was the main news item on the front page that week. Manitoba

Crops

Zimbabwe to give white farmers 99-year leases

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 31, 2018

Harare | Reuters — Zimbabwe will issue 99-year leases to white farmers, according to a government circular, after new President Emmerson Mnangagwa said he would end discrimination along racial lines in agriculture. Fewer than 400 white farmers are still operating in the southern African nation, after former president Robert Mugabe’s government evicted more than 4,000

Comment/Feedback, Opinion

Comment: Time to tax meat?

Many think so but they’re advocating for this measure from an ideologically driven perspective

By Sylvain Charlebois January 30, 2018

The idea of having to pay a sin tax for environmentally detrimental foods seems to be gaining more support — but who gets to decide what’s a sin? For some, eating meat is considered a sin, and therefore meat products should be taxed, like alcohol and tobacco. A new report published recently by a group

The hockey ice at Brandon’s Keystone Centre was replaced with ag company booths during the 2018 Manitoba Ag Days Jan. 16-18.

Local news

Ag Days holds the course on exhibitor numbers

This year’s Ag Days lines up with previous years in terms of size

By Alexis Stockford January 25, 2018

It wasn’t a milestone anniversary year for Manitoba Ag Days, but the 2018 show matched numbers from last year’s 40th anniversary expansion. Last year, the show added both footage and exhibitor slots after opening up the over-19,000-square-foot Brandon Curling Club for booths. This year, the show once again topped 540,000 square feet and over 800

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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