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Get Big, Or Get Small

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In 1999, the Peters family reached a crossroads, with Walter and Erna eyeing retirement, and son Marlin and wife Deb looking to make a start in farming. But taking over a 1,000-acre grain farm wasn t an appealing prospect. We were kind of at the point where the equipment was aging, and something needed to
Crops, Pulses

PepsiCo Partnership To Boost Ethiopian Chickpeas

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PepsiCo Inc., best known for its cola and Lays potato chips, is now setting its sights on chickpeas. The company is teaming up with the U.S. Agency for International Development to boost the production of chickpeas in Ethiopia by working with small farmers. The plan is then to help develop local businesses that use the
Country Crossroads

Just Don’t Reach For The Ketchup Or Mayo

The American Chemical Society reports that just a couple of servings of spuds a day reduces blood pressure almost as much as oatmeal without causing weight gain. But don t reach for the ketchup, vinegar or mayonnaise. The research was not done with French fries, but with potatoes cooked without oil in a microwave oven.
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Late Blight Found In Tomatoes

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The first case of late blight, the bane of Manitoba tomato growers last year, was confirmed last week on garden tomatoes in Ashern. Five cases of the fungal disease responsible for the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s, have been detected in potatoes, including in a “sentinel” plot at the Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre near
Crops

Another Case Of Late Blight Has Been Confirmed

Late blight was confirmed in a field of potatoes near Carman Aug. 18 – the fourth infection detected in Manitoba this summer, said Vikram Bisht, a plant pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI). Last year late blight – the fungal disease behind the Irish potato famine of the 1840s – was much
Crops, Oilseeds

Frito Lay Boosts Fortunes Of Nexera Canola

Processors not only want farmers to grow canola – but their variety. That’s especially true for Dow AgroSciences, which says supply can’t keep up with demand for its healthy, high-stability (omega-9) Nexera canola oil. The company is asking farmers to switch all their canola acres to Nexera in 2012. “In the past we used to
Crops

Late Blight Moving North

Confirmed cases of late blight have been reported as of June 28 in the northeastern states of Delaware, New York and Virginia, the Manitoba government’s weekly potato news said July 5. No late blight found or reported in Manitoba. The sentinel plots, with potato and tomato plants, also are being regularly inspected, said Vikram Bisht,
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Potato Growers Make Slight Gains In 2011 Contracts

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Manitoba potato growers have made up a little ground in their 2011 contracts with processors, but still haven’t recovered from losses suffered last year. Growers voted April 20 to accept an offer from McCain Foods for an eight per cent price increase for 2011, said Gary Sloik, Keystone Potato Processors Association general manager. Average prices
Crops

Fertigation Gaining In Popularity

Manitoba potato producers are growing a high-value horticulture crop with a hefty appetite for nutrients, particularly nitrogen. But they must also consider infield conditions that can have a huge impact on what happens to that nitrogen. An untimely rain event could wash it through the root zone, making it unavailable. Soaked soils and warm temperatures
Country Crossroads

Start Fresh This Spring, Says Vegetable Expert

After last year’s late blight apocalypse, many home gardeners have spent a dreary winter opening tin cans instead of jars of their own delicious preserved tomatoes. Added to that disheartening experience, was the sinking feeling one gets when reaching into the potato bin and pulling out the odd stinky, mushy tuber. There are no guarantees

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