DATE AND LOCATIONS OF PUBLIC REVIEW WORKSHOPS April 20 Gilbert Plains Gilbert Plains Community Centre (Curling Hall) 101 Complex Drive 1:30 p. m. to 4 p. m. April 21 Shoal Lake Shoal Lake Community Hall 315 The Drive 1:30 p. m. to 4 p. m. April 22 Souris Souris Glenwood Memorial Complex (Kirkup Lounge) 32
Province To Consult On PLUPS
Government Invests $5.3 Million In Pulses
The federal government is providing $5.3 million to Canada’s pulse industry to support a range of research and development initiatives from field to fork. The funding is through the federal Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program (ABIP) and will support the activities of PUREnet (Pulse Research Network), a network developed over the past two years to link
Province Announces Provincial Land Use Policy Review
The provincial government announced last week a full public review of provincial land policies will begin later this month. This will be the first review of provincial land use policies (PLUPs) since 1994 with public input to be sought through workshops around the province and meetings with key stakeholders. Proposed changes to the PLUPs were
Arborg Farmer Developing Rice Of The Prairies With Oat Variety
“People are going to say ‘what is it?’ That’s going to be the biggest hurdle.” Hulless oats are good feed for pigs and poultry. They help racehorses run better too. But do they taste good? The pig, chicken or horse will never tell, but judges at a food competition later this month might. They’ll be
Let The Food Fight Begin
“It’s an opportunity not only to win prize money, but to network and get exposed to the resources that are out there to help them with their product.” – JAYNE KJALDGAARD, MAFRI RURAL LEADERSHIP SPECIALIST Manitobans with new food products they’re creating jump into the ring later this month to compete for thousands of dollars
Know Your Organic Consumer
“They would like to bring more organics into their lifestyle… but say they can’t really afford it.” – LINDA COX, CLIENT SERVICES MANAGER WITH THE HARTMAN GROUP Will consumers keep buying organic food, which typically costs more, even in tough economic times? It depends on which consumers you’re talking about, according to Linda Cox, client
New Group To Speak For Organic In Manitoba
Manitoba is forging forward with an umbrella organization to represent its expanding organic sector. Over 60 people met at Headingley this month to launch the Manitoba Organic Alliance (MOA) electing a 13-member board of directors. This is about creating a representative voice for the entire organic sector in Manitoba, said MOA’s interim secretary Donna Youngdahl,
Time management a key skill for farmers
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. – C. NORTHCOTE PARKINSON If it weren’t for the last minute, a lot of things wouldn’t get done. – MICHAEL S. TRAYLOR The bad news is, time flies. The good news is, you’re the pilot. – MICHAEL ALTSHULER He was having one of
New Low In Buckwheat Acres In 2008
“If acres stay this low, we’re not going to last very long as an organization.” – MARC DURAND, PRESIDENT, MANITOBA BUCKWHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION Buckwheat growers seeded just 3,506 acres in 2008 – the lowest levels since 2001 when the Manitoba Buckwheat Growers Association first organized, and down a second year from the 8,065 seeded in
Clearer Rules For Food Safety At Farmers’ Markets
“It can be something as simple as going to your local church hall or community centre. Chances are they have a place that we issue a permit to.” – MIKE LEBLANC, MANAGER OF THE HEALTH PROTECTION UNIT WITH MANITOBA HEALTH More perogis and pumpkin pies may turn up for sale at farmers’ markets this year
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