A University of Winnipeg climatologist and a small team of researchers are working to develop high-quality maps they say will project what sort of climate agro-Manitoba is likely to have in the next half-century. The Climate Atlas of Manitoba will be a set of accessible, easy-to-understand data, based and calculated on past trends and future
Climate Atlas proposed as long-term planning tool
University of Winnipeg climatologist Danny Blair wants everyone to have accessible information through an easy-to-read mapping database called the Climate Atlas of Manitoba
Expect volatility in 2015 beef business, says Ag Days speaker
Will 2015 be a repeat of 2014’s amazing ride? Unlikely, says beef industry analyst
Canadian cattle and beef prices reached all-time highs in 2014 but 2015 will be a different story, market analyst Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock told an Ag Days seminar last week. Retail prices will remain high and are expected to go even higher, while export and domestic demand should stay strong. But there are changes
The cure and comfort of soup
Recipe Swap: Hearty Chicken Soup, and Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
Cough, cough, cough! That’s the sound of January. Sit through any meeting, classroom or other public gathering and you’ll hear it. Maybe we’re the one coughing. We should stay home, say health authorities, because it’s when we insist on, cough, trying, sneeze, to go about our regular routines, cough, that we spread our germs around.
Farm jobs need better profile and promotion, says Ag Days speaker
Increased competition for labour and decreasing rural populations mean farmers need to get smarter about their hiring practices
Farmers at Ag Days might have left the farm in good hands so they could take a day or two off last week — but maybe not. A near-capacity crowd in the Keystone Centre amphitheatre listening to a speaker talk about why it’s so tough hiring help on the farm these days is one sign
Half your plate for healthy eating
Recipe Swap: The Ultimate Veggie Pizza, and Corn and Kale Chowder
A food diary is how you tell yourself how well or poorly you eat. I’ve kept one and, believe me, it’s an eye-opener. Too much of one thing and not enough of another, especially fruits and veggies. But I’m typical. Canadians are anything but vegetarian. The Food Guide says men should eat eight to 10
Province promises new supports for smaller farmers and processors
The report says support to grow food-processing sector must extend to all sizes of players
A new report aimed at supporting local producers and small-scale pro-cessors is being praised as an important step towards fostering a better working environment for new entrants to farming and food processing. Advancing the small scale, local food sector in Manitoba, a path forward, a 65-page report that includes 21 recommendations, was released last week
How to grow a food business
Small-scale food product makers are capturing business opportunities in a market hungry for locally made specialty and niche products
Natalie Dueck recalls the day she won gold at the Great Manitoba Food Fight. She’d just accepted a $15,000 cheque at the 2011 event for a snack food made with hemp seed and realized this meant no turning back from becoming a small-scale food processor. At the time, the New Bothwell mom was doing a
Complaining won’t shorten winter
Recipe Swap: Chicken Chili with Corn and Black Beans, Tortilla Pie, and Spicy Cornbread
Two emails popped into my box almost simultaneously this week. One came from someone whining about not being able to afford to fly somewhere warm, and how she couldn’t wait for winter to be over. The other was from a friend describing how much she enjoys this time of year, and how she keeps healthy
Drop those extra pounds – sensibly
Recipe Swap: Tried and True Minestrone, and Lentil Calzones
January is when we start to follow the ‘10 tips’ and ‘20 ways’ and ‘quickest ways’ to lose weight, and they all work miracles in no time, right? Wrong. For starters, we generally don’t stick with any plan, especially if it’s overly ambitious. As the saying goes, resolutions ‘go in one year and out the
Innovative food processors get funding kick-starts
Growing Forward 2 funding aims to help this province’s unique processors and agribusinesses grow, says provincial agriculture minister
A small on-farm processor hoping to start selling milk in old-fashioned recyclable glass bottles is one of seven companies to receive Growing Forward 2 funding supporting investments in made-in-Manitoba food products. Dairy farmers Jim and Angie Appleby, who farm with Jim’s family near Steinbach are developing an on-farm micro-creamery to pasteurize and bottle milk and
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