It’s noon and McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg’s Grant Park Shopping Centre is so packed that it takes several minutes and sharp elbows to navigate the throng of people. But these urbanites aren’t here to shop for books to feed their minds, they’re here to learn about healthy new eats made from some unlikely sources
Crossing the urban-rural divide to promote pulses
The International Year of Pulses has the potential to increase demand for the types of pulse crops grown in Manitoba
Manitoba needs a carbon tax: Beddome
Another voice is added to the debate over farming and greenhouse gas emissions in Manitoba
The word “agriculture” may not have made it into the text of the Paris climate agreement, but in Manitoba, climate change and agriculture have been appearing together a lot in recent days. Only a few weeks ago the Manitoba government released its Climate Change and Green Economy Action Plan, and now Manitoba’s Green Party has
VIDEO: Cooking up good things with pulses
Canned chickpea water substitutes for egg whites in making macarons
While Canada grows copious amounts of pulses, most are exported. Chefs Geoffroy Dextraze and Chef Chris Kopp of Winnipeg’s Prairie Ink Restaurant and Bakery share their experiences developing new pulse recipes for the provincial launch of the International Year of Pulses. The event was put on by the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers and attended by
Pig producers warned to be on the lookout for virus
Seneca Valley virus is a concern because its symptoms are the same as those for foot-and-mouth
Pork industry leaders are warning producers to be on the lookout for a new virus that has been showing up in hogs in the midwestern U.S. and Canada in recent months. Producers are advised to contact their veterinarians immediately and not move hogs if they detect blisters around their mouth, hoof, or nose. Seneca Valley
Small towns with a big heart
In a spirit of giving that extends far beyond the season, rural Manitoba is rolling out the welcome mat for refugees
As the Daas family makes their way down the escalator at Winnipeg’s James Richardson International Airport, you’d be forgiven for thinking that rock stars or a reality TV clan had entered the building. Television crews jockey with kids holding handmade signs, while well-wishers and volunteers push in to hand bouquets of flowers and gifts to
VIDEO: Resettling refugee families in rural Manitoba
Rural communities in many parts of the Prairies have joined the effort to alleviate the plight of refugees escaping war-torn Syria. Small Manitoba towns such as Altona, Winkler and Morden are doing their part to make room by welcoming seven Syrian families – a total of 45 people – into their communities. The area has a
Social licence requires animal welfare
Don’t expect cows to be sleeping at the foot of the bed any time soon, but farm animals are being extended new welfare consideration
It was an uncomfortable moment for producers at the annual Manitoba Dairy Conference, held in Winnipeg earlier this month. It was an image of downer cows, about to be shot at an American slaughter plant, displayed during a presentation by Jennifer Walker to bring home the message that just because something has become routine, doesn’t
Government expropriation of dairy ‘assets’ requires compensation
A resolution to pass on personal compensation in favour of market development was defeated
It’s been called a handout, a subsidy and even a bailout. Proposed compensation for supply-managed commodities as Canada signed on to the Trans-Pacific Partnership has garnered much negative publicity, prompting some Manitoba dairy producers to put forward a bold proposal for farmers to reject cash payments. Instead, they want to see the money — should
VIDEO: Dairy producers separate curds from whey at annual meeting
International trade, farm succession, animal welfare and more was on the agenda at Dairy Farmers of Manitoba’s annual general meeting and conference recently held in Winnipeg. Manitoba Co-operator reporter Shannon VanRaes talks to chairman David Wiens about how the meeting went and what was accomplished.
Manitoba to adopt cap and trade
The province is offering to work with farm organizations to reduce farm emissions
A cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions is a key pillar of a new plan to reduce the province’s greenhouse gas emissions. Premier Greg Selinger made the announcement last week, outlining a plan to cut greenhouse gases by one-third by the year 2030, while also promising to create 6,000 “new green jobs” in the next four
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