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Czech Ambassador Comes To Manitoba

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Last month, His Excellency Karel Zebrakovsky, ambassador to Canada from the Czech Republic, visited Manitoba and the DauphinSwan River-Marquette Constituency, at the invitation of Conservative MP, Robert Sopuck, who had made a friendly connection with Zebrakovsky in parliamentary Ottawa. Zebrakovsky, 63, has been the ambassador to Canada from the Czech Republic since 2008, bringing with
Country Crossroads, Livestock

New Centre Brings Farming To The Table

Having difficulty explaining where piglets come from? Or struggling to get a city cousin to appreciate the origin of whole wheat bread? A new facility located at the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment, at the University of Manitoba’s Glenlea Research Station has the answers to those questions and more. The Bruce D. Campbell
Country Crossroads, Oilseeds

Recipe Swap – for Aug. 25, 2011

HereareacoupleofcookierecipesandayummysnackingcakeforSeptember’slunchboxes. ZUCCHINI SNACK CAKE Barb Galbraith of Oakvillesent us this recipe in response to our call for zucchini-based recipes. Thank you, Barb. 3 large eggs 1/4 c. honey (liquid) 1-1/4 c. brown sugar 3/4 c. canola oil 1/2 c. plain yogurt 1/2 tsp. grated orange rind 2 c. flour (white or whole wheat or mixture)
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Harvesting Seeds

The practice of collecting seeds from the garden is as old as gardening itself. In decades past, gardeners did not purchase many seeds; most were gathered from the garden in the fall. Harvesting seeds is not as popular as it once was. One reason is that many of the plants we now grow in our
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Proper Use Of Chemicals Important In Flood Cleanup

Sanitizing is one step of cleaning up after a flood. Flood cleanup experts often recommend people use a water and chlorine bleach solution to destroy bacteria. However, biocides such as bleach aren’t effective in all instances. For example, bleach and other biocides destroy living organisms such as mould, but they do not prevent future mould
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Helping Hands For Manitobans With Breast Cancer

Did you know there is a non-profit organization within Manitoba that provides assistance to women and men who are experiencing financial difficulties while undergoing treatment and followup for breast cancer? Forty per cent of funding provided by Helping Hands for Manitobans with Breast Cancer (founded in 2005) has gone to rural citizens, says charity past
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A Case Of Mistaken Identity

Friend hubby was only a kid in knee pants the last time he set foot on his grandfather’s homestead, but he vaguely recalled wading in a creek that ran through the cow pasture. Assured by his elderly cousin that the creek was still trickling along, friend hubby took off through the pasture at a brisk
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Try Sowing Seeds For A Fall Crop

Late summer is the ideal time to start your fall garden. You may be able to grow a “second season” crop of your favourite cool-season vegetables and lovely fall flowers. Now is the time to gear up for some additional growing weather, which lies in the cooler season ahead. WHAT TO GROW Sometimes, gardeners don’t
Cereals, Country Crossroads

Producer Cars In The Horse-Powered Era

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It’s a showpiece of Prairie ingenuity – and proof that farmers’ interest in producer cars dates back more than a century. While going through a circa 1906 edition of the Canadian Thresherman and Farmermagazine, Manitoba Agricultural Museum director Alex Campbell found an ad for a “portable elevator” built by the Carberry Wood and Iron Works

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