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No matter the season make sure exercise remains a regular occurrence in your life.

Health goals can come step by step

Set goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timed

By Julie Garden-Robinson September 10, 2018

There are plenty of reasons to want to take steps to become healthier. Maybe we want to save more money, get fit or wear a smaller clothing size. Improving our health and having more wealth are great motivators, but unfortunately, such resolve often falls by the wayside. This year, I decided to get more exercise.

“Arnold Red” is covered with bloom  in early June.

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A tried-and-true old favourite

Honeysuckle has been grown for decades and copes with whatever Mother Nature gives it

By Albert Parsons September 7, 2018

Sometimes in our quest to create beautiful gardens we focus on new varieties of plants that are popular at the moment. This is particularly true of the shrubs and the plant hybridizers have recognized this and are churning out new varieties by the dozens. Although using new shrub varieties can lead to great results (some

In August 1963, United Grain Growers opened a new 110,000-bushel composite-style (combined elevator and annex) elevator in Foxwarren, replacing one demolished earlier that year, next to a surviving balloon annex. Among the dignitaries attending the opening ceremony seen here was UGG president A.M. “Mac” Runciman. The facility was demolished by Agricore in December 2000.

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PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: August 2018

The Manitoba Historical Society wants to gather information about all the grain elevators in Manitoba

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 6, 2018

In the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.” The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is supplying these

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Create safe play areas on your farm

By Manitoba Farm Safety September 5, 2018

Especially during harvest, there is equipment moving around the farm constantly. Children may perceive the farm as a gigantic playground if they are not given clear rules to follow about safe play areas. Clarity and consistency are key. Little ones do not always recognize or understand dangers even if they have been explained before, and

cartoon image of a family seated at a table

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When the phone no longer rings

The Jacksons from the August 30, 2018 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

By Rollin Penner September 5, 2018

How do I look?” Jennifer Jackson stood in the middle of her parents’ living room and did a slow pirouette for her mother Rose, who was standing in the doorway holding a hairbrush in one hand and a towel in the other. “You look fine dear,” said Rose. “Not too happy?” asked Jennifer. “I don’t

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Manitoba Pool offers hybrid pig

Our History: August 1968

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 5, 2018

Manitoba Pool was in the swine business in 1968, and also owned a packing plant in Brandon. This ad in our August 1, 1968 issue offered Pool hybrid pigs as well as assistance in setting up a barn. If you owned purebred Charolais, there was good news in that issue. The second World Charolais Sale

This photo of Brandon in 1912 reveals many details about the early economy of the Wheat City.

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The Maple Leaf Flour Mill in Brandon

There were many early mills in Manitoba, but they didn’t last

By Alex Campbell September 5, 2018

One of the photos in the Manitoba Agricultural Museum’s photo collection is a 1912 view of Pacific Avenue in Brandon, looking to the east. It appears to have been taken off the roof of the International Harvester Corporation (IHC) warehouse which still stands at the northeast quadrant of the intersection of 18th Street and Pacific

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Smile. The goats will like you more

Goats prefer happy people, study finds

By Queen Mary University of London September 5, 2018

Goats can differentiate between human facial expressions and prefer to interact with happy people, according to a new study led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London. The study, which provides the first evidence of how goats read human emotional expressions, implies that the ability of animals to perceive human facial cues is not limited

The Clasp protein, seen here in an image from an electron microscope,  helps cells divide within the roots and shoots of the thale cress plant.

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Calling all plant cells

Internal communication system aids and  guides plant development, researchers say

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 5, 2018

Western Canadian researchers have discovered an internal messaging system plants use to manage the growth and division of cells. These growth-management processes are critical for all organisms, because without them, cells can proliferate out of control — as they do in cancers and bacterial infections. Researchers from the University of British Columbia, along with colleagues

When the sun beats down and the mercury spikes, take precautions no matter the season.

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Avoid falling to the heat

An unseasonably warm later summer and early fall means you’ll need to stay vigilant

By Julie Garden-Robinson September 4, 2018

I can’t handle hot weather. While some people are basking in the heat, my face turns bright red almost immediately. My kids pretend they don’t know me. Then I wilt in the shade and retreat indoors. Recently, we had a heat wave that sent temperatures soaring near or above 100 F (38 C) in some

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