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Chinese lanterns can be used to make attractive arrangements.
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Is the reward of growing Chinese lanterns worth the risk?

This is a very invasive plant but if contained you will enjoy the colourful pods in the fall

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Some plants that we grow can reap big rewards but come with some risk. The risk might involve substantial cost when success is doubtful, or the plant might be a beauty but it usually succumbs to insect or disease attacks. Other plants are so invasive that although beautiful, the effort needed to keep them contained
Dr. Poonam Singh, (r), discusses how good bugs can fight bad bugs with (from left): Assiniboine 
student Gopin Patel, Shelmerdine employee Stephanie Walker and Assiniboine research intern 
Tiffany Nykolyshyn.
Country Crossroads, Local news

It’s a bug-eat-bug world, says Assiniboine faculty member

Researcher uses $25,000 NSERC grant to reduce pesticide use

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Bugs that eat bugs fascinate Dr. Poonam Singh. The instructor and researcher at Assiniboine Community College is studying the effectiveness of using “good bugs” to control pests that injure and sometimes kill plants. Singh is the first instructor at Assiniboine to receive a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Wheat that put bread into the mouths of millions
Our History

Wheat that put bread into the mouths of millions

Our History: July 1964

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The front page of our July 9, 1964 issue featured a photo of R. Glenn Anderson, a wheat breeder at the “rust lab” at the Department of Agriculture Cereal Research Station in Winnipeg. The photo illustrated the height difference between normal-height wheat and semi-dwarf wheat that Anderson had begun developing in 1956. That month Anderson
Rice farmers in India.  PHOTO: KEVIN KRAJICK
Did you know?, News

Swapping crops

Growing crops other than rice could save water and improve nutrition

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Researchers say the best choice for some developing countries may be to rethink the types of crops they’re growing. A paper by researchers at Columbia University, published recently in the journal Science Advances, examined the situation in India and found plenty of challenges based on its widespread cultivation of rice. It’s a water-hungry plant that’s
Listowel, Ontario Women’s Institute member and quilt maker Donna Henderson created ‘A Story in Patchwork’ sold by raffle during the recent Federated Women’s Institute of Canada convention in Winnipeg.
Country Crossroads, Other

WI quilt ‘A Story in Patchwork’

About 120 delegates recently visited Winnipeg to attend the Federated Women’s Institute of Canada convention

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A brightly coloured quilt dubbed ‘A Story in Patchwork’ on display in Winnipeg this past weekend vividly symbolizes the group that helped piece it together, says its maker. Donna Henderson of Listowel, Ontario was in Manitoba last week to attend the Federated Women’s Institute of Canada’s (FWIC) convention, bringing with her a quilt she constructed
cartoon image of a family seated at a table
Other, The Jacksons

Summer memories of keeping cool

The Jacksons from the July 19, 2018 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

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The best thing about it,” Brady Jackson said as he set his beer down on the arm of the Adirondack chair in which he was seated in Andrew and Rose’s sunroom, next to his wife Amanda, “is that our walks with Rover are way shorter than usual. Yesterday when I took him out late in
A family picnic is a great way to build and sustain familial bonds.
Recipe Swap

Create family meal memories with picnics

Prairie Fare: Eating together as a family has many physical, mental and emotional health benefits

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I always looked forward to picnics when I was a child. We would visit friends who lived on lakes or, sometimes, we went to a park. Getting ready for our picnic was quite a production because we had salads, fruit, meat, fresh buns, potatoes and dessert. Homemade lemonade was in a gallon-sized thermos container. We
The early telephone broke the isolation of rural Manitoba. Seen here are early telephone operators.
Country Crossroads, Other

Our rural phone

The early telephone was as transformative as the internet is today

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The rural phone had at last reached the district. Many there were who fought strongly against its coming, but the few progressive citizens after a hard fight managed to overcome all objections. When the poles and strands of shiny wire were actually on the ground, all felt as though we were given a new world.
Aava Cook had a wide smile as she took a seat on one of the rides.
Country Crossroads, Other

Waywayseecappo First Nation business celebrates anniversary

Wayway Food Mart has been going strong for 25 years thanks to ‘family’

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Attendance numbers at the Wayway Food Mart’s 25th anniversary celebration in May definitely showcased how “family” has aided in the success and growth of the business located on Waywayseecappo First Nation. Store manager, Dan Szwaluk, said over the three-day event, attendance figures were around the 2,000 mark. “It was wonderful, the weather co-operated despite a
Sitting long hours in the tractor can cause lower back pain.
Country Crossroads, Other

Farmers need to keep in shape

Sitting long hours in the tractor cab is hard on 
the body so here’s some tips to help prevent injury

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Paul Gregory, 60, is a farmer and president of Interlake Forage Seeds Ltd. in Fisher Branch, Manitoba. He is also an avid skier and running marathoner who believes one must condition their body for farming just like for sport. “Lower back pain is a part of long days in the cab of a tractor or

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