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Eggs are a nutritious and delicious protein source.
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Have you enjoyed an egg lately?

Prairie Fare: Eggs aren’t just cheap, delicious and convenient — they’re also among nature’s most nutritious foods

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When I was young, my family often purchased eggs from a local farmer. He knew that I really liked brown eggs. I think he enjoyed seeing me run to the door and open the cartons. I grinned broadly when the cartons were populated with brown eggs. I thought brown eggs tasted better in my favourite
The Roblin wheat advantage
Our History

The Roblin wheat advantage

Our History: March 1995

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Roblin was an up-and-coming variety when it was advertised in our April 6, 1995 issue. One of the stories on our front page that week was how the top-gaining Limousin bull at the Gunton bull test station had gone missing with no explanation, and there was a $500 reward offered for information as to his
Faculty member Danielle Tichit leads a class on oilseed handling and marketing 
at Assiniboine Community College, part of the ACC agribusiness program.
Country Crossroads, Local news

The other ag college: ACC’s growing agribusiness program

ACC’s agribusiness program is so successful that 26 years later there’s a waiting list to get in

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Amanda Boland’s parents don’t farm, but that didn’t stop agriculture from being a part of her childhood. The daughter of two ag retailers in Melfort, Sask., Boland was exposed early to the industry, eventually joining the workforce at Paragon Ag Services, the same company that employs her parents. She loaded and unloaded fertilizer trucks and
Frozen cropland may be a larger source of nitrous oxide emissions than previously understood.
Did you know?, News

Frozen soils might be major emitter

A University of Manitoba study has discovered 
the previously overlooked emissions

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A new study suggests global greenhouse emission calculations have overlooked an important aspect of the agricultural sector. Emissions, especially of the key gas nitrous oxide, may in fact be about 17 to 28 per cent greater for cultivated soils frozen in winter than currently thought. Mario Tenuta, professor in applied soil ecology at the University
East gate entrance into the park.
Country Crossroads

Get ready for Canada’s 150th anniversary

Celebrate by visiting a Parks Canada National Historic Site


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How you will celebrate Canada’s 150th? Why not check out some of our nation’s historic sites? As of 2016, there were 976 National Historic Sites in Canada, with 171 of them being administered by Parks Canada. One such site is the Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP) East Gate Registration Complex at the east entrance to
cartoon image of a family seated at a table
The Jacksons

Starting the day with a hearty (breakfast) conversation

The Jacksons from the March 23, 2017 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

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Randy Jackson leaned over to look out of the café window, setting his coffee down as he did so. His wife Jackie looked at him questioningly from across the table. “There they come,” said Randy. “I hope they’re wearing their high rubber boots because some of those sidewalk puddles are deep.” “You don’t want to
Don't skip all the health benefits eating breakfast can bring you.
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Does timing of meals affect health?

It turns out breakfast really is the most important meal of the day, according to a recent study

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They’re cagey. I fed them at 3 a.m.,” he noted. “You already fed them? Jake was barking, so I got up and fed them at 4:30 so you could sleep,” I responded. Yes, our three dachshunds are like infants who demand early-morning feedings. I got up with our three human kids when they were babies,
Make the most of seeding into stubble
Our History

Make the most of seeding into stubble

Our History: March 1961

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Summerfallow was still a common part of the rotation in 1961, but for those seeding into stubble, this ad from our March 30 issue reminded them that they needed nitrogen and suggested they leave an unfertilized check strip to confirm the difference. An article quoting Manitoba Department of Agriculture specialists reinforced the advice. It said
Glen Kirby.
Country Crossroads

Career journalist carves out new niche

Glen Kirby operates the Southwest Post, a digital-only news site serving southwestern Manitoba

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Glen Kirby has been writing the news his whole life, but to say the guy has ink in his blood isn’t quite accurate anymore. Binary codes, maybe. The career journalist launched the Southwest Post last fall, a digital-only news site carrying daily news stories he writes and photos taken as he covers the region around
Be honest and open about your business and yourself. It will attract customers, said Mark Evans, keynote speaker at the Direct Farm Marketing conference in Morden.
Country Crossroads

Well-told stories attract customers, conference speaker says

Even small businesses with no budget to market can use this approach to build brand recognition

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Small-scale direct-marketing businesses that don’t have budgets to do much marketing can build brand recognition by openly telling their business’s story, said the keynote speaker attending the Direct Farm Marketing conference here last week. “The best thing you can do is tell stories about yourselves,” Mark Evans, of Mark Evans Consulting, a Toronto-based company specialized

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