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Researchers think there’s potential potatoes could be grown on Mars.
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Extraterrestrial potato production studied

Researchers from Peru’s potato centres and NASA are trying to 
grow spuds in conditions that mimic Mars

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In a move that mirrors the Matt Damon blockbuster “The Martian,” researchers are trying to prove potatoes can grow on Mars. The International Potato Center (CIP) recently launched a series of experiments to discover if potatoes can grow under Mars atmospheric conditions. CIP’s proof of concept experiment to grow potatoes in simulated Martian conditions began
Nicholas Nowosad enjoys performing.

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Oakburn farm boy loves to play his fiddle

Youngest of three opts for music and dance versus hockey

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Adamant he didn’t want to play hockey like his two older brothers, Nicholas Nowosad of Oakburn surprised his parents when he declared he wanted to learn to play the violin instead. And several years later, the eight-year-old fiddled his way to second place in his age category at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in 2016.
Chicken and salsa taquitos
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Freeze-ahead convenience foods

You can either make intentional freezer meals or just double up recipes and freeze some for later

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It won’t be long until spring gets underway and winter routines are replaced by long hours of field work. Knowing what lies ahead, now is a good time to start stashing away a few freezer meals to lighten the load. Making freezer meals is easy and convenient. It can be as simple as doubling a
Wild oat chemical control options
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Wild oat chemical control options

Our History: March 1974

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Your wild oat chemical control options in 1974 included Avadex, Treflan, Avenge (barley only), Endaven (wheat), Asulox (flax) and Carbyne, a post-emergent product from Gulf. In our March 7 issue, an article by Elmer Stobbe of the University of Manitoba discussed the “billion-dollar problem” of wild oats on the Prairies, and reviewed the chemical options
Grandview’s Main Street is missing a longtime fixture in the local community with the closing of the Grandview Exponent newspaper after 117 years.
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Last edition of 117-year-old rural newspaper hits newsstands

The Exponent in Grandview published its last edition February 28. It first rolled off the presses March 7, 1901

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Residents of Grandview have read the last edition of their weekly local newspaper, publishing weekly for well over a century. The Chaloners, owners of the Exponent announced on the front page of the February 28 edition that this would be its last after 117 years in business. It marks the end of an era in
Quinoa, seen growing wild here in Peru at an altitude of 3,800 metres, is an example of one crop that could be better domesticated with modern technology.
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Planned mutations can increase crop options

The most common food crops benefited from natural mutations and modern technology could aid this process

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There are more than 300,000 plant species in existence, but just three — rice, wheat and corn — account for almost all of the plant matter consumed by humans. In no small part that’s because natural mutations arose making these crops the easiest to harvest. But with gene editing technology like CRISPR, researchers suggest we
cartoon image of a family seated at a table
The Jacksons

The foundation for a good marriage

The Jacksons from the March 9, 2017 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

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You need more coffee?” Andrew Jackson stood at the kitchen counter, the coffee pot in his right hand, and a freshly filled mug in his left. He paused, waiting for an answer. “I’m good!” Rose’s voice floated in from the sunroom across the hall. Andrew slid the coffee pot back onto the warm element of
Canada’s 150th anniversary is a good time to celebrate our unique recipes.
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A ‘new-old’ food business celebrates cross-Canada ties

Prairie Fare: Avion Harvest’s first incarnation marketed yellow peas to Quebec cooks

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Canadians are planning many celebrations for our 150th year, and guaranteed these events will revolve around lots and lots of food. Expect to consume, for example, copious amounts of ultra-Canuck and super-delicious pea soup. Pea soup’s been around awhile. It would have fuelled French explorer Samuel de Champlain and his crew as they rolled in
Canada’s top seed disinfectant
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Canada’s top seed disinfectant

Our History: March 1953

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Your seed treatment options in this ad from our March 12, 1953 issue included mercury-based Ceresan and Benesan, or C-I-L Bunt Cure, which was a non-mercurial treatment for wheat costing three cents an acre. Among the front page news items that week was the death of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin at age 73, introduction of
Iconic peace tower coming down at International Peace Gardens
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Iconic peace tower coming down at International Peace Gardens

Work to dismantle the tower, put up in 1982, began last week by a crew experienced in concrete grain elevator demolition

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It was expected to last a century but after just 35 years the 120-foot iconic tower at the International Peace Gardens is coming down. A North Dakota-based firm with experience deconstructing concrete grain terminals arrived on site Feb. 22. The contractor was expected to be done the task in about two weeks using a crane

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