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The Jacksons

A happy announcement set to music

The Jacksons from the November 10, 2016 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

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I love the smell of bacon in the morning.” Andrew Jackson appeared in the kitchen doorway and headed straight for the coffee maker. “You love the smell of bacon any time of day,” said Rose, who was standing at the stove with an egg in each hand and a hot frying pan ready in front
Luc Persyn displays some of his more recent findings, among them an unexploded bomb and a hand grenade.
Country Crossroads

Iron Harvest: Farming on deadly ground

One hundred years after the fact, Europe’s battlegrounds can still yield a deadly crop

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October 19, 2014 was a warm and sunny day and West Flemish farmer Luc Persyn needed to do a little plowing. Little did he know that would almost kill him. When Persyn first heard the thump beneath his tractor he assumed he’d simply hit a rock, but then the cab slowly began to fill with
Poppy seed heads can be left natural (r) or colour added such as these burgundy painted ones (l). Black poppy seeds are seen spilling from a container.
Country Crossroads

Poppies — a symbol of Remembrance Day

These beautiful flowers also produce seed heads and seeds for a variety of uses

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November 11 brings back memories for many people and the poppy is one of the established symbols of Remembrance Day. However, they are useful for more than the beauty of their flowers and to remind us of the fields of poppies near European war memorials. Poppies produce beautiful seed heads and abundant seeds, both of
Farmers urged not to vote for rapeseed
Our History

Farmers urged not to vote for rapeseed

Our History: November 1973

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This ad by the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange in our November 22, 1973 issue encouraged farmers not to vote for rapeseed to be put under control of the Canadian Wheat Board in an upcoming plebiscite. The results were 52.7 per cent of keeping the open market, 46.2 per cent for CWB control and 1.1 per cent
The first copy of Manitoba historian Gordon Goldsborough’s new book off the press.
Country Crossroads, Local news

New book highlights hidden gems of Manitoba’s history

Abandoned Manitoba: From Residential Schools to Bank Vaults 
to Grain Elevators takes readers to all-but-forgotten places of the past

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Some have heard of these places, but few have seen them let alone know the story they tell. Even locals shrug their shoulders, says historian Gordon Goldsborough who set out a few years ago to travel the province and find historic sites. His new book Abandoned Manitoba: From Residential Schools to Bank Vaults to Grain
Antibodies from cattle, combined with engineered antigens, can trigger an immune response. A similar technique could work in humans.
Did you know?, Livestock, News

Cow antibodies show a path to fighting human disease

Novel vaccines combine natural antibodies and engineer antigens 
to trigger immune response

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Old Bessie may have shown researchers a new way to fight human diseases. A recent paper from University of Guelph scientists says a novel vaccine that protects cattle from a viral-driven respiratory disease may hold the secret to creating similar treatments for human diseases, ranging from gut infections to HIV and cancer. Azud Kaushik, a
Prairie Fare: Drive and dine
Recipe Swap

Prairie Fare: Drive and dine

From Scratch — Unique Eateries of Rural Manitoba is your guide to great eating 


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If you think time for touring Manitoba ends as the first flake falls, get your snow tires on. Beaches and campgrounds are shut down, of course, but places to eat great food stay open year round. A new guide From Scratch — Unique Eateries of Rural Manitoba will help you find them. This handy little
The eighth annual Take the Leap rural entrepreneurship conference was held in Dauphin on October 17.
Country Crossroads, Local news

The rural Manitoba advantage

Take the Leap provides valuable business development tools for rural entrepreneurs

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Rural Manitobans have big entrepreneurial dreams. The sizable turnout at this year’s Take the Leap conference in Dauphin Oct. 17 is just the latest sign of this, according to event organizers. Take the Leap, hosted by the Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce, aims to provide insight into the resources available to these budding business
Australian researchers say seaweed like this can slash methane emissions from cattle.
Did you know?, News

Seaweed supplement could slash cattle methane

Australian researchers have seen as much as 99 per cent 
of emissions eliminated

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Australian researchers are bringing a whole new meaning to ‘surf and turf.’ They’ve been working on a project funded by that country’s Commonwealth Science and Industry Research Organization (CSIRO) to use dried seaweed as a supplement in cattle feed to reduce methane emissions from cattle. They’ve discovered just a small amount of seaweed can mean

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