Mary MacLean can’t imagine starting Happy Dance Hummus without help from staff at the Food Development Centre. “Basically everything I didn’t know I would turn to them to find out,” MacLean told the Co-operator. When she began her business, about five years ago, she took her homemade hummus to FDC in Portage for analysis. When

Canadian Agri-Food Trade Exporters (CAFTA) is calling for a trade implementation position within Global Affairs, but the country’s chief negotiator is already spilling cold water on the idea. In its list of priorities and policies for 2021, CAFTA says the creation of such a position is needed in Global Affairs Canada to monitor and facilitate engagement with

“Straw hats and old dirty hankies, Mopping a face like a shoe, Thanks for the meal here’s a song that is real, From a kid from the city to you.” These words serve as the verse to Murray McLauchlan’s, “The Farmers Song.” Released in 1972, the song is a snapshot of the changing place of

Are you one of those who has recently taken up watching birds, or feeding or photographing them? With most Manitobans staying close to home, these have become new hobbies for many. With the arrival of spring, there are different birds to watch for, new requirements in bird feeding and maybe some changes in how you

Blair and Lois McRae of Mar Mac Farms are the recipients of the Manitoba Simmental Association’s 2020 A.0. Henuset Ambassador Award. It’s meant to recognize those who “… have unselfishly given of their time to help establish the Simmental industry in Manitoba.” The McRae family has been in the Simmental business near Brandon for the

About a year ago the COVID-19 lockdowns led to an odd phenomenon. Home bakers went to the store looking for yeast and found the shelf completely cleaned out. If you asked a grocer about it you were told that there’s none to be had, even the warehouse was empty. The entire stock was bought out