Just Don’t Reach For The Ketchup Or Mayo

The American Chemical Society reports that just a couple of servings of spuds a day reduces blood pressure almost as much as oatmeal without causing weight gain. But don t reach for the ketchup, vinegar or mayonnaise. The research was not done with French fries, but with potatoes cooked without oil in a microwave oven.


Onions Offer More Than Flavour

No onions on my sandwich, please, my eight-year-old daughter said. I was chopping onions and other vegetables as I assembled panini sandwiches to cook on our electric sandwich grill. How about just a little onion for flavour? I asked. Remember the customer is always right, and this customer doesn t like onions! she exclaimed. My

Indonesia To Enforce Stricter Cattle Codes

Indonesia will register all importers of live cattle and beef from next month in a bid to improve standards and achieve self-sufficiency, a trade ministry official said last Friday. Under the new regulation, effective Oct. 1, importers must comply with strict regulations on feeding and slaughter facilities before the government approves their registration. Australia s


Canadian-EU Beef Exports Become More Economic

Canadian beef may soon have easier access to European Union (EU) markets, thanks to upcoming revisions to the production and processing protocol that governs Europe s imports of Canadian beef. These changes would be very significant, says Mark Klassen, director of technical services for the Canadian Cattlemen s Association, who has been working with industry

Recipe Swap – for Sep. 8, 2011

Sendyourrecipesorreciperequeststo: ManitobaCo-operatorRecipe Swap Box 1794, Carman, Man. R0G 0J0 or email [email protected] Building on last year’s success, organizers have another Open Farm Day planned this September 18, with more and greater diversity of farms to visit this year. Thousands of people poured through open farm gates on a beautiful September afternoon last year; attendance surpassed


More Questions For Reena – for Sep. 1, 2011

Hi Reena, I am planning to install pot lights in my newly renovated home. Are there any guidelines as to where to place the lights? Dear Bentley, Try not to place lights too close together or in rows down the centre of the room. You don’t want to create an airport runway appearance. Match the

Meats Dominate U. S Agri-Export Arena

CHICAGO/REUTERS The recent slowdown in oilseed and corn exports has served as a reminder to U.S. crop producers that high prices can cut into consumer interest over time. But U.S. meat producers seem to be having no such problems, with beef and pork shipments looking set to hit all-time records in 2011 if the sales


Canada Beef Inc. Off And Running

In this case, one head is better than three. Canada Beef Inc. – formed by the merger of Canadian Beef Export Federation, the Beef Information Centre, and the National Check-off Agency – is ready to hit the ground running now that it has a board and chief executive, says the chair of the new agency.