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February 4, 2010

MASC supports growing projects: Starting this year, the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. will waive hail insurance premiums for the maximum available coverage (currently $150 per acre) on up to 160 acres of land per eligible Canadian Foodgrains Bank project in Manitoba. A project must have an AgriInsurance contract to sign up for hail insurance and

Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Apr. 23, 2009

April 23, 2009

Group seeks provincial grass: A grassroots committee is running an online poll of Manitobans to find a nominee for Manitoba’s provincial grass emblem. “Let’s celebrate Manitoba’s native prairie grasslands by declaring a provincial grass emblem for Manitoba,” the Manitoba Provincial Grass Campaign Committee says on its website at www.manitobagrass.ca. As of April 18, big bluestem

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CFGB Receives Record Donations Despite Recession – for Apr. 23, 2009

April 23, 2009

Canadian Foodgrains Bank received $12.4 million in donations during the 2008-09 fiscal year, $4 million more than its previous annual record. “Despite the recession we’ve seen the generosity of Canadians increase this year,” said Jim Cornelius, executive director of Canadian Foodgrains Bank. “We are pleased and humbled to see so many people committed to the

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In Brief… – for Mar. 26, 2009

March 26, 2009

Food for work: Bangladesh will sell cheaper rice to millions of garment workers because the country’s prime export industry has been hit by the global economic downturn, a government minister said March 18. The country’s textile industry – which employs 2.5 million, mostly women, workers – requested a bailout as competition in global markets increases.

Cereals, News

Foodgrains Bank leads fast

October 16, 2008

The Canadian Foodgrains Bank has launched a new program called Fast for Change, to be held in tandem with World Food Day on Oct. 16. “We’re inviting Christians from all walks of life, all denominations and all area codes in Canada to join with us on that day, to spend the time fasting and reflecting

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Chicken, eggs benefit from demand for economical protein

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