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What’s Up – for Feb. 4, 2010

February 4, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Feb. 3-4 – Manitoba Swine Seminar, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info call Dallas Ballance at 204-475-8585, visit www.ManitobaSwineSeminar.caor email [email protected]. Feb. 4 – Crop Day, Legion Hall, 294 Lumber Ave., Steinbach. For more info call 204-346-6080 or email [email protected]. Feb. 4-5 –

Cereals, News, Oilseeds, Pulses

Functional Food Business A Tough Sell

By Lorraine Stevenson October 29, 2009

“I think we’ll all say that the commercialization piece has been the slowest to happen.” – LEE ANNE MURPHY, CO-ORDINATOR OF THE MANITOBA AGRI-HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK (MAHRN) Scott Sigvaldason sold part of the family’s 106-year-old farm, rented out the rest and invested about $800,000 of his own money to develop a product that could provide

Cereals, Country Crossroads

Partly Barley, Partly Pulse

By Lorraine Stevenson October 22, 2009

Can delicious and nutritious pasta get any better? Technical specialists at the Canadian International Grains Institute (CIGI) say “yes” and they’re working on the recipe to prove it. By substituting a portion of the traditional durum semolina with barley or pulse flour, they’ve come up with a version of spaghetti that’s higher in fibre without

Cereals, Hogs, News

In Brief… – for Aug. 20, 2009

August 20, 2009

Be slap happy: August 20 is World Mosquito Day – a day set aside to raise awareness of the importance of mosquito control. “Mosquitoes cause more human suffering than any other organism, and afflict not only humans, but animals as well,” the American Mosquito Control Association says in a release. The annual event was originated

Cereals, Crops

Cigi Program In Its 42Nd Year

By Cigi Release July 16, 2009

Re p r e s e n t a t i v e s from 12 countries are attending the 42nd International Grain Industry Program at the Canadian International Grains Institute (CIGI) in Winnipeg. The two-week program that begins July 6 features classroom and technical demonstrations on Canadian grains for international customers. The sessions will

Cereals, News, Pulses

Ritz Excludes CWB From Moroccan Trade Mission

By Allan Dawson April 23, 2009

“I’m not sure why they would wait for me to lead a trade mission. I think they should be here on a month-by-month basis. This is an important market.” – gerry ritz When Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz went to Morocco to promote more trade, he failed to take along the agency responsible for most of

Cereals, Crops

U. K. Miller Offers High Praise For CWB, Canadian Wheat

By Allan Dawson March 19, 2009

Small packages of a white powdery substance are quietly entering the U. S. from Canada on a regular basis. It’s the good stuff – primo, in fact. But it’s not cocaine or heroin. Nope, it’s flour milled from Western Canadian Red Spring wheat, considered the best in the world. And the “mules” hauling it south

News, Oilseeds, Other livestock

What’s Up – for Feb. 26, 2009

February 26, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 March 2-4 – Canadian Value Chain Network three-day workshop, Winnipeg. Topic: “Customer-focused collaboration: Mastering value chain implementation.” Registration $424 per person, deadline one week before workshop. For more info call Eugene at MRAC at 1-800-216-9767 or e-mail [email protected]. March 3 – Deerwood Soil and Water Management

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Farmers must embrace free market opportunities

By Curtis Sims November 13, 2008

I farm full time at MacGregor, Man. Over the years I have been involved in farm policy issues, particularly grain transportation and marketing. It has become clear to me that the only way for the wheat and barley industry to become more prosperous for farmers and their communities is to embrace free market opportunities, with

Country Crossroads, Pulses

Pulse Canada releases video showcasing research

By Lorraine Stevenson November 13, 2008

Research always produces a pile of reports and other paper documents. Three years of it at Pulse Canada was no exception. But instead of producing another thick document, as the final report of its Pulse Innovation Project, the national organization has found a novel new way to share their findings: an upbeat, 10-minute video. The

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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