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Canada Says China Importer To Buy More Canola Oil

By Rod Nickel December 10, 2009

China’s state-owned Sinograin will increase Canadian canola oil imports next year, the Canadian government said Dec. 5 after failing to secure broader access to the market for Canada’s exports of the oilseed. Sinograin, which manages China’s grain reserves, plans to import 350,000 tonnes of Canadian canola oil in 2010, an increase of 200,000 tonnes, the

Crops, Oilseeds

Biodiesel Mandate In Effect For Manitoba

By Ron Friesen November 12, 2009

Manitoba has become the first province in Canada to require biodiesel in diesel fuel. Fuel suppliers are now legally required to include a blend of two per cent biodiesel in their overall sales of on-road and off-road diesel. Manitoba is expected to use at least 20 million litres of biodiesel a year as a result

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

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Pulses

Do You Have Pumpkin Recipes To Share?

September 10, 2009

RECIPE SWAP Sandi Knight of Macdonald kindly responded to our call last week for a Gorp Bar recipe, sending us this one for Crunch Trail Mix Bars, which she clipped from a Today’s Parent magazine a couple of years ago. Sandi writes that the original recipe also called for three-quarters of a cup of sugar

Oilseeds, Opinion

Farmers As… Health-Care Professionals?

By Laura Rance-Unger August 27, 2009

It’s become common for farmers to refer to themselves as food producers, environmental managers or businesspeople. Now a discussion paper recently commissioned by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) aims to radically expand their job description. How about adding “health-care professional” to your resumé? Concluding that farmers’ fortunes and public health are intrinsically linked, the

News, Oilseeds

Smaller Canada Canola Crop Could Curb Exports

By Rod Nickel August 20, 2009

A sharply smaller Canadian canola crop in a year when crushing capacity is expanding could create tight supplies that would buoy prices and force buyers to rethink plans. Most Canadian crops are expected to shrink after cool weather and drought-delayed development. Farmers are hoping for later-than-normal frost-free weather to allow their crops to mature. Amid

Livestock, Oilseeds

Do Horses Need Extra Fat?

August 13, 2009

carol shwetz dvm Benefits of flaxseed supplementation include stimulation of the immune system, relief from arthritis, reduction of inflammation, and improved skin and hair coat. Feeding sources of fat to horses is currently one of the most fashionable topics in modern horse-keeping nutrition. This is a rather peculiar topic since natural horse diets are very

News, Oilseeds

Viterra Enters Canola-Crushing Business

By Ron Friesen August 6, 2009

A Manitoba canola-crushing plant with a checkered past has a new owner who promises a bright future for the facility. Viterra Inc. last week held a grand opening for its canola crush operation which it purchased earlier this year from Associated Proteins LP. It’s Viterra’s first venture into the canola-crushing business but likely not the

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds

Baked Empanadas With Beef Filling

August 6, 2009

One of the most common recipes found across cultures is pastry stuffed with a filling. Think Chinese eggrolls or Ukrainian perogies. The Spanish and South American empanada and the chimichanga are others. I think of both as versions of meat pies made into portable meals. CanolaInfo this summer has featured very tasty recipes on its

Cereals, Country Crossroads, Oilseeds

Pasta Salad

July 30, 2009

Here’s a tasty pasta recipe provided to us this week by Helen Koal of Cromer, Man. Helen writes that this recipe has served her family well for over 50 years! 1 red pepper, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 cucumber or 1/2 English cucumber 3 finely chopped onions 2 diced tomatoes

Daily Network News

CBOT Weekly: USDA predicts declines in planting intentions

Protein Industries Canada funds Saskatchewan pulse ingredient project

February canola crush up from 2025, StatCan reports

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