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Debate on agriculture generates few sparks

Trade, research spending and farm labour issues dominated the discussion

By Alex Binkley October 9, 2015

The National Agriculture Leaders Debate generated few sparks Sept. 30 in what seemed more like lengthy academic discussions than a rousing conflict of ideas from candidates in the Oct. 19 election. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and his New Democrat and Liberal critics — Malcolm Allen and Mark Eyking — got in a few jabs over

Dairy cattle, Opinion

Opinion: Dairy farmers get (undeserved) bad rap during TPP negotiations

By John Morriss August 10, 2015

The proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement involves 12 countries representing about 40 per cent of the world’s economy, but some of Canada’s national media coverage would have had you believe that there is only one issue holding it up — access to Canada’s dairy market. The Globe and Mail was the worst offender —

Milk, citric acid, salt, rennet, a stainless steel pot and a thermometer are what you need to make your own cheese.

Recipe Swap

Say ‘cheese’ for a food science experience at home

Prairie Fare: Summer Vegetable Frittata

By Julie Garden-Robinson July 17, 2015

Mom, I want to learn to make cheese,” my 17-year-old daughter said. “Cheese?” I responded, wanting to be sure I heard her correctly. “I love cheese. I think it would be a good 4-H project,” she replied. She certainly knows how to get my attention and mentoring. I hadn’t made cheese since I taught basic

Country Crossroads, Dairy cattle

Bottled-up anticipation for Steinbach couple’s new fresh-from-the-farm milk

A new on-farm milk-processing venture opens new markets to add value to their organically produced milk

By Lorraine Stevenson June 24, 2015

Milk sold in glass bottles may be retro — but it is the newest niche in dairy sales. And Manitoba dairy farmers Jim and Angie Appleby aim to fill it. Eager customers started buying 946-ml bottles of milk pasteurized and bottled right on their farm using milk from their Steinbach farm’s organically raised herd of

Recipe Swap

Have you applauded a cow lately?

Prairie Fare: Cheesy Tortilla Mini Pizzas

By Julie Garden-Robinson June 12, 2015

As I finished my glass of ice-cold milk, I thought about my now 20-year-old son’s comments many years ago. He always has enjoyed milk. When he was a toddler, we would hear his tiny voice saying “want milk” in the early-morning hours. He wanted his milk and cereal pronto. One day, as our toddler gazed

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Milking it: Israel leads the way in dairy tech

China, India, other Asian countries, now look to Israeli expertise

By Ari Rabinovitch June 2, 2015

Decades ago Israeli dairy farmers confronted a quandary — how could they provide milk to a fast-growing population in a country that is two-thirds desert, with little grazing land? They turned to technology, developing equipment that boosted output — from cooling systems to milk meters and biometrics — and have made Israeli cows the most

Dairy cattle, Local news

Thousands of litres of milk heading west

Demand for milk is up as dairy marketing takes hold

By Shannon VanRaes May 22, 2015

A combination of factors, including an increased demand for dairy products, has Manitoba’s dairy farmers shipping 75,000 litres of milk out of province every day. But changes to the province’s processing capacity have also played a key role, according to Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chairman, David Wiens. “Probably the biggest reason that that’s been happening

Opinion

Editorial: More to TPP than milk and eggs

The Trans-Pacific Partnership and what a deal could mean for Canadian producers

By John Morriss May 18, 2015

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement now under negotiation involves 12 of the world’s largest economies, and has been described as “NAFTA on steroids.” What’s holding it up? Canadian dairy farmers. Or so you’d think about reading some of the national and international media coverage. Some of it made us think of the coverage of

Crops, Local news

Program aims for best time to take first alfalfa cut

Twice weekly reports will be emailed out, including in the Manitoba Co-operator’s Daily News

By Allan Dawson May 12, 2015

Determining the optimum time to take the first cut of alfalfa is as simple as subscribing to an email, thanks to the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s (MFGA) Green Gold Program. Starting in mid-May, 15 to 20 alfalfa fields across Manitoba will be sampled twice a week and the relative feed value (RFV) calculated by

Research proves that he likes it better than the white stuff.

Did you know?

Rural kids like milk better (especially if it’s free)

School milk consumption dropped by almost half  when chocolate was not available

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 23, 2015

Kids drink more chocolate milk than regular milk when offered a choice, and rural kids drink more milk than urban kids when it’s offered free. That’s the conclusion of “Impact of the removal of chocolate milk from school milk programs for children in Saskatoon, Canada,” a paper published Jan. 14 in the journal Applied Physiology,

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade

U.S. grains: Corn futures set June high on US export demand

California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat

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