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Buckwheat snack food impresses at food show

By Lorraine Stevenson January 27, 2012

A new made-in-Manitoba snack food has been named one of the top 12 natural foods at an international gourmet food show in San Francisco. Buckshots, a roasted buckwheat snack, may have vaulted the crop from obscurity to significant new interest, too. Many of the Canadian, American, and global buyers attending the 2012 Winter Fancy Food

Country Crossroads

Snacks may be beneficial

By Julie Garden-Robinson January 24, 2012

Many people grew up with the “don’t eat between meals” message, so snacking often has a negative connotation because many people associate eating between meals with weight gain. Snacking between meals has been shown to have some positive health benefits, according to several studies. Researchers studied the relationship between snacking and obesity among adolescents. According

Cereals, Hogs, Livestock

Using DDGS Effectively To Reduce Feed Costs

By Bernie Peet October 6, 2011

Over the last decade, the availability of dried distillers grains with solubles, or DDGS, has increased rapidly, while the price of cereal grains has escalated. This is forcing the livestock industry to take a hard look at how to utilize the byproducts of industrial processes that use not only grains, but also oilseeds and pulses.

Country Crossroads, Poultry

Make The Grade

By Egg Farmers Of Canada September 8, 2011

As children start a new school year, parents start getting back into morning routines. Adding eggs into school-day breakfasts can help kids make the grade. Research has shown that children who eat a nutritious breakfast that is high in protein perform better at school. They need proper nourishment to give them the energy they need

Country Crossroads, Pulses

Old Cookbooks Interesting, Not Always Accurate

By Julie Garden-Robinson March 17, 2011

As I sorted through my cookbook col lect ion recently, I came upon one I had purchased at a museum. An Army Wife’s Cookbookwas filled with recipes and home remedies. From the book, I learned how to take care of a gunpowder burn with linseed oil and lime. (I hope I never need to use

Country Crossroads

Food Diaries Can Promote Weight Loss

By Julie Garden-Robinson February 17, 2011

Keeping a food diary takes a little discipline but can be an eye-opening experience. People often eat much more than they realize. All you need is a piece of paper and a pen or pencil. Then you write down everything you eat, whether it includes M&M’s nabbed from a candy dish, crackers in front of

Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

New Diet Guidelines Say Eat More Fruit, Less Salt

By Emily Stephenson February 10, 2011

Americans need to cut salt and fat and eat more fruits and vegetables, the Obama administration said in its latest set of dietary guidelines released Jan. 31. The new dietary guidelines also advise cutting out sugary drinks and drinking water instead, and eating less overall. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack released the guidelines, saying Americans

Hogs, Livestock

Watch For Mycotoxins In This Season’s Grain

November 25, 2010

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alber ta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. This year’s cool, wet weather not only delayed harvest, but also produced higher-than-normal incidence of fusarium mould in grain. Producers are being warned that high

Country Crossroads

As Usual Moderation Is The Key

By Julie Garden-Robinson November 25, 2010

Who can resist the aroma, texture and flavour of fresh-baked bread? Unfortunately, bread sometimes has been viewed as a villain in the world of weight management and weight loss. Some fad diets completely cut out grains and lots of nutrients in the process. Can we gain weight by regularly eating more calories from bread than

News

Salt Intake Unchanged In 50 Years

By Lorraine Stevenson November 11, 2010

Despite decades of attempts to get people to shake their salt habit, there is little evidence that sodium intake has changed in over 50 years, a new study says. And, as authors of an editorial published in the November American Journal of Clinical Nutritionpoint out, more regulation of sodium in processed foods isn’t likely to

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Women who fed a nation

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on China demand hopes; corn and wheat rebound

U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound, cattle hit upward limits

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Buckwheat snack food impresses at food show

Snacks may be beneficial

Using DDGS Effectively To Reduce Feed Costs

Make The Grade

Old Cookbooks Interesting, Not Always Accurate

Food Diaries Can Promote Weight Loss

New Diet Guidelines Say Eat More Fruit, Less Salt

Watch For Mycotoxins In This Season’s Grain

As Usual Moderation Is The Key

Salt Intake Unchanged In 50 Years

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