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Large group of Halloween Jack o Lanterns over a white background
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Jack-o’-lanterns and more

Prairie Fare: Don’t forget all the tasty foods you can create from this fall mainstay

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Carving ghoulish images into pumpkins and bringing them to life with flickering candlelight is one of our favourite Halloween traditions. But carving jack-o’-lanterns for trick-or-treaters isn’t the only way to enjoy pumpkins. They make delicious, affordable and nutritious foods too. Those big pumpkins may not be as sweet as the smaller “sugar pumpkins” or “pie
The CFIA spends much of its time and budget on inspection and regulation of meat-processing plants.
National news

Action finally in sight on CFIA modernization

Changes were first promised more than five years ago 
but were derailed by a federal election

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After a five-year gestation period, proposed changes to modernize the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are about to arrive at the delivery room. Speaking to the annual meeting of the Canadian Meat Council, Health Minister Jane Philpott said publication of the changes in the Canada Gazette is imminent. The government publishes proposed regulatory changes in Part
Use your favourite apples to make this tasty recipe.
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How about some apple nachos?

Prairie Fare: There are many uses for the fruit from the old apple tree in the yard

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I plan to make apple nachos for dessert,” I said to my 18-year-old daughter, who was taking a break from college food that evening. She looked at me for a couple of seconds. I think she was deciding whether she heard me correctly. She likes nachos, but I think I threw her for a loop
Get the whole family involved in making this naan recipe by letting everyone take 
turns forming and cooking the bread on the griddle.
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Family mealtimes matter

Sitting down for a meal together can improve nutrition, 
strengthen relationships and decrease stress

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Mom was going to make tater tot hot dish,” my husband said with a grin. I looked at him with narrowed eyes and raised eyebrows. I really exaggerated my expression for effect. He usually knows “the look” indicates he needs to stop talking. Our three kids laughed at our interaction. Actually, I was teasing him,
Pipestone-area producer Bryce Lobreau planted 15 acres of Linden butternut squash this summer.
Crops, Local news

Grain growers try their hand at veg production

Canadian Prairie Garden Puree Products Inc., based in Portage la Prairie 
has significantly ramped up its organic product line

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Not long ago Bryce Lobreau would have scoffed had someone told him he’d be growing a field of vegetables one day. The Pipestone-area farmer was focused on building up his cattle herd, to become what is now Manitoba’s largest organic livestock feeder, and expanding his land base, now at 5,000 acres of mostly hay land
Cut your food waste with a few helpful tips
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Cut your food waste with a few helpful tips

Too often perfectly safe food is being thrown away, as much as 90 billion pounds a year

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Did you eat the potatoes I gave you?” I asked my son. He has been living in an apartment for a couple of months now. I had given him some large baking potatoes. I thought they would be the basis of an easy meal. Just scrub, poke a few holes and bake. I bought him
canola plant
Oilseeds, Opinion

Editorial: We might need 100-bushel canola

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The Canola 100 Agri-Prize for the first to achieve 100-bushel canola makes for an interesting challenge. Despite a favourable lingering PR image as the “Cinderella crop,” a look at the numbers suggests canola is showing signs of middle age. A few patches in a good growing year might even approach 80 to 90 bushels now,
Martin Entz speaks about organic soybeans near Carman.
Crops, Oilseeds

Higher seeding rate needed for organic soybeans

Transitioning to organic soybeans is possible with strategic planning

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It’s a simple question, one that Martin Entz hopes producers will seriously consider. “Why not grow organic soybeans?” he asked producers gathered at the Ian N. Morrison research farm near Carman late last month for the Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers’ annual SMART Day. “Something farmers are always looking for is on-farm diversification, so we’ve
Jeffery Kostuik, diversification specialist with Parkland Crop Diversification Foundation, shed some light on industrial hemp production at the Westman Agriculture Diversification Organization field day in Melita on July 22.
Crops, Local news

Potential growers get a look at the ins and outs of growing hemp

The PCDF has been testing 10 varieties and four sites in Manitoba and two in Saskatchewan

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A rapidly growing market and attractive payoffs have some producers considering diversifying into industrial hemp production. “Right now hemp is trading at about 85 to 95 cents per pound. Last year, I think the provincial average on yield was around 1,100 to 1,200 pounds. It makes it to be a fairly attractive crop to grow
Try a new sandwich during ‘National Sandwich Month’
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Try a new sandwich during ‘National Sandwich Month’

Prairie Fare: Thai Chicken Wraps

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As I was eating a “fancy” grilled cheese sandwich the other day at a hotel restaurant, I thought of the grilled cheese sandwiches of my childhood. The hotel sandwich had some kind of cream sauce, about five kinds of cheese and sliced tomatoes inside. I paid way too much for it. Although I usually eat

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