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Phosphorus acid a strong option for disease control in potatoes

Both foliar or post-harvest application are options, depending on circumstances

By Julienne Isaacs May 6, 2015

Phosphorus acid was a much-discussed topic at Manitoba Potato Production Days in Brandon this year, and for good reason. A variety of phosphorus acid treatments, registered in Canada under the labels Phostrol, Rampart and Confine, are useful additions to growers’ tool boxes for disease control. Susan Ainsworth, a potato specialist for Syngenta in Manitoba, offered

Grain Markets, Markets

Canola trade already looking past acreage estimate

However, fewer acres could mean tight supplies to come

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 4, 2015

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts held narrowly rangebound during the week ended April 24, but managed to move higher overall, with the biggest gains in the new-crop months. Statistics Canada’s acreage intentions report, released April 23, provided the big news for the week as far as canola was concerned. However, even the first official acreage

Crops

Biosecurity measures key to combating crop diseases

Potato wart, potato cyst nematode, bacterial wilt (or brown rot) and bacterial ring rot  are all diseases of concern to Manitoba potato growers in 2015

By Julienne Isaacs May 4, 2015

The risk of devastating losses from potato pests can be managed through crop biosecurity measures, says Vikram Bisht, an extension plant pathologist for Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. As part of his presentation at Manitoba Potato Production Days in Brandon in January, Bisht issued a call to action to potato growers to stay ahead

Recipe Swap

How to manage splurges at big-box food stores

Prairie Fare: Avocado Egg Scramble

By Julie Garden-Robinson May 1, 2015

Are we going to buy a pallet of baked beans today?” my husband teased. I grabbed the handle of the van-sized grocery cart and began strolling through the towers of food in the warehouse where food is sold in bulk quantities. I put a large bag of avocados in my cart even though I had

Local news, Oilseeds

Culinary experts get to test – and taste – artisanal canola oil

Manitoba chefs were recently offered a taste of cold-pressed, extra-virgin canola oil

By Jennifer Paige April 27, 2015

Culinary experts throughout the province recently got their hands on a few samples of an innovative new canola product, straight out of the product development department at Portage’s Food Development Centre. The Manitoba Canola Growers Association in collaboration with the Manitoba Agri-Health Research Network Inc. (MAHRN) have started cold pressing canola to develop virgin canola

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Beer from bread that never became a sandwich

A Brussels brewery is making beer out of stale bread to reduce waste

By Robert-jan Bartunek April 27, 2015

A small Brussels-based brewery has embarked on a project to make beer from leftover bread, harking back to antiquity, when bread, rather than barley, was the main ingredient. The idea for brewing with bread came when 31-year-old Frenchman Sebastien Morvan talked to a friend about food waste, specifically the bread thrown away because supermarkets, eager

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Is it time for an oil change in your recipes?

Prairie Fare: Personalized Homemade Salad Dressing and Crunchy Munchy Cookies

By Julie Garden-Robinson April 17, 2015

Whew!” I thought to myself when I opened the can of solid shortening. It looked OK, but the aroma almost took my breath away. I have one recipe where I use this particular type of fat, and I hadn’t made it in at least six months, based on the date I had listed on the

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Feast your eyes on eggs

Prairie Fare: A recipe for Egg Muffins

By Julie Garden-Robinson April 10, 2015

When I was a toddler, my aunt often picked me up and took me out to eat at our local café. I chose the same menu item whether we went out for breakfast, lunch or an afternoon snack. “I’ll have trampled ‘oggs’ and totes,” I said to the waitress. I was about two years old

News

Raw milk dramatically increases risk for foodborne illness

Study says risk is 100 times greater than with pasteurized milk

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 8, 2015

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health in Maryland have released a study which says consumers are nearly 100 times more likely to get foodborne illness from drinking raw milk than they are from drinking pasteurized milk. In a release, the researchers said raw milk was associated with over half of all

Recipe Swap

Be the grill master this spring

Prairie Fare: Foil Vegetable Packets

By Julie Garden-Robinson April 2, 2015

What should I grill for dinner tonight?” my husband asked the other day. I began naming a variety of possibilities. Then I paused and grinned. Buying him a grill for Father’s Day was the best gift I ever bought myself, our three kids and even our three dogs. We all enjoy the benefits of delicious

Daily Network News

USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals

China urges hog producers to manage output, vows timely reserve adjustments

Farm Credit Canada offers aid to farmers, companies affected by Iran war price spikes

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