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MAFRI Extension Takes On A Whole New Mandate

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When the Manitoba Agriculture Department in late 2004 announced a major reorganization to its extension service, some predicted the demise of farm extension in the province. After all, the signs weren’t good in the rest of the country. A number of provinces, especially Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario, were cent ral izing, downs izing and, in
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Food Fight Challengers Sought

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The fifth annual Great Manitoba Food Fight is open for challengers, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers announced Nov. 24. Manitobans with a great new food or beverage idea are invited to enter the Great Manitoba Food Fight scheduled in April as part of the 2011 Capturing Opportunities event. “In the past four
Crops, Oilseeds

Soybeans Fighting Canola To Get Markets Back

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Soybeans are fighting back. Soybean oil is still the most consumed vegetable oil in North America, but it’s been losing ground to canola, which is regarded as the healthiest vegetable oil because it contains just seven per cent saturated fat. Part of canola’s gains have resulted from the development of high-stability, omega-9 oil. It has
Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Sep. 9, 2010

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Contractor dies in fall at greenhouse:An electrical contractor has died of injuries in a fall at Vanderveens’ Greenhouses, a major bedding plant and potted plant operation west of Carman, RCMP reported. The contractor, a 58-year-old man, was on a ladder propped up against a pole where he was unhooking hydro lines on the morning of
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Action Plan For Food Industry Could Help Farmers

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An action plan to help the Canadian food industry expand its international presence could pay dividends for Canadian farmers as well, says Jean-Pierre Blackburn, minister of state for agriculture. “The food processing sector can help propel Canada’s economic recovery,” Blackburn told reporters after a meeting with 50 representatives of the food industry. “This is why
Livestock

Food Safety A Priority

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When Parliament resumes next mo n t h , t h e Harper government should make introduction of long-promised food safety improvements a priority, says a food industry coalition. The Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition, which represents farm, food industry and consumer groups, wants the government to start consulting now. Many factors need to
Livestock

New Centre To Connect People With The Farm

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From the soil to the supper plate. A new facility at the University of Manitoba will give non-farmers a better connection with agriculture, food and the people who deal in both. The building under construction at the university’s Glenlea Research Station will be an interactive interpretive centre for the agri-food industry, with virtual displays and
News, Pulses

New Pulse Buyer Shuttered

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Altona pulse crop processor Sunbelt Prairie Products has closed its doors before it opened. The firm, owned by Makhdoom Abbas, who is also president and CEO of international food-processing firm Zeb Rice Ltd., went into receivership Nov. 16, said Collin LeGall with Winnipeg-based Lazer Grant, a trustee in bankruptcy. There’s a good possibility some other
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AITC Showcases Modern Cowboy Life

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About 150 Grade 10 students from as far away as Elkhorn and MacGregor and as near as Sioux Valley got a glimpse of the cattle industry from multiple angles on the sidelines of the Wheat City Stampede last week. Passing through 12 interactive stations manned by volunteers, the teenagers listened to presentations on beef cattle
Hogs, News

Agriculture Hall Of Fame – for Aug. 20, 2009

John Murray Cormack was born and raised on a family farm at Rossburn, Manitoba. He obtained a BSA from the University of Manitoba, an MSc from the University of Nebraska and a PhD from Iowa State University. Murray and Cather ine (nee Crookshank) raised four sons: Ron, Ken, Neil and David. From 1957 to 1959,

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