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Province hopes good things will be cooking in Swan River

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The province expects entrepreneurs will be cooking up some innovation in Swan River’s new food-processing centre. The government has spent $80,000 to outfit a former meeting room of the War Veterans Community Hall on 6th St. N. — part of a pilot project to provide entrepreneurs from northern communities with the opportunity to test and
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Manitobans challenged to DIG IN

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Initiative of Food Matters Manitoba challenges Manitobans to spend $10 a week of their grocery money on a local food purchase An urban-based food issues think-tank is challenging Manito-bans to make this the year they start buying more local food and connecting with the people who grow it. The Dig In Challenge is a five-month
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Three tax changes could boost agriculture

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The CFA is lobbying for changes to three federal income tax rules and the Agri-Invest program it says would attract badly needed investment and young people into farming, while encouraging small operations to grow. Garnet Etsell, a member of the Tax Working Group of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture said in an interview the group
News, Oilseeds

Manitoba filmmakers delve into alternative fuels

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If you have a pile of mouldering Tim Hortons cups in your car, you might have a fuel source at your fingertips: some work required. It’s one of the alternative fuel sources explored in the Manitoba-made documentary, “Drive For Free: The Alternative Fuel Revolution.” “We like to do stories that kind of question the status
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Canada lagging in ag research

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Canadian agriculture is being shortchanged by governments when it comes to basic research compared to other countries, according to John Cranfield of the University of Guelph. “We are standing still while other countries are getting ahead of us,” said Cranfield, citing statistics from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. The professor, an agricultural economist,
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Ritz says budget cuts won’t affect food safety

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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz is brushing off accusations that cuts at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will eliminate the jobs of 100 veterinarians and inspectors. Reductions will be predominantly “backroom changes,” said Ritz. “Anyone who says this will affect food safety is off the mark,” he said. But the president of the agriculture division of
Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap, April 19, 2012

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The quickening pulse Having lunch with friends a couple of years ago, we naturally began talking about food and the subject came around to “pulses.” Surprisingly, few knew what a “pulse” actually was. Few also ate lentils or chickpeas on any regular basis, although they were curious to learn more. Mission ImPulsible Here are two
Opinion

Bigger and bigger and …

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Two years ago March 12, trumpets blasted in Ankeny, Iowa, as America’s new gladiators for agricultural justice — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr., his antitrust chief Christine Varney, U.S. Department of Agriculture boss Tom Vilsack and hundreds of farmers — gathered for a day-long discussion on “competitive dynamics of the seed industry; trends in
Livestock, Other livestock

Adverse consequences of phenylbutazone

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Phenylbutazone, referred to as “bute” amongst horsemen, is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for the short-term relief of pain, inflammation, and fever in horses. It is one of the most common medications administered to horses but indiscriminate use is wrought with adverse consequences. Therefore horse owners must be aware of its appropriate and prudent use.
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Super-size surveys show consumer landscape is changing

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McDonald’s is an iconic brand which has transcended its all-American heritage to become the world’s most renowned fast-food brand leader. Yet to stay at the top, McDonald’s must change some of the same practices that got it there, says a senior company official. “As the face of Canada truly changes, so does its eating habits,”

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