Farm Mentorship:

Ashley Cot had begun to walk toward the tour bus that had brought her to visit the St. Claude-area dairy farm when she suddenly turned back. Could she ask just one more question, she politely asked farm owner Roger Philippe. For the past hour she d diligently taken notes, pausing occasionally to stoop and give

Farmers Turn To The Web To Burnish Image

October is a busy month for Kansas farmer Darin Grimm. With 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans to harvest, the third-generation family farmer is running a combine nearly dawn to dusk. But he still makes time to tweet. Whether it s touting the benefits of a new fertilizer, sharing photos of a newborn calf, debating


Conventional Agriculture Yields Dividends

co-operator contributor / ottawa For all the controversy surrounding the use of pesticides, fertilizers and biotechnology, they add $7.9 billion a year in value to the Canadian economy through increased production of crops, fruits, vegetables and potatoes, says a report prepared for CropLife Canada. The breakdown is $6.4 billion for the higher quantity and quality

Legislation To End CWB Monopoly Being Tabled This Week

Legislation to end the Canadian Wheat Board s monopoly was to be tabled in the House of Commons Oct. 18, but the board is fighting back and is urging farmers to fight too. (Agriculture) Minister Ritz and Prime Minister Harper would like you to believe that this is a done deal, wheat board chair Allen


Jets Have A New Bud

BRIEFS Co-operator staff They ve got an official potato chip, and now the Winnipeg Jets have an official brewski to go with it. Budweiser an official partner of the team is bringing out a limited-edition beer, dubbed the Welcome Back Brew, to celebrate the return of the NHL to Manitoba. The company brought large, water-filled

A Fresh Look At Our Organic Roots

Janine Gibson isn t surprised when she hears about studies that find organic farming to be as productive as conventional production methods. To think that it couldn t be, well that s just garbage, said the organic inspector and cofounder of the Organic Food Council of Manitoba. According to an American study released this year,


Product Awareness

Priscilla Reimer heads the Manitoba Organic Alliance, an umbrella organization for organic associations and producers. The organic inspector said sound scientific research is an important aspect of promoting organic production methods, but added current findings are not unexpected. To me it s a non-argument … yes, we can feed the world using organic systems, she

Water:

NDSU Extension Service We should all be looking for ways we can save water around the house, and fortunately there are many options available to help conserve it. When brushing teeth, we can fill a glass with water and use that to wet the brush and rinse our mouth. We can check faucets to be


Saving Money At The Grocery Store

NDSU Extension Service I watched the increasing tally on the computer display as the grocery store checkout clerk scanned my food items. I could feel my eyebrows rising and my eyes widening. I had shopped for fewer items during most of my recent shopping trips. This time, I had a cartful of groceries to restock

4-H: Embracing The Future

For nearly 100 years, youth in the southern Manitoba community of Roland have been getting together to learn to do by doing through 4-H. Roland s role as the birthplace of the program in Canada will be showcased in 2013 when 4-H celebrates its centennial.PHOTO: LORRAINESTEVENSON By Lorraine Stevenson Co-operator staff When Clayton Robins joined