Share The Bounty With Those In Need

briefs staff / Turkey Farmers of Canada is renewing its partnership with Food Banks Canada, contributing with an annual donation of $50,000 to help meet the needs of those in rural communities. Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC) is honoured to be partnering with Food Banks Canada for the third consecutive year, said TFC chair Mark

Couple Partners With NCC To Protect Land

for Nature conservancy of canada A recently erected fieldstone cairn is a monument to the family of Joe and Natalie Kucher and commemorates the history of and contributions made by their family in the Onanole area. Joe Kucher immigrated to Canada from Bohemia (now Austria and the Czech Republic) and together, in 1920, he and


Thaw And Cook Your Thanksgiving Turkey Safely

On Thanksgiving, many of us will take on the challenge of cooking 12 to 20 pounds of poultry not something we do every day! The basics of roasting a turkey at 325 F for approximately 15 minutes per pound are pretty simple, but there is more to the safe preparation. Before purchasing the turkey, assess

Bees Make A Buzz At The Forks Market

Jim Campbell of the Manitoba Beekeepers Association (centre) sets up a display at the ManitobaHoneyShowatTheForksMarketinWinnipeg.P hoto: ShannonVanRaes By Shannon VanRaes Co-operator staff Kids and adults alike swarmed the Manitoba Honey Show early this fall, as apiarists took the opportunity to share their honey and insights. The bees are important to Manitoba, said Ray Hourd, owner


Notice Anything Different?

We ve been working on an updated look for theManitoba Co-operator for several months now, and finally decided to take the plunge. What you re seeing this week is the culmination of a number of design changes intended to make the paper look more visually interesting and easier to read without compromising our commitment to

In Brief… – for Sep. 29, 2011

Cargill expands West Fargo plant:Cargill will spend an estimated $50 million rebuilding and expanding its oilseed-processing plant in West Fargo, the company has announced. The existing facility has served us well since we built it 30 years ago, and we are now looking at rebuilding it to meet the needs of our customers for the


Moving Beyond Invisible

Some are saying it s been a ho-hum campaign so far as Manitoba politicians head into the final stretch of their race to the polls Oct. 4. But from this desk, one of the outstanding features of the 2011 election has been the farm and rural communities collective efforts to move beyond invisible. For far

Algeria Invites Interest From Farmland Investors

Algeria has for the first time formally invited expressions of interest from investors, including foreigners, seeking to acquire stakes in the country s farming sector. Agriculture in Algeria, an energy-exporting former French colony, has been largely closed to foreign investment but the government is cautiously opening up the sector to try to increase productivity and



Argentina Farmers Eye End To Unpopular Quota System

Argentina s grains industry is debating a proposal to overhaul local corn and wheat markets so exporters pay farmers higher prices a reform the government could very well adopt. The state intervenes in corn and wheat trade now with incremental export quotas and subsidies to local millers, which are aimed at guaranteeing affordable food supplies