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The Jacksons – for May. 12, 2011

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The inviting smell of freshly brewed coffee wafted up the stairs to greet Rose as she made her way down to the kitchen of the Jackson house. It appeared that for once she was not the first member of the family out of bed. “Happy Mother’s Day!” Rose’s daughter Jennifer bounced across the kitchen to
Opinion

Food In Canada — Eat At Your Own Risk

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Canada’s public and private sectors are not doing enough to prevent foodborne illnesses. Among the major failings are inadequate active surveillance systems, an inability to trace foods from “farm to fork” and a lack of incentives to keep food safe along the “farm to fork” pathway. The result? Eleven million or more episodes of food-related
Hogs, Opinion

Cautious U.S. Hog Herd Expansion Underway

Record-high hog prices and strong demand from overseas markets are spurring U.S. hog farmers to pursue production expansion opportunities. But with global hog output expected to hit a record in 2011, producers need to be cautious about overexpansion – especially in the current environment of record-high input prices. U.S. hog farmers have been faced with
Livestock, News

Environment Threatens Human-Animal Relationship, Scientist Says

People may have to change the way they work with animals if they want the world to have a sustainable future, a recent conference at the University of Manitoba was told. The historical relationship between human beings and domesticated animals, which has lasted for ages, may now be too environmentally burdensome to cont inue, an
Crops

Canada Needs Food Policy

More than 3,500 Canadians have tabled a document calling for a national food policy that emphasizes domestic food systems, more farmers, and initiatives such as school lunch programs. CalledResetting the Table: A People’s Food Policy for Canada, the document is the first national food policy proposal to emerge from this country’s growing food movement. The
Country Crossroads

Maintaining A Stable “House Of Cards”

Pursuing what people see as most important in life makes sense, but there’s more to life than just work. In psychology textbooks, this is illustrated via Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs,” said Greg Gibson, a clinical psychologist. Shaped like a pyramid, the bottom is occupied by basic animal needs such as water, food, sleep and warmth,
Country Crossroads

Add Sanitizing To Spring Kitchen Cleanup

As soon as I heard someone open the door to our patio, I knew a cleanup was in our future. Our three dachshunds rushed into the house, leaving muddy paw prints in their wake. Our youngest dog, not quite one year old, ran around the living room, hopped on the couch, grabbed a shoe and
Country Crossroads

Flowering Bulbs Start The Season

Spring flowering bulbs surely kick-start the growing season with their displays of bloom. Bright-red tulips, brilliant-yellow daffodils, and cobalt-blue grape hyacinths provide vivid colour to many Prairie gardens at the time when many other perennials are still just awakening from their long winter sleep. One spring-flowering bulb that I really enjoy in my garden is
Opinion

Letters – for Apr. 28, 2011

It is alarming that in this election no one is talking about food sovereignty and security. It should be right up there beside health care because access to affordable, safe, nutritious food can save many health care dollars. According to my cowboy logic, if you eat steak you have a stake in it. The $231
News, Oilseeds

Phytosanitary Grain Rules Need Work

The international grain trade needs better phytosanitary rules and tolerances for low-level presence of genetically modified (GM) crops, says Dennis Stephens, a consultant contracted to co-ordinate the Canada Grains Council. “Zero thresholds are no longer obtainable,” Stephens told the council’s 42nd annual meeting in Winnipeg earlier this month. “We’ve reached a stage where we have

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