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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
Cereals, News

Food Costs At Records, UN Warns Of Volatile Era

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Record-high global food prices showed no sign of relenting following a rash of catastrophic weather, highlighted by a major U.S. snowstorm and a cyclone in Australia, which could put yet more pressure on prices and spark further unrest around the world. The closely watched UN Food and Agriculture Organization Food Price Index touched its highest
Crops, Forages

Perennial Crops Key To GHG-Neutral Crop Production

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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is more than a public service – it can save farmers money, a soil scientist with the University of Manitoba says. Mario Tenuta says farmers don’t seem worried about the greenhouse gases (GHGs) they produce while growing food, despite the link with climate change. But farmers can benefit from reducing emissions
Country Crossroads

For The Love Of Chocolate

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With Valentine’s Day just four days from now, you can’t go anywhere without seeing the association between chocolate and love. How did a mid-winter celebration of love from the Middle Ages become linked with a New World food ingredient? It happened over a period of centuries as Europeans familiarized with the South American drink so
Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

New Diet Guidelines Say Eat More Fruit, Less Salt

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Americans need to cut salt and fat and eat more fruits and vegetables, the Obama administration said in its latest set of dietary guidelines released Jan. 31. The new dietary guidelines also advise cutting out sugary drinks and drinking water instead, and eating less overall. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack released the guidelines, saying Americans
Country Crossroads

Don’t Just Offer — Just Do It

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While recuperating from a long and debilitating case of shingles last fall, I received lots of inquiries about my health, most of them ending something like this: “Just call if you need anything!” “Let me know if I can help.” “I’m willing to give you a hand any time you ask.” While I deeply appreciated
Country Crossroads

Don’t Shortchange Yourself On Sleep

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As I lay wide awake in bed one night, watching my digital clock flip from one number to the next, I recalled the advice of sleep experts: if you do not fall asleep in about 20 minutes, get up and do something relaxing, such as reading. I didn’t feel like reading. I was thinking about
Livestock

U.S. Says Its Policy Not To Blame

U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said Feb. 3 it was “unfair” to blame U.S. monetary policy for pushing up inflationary pressures in emerging market economies. Some analysts have blamed the fed’s quantitative easing for flooding the global economy with money and helping to drive prices for food and other commodities higher. “It’s entirely unfair
News, Poultry

Doha Nearly Dead, Ritz Concedes

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The Doha round of international trade negotiations has passed its “best before” date and it would make more sense for countries to salvage the progress made during 10 years of negotiations, says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “I don’t see a groundswell of support for the latest efforts to reach a wide-ranging agreement,” Ritz said at
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Farmers To Celebrate Food Freedom Day

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Canadian farm groups will celebrate Food Freedom Day Sat. , Feb. 12, marking the calendar date by which the average Canadian will have earned enough to pay the entire year’s grocery bill. “Canadian farmers are proud of their role in providing high-quality food produced to top-level food safety, environmental, and animal-welfare standards,” said CFA president

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