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Local Food Activists Urged To Seek Common Cause With Farmers

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The modern warehouse-on- wheels food distribution system, with its just-in-time delivery from producers to processors, and finally to retailers, works just fine. But there is a dark side. Not only is it totally dependent on a smoothly functioning economy and uninterrupted supplies of fossil fuel for powering every link in the chain, it is also
Crops

McKenzie Seeds Shows Off Its New Location

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The recession has actually helped Canada’s largest packet seed company and the local-food trend and food scares are also boosting business. “We have noticed that there has been an increased interest in gardening in the last couple of seasons, which may be attributed to the uncertain economy and contributing factors such as food safety,” said
Country Crossroads

Golden Carrots Lure Out Great Food Stories

If you need reminding that a whole lot of people care about their food, sit in on the Golden Carrots some time. This special ceremony is held each October at the Manitoba legislature, to kick off World Food Day and honour resourceful Manitobans who, in one way or another, are making the production, provision and
Country Crossroads, Hogs

Wisinedaa!

Emphasizing healthy, mindful eating that emphasizes the wholesome goodness of food raised and grown in the region is what’s behind another initiative in Manitoba’s south-central region; the Wisinedaacookbook. Pronounced “wee sin en da” the title of this cookbook means “Let’s Eat” in Ojibway. It was put together by participants in cooking classes offered at the
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In Brief… – for Oct. 28, 2010

Honoured:Solanyl Biopolymers Inc. of Carberry was awarded Emerging Life Science Company of the Year Agribusiness by the Life Science Association of Manitoba (LSAM) at its annual dinner on Oct. 4. Solanyl manufactures starch-based biodegradable plastic resin. Founders Derek and Earl McLaren formed the company in 2005 to further process the byproduct streams of local Manitoba
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The Jacksons – for Oct. 28, 2010

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“ Idon’t know if I can take it for another year.” Rose Jackson shivered as a cold gust of wind rattled the dining room window and a low-grey cloud obscured the sun. “Already the cold is making my knees hurt,” she added. Andrew lowered his newspaper a few inches to look at his wife. “According
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Province Launches “Buy Manitoba” Program

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The Manitoba government is providing $742,100 for a two-year campaign to raise the profile of Manitoba products for consumers, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers announced Oct. 18. “Locally produced foods are a fresh choice for our consumers and buying locally supports Manitoba producers and processors,” said Struthers. “Manitoba shoppers surveyed have told
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Reforms Can Unlock Potential Of Eurasia Farms

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Russia and Ukraine, where drought-hit harvests this year sent world grain prices soaring, could massively boost output with the right reforms, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). One key to development is land ownership classification, for example, allowing farmers to use land as collateral, or a system of crop receipts, as
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GM Maize Trials To Begin In East Africa Researchers

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Confined field trials of genetically modified maize will begin in Kenya and Uganda this year once regulators approve it, the U. S.-based non-profit African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) said. Scientists from Kenyan and Ugandan government research bodies, Monsanto and research body International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) developed the 12 varieties of Water Efficient
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Wal-Mart To Boost Buying From Small And Local Farms

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is planning to double the sales of fresh produce from local farms in its U. S. stores by the end of 2015, part of a strategy to revamp its global produce supply chain. The world’s largest retailer said it would also sell more than $1 billion each year in food from one

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