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Country Crossroads

Western Manitoba Offers Glimpse Of History

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We’ve taken this drive in late fall, but spring or summer would be equally good. Begin your trip at Shoal Lake and drive north on Highway 21 to Oakburn; then drive five miles north on PR 577 and follow the signs west (left) for about three-quarters of a mile. Here, on the shore of Patterson
Country Crossroads

School Lunches Not Making The Grade?

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Is everyone bored with school lunches already? Lunches don’t have to be monotonous, and sandwiches can remain safe and retain their shape with the right container. Consider making and freezing sandwiches ahead of time. Try varying the type of bread and fillings you use, but don’t go overboard with your sandwich- making assembly line. You
Country Crossroads

Decorative Corn Perfect For Fall Displays

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I have often admired decorative corn in catalogues and at some garden markets in the fall but I had only attempted to grow it once a number of years ago. It requires a long growing season and a hot summer to enable it to mature before fall frost strikes. My experiment was unsuccessful as the
Opinion

A Good Idea – for Sep. 23, 2010

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Kudos to the Manitoba Government and the farm families who opened their gates to visitors as part of the province’s first Open Farm Day last Sunday. By most accounts, the initiative was well-received by the non-farming public because it was, quite simply, an opportunity to “touch the farm” in a way displays and exhibits at
Opinion

T – for Sep. 23, 2010

o the very end of his life, our father was a farmer. For Jerry, there was nothing else; no other calling had any more value, worth or meaning than farming. He was as rooted into the black soil that he farmed as were the crops that he raised year after year. For Jerry, farming wasn’t
Cereals, News

Agri-Food Research Team Links Up With Latin American Firm – for Sep. 23, 2010

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Manitoba researchers are working with a Latin American firm to commercialize healthier wheat and oat products, including a better bread for the second largest bread consumer in the world. The Consorcio de Cereales Funcionales SA., or “Functional Cereal Consortium” is a new company launched this summer as a joint venture between the Manitoba Agri-Health Research
Grain Markets

EU Targets Market Speculation – for Sep. 23, 2010

BRUSSELS/PARIS/REUTERS The European Commission is taking aim at growing speculation and volatility in commodity markets, using its plan to reform wider financial markets, just as EU grain futures hit contract highs Sept. 20. Michel Barnier, the European Commissioner in charge of financial reform services, said at a conference that he wanted to use a planned
Livestock, Other livestock

Prevention Of Gastric Ulcers In Horses – for Sep. 23, 2010

Horses are not too different from people in that a stressful lifestyle can lead to the development of gastric or stomach ulcers. The introduction of new portable diagnostic equipment, such as the endoscope, allows veterinarians to gain a clear view of the inner reaches of the horse’s stomach, and identify the physical presence of open
Crops

U. S. Panel To Consider Pros, Cons Of GMO Salmon – for Sep. 23, 2010

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The first genetically modified animal could move one step closer to the U. S. market this month, when a federal advisory panel makes its recommendation on whether such food– a salmon – is safe for consumers to eat. Both Food and Drug Administration staff and the salmon’s maker, Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc., have said the

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