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Preserve Food Safely – for Aug. 26, 2010

By North Dakota State University August 26, 2010

Your garden is probably producing way more vegetables than you can eat now, so you’ve decided to can some to use later. You’ve found lots of recipes on the web and in old cookbooks, and friends and family have offered you tons of advice on how to preserve. “The trouble is that most of those

Livestock

Organic Farm Dream Contest Winner Announced – for Aug. 19, 2010

By Mfm Release August 19, 2010

An avid backyard gardener who dreams of setting up an organic greenhouse operation is the winner of the Manitoba Farm Mentorship’s “So You Want to be an Organic Farmer!” contest. Drew Bouchard, 21, is currently taking the Prairie Horticulture Certificate Program, specializing in greenhouse crop production. Upon being notified of his win, Bouchard promptly chose

Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

Outdoor Eating Safety As Summer Winds Down – for Aug. 19, 2010

By Julie Garden-Robinson August 19, 2010

Be sure your food is safe as you enjoy some picnics, hiking adventures or camping during these later-summer days. Keeping your food safe in outdoor situations takes a little planning and care during the trip. Remember some key rules for outdoor food safety. Keep everything clean. Since water isn’t available at every camping or picnic

Beef cattle, News

MAFRI Study Explores Opportunities In Halal And Kosher Markets – for Aug. 19, 2010

By Lorraine Stevenson August 19, 2010

North Americans’ growing appetite for halal and kosher foods, in particular specialized beef products, is an untapped market for Manitoba farmers, according to a new report commissioned by the province. A sizable and increasing Muslim population in Canada, now estimated at about one million people, a population seven times that large in the U. S.,

News, Other livestock

Sheep Producers Unite With Processors, Retailers – for Aug. 19, 2010

By Lorraine Stevenson August 19, 2010

While 75 per cent of the lambs in Manitoba are exported, lamb products are being imported from New Zealand to meet burgeoning local demand. The Manitoba Sheep Association is hoping to change that starting with a series of meetings next week to explore a value chain linking local producers with processors and retail outlets. The

Livestock, News

In Brief… – for Aug. 19, 2010

By Reuters August 19, 2010

Pickups rise on U. S. theft list: Hauling power has made pickups a “group to watch” in an annual U. S. insurers’ study of vehicle theft losses. Models such as the Ford F-250/350, Chevy Silverado 1500, and Dodge Ram 2500 were found to be attractive “not only because of the vehicles themselves but also because

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

News From Eastern Europe Sparks Wheat-Buying Frenzy – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Mike Jubinville August 12, 2010

ICE Futures Canada canola futures continued to break into new bullish territory during the week ended Aug. 6, with the most actively traded November contract gaining $10 to close at a fresh contract high of $469 per tonne. Winnipeg canola futures picked up technical momentum on price charts this week. Talk of fresh export demand

Hogs, Livestock

Brits Take The Lead On Welfare Assessment – for Aug. 12, 2010

August 12, 2010

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. British pig producers have long extolled their high animal welfare standards compared to European competitors and welfare has been an important component of quality assurance schemes

Hogs, Livestock

Brits Take The Lead On Welfare Assessment – for Aug. 12, 2010

August 12, 2010

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. British pig producers have long extolled their high animal welfare standards compared to European competitors and welfare has been an important component of quality assurance schemes

News

In Brief… – for Aug. 5, 2010

By Reuters August 5, 2010

Drought cuts production: Russia may harvest less than 80 million tonnes of grain this year as severe drought has hit many key grain-growing regions, Deputy Economy Minister Andrei Klepach said July 26. “(The) previous official grain crop forecast was 80 million to 85 million tonnes. Now we believe the outcome of the year may be

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Tag Archives food

Preserve Food Safely – for Aug. 26, 2010

Organic Farm Dream Contest Winner Announced – for Aug. 19, 2010

Outdoor Eating Safety As Summer Winds Down – for Aug. 19, 2010

MAFRI Study Explores Opportunities In Halal And Kosher Markets – for Aug. 19, 2010

Sheep Producers Unite With Processors, Retailers – for Aug. 19, 2010

In Brief… – for Aug. 19, 2010

News From Eastern Europe Sparks Wheat-Buying Frenzy – for Aug. 12, 2010

Brits Take The Lead On Welfare Assessment – for Aug. 12, 2010

Brits Take The Lead On Welfare Assessment – for Aug. 12, 2010

In Brief… – for Aug. 5, 2010

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