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Letters – for Apr. 15, 2010

April 15, 2010

Disastrous economic development The warning previews are being posted, as John Oliver speaks out on global energy, with food and water shortages on the horizon. (March 25 Manitoba Co-operator story by Daniel Winters.) We read that more than one billion people go hungry every single day and have little or no clean water to drink,

Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

Consumers Have A Role In Beef Safety

By Lori Weddle-schott April 15, 2010

The safety of our beef supply starts in the pasture and ends at the dinner table. That means that consumers have a role to play, as do producers, packers, retailers and food service vendors. The vast majority of food-borne illness occurs at the consumer level due to inadequate handling, cross-contamination of raw meat products and

Country Crossroads

Sandy Lake Artist Combines Country Life And Art

By Anne Bachewich April 15, 2010

“Watercolour is my favourite type of paint to use, but it is also the most difficult to master.” – STELLA KOWALCHUK She grew up in the village of Sandy Lake, Manitoba, and the family survived because of the animals they raised for food – geese, chickens, a cow for milk and butter, and a large

Country Crossroads

Spring: A Good Time To Explore Parks

By Donna Gamache April 15, 2010

Many of us think of our parks as a place for summer recreation, after the May long weekend, but there’s no need to wait that long. Manitoba’s parks are open all year and, if you’re dreaming of warmer weather, a spring hike is just the ticket. If there is still snow in the bush you

Cereals, Crops, Livestock

Turkey Board Sees No Wheat Imports This Year

By Selcuk Gokoluk April 15, 2010

Turkey’s state grain board TMO does not expect to import wheat or barley this year, but will export half a million tonnes before the start of the next harvest season in June. TMO chairman Mesut Kose told Reuters in an interview on March 23 that the board has already exported 2.3 million tonnes of grain

Crops

New Market For Hemp Straw, Fibre

By Daniel Winters April 15, 2010

“What I found surprised me. Canada had little hemp-fibre processing capacity.” – ROBERT JIN Plans to build the first hemp fibre-processing plant in North America were announced at a press conference in Gilbert Plains April 6. Work on the $10-million facility, to be built by Plains Industrial Hemp Processing Ltd., will start this summer, according

News, Oilseeds

French Firms Pull The Plug On Palm Oil

By Sybille De La Hamaide April 15, 2010

French firms have stepped up restrictions on the use of palm oil, decried for being linked to deforestation in Asia, in a move that may boost demand for local oils. But some warned it could raise new food and land problems. The debate about palm oil’s impact on the environment has intensified after green groups

Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Put Age Verification On Hold

By Neil Peacock April 15, 2010

Our national mandatory program for age verification for cattle needs to be put on hold until there is careful study and round table discussions with farmers. Governments need to talk to actual farmers, not merely to organizations that claim to represent farmers and to the so-called industry leaders. The federal Standing Committee on Agriculture needs

News

In Brief… – for Apr. 8, 2010

April 8, 2010

Parks open for bookings: Manitoba’s Parks Reservation Service will take campsite bookings starting April 5 at or at 1-888-482-2267. During the first five weeks of the booking period, Birds Hill, Camp Morton, Grand Beach, Stephenfield, Big Whiteshell, Caddy Lake, Falcon Beach, Falcon Lakeshore, Hecla/Gull Harbour, Kiche Manitou, Nutimik, Otter Falls, St. Malo, West Hawk, Bakers

Opinion

Feeling Full, Satisfying Hunger

By Ronald Doering April 8, 2010

The food, beverage and supplement weight management product market in the U. S. last year was $3.64 billion and growing fast. For the industry, beyond the traditional claims such as low fat (food minus), a burgeoning new field involves a shift to satiety claims (food plus). Foods marketed for satiety have enhanced levels of fibre

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

Federal budget shows remaining disconnect between agriculture, policymakers, panelists say

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward

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