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Before you use sugar substitutes, it’s important to understand the multiple roles that sugar plays in baking.
Farmit Manitoba

No sugar? No problem: Sweet substitutes in a sugar shortage

Empty sugar shelves don’t have to derail holiday baking, there are easy alternatives

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There’s a sugar shortage in Western Canada but your baking plans need not be kiboshed. Despite the bare sugar shelves in the grocery store, there are sweet alternatives to rescue your holiday treats and maintain the festive spirit. The science of sugar Before we use sugar substitutes, it’s important to understand the multiple roles that
“The entire time I’ve been beekeeping, I’ve never thought twice about sugar availability, other than just the price going up a little bit because of supply and demand.” – Ian Steppler, Manitoba Beekeepers Association.
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‘We’ve always taken for granted that the sugar’s always been there’

Sugar shortage highlights beekeeper feed vulnerability

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Beekeeping groups on the Prairies say it’s a good thing Western Canada’s sugar shortage didn’t happen a few months ago. The bees are now tucked away for the winter, but August and September are prime feeding seasons when beekeepers condition their colonies for winter and natural nectar sources are drying up. “We’ve always taken for granted that the
File photo of cattle on pasture northeast of Calgary. (James_Gabbert/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock

Report aims to show animal agriculture’s interconnections

CAPI hopes to broaden policymakers' perspective

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A new report for the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute seeks to educate policymakers about the impact of animal agriculture on economic, social and environmental levels. The report, titled Forces Impacting Animal Agriculture In Canada: A Synthesis, delves into the issues surrounding cattle, dairy and poultry production in the country and how it is interconnected within
Comment: We must respect Mexico’s food sovereignty
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: We must respect Mexico’s food sovereignty

Mexico has a right to determine its corn policy, even if the U.S. and Canada don’t like it

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Sept. 29 was Mexico’s national day celebrating the central place corn has in Mexican society and history. This year, there is a new threat to its future. Corn as we know it today was developed from an ancient plant called teocinte by Indigenous peoples over thousands of years, making Mexico the crop’s biological and cultural
Comment: How the food subsidy system is failing northern Canada
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: How the food subsidy system is failing northern Canada

Grocery retailers are benefiting from food subsidies and that’s a problem

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Soaring food prices, growing profit margins and record-high profits in the food industry have severely impacted the lives of many Canadians. According to Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s largest grocery chains recently agreed to work with the federal government to stabilize prices. But for Canadians living in remote northern communities, food affordability
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Markets

Major grocery chains agree to help stabilize prices, feds say

Any moves must not undercut farmgate prices, government warns

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Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s five major grocery chains have agreed to help the government in its bid to stabilize soaring prices, a senior minister said on Monday, following talks to address an issue that is hurting the ruling Liberals. Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne made the announcement after two hours of what he said were
While some Canadians may be hesitant to acknowledge it, there is a gradual improvement taking place.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Decoding Canada’s food inflation maze

Despite what it feels like, Canada’s story is one of agricultural and food system resilience

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July’s food inflation data offers insights into the complex interplay of factors shaping our grocery bills. While some Canadians may be hesitant to acknowledge it, there is a gradual improvement taking place. The decrease in our food inflation rate from 8.3 per cent to 7.8 per cent, along with the narrowing gap between food inflation
The microbes most commonly associated with food-borne illness, such as Listeria and salmonella, are going to be near impossible to pick up with a sniff test.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: The sniff test is not reliable for food safety

While the nose can detect spoilage in things like milk, there is no olfactory hint for nasties like salmonella

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I should know better, but I admit that I do it too. I’ve just pulled some sliced chicken out of the fridge to make some sandwiches. I notice the chicken is within its use-by date, but I’m still suspicious. Another member of the family has unlovingly ripped open the packaging and the slices have been

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