food Archives - Page 79 of 237 - Manitoba Co-operator

ADM to shut Medicine Hat flour mill

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 22, 2013

Archer Daniels Midland is set to permanently close its century-old Medicine Hat, Alta. flour mill at the end of May. The Chicago-based food firm quietly announced Jan. 31 it would close the former Ogilvie Flour Mills plant and supply the plant’s customers from its “larger, more centrally located” flour mill at Calgary. The decision followed

Beef cattle, International news, Livestock, Other livestock

Britain expands horsemeat tests to more products

February 22, 2013

London/Reuters / Britain is expanding meat testing to a wider range of products, including ready-made meals, as the scandal spreads over the sale of mislabelled horsemeat, the country’s food regulatory agency said on Tuesday. The Food Standards Agency said that as well as its original plans to check 224 samples of raw beef products for

Opinion

Letters, Feb. 21, 2013

February 22, 2013

We welcome readers’ comments on issues that have been covered in the Manitoba Co-operator. In most cases we cannot accept “open” letters or copies of letters which have been sent to several publications. Letters are subject to editing for length or taste. We suggest a maximum of about 300 words. Please forward letters to Manitoba

International news, News

Canada wins high praise for its contribution to food security

By Dave Bedard, Laura Rance-Unger February 15, 2013

Canada has won high praise from a senior official with the UN’s World Food Program for becoming one of the first countries to make its minimum nine-figure annual pledge up front as it formally adopts a new international treaty. “Canada is one of the strongest supporters of the World Food Program,” said Pedro Medrano Rojas,

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Canola award of excellence

February 15, 2013

Staff / The Manitoba Canola Growers Association has awarded honoured Dugald farmer Ken Edie the 2013 Manitoba Canola Growers Award of Excellence. Edie was the first president of the association back in 1970, when the association went by the Manitoba Rapeseed Growers Association. During his farming career, he served the Manitoba canola and agriculture industry

Crops, International news, News

Zimbabwe promises not to seize any more foreign-owned farms

February 15, 2013

Reuters / Zimbabwe’s government says it will not seize any more foreign-owned farms after losing multimillion-dollar compensation claims under a treaty aimed at protecting overseas investments. President Robert Mugabe started giving white-owned farms to landless blacks over a decade ago, a policy that had the unintended result of devastating food output in a country that

Crops, News

Washington demands better food safety practices

By Carey Gillam February 15, 2013

Reuters / U.S. regulators say proposed new food safety rules will make food processors and farms more accountable for reducing foodborne illnesses that kill or sicken thousands of Americans annually. “These proposed regulations are a sign of progress,” said Caroline Smith DeWaal, food safety director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest and

Hogs, Livestock

Pork producers urged to be open about what happens in their barns

By Shannon VanRaes February 15, 2013

Pro-industry advocacy group says consumers have ‘woken up’ and are concerned  about modern livestock practices, but willing to listen to farmers’ side of the story

Farmers may have a lot of good science in their corner, but facts alone won’t restore public trust in the food system, according to the head of an industry advocacy group. “People are asking ethical questions and we’re giving them science-based answers, because we’re not comfortable talking about the ethics,” said Terry Fleck, executive director

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

U.S. restaurants face tough order locking in low beef prices

By Lisa Baertlein February 15, 2013

It is getting harder for restaurant chains to lock in long-term prices for hamburger and other beef cuts as the impact of last summer’s historic drought sends prices higher. Such purchasing contracts help companies predict their food costs over time, and if done well, can save them significant money in times of rising prices. Chili’s

Country Crossroads

Clean as you go

By Julie Garden-Robinson February 15, 2013

I admit it. I’m kind of a messy cook, but, in my defence, I can prepare food pretty quickly. But with my dark-coloured countertops, flour, sugar and other light-coloured ingredients show up much too well. Fingerprints magically appear on the stainless steel fridge and splatters of food materialize on the walls of the microwave. Everyone

Daily Network News

Mosaic misses profit estimates on weak U.S. phosphate demand

Consultations open on expanded regulations for drone pesticide application

Pulse weekly: USDA to buy US$75 million in pulses as part of support package

Tag Archives food