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KAP demands Ottawa improve meat inspections

By Allan Dawson November 21, 2012

It wasn’t farmers who screwed up at the XL Foods plant, but they’re the ones paying the price. That was the view of farmers attending the recent Keystone Agricultural Producers’ General Council meeting. “We feel it’s the producers who are paying for someone else’s mistakes along the way,” said Minto farmer Bill Campbell. KAP passed

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Aster yellows doesn’t strike often — but when it does…

November 21, 2012

Yes, 2012 was a bad year for aster yellows in canola, but we have to keep this disease in perspective. Sclerotinia and blackleg are potential threats each year, and remain the top two most important canola diseases. Aster yellows has had only four bad years on the Prairies to date: 1957, 2000, 2007 and 2012.

Opinion, Poultry

Why have hens in your backyard?

By Paul Chorney November 21, 2012

I spent my earliest years growing up in the north end of Winnipeg on Alfred Ave. My memories of that time are of a rich and vital neighbourhood life. We lived next door to Mrs. Lomow’s grocery store, which in addition to stocking fresh produce, seemed to a young boy to be a centre of

Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

Letters — for 2012-11-15 00:00:00

November 21, 2012

Let’s get talking I appreciated the article in the August 30, 2012 edition entitled “Animal welfare – act now, or have someone else do it.” To have producers be proactive to address the concerns of both people in animal welfare groups as well as the purchasing public would be terrific. There does seem to be

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Bigger U.S. soybean crop eases tight world supply

By Charles Abbott November 21, 2012

The U.S. soybean crop is much bigger than expected, helping to ease a worldwide supply squeeze, thanks to late-season rains that offset the impact of the worst drought in half a century, the government said Nov. 9. In an report on crops around the world, the U.S. Agriculture Department raised its forecasts of global soybean,

Country Crossroads

Recipe Swap: What rationing tasted like

By Lorraine Stevenson November 15, 2012

With Remembrance Day approaching, many teachers turn to resources of Veterans Affairs for ways to help young people understand the meaning of the day. Here is an idea that you might want to observe in your own home this Sunday. It is called the “Missing Man” dinner setting, and involves setting your dinner table with

Crops, News

Organic farmers ponder the future of food when the “cheap” energy era ends

By Daniel Winters November 15, 2012

They weren’t shying away from the big issues at the recent Organic Connections conference here. Renowned sustainable farming expert Fred Kirschenmann declared the days of “cheap” energy to be coming to an end. “It’s not a question of exactly when we run out of oil, natural gas, or coal — it’s when it’s no longer

News

More and more people turning to food banks — especially in Manitoba

By Lorraine Stevenson November 15, 2012

When the pig scramble was over at last spring’s Royal Winter Fair in Brandon, its 11 porcine participants left the ring destined for small-town food banks. Five co-ops in Westman covered the costs to have the pigs fed and slaughtered, and about 1,500 pounds of their meat was donated this autumn to food banks in

Country Crossroads, News, Oilseeds

Nutrition and your vision

By Julie Garden-Robinson November 15, 2012

Vision acuity is measured on a 20/X basis, where the first number is the standard distance of 20 feet between the eye being tested and the eye chart. A person with 20/40 vision can see clearly at 20 feet what a person with normal vision would see at 40 feet. Eyeglasses and contact lenses can

Country Crossroads

Soldiers of the Soil helped feed the front

By Barb Galbraith November 15, 2012

Many who have served during times of war are remembered every November 11. But one group has been all but forgotten. They never faced combat, but did in fact serve as “Soldiers of the Soil.” Although this phrase has often been broadly used, there was an official Soldiers of the Soil program. Created as an

Daily Network News

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CBOT Weekly: Several unknowns that could affect commodity prices

Incoming Canadian Cattle Association CEO embraces winds of change

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KAP demands Ottawa improve meat inspections

Aster yellows doesn’t strike often — but when it does…

Why have hens in your backyard?

Letters — for 2012-11-15 00:00:00

Bigger U.S. soybean crop eases tight world supply

Organic farmers ponder the future of food when the “cheap” energy era ends

More and more people turning to food banks — especially in Manitoba

Nutrition and your vision

Soldiers of the Soil helped feed the front

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