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Quebec beef processor bankruptcy claims mount

By Jim Romahn July 12, 2012

A Manitoba company is among several creditors seeking payment from the Ontario Beef Financial Protection Program in relation to the bankruptcy of Levinoff-Colbex of Longueuil, Que. on May 31. So far 11 claims totalling $950,000 have been filed, including one from P. Quintaine and Son Ltd., of Brandon for $137,150. Quebec farmers pressured Levinoff to

Country Crossroads, News

Sounds of Canada Day on the Farm

By Alma Barkman June 30, 2012

A rooster crows, awakening us from the undisturbed sleep we enjoy in this peaceful country. A squirrel chatters as it hides away nuts, a reminder of this nation’s granaries and freezers and pantries full of food. A meadowlark sings, a celebration of Canada’s wildlife. A dog barks, a reminder of the much broader circle of

Country Crossroads, News

Have fun — stay healthy

By Barb Galbraith June 30, 2012

Summer in Manitoba means plenty of fun outdoor events. From small local fairs to the Red River Ex in Winnipeg, people consume a great deal of food from temporary venues. The tasty offerings vary, but all vendors must meet the criteria set by the local health inspector’s office to protect the public from foodborne illnesses.

Country Crossroads, News

School powers LED message board with wind turbine

By Daniel Winters June 30, 2012

Oak Lake Community School turns need for community and school messaging  into a teachable moment about renewable energy

The new electronic messaging board at Oak Lake Community School is just part of the school’s latest commitment to going green. The sign, which uses energy-saving LED light bulbs, will not only reduce the need to send home paper notices, but is powered by a small wind turbine. That makes it a tool for teaching

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Global dairy companies offer China “safe” alternatives

By Lucy Hornand jane Lanhee Lee June 30, 2012

Reuters – Global food and dairy companies are making another round of big bets on China’s fast-growing dairy sector, hoping to position themselves as safe alternatives even after a lethal baby formula scandal burned many of them the first time around. They are lured by a projected 10 per cent annual growth and by Chinese

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds, Opinion

Waste not, want not

By Laura Rance-Unger June 16, 2012

Every year we hear the stories — the farmer who lost a bin full of canola to spoilage, or the one who lost his sunflowers — and the bin — after the crop overheated and caught fire. Or the farmer who opened his grain bag to find an infested, rotting mess after birds or rodents

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap, June 14, 2012

By Lorraine Stevenson June 16, 2012

Raisin kids Send cookies to camp — but none with raisins, please! That’s a recent plea to those baking for the soon-to-arrive young campers at Rock Lake United Church Camp near Crystal City this summer. All cookies disappear in an instant out there, but apparently not the ones with raisins. What is it with kids

Livestock, News

FDA ordered to take a harder line on antibiotics in animal feed

By P.J. Huffstutter June 16, 2012

Reuters / A federal judge said the Food and Drug Administration had done “shockingly little” to address the human health risks of antibiotic use in animal feed and ordered the agency to reconsider two petitions seeking restrictions on the practice. The ruling, filed on June 2 in a lawsuit brought by environmental and public-health groups,

Cereals, Opinion

Canada’s role in meeting humanity’s biggest challenge

By Michael Trevan June 16, 2012

In 40 years’ time the world will need to have increased global food production and supply by 100 per cent to provide adequate nutrition for its nine billion or more inhabitants. This implies an annual growth in agricultural productivity of 2.5 per cent, from the same or less land. Over the past three decades, despite

Livestock, News, Poultry

Innovative poultry farm family named 2012 Farm Family of the Year

June 8, 2012

The Doerksen’s of Blumenort become the 46th Manitoba farm family honoured by the Red River Exhibition

The Red River Exhibition Association (RREA) has named the family behind Doerksen Poultry Farm Ltd., of Blumenort as the 2012 Farm Family of the Year. Orville and Beverly Doerksen, and their children Ken and Lorisa Wall, Alan and Myra Brydges and Joel and Christine Doerksen, join a distinguished list of 46 other Manitoba families who

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Tag Archives food

Quebec beef processor bankruptcy claims mount

Sounds of Canada Day on the Farm

Have fun — stay healthy

School powers LED message board with wind turbine

Global dairy companies offer China “safe” alternatives

Waste not, want not

Recipe Swap, June 14, 2012

FDA ordered to take a harder line on antibiotics in animal feed

Canada’s role in meeting humanity’s biggest challenge

Innovative poultry farm family named 2012 Farm Family of the Year

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