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No matter the season make sure exercise remains a regular occurrence in your life.

Health goals can come step by step

Set goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timed

By Julie Garden-Robinson September 10, 2018

There are plenty of reasons to want to take steps to become healthier. Maybe we want to save more money, get fit or wear a smaller clothing size. Improving our health and having more wealth are great motivators, but unfortunately, such resolve often falls by the wayside. This year, I decided to get more exercise.

A crenellated walkway on top of the Great Wall of China. (Cia.gov)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. pork, fruit producers brace for second wave of Chinese tariffs

By Dominique Patton, GFM Network News, Tom Polansek June 22, 2018

Beijing/Chicago | Reuters — U.S. producers of pork, already saddled with duties enacted in an earlier round of the escalating trade dispute with China, are bracing for further pain after Beijing hit the products with additional tariffs due to come into effect next month. China implemented a 25 per cent duty on most U.S. pork

Cutting into these apples revealed the many brown tunnels made by maggots; the apples were inedible.

Country Crossroads

Protecting against apple maggots

There are a couple of things that can be done to prevent this pest from destroying your apples

By Albert Parsons June 8, 2018

Last summer, friends brought my wife and I two big bags of apples from their tree. They were quite large and looked wonderful, but we soon discovered that most of them were inedible because they were full of dark-brown tunnels — a sure sign that they were infested with apple maggots. The life of the

Crops

China customs expanding checks on U.S. fruit imports

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume, Yawen Chen May 5, 2018

Beijing/Chicago | Reuters –– China’s major ports of entry have ramped up checks on fresh fruit imports from the U.S., five Chinese industry sources said, which could delay shipments from U.S. growers already dealing with higher tariffs as Sino-U.S. trade ties worsen. Fruits were among 128 U.S. goods that China slapped with more expensive import

Markets

China slaps tariffs on U.S. frozen pork, wine

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 2, 2018

Beijing | Reuters — China has slapped extra tariffs of up to 25 per cent on 128 U.S. products including frozen pork, as well as on wine and certain fruits and nuts, in response to U.S. duties on imports of aluminum and steel, China’s finance ministry said. The tariffs, to take effect on Monday, were

(Mark Wilson photo courtesy Louis Dreyfus Co.)

Crops, Markets

China should target U.S. soybeans, former finance minister says

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 25, 2018

Beijing | Reuters –– The response by China’s commerce ministry to the latest U.S trade measures is too weak, and should target U.S. soybeans, former Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei said on Saturday. The commerce ministry on Friday unveiled a plan to levy additional duties on up to US$3 billion of U.S. imports including fruit

Crops

Conagra to shed Canadian processed vegetable, fruit business

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News February 20, 2018

The company behind Arctic Gardens, Graves and Bonduelle canned and frozen vegetables in Canada is set to add the Del Monte brand to its roster. Conagra Brands, which makes and sells Del Monte processed fruits and vegetables in the Canadian market, announced Tuesday it will sell that business to France’s Bonduelle Group for $43 million.

Healthy foods are the best snack choices and sometimes the easiest too.

Recipe Swap

Make snack attacks count

Prairie Fare: Keep your snacks simple and healthful for best results

By Julie Garden-Robinson September 8, 2017

Make sure your seatbelts are buckled and all carry-ons are properly stowed,” the flight attendant said. I pushed my purse under the seat with my foot, cinched my seatbelt and settled in by the window. Then I realized that my reading materials also were properly stowed in the overhead bin, which was closed. I had

SWD lays eggs which hatch into larvae and feed on the fruit.

Crops, Local news

Berry crops at risk from insect

A website has been set up to report trap counts and advise on control methods

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 24, 2017

The Prairie Fruit Growers Association and Manitoba Agriculture Fruit Crops Program are working in collaboration on a province-wide surveillance program to detect and manage spotted winged drosophila (SWD), which can damage berry crops. A report from the program last weekend said females and males (one to two per trap) had been found in traps in

The distinction between fruit and vegetable isn't always clear — or important.

Recipe Swap

Are rhubarb and tomatoes fruits or vegetables?

Whether produce is a fruit or veggie often depends on your perspective and how you use it

By Julie Garden-Robinson June 23, 2017

For roll call, please say your favourite vegetable,” our club officer announced. I was at a meeting of PEO, which is a philanthropic educational organization for women. We in Chapter V are getting to know each other a little better every month by answering questions for roll call. The officer stated green beans as her

Daily Network News

Canola industry pumped about 45Z clean fuel ruling in U.S.

U.S. grains: Chicago corn, soy prices recover on updated biofuel guidance

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher on tightening cattle supply

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