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During times of war, a message of courage

Our History: December 1943

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 22, 2017

The image on the front page of our December 15, 1943 issue carried a Christmas message to take courage during the bleak time of the Second World War. Among the news on the front page was that Manitoba’s total Victory Bond sales had reached $99,641,400, just short of the $100-million objective and that the Manitoba

Processed meat products are particularly hard to test for adulteration.

Did you know?, News

Rapid detection of meat fraud

Spanish researchers say a new biosensor can give test results within an hour 

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 25, 2017

In recent years meat fraud has been a growing problem. Unscrupulous sellers have been caught adulturating beef with cheaper horsemeat and swapping chicken for turkey in sausages labelled 100 per cent turkey. Now researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid say they’ve developed an electrochemical biosensor that can quickly detect a DNA fragment unique to

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Safe food preservation advice comes early this year

Prairie Fare: Poached Turkey Salad with Fennel, Kale and Cashews

By Julie Garden-Robinson May 8, 2015

We have reached the time of year when church potlucks are plentiful and garages are cleared out to become open-air dining rooms for graduation parties. No one wants a special event with bountiful food and numerous guests to become a recipe for disaster. Unfortunately, food prepared or stored unsafely can cause illness or even death.

Did you know?, Hogs, News

Sweat like a pig for a bacon sandwich

April 9, 2013

A Toronto restaurant is offering a 30 per cent discount on bacon sandwiches to customers who run or cycle a course through city streets that is shaped like a pig. Rashers, billed as North America’s only bacon-only shop, is urging exercisers to recoup their “hard-burned” calories by stopping by the shop for a post-workout sandwich.

Crops, News

French farmers protest rules limiting nitrate pollution

By Gus Trompiz February 15, 2013

French farmers are protesting what they see as burdensome environmental regulations linked to European Union targets on water quality. Environmental rules have become a major grievance in recent years for French farmers, who blame such measures for eroding their competitiveness. Last month’s protests, including a pre-dawn street blockade near the Farm Ministry in Paris, were

Cereals, Crops, News

What’s new? At Ag Days, plenty

January 17, 2013

New products are always interesting and there are always plenty to check out at Manitoba Ag Days. Some equipment dealers will have additional signage at their booths that indicate they have opted to include their products in the 2013 New Products feature and will be vying for the annual best new product award presented at

Beef cattle, News, Opinion, Other livestock

Giving meat a bad name

By John Morriss March 23, 2012

Laws are like sausages — it is best not to see them being made.” This quote has been widely but wrongly attributed to Otto Von Bismarck, the “Iron Chancellor” of Germany in the 19th century, which proves that misinformation was spreading long before the Internet. However, the Internet is certainly a much more efficient way

News, Opinion

Happy hogs and right smart marketing

By Alan Guebert March 14, 2012

For over 20 years Jackie served as the main field hand on the big dairy farm of my youth. He possessed a hired man’s respect for talk; he talked only when talked to and then, most times, in a collection of southern Illinois’ phrases that carried more code than context. For example, once my father

News

Hungarian Sausage Festival A Huge Hit

By Michael Roddy November 10, 2011

The Bekescsaba Sausage Festival is the place to taste and find out secrets of Hungary s spicy kolbasz sausages. But anyone who sticks to the rule that it s best not to ask how a sausage is made might want to steer clear. From butchering a pig, complete with blowtorch for searing the bristles, to

Country Crossroads

Making Fruit Leather

By Julie Garden-Robinson September 8, 2011

In early history, refrigerators and freezers were not readily available to help prevent food spoilage. Food dehydration became one of the earliest forms of food preservation. Dehydration allowed people to have portable, lightweight and safe food to enjoy during cold seasons. Dehydration probably was discovered by accident when early civilizations left food out in the

Daily Network News

CBOT Weekly: USDA predicts declines in planting intentions

Protein Industries Canada funds Saskatchewan pulse ingredient project

February canola crush up from 2025, StatCan reports

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