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Soya protein can be replaced by rapeseed protein in human diets

By Jena University Release February 12, 2013

Today, more than 500 million people are suffering from a lack of adequate protein in their diet. Each year, the number of human beings increases by 80 million, a figure which is equivalent to the present population of Germany. Thus, providing enough food, particularly sufficient protein for the increasing populace is a challenging task for

Hogs, Livestock, Oilseeds

Capitalizing on NIRS technology in a commercial feed mill

By Bernie Peet January 17, 2013

In the current high feed-price climate, knowing the nutritional value of an ingredient can make a big difference to the cost of feeding a pig. It also allows more accurate formulation so that the pig’s nutritional requirements can be met more accurately, and performance targets met. In recent years, the use of Near Infrared Reflectance

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap, Nov. 29, 2012

By Lorraine Stevenson December 6, 2012

Soybeans have become a success story for agriculture in Manitoba. That sea of soy this past summer was a record-breaking 857,000 acres. Yet familiar as we’ve become with growing it, it’s a relative rarity in our diet. We may drink soy beverages more often, or sprinkle a little soy sauce on our stir-fries, or consume

Country Crossroads, News

Exercise and nourish your joints

By Julie Garden-Robinson November 21, 2012

I had spent many hours gardening one day last summer, and had awakened some neglected muscles. They were not happy after several hours of raking, shovelling and hauling heavy planters filled with soil around the backyard. On the positive side though, I burned quite a few calories. According to a calorie expenditure website, an adult

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

Crops, News

Healthier diet, less health-care spending

By Alex Binkley March 23, 2012

With a dose of government co-operation, Canada’s fruit and vegetable growers believe they can help cure the country’s health-care spending epidemic. Horticulture for Health, or Hort4Health as it likes to bill itself, is a working group of farmers, retailers, food processors and input suppliers that sprouted out of Agriculture Canada’s horticulture value chain roundtable. The

Crops, News

Industry official fights the image of potatoes as fattening

By Gord Gilmour March 14, 2012

There’s no denying the impact of the image. A morbidly obese woman struggles up a short flight of stairs, while in the forefront of the advertisement are three servings of french fries, growing from modest to mammoth. “Portion sizes have grown, and so has obesity, which leads to many health problems,” reads the headline of

Hogs, Livestock, News

Precision pork production — a vision of the future

By Bernie Peet February 16, 2012

Imagine a finishing barn where each pig receives exactly the right amount of nutrients each day to optimize its growth, maximize the efficiency of nutrient use and minimize the excretion of waste. A barn where sophisticated feeding equipment identifies each pig and delivers a precise dose of blended feed using complex mathematical models to predict

News

Washington wants healthier school meals in bid to reduce obesity in kids

By Ian Simpson February 15, 2012

School meals for millions of children will be healthier under obesity-fighting USDA standards that double the fruits and vegetables in cafeteria lunches. But french fries remain on the menu. In the first major changes to school breakfasts and lunches in more than 15 years, the new guidelines will affect nearly 32 million children who eat

News

Red meat associated with high risk for cancer

January 24, 2012

People who eat lots of red meat may have a higher risk of some types of kidney cancer, according to a U.S. study of thousands of adults. Researchers writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that middle-aged adults who ate the most red meat were 19 per cent more likely to be diagnosed

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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