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Raw milk dramatically increases risk for foodborne illness

Study says risk is 100 times greater than with pasteurized milk

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 8, 2015

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health in Maryland have released a study which says consumers are nearly 100 times more likely to get foodborne illness from drinking raw milk than they are from drinking pasteurized milk. In a release, the researchers said raw milk was associated with over half of all

Crops, Pulses

Project shows link between healthy soils and healthy people

A unique project is improving nutrition and incomes through better farming practices

By Laura Rance-Unger March 24, 2015

A little yellow seed is sprouting big changes for farming families here in the Great Rift Valley, within reach of the Hawassa University extension services. Chickpeas grown as a double crop after maize are boosting families’ nutrition, providing extra income and helping improve the soils. Farmers here have traditionally grown one crop of maize, tef

While some may think sitting is ideal, there are actually many health risks to a sedentary lifestyle.

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Do you sit most of the day?

Prairie Fare: No-Bake Snack Mix

By Julie Garden-Robinson March 20, 2015

I was anticipating food at a “breakfast meeting” and I was correct. Food is not available at every meeting I attend, so it is a welcome treat. I skipped breakfast in anticipation. When I arrived, I eyed the tray of caramel rolls and cinnamon rolls. I was kind of hungry. I opted for the cinnamon

Crops, International news

Increasing food security and nutrition

More families are eating better food more often

By Laura Rance-Unger March 19, 2015

Who would have thought cooking could be so tasty — oh, and nutritious too? As we sat in the shade of a tree outside the Tiyanjane Co-op Society Ltd., members of the cooking subgroup explained through an interpreter how they once looked upon soybeans as a cash crop, not something they could eat. Now they

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

How much protein do you need?

Prairie Fare: Slow-Cooker-Shredded Salsa Chicken Tacos

By Julie Garden-Robinson March 13, 2015

The other day, I was at the hair salon with my eyes closed and head propped over a sink. I was so relaxed that I was ready to take a power nap. Unfortunately, I could not help but overhear a discussion by strangers at the sink next to me. They were talking about their diets.

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Mediterranean diet cuts heart disease risk

You don’t have to live in Greece — a Prairie version is available

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 12, 2015

Greeks might be in debt, but their hearts are in good shape, according to a study released at American College of Cardiology’s 64th Annual Scientific Session in San Diego. Ekavi Georgousopoulou and Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos of Harokopio University in Athens studied a group of more than 2,500 Greek adults, ages 18 to 89, who closely

Beef cattle, Livestock

Message to cattle producers: Don’t cut back on BSE testing

The latest BSE case only increases the need for Canada to test 30,000 animals yearly

By Alexis Kienlen March 9, 2015

Keep calm and carry on testing. That’s the message going out to producers following the latest case of BSE in an Alberta cow. “At times like this, it’s as important, if not more so, to continue with surveillance and be vigilant,” Canadian Food Inspection Agency official Craig Price told attendees at the recent Alberta Beef

Opinion

Editorial: Have an omelette — cooked in butter

By John Morriss March 2, 2015

Many farmers bristle at the name Michael Pollan, the author of Omnivore’s Dilemma, and Cooked, two books which are not friendly to what he would call “big agriculture.” But leaving disagreements on issues such as organic food and GMOs aside, farmers might have to give Pollan credit for his dictum on eating properly: “Eat food.

News

Forget everything you ever heard about eating fat

Historic U.S. and U.K. dietary advice on fats ‘should not have been introduced’

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 24, 2015

National U.S. and British advice for citizens to cut fat consumption to reduce heart disease lacked any solid trial evidence to back it up, and “should not have been introduced,” concludes research in a journal published in conjunction with the British Medical Journal and the U.K. National Cardiovascular Society. Dietary guidelines issued in 1977 and

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Mind your portions this winter

Try this warm and hearty Vegetable Soup recipe to curb your appetite

By Julie Garden-Robinson February 6, 2015

Did you know your breed has a tendency to become overweight?” I asked our dachshunds. If they had replied verbally, I might have fainted. Instead, they looked at me with pleading eyes, and then they turned their attention to the plates I was carrying. Their sharp noses could detect the traces of food on the

Daily Network News

Russia targets seeds market as traditional export customers boost grains production

China buys more Canadian canola

Klassen: Western Canadian calf prices ratchet higher

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Raw milk dramatically increases risk for foodborne illness

Project shows link between healthy soils and healthy people

Do you sit most of the day?

Increasing food security and nutrition

How much protein do you need?

Mediterranean diet cuts heart disease risk

Message to cattle producers: Don’t cut back on BSE testing

Editorial: Have an omelette — cooked in butter

Forget everything you ever heard about eating fat

Mind your portions this winter

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