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World Loses Its Leading Hunger Fighter

CIMMYT joins with members of the international development community to mourn the passing of Nobel Peace Laureate and renowned wheat scientist, Norman E. Borlaug, who died Sept. 12 at the age of 95 from complications from cancer, after an exemplary life dedicated to fighting hunger in developing countries. Borlaug worked as a CIMMYT wheat breeder
Hogs, News

Agriculture Hall Of Fame – for Aug. 20, 2009

John Murray Cormack was born and raised on a family farm at Rossburn, Manitoba. He obtained a BSA from the University of Manitoba, an MSc from the University of Nebraska and a PhD from Iowa State University. Murray and Cather ine (nee Crookshank) raised four sons: Ron, Ken, Neil and David. From 1957 to 1959,
Country Crossroads

Summer Camp — An Opportunity To Grow

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Often it was the first lengthy separation for both mother and child. For the heart of a child in its buoyancy, is one that is pure and free. So put me in touch with the heart of a child, of the person that is to be. – C. Burtis Hunter Summer camp – a place
Country Crossroads

Try Out A Yurt This Summer

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The yurt now being used at some Manitoba campgrounds has kept the name and a similar domed shape, but uses more high-tech materials. Do you enjoy the outdoors but aren’t keen on sleeping on the ground? Do you want to try camping this summer, but don’t own a trailer or a tent? Do you enjoy
Crops

Plant Breeder Hopes African Development Takes Root

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For Gebisa Ejeta, it was not enough that he developed new varieties of a food staple crop that resisted droughts and a devastating weed that sucked the life out of cereal crops in his native Ethiopia. Ejeta, who was awarded the 2009 World Food Prize on Thursday, was really driven to get the seeds he
Opinion

An Open Letter To The Prime Minister And All Federal Leaders

Canada’s independent ranchers and farmers – the backbone of our cattle and beef sectors – are receiving some of the lowest prices they’ve seen since the Great Depression. Adjusted for inflation, prices today are half of price averages from the 1970s, and ’80s. Today’s Depressionechoing prices are bankrupting long-standing cattle producers and forcing farm families
Opinion

Viterra Strategy Short-Sighted

We sympathize with the community of Arborg and commend its attempt to save that great facility, the grain elevator. From every angle its demolition is a shame. For what benefits the farmer usually has a ripple effect right back up to the top, in this case Viterra. Fortunately not all multinationals
News

Clarification

Regarding the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) two pilot programs involving sampling grain in containers: Under the Accredited Container Sampling Program grain companies can submit an official sample from their container for official CGC inspection through a private sector inspector accredited by the CGC. Under the Certified Container Sampling Program grain companies take their own samples
News

Monsanto Canada Launches 2009 Scholarship Program

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Monsanto Canada will once again of fer between 60 and 70 scholarships to Grade 12 graduating students from farm families who plan to pursue postsecondary education in agriculture or forestry in the fall of 2009. Mo n s a n t o Canada Opportunity Scholarships are available to eligible students entering their first year of
Country Crossroads

Plan And Shop For Good Nutrition

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O Planning meals in advance and preparing a shopping list is one of the best ways to maximize your time and effort. ut of the corner of my eye, I noticed someone peering into my grocery cart. “I was just checking to see what you put in your cart,” she said. My brain did a

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