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More Farmers Eye Value Chain Approach

By Lorraine Stevenson November 5, 2009

“Definitely there’s interest in various sectors.” – EUGENE WARWARUK, VALUE CHAIN INITIATIVE MANITOBA CO-ORDINATOR Alberta barley growers produce barley for Japanese Sapporo beer and Shochu liquor. The Warburtons Technical Centre in Brandon contracts with farmers to produce identity-preserved (IP) wheat. Each are examples of farmers capturing higher prices and delivering a higher-value product through participation

Dairy cattle, Livestock

SARA In The Stomach Makes Dairy Cows Moody

By Ron Friesen July 9, 2009

SARA can be an economically important problem for milk producers. A little-known disease lurking silently in the rumens of dairy cows may be robbing milk producers of hundreds of dollars in lost production without anyone realizing it. It’s basically acid indigestion but with a fancy scientific name: subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA). SARA is a metabolic

News

In Brief… – for Jun. 25, 2009

June 25, 2009

More credit: Legislation increasing credit access by new or young farmers and co-operatives has received Royal Assent, the federal government says. The Canadian Agricultural Loans Act (CALA), formerly known as the Farm Improvement and Marketing Co-operatives Loans Act, now allows beginning farmers and more agricultural co-operatives to take advantage of loans which is expected to

Cereals, Crops

Increasing The Value Of Canadian Wheat

By Teresa Falk April 16, 2009

Gregory Penner sees the removal of kernel visual distinguishability (KVD) as a turning point for western Canadian wheat production. With funding assistance from the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC), Penner and a team of scientists at NeoVentures Biotechnology Inc. are developing a wheat variety identification technology that can replace KVD for the Canadian Western Red

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Creating A New Generation Of Smart Materials

By Teresa Falk April 16, 2009

Some things are not meant to last forever. This includes biodegradable plastic products made from Solanyl. Solanyl Biopolymers Inc., based in Carberry, Man., manufactures starch-based biodegradable polymers that are used to create new and innovative environmentally friendly products. The company was established in 2005 by potato farmers Derek and Earl McLaren, who wanted to further

Livestock

MRAC Elects New Chair

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 2, 2009

Barry Routledge, a beef and grains producer from Lenore, Man., was named chair of the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC) board of directors at its annual meeting March 19. “I look forward to working with Barry as the new chair,” said Ted Eastley, MRAC executive director. “Barry’s unique ability to ‘throw a grenade into the

Country Crossroads

Government helps new entrant over existing industry

By Bonnie Baltessen January 8, 2009

“There is an existing industry here. We’re not asking for handouts or free money.” – JOHN BOTTOMLEY Something smells fishy to John Bottomley of Agassiz Aqua Farms and it’s not his fish barn. The fish producer who has been working to establish an industry in Manitoba is outraged at a government announcement that one “inexperienced

Country Crossroads

Research examines potential market for functional foods

By Lorraine Stevenson October 23, 2008

“They want to have better education as to why they’re choosing certain products.” – CHRISTINA LENGYEL, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA Baby boomers are keen to eat well and stay healthy as they age, but personal health isn’t the only thing on their minds. Food products specific to the needs

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit fresh highs, hogs inch upward

Agriculture, agri-food groups bid for spot in Carney’s economic agenda

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall as rain expected to help U.S. crops

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U.S. livestock: Cattle hit fresh highs, hogs inch upward

Agriculture, agri-food groups bid for spot in Carney’s economic agenda

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall as rain expected to help U.S. crops

Tag Archives Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council — page 5

More Farmers Eye Value Chain Approach

SARA In The Stomach Makes Dairy Cows Moody

In Brief… – for Jun. 25, 2009

Increasing The Value Of Canadian Wheat

Creating A New Generation Of Smart Materials

MRAC Elects New Chair

Government helps new entrant over existing industry

Research examines potential market for functional foods

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