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Healthful Hormone Found In Maple Syrup

By Federation Of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers March 18, 2010

Thanks to modern science, the closely guarded secrets of one of our nation’s most distinctive emblems, maple syrup, are now being revealed. It has recently been reported that maple syrup contains polyphenols and shows ORAC values which compare to commonly eaten fruits and vegetables such as broccoli. Now, further research on maple syrup and its

News, Oilseeds

Oilseed Sector Research Gets Government Boost

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 11, 2010

The federal government is offering up to $19 million for the Canola Council of Canada to lead research in partnership with the Flax Council of Canada, industry scientists and universities, a federal release says. “The oilseed industry is an important driver of Canada’s economy and that’s why our government is making strategic investments to keep

News

Looming Phosphorus Shortages Require Change

By Laura Rance-Unger March 4, 2010

Farmers have found an ally in a new report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), which says the responsibility for better phosphorus management cannot be carried by agriculture alone. The report shifts the focus from phosphorus as a noxious nutrient that must be regulated to prevent it from damaging the environment, to phosphorus

News

Options Abound For Improving Phosphorus Management

By Laura Rance-Unger March 4, 2010

“The underlying problem leading to food waste stems in part from consumer behaviours supported by an economic system built to produce more than we need.” Anew report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development outlines several avenues that could be explored to improve phosphorus management: Another case for local food networks: “Cycling phosphorus exported in

Crops

Holistic Approach To Phosphorus Management Urged

By Ron Friesen March 4, 2010

“It’s time to treat environmental health like we do human health.” – DON FLATEN They’re the latest buzzword in environmental management – beneficial management practices, or BMPs for short. Follow them and your farm will be environmentally sound, producers are told. It sounds good in theory. But are BMPs really the answer to environmental problems

News

Local Food May Have A Downside

By Daniel Winters February 11, 2010

Cadmium in Surface Soils 49 116 56 116 Calgary Edmonton 110 Saskatoon Regina 102 ppm Winnipeg Cd < 2mm fraction 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 94 1273 samples 56 94 49 Cadmium may be present in Manitoba’s soil, but plant-breeding research and other strategies are keeping it out of our food. Soft, bluish white,

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

It’s A Buyers’ Market — But Changing

By Don Bousquet February 4, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Jan. 29 lower. Canola was pressured down by losses in the U. S. soy complex, bearish technical signals and steady farmer selling as producers have

Crops, Oilseeds

Flax Council Decides To Go With Certified Seed

By Flax Council Of Canada January 28, 2010

Aplan to require all flax shipments to Europe to be grown from certified seed represents the best opportunity to restore access to the largest export market for Canadian farmers. Canadian flax sales to Europe have been severely restricted since traces of CDC Triffid, a genetically modified (GM) variety, were discovered in some shipments. The council

Opinion

Hold The Salt

By Ronald Doering January 21, 2010

While the addition of vitamins and minerals to food is highly regulated, sodium is not. Policy-making in the area of food and nutrition is a difficult task at the best of times. It’s particularly difficult when the science is not clear, and this is more common than most people realize. When the science is uncertain,

Hogs, Livestock, Oilseeds, Other livestock, Pulses

Evaluating Alternative Feed Ingredients For Pig Diets

January 14, 2010

BERNIE PEET Peet on Pigs While DE and ME values for DDGS are fairly close to those of the parent grain, the high fibre and protein content make that energy less available to the pig. Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns

Daily Network News

National survey of farmer and rancher mental health launches

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise as dollar hits four-year low

U.S. livestock: Cattle retreat, hogs rise

Tag Archives Matter

Healthful Hormone Found In Maple Syrup

Oilseed Sector Research Gets Government Boost

Looming Phosphorus Shortages Require Change

Options Abound For Improving Phosphorus Management

Holistic Approach To Phosphorus Management Urged

Local Food May Have A Downside

It’s A Buyers’ Market — But Changing

Flax Council Decides To Go With Certified Seed

Hold The Salt

Evaluating Alternative Feed Ingredients For Pig Diets

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