Copper, zinc and selenium are three critical minerals often deficient in Canadian beef cow herds, farmers can break that cycle for their next calf crop.
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Preg-checking season is the perfect time to re-evaluate your beef cows’ nutrition
A look at three critical minerals that are often deficient in Canadian beef cow herds
Comment: Healthy food needs corporate support
Big food companies can do more to create healthier food environments
Canada’s food environment makes it hard to eat healthy. Delicious, attractive but unhealthy foods are promoted, priced and placed for easy access and consumption. Meanwhile, companies and their shareholders have legally mandated profit-driven interests — interests that may not align with a desire to support public health and healthy eating among Canadians. We studied the
Opinion: Our protein problem
Sources should be evaluated head-to-head on a lifecycle basis and include contribution to human nutrition
Glacier FarmMedia – The world has a protein problem. To be more precise, it has a protein shortage problem. Once digestibility and amino acid balance are considered, there is actually less protein than what’s needed to satisfy human requirements. This shortage can only get worse in coming years with rising populations, a desire by a
Letters: Burgers are not ‘junk food’
In response to the Manitoba Co-operator article, ‘Rural kids fall short on nutrition,’ I have a few questions for the writers and editors of the May 4 edition: 1. How could anyone describe a meal that includes a modest amount of healthy bread, a proper serving of healthy beef and several fresh vegetables as “junk
Editorial: Food and the four-leaf clover
Today’s teenagers aren’t eating particularly well, and it’s not just those in cities. In fact, according to a recently released study of Grade 9 students by the University of Manitoba, rural kids might be eating worse in terms of things like sugars and saturated fats. And when it came to veggies or certain major nutrients,
Rural kids fall short on nutrition
U of M study suggests unhealthy diets are prevalent in rural teens
Rural kids are more food secure than their counterparts in urban and northern Manitoba and more likely to eat meals with family, but when it comes to nutrition, they’re not exactly pulling ahead, according to a recent study from the University of Manitoba. “The [study] shows there is urgent need to improve the overall diets
Another bad season for bees
Experts explore the reasons for bee population declines -- and ways to mitigate the problem
Beekeepers reported high losses over the winter and experts are exploring the reasons and seeking ways to mitigate future colony declines. Ian Steppler, president of the Manitoba Beekeepers Association, said Manitoba’s losses this year are extremely high. “We’re nearly at a 60 per cent loss right across Manitoba right now, the highest loss in Canada
Comment: Why you shouldn’t trust research pulling for a single ‘superfood’
Good nutrition is complicated, and a few ‘superfoods’ aren’t going to get you there
You’ve probably read the stories proclaiming that eating blueberries reduces your risk of dementia, or red wine is good for your heart or coffee protects against Type 2 diabetes — or, indeed, many of the other big health claims for a particular “superfood.” But what is the truth in these statements? While we — a
U.S. confirms will boost food stamps by record amount
Washington | Reuters –– The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) on Monday will announce revised nutrition standards dramatically boosting average food stamp benefits, the agency confirmed Sunday. The New York Times first reported the plan to unveil the largest permanent benefits increase in the history of the government’s primary anti-hunger program, saying the change would result
Pulse weekly outlook: World Pulses Day celebrated
MarketsFarm — The United Nations celebrated the annual World Pulses Day on Feb. 10, highlighting the contribution of pulse crops to world agriculture and nutrition. “Pulses are more than just nutritious seeds – they also contribute to achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development,” the UN said in a release. “They play
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