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Stunted Roots Need Help, Says Plant Nutrition Expert

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Drought conditions aren’t necessarily a precursor to stunted growth and reduced yields, a European plant nutrition expert told farmers attending an Agri-Trends field day recently. Volker Rmheld, a plant nutritionist from Hohenheim University in Stuttgart, Germany, said that more intelligent use of fertilizer, such as placement, banding or foliar application, could be used to salvage
Country Crossroads

Plan For Extra Calories At Fairs

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Most of us get 100 to 300 discretionary calories per day, not per meal. We’re in the prime season for food-inspired guilt. Fairs, carnivals, festivals and all sorts of fun events are in full swing at this time of the year. Foods entice us with their aroma, texture and flavour. Here’s the good news: We
Country Crossroads

Eat Healthy Away From Home

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When eating away from home, planning may be the most important action a person can take to maintain a healthy lifestyle. When stressed or rushed, many of us revert to our old familiar habits. If those habits are not healthy, that’s when poor choices are made. Habits may include grabbing high-fat doughnuts, stopping at convenient
Country Crossroads

Don’t Forget To Eat Some Blueberries

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Blueberries and other berries are superstars in the nutrition world because of their high antioxidant content. Antioxidants are natural chemicals that combat the effects of environmental contaminants that can damage your cells. Antioxidant-rich foods are linked to helping prevent cancer and aging. Studies have shown that aging rats fed antioxidant-rich blueberry, strawberry or spinach extracts
Livestock

Keep Off The Brassica

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Kids may try to convince their parents that broccoli is toxic, but it actually is for livestock. Brassica plants, which include kale, rape, cabbage, broccoli and mustard, are toxic to livestock, according to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Brassicas contain a number of toxic chemicals, including glucosinolates, which are present in
Oilseeds, Opinion

Beneficial Plant Sterols Not Available To Canadians

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Health Canada’s minister should listen to her provincial colleagues, all overwhelmed by the costs of health care, not the least from the public cost of drugs to treat CHD. The recently released report by Food and Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) titled Food Regulatory Systems: Canada’s Performance in the Global Marketplace is yet another study
Cereals, Country Crossroads

Eat More Fibre This Summer

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This dietary change could result in a nine-pound weight loss in a year. Eating more high-volume, fibre-rich foods will fill you up without filling you out, but most of us shortchange ourselves on the fibre recommendation, which averages about 25 grams per day for adults. Fibre is indigestible plant material found in foods such as
Country Crossroads

Salty Foods Aren’t A Necessity

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Most people are well aware of the link between sodium and high blood pressure. The preference for salty foods is an acquired taste. Unlike our inborn preference for sweetness, we aren’t born with a “salty tooth.” We all need some sodium in our diet, but not as much as most people consume. The daily value
Country Crossroads

Fruits, Yogurt On Rise In Canadians’ Diets

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The Canadian diet included fewer oils, red meats and soft drinks but more fruit and yogurt in 2008 compared to the previous year, according to Statistics Canada. The federal statistics agency on May 27 released its 2008 report on food available for consumption, finding that Canadians’ total daily intake of calories per person is down

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