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U.S. futures regulator targets commodity speculation

October 26, 2012

washington / chicago / reuters The top U.S. futures regulator says he would support appealing a court ruling last month that struck down his agency’s attempt to place limits on speculation in commodity markets. Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said his agency drafted the original rule at the direction of

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap: Meat again (and again and again)

By Lorraine Stevenson October 17, 2012

Some people keep food diaries, or a daily account of what and how much they eat. It can be a shocking read. All those snacks! Take these records to a dietitian, and we may get another eye-opener: the amount of meat we consume. Susan Watson is a registered dietitian and weight-loss coach in Winnipeg. Clients

Crops, Oilseeds, Weather

Ample heat, subsoil moisture helps sunflowers soar

By Daniel Winters October 17, 2012

National Sunflower Association of Canada looking at possible introduction  of bird-repellent products used south of the border

It was a great summer to be a sunflower. “Yields are coming really good this year,” said Denis Touzin of Keystone Grain. “They like heat, and we had the heat.” With an unusually dry fall making a pre-Thanksgiving harvest possible for the first time in years, early reports are pegging yields at 2,500 to 3,200

Crops, News

Group eyes technology to turn garbage and straw into oil

By Allan Dawson October 17, 2012

It looks good on paper but it sounds too good to be true. A Manitoba group is keen to find out if a Swiss machine can actually make synthetic crude oil out of garbage, straw and manure. “This does work on paper and is working in other places (including Germany),” consultant Normand Mabon said at

Crops, International news, News

EU official says strategic food stocks not the way to tame food prices

October 17, 2012

Reuters / Increased production, not strategic foods stocks, is the most effective way to tame food prices, says a senior EU official. Last month, French President Francois Hollande launched a global campaign to win support for creating strategic stockpiles of food commodities to keep a lid on food prices. But it would be better to

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap: Thanks for supper — and many other blessings

By Lorraine Stevenson October 10, 2012

When there’s something great at the other end, people gladly wait in line. The man ahead us joked he wouldn’t stand this long in a line up for a restaurant. Around 60 to 70 people were waiting outside to get into the noisy, crowded Warren Memorial Hall a couple of Sundays ago — for the

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap: September is supper time

By Lorraine Stevenson September 22, 2012

If you’re sorry summer is over, don’t be. Fall in Manitoba is a demanding time, but it’s also pure pleasure, with its dusky sunsets and crisp colours, and lots going on in our communities. This past Sunday was the third annual Open Farm Day, with 51 host farms welcoming visitors. This year’s event also featured

Country Crossroads, News, Oilseeds

Recipe Swap: A big little cookbook

By Lorraine Stevenson August 21, 2012

If the recipes it contains make you as fat as the Graysville United Church’s coil-bound collection, then watch out. I’ve seen a lot of community cookbooks, but at over 500 pages, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one quite like this one — and it belies the size of the group that assembled it. Graysville

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap, Aug. 9

By Lorraine Stevenson August 10, 2012

RecipeSwap New rules for labelling help those with allergies Reading the label on food products just got easier for those living with allergies or celiac disease — and squinting at the fine print. Last week Health Canada unveiled new rules for what must be declared on food labels so you can tell at a glance

Cereals, Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap: The benefits of barley

By Lorraine Stevenson August 10, 2012

How often do you add pot or pearled barley to your soups or stews, or bake with barley flour? Canadians don’t eat much barley — we consume it as beer, mostly — but that’s going to change as our perceptions of the food value of this crop start to shift, thanks to a new health

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

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