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Cereals, Crops

Take Extra Care When Storing Grain

Getting the crop in the bin is only the first part of the harvest; safe storage is the rest of the story. “Safe storage of the crop depends on two main variables, the temperature of the crops going into the bin and the moisture content of the crop,” says Harry Brook, crop specialist with Alberta
Opinion

T – for Sep. 23, 2010

o the very end of his life, our father was a farmer. For Jerry, there was nothing else; no other calling had any more value, worth or meaning than farming. He was as rooted into the black soil that he farmed as were the crops that he raised year after year. For Jerry, farming wasn’t
Cereals, Crops, Opinion

Controversial Wheat Comes To An Official End – for Aug. 5, 2010

Periodically, the Prairie grain industry faces controversy when wheat growers find varieties which offer apparent agronomic benefits, but with quality characteristics that don’t fit official classes. The deregistration of the wheat variety Garnet earlier last month reminds that such controversies are not new. Licensing of Garnet prompted national political discussion in the 1920s and 1930s.
Country Crossroads

Bringing Model Trains To Life

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Devoted to the development, promotion and enjoyment of the hobby of model railroading, Earl Symonds of Sandy Lake, Manitoba shares his enthusiasm. Symonds’ exquisitely detailed model panorama – known as the Manitoba & North-Western Railroad – roars over 3,000 feet of 1/87th HO scale track. There are eight subdivisions and three divisions – the 1880
Cereals, News

Food Stats Show Some Positive Trends

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Canadians are eating more fresh fruits and vegetables and less red meat, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the nation’s overall diet is improving. The average Canadian also consumes more sugar, coffee and cheese and nearly as much fat and oil as before, says a new Statistics Canada food consumption report for 2009. The average caloric
Country Crossroads

Should You Sneak Nutrition Into Diet?

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A couple of authors have had bestselling books about sneaking vegetables into kids’ diets. Usually, the book authors purée the vegetables and place them in foods, such as spaghetti sauce, where they are barely noticeable. Although the books became bestsellers, sneaking vegetables into kids’ diets has been the subject of mixed responses from nutrition experts.
News

Colder Climates Produce Healthier Food

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“This study shows that the Canadian Climate Advantaged Diet is currently a theoretically possible approach.” Winter woes aside, Western Canada’s colder climate may prove very good for what ails us. Following the release of the CAPI report last August the Manitoba Agri-Health Research Network commissioned an assessment of the clinical data established by the Manitoba
News

Make Mealtime Family Time For A Healthy Heart

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Heart and Stroke Foundat ion of Manitoba (HSFM) nutrition managers are encouraging Manitobans to eat together as a family as part of a heart-healthy lifestyle. Healthy eating plays a vital role in the prevention of heart disease and stroke. Studies show that children who sit down to eat dinner with their families tend to eat

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