New Heart-Smart Turkey Product Takes Wing

Anew product in grocery stores across Western Canada could mark a long-awaited breakthrough for turkey farmers seeking a market alternative to the traditional roast bird. Granny’s Poultry recently launched a stuffed turkey breast roast that’s smaller, more convenient and easier to cook than a whole turkey. And, as a bonus, it’s more wholesome, too. The

World Oatmeal Record Highlights Winnipeg Agriculture Event

“We are making a difference.” – riCHard laVergne, aafC Here’s a recipe for you. Pour 250 to 275 litres of water into a 400-litre pot. Pre-boil the water for almost three hours. Add 68 kilograms of oatmeal from Manitoba-grown oats. Let thicken for about 15 minutes. The result: 327.5 kg of oatmeal porridge. Serves 300


Peak On Shaky Ground

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Apologies to anyone in the group who may think otherwise, but it’s probably fair to say that most of the people attending the recent Growing Local conference in Winnipeg would be favourable to the idea of collective marketing. They would tend to support measures to counterbalance the influence of large food-processing

Potato Market Outlook: Bad, Better, Then Outstanding

A bear. Then two bulls. That’s how Idaho-based potato economist Joe Guenther sees the North American potato market shaping up in the short, medium and long term. It’s the current crop that’s still in the storage he’s most bearish on, Guenther told the recent Manitoba Potato Days meeting. Last year’s spud acres rose about one



Great Tastes Of Manitoba Now A Hardcover Cookbook

If you’ve enjoyed the “Great Tastes of Manitoba,” the longest running TV cooking show in Manitoba’s history, you’ll love this latest venture – a 20th anniversary hardcover cookbook entitled Great Tastes of Manitoba – Celebrating delicious, local food. This new book features more than 85 recipes, along with stunning photography and local tidbits from the


Manitoba’s Small Fruit Crop Itching For Warm Weather

“If we got good heat, the plants would just explode.” – ANTHONY MINTENKO, MAFRI Manitoba’s small fruit growers appear to have dodged the late-spring frost, but now face the prospect of a delayed picking season. A cool, wet spring has put berry crops at least two weeks behind in their normal development. But that was

Not just the latest fad

It might be tempting to just assume consumer concerns are the natural hangover from recent food safety scares. But that would be a mistake, says Kevin Stewart of AgvisionTV.com. In fact, it’s part of a long-term trend, closely correlated with the aging baby boomer generation. They want to live longer, healthier lives, and they see