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Basil adds zest and flavour

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With variety names like “Magical Michael,” “Siam Queen,” “Red Rubin,” and “Genovese,” is it any wonder that a few sprigs of basil will perk up a salad made from store-bought greens in late winter — particularly if the basil is homegrown? The names of these basil varieties alone are enough to whet the appetite and
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Harvest losses bedevil sunflower growers

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Sunflowers pose challenges during harvest as drier conditions lead to increased shatter and seed loss

Drier temperatures can help once sunflower seeds are in the bin, but are a challenge when they’re still in the fields. “It’s getting to be more of an issue every year,” Bud Pittenger told producers during the annual Special Crops Symposium in Winnipeg. “The sunflowers are drying down so much faster nowadays … there is
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AAFC lowers pulse and special crop forecasts

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Production estimates for Canada’s major pulse and special crops were mostly lower compared to the previous month, according to updated supply-demand tables released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Market Analysis Division on Oct. 18. Dry pea, dry bean, mustard seed and canaryseed production numbers for the 2012-13 crop year were all lowered from the Sept.
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Corn seed might be tight next spring

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Rising corn acres and severe drought in the Midwestern United States may crimp supplies of popular corn seed varieties for the coming year. “It’s really short,” said Ron Rabe, a Dekalb agronomist, who gave a brief talk on corn production in Manitoba at a recent WADO field tour. Derek Erb, who farms near Oak Bluff
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Swath canola when 60 per cent of main stem seeds turn colour

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Canola should be swathed when 60 per cent of the seeds on the main stems have changed colour and that means taking a close look at your fields. “You really just can’t make an accurate assessment of seed colour change from your pickup truck,” the Canola Council of Canada’s Manitoba agronomy specialist Angela Brackenreed said
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Fruits of our labour

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Gardening can be a rewarding experience. First we till, preparing the seedbed. We carefully plan, sow the seed and mark the rows. We expect our vegetables to grow where we have planted them. Some years the rain and sunshine come in just the right amounts. When we get too much rain or not enough, it
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The passion flower

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The passion flower Growing exotic-looking houseplants can be a challenging but very interesting endeavour. No plant is more exotic looking than the passion flower and around Easter time it takes on an increased significance as it has religious symbolism connected to this Christian season. Each bloom consists of a flat base of petals above which
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Growing from seed

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One of the first flowers to make an appearance in the spring garden is the pansy — and it is one of the last to cease blooming in the fall. Pansies are definitely cool-weather plants, and in fact, they sometimes take a blooming holiday in midsummer during the hottest weather, and that is acceptable because
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Local food keeps money in the local economy

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What protects a nation’s sovereignty? Is it borders, or the military? Government perhaps? If you ask Winona LaDuke, she would point you to the dinner table. “I don’t think you can say you’re sovereign if you can’t feed yourself,” she said, quoting a fellow Aboriginal activist. The environmentalist, writer, Harvard-educated economist and one-time American vice-presidential

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