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Uncertainty surrounds food safety legislation

By Alex Binkley January 24, 2012

The food industry wants meaningful consultations with the federal government while it’s preparing new food safety legislation, but so far is only being served promises of more advisory committee meetings. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz plans to introduce legislation in 2012 to overhaul the roles of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health Canada, and the Public

Country Crossroads, News

Tech-savvy farmers are going mobile

January 17, 2012

It appears the days of escaping to the tractor cab for a few air-conditioned hours away from the telephone are over on the farm. A recent Farm Credit Canada survey found 81 per cent of farmers are now packing cellphones and they are rapidly investing in smartphones and tablets. The FCC survey found 29 per

Forages, News

BioBaler makes its western Canadian debut

By Tony Kryzanowski January 17, 2012

Your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. That really is a round baler being pulled behind a tractor through a juvenile hardwood stand and creating round bales. Canadian Wood Fibre Centre (CWFC) researchers recently demonstrated the “BioBaler,” a patented juvenile-hardwood baling system developed originally by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in collaboration with the CWFC and

Livestock, News

Benchmarking tools boost competitiveness, profits

By Daniel Winters January 12, 2012

Trying to keep up with the Joneses is a bad idea, unless you’re in the hog business. After a plunge in hog prices about five years ago saw many weak hands and smaller operations fall out, Maple Leaf Agri-Farms, a division of Maple Leaf Foods, adopted a computerized benchmarking system that has helped it stay

Beef cattle, News

Farm accident claims farm leader

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 12, 2012

Former Manitoba Beef Producers president Major Jay Fox died Dec. 23 after being pinned beneath a tractor’s front-end loader bucket on his farm near Eddystone. Fox, 32, retired last month as a director of MBP, having served since 2009 as the organization’s president and previously as a vice-president. Fox and his wife Angela are well

Opinion

The Evolution Of On-Farm Fuel Storage

November 10, 2011

Manitoba Agricultural Museum release In the summer of 2010, while looking through a scrap pile on a western Manitoba farm for Rumely silo filler parts, a Manitoba Agricultural Museum volunteer made a much more interesting find steel oil barrels. While many readers might be thinking, Steel barrels! Do these people have nothing better to do?

Cereals, News, Pulses

Former Alberta Finance Minister Tapped To Find A Fix For Railway Woes

By Alex Binkley November 10, 2011

With the speed of a slow-moving freight train, the federal government has finally picked a facilitator to find a way to fix the cantankerous relationship between shippers and railways. Jim Dinning, a former Alberta finance minister and chairman of the Export Development Corp., will lead the six-month process to develop a model for service agreements

News

Buhler Industries Entering Combine Market

By Shannon VanRaes November 3, 2011

I would like to see the next 100,000 before I retire, said a smiling Dmitry Lyubimov, who became president of Buhler Industries when the Russian combine manufacturer Rostselmash bought a majority stake from Manitoba entrepreneur John Buhler in 2007. The company, which has been shipping the Canadian-made tractors to Russia since the acquisition, is now

Country Crossroads

You’ve Been Asking, And Here’s The Answers

By Reena Nerbas November 3, 2011

DearReena, Iregularlypurchaseasparagus,however,Ioftenleaveittoolongbeforecookingit.DoyouhaveanyadviceforrevivinglimpasparagussothatIdon tendupwastinganymoremoney? Debart Hello Debart, Reviving asparagus is exactly the same as reviving limp celery. Place veggies in a tall pot with ice water in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. DearReena, Withmyoccupation,Iamconstantlythevictimofwoodsplinters.DoyouhaveanysuggestionsastohowIcanremovesplinterswithoutpassingout? Mark No problem Mark, For minor splinters apply antibiotic cream with painkiller onto the area. Cover with a bandage and leave. Continue

Country Crossroads

Time To Caulk Cracks

By Stan Harder November 3, 2011

Now s the time to caulk cracks around wooden windows to prevent moisture from entering and starting the process of rotting. Once begun, rot will accelerate, damaging both casing and window. Caulking guns are awkward to handle and extrusion can be hit and miss due to uneven pressure, causing unsightly smears and uneven lines. There

Daily Network News

Canola industry pumped about 45Z clean fuel ruling in U.S.

U.S. grains: Chicago corn, soy prices recover on updated biofuel guidance

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher on tightening cattle supply

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