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Decorative cobs combine with some mini-pumpkins to make an attractive Thanksgiving basket.

Using decorative corn in Thanksgiving displays

This can be difficult to grow but you’ll be pleased with the results

By Albert Parsons October 8, 2016

In spring I admire pictures of decorative corn in seed catalogues, and in fall it appears at some farmers’ markets, where it is priced quite high. One reason is that it is very difficult to grow, particularly in my Zone 2 area. It demands a long growing season and a hot summer to mature before

Phil Boyd, executive director of Turkey Farmers of Canada, speaks to producers during Manitoba Turkey Producers’ annual general meeting in Winnipeg.

News, Poultry

Processors under pressure to cut prices

An increase in production, coupled with less robust holiday sales, could translate into a quota reduction

By Shannon VanRaes March 15, 2016

Canadian turkey farmers could receive a belated lump of coal this spring, as reduced Christmas sales come home to roost. With 2015 closing stocks sitting at 19 million kilograms, Phil Boyd said a reduction in the national quota allotment is a possibility. Closing stocks in 2014 came in at 14.7 million kilograms. “What we’ve seen

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock

Poultry, eggs from seven U.S. states still blocked at border

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 30, 2015

While the U.S. has declared itself free of high-path avian flu, Canada is still warning cross-border travellers not to bring in poultry or eggs from seven previously affected states. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on Thursday — a.k.a. Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. — rolled out a statement to remind travellers that Canada’s restrictions

(Photo courtesy Water Management Research Unit, ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy seek direction

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 26, 2015

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, but both commodities remain rangebound overall and looking for an outside spark to push values significantly one way or the other. January soybeans moved above their 20-day moving average on Wednesday, which triggered some additional

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit three-week high as cash prices stabilize

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer November 25, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped as much as two per cent on Wednesday, lifted by stabilizing cash prices and ideas the market may have bottomed out after hitting six-year lows earlier this month. Live cattle futures and feeder cattle also were higher in light-volume trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ahead

A Thanksgiving dinner: Darcy Miller pledged a field of soybeans to cancer research following a bout of colon cancer in 2014.

Crops, Local news

‘Phenomenal’ support for harvest to support cancer research

More than 250 turned out for a Thanksgiving weekend harvest and fundraising dinner

By Lorraine Stevenson October 19, 2015

A pedigreed seed grower from Fortier who started a fundraiser to raise money for cancer research says there was phenomenal support over the Thanksgiving weekend and he hopes other farmers and farm businesses will take up this cause. Miller Agritec Inc. owner Darcy Miller vowed to grow a crop and donate the proceeds while in

cartoon image of a family seated at a table

The Jacksons

“It’ll be a good Thanksgiving… if the potatoes are edible”

The Jacksons: From the Oct. 8 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

By Rollin Penner October 9, 2015

This year Thanksgiving came early. At least it did for the Jackson family. With the kids all grown up and saddled with spouses and boyfriends and kids, finding five hours where everybody was available at the same time turned out to be like drawing up the regular-season schedule for the NHL. Complicated, in other words.

Country Crossroads, Poultry

Talking turkey comes easy for the manager at Fairholme Colony

Over 40 years the time to raise a turkey has dropped from 23 weeks to 14 weeks

By Evelyn Maendel May 6, 2015

April 15 marked Jerry Maendel’s 40th anniversary as Andiker Mensch, turkey manager at Fairholme Colony. Jerry — my dad — says he remembers the day, April 15, 1975, when farm manager Ernie Maendel informed him that he would no longer be travelling to Fairholme’s farm near Pilot Mound, to help with the building, but would

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Walking: the “superfood of exercise”

Recipe Swap: Mashed Potato Casserole , Baked Potato Nachos , and Fast and Fit Clam Chowder 

By Lorraine Stevenson October 9, 2014

Walking is good for us. That was the news on the radio the other day. “Walking is the superfood of exercise,” the commentator said. The only thing new here is the catchy turn of phrase. Hundreds of studies and reports tout the benefits of walking. One that garnered a lot of interest looked at the

Weather Vane

Weather to bring a nice start for Thanksgiving long weekend

Issued: Monday, Oct. 6 – Covering: Oct. 8 - Oct. 15, 2014

By Daniel Bezte October 9, 2014

As we begin to transition from fall to winter the weather can often behave unexpectedly, and we definitely saw this happen last week. Around this time last week the forecast called for a fairly strong area of low pressure to move northward out of the States, then move off to the northeast. Well, this low

Daily Network News

‘Significant’ Canadian GDP slide expected in 2026, FCC says

Gene edited, PRRS resistant pig approved in Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher

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