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Calling All Wannabe Wheat Breeders

March 31, 2011

If you’ve ever had a hankering to develop your own wheat variety, the University of Manitoba and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada have a deal for you. Researchers have created a participatory wheat-breeding program that allows farmers to take early crosses and then make the genetic selections on their farms, based on their management practices and

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What’s Up – for Mar. 31, 2011

March 31, 2011

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. March 31:Making Manitoba Maple Syrup seminar, 7-8 p.m., Red River Complex, Winkler. For more info email [email protected] or call 204-325- 9672. April 7:“A threat to family farms, public health care and public services,” a National Farmers Union Region 5 public meeting on the Canada/ European

Crops

Flaten And Froese Honoured

March 31, 2011

Several awards were presented at the University of Manitoba’s Aggie (Degree) Grads Farewell banquet held March 19. Don Flaten of the department of soil science was selected as Teacher of the Year by the students. The Certificate of Merit to a degree grad was presented to Harold Froese (BSA/74), an egg and poultry producer and

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Mar. 24, 2011

By Reuters March 24, 2011

Farmer to Farmer:The Grain Growers of Canada has donated $1,000 to help Japanese farmers cope with the after-effects of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. “Farmers in Canada have a long history of helping their neighbours in times of trouble and in this case our neighbours are global,” said executive director Richard Phillips, noting Japan

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More Funds For Health And Food Research

By Lorraine Stevenson March 24, 2011

The federal and provincial governments have committed $406,000 to the Manitoba Agri- Health Research Network (MARHN) to help advance diet-related solutions for health and agriculture and spur food innovation. Projects currently underway through MARHN include a joint venture with a Chilean grain company to create and commercialize healthier wheat and oat products. It’s one of

Hogs, Livestock, News

Hog Industry Announces New Sustainability Commitments

By Ron Friesen March 24, 2011

Major and possibly expensive changes lie ahead for Manitoba hog producers as the result of a new road map for the industry’s future. The Manitoba Pork Council plan released last week commits the province’s 700 pork producers to eliminating sow gestation stalls within the next 15 years. “Manitoba Pork commits to encouraging producers to phase

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What’s Up – for Mar. 24, 2011

March 24, 2011

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. March 24:Making Manitoba Maple Syrup seminar, 7-8 p.m., Beausejour Rec Centre. For more info email [email protected] or call 204-268-9266. March 26:Woodlot Association of Manitoba annual general meeting, 10 a.m., Boreal Woods Nature Centre, junction of Hwy. 59 and PR 100 North near Grand Marais. $15

News, Oilseeds

Ag In The City Showcases Budding Food Scientists

By Natasha Tersigni March 24, 2011

University of Manitoba food science students competed at this year’s Agriculture in the City to see which new food product would win top prize in the Food Fight Competition, held March 18 at The Forks Market Square. Out of the five new products that were presented, which included a pumpkin yogurt, high-protein soy noodles, popcorn

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Are Canadian Farm Subsidies Necessary?

By Allan Dawson March 17, 2011

Derek Brewin believes if Canadian farm subsidies were eliminated, over time, farmers’ net incomes would eventually be about the same as they have been. So why not scrap the subsidies? Brewin, an agr icul tural economist at the University of Manitoba, chuckles when asked. The tough part, he says, would be the transition. “They (farmers)

Cereals, Crops

Research And Development Seen As Key To Solving World Food Crisis

March 10, 2011

World agriculture needs a major research and development initiative to reverse declining crop production and avoid a global food crisis, says an international food policy expert. Agricultural output has slowed in the last 20 years – an alarming trend, given a growing world population and recent riots in various countries sparked by rising food prices,

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Calling All Wannabe Wheat Breeders

What’s Up – for Mar. 31, 2011

Flaten And Froese Honoured

In Brief… – for Mar. 24, 2011

More Funds For Health And Food Research

Hog Industry Announces New Sustainability Commitments

What’s Up – for Mar. 24, 2011

Ag In The City Showcases Budding Food Scientists

Are Canadian Farm Subsidies Necessary?

Research And Development Seen As Key To Solving World Food Crisis

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