Health Improvements In Eight Weeks

Those suffering from a disease that thickens leg arteries and makes walking difficult can see an improvement in their condition simply by consuming more pulse foods such as beans, peas, chickpeas and lentils on a daily basis, according to a new clinical research study conducted in Manitoba. Researchers at the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research

Campaign Against GM Alfalfa Intensifies

“The genie’s out of the bottle.” – JIM LINTOTT, MANITOBA FORAGE COUNCIL Acoalition of 80 farm and food organizations, including Manitoba forage producers, is calling for an immediate halt to field testing of genetically modified alfalfa in Canada. The groups want existing test plots of GM alfalfa uprooted and full-scale commercialization of the crop blocked.


Wheeling and dealing in the new Wild West

“We had some equipment over there and the farm manager decided he would keep my passport until he was sure that the equipment worked well.” – KEN KOTOWICH Doing business in Russia is exciting and lucrative, but not for the faint of heart. “It’s like having a pet 980-pound Kodiak bear. He’s with you, he’s

Hog Barn Timbers Rise Again In Clearwater

“He took a hog barn, and turned it into something that would look good anywhere in the province of Manitoba.” – DAVID GUILFORD “If we can raise a barn together, why can’t we deconstruct a barn together? I think we still don’t recognize the value of old buildings.” – LANCELOT COAR The community-owned restaurant in


Pork Industry Awards

Manitoba Pork Council (MPC) has announced the winners of its 2009 Pork Industry Awards recognizing excellence in Manitoba’s hog industry. The awards are presented to individuals, groups and organizations that have made significant contributions to the industry. Karin Wittenberg, of the University of Manitoba faculty of agricultural and food sciences, received the council’s Education award

Nexera Growing At Bunge Altona

The owners have changed a few times and so have the oilseeds it crushes, but the processing plant farmers built here in 1946 still epitomizes the concept of “value added.” In fact, this plant has been “value adding” since long before the words became part of the Prairie lexicon. Canola, the oilseed it processes almost


Wetlands vital to nutrient management

The Government of Manitoba’s March 25 throne speech includes a statement identifying more research being undertaken to reduce nutrient loading into Lake Winnipeg. This comes at the right time as Ducks Unlimited Canada’s (DUC) new water quality research in the Broughton’s Creek watershed in southwest Manitoba shows the need to assist landowners as a critical

Corporate Farming Arrives On The Prairies

“This industry has been looking for additional capital… Agriculture is a great place to be.” – LARRY RUUD, ONE EARTH FARMS Aone-million-acre grain and cattle farm planned by Sprott Resource Corp. represents a fork in the Prairie road for Canadian agriculture, but the super-farm’s president and chief executive says family farms have more to gain


MRAC Elects New Chair

Barry Routledge, a beef and grains producer from Lenore, Man., was named chair of the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC) board of directors at its annual meeting March 19. “I look forward to working with Barry as the new chair,” said Ted Eastley, MRAC executive director. “Barry’s unique ability to ‘throw a grenade into the

Four Degrees Either Way Is A Big Deal, Says Expert

Climate change skeptics like to point out that if the weatherman can’t predict the weather with much accuracy, how can scientists be sure that global warming is actually happening? The answer is that putting together a weather forecast involves many often conflicting short-term variables. Analyzing climate trends over the long term is much easier, because