Farm credit could be harder to get

“If input prices do not have a downward trend to match commodity prices, it’s going to be very serious.” –Ian Wishart, KAP The long arm of the global financial crisis may be reaching out to affect Manitoba farmers and their spring planting intentions. Farmers say their operating costs for next year’s crop could double in

Housing, advocacy services in short supply, study says

“The challenge in rural areas is what is possible given that some towns are very, very small.” – VERENA MENEC, DIRECTOR CENTRE ON AGING, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA Older adults living in Manitoba’s small towns have many opportunities to volunteer, can usually get a home meal delivered and have access to a Handi-Van. But information or


Research examines potential market for functional foods

“They want to have better education as to why they’re choosing certain products.” – CHRISTINA LENGYEL, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA Baby boomers are keen to eat well and stay healthy as they age, but personal health isn’t the only thing on their minds. Food products specific to the needs

FarmPure /from age 1

the column at left, then click on “FarmPure Seeds Inc.”) Pickseed discovered the depth of FarmPure Seeds’ indebtedness during its due diligence for the purchase of the company’s forage and grass business, Kornuta said in an interview last week. The proposal, she wrote, will allow FarmPure Seeds to be sold as “a going concern with


Inconclusive results may force parties to co-operate

“They have to at least get something done or a pox on all their houses.” – Peter Phillips, U of S It was an election that few wanted and nobody really won. Besides producing a third consecutive minority government, Canada’s 40th general election last week saw political parties all fail to live up to expectations

Village shows alternatives for living “green”

“Our goal would be about nine students per year once the program gets going.” – KRIS DICK As Canadians ponder a potential “green shift,” there is a village developing at the University of Manitoba that will address increasing concern about sustainability. The Alternative Village doesn’t have many structures right now, but the evolving concept makes


Soil science prof joins Agri-Trend

Soil scientist Geza Racz, a professor emeritus at the University of Manitoba and former head of its soil science department, has joined Agri-Trend Agrology as a senior agri-coach. Racz’s fields of expertise and research are in the reactions and fate of various elements in soil – nitrogen, phosphorus and minor elements such as zinc and