Canada’s wheat grading system, which for decades has been heavily dependent on kernel visual distinguishability, could soon become more accepting of non-registered industrial wheat varieties for feed and ethanol with a new device being developed by an Ontario company. NeoVentures Biotechnology Inc. of London is expected to soon file for a patent on a process […] Read more
Stories by Daniel Winters
Famous eight-horse hitch visits Man.
For the first time in the 100 year history of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, the famed Budweiser Clydesdale eight-horse hitch is thundering into Brandon’s Keystone Centre. The horses are to pull the red, white and gold beer wagon through the ring each evening of the fair, which began March 26 and runs to March […] Read more
Biofuel may help feed world: expert
Biofuel could mean more food for the world’s poor, according to a leading researcher from Manitoba. Curtis Rempel, research development manager at the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals at the University of Manitoba, said that instead of diverting much-needed grain from starving people in poor countries, the biofuel boom in affluent Western nations […] Read more
Pigs warm up to heating pads more than lamps
Heating pads for piglets offer big energy savings and are just as effective as heating lamps, a recent study has found. The six-month trial at Interlake Weanlings Ltd., in which 4,700 piglets were raised in five test cycles, found that the difference in average daily weight gain was statistically insignificant. Mortality was slightly lower with […] Read more
Manitoba soybean acres expected to dip
Soybean acres in Manitoba are likely to be down slightly from last year as farmers look to tap better prices for canola and cereal grain, says the chair of the Manitoba Pulse Growers Association’s soybean committee. “The general consensus is that we’re going to be down,” Andrew Saramaga said. However, he also said estimates made […] Read more
Eating locally helps farm communities
Farmers have been producing large amounts of wealth for 35 years and exporting it to other areas with no benefit for themselves, says Ken Meter, a former journalist and professor of microeconomics. The truth, he said, can be found by combing through decades of economic data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which reveals the […] Read more
Food fight decides best flavour
Do grandma’s cookies have what it takes to become the next Oreo? Organizers of Rural Forum 2007 will put Manitoba entrepreneurs’ best food product ideas to the test in the Great Manitoba Food Fight, to be held April 26-27 at Brandon’s Keystone Centre. As part of the new format for the 15th annual event aimed […] Read more
Hog manure helps forages
A three-year study on forage and pasture land near La Broquerie, Man., found there are more advantages than disadvantages to using hog manure as fertilizer. Beginning in 2004, a team of researchers from the University of Manitoba led by Kim Ominski from the department of animal science looked at the effect on forage yield and […] Read more
Some critical of study
While hog industry proponents welcomed the results of a three-year study at La Broquerie, Man., their opponents were skeptical. Sheldon Stott, a nutrient resource manager for Hytek, said hog producers have long known the value of hog manure as a source of fertilizer on forage crops and the benefits of integrating it with cattle production. […] Read more
Sustainable award up for grabs
The Manitoba Round Table for Sustainable Development is offering its annual scholarship to Manitoba post-secondary students pursuing studies and research into sustainable development. The application deadline is April 10. “The scholarship award is open to eligible students focused on the spirit and principles of sustainable development in any field of study offered at an approved […] Read more
