ANOLA, Man. —The Bouws have been hit by all the crises and challenges of modern farming, but they’ve managed to stumble through each one and emerge with a better farm. It’s been a never-ending process of figuring out what works for them as a growing family, what works on their land and what they like […] Read more
Farm Living
Readers share their favourite recipes
Lentil chocolate chip cookies are a great protein-boosting snack, especially when combined with yogurt or a glass of milk. The recipe, sent by reader Margaret Heise of Hamiota, Man., appeared in a TEAM column in July, 2013. Lentil oatmeal chocolate chippers 1 c. brown sugar 250 mL 3/4 c. butter or margarine 175 mL 1 […] Read more
Sex trafficking: not just an urban problem
Sex trafficking doesn’t just happen in Canada’s big cities. That’s the message that Joy Smith, founder of the Joy Smith Foundation and a former Manitoba MP, will deliver in a presentation in Yorkton, Sask., Dec. 6. “I have found out it’s as prevalent in small towns as it is in the big cities,” she says. […] Read more
UBC research spotlights rural health
A new research chair in rural health care at the University of British Columbia is the first position of its kind at a Canadian university to focus on the delivery of health care in rural communities. Terry Lake, B.C.’s minister of health, announced a $5 million endowment in November to establish a position to enhance […] Read more
What to do about worrying
Q: My girlfriend is always telling me that I am too uptight. She thinks that I should learn to relax a bit more. I hate to admit it but I think that she is probably right. I seem to be worrying about something most of the time. I worry about the rain or crop or […] Read more
Retired teacher warns of toxic chemicals in household products
Popular baby products used by millions of parents around the world rubbed Cherry Staszczak the wrong way. The retired high school English teacher and author of There’s What In My What??? from Wynyard, Sask., couldn’t understand why her grandson developed eczema soon after he was born in 2006. She said her daughter had been applying […] Read more
Manitoba cheese company to tap into GMO-free market
For consumers who want it, cheese produced from the milk of cows fed non-genetically-modified feed will soon be available at grocery stores in Canada. On Tuesday, Bothwell Cheese announced plans to produce and sell this new cheese in 2017. The company, based in the southeastern Manitoba town of New Bothwell, said it would soon launch […] Read more
VIDEO: Turtleford grain elevator destroyed by fire
What was once the old Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator in Turtleford, Sask., burned to the ground last night. Turtleford RCMP closed Highway 26, which runs adjacent to the elevator, just before 11 p.m. and it is believed the fire started shortly after 10. Highway 26 was re-opened shortly after 5 a.m. though fire crews remained […] Read more
Alta. farmers wrap up sugar beet harvest
Southern Alberta’s sugar beet harvest is complete, comprising more than 820,000 tonnes of beets and an average yield of 28.67 tonnes per acre. Processing of all those beets continues at the Roger’s Sugar factory in Taber, Alta., and trucking beets from the outlying piling stations is under way, said Alberta Sugar Beet Growers executive director […] Read more
Alta. plans mandatory helmets on off-highway vehicles
Wearing a helmet when riding an off-highway vehicle (OHV) on Alberta public land may become mandatory pending government amendments to the Traffic Safety Act. Transportation Minister Brian Mason announced the plan Nov. 28, which would affect those who ride all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, dirt bikes and similar recreational vehicles. Mason said the move is designed to […] Read more
