MUMBAI, Maharashta – India will think twice before buying Canadian lentils in the future, said a broker who was stuck with poor quality Canadian lentils. “It will affect our future trading,” said Atulkumar Mulji with AM Futures. “We will personally inspect the cargo and barter with them in future.” With 150,000 tonnes of Canadian lentils […] Read more
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Poor lentils hurt Canada’s reputation
Contest winners share favourite easy to prepare recipes
Everyone is getting back into a routine after the holidays and many of us can use new quick meal suggestions. In this column, we continue to share recipes that were sent in by our readers in the Dinner Rush Contest. Helen Catlin of Rapid City, Man., won a cookbook for submitting the following fast and […] Read more
Fine line between news, sensationalism
A few months ago, I wrote a column about publication bans and the rights of members of the media to obtain and publish what happens in courtrooms. An Ontario Court of Appeal ruling from November prompts me to write again on this topic. The Ontario case, R. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, dealt with the rights […] Read more
Exercise brain by doing different things or changing routine
Q:I am 61 years old and getting nervous. We hear a lot about Alzheimer’s disease and I fear I might become a victim. The truth is that my memory banks are not working well. I am sure that I have memory loss, and with all of those innovations coming into our farm equipment, I am […] Read more
Switch to organics a learning experience
Steve Guenther left his perch behind the Living Soil Farms counter at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market to help out an elderly customer. She informed him that there better not be any Viking potatoes mixed in with the bag of Red Norlands Steve is selling. “I can’t stand the Viking. Don’t even talk to me about […] Read more
Women losing connections
Are people in rural areas, particularly women, connected to their local communities? And are women in the country connected to other women in nearby towns? Carolyn Pletsch, program co-ordinator of Rural Women Making Change, a research alliance based in Guelph, Ont., said the answer is no on both counts. Young, rural women likely have smaller […] Read more
New study examines lack of volunteers
Wendy Bulloch will pose a question that is vexing leaders in hundreds of towns and villages across Western Canada – what do you do when everybody says no? Bulloch, the Literacy Partners of Manitoba executive director, will explore answers during her presentation at Ag Days held at the Keystone Centre Jan. 18 to 20. She […] Read more
Ducks Unlimited honours Sask. environmental group
A producer group in southeastern Saskatchewan was honoured with the 2010 Lieutenant Governor’s Greenwing conservation award for its work promoting sustainable agriculture practices. The North Moose Mountain Creek Agri-Environmental Group Plan Inc. has hosted eight events since it formed 16 months ago. Chair Les Johnston said the organization was honoured by the award. “As stewards […] Read more
A will is the last word unless there are moral obligations
Q:My widowed father recently died and left everything to charity. My brothers and sisters and I are unhappy about this. Is there anything we can do about it? A:A person can leave his belongings to whomever he wishes in the will. There are some exceptions, and there are also recent cases that place some limits […] Read more
Readers’ quick and easy dishes help out at meal times
Thank you for all of your wonderful submissions to the Dinner Rush contest. It is great for us to hear from our readers. With so many creative and time saving recipes, it was challenging to select just a few. Ann Weekesof Biggar, Sask., is the grand prize winner of a slow cooker. Other winners receiving […] Read more
