Info wanted: Redvers, Sask., is compiling a new history book. If you have ever had Redvers as your mailing address, attended school or considered Redvers to be your home town or had other connections with Redvers, we would like to include your family history in our book. Send your history and photos to: Redvers and […] Read more
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Morris expands Man. plant
Morris Industries will spend $1 million to expand its production plant at Minnedosa, Man. The building addition and new equipment will allow the company to do complete fabrication of its Eight Series air carts and ProAg large square bale handling equipment. Some parts are now made at the company’s plant in Yorkton, Sask., and transported […] Read more
KFC move to canola delights growers
The prairie canola industry got some finger-lickin’ good news this week. The fast food chain KFC, formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is switching to canola oil. The company announced Oct. 30 that by early 2007 virtually the entire KFC menu at all 786 of its restaurants across Canada will contain zero trans fat. “After […] Read more
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Company wins award Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods and Oils is the 2006 recipient of the socially responsible business award. The Winnipeg-based business has helped educate consumers about nutritious hemp food and has led the way for hemp to become one of the hottest trends in the natural products marketplace. The company was founded in 1998 […] Read more
FNA denies monopoly allegations
Colin Ottenbreit imported 4,000 litres of ClearOut 41 Plus into Canada this spring. But when he tried to get more product in the fall, there was none to be had. Chemical dealers told the Grayson, Sask., farmer there was no generic glyphosate to be found in the United States. So instead of using the Own […] Read more
Food centre begins human tests
The Starship Richardson is set for launch with a load of guinea pigs. Want to be one of the guinea pigs? The Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals at the University of Manitoba is already testing human subjects with various food products and plans more tests. “We’re trying to keep people healthier, wiser, functional […] Read more
Coming Events
Alberta Beef Producers fall producer meetings and elections,403-275-4400 Oct. 27: Big Valley Community Hall Oct. 30: Raymond Agricultural Society Barn; Strathmore, Travel Lodge; Leslieville Community Hall; Redwater, Derrick Hall Nov. 1: Medicine Hat, Ralph’s Bar and Grill; Killam Legion Hall; Camrose Regional Exhibition; Sangudo Elk’s Community Hall; Bonnyville Rec Centre; Valleyview Memorial Hall Nov. 2: […] Read more
Abattoir finds new location
The village of Berwyn is expected to be the site for a proposed slaughterhouse and sausage plant in northern Alberta. The Tender Beef Co-op aborted its plans to build the plant in Dawson Creek, B.C., after continued delays threatened to drag on for another two years, said co-op chair Neil Peacock. “We knew that would […] Read more
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Wanted: Lyrics and music to song: There were 10 pretty girls in a village school, One was a pretty little red head. – Leota Fritzke, Box 1046, Maple Creek, Sask. S0N 1N0. Have wooden and plastic thread spools. – Eva Fell, 1731 Mayneview Terr., Sidney, B.C. V8L 4L5, phone/fax 250-656-8105. Homecoming: Alameda, Sask., and District […] Read more
Prairie farmland prices increase
Farmland values took a bigger-than-usual jump in Manitoba during the first six months of 2006. According to Farm Credit Canada’s semi-annual survey of farmland values, prices in the province rose by an average of 2.8 percent during the six months that ended June 30. That’s the second biggest six-month increase in Manitoba in the past […] Read more
