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The latest weekly report from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives says warm weather has helped advance crops but development is variable across the province. This applies to both crops and forage, with hay and pasture conditions varied because of early wet weather and delayed cutting. A summary follows, with the full report available here. […] Read more

Pulse Canada has announced winners of its Mission ImPULSEible: Food Development Competition, which took place at the Canadian Special Crops Association (CSCA) convention in  Saskatoon last week.   Three student teams accepted the challenge of creating food products using pulse-based ingredients in the competition organized by Pulse Canada and sponsored by Bissma Pacific.  On July 13, […] Read more

Pulse Canada has announced winners of its Mission ImPULSEible: Food Development Competition, which took place at the Canadian Special Crops Association (CSCA) convention in  Saskatoon last week.   Three student teams accepted the challenge of creating food products using pulse-based ingredients in the competition organized by Pulse Canada and sponsored by Bissma Pacific.  On July 13, […] Read more

The federal New Democrats’ report urging a national food security policy calls for incentives and tax policies to encourage local food production and labelling that “properly” lays out foods’ origin. The report, released Tuesday, was developed over the party’s 18-month “Food for Thought Tour,” which scheduled forums in 28 communities and was  spearheaded by the […] Read more