Category: Communications

  • Rough Rider Chili

    Ingredients 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup chopped green bell pepper 3 cloves garlic, sliced 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 3 pounds ground beef Chili Spice Mixture (recipe follows) 2 cans (15 ounces each) Kidney beans 1 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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  • What’s the Right Amount of Tillage for Soybean Residue?

    Can deep-tilling soybean residue be justified? A researcher from the University of Manitoba is looking at whether tillage practices need to change as farmers in Western Canada grow more soybeans. Despite leaving less plant matter behind than most crops, it’s not uncommon to … Continue reading →

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  • Black Bean Wraps with Cashew Cream

    Ingredients For the Cashew Cream: 1 cup cashew nuts, raw and unsalted lemon juice, from one small lemon 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 5 tablespoons boiling water For the Wraps: 1 cup cooked white rice, brown rice, or wild rice … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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  • Lentil Cakes with Creamy Horseradish Sauce

    For the Lentil Cakes: 1 cup dried lentils 1/2 yellow onion, diced 1/2 green bell pepper, diced 1/2 rib celery, chopped 1 Tbsp. olive oil 1/4 cup Dijon mustard 2 Tbsp. lemon juice 1/2 bunch parsley, chopped 2 cups cooked … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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  • AAFC Releases Situation & Outlook for Principal Field Crops for September 2014

    September 18, 2014 – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released its September 2014 Outlook for Principal Field Crops, updating the 2013-14 crop year numbers as well as forcasting the 2014-15 crops numbers.  The 2013-14 crop year, ending July 31, showed the … Continue reading →

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  • Assessing Impact of Frost on Soybeans

    Soybean growers in Western Canada and the Northern U.S. have been up early over the last few mornings checking how low temperatures dropped overnight. The thermometer has dipped below the freezing mark in some areas, with damage to soybeans depending … Continue reading →

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  • Soybean Industry Organizes Under Soy Canada Banner

    September 15, 2014- Reposted from RealAg.com Representatives from across Canada’s soybean industry have joined together to form Soy Canada, “a national voice to drive growth and progress for the sector,” according to a press release. To date, 27 organizations and … Continue reading →

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  • Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies

    Ingredients 1/2 cup (125 mL) canned navy beans, rinsed and drained 1 egg 2 tbsp (30 mL) canola oil 3/4 cup (175 mL) packed brown sugar 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract 1/2 cup (125 mL) semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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  • Raspberry Lentil Bars

    Ingredients BASE: 1 1/3 cup whole wheat flour 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp cinnamon pinch salt 1/2 cup reduced fat margarine 1 egg, slighlty beaten 1/2 cup raspberry jam LENTIL FILLING: 1/2 – 19 oz. can … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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  • What Fall Scouting Can Teach You, Plus Row Width vs. Solid Seeding Decisions

    So you’re thinking of switching to a wider row spacing for next year’s soybeans. Have you taken your hula hoop around this year’s crop first? Though there isn’t necessarily an “ideal” row spacing suggested for western Canadian soybean growers, the … Continue reading →

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  • Manitoba beans progressing well, late harvest seen

    Manitoba Co-Operator Posted August 29, 2014 by Marney Blunt  CNS Canada – Manitoba edible bean crops have been progressing well over the past few weeks — but not enough, it seems, to push harvest back up to normal time slots. … Continue reading →

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  • Great Tastes of Manitoba

    Show #14 – Celebrating International Year of Pulses This show will air Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 6:30 pm on CTV Winnipeg  Join Roxanne Lewko and host Dez Daniels as they celebrate the International Year of Pulses in the 27th season of the show. … Continue reading →

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  • Texas Caviar with Potatoes

    Ingredients 2 pounds (20) red bliss potatoes 1/2 pound dry Blackeyes 1/2 pound dry Black beans 2 cups yogurt 3/4 cup buttermilk 1 bunch cilantro 2 tablespoons cumin 2 tablespoon chives Salt and pepper 1 red pepper, diced 1 jalapeño, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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  • Navy & Black Bean Biscotti

    Created by Chef Paige Gould Putney Inn, Putney, Vermont Ingredients 3-1/2 cups (1 pound) all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup (4 ounces) dried cherries 3 tablespoons (1½ ounces) cranberry juice, warm 5 ounces butter, chilled, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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  • Easy Supper Casserole

    Ingredients 1/2 pound lean hamburger 1 teaspoon oregano, crushed 1 onion, chopped 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1 cup dry macaroni 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 1/2 cups tomato juice 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 15/5-ounce can Mexican style pinto beans 1 cup … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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  • Chicken Salad Chapala

    Ingredients Vegetable cooking spray 4 flour tortillas (8-inch) 16 ounces chicken breast, cooked, shredded or cubed 1 can (15 ounces) Pinto or Red Kidney beans or 1 1/2 cups cooked dry-packaged Pinto or Red Kidney beans, rinsed, drained 1 can … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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  • Soybean Progress in Manitoba

    August 15, 2014 – Video Courtesy of Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson   Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson met with Dennis Lange of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development for an update on the progress of Manitoba’s 2014 soybean crop following … Continue reading →

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  • Soybean Acreage Increase in Southwest Manitoba

    August 13, 2015 – Manitoba Cooperator –  by Meghan Mast Boissevain-area farmer Ben Heide was looking for an alternative to peas when he tried growing soybeans for the first time three years ago. His field peas were struggling with root … Continue reading →

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