Insights and Stories of Lorraine Stevenson

The giant pumpkin growers of Manitoba

Oct. 30, 2015 at 9:02 am CDT

Roland, Manitoba is one of three Western Canadian sites hosting a Great Pumpkin Commonwealth Weigh off since 1995. In early October, growers bring gigantic homegrown pumpkins for judging in hopes of earning cash prizes and bragging rights with a new record-breaking weight pumpkin. It’s no small undertaking, says Art Cameron, Roland grower and […]

For direct-farm marketers, Alberta is a great place to operate

Jul. 3, 2015 at 9:42 am CDT

By Lorraine Stevenson

Manitoba retiree reinforces need for land conservation

Jun. 12, 2015 at 10:54 am CDT

By Lorraine Stevenson

Farmers want the farm to survive them, but there’s no succession plan

May. 29, 2015 at 8:10 am CDT

By Lorraine Stevenson

How to kill your community

Dec. 19, 2013 at 5:56 pm CST

By Lorraine Stevenson

CCA hopeful resubmitted irradiation petition will succeed

Jun. 28, 2013 at 3:25 pm CDT

The waiting has begun all over again for the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) as it renews efforts to persuade Health Canada to approve irradiation for beef. The CCA submitted paperwork in early May asking the federal agency to restart the approval process for beef irradiation in Canada, repeating a similar […]

By Lorraine Stevenson

National 4-H museum comes home to Roland, Man.

Jun. 7, 2013 at 4:23 pm CDT

4-H capped off its celebration of 100 years in Canada this past weekend by coming home. Like a good old-fashioned rally, dignitaries, clubs and alumni joined with local residents here May 31 to celebrate. If how the venerable organization honours its past is any indication, 4-H has no worries about […]

By Lorraine Stevenson

Irradiating ground beef a decade-old hot potato

Nov. 22, 2012 at 8:01 pm CST

Staff with Canada’s cattle producer body once thought it would be just a matter of time before Canadian food companies would get the green light to start irradiating ground beef. That was a decade ago, when the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association submitted a petition to Health Canada seeking regulatory approval for […]

By Lorraine Stevenson

Marketing campaign to promote Prairie-grown fruits

May. 30, 2012 at 5:34 pm CDT

Customers at Prairie U-picks and fruit stands this summer may spot colourful reminders about why they’re buying those raspberries, strawberries and other locally grown fruits. Manitoba’s Prairie Fruit Growers Association has launched a new branding program in a joint venture with like-minded grower groups in Saskatchewan and Alberta. "It’s the […]

By Lorraine Stevenson

Farmers head to school for Ag Literacy Week

Feb. 26, 2012 at 12:01 am CST

It’s often said farmers speak their own language, but schoolkids in nine provinces might soon understand it a little better thanks to Canadian Agricultural Literacy Week. Hundreds of farmers will be going back to school Feb. 26 to March 3 to talk to children and read from selected books telling […]

By Lorraine Stevenson

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