TV series launched for bacon freaks Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Bacon isn't just good sizzling in the pan or adding flavour to hamburgers. Americans love watching chefs cook it on TV as well.A television series entitled "United States of Bacon" premiered Dec. 30 on the specialty Destination America channel. There are 12 episodes planned, with visits to Milwaukee, Kenosha Wis., and Chicago, which hosts a huge bacon festival, along with Des Moines, Seattle, San Francisco, Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles and Portland Oregon. The show focuses on restaurants, cafés and pubs that feature bacon specialty items on their menus.The host is chef Todd Fisher and the series was created after a three-part, bacon-themed series in the summer that brought the network big ratings. One of the sponsors will be the online shopping website www.baconfreak.com, which sells a variety of bacon products and novelties. BP No seat on Tyson's board for Pacelle Game changing research headed your way
Al-Katib says Canada has Resources and Talent to Lead the World Wednesday, July 2, 2025 In a recent episode of Asia Pacific Conversations, Murad Al-Katib, CEO of AGT Foods and Ingredients, shared insights into the journey of Canadian agriculture in global markets. As the head of a Saskatchewan-based startup that has grown into a billion-dollar international food company,... Read this article online
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Canadian Farmers Increase Wheat and Soybean Acres Wednesday, July 2, 2025 In 2025, Canadian farmers increased the planting of wheat, oats, soybeans, lentils, corn, and dry peas, while reducing the area seeded to canola and barley. The warm and dry spring conditions across much of Western Canada helped speed up seeding operations, with all Prairie provinces... Read this article online
Manitoba pork, canola producers hold steady amid heavy tariffs Wednesday, July 2, 2025 A slab of back bacon from Natural Raised Pork comes with a waitlist. Ian Smith points to tariffs. Since the United States placed levies on imports from Canada, Manitobans have increasingly been calling Smith about his farm near Argyle, some 40 kilometres northwest of... Read this article online
Crop and Pasture Health Rise in Alberta Wednesday, July 2, 2025 According to the AFSC and Alberta Government Crop Reporting Survey, Alberta's crop conditions improved significantly this week. Major crops are now rated 59 percent good to excellent, up 10 percent from the previous week. However, this is still below the five- and ten-year averages of 73 and... Read this article online