The implication of increasing consumption of functional foods, such as pulse-containing products, reveals the potential to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and coronary heart disease (CHD) and thereby achieves ...

The objective of this study is to examine factors affecting the use of three government administered risk management programs: forage index insurance, crop insurance, and AgriStability. Survey data is from 87 beef and ...

The purpose of this study was to compare consumer perceptions regarding the health value of dairy milk and plant-based dairy milk alternatives (PBDMAs). The motivation stemmed from the decline in dairy milk consumption, ...

Agriculture is an important industry in Manitoba. The Canadian government recognizes the risk associated with Manitoban and Canadian farms through income support programs known as Business Risk Management Programs. In ...

Primary agriculture and agriculture manufacturing, as one of the dominant industries in Manitoba, generates jobs, agricultural products, and boosts economic output. Crop rotation, swapping out different crops over seasons, ...

This study examines the patterns of visible minorities’ (South Asian and non-South Asian) assimilation in Canada compared to not a visible minority group by their generation status and gender. With a focus on three aspects ...

Reviewing the history of financial bubbles indicates that there is no unique definition of the financial bubbles. Given the importance of understanding financial bubbles, the focus of this research is to define and detect ...

This paper examines the effect that habitat conservation in the prairie pothole region of Manitoba has on neighbouring farmland values by using a revealed preference method—namely the hedonic model. Specifically, the paper ...

The objective of this research is to conduct an econometric analysis of Canada’s demand for processed meat based on panel data. The four meat categories included in the system of equations used in the estimation are fresh ...

Wildlife habitat loss in North America has been increasing since the time of European settlement. In Manitoba, conservation agencies are mainly using two methods to slow down the process: fee simple and conservation easement ...