Ron and Janice Apostle received the 2014 Intermountain Conservation District award after implementing a number of conservation efforts on their cow-calf operation.

Bale grazing for a healthier pasture and wallet

Conservation Champions: A Gilbert Plains producer says switching to a bale-grazing system has saved money, 
labour and created positive changes in pastures

Ron and Janice Apostle run their second-generation cow-calf operation on the outskirts of Gilbert Plains with the intent of leaving the land better than they found it. “Everything starts with the environment,” said Janice. “We used to have our corrals right by the creek and we wanted to apply to move them. During that process



(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle tumble limit down

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts ended Thursday’s session down by their three cents/lb. daily price limit, rattled by lower preliminary cash prices and deteriorating U.S. stock futures amid China’s economic woes, traders said. February live cattle and April ended at 133.525 cents and 134.3 cents, respectively (all figures US$). Live


Riparian habitat at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. (FWS.gov/refuge/Malheur)

Sympathy for jailed ranchers, anger at occupiers in Oregon town

Burns, Ore. | Reuters — Residents of the Oregon town thrust into the spotlight after self-styled militiamen took over a U.S. wildlife refuge voiced sympathy for the jailed ranchers whose plight inspired the action but were critical of the armed protesters. Saturday’s takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside the town of Burns, Ore.,



Riparian habitat at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. (FWS.gov/refuge/Malheur)

Oregon activists picked the wrong battle, militia leaders say

Reuters — Self-styled militia members who seized federal property in rural Oregon in an effort to galvanize opposition to the U.S. government appear to have made a tactical error — potential allies say they picked the wrong battle. As armed anti-government activists occupied a snowy wildlife refuge for a third day to call attention to



(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

Korea’s temporary ban on Canadian beef lifted

South Korea’s temporary ban on imports of Canadian beef and veal, imposed after Canada’s discovery of a 19th case of BSE in February, has been lifted as of Wednesday. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the Korean government’s decision Thursday. South Korea had re-imposed its ban on Canadian beef after the

Forecast: Quiet, relatively mild weather to start New Year

Forecast issued Dec. 28, 2015, covering the period from Dec. 30, 2015 to Jan. 6, 2016

Once again, Mother Nature decided to follow her own agenda, and while she only tweaked things a little bit, it resulted in fairly significant changes for our region. Last week’s storm system did not pan out as forecast, with the southern system becoming much stronger than expected, and it pushed a little further north. This