Everyone knows that you can’t believe everything you read on the Internet. But after driving past the abandoned gas station and the rows of empty, decaying houses in Lauder, a visitor may start to wonder if there isn’t a valid reason why the tiny town in southwestern Manitoba is listed on the website www.ghosttownscanada.ca. Pull
Ghostly, But Still Alive And Kicking
Animal Health Act Charges Dropped Against TB Alley Rancher
Charges have been dropped against a 74-year-old Inglis-area rancher accused of refusing to submit his cattle for TB testing. Bill Mansell was told the Crown had withdrawn the charges when he made his third trip to the Dauphin courthouse for a pre-trial hearing. No explanation was given, but Mansell said he suspects the Crown realized
Higher Prices Hearten Ranchers Young And Old
After years of living through the “downs” of the cattle business, Dewi and Liz Davis are hoping recent signs of an upward trend are for real. “We’re feeling a bit more optimistic this year than we were last year,” said Davis, who immigrated from the U. K. with his family and bought their first Canadian
Deal To Protect Langford Community Pasture Land Inked
Aconservation easement has been inked to protect a portion of the 21,195 acres of native prairie at Langford Community Pasture. That’s good news for the endangered Prairie Skink, Manitoba’s only native lizard; residents of Neepawa, who are in the process of tapping the local aquifer for their water supplies; and about two dozen local ranchers
Ranchers Back In The Black?
The first big sale of the annual fall calf run saw buyers offering the best prices seen in years, which may signal that the bottom of the cattle market has been reached. It’s just one sale, however, and represents little more than a snapshot of day-to-day conditions, but Michael Buchen, a MAFRI cattle market specialist,
Study Looks At Effect Of Changing Climate On Native Grasses
Think climate change is a load of bull? Or do you view it as mankind’s greatest threat? It’s a heated debate but for plant ecologist Mike Schellenberg, the big question is how ranchers – or, more specifically, the grasses in their pastures – will fare if climate change does occur. “If the climate warms, the
Omega-3 Beef Trial Falls Short
Beef researchers hoping to emulate omega-3 enriched pork, poultry and eggs by adding flax to cattle diets are finding it’s easier said than done. In order for beef marketers to slap a Health Canadaapproved label on beef touting it as a source of the “good” fat that helps prevent heart disease and stroke, the meat
Working Horses Add Charm To Tourist Town
Horses are everywhere in Banff. Amid the the roaring buses and steady stream of cars, motorcycles and trucks on the town’s shop-filled main strip, a horse-drawn carriage gently clip-clops its way along the pavement. Along the banks of the scenic rushing waters of the blue-green Bow River, a guide in an oilskin slicker and cowboy
MTS Operators Stay In Touch
These days, a rancher on his saddle horse could use his cellphone to call a bushman in the Kalahari Desert to commiserate on the lack of rainfall – if both were within range of a tower and the country codes were keyed in correctly. But just a few decades ago, before the advent of satellites,
Independent Ag Retailers Band Together – for Sep. 23, 2010
A new umbrella group for independent farm input retailers was launched last week in a bid to continue offering farmers local service combined with top-notch agronomy support. Dubbed the “Grow Community of Independents,” the organization is designed to make the 20 dealers in its network who operate out of 73 locations across the three prairie
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