Trending
Proudly Canadian
Proudly Canadian
Proposal calls for a new, non-profit corporation with seven elected members to take over former federally managed community pastures
The federal government is pulling out, but a new boss is taking up the reins. A steering committee for the Association of Manitoba Community Pastures, a new not-for-profit group, has developed a business plan for taking over the operation of a million acres of formerly federally managed grazing rangelands in the province. That’s good news,Two farms side by side in the coyote-infested Interlake credit guardian animals for eliminating losses due to predation
Sheep producers Lorna Wall and Rozanne Nevakshonoff are Interlake neighbours who disagree over whether guardian dogs or donkeys do the best job of protecting their herds. But they do agree on one thing: guardian animals are their best defence against the coyotes, wolves, bears and cougars roaming their sparsely populated farms near Poplarfield. Both say
