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Len Epp stands with bison about to be exported to the United States.

Bison demand is growing. Producer numbers? Not so much

Surprisingly agile, bison require the right equipment and tough fencing to be handled safely

By Shannon VanRaes July 24, 2015

Turn down Road 88 North in Manitoba’s Interlake and you can still see the “Gunton Bull Test Station” sign. But don’t expect to see any cattle. “I’m kinda glad they left the old sign up,” said Len Epp. “It’s nice to have the history, even if it’s all bison now.” The co-owner of the Rockwood

The nearly dry bottom of the Almaden Reservoir is shown near San Jose, California. Photo: REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

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Drought causes land to rise like uncoiled spring

Scientists used GPS technology to track uplift from  recent massive loss of water

By University of California San Diego September 4, 2014

The severe drought gripping the western United States in recent years is changing the landscape well beyond localized effects of water restrictions and browning lawns. Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have now discovered that the growing, broad-scale loss of water is causing the entire western U.S. to rise up like

Country Crossroads

Rodeo leaving lasting impression

By Darrell Nesbitt June 8, 2012

Throughout its inception the Manitoba High School Rodeo Association (MHSRA) has left an imprint on many families. For Rae Lyng, a talented Virden cowgirl, the trail to be a rodeo athlete all began thanks to her cousins Jenna and Kaylee Slater, and her grandma, Lynda Lyng, also of Virden. Beginning with barrels and poles in

Country Crossroads

Living A Cowboy’s Dream

By Darrell Nesbitt March 3, 2011

By riding trails, checking cows on a community pasture, or competing in a rodeo arena, a Miniota teenager is living his ideal life. Aaron Lee owes a lot of his success and drive for the cowboy way to a special adult in his life – Zane Fredbjornson, manager of the Wallace PFRA Community Pasture. “Drawn

Beef cattle, Livestock, Other livestock

Providing Home Where Buffalo Roam Stirs Battles

By Laura Zuckerman January 20, 2011

For the first time in more than a century, wild buffalo from the nation’s last purebred herd will be permitted to roam free in Montana outside the bounds of Yellowstone National Park. Government scientists plan on Wednesday to drive 25 buffalo, or bison, through ranchlands north of the park and into the wide-open valleys of

Opinion

Letters – for Dec. 23, 2010

December 23, 2010

I am responding to the article “Predator control a year-round affair,” in the Nov. 4 issue of theManitoba Co-operator. It is very good people are realizing problem coyotes and wolves are not cute and cuddly neighbours. We’ve had major problems with coyotes and barely got compensation for all the damage they did. Back then, some

Beef cattle, News, Other livestock

Three Ranchers Face Court Over TB Testing

By Daniel Winters November 25, 2010

Ranchers at odds with Canadian Food Inspection Agency over testing for bovine tuberculosis are continuing to fight their cases in court. Clanwilliam-area rancher Nick Synchyshyn will face trial May 16 on three charges under the Health of Animals Act related to an incident that occurred on Nov. 17, 2009. Synchyshyn, who was fined $3,000 earlier

Livestock, Other livestock

Ranchers Say Livestock And Wildlife Can Coexist

By Daniel Winters November 11, 2010

The buffalo will roam – and the ducks will swim – in perpetuity near Elkhorn, thanks to a conservation agreement that the Johnson family has signed with Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) to protect 1,040 acres of habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. An official dedication ceremony hosted by Tundra Oil and Gas Partnership and DUC

Beef cattle, Livestock, Other livestock

Bison Industry Reaches Out To Newcomers – for Sep. 23, 2010

By Daniel Winters September 23, 2010

Red-hot demand and soaring prices for bison meat have producers smiling, but are causing headaches for marketers. “It’s going to take time, and people have to understand that,” said Terry Kremeniuk, executive director of the Canadian Bison Association. “The North American herd is very small and the demand is very high.” The association is trying

News

Morris Stampede Opens After Calgary Controversy

By Ron Friesen July 22, 2010

“You can have a catastrophe happen to any horse at any time.” – DR. KEN JOHNSON The Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition, which celebrates its 47th anniversary in Morris this week, expects to avoid the controversy which annually dogs its larger counterpart in Calgary. Unlike the Calgary Stampede, which regularly experiences dead and injured animals during

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Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

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Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

Tag Archives Western United States

Bison demand is growing. Producer numbers? Not so much

Drought causes land to rise like uncoiled spring

Rodeo leaving lasting impression

Living A Cowboy’s Dream

Providing Home Where Buffalo Roam Stirs Battles

Letters – for Dec. 23, 2010

Three Ranchers Face Court Over TB Testing

Ranchers Say Livestock And Wildlife Can Coexist

Bison Industry Reaches Out To Newcomers – for Sep. 23, 2010

Morris Stampede Opens After Calgary Controversy

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