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Livestock, Machinery

Farming work exempt from proposed Alberta helmet law

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Farmers and ranchers at work would be exempt from a proposed new law requiring off-highway vehicle (OHV) users to wear helmets while operating on public land in Alberta. Provincial Transportation Minister Brian Mason on Monday announced proposed amendments to Alberta’s Traffic Safety Act that would require recreational users of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), snowmobiles, motorcycles, amphibious […] Read more
(Lisa Guenther photo)
Livestock

Taxability to rise on Saskatchewan rangeland

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The percentage of value (POV) subject to property taxes will be bumped back up on Saskatchewan producers’ rangeland and pasture for the 2017 tax year. Government Relations Minister Donna Harpauer on Monday announced the POV on non-arable (range) land such as pastures will be set via regulatory amendment at 45 per cent, up from 40. […] Read more
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Livestock

Restricted zone tightens for Algonquin wolf hunting

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Farmers will be able to protect their livestock and families from Algonquin wolves in any areas and hunting will only be restricted in areas near four parks, allaying some concerns of farmers after the wolf was declared a threatened species. Kathryn McGarry, Ontario minister of natural resources and forestry, spoke to the Ontario Federation of […] Read more
History, Our History

History: There’s a certain something about an Arabian

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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There’s a certain something about an Arabian By J. W. Grant MacEwan, Dean of Agriculture, University of Manitoba ‘Interest in horses for certain types of harness work has dwindled. But in spite of mechanization, the horse has a place to fill in this and succeeding generations. There are still some jobs in agriculture that the […] Read more
Keith Currie of Collingwood, Ont. has been elected for a one-year term as OFA president. (John Greig photo)
Crops

OFA elects new president

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Keith Currie is the new president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture , defeating incumbent Don McCabe in an election this week at the farmer organization’s convention. Currie emphasized the need for unity in the agriculture industry during his remarks before the vote. It’s more important than ever for the agriculture industry to work together, […] Read more
Manitoba in the past decade has imposed restrictions on intensive hog production in a bid to reduce the nutrient load on the Red River heading north toward Lake Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)
Livestock, Reuters

Investors press meat producers to cut water pollution

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Reuters — Forty-five large investors collectively managing C$1.6 trillion in assets are pressing some of the nation’s largest meat producers to set policies for reducing water pollution in their feeding, slaughtering and processing operations. The investors, who are members of sustainability non-profit advocate Ceres and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), sent letters to […] Read more
History, Our History

History: Horse Talk

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Horse Talk By H. A. Riviere, Pincher Creek, Alberta ‘It may interest the present day horsemen to hear of actual range conditions in the early days and the different ways the old timers handled their range horses. I have been working with range horses ever since I crossed the U.S. line into the then Northwest […] Read more
History, Our History

History: The Future of the Farm Horse in Western Canada

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Future of the Farm Horse in Western Canada By A. H. Ewan, Professor of Animal Husbandry, University of Saskatchewan ‘The history of the farm horse in Western Canada has been brief but not inglorious – at least not until the last few years. Land settlement on the Prairies started in the 1870’s, encouraged by […] Read more

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