
Tag Archives ranching

How farmers and ranchers can manage a gopher boom
Ranchers and farmers have fewer options for controlling gophers, but encouraging predators and managing the environment may help

Range Rider program helps B.C. ranchers threatened by wildfires
As more wildfires flare up in B.C., ranchers are forced to evacuate their cattle, and help their neighbours do the same

Ranch succession part 1: Sibling dynamics and ‘cousin consortiums’
Transitioning the ranch is complex enough with siblings. How do you do it when cousins are involved?

Over a hundred years of ranching along the Battle River
The Solverson family’s ancestors settled near Camrose, Alta., in the 1880s, and they’re still ranching in the area today

Comment: Answering challenges in the cattle industry

After the flood: Manitoba cattle ranchers still recovering 14 years later
Producers around Lake Manitoba continue to deal with the effects of a 2011 flood

How barbed wire transformed ranching in the West
Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

The big move: Relocating the ranch
The Stewart family undertook a modern cattle drive, moving their operation from B.C. to Saskatchewan

Ranchers share lessons learned from drought
Despite experiencing a million-dollar rain, beef producers are still asking how they can prepare for drought
Despite experiencing a million-dollar rain, beef producers are still asking how they can prepare for drought
Drought” is a word beef producers on the Prairies know well. For years, many areas in Western Canada have struggled through a prolonged drought. Although a “million-dollar rain” fell in many areas this past June, producers are still pondering lessons learned from previous years of drought, dealing with the lingering effects of several dry years, […] Read more