Ranching

• Preserving grasslands is good for the planet, ranchers say — and they want to be paid

  Canadian ranchers say it's time for government to step up and fund a solution that will reduce emissions while also preserving one of earth's most threatened ecosystems.

  Environment

  Dec 11, 2023
  
• Calf prices in Alberta hit record high amid drought conditions

  Experts say a shrinking cow herd is driving demand and that's pushing up calf prices to the highest they have ever been. It’s a pay day many ranchers have been banking on.

  Economy

  Sep 6, 2023
  
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• Hot and dry conditions could produce ‘catastrophic’ situation for Alberta ranchers

  Southern Alberta ranchers are hitting a crisis point due to the continued hot and dry conditions this spring.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2023
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• Alberta ranchers and farmers set record realized net income in 2022

  As this year's crops start to spout, a recent report from ATB is highlighting an all-time-high performance for Alberta’s Ag and food industry from 2022.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2023
• Cattle ranchers in B.C. facing financial struggles

  More established ranchers are stepping away from the farm as costs rise in this ever-changing industry.

  Canada

  May 22, 2023
• Seeing double: 22 sets of twins born between 2 southern Alberta ranches

  Cattle producers in southern Alberta are still hard at work calving cows and getting ready for this warmer weather. For one farm family, 2023 is proving to be a unique year.

  Canada

  May 1, 2023
• Farmland values continue to climb across Canada

  Farm Credit Canada is out with its latest farmland values report. In 2022, the industry saw an increase of nearly 13 per cent nation wide, with values up ten per cent in Alberta.

  Canada

  Mar 13, 2023
• ‘Historic hunting opportunities’: Southern Alberta ranchers welcome B.C. problem turkeys

  Alberta ranchers are gobbling up the opportunity to rehome almost 200 displaced wild turkeys that were becoming a nuisance in B.C. resort towns.

  Environment

  Mar 9, 2023
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• Agriculture expo underway in Lethbridge

  Southern Alberta’s largest agriculture trade fair is underway in Lethbridge this week. Ag Expo has a full house of exhibitors this year, some coming as far away as Quebec.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2023
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• ‘$80,000 to $100,000 loss’: Lightning kills 28 cattle on southwest Sask. ranch

  Wiping away tears as he spoke, lifelong Saskatchewan rancher Glen Briere said that before a fatal weekend storm, he could count the number of cattle lost to lightning on one hand.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2022