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Amid drought, B.C. launches ‘dating service’ connecting feed with farmersEarlier this year, the BC Cattlemen's Association said some farmers were being forced to sell their animals early, or cull them, due to a shortage of hay and an increase in costs.EnvironmentJul 26, 2023
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Cattle ranchers in B.C. facing financial strugglesMore established ranchers are stepping away from the farm as costs rise in this ever-changing industry.CanadaMay 22, 2023
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Cattle helping to manage B.C. wildfire risk with targeted grazing‘We’ve found time and time again, as a fire comes through, that often it will meet a fence line to a pasture that had just been grazed and the fire will stop.’CanadaApr 5, 2022
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Natural disasters help create feed shortage for B.C. ranchersThe B.C. Cattlemen's Association said some ranchers are having to sell off parts of their base heard.CanadaJan 31, 2022
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Grazing cattle to be used to mitigate wildfire fuels in the OkanaganEssentially, the cattle will be used as lawn mowers, grazing in grassland areas next to residential homes, eating potential wildfire fuel.CanadaOct 28, 2020
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B.C. to enlist grazing cattle as latest wildfire prevention toolThe targeted grazing program would help manage cured grass, fallen leaves and other natural fire fuels.FireMay 26, 2019
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Kelowna conference focuses on flows for fish“We need to be effective with our use of the resource.” Lee Hesketh is talking about water. “Water is key,” said Hesketh, a rancher with the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association. As a second generation rancher, Hesketh understands big agriculture’s big thirst for water. “Agriculture takes a big percentage the of water out of the system,” he said....EnvironmentOct 17, 2018
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Alberta beef boycott would have been ‘banning our own product’: B.C. Cattlemen"Here in British Columbia right now, we are not set up currently to feed and finish the number of cattle we produce to the end."CanadaFeb 7, 2018
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Danielle Smith: Meat tax may be nextA meat tax is a proposal we need to keep an eye on. If it happens in Denmark or Sweden, it’s only a matter of time before it spreads elsewhere.ConsumerJan 5, 2018
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