PINCHER CREEK, Alta. — Bobby and Kaycee Peters and their daughter, Eva, are embarking on “the unfinished business tour” this year. Bobby has set his sights on qualifying for the Canadian rodeo finals in bareback riding and is already on his way after winning that event at the Kananaskis Rodeo. Kaycee, a registered nurse now […] Read more
Barb Glen
Stories by Barb Glen
Transport times a major issue
Some of the proposed changes to Canada’s livestock transport regulations don’t sit well with the Livestock Markets Association of Canada. The group represents livestock auction market owners across Canada and many of the changes proposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will directly affect them. “It will affect a lot of the way that we […] Read more
Improvements sought in grain bag recycling
Some landfills do not accept the plastic bags and burning them is illegal in Alberta because they release harmful toxins
A number of Alberta rural municipalities are pondering ways to recycle grain bags and keep them out of regional landfills. Cypress County and the County of Forty Mile in southern Alberta are surveying taxpayers to find out what farmers do with their used grain bags, how many they typically use and whether they think their […] Read more
Abuse of cattle nets jail timefor B.C. dairy workers
Three men who pleaded guilty to 18 counts of abusing cattle at a British Columbia dairy farm in 2014 are going to jail. Jamie Visser and Chris Vandyke were each sentenced to 60 days in jail and prohibited from owning animals for three years. Travis Keefer will serve seven days and is prohibited from owning […] Read more
Program studies Alta. plants to use as ammo against cancer
The search continues for ways to treat the 202,000 Canadians diagnosed with cancer last year, and the many others affected before and since. That search is taking place, in part, in the native grasslands of southern Alberta. It’s not a place many others have looked, said Roy Golsteyn, a University of Lethbridge researcher and head […] Read more
Politicians fume over failure of squatters’ rights bill
A bill that would have eliminated adverse possession, also known as squatters’ rights, in Alberta failed to pass in the form originally in-tended May 15 when voted upon in the provincial legislature. Bill 204, the Protection of Property Rights Statutes Amendment Act, is a private member’s bill introduced by Wildrose Party MLA Pat Stier. Second […] Read more
Foreign trip reinforces value of foodgrains bank
Farmer says after a trip to the Middle East he was more eager than ever to participate in the growing project
TEMPEST, Alta. — Coaldale, Alta., farmer Ed Donkersgoed has long been a supporter of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, but a trip to Lebanon brought home the true value of the charity. It has made him even more eager to participate in the Coaldale Lethbridge Community Growing Project for the foodgrains bank, which seeded a quarter […] Read more
Stars align to bring good cattle prices
The laws of supply and demand have seen the gavel drop on good cattle prices of late in a rally that began about four months ago. Live prices rose by US$20 per hundredweight in the last four weeks, reaching a high not seen since last August. Where the market will top, or whether it already […] Read more
Rhythmic chant and charm bring in bids
Cattle auctioneering involves much more than the chant, although that’s the most common aspect associated with the skill. Thirty cattle auctioneers were put to the test in the auction ring May 12 when Perlich Brothers Auction Mart in Lethbridge hosted the 20th annual Canadian Livestock Auctioneer Championship. What’s the secret to success in the cattle […] Read more
Getting to the guts of the problem
What is the most complex organ in the human body? Most people would likely say the brain. But a team of researchers at the Agriculture Canada Lethbridge Research Centre says it is the intestines, and that’s true of livestock as well as humans. That’s why they are studying various aspects of bacteria interactions in the […] Read more
