Farmers in southwestern Manitoba are learning that sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. Wet weather is being blamed for crop diseases that are threatening a variety of crops throughout the region. Fungicides are in strong demand as farmers attempt to prevent damage. Bill Hildebrand is keeping a close watch on his […] Read more
Stories by Ian Bell
Farm elk hunting may get simpler in Sask.
SASKATOON – Wilf Jurke expects to have plenty of visitors at his elk ranch this fall. That’s when hunters, mostly Americans, will begin arriving with the hope of tagging themselves a big bull elk. Close to 65 people have already booked a spot on the hunting roster at Jurke’s ranch near Lloydminster, Sask. Those people […] Read more
Bear one answer to Manitoba’s livestock attack mystery
A Deloraine, Man., farmer was greeted by a gruesome sight recently while checking livestock on a pasture near his house. During the Father’s Day weekend in June, Larry Bell found a month-old calf with its neck snapped and a strip of hide torn from its back. Larry and his wife Joan also found wounds on […] Read more
