Fear can be a significant stumbling block when families determine how to pass on the farming operation
Slicing up a business, sorting out insurance and taxes and legal agreements is not easy. But it might be a little bit easier than dealing with the emotions that come with farm succession. One of those emotions is fear, says Colleen Younie, farm business management officer with Agriculture Resource, Agriculture and Fisheries in Prince Edward […] Read moreStories by Shirley Byers
Sask. producers plan capture of bison on the lam
Roaming bison were still on the loose in northeastern Saskatchewan as of press time, but producers in the Tisdale area were drawing up a capture plan. The animals appeared to have moved away from the Highway 35 area Dec. 18, where they were sighted several times on the weekend of Dec. 11-13. Estimates have placed […] Read more
Bison continue to roam in northeastern Sask.
A herd of bison that escaped from a farm in the Tisdale, Sask., area is still at large one week later. The animals appear to have moved away from the Highway 35 area, where they were sighted several times last weekend. Estimates have placed their numbers as high as 100. Local bison producer Lonnie Bulmer […] Read more
Yak meat good earner for Alberta farmers
Demand grows for yak-cattle cross | A meal for royal couple featuring yak meat proved to be good publicity for these Alberta producers
Yaks have been raised as livestock in Alberta for more than 100 years, but some people still wonder if they’re something like an ostrich. “They don’t understand it’s a bovine,” says Russ Friesen, who raises yak-cattle crossbreds with his wife, Melissa, near Pincher Creek, Alta. The Friesen family moved to the area from Saskatchewan in […] Read more
