An oil well blowout forces an Alberta family from their farm home.
A Saskatchewan rancher claims his cattle are dying from drinking water poisoned by oil field activity.
A ruptured natural gas pipeline in Manitoba forces the evacuation of a nearby community.
All these stories made headlines in the recent past.
Does that mean the petroleum industry mixes with agriculture and rural life like, well, oil and water?
Not necessarily. Agriculture and petroleum operations have co-existed on the Prairies since the first major oil discovery at Leduc, Alta. in 1947.
In this special report, Regina-based correspondent Karen Briere examines the relationship between those who harvest the surface and those who harvest underground.
