Ryan Vanderploeg uses a higher vantage point to pound in a steel post held by his father Carl. | Mike Sturk photo
Photo Essay | Summer days while cattle are on grass and any crop harvest is still to come means time for some fence restoration and repair. | Mike Sturk photos
Summer days while cattle are on grass and any crop harvest is still to come means time for some fence restoration and repair. | Mike Sturk photos
Smoke from B.C. forest fires to the west makes for a hazy day in the pasture. | Mike Sturk photoTools of the trade: Old staples and a fencing maul sit on the back of the wagon. | Mike Sturk photoCarl, left, and his son Ryan Vanderploeg replace the oldest fence posts with steel posts and re-staple the barbed wire where it has come loose during a hazy, smoky day on the Vanderploeg farm east of Brant, Alta. | Mike Sturk photo
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