Insights and Stories on Livestock

Crafting a new meat business

May. 21, 2021 at 9:14 am CDT

Starting a niche marketing meat business is no small feat, but launching it at the beginning of a pandemic takes the challenge to a whole new level. For some time, Trish and Greg Tetz of Three Hills, Alta., had the dream of “opening the conversation between producers and consumers. We […]

People-focused approach pays off

Mar. 31, 2021 at 5:37 pm CDT

By Piper Whelan

Words that sell the beef story

Mar. 5, 2021 at 9:31 am CST

By Diana Martin

Couple find love, learning at Lakeland College

Feb. 12, 2021 at 9:23 am CST

By Kelly Sidoryk

Tough year could usher in a brighter future for Canada’s bison sector

Feb. 5, 2021 at 9:30 am CST

By Alexis Kienlen

Students get chance to ‘adopt’ a calf

Jan. 29, 2021 at 9:35 am CST

More than 1,200 students in three provinces are getting regular updates on the life and times of Calfy Crisp, also known as Oreo and Big Red. The bull calf is a resident at Mortenson Farms near Nokomis, Sask. The Classroom Cattle project is the brainchild of Julie Mortenson, who operates […]

By Barb Glen

Soil’s processes need to be understood to build organic matter

Jan. 14, 2021 at 6:27 pm CST

To understand the paradigm shift in the production of soil organic matter you’re going to have to dig a little deeper. “Soil organic matter (SOM) is intimately linked to soil health, to ecosystem health, to planetary health and it has influences on the physical, chemical and biological properties of the […]

By Diana Martin

New book details Speckle Park breed’s beginnings

Dec. 23, 2020 at 7:15 am CST

Christine Pike, a Saskatchewan farm owner and cattlewoman, has published a book about the Speckle Park breed’s beginnings and the contributions of the late Mary Lindsay, who created the Lindsay Lineback. The Speckle Park is one of very few cattle breeds developed in Canada. “My sister Eileen bought a Lindsay […]

By — Heather Smith Thomas

B.C. ranchers honoured for protecting watersheds

Nov. 13, 2020 at 10:17 am CST

In a truly strange set of circumstances, when Chad Seelhof heard about the BSE announcement, he was in a cattle liner about to relocate from Paradise Hill, Sask., with his parents Louis and Ellie, to the Cariboo region of British Columbia. Chad recalls hearing the report on a radio broadcast. […]

By Kelly Sidoryk

Connecting farms, facts and feelings through storytelling

Oct. 2, 2020 at 9:18 am CDT

Many beef producers spend their days doing chores, caring for cattle, and managing feed and pastures. Lately, farmers are being encouraged to add one more thing to their list — engage the public through storytelling. Social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram or Facebook feature thousands of farm accounts, many […]

By Tara Mulhern Davidson

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