Insights and Stories on Pasture

Sparing grassland from the plow — and from housing developments

Mar. 23, 2023 at 9:43 am CDT

A southern Alberta organization is having success with conservation agreements to keep the environment and cattle ranching intact. “The easement is very pro-grazing and ranching,” said Justin Thompson, executive director of the Southern Alberta Land Trust Society (SALTS). “There’s not a lot of restrictions around the actual operation. What we […]

Saskatchewan holds Crown grazing rents at last year’s levels

Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:00 am CST

By Dave Bedard

Taking stock of your soil’s health

Nov. 3, 2022 at 4:37 pm CDT

AgCanadaTV Special Feature: Pasture and grassland risks

Aug. 26, 2022 at 3:48 pm CDT

Learning from McCain’s regenerative farming practices

Jun. 24, 2022 at 10:11 am CDT

By Liam O’Connor

Anthrax kills southeastern Saskatchewan sheep

Jul. 9, 2021 at 7:48 pm CDT

Dramatic shifts in soil moisture are again bringing anthrax spores to the surface on the Prairies, this time in a southeastern Saskatchewan sheep pasture. Lab results on Wednesday confirmed anthrax as the cause of death of one animal in a flock of sheep in the R.M. of South Qu’Appelle, about […]

By Dave Bedard

Tips for managing cattle through a drought

Jul. 8, 2021 at 8:21 pm CDT

It’s a given that farmers and ranchers will face drought cycles over their lifetimes, and as the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) notes, managing forage and water through those cycles is challenging. Drought reaches beyond the southern Prairies, too — as Saskatchewan Agriculture recently noted, even producers in northern growing […]

By Canadian Cattlemen staff

Eastern drought zones set for livestock tax deferrals

May. 11, 2021 at 8:37 pm CDT

In a decision that may have come late for some, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and parts of southeastern Quebec and northwestern Nova Scotia have been declared drought zones for eligible livestock producers’ 2020 tax purposes. The federal government on Monday released its list and map of prescribed drought regions […]

By Dave Bedard

Manitoba to open more Crown lands to haying, grazing

Jul. 24, 2020 at 7:06 pm CDT

Manitoba livestock producers up against dry conditions can now apply for temporary passes to get onto Crown land not normally designated for grazing or haying. The province announced Friday it will make such lands available this year for agricultural use “under certain circumstances.” Permits and land uses will be handled […]

By Dave Bedard

Alberta to lift residency rule for public grazing lands

Sep. 25, 2019 at 2:55 am CDT

The Alberta government plans to remove a restriction on non-Albertans’ use of public lands for grazing, in a bid to smooth out paths for interprovincial trade. The province on Saturday announced it will do away with eight of its declared exceptions under the interprovincial Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). Of […]

By GFM Staff

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