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Caribou herds in Alberta and B.C. growing from wolf culls, cow pens: study
Fresh research suggests western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. A group of caribou is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Line Giguere, Wildlife Infometrics *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Deal to protect ranch in southern Alberta from development means family can keep raising cattle there
The McIntyre Ranch in southern Alberta is shown in this undated handout image provided by the Conservancy of Canada. An agreement to protect a sprawling ranch in southern Alberta from development is the largest of its kind in the country, the Nature Conservancy of Canada says, and will allow the family that owns it to continue raising cattle there. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Conservancy of Canada-Leta Pezderic **MANDATORY CREDIT **
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Ending agriculture isn’t the climate-crisis solution some think it is
Taras Grescoe
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CFIA monitoring for avian flu in Canadian dairy cattle after U.S. discoveries
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is encouraging veterinarians to keep an eye out for signs of avian influenza in dairy cattle following recent discoveries of cases of the disease in U.S. cow herds.Cows are seen at a dairy farm on in Danville, Que., on August 11, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Heavy rains set off flash floods, killing 33 people in Afghanistan
Afghan men sit atop of military vehicles as they cross through a flooded area in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province on April 13, 2024, after a flash flood following a heavy rainfall. (Photo by Sanaullah SEIAM / AFP) (Photo by SANAULLAH SEIAM/AFP via Getty Images)
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What is the outlook for corn?
A field of corn is shown in Mill Hill, Pa., on Aug. 29, 2023. On Friday, the Labor Department releases producer prices data for December. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
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Canada concerned as final rule for ‘Product of USA’ meat labels announced
Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Lawrence MacAulay delivers remarks during a commemorative event marking the International Day of United Nations Peacekeeping efforts at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, on Monday, May 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Cattle numbers fall to lowest point in more than three decades
Wade and Jaimie Nelson check up on their cattle on their ranch near High River, Alberta March 8, 2024. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail�
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Two months after failed voyage, 14,500 Australian livestock sail again for Israel
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Preserving grasslands is good for the planet, ranchers say – and they want to be paid
Cattle graze at sunset near Cochrane, Alta., Thursday, June 8, 2023. Fed up with taking heat for their industry's carbon footprint, Canadian ranchers say they want government funding to help reduce emissions while simultaneously working to save one of earth's most threatened ecosystems. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Exploding wild pig population on Canadian prairie threatens to invade northern U.S. states
FILE - In this June 17, 2014, file photo, a wildlife trapper, walks past damage from feral hogs that happened overnight while foraging near one of his traps in New Orleans. An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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Canadian ranchers brace for long, lean winter after droughts, soaring feed costs
Snow-covered cattle stand in a pasture near Didsbury, Alta., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. It could be a long, lean winter in cattle country, as drought-ravaged western Canadian ranchers struggle to secure enough feed to get their livestock through the cold months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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A rancher and an environmentalist are teaming up to save the disappearing Prairie grasslands
Cattle graze on grasslands on McIntyre Ranch south of Lethbridge, Ab.
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Saskatchewan government to offer $70-million to help drought-stricken producers
Cattle roam in a field near Pigeon Lake, Alta., on May 1, 2022. Saskatchewan farmers forced to write off their drought-afflicted crops are being asked to consider ways to turn those crops into cattle feed instead. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Alberta conservation program looks to change how ranchers deal with grizzly bear conflicts
A grizzly bear and her cubs are shown in a handout photo. Researchers at the University of Alberta have been studying grizzly bears on private lands in Alberta. New research shows the province’s predator compensation program is helping to offset costs for ranchers when a cow or other livestock is killed by a large carnivore. As a result, it helps conservation efforts on private lands. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of Alberta-Spencer Rettler MANDATORY CREDIT
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The climate-friendly cows bred to belch less methane
Research technician Gail Ritchie conducts methane testing on a cow at the Ontario Dairy Research Centre in Elora, Ontario, Canada, February 24, 2017. Efficient Dairy Genome Project/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE
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B.C. looks to U.S. for hay, livestock feed as drought limits supply
This July 24, 2023, handout image released by the British Columbia Wildfire Service, shows an aerial view of the Horsethief Creek wildfire, approximately 10kms (6.2 miles) west of Invermere, British Columbia, Canada. The wildfires, the largest ever recorded in Canada, have raged for two months, darkening Canadian and US skies with smoke and haze. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre reports about 1,090 active fires blaze throughout Canada, more than 670 of which are considered "out of control." (Photo by Handout / BC Wildfire Service / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / BC Wildfire Service / Handout" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/BC Wildfire Service/AFP via Getty Images)
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Saskatchewan crop farmers asked to help their ranching neighbours as drought continues
Cattle roam in a field near Pigeon Lake, Alta., on May 1, 2022. Saskatchewan farmers forced to write off their drought-afflicted crops are being asked to consider ways to turn those crops into cattle feed instead. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Alberta’s iconic cattle ranches face critical moment as two-year drought continues
Rachel Herbert moves cattle on her family-run ranch near Nanton, Alberta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Rachel’s great-grandfather started the family ranch near Longview in 1882 and the family has been farming on this property since 1903. The cows are being moved as the field which normally has enough water for the cows through the season will be completely dry due to drought within a few days. (Photo by {photog/Globe and Mail)
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Recent rain may not be enough to halt shrinking of Canada’s cattle herd
Cattle graze at sunset near Cochrane, Alta., Thursday, June 8, 2023. Anxious Alberta ranchers praying for rain got their wish this week, but it may not be enough to stop the ongoing decline in Canadian cattle production. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Nature Conservancy of Canada releases action plan to protect iconic Prairie grasslands
Grasslands are shown in a Nature Conservancy of Canada handout photo. The Nature Conservancy of Canada has announced a plan to protect Prairie grasslands, considered one of the most endangered and least protected ecosystems in the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Nature Conservancy of Canada **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Western Canada: Alberta on its way to record its worst fire season ever
The Edson Forest Area wildfire is shown in a Thursday, May 11, 2023 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Twitter-Alberta Wildfire **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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What happens to livestock when a rancher is ordered to evacuate due to fire?
Cows belonging to BJ Fuchs, a farmer who has lost some land and had to move his cattle due to the wildifires, are seen on their new farm in Shining Bank, Alberta, Canada, on May 11, 2023. Many ranchers stayed behind to care for livestock as neighbours fled wildfires that ravaged Canada's Alberta province this week, others tearfully telling AFP all they could do was open corral gates and hope their abandoned cows found their own way to safety. (Photo by Anne-Sophie THILL / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-SOPHIE THILL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Wildfires in northeastern B.C. expected to worsen due to strong winds
A helicopter carrying a water bucket flies past the Lytton Creek wildfire burning in the mountains near Lytton, B.C., on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Two out-of-control wildfires in northeastern British Columbia that have already forced some residents to evacuate their homes are expected to grow bigger in the next few days. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Prairie farmers hope for ‘normal’ season after volatile couple of years
A farmer harvests her hay on a farm near Cremona, Alta., Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. Livestock producers in Saskatchewan facing hot, dry conditions this growing season and a feed shortage have another problem to contend with -- hay fraud. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Wild horse slaughter in B.C. saddens, divides local community
A biologist and wild horse researcher is calling for stronger federal and provincial protections for the animals after 17 carcasses were found in rural British Columbia. Wild horse mares walk along an oil and gas roadway on crown land near Sundre, Alta., Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Extreme drought makes cattle farmers thin herds, could cause future supply problems
Cattle roam in a field near Pigeon Lake, Alta., on May 1, 2022. Experts say an uptick in extreme weather, such as drought, is leading beef farmers in the U.S. and Canada to thin their herds in near-record numbers, which could lead to supply problems in the beef industry over the longer term. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Farmers union hopes to attract runaway cattle that have been on the run in Quebec town
international business
Droughts, war in Ukraine push global grain stocks toward worrying decade low
british columbia
Vancouver Island project aims to nurture next generation of farmers
world
Across the Horn of Africa, a devastating drought threatens starvation and famine for millions
alberta
Proposed cattle feedlot threatens popular but environmentally fragile Alberta lake, residents say
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Western Canada: Federal ban on strychnine prompts fears among ranchers and farmers
alberta
Ban on using strychnine to control ground squirrels has Prairie farmers frustrated, nervous
world
East and Horn of Africa prep for worst drought in decades
british columbia
Cattle helping to manage B.C. wildfire risk with targeted grazing