“Space-Age Farming” Donating Fresh Produce to Saskatoon Food Bank

Source: Nicole Di Donato, saskatoon.ctvnews.ca, June 03, 2020 Pure Roots Urban Farms, will be donating all fresh produce to the Saskatoon Food Bank that is currently being grown in the Farm Boys Design Corp. Farm Boys is a company that designs enclosed growing systems, called AeroPods. SASKATOON — A Saskatoon urban farm is addressing food… Continue reading “Space-Age Farming” Donating Fresh Produce to Saskatoon Food Bank

Future Impact of COVID-19 Worrying Canadian Ranchers and Feedlots

Source: Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press, globalnews.ca, June 02, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t had a serious effect yet, but ranchers are anticipating it will be a tougher fall. A cacophony of bellowing cattle makes it hard to hear the other hoof drop, but rancher Bruce Bird knows that it’s coming. Bird runs a cow-calf… Continue reading Future Impact of COVID-19 Worrying Canadian Ranchers and Feedlots

Baby bison stuck in badger hole saved by rancher

Source: Ashleigh Mattern, CBC News, June 6, 2018  Derrick Schaefer said it was surprised the calf’s mother wasn’t more aggressive What do you do when a baby bison gets stuck in a badger hole? This was an unexpected question rancher Derrick Schaefer had to answer in early May. He’d been watching a particular bison cow and… Continue reading Baby bison stuck in badger hole saved by rancher