Articles by Georgina Campbell

Starting To Farm At 38

By Georgina Campbell April 20, 2009

“I think we were perhaps more open to doing things differently since we had no generational model of enterprise to live up to.” —STAN HARDER “ We felt that if we did not pursue our dream of owning a cattle ranch before we turned 40, we likely would never do so,” says Stan Harder. It […] Read more

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Spring Grass Can Cause Founder

By Georgina Campbell February 23, 2009

When pastures are covered with a foot of snow, the temperature dips to minus 30, and you’re packing feed to horses, it is hard to worry about the lush green spring pastures. However, now is the time to plan for your horses’ return to those pastures without risking a bout of spring founder. Founder (laminitis) […] Read more

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Adding grip material prevents horses from ‘skating’ on frozen ground

By Georgina Campbell January 26, 2009

How many answers will you get if you ask three knowledgeable horsemen when and how to shoe your horses? The answer depends on how you use the animals and who you ask, but you can expect six or more answers. Most competitive horses have specific shoe requirements that don’t apply to the horses used by […] Read more

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That’s a lot of pork on the lam

By Georgina Campbell November 10, 2008

Thousands of pounds of pork are roaming across the Prairie provinces. It is free for the taking in Alberta and Manitoba although it is not that easy to take. In fact, there are so many wild boars, on the loose, in Alberta, the government has declared them an official pest and is ordering landowners to […] Read more

Set-aside funded for Quebec hog, cattle, big game producers

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit-down on profit-taking

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains firm, watching new-crop weather

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Set-aside funded for Quebec hog, cattle, big game producers

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit-down on profit-taking

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains firm, watching new-crop weather

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Spring Grass Can Cause Founder

Adding grip material prevents horses from ‘skating’ on frozen ground

That’s a lot of pork on the lam

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