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A view of a farm partially submerged in floodwater at Scribner, Neb. on March 14, 2019, in a still image from video obtained from social media on March 19. (Video screengrab from Angie Lange via Reuters)

Livestock, pets among victims in U.S. Midwest flooding

By GFM Network News March 19, 2019

Reuters — The floods that have devastated large swaths of Nebraska and Iowa since late last week left house pets homeless, inflicted an unknown toll on livestock and led to several daring water rescues of animals from dogs to horses. Rescuers in the Omaha area, where the Platte, Elkhorn and Missouri rivers began spilling over […] Read more

From a single idea for a mineral mix, Hoffman’s as expanded to an 18-item product line.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Hoffman products tailored for horses

A family business grew out of a search for improved horse health and performance

By Heather Smith Thomas February 28, 2019

A southern Alberta ranch family’s search more than 20 years ago for a better mineral mix for their own horses led to the development of Hoffman Horse Products, which are now known by horse owners across North America. Lorne and Marian Hoffman have had horses all their lives on their ranch near Stavely, about 90 […] Read more

Gregory, Heather and young Thomas Eppich are in the farming (and horse) business together.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

We are the Eppichs

Young farm couple starting from scratch in the cattle and horse business

By Heather Eppich February 23, 2018

Hello! We are Gregory and Heather Eppich. I, Heather, grew up on the family ranch in Salmon, Idaho and Gregory grew up on the family farm in Handel, Saskatchewan. We got married July 23, 2016 and I moved to Handel. We have a small organic farm, a few cows and horses and a Border collie/Lab […] Read more

A veterinary examination of a horse. (AlbertaAnimalHealthSource.ca)

Livestock

Equine anemia turns up in some Manitoba horses

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 2, 2017

A viral horse disease that’s more prevalent further west in Canada has returned to Manitoba for the first time in recent memory, as horses from two municipalities have been found to caught the virus in the past four weeks. Equine infectious anemia (EIA) was confirmed in horses from a property in the RM of St. […] Read more

Evie Carver and Blue Jeans await their turn during the gymkhana during the Bonnyville Fall Fair and Farmers’ Market.

Columns

Reporter’s Notebook: The landscape makes its mark

People and culture are influenced by the environment more than we realize

By Lisa Guenther November 10, 2016

There are two eyes in the head — the eye of mystery, and the eye of harsh truth — the hidden and the open — the woods eye and the prairie eye. The prairie eye looks for distance, clarity, and light; the woods eye for closeness, complexity, and darkness. The prairie eye looks for usefulness […] Read more

Dallas Spencer, trail boss for the ride in August.

Farm Life, FarmLife

Roche Percee Trail Ride

Annual ride highlights diverse southeastern Saskatchewan landscape

By Christalee Froese October 28, 2016

The horses are rustling beneath a navy-blue sky as a meteor shower lights up the night. Whinnies echo across the park grounds as campfires are extinguished and the 75 campers retire to their tents and trailers. When the sun rises, so do the cowboys and cowgirls who are up early to feed, water and groom […] Read more

Gay and Mel Henry helped to organize the event.

FarmLife

Working Horse Field Day

Annual event demonstrates teams of horses and their drivers working together

By Edna Manning April 29, 2016

On May 28 the second annual Working Horse Field Day will be held at Dale and Joanne Janzen’s farm near Dalmeny, Sask. Teams of horses and their drivers will take to the field to demonstrate plowing, take part in bale sled races, chore team competitions and much more. “If the horses are doing work you […] Read more

Bill Humeny driving his Canadian stallion at a riding event at Crickle Creek near Saskatoon.

FarmLife

Prairie Driving Club growing in popularity

Combination of driving, competition and socializing with focus on safety

By Edna Manning April 15, 2016

Elegance, skill, and teamwork are words that come to mind when watching members of the Prairie Carriage Driving Club participating in one of their events. Carriage driving is growing in popularity among horse owners and there are clubs in many provinces across Canada. “You have to love horses and you have to enjoy driving. It’s […] Read more

FarmLife

Harness making fills a niche

The Livery Stable receives a steady flow of year-round orders

By Edna Manning April 1, 2016

If you think business might be slow for a professional harness maker in the year 2016, you would be wrong. Brad Funk of Langham, Sask. established The Livery Stable in 1988 and continues to enjoy a steady flow of orders that keeps him busy year round. His craft fills a strong niche market. “My mainstay […] Read more

This is the larger N.A.G. bag that fits over a large round bale of hay, while smaller bags are available to hold enough hay for a day or two.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

N.A.G. Bags limit feed waste

Netted material comes in a range of sizes to hold enough feed for just a few hours or even to a large round bale

By Lisa Guenther March 20, 2015

An Edmonton area-based company is marketing a netted bag system for limit feeding horses and other types of livestock. The N.A.G. Bags which can be stuffed with hay, or stretched over a full round bale of hay are marketed by Alex Von Hauff of Strathcona Ventures in Sherwood Park, Alta., which carries a wide range […] Read more

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Livestock, pets among victims in U.S. Midwest flooding

Hoffman products tailored for horses

We are the Eppichs

Equine anemia turns up in some Manitoba horses

Reporter’s Notebook: The landscape makes its mark

Roche Percee Trail Ride

Working Horse Field Day

Prairie Driving Club growing in popularity

Harness making fills a niche

N.A.G. Bags limit feed waste

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