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The Fossen family of Rock Creek, B.C. — Doug and Erika and daughters Adele, Jade and Reine operate Bar 7 Ranch. Their commitment to sustainable ranching practices earned them recognition with The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA) presented by the Canadian Cattle Association.
Cattleman’s Corner, Pasture

Rotational grazing key to ranch success

The plan is to use each pasture only once during the grazing season

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For the Fossen family of south-central British Columbia, applying proper stewardship to forage and water management on their private land as well Crown range pastures not only benefits the environment but ultimately makes good business sense for their ranching operation. As the second and third generation on the Bar 7 Ranch near Rock Creek in […] Read more
With hot and dry conditions it has been a challenge to keep water supplied to cattle on some of the summer ranges.
Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Grass tetany claims a young cow

Rancher’s Diary: Dry conditions, forest fires and a brush with a rattlesnake

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July 1 Last Thursday the water tank on the hill pasture was nearly empty so Andrea, Lynn and I took the pump and hoses up there and pumped from the ditch across the road and filled it again for the six pairs grazing up there. That afternoon I helped Andrea finish putting up electric fence […] Read more
A locust is seen on a plant at Gran Guardia, Formosa, Argentina on June 1, 2020. (Photo: Senasa handout via Reuters)
Crops, Reuters

Argentina says hit by second locust swarm, farmers on alert

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Buenos Aires | Reuters — Grains powerhouse Argentina is getting hit by a second swarm of locusts arriving from neighbouring Paraguay, Argentina’s Senasa agricultural health inspection agency said on Tuesday, putting farmers on notice about possible crop damage. The new swarm is concentrated in the province of Formosa in north-east Argentina, on the Paraguay border. […] Read more
The leather tooling on this old saddle looks nice, but it is a pain to clean.
Columns

Reporter’s Notebook: The other side of ranching

A new book focuses on the role of women in Alberta’s ranching history

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In a recent column on clubroot, I suggested that Sask Crop Insurance look at a carrot-and-stick policy to crop rotations in the province. Later, I was a little worried some might interpret that part of the column as me shaking my finger at farmers with tight rotations. That wasn’t my intention. There are plenty of […] Read more
Andrea riding Shiloh while moving cows to better pasture during some gorgeous weather this fall.
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Rancher’s Diary: Ranch work winding down for fall

Still plenty of grass as cows are back on pasture after weaning

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OCTOBER 10 Michael and Nick have been working on custom fence-building jobs and Robbie helped them for a few days. The day after we preg-checked the cows and took the heifers’ mothers to the 320-acre mountain pasture, we put the heifer calves in the orchard, and the two bull calves in the horse pasture. They […] Read more
man riding a horse herding cattle
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Handling emotions is the key to handling cattle

If you’re chasing them, you’ve already lost the battle

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More beef producers are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of low-stress livestock management as part of the time-honoured tradition of raising and handling cattle. Human instincts, however, can present a major obstacle by contributing to a lack of control and the conflicts, anger and frustration that commonly accompany plans gone awry. Dylan Biggs, a […] Read more
man and woman in kitchen, photographs on back wall
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Meeting the real Heather Smith Thomas

Grainews editor sits down with one of agriculture's prolific story writers

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There is a real, live, actual ranching person in central Idaho called Heather Smith Thomas. I’ve met her. Thomas’ columns and features stories have been appearing in Grainews, Canadian Cattlemen and numerous U.S. publications for more than 30 years. But it wasn’t until a Friday morning in late March that she and a Grainews editor […] Read more
farm family
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Is it my job to feed the world?

Point of View: A southeast B.C. farmer raises the question about where farmer priorities should be — looking after the family and community or feeding the world?


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There is an unwritten law it seems in agriculture these days; whispered on the wind from coast to coast and pole to pole. Proclaimed and prophesied around tables from kitchens to cafés by old men, it has spread to the blogs and blundering of Internet chat rooms and Facebook foodie folklore. Many in mainstream agriculture […] Read more
young woman standing with a horse
Features, Livestock

Young Peace farmer has farming in her blood

This 26-year old woman is growing her herd in B.C.

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To Brittany Enns, a 26-year old Peace Country farmer, the hard work, dedication and attention to detail that come with an agricultural lifestyle are nothing new. Farming is in her blood on both sides of her family. Moving from Carrot River, Saskatchewan to B.C.’s Peace Country in 1986, Brittany’s parents Walter and Dolores Enns started […] Read more

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