Reading Time: 2 minutes Tariffs would hurt the bison industry in both Canada and the U.S., says the National Bison Association. The American bison industry relies heavily on imported animals from Canada.
U.S. bison ranchers rally against potential tariffs
Tariff threats remain a major concern for producers in industry heavily reliant on Canadian livestock
Bison industry looks to build better genetics
Recent tools are helping the bison sector manage its genetic diversity
Reading Time: 3 minutes Limited biodiversity a challenge for bison producers looking to build herd genetics
At Agribition: Northern community integrates tech, education into market garden
Flying Dust working to improve operation's food distribution
Riverside Market Garden, operated by Flying Dust First Nation, started in 2009 with two people and an old alfalfa field. Today it employs about 20 people, plus summer students; provides food for the community and some wholesalers; and gives youth a chance to learn about agriculture. Over the years the First Nation, just north of […] Read more
Turning back the clock with grazing
Cattle can help fill the biodiversity void left from the loss of bison
Reading Time: 5 minutes Cattle are often maligned for their contributions to greenhouse gas levels, but Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Tim McAllister says that’s wrongheaded. “We hear about people advocating for the need to eliminate livestock from agriculture production, basically without really understanding the negative connotations that would have,” the researcher said during a recent webinar. “We really need […] Read more
Open Farm Days to highlight bison
Reading Time: < 1 minute In the run-up to 2023 Alberta Open Farm Days Aug. 19 and 20, organizers are highlighting bison production. The “keystone species” may no longer roam the plains, but it’s still well represented on Alberta’s ranches. A total of 472 operations have bison, totalling just over 65,000 head. Alberta leads the nation in farmed bison inventories, […] Read more
Bison industry expanding, becoming mainstream
Bison meat emerging from 'seasonal' perception
MarketsFarm — The Canadian bison industry has been through some difficult times during the last few years but is now emerging from those doldrums, according to Manitoba Bison Association president Robert Johnson. “Between the two drought years and the COVID-19 pandemic, then high feed prices, probably the last two years have been pretty crappy for […] Read more
They’re big but not bad: Bison herd fits with rotational grazing
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dan Sych and his family are doing something a little different — practising rotational grazing with bison. But it’s no big deal, even though his livestock are formidable beasts, says the Hay Lakes producer. “So much of it has to do with what everyone’s interpretation of what rotational grazing means to them,” he said. “We […] Read more
A bison herd has joined the Lakeland College crowd
Lakeland students won’t just be learning about production but also marketing and tech application
Reading Time: 4 minutes A herd of Alberta bison has headed off to college — and they’re a big hit with their two-footed schoolmates. “Bison are definitely cool,” said Walker Balan, who is in the agriculture technology degree program at Lakeland College. But Balan and other students who will be working with the herd — which arrived at a […] Read more
For the first time in generations, bison have returned to traditional lands
The herd is small but Woodland Cree First Nation manager says they’re learning the bison ranching ropes
Reading Time: 4 minutes After many, many years, Wood bison have returned to the Woodland Cree First Nation. “Back in the day, sakâw mostos (the Cree term for Wood bison), this would have been their natural habitat,” said Lawrence Lamouche, traditional lands manager for the Woodland Cree First Nation, located about 85 kilometres northwest of Peace River. The Nation, […] Read more
Pandemic had a silver lining for Canadian bison producers
Bison meat is now more widely available, but drought weighs on sector
Reading Time: 4 minutes There has never been more fresh or frozen Canadian bison meat available at supermarkets. It’s a silver lining that came about because of the chaos caused by COVID-19. “Those folks who are involved in federally inspected plants and slaughtering in the U.S. and bringing the product up here, they have been able to identify opportunities […] Read more
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