By Sheri Monk
An article published in the Canadian Veterinary Journal in September of 1989 implores the government to consider banning the use of ruminant foodstuffs to animals of any kind. The same article also suggests it would be prudent to ban the inclusion of bovine and ovine brain, spleen and tripe from baby foods, as the United Kingdom had already done. A document from 1992 spelling out the government’s position on the possibility of BSE entering Canada was woefully wrong and contrary to widely held scientific knowledge about the disease. …

By Sheri Monk
The Badger has learned a new case of BSE was discovered two weeks ago, but the public was not informed as part of the government’s new communication strategy.
The decision not to announce new cases of BSE was made in August of 2009 and the public was informed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) online.
“The CFIA is committed to providing all stakeholders, including the general public, media and trading partners, with timely information about disease detections in farmed animals. As such, we have revised how we report online …

By Sheri Monk
Shoppers seeking organic beef at any Real Canadian Superstore might be surprised to learn they’re actually buying all-American.

By Sheri Monk
All signs indicate a second cougar researcher will be coming to the Cypress Hills, ut this time, to study the cats living at the Centre Block and east bench of the region.

By Sheri Monk
All’s well that ends well – at least in the world of selling fat cattle to Canada’s largest buyer.

By Sheri Monk
Even though ground hasn’t been broken on a proposed dam to be located near Mantario, the Great Sandhills Wildlife organization has been hard at work to create a new fishing spot.

By Sheri Monk
Jess Parsonage was one of three Canadians selected to represent the country at the International Livestock Congress’ Young Ranchers Program held recently at Denver, Colorado.
“There was a gal from Australia, five ranchers from Mexico, two from the U.S. and three of us from Canada,” said Parsonage.
Though Einstein said time is relative, at 34-years-old, Parsonage may not be in the demographic many would think of in association with a youth-focused program. But in the ranching business, it is indicative of the changing times. Not as many are getting into …

By Sheri Monk
Northwest Consolidated Beef Producers (NWCBP) sent a letter to all members last week warning that Canada’s major beef processor be trying to break the group apart.

By Sheri Monk
It was at the end of 1995 when Great Sandhills Terminal (GST) was incorporated. Yet at that time, the incorporation was a technical move, the facility and the future promise it offered was still merely a vision of what was yet to come.

By Sheri Monk
When folks in the Southwest complain about a lack of water, it usually refers to a summer drought. And while a Canadian lack of moisture may mean a poor crop or hauling water for cattle, for others, it can be a life or death situation.