After a rough patch in the early 2000’s, the number of cattle farmers has steadily declined across the country, but those who’ve hung around have never seen a market this good.
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After a rough patch in the early 2000’s, the number of cattle farmers has steadily declined across the country, but those who’ve hung around have never seen a market this good.
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Farm incomes are predicted to drop slightly this year, while remaining at historically high levels.
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Many young people regularly help out on the family farm. Scenes like a farmer’s son driving a tractor, helping collect bales or working during the busy harvest season are iconic images of what the rural, Prairie lifestyle is all about.
Those images have also served to muddy the waters of the child-labour debate on Alberta farms, according to some. But no matter how the issue is viewed, many agree now is the time to address the dilemma.
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Calgary- The bumper crop some local producers were hoping for this fall didn’t quite materialize, but a new report suggests Canadian farmers are doing better than they have in a long time.
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