ALUS Presents a new series showcasing outstanding farmers and ranchers. ALUS Mountain View County participants Sean and Holly LaBrie have been running Difficulty Ranch, near Didsbury, Alberta, since 2005. They have enrolled 86 acres into the ALUS program, where they...
The Vergouwen Family: Five Generations of Ranching
With a family legacy of over 110 years, the Vergouwens continue to steward the land and water just as those who came before them did. For over 110 years, the Scheer-Vergouwen family has stewarded their land and the animals they raise on it outside of Strathmore,...
Dennis Norosky: Deep Roots on the Prairies
ALUS participant Dennis Norosky cultivates grain, but he also protects wetlands and helps mitigate flooding downstream from his land just outside Newdale, Manitoba. In 1993, ALUS participant Dennis Norosky returned to his family farm—We Can Farm—near Newdale, Manitoba...
Gord and Marg Hammell: A Match Made in Manitoba
ALUS LSR participants Gord and Marg Hammell partnered with both ALUS and the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation to enhance nature on their farmland. Located on the rolling prairie landscape near Erikson, Manitoba, just south of the Riding Mountain National Park, is...