Articles

Feel free to grab a copy and send it to someone you think might be interested. I write how I speak and think. A lot of times I write to provoke thought and to be the devils advocate. I found that one never stops learning and the teachers that always stood out for me were the ones that provoked thought and debate. If you have any questions or follow up to my articles, please drop me an email and I will be happy to respond.

Christoph E. Weder - christoph@spiritviewranch.com

Awards

2012 Alberta Beef Producers Environmental Stewardship Award

2007 Country Side Canada Land Stewardship award

2006 Outstanding Young Farmers of Canada - national winner

Articles

2010 - Good, Bad and the Ugly
A Tale of Hunting Retail
Another one bites the dust
Baby gone with bathwater
Bullshititis
Cheap & Cheerful
Cheap and Cheerful
Choices or Consolidation
Coming out of the Closet
Connecting the Sustainability Dots
Counting on accountability
Focus on what we produce
How Things can Change in Year
Left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing
Letters to the editor
Make a Little Noise
Paid More for the same work
Principals require Judgement
Ranch Gate to the 5-Star Plate
Stupid to the last tree
The 55 hour road trip
The Screwer and Screwee
The Tradition of Holding onto Tradition

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Additional Information

Alberta Poisonous Range Plants of Alberta
Canadian Poisonous Plant Information Systems
ProfitAble Cattle
Drought Management Check list
Meat Quality Genetics
Shorthorns - Maternal or Terminal
Cowherd Returns
Critical Control Points for Profitability
Key Success Factors in Profitability
The Wealthy Rancher (Open with Excel)

- Archived Information -

In fall of 2006 Erika was asked to write a monthly column for the national Swiss agriculture paper "The Swiss Farmer" about her experiences as rancher in the wilds of the Peace River region of Alberta. Here is her collection of articles as they appear in the paper...always at the bottom of the page. Erika enjoys being able to share here day to day experiences and has quite the fan club. If you want a translation please give her a call. Now for your German lessons...

Im Herbst 2006 wurde ich von Pamela Fehrenbach vom Schweizer Bauer gefragt, ob ich daran interessiert waere einmal pro Monat aus meinem Alltag hier in Kanada zu berichten. Ohne gross zu ueberlegen gab ich meine Zusage und im Dezember 2006 wurde mein erster Bericht gedruckt. In der Zwischenzeit haben sich diese Berichte schon zu einer Sammlung angehaeuft. Wir dachten uns, wir koennten sie ja nun auf unserer Homepage publizieren. Das Schreiben macht mir Spass und ich freue mich immer wieder ueber Reaktionen von Leserinnen und Lesern aus der Schweiz...

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August 2010
December 06
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December 2010
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January 07
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July 07
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July 2010
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November 07
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November 2010
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October 2010
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September 2010


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5.5 miles north of Rycroft on Highway #2, Turn East on Lassiter Road Drive 3.5 miles; through the radio towers to the end of the road.

From the north go:
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