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THE WESTERN PRODUCER | WWW.PRODUCER.COM | APRIL 14, 2016
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It’s baby season Spring is a busy time for livestock producers across the Prairies with calving well underway. | WILLIAM DEKAY PHOTOS
TOP, CLOCKWISE: Under the watchful eye of its mother, Kara Wilson coaxes a newborn calf into the pen with help from Emily Hikwa and Logan Englot at the Wilson ranch near Harris, Sask. A mother tries to keep up with its bouncing bundle of joy near Fiske, Sask. A newborn bursting with energy sticks close to its mother. Bob Mahon leaps over water-filled ruts while opening and closing gates at his ranch near Fiske, Sask. Logan Englot plays with a newborn calf. Bryce McKenzie uses his homemade carrier to move a newborn calf from the cold ground to a warm pen at his ranch near Zealandia, Sask.