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Contact
Serle Hanson
Box 65
Valhalla Centre, Alberta
T0H3M0
phone/fax: 780-356-2286
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Farm
History
The Hanson's have farmed in the Alberta
Peace region, 500km north-west of Edmonton since our family first
came to Canada in 1913 as some of the first pioneers to the
area. Since then, farming has been a family operation, and at
one
time or another throughout the past 90+ years, produced everything from
grain, fescue, dairy, pork, beef, and now exclusively bison.
Since bison are native to North America they are well suited to our
colder climate, where winter temperatures can reach as low as
-40ºC. Bison are naturally equipped to handle these
extreme conditions with little or no human intervention. As
well, they are able to digest their feed
more
efficiently than cattle. For these reasons and more, we got
our
first bison in 1990. Today, we have a herd of approx. 300
cows,
and
have been marketing our own meat for the past several years.
All of our bison are farm raised and fed on grass and locally grown hay
and grain, with no animal by-products. As well, these animals
are
completely free of growth hormones and antibiotics. And
finally,
they are grain finished to ensure consistent top quality. |
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