Mr. Alain Nadeau
Renaissance Bison Farm
La Broquerie, Manitoba
I used to have a dairy farm, I'd done that for 20 years, and I
was looking for something different, for a change of job. But
I wanted to go on farming, so I thought that raising bison could
be a pretty good alternative, with a bit of nostalgia thrown in.
Bison are wild animals in a natural state, and I try to keep things
as natural as possible (for them), both for the quality of the
meat and for the tourist side of things. Giving them lots of space
for grazing, that's the best way of raising them. There's a minimum
of machinery needed, you don't need a lot of intensive work in
the fields because the animals are part of the package. You don't
need buildings to keep them warm. The animals stay out year round;
that really cuts down on equipment and expenses. The animal is
slaughtered right here on the farm; because it's on his own ground,
he doesn't know anything's happening, he's quite calm and dies
easily. That means the meat is better quality. Afterwards, he's
taken away to be cut up and packaged. I bring the meat back to
the house, and we sell it to our customers there.
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