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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 21, 2002
Page
2
Percy Schmeiser heads back to court amid Monsanto claims he profited from growing Roundup resistant canola. Monsanto seeks $106000 in profits plus $153000 in costs from his 1998 crop, while Schmeiser contends the seed arrival was accidental.
The piece traces rodeo roots to Wild West gatherings where cowboys tested roping skills and crowd cheer. It notes early disputed beginnings in Pecos Texas 1883 or Prescott Arizona 1888, then describes modern rodeos as planned indoor or outdoor events with diverse participants, highlighting the Calgary Stampede and the Canadian Cowboys Association overseeing events in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
The article notes the Association’s reach across Canada with 1.3 million attending rodeos. It describes two main event groups rough stock and timed and lists events like bareback riding calf roping steer wrestling and barrel racing. It cites top earnings records by Ty Murray and Mike White amid the sport’s shift to professionalism.
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