Life on the farm in the Rainy River District has not been easy since the U-S border closed to live Canadian cattle almost two years ago.
But news the border will reopen in March still has producers feeling a little nervous.
Emo cattle farmer Kim Jo Bliss notes working off the farm is the only way many producers have survived.
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Bliss believes a powerful American lobby group could still derail plans to reopen the U-S border to Canadian cattle before March arrives.
