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Award of Excellence Female with heifer calf.
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Top Simmental breeders awarded at Agribition

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the January 2019 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Canadian Simmental Association recognized top Simmental seedstock breeders at Canadian Western Agribition. Award of Excellence Female: Boss Lake Ms Elle, two-year-old cow shown with heifer calf at side. Owned by Boss Lake Genetics of Parkland County, Alta. (photo at top of page) Award of Excellence Bull: Ironhill Rollin Thunder, yearling bull owned by Ironhill […] Read more
Grand Champion Bull.
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Alberta Supreme Show of Champions presented

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the December 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The winners of the Alberta Supreme Show of Champions presented by RAM were announced November 10 at FarmFair International. The Grand Champion Female (below) was GREENWOOD PLD ALLY 702A with calf at side GREENWOOD FLICK PYN 62F, shown by Greenwood Limousin and Angus of Lloydminster, Alta. The Grand Champion Bull (at top) was a Black […] Read more
Don Pochylko with calf.
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A tribute to Don Pochylko

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the November 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Hereford and cattle juniors from all breeds have until December 15 to apply for two $1,500 awards to participate or attend a cattle-related event or learning experience. It is all part of the Beef Cattle Learning Award created by Frances, Lance and Sheri Leachman of Big Gully Farms at Maidstone, Sask., in memory of Buddy […] Read more
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Canadian Limousin Association elects new board

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the October 22, 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Bonanza 2018 was a huge success. Held July 17-21, 2018, in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., the event hosted over 100 junior participants and displayed over 150 head of cattle from across Canada and a few from the United States. Bonanza 2019 will be in Weyburn, Sask., from July 31 to August 3, 2019. Hereford Steer Showdown is […] Read more
The Canadian Simmental Association board of directors. Back row (l to r): Larry Barkley, Marlin Leblanc, Byron Johnson, Roger Deeg, Frank Robblee, and Francis Gagnon. Front row (l to r): Bruce Holmquist (CSA general manager), Blair McRae, Lee McMillen, Garth Rancier, and Barb Judd (CSA office manager).
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Simmental Association brings back Award of Excellence program for 2018

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the October 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Canadian Simmental Association new board of directors (see above) will be meeting for the first time October 22, 2018 in Calgary, Alta. The Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation board of directors (see below) will be meeting October 21, also in Calgary. The Canadian Hereford Association is now providing identification and genetic services to producers […] Read more
Young Canadian Simmental Assoc. Classic Show winner: Champion Bred and Owned Female — BBB Cherry Bomb 2E, sired by Wheatland Bull 541C, owned by Brynn Whelan.
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Young Canadian Simmental Association show winners

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the September 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canadian Angus Association (CAA) member service team leader Kajal Devani has been elected to the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) board of directors as one of the cattle breed registry association representatives. Devani joined CAA in 2009. She leads the generation of genetic evaluations for Canadian Angus breeding stock, identifies and monitors genetic conditions and counsels […] Read more
David and Dyce Bolduc of Cudlobe Angus.
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Brothers win Certified Angus Beef Canadian Commitment to Excellence Award

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the August 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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David and Dyce Bolduc of Cudlobe Angus are the inaugural winners of Certified Angus Beef’s Canadian Commitment to Excellence Award. The brothers manage their 500-head Angus cow herd near Staveley, Alta. When the Canadian Beef Grading System adjusted to account for quality grade in the early 1990s, the Bolduc brothers, began to search out carcass […] Read more
Canadian Western Agribition delegation at Beef Australia.
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Beef Australia 2018

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the June 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Experiencing Beef Australia 2018 was definitely a thrill and trip of a lifetime. As part of the Canadian Western Agribition’s trade mission the group was made up of purebred breeders Lee Stilborn, CoraLee Fisk, Shari Leachman, Frances Leachman, and Donna Asher along with Chris Lane, CEO of Canadian Western Agribition, Agribition president Bruce Holmquist, and […] Read more
CAA senior director of business development BC/AB Brian Good presents the 50-year CAA Heritage Award to Doug Munton (r) of Benchmark Angus.

Beef Cattle, News, Purely purebred

Canadian Angus Association honours Munton family of Alberta

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the May 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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You can buy CCIA-approved RFID tags for your Angus-influenced cattle from the Canadian Angus Association. The Canadian Green Angus Tag Program is the largest branded tag program in the world. The tags visually and electronically identify the cattle as containing a minimum 50 per cent Angus genetics. As a Canadian Angus tag user you are […] Read more
Greenwood Canadian Impact ET had quite a year.
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Limousin bull picks up five championships

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the April 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The last few months have been pretty exciting for Nordal Limousin & Angus and the Limousin breed. Their bull Greenwood Canadian Impact ET, raised by Greenwood Limousin, had quite a fall run. Grand Champion bull at Lloydminster Stockade Roundup, Farmfair International and Canadian Western Agribition, along with Supreme Champion at Farmfair. The final feather in […] Read more

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