This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Edam Fall Fair. This commercial cattle show has become a premier event to attend in Western Canada and kicks off Friday night, October 30 at 6 p.m. and rolls into Saturday, October 31 starting at 9:30 a.m. Classes consist of Pen of Three and Five Bred Heifers, […] Read more
Edam Fall Fair celebrates 30th
Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the October 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Mentorship Program announces finalists
Congratulations to the 16 finalists selected for the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders (CYL) Mentorship program. The finalists were selected at a virtual event in August, where 24 semi-finalists competed for a spot in the program through judged roundtable discussions. Finalists will be given a $2,000 travel budget and be paired with an industry leader for a […] Read more
Canadian Western Agribition launches Evolution Series
Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the Sept. 28, 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
As many cattle shows go virtual this year because of COVID-19 protocols, Canadian Western Agribition is no exception. Agribition has come out with their Evolution Series virtual show for the Black Angus, Red Angus, Charolais, Horned Hereford, Polled Hereford, Limousin, Maine-Anjou, Shorthorn, Simmental and Speckle Park breeds. The deadline for entries is October 22, with […] Read more
Canadian Limousin Association welcomes Scott
Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the Sept. 28, 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Canadian Limousin Association is pleased to welcome Nicole Scott to the position of CLA registrar. She joins current staff Shayla Chappell and Laura Ecklund at the Canadian Limousin office. Scott hails from a mixed operation south of Ottawa, Ont., running just under 1,000 acres of grain and hay as well as 30 head of […] Read more
Our condolences to the Geinger family
Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the Sept. 28, 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Geinger family with the passing of Ralph Geinger of Anchor 1 Angus. Ralph, along with his wife Karen, were the third generation to grow the family farm at Mayerthorpe, Alta. Some things that made Ralph’s heart sing were hanging out with the grandkids, curling, playing in the […] Read more
Salers association heads online, and a ‘Virtual Bonanza’ sees success
Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the Sept. 7, 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Salers hold AGM online The Salers Association of Canada held its annual general meeting on June 27 online. Great attendance and great discussions made this event a success. The association also elected its new executive for 2020-2021: President: Peter Watkins Vice-president: Werner Grundke Treasurer: Travis Depalme Magazine: Gar Williams Directors: Richard Grudeski, Michael Topp, Brian […] Read more
Canadian Simmental Association elects directors, Livestock Gentec receives award
Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the August 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) has elected its directors and Jennie Mutch of Earnscliffe, P.E.I., is the newly elected director for the region of B.C., N.B., N.S., P.E.I. and Newfoundland-Labrador. She will join directors Blair McIntosh of Maymont, Sask., and Bill Biglieni of Douglas, Man., who were elected by acclamation, all for three-year terms to […] Read more
Agribition posts strong 2019, show number 50 postponed
Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the August 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) announced a successful 2019 year at its annual general meeting, reporting a net income of $325,462 from operations. “CWA’s long-term sustainability is more important than ever right now,” says Chris Lees, CWA president. “In 2019, we invested in the show, brought in new programming and continued to put our exhibitors, visitors […] Read more
Highest gross sales for Charolais bulls, Curt Rodgers passes
Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the June 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Charolais Bull Sale Summary, as reported in the May issue of the Charolais Banner magazine, shows sales in 2020 provided the highest gross ever (over $21 million) in the 39 years they have compiled these results. There were 198 more bulls sold in 99 sales reporting, and the sixth-highest overall average. Six per cent […] Read more
Events postponed due to COVID-19, going virtual instead
Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the June 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc with industry events this summer. Event organizers have postponed some events to 2021, while others have been shifted online. Following is a rundown of changes to the calendar. The board of the Canadian Beef Industry Conference (CBIC) has postponed the conference originally scheduled for August in Penticton, B.C., to August 17 […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
