Early horse breeding at Douglas LakeBy T.G. (Tom) Stewart As is generally understood, the Douglas Lake Ranch was started in the very early 1880s by Charlie Beak, who had a ranch in Oregon, and who when he heard that a railroad was coming through British Columbia, came up to get a foothold in the prospective […] Read more
History: Early horse breeding at Douglas Lake
Reprinted from the May 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Beef Cattle Research Council unveils research and extension strategy
The Beef Cattle Research Council released its five-year research and extension strategy this week. The strategy is a framework for coordinating beef research priorities, funding and technology transfer initiatives at a national level. It’s meant to guide funding from the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) and other Canadian beef research funding agencies, while also encouraging collaboration and coordination among funding […] Read more
Perdue Cattle Show designated Beef Supreme qualifier for Agribition
The Perdue Cattle Show, slated for July 23 and 24 at Perdue, Sask., is the sole qualifying show so far in Saskatchewan for Agribition’s Beef Supreme. The top overall bull and female for all breeds from the show will qualify for the Beef Supreme. The overall champion bull and female will also receive $1,000 in […] Read more
Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef aims to be part of environmental solution
The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef has launched its sustainability goals for the world’s beef value chain. “The goals which we have launched today are a commitment from the global beef industry, articulating the role and responsibility that we are taking together towards achieving a more sustainable ecosystem,” said Ruaraidh Petre, executive director of the Global […] Read more
History: Buffalo Pound
Reprinted from the June 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Buffalo PoundBy W. S. Scarth, 11450 – 79th Ave., Edmonton, Alta. ‘“Buffalo Pound” is based on the eye-witness account contained in Henry Y. Hind’s “Journal of the Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition – 1858”. In July of that year Hind and his party examined the Qu’Appelle Valley to its source and made a track survey […] Read more
History: E. C. R. “Reg” Harris
Reprinted from the June 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
E. C. R. “Reg” HarrisBy R. D. Symons, Ft. St. John, B.C. ‘On June, 1952, a well known old-timer of the Maple Creek district passed away in the person of Reg Harris, who was in his 67th year. Reg was born in England in 1883. In 1892 his father came to the West and shortly […] Read more
AgriStability enrolment deadline approaches, while beef sector pushes for more change
News Roundup, from the June 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
As the application deadline looms for AgriStability, national and provincial cattle groups are encouraging producers to take another look at the program while pushing for more improvements. Earlier this spring, provincial and federal governments agreed to remove the reference margin limit for producers enrolled in the program, retroactive to 2020. They also extended the application […] Read more
Chop Steakhouse beefs up certified sustainable menu options
A Canadian restaurant chain that declares itself “obsessed with steak” has become the first full-service restaurant to offer steaks certified sustainable to the standards set by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). Chop Steakhouse and Bar sources 100 per cent Canadian beef. Its certified sustainable steaks follow the Chop Burger, which was certified sustainable […] Read more
History: Pulling Horses
Reprinted from the July 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Pulling HorsesBy N. G. Stanford, Rosemary, Alta. ‘Whenever “pulling horses” are mentioned I recall with nostalgia my first experience with horses drawing heavy loads. First, because of the remorse I felt at the time, and second, because my father’s admonition to me was worthy of the wisdom of Confucius and may help many young people, […] Read more
Tips for managing through a drought
News Roundup from the June 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
It’s a given that farmers and ranchers will face drought cycles over their lifetimes, and as the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) notes, managing forage and water through those cycles is challenging. Drought reaches beyond the southern Prairies, too — as Saskatchewan Agriculture recently noted, even producers in northern growing regions with plenty of sloughs, […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
