Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Adeleen Bolduc is a fifth-generation Alberta rancher. She ranches alongside her husband, Mat, and three kids at Cudlobe Angus West near Stavely, Alta., where they raise purebred Black Angus with Mat’s family. Bolduc also runs commercial Angus cows with her mom near Cereal, Alta. Feeder cattle and her oilfield maintenance job […] Read more
New Cattle Young Leaders, Lakeland College gets $1 million donation
NewsMakers from the February 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Auction mart report for the week of Feb. 2, 2024
Regional market analysis from Manitoba, courtesy of the Livestock Markets Association of Canada members.
Western Manitoba, courtesy of Heartland Livestock Services Just over 2,700 cattle went through Virden in the last week. Three-quarters were feeders, 15 per cent butcher cattle and 10 per cent calves. About 40 per cent of the cattle went to local buyers, 30 per cent went east, 20 per cent to southern Alberta and 10 […] Read more
VIDEO: How to manage your grazing in times of drought
The Canadian Prairies have seen their unfair share of drought conditions for a number of years and that has made for challenging conditions for both cattle producers and the plant species they feed upon. Here, Dr. Breeanna Kelln, Assistant Professor at the University of Saskatchewan and Beef Industry Research Chair in Integrated Forage Management & […] Read more
Undersander awarded for leadership, ‘Rising Star’ honours for Lange
NewsMakers from the January 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Alberta forage and grazing industry lost a prominent forage specialist with the sudden passing of Myron Bjorge on November 3, 2023. Bjorge began his career with Alberta Agriculture as a district agriculturist at Ponoka and Rocky Mountain House. Later he was the provincial forage specialist with the field crops branch of Alberta Agriculture at […] Read more
Auction mart report for the week of December 15, 2023
Regional market analysis from Alberta, courtesy of the Livestock Markets Association of Canada members
This concludes our auction mart reports for the 2023 fall run. Many thanks to all the participating markets, the Livestock Market Association of Canada, as well as all the readers who visited these pages. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at Canadian Cattlemen! Southern Alberta, courtesy of Perlich Bros. 350 feeder cattle […] Read more
VIDEO: Tips on ‘dog-breaking’ your cattle
Justin Hozack is a cow-calf producer who relies heavily on stock dogs to help move his cattle. “Everybody should have a stock dog. Once you have one it’s like losing your Leatherman off your belt as far as I’m concerned,” said Hozack, at Ag in Motion this past summer. Having a trained stock dog to […] Read more
Auction mart report for the week of December 8, 2023
Regional market analysis from Alberta, courtesy of the Livestock Markets Association of Canada Members
Southern Alberta, Courtesy of Perlich Bros. 300 yearlings and calves sold this week. Only a few weeks left to get your cattle marketed as things slow down for the Christmas season. Three-hundred-and-thirteen cows and bulls sold steady with good buyer interest in the younger cows. We have lots of good quality bred cattle on offer […] Read more
Jim gets nod for Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame
NewsMakers from the December 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Congratulations to everyone inducted into the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame in Charlottetown, P.E.I., on November 8. Garnet Altwasser of Brooks, Alta., established Lakeside Farm Industries Ltd., a multi-faceted business that includes Lakeside Feeders — the largest single site feeding operation in Canada. Beef products from the Brooks, Alta. operation are marketed across Canada, North […] Read more
Auction mart report for the week of Dec. 1, 2023
Regional market analysis from Manitoba and Alberta, courtesy of the Livestock Markets Association of Canada Members
Western Manitoba, courtesy of Heartland Livestock Services Ninety butchers and 1,260 feeders through the ring this week at Killarney Auction Mart. The extreme volatility we have seen in the futures market in recent weeks has affected calf prices. The top-end steers are still selling very well and producers are being rewarded for looking after all […] Read more
Auction mart report for the week of November 24, 2023
Regional market analysis from Manitoba and Alberta, courtesy of the Livestock Markets Association of Canada Members
Western Manitoba, courtesy of Heartland Livestock Services Virden saw 500 cattle through the ring this week. Half of those were butcher cattle, and the remainder split evenly between fresh calves and feeders. Southern Alberta buyers purchased half the cattle, local buyers 30 per cent and the remaining 20 per cent went east. Cows and bulls […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
