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Doug Sawyer in a pasture with cattle
Beef Cattle, Features

Animal care lives here

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Driving down the road to the family’s old homestead established in 1903 near Pine Lake, Alta., Doug Sawyer stops to look at the corrals he helped design and build when he was a kid. “We thought about the ways animals move and how to make it work for us by rounding out corners and letting […] Read more
Phil, Tony and David Saretsky.
Features

The Saretsky family blazes new marketing trails

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Hands down, there’s no business David Saretsky would rather be in than the beef business and there’s nobody in the beef business he admires more than his father, Tony. However, the dream of following in his father’s footsteps hasn’t blinded him to new opportunities as the family business, Cantriex Livestock International, evolves through changing times. […] Read more
The Vold family had owned VJV Ponoka since 1957.
Features

VJV consolidates under new management

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The sale of one of Alberta’s pioneer country livestock markets of the 1950s, Vold, Jones & Vold Auction Co. (VJV) at Ponoka, has precipitated a shuffle in ownership of several markets over the past year. Last August, Henry and Andrea Thalen of Ponoka purchased the Ponoka and Dawson Creek markets from three generations of the […] Read more
Vesta plans to begin construction on a European-designed water treatment plant this fall putting him on schedule to open in the first quarter of 2016.
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New Alta. packer seeks Harmony by design

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Rich Vesta’s pride in his family’s state-of-the-industry beef-processing plant is evident as he talks about the features that will make Harmony Beef a one-of-a-kind plant in North America. The modernized Rancher’s Beef facility located in a vast industrial area east of Balzac, Alta. is now loaded with the latest European technology to provide a safe, […] Read more
Ryan and Carolyn Copithorne of Jumping Pound, Alta.
Cow-Calf, Features

Ready to hire a marketing specialist for your calves?

Ryan Copithorne is betting you are.

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A typical marketing plan for many cow-calf producers revolves around hoping to hit a run of good prices when they sell calves, yearlings and cull cows after preg-checking. If the stars don’t align to bring all of the variables together in their favour on sale day — weather conditions for roundup, trucking arrangements, market forces […] Read more
The Guardian Pig
Features, Livestock

Mentorship, and pasture tips and tricks

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Years ago I was a young producer very interested in grazing. I was very eager to learn and went to every conference and seminar that I could find. I attended private industry agricultural schools and gained a lot of knowledge from books and magazines that I read. I had a passion. I now realize that […] Read more
(l-r) Sue and Richard DeBruijn, Sam and Janeen Covlin, Arlette Seib.
Beef Cattle, Features, Sheep/Goats

The basics of farm sustainability

Three farm families from Saskatchewan offer their approach to sustainable farming

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The heart of sustainability for three Saskatchewan ranch families is the deep desire to make a living from the land. While many have chosen to move on to other careers with a steady income, these families have found ways to stay in farming. For Arlette and Allen Seib of Watrous, the journey toward sustainability meant […] Read more
people on a farm
Features, Livestock

Keeping visitors to your farm safe

Strike a balance between enjoyable and safe

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If you operate a farm store, market garden, agri-tourism venue or host a family celebration summer brings a lot of visitors to the farm, providing a unique opportunity to promote agriculture right where it happens. But along with the fun comes a responsibility to make it a safe experience for everyone. “You can’t assume that […] Read more
a young man and woman in a pasture
Beef Cattle, Features

Lance and Shari Leachman: Just getting started in the cattle industry

The number of young people entering the cattle business may be limited, but there is nothing limited about their passion for the industry and their drive

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Getting started in the cattle industry can present a daunting challenge for even the most determined young adults. High input costs, traditionally volatile markets with no guarantee of return on investment, and the physically and mentally demanding nature of spending 365-day a year raising cattle are just a few of the major hurdles that a […] Read more

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