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Mark and Tina Stewart’s first experience exporting live cattle out of Canada had a storybook ending when their shipment of 24 Texas Longhorn cattle left the Calgary airport in Cargolux containers bound for Germany on March 8. “It has been exciting for us,” says Stewart. “I’m sure there have been Longhorns shipped to Europe in […] Read more

Cody Schooten always wanted to know what makes packing plants tick. Taking part in the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders (CYL) pilot program gave him the opportunity to do just that by spending some one-on-one time with two experienced men: Scott Entz, general manager of Cargill Meat Solutions at High River, and Derek Hill, facilities manager of […] Read more

Chapman Farms of Virden, Man. was honoured to receive not one, but two prestigious awards in 2010 being recognized as the Red River Exhibition’s farm family of the year and one of Manitoba’s graziers of the year. Darren and Parry Chapman, their cousin Rob Chapman, his nephew Justin and brother-in-law Jeff Elliott represent the fourth […] Read more

Are you faced with having to reseed alfalfa stands damaged last year by excessive moisture and bale-moving equipment? The upside is you have some new alfalfa genetics to select from that offer improved yield, persistence, disease resistance and feed value. Here’s a short survey of what’s new in alfalfa. PICKSEED Pickseed screens 35 to 45 […] Read more

With the launch of Reclaim last July, Dow Agro- Sciences now has four herbicides specifically designed to control a wide spectrum of broadleaf weeds, shrubs and trees on native rangeland and permanent tame pasture. “Reclaim has become the go-to product for controlling weeds and brush, says Candice Manshreck, the company’s range and pasture territory manager […] Read more

It seems to have been a matter of destiny waiting for design that brought Rosie Templeton and her mentor, Diane Finstad, together in the CYL program. Both come from ranching families and were active in 4-H beef clubs in their southern Alberta communities. Finstad went on to take a radio arts course at Olds College […] Read more