VIDEO: Lonesome Dove named Gelbvieh Breeder of the Year at Agribition

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Published: November 24, 2023

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Lonesome Dove Ranch was named the 2023 Purebred Gelbvieh Breeder of the Year at Canadian Western Agribition on Nov. 23. Canadian Cattlemen field editor Melissa Jeffers-Bezan caught up with the winners, Tara and Ross Davidson of Ponteix, Sask., to talk about how it feels to be selected by their fellow seedstock producers and why they focus on functional cattle.

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Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Field editor

Melissa Jeffers-Bezan grew up on a mixed operation near Inglis, Man., and spent her teen years as a grain elevator tour guide. She moved west, to Regina, Sask. to get her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism degree from the University of Regina and during that time interned at the Western Producer. After graduating in 2022, she returned to Glacier FarmMedia as Field Editor for the Canadian Cattlemen Magazine.  She was the recipient of the Canadian Farm Writer Federation's New Writer of the Year award in 2023. Her work focuses on all things cattle related.

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