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Andchris Just Crushin’ It 20J, Grand Champion Speckle Park Bull.
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News from the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

Purely Purebred, news from the December 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Canadian Speckle Park Association hosted their first Speckle Park breed show at this year’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Ont.  Grand Champion Female honours were awarded to Watson Land and Livestock Inc. with two-year-old female Watson Leopard Trillium 7J. Reserve Female honours went to MartinStar Farms with senior yearling Steele Katelynn 3K.  Grand […] Read more
Dr. Kee Jim.
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Jim gets nod for Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame

NewsMakers from the December 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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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
BeefWatch: Record-high cattle prices yet to spur herd expansion
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BeefWatch: Record-high cattle prices yet to spur herd expansion

Prepared by the staff of Canfax and Canfax Research Services, divisions of the Canadian Cattle Association

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Despite record-high prices for feeder cattle this spring and summer there appears to be no signal that the North American cattle herd has transitioned to the expansion phase. The heifers kept for breeding were down, as of July 1, while heifers for slaughter were up. Depleted feedstocks, record-high feeder cattle prices and widespread areas of […] Read more
Gord King, purebred producer and chair of the Lloydminster Stockade Roundup.
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Lloydminster AgEx searches for more volunteers

News Roundup from the December 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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There’s little of November’s cool sting inside the Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association buildings as exhibitors lead their cattle into the ring for Stockade Roundup. The smell of manure and slightly muffled sound of the announcers pervade the exhibition buildings, just like most cattle shows. Those not showing or fitting cattle visit in the barn or […] Read more
Females line up for the start of the beef supreme event on Nov. 25.
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Agribition ends with successful Beef Supreme

Agribition CEO says new events were a hit

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[UPDATED: Dec. 5, 2023] Six days of the Canadian Western Agribition came to a close on Saturday, Nov. 25, with the annual Beef Supreme event and the final night of the Maple Leaf Finals Rodeo. Kim Hextall, president of Agribition, said they have been hearing many positive things from attendees and the international guests who […] Read more
Toby Noble speaks with judge Kirsten Fornwald following his victory with Bar SK Cattle Company’s Black Gold Ms Hayleigh at Canadian Western Agribition’s First Lady Classic Nov. 21.
Beef Cattle, Livestock, News

Simmental clear winner at First Lady Classic at Agribition

Winner says champion female brought a combination of femininity, structural integrity, body, mass and power to the ring

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Cattle judges found their champion during the First Lady Classic at Canadian Western Agribition last week in Regina. Eleven animals made it to the final round with every major breed represented. In the end, Black Gold Ms Hayleigh, a 2022-born Simmental, stood head and flanks above the rest. Toby Noble showed the animal on behalf […] Read more
As well as a $2,500 scholarship, 4-H youth judging winner Justin Harcourt, right, from Quill Lake, Sask., judged the First Lady Classic Nov. 21 as part of his competition prize. Judges Kirsten Fornwald, left, Mona Howe and Harcourt chose the top shorthorn female during the individual class competitions.
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Sask. judge takes top spot at youth competition

The national youth show judge championships were held at Canadian Western Agribition in Regina last week

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After an extensive two-day competition, 4-H crowned its national youth show judge champion at the Canadian Western Agribition Nov. 21. Justin Harcourt from Quill Lake, Sask., took home first place after beating out 74 other competitors from across the country, including Carmen White and Rhianna Gallagher from Ontario, who placed second and third, Hillary Schneider, […] Read more
It’s clear that the world needs more Canadian beef, and we look forward to continuing our leadership in sustainable beef production on the world stage. – Nathan Phinney.
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CCA reports: Young leaders in Canada’s beef industry step onto international stage

From the November 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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It is often hard to quantify the value of our participation at international conferences as the results aren’t always immediate. But having Canada’s experience and leadership in sustainable beef production at the table during these talks is starting to move the needle on the perceptions about environmental effects of beef production and how a regional […] Read more

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