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Hereford Association awards scholarships

Purely Purebred from the September 26, 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Canadian Hereford Association awarded several scholarships this year. Cassidy Ross of Estevan, Sask., received $10,000 from the Keith Gilmore Foundation Prize for Beef Innovation. Ross is working on a graduate degree at the South Dakota State University focused on ruminant nutrition of feedlot cattle and cow-calf grazing nutrition. She plans to pursue a doctorate […] Read more
The Wray family.
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CCA reports: Wray Ranch receives TESA, improvements to BRM programs in the works

From the September 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Uncertainty is often the common thread that unites us, and this summer is no different with adverse weather hitting cattle producers across the country. Perseverance and hard work are not new to us, but sometimes we need support to get through the tough times. This was a message I carried with me to the federal, […] Read more
Champion Commercial Female from the Summer Synergy/National Junior Speckle Park Show.
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Speckle Park Association finds synergy

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

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The Canadian Speckle Park Association held its Summer Synergy/National Junior Speckle Park Show July 10-15 at Olds, Alta. Brandon Callis judged the purebred show, and Kasey Phillips judged the commercial show. Ag Plus Design and Photography captured the show.  The Champion Commercial Female was exhibited by Amy Fradette. Heidi Fradette took home the Reserve Commercial […] Read more
L to R: Tom DeWaal, Canadian Angus Association president; Kate Nielsen; Aleida Morrison; Tristan Tober; Jason Frey, Canadian Angus Foundation board member; Belinda Wagner, Canadian Angus Foundation executive director.
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News from the Canadian Angus Association

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

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The annual Canadian Angus Foundation Building the Legacy fundraiser auction, held at the conclusion of the Canadian Angus Association Annual National Convention in Saskatoon, Sask., raised more than $129,000 for programming.  The sale had five feature lots, including: The high-selling embryo donation was a package of two embryos from the Liebreich family, Merit Cattle Co. […] Read more
Colby Hollman took home Supreme Purebred Champion Female with DL Jen-Ty Hot Stuff 550H with her heifer calf BNHC Hot Damn 2L at side.
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Junior Gelbvieh members gather in Swift Current

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

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The Canadian National Junior Gelbvieh show was held in Swift Current, Sask., from July 27-29. Fifty-one juniors participated in a range of activities and showed 70 head of Gelbvieh and Gelbvieh-influenced cattle. Activities included Cow Camp for the five and under participants, team grooming, “Talkin’ the Block”, 3-D art displays, “Keep and Cull” judging, showmanship, […] Read more
Stan Grad.
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Stan Grad rides ahead

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

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Stan Grad passed away at the Peter Lougheed Hospital due to complications from a lung infection and cardiac arrest on July 29, 2023, at the age of 78 years.  Grad was raised on the outskirts of Calgary where his parents owned a small motel business, the Graddell Motel. He was initially schooled in Calgary, then […] Read more
Canadian fed cattle supplies tighten, herd liquidation continues
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Canadian fed cattle supplies tighten, herd liquidation continues

The Markets with Deb McMillin, from the September 26, 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Fed cattle The fed cattle market leading up to the Labour Day weekend saw some seasonal pressure. Demand softens towards summer’s end and typically longer-fed, heavier cattle are moving through the system. August ended with an average of $231.76/cwt, which is just six per cent behind the 2023 annual high. The last two weeks of […] Read more
Under the new regulations, only “tag dealers” will be allowed to sell RFID tags, meaning producers won’t be able to sell their unused tags.
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Cattle sector weighs in on new traceability regulations

While some changes are seen as practical and positive, industry officials are concerned about others that could add complications and cost

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It’s 2003, and a crisis is descending on the Canadian cattle herd. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has just been found in a black Angus cow in Alberta. Chaos follows: borders slam shut and the government pledges millions in aid. The border to the United States will remain shuttered until 2005, when it opens for young […] Read more
Lionel Gibbs and Merle and Barbara Olson in Australia.
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Canadian company to launch anaesthetic-infused castration bands

Solvet’s new castration bands will release lidocaine slowly, providing long-term pain relief for animals during and after castration

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Journalists pack the room at Solvet’s operations in Calgary, Alta., hands in the air as they pepper Anders Olson with questions. A table holds Gatorade and donuts for the media tour, part of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists Congress held in Olds, Alta., this summer. Anders Olson, product manager and sales support for the […] Read more

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