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Kelly Feige poses with a portrait of his father, John Feige.
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John Feige enters Sask Ag Hall of Fame

Purely Purebred, news from the May 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Congratulations to Kelly and Angie Feige of Double ‘F Cattle Co., Parkside, Sask., on Kelly’s father, John Feige, being inducted into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame. He played an integral role over the years in helping promote beef and the Canadian Hereford Association. Feige was inducted April 9, 2022, in a ceremony in Saskatoon […] Read more
Food delivery in China.
Global markets, Markets, News

Market Intelligence Update from Canada Beef: Foodservice and importers suffer in China and Hong Kong as Omicron wave peaks

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As Omicron hits new highs in parts of China, local authorities are trying to adopt pandemic measures that won’t hammer people’s livelihoods.  However, the worst-affected cities or regions still must adopt partial or total lockdown policies. The epidemic will affect the economy in the short term, especially offline consumption in areas such as tourism and […] Read more
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New Cattlemen’s Young Leaders, CCA elects new executive

NewsMakers from the May 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Janine Rubin grew up on an Angus cow-calf operation — Upper Pine Red Angus — in Rose Prairie, B.C. Rubin was active in 4-H, travelling to various events including National 4-H Conference in Toronto, Ont., and the provincial public speaking competition in Vanderhoof, B.C., where she placed second. Rubin then earned an […] Read more
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Canadian Gelbvieh Junior Show celebrates milestone

Purely Purebred, news from the May 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Canadian Gelbvieh Junior Show 50th Anniversary Edition will be held this year in Stettler, Alta., in July. Please stay posted for further details on registration. Thursday July 21• Move in and registration Friday July 22• Team judging, showmanship, photography, marketing and grooming competitions• Pee Wee “cow camp activities”• Evening tour and entertainment Saturday July 23• […] Read more
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News from the Canadian Charolais Association

Purely Purebred, news from the April 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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According to the chart in the February Charolais Banner, Charolais female sales in Canada for all of 2021 averaged the highest ever. Nine-hundred-and-nine lots averaged $7,934, for an increase of $2,500 per lot over the 2020 sales. The number of animals sold was also up 180 lots from the previous year. Total gross of the […] Read more
Fed cattle exports on the rise, high feed costs weigh on feeder market
Beef Cattle, Markets, News

Fed cattle exports on the rise, high feed costs weigh on feeder market

The Markets with Deb McMillin, from the May 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Fed cattle The fed cattle cash market continues to trade in a relatively flat pattern, waiting for the prospect of the typical spring rally. Plagued by larger front-end supply and longer lift times, fed cattle have traded in the low $160s/cwt since the start of 2022. Wholesale prices have started to move higher, which is […] Read more
CCA president Bob Lowe speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on March 21, 2022, calling for federal back-to-work legislation to end a work stoppage at Canadian Pacific Railway. (CPAC video screengrab via YouTube)
Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Finishers, Livestock, News

AUDIO: Pandemic woes push beef industry to collaborate

Bob Lowe reflects on his two-year term as president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association, which began just as the country was locked down due to COVID.

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Bob Lowe was elected president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) on March 13, 2020. Coincidentally, that was a Friday, and if you’re at all superstitious, you might see that as foreshadowing. By the next week, the country was in lockdown in an effort to slow COVID. Over the next two years, the beef industry […] Read more
Kayla Jones.
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Salers Association of Canada awards scholarship to Kayla Jones

Purely Purebred, news from the April 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Salers Association of Canada has awarded Kayla Jones of Tierra Sol Cattle Company the Farmfair Scholarship, a value of $1,600. Jones is studying animal health at the University of Alberta and plans to apply to vet school at the University of Calgary. After vet school, she is planning to open her own large animal […] Read more
Landon Schutz (left) and Taylor Carlson (right).
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Canadian Shorthorn Association names scholarship recipients

Purely Purebred, news from the April 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Canadian Shorthorn Association awarded the 2021 Ian McRae scholarships to Taylor Carlson of Elm Creek, Man. and Landon Schutz of Parkland County, Alta. at the Shorthorn Stars Leadership Workshop in January. Carlson is enrolled in the animal science program at Lakeland College in Vermilion, Alta. She plans to work with a feed company, and […] Read more
Canadian Angus Association studies bull fertility
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Canadian Angus Association studies bull fertility

Purely Purebred, news from the April 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Canadian Angus Association (CAA) is partnering with the American Angus Association and Kansas State University on a male fertility project. Fertility is the primary factor affecting operation profitability and sustainability. Bulls contribute to an operation’s reproductive success and profitability and a substantial opportunity exists to improve male fertility. This five-year project will study existing […] Read more

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