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New Cattlemen’s Young Leaders

NewsMakers from the May 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Haley Scott grew up on a commercial cow-calf operation west of Lacombe, Alta. As a long-time 4-H member she especially enjoyed the livestock judging and horsemanship projects. Scott earned a bachelor degree in animal science from the University of Saskatchewan, and a master of science from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine […] Read more
Lakeland College, Vermilion campus
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Lakeland College preparing for continued pandemic disruptions

With the spring semester a wrap, the college’s staff are evaluating their approach to online learning.

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As Lakeland College’s School of Agricultural Sciences closes the books on a spring semester interrupted by the pandemic, faculty are simultaneously hoping to welcome students back in the fall and preparing for continued restrictions. The college has several agricultural programs, ranging from ag business to animal science to crop technology at its Vermilion, Alberta campus. […] Read more
Recent online comments have unfairly targeted workers at meat-processing plants for the coronavirus outbreak.
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Public education, without scapegoating, key to slowing COVID-19

As community leaders in Brooks and High River work to ensure people understand public health directives, they’re also trying to counter unwarranted condemnations

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Note: This is the final instalment of a three-part series. Read the first article here. And the second article here. Alberta public health officials working desperately to curtail the spread of COVID-19 must find a way to reach the most vulnerable populations without encouraging racist undertones in online comment sections and the affected communities. Workers […] Read more
For the buy local movement to strengthen, the industry will need more small- and medium-sized processors
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Worker safety starts at the plant, but it stops at home

As the communities of Brooks and High River deal with COVID-19 outbreaks, they’re finding that many people don't have the means to self-isolate within their own households

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Note: This is the second of a three-part series. Read the first article here. On April 7, High River’s mayor, Craig Snodgrass, took a call from the manager of the Cargill plant, located north of the town, in Foothills County. The plant manager told him that there were six known cases of COVID-19 among the […] Read more
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Canadian Shorthorn Junior members meet in Toronto

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the April 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canadian Shorthorn Junior members had a great time in Toronto attending the Junior Forum last January. They learned about leadership and worked on re-vitalizing the Canadian Junior Shorthorn Association.
Workers in the JBS beef plant at Brooks, Alta. appear in a screen shot from a 2018 corporate video. (JBS Canada video screengrab via YouTube)
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Brooks and High River fight to dampen COVID outbreaks

Community leaders and the provincial government are fighting a multi-dimensional war as the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 climbs in these Alberta communities.

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The COVID-19 crisis is cutting a wide swath through two Alberta communities where local economies depend on meat processing plants. Those plants employ thousands of newcomers to Canada. In this special three-part series, Canadian Cattlemen looks at the immediate and longer-term fallout. This is the first article in that series. As I researched this story, […] Read more
2020 GOAL Legacy scholarship winners (l. to r.): Kirk Wildman, Canadian Angus Foundation chair; Morgan Davey; Alana Higgins; Halley Adams; Beverly Booth; Sarah MacDonald; and Belinda Wagner, Canadian Junior Angus co-ordinator.
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$13,000 in scholarships and prizes awarded at 15th Annual GOAL Conference

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the April 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Sixty-one Canadian Angus youth gathered in Calgary, Alta., for the 15th annual Guiding Outstanding Angus Leaders (GOAL) Conference. $11,000 was awarded to the five finalists in the Canadian Angus Foundation Legacy Scholarship program and a $3,000 heifer voucher prize was awarded to one lucky attendee. Morgan Davey of Saskatoon, Sask., placed first and received a […] Read more
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Inaugural Canadian Speckle Park Commercial Cattlemen of the Year

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the April 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Canadian Speckle Park Association announced its Commercial Cattlemen of the Year at Agribition 2019. Fred Courtney of Delia, Alta., claimed the inaugural honour. Courtney’s herd consists of 300 Red and Red-Baldie mother cows. He has run a Speckle Park bull for the last 20 years. Every year Courtney supplies 200-250 Speckle Park-cross calves to […] Read more
From left: Mike and Terrie Fleury, Wes and Kim Olynyk, and Don and Doris Perrin.
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Congratulations to Honour Scroll recipients

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the April 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Congratulations to the families who received the Saskatchewan Livestock Association Honour Scroll at the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference in January: Mike and Terrie Fleury; Wes and Kim Olynyk; and Doris and Don Perrin. Mike and Terrie Fleury hail from Aberdeen, Sask. Mike became fascinated by American auctioneers at a young age, and by age 16 […] Read more
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Miles Anderson fundraiser

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the April 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Earlier this year, well-known Fir Mountain area rancher and Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) past president Miles Anderson was injured in a serious motor vehicle accident south of Moose Jaw, Sask. Anderson sustained significant injuries to his lower body and is facing a long road to recovery. In response to those reaching out to help, […] Read more

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