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PHOTOS: Ag in Motion is underway!
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PHOTOS: Ag in Motion is underway!

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Farmers and agribusinesses in Western Canada are seeing the latest agricultural technology in action at Ag In Motion, Western Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. Set up on 320 acres 15 minutes northwest of Saskatoon, Sask., Ag in Motion features live demonstrations of field equipment, crops and services. Ag in Motion runs from July 21 to July […] Read more
Cherie Copithorne-Barnes, CEO of CL Ranches.
Beef Cattle, News

The new world of ‘sustainable beef’

Straight talk on what it means, where welfare fits and what the future holds

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Who’s driving this bus? Amid ‘grocery wars,’ Jamie Oliver, ‘hormone free’ Walmart and a storm of related debate, this is the core question many producers and others in animal agriculture have about the new swath of expectations and ‘sustainability’ programs taking hold throughout the industry and the marketplace. One person with a unique, up close […] Read more
As Prairie drought worsens, more cattle go to market
Beef Cattle, News

As Prairie drought worsens, more cattle go to market

Producers want to grow their herds, but fears are growing some may give up due to dry conditions

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It’s just a trickle now, but there are fears of a flood of cattle going to market if the drought continues. “It’s a little too early to be splitting up pairs, but we are seeing some pairs sell,” said Anne Wasko, market analyst with Gateway Livestock Services. Sale figures are being closely watched these days […] Read more
three men talking on a cattle pasture
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McDonald’s ‘verified sustainable beef’ project steams ahead

Visit to Alberta from McDonald's global CEO signals a sea change in the Canadian beef industry

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It’s full speed ahead for McDonald’s “verified sustainable beef” project. The country’s largest buyer of beef is finishing up the first phase of its groundbreaking pilot project in Canada, and earlier this month the head of the global fast-food giant paid a visit to Alberta to get a first-hand look. Recently appointed CEO Steve Easterbrook […] Read more
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Bruce Coulman receives forage industry award

University of Saskatchewan breeder's varieties include Grazeland bloat-reduced alfalfa

The Saskatchewan Forage Council bestowed Bruce Coulman with its Forage Industry Innovation Award at the council’s annual meeting in Lashburn, Sask, on June 26. Coulman is being recognized for his forage research and his work teaching and mentoring university students. The forage breeder has helped develop and register 22 forage cultivars through research programs at […] Read more
2014 custom feedlot guide for Canadian Cattlemen
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DEADLINE TODAY! Free listing in the annual National Custom Feedlot Guide

Deadline of August 1 for custom feedlot operators to get in the September issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The September issue of Canadian Cattlemen – The Beef Magazine will contain the 2014 National Custom Feedlot Guide. Custom feedlot operators, just fill out the form below and click submit by August 1, 2014 to get national exposure for your business. We’ll do the rest, at no charge to you. Fill out my online form. //
Rhett Parks, rappin' auctioneer
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The Rappin’ Auctioneer

Sask. auctioneer finds Internet fame on YouTube

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Livestock Marketers of Saskatchewan – Attendees of the Livestock Markets Association of Canada (LMAC) Convention and Canadian Livestock and Master Auctioneer Championships, held in Regina and Moose Jaw May 22‐24, 2014, had a celebrity of their own to celebrate. Rhett Parks, an auctioneer with Whitewood Livestock Sales, recently sprang to fame when YouTube videos of […] Read more
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Positive momentum

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It’s been a few weeks since I took on the role of president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) at the annual general meeting in Ottawa. I would like to thank all of the CCA presidents that came before me for working so closely with government, which has helped to ensure our trade agendas are […] Read more

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