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More On Traceability On behalf of Alberta Beef Producers, I would like to respond to the Comment by Gren Winslow (Why rush to mandatory traceability?) in the August issue of your magazine and the letter from Ed Curry (mandatory traceability rings alarm bells) published in the October issue. Gren Winslow’s question about the rush to […] Read more

A former contributing editor to CANADIAN CATTLEMEN, and field editor with COUNTRY GUIDE magazine, Cliff Faulknor of Calgary and Cochrane passed away peacefully Sept. 24, at the age of 96. He joined the staff at Public Press which published the CATTLEMEN and GUIDE, in 1954, and retired in 1975. He later served for 10 years […] Read more

Can anyone tell me where this picture was taken? Or more accurately in what? The picture from our September issue (repeated below) was taken over 30 years ago of (l. to r.) Dennis Ericson, Craig Flewelling, Bob Wilson and Bill Wilson. Congratulations to Ken Fredrickson for identifying all four gentlemen. He was the only one […] Read more

The Madley family of Canyon Ranch, Alexis Creek, B.C. are the recipients of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s 2009 Environmental Stewardship Award. The award was presented to Bev Madley and her daughter Brooke at the CCA semiannual meeting last month in Regina. The fourth-generation ranch is situated at the confluence of Alexis Creek and the Chilcotin […] Read more

Page Advanced Agri-Direct Inc. 29 Ag Growth Industries 51 AGCO 18, 19 Agriculture and Agri-Food 15 Ashland International Market 49 Beef Improvement Ontario 45 Bow Slope Shipping Assoc. 49 Buhler Manufacturing 5 Calgary Stockyards 49 Calgary Exhibition & Stampede 37 Canadian Angus Assoc. IFC, 3 Canadian Charolais Assoc. OBC Canadian Gelbvieh Assoc. 48 Canadian Hereford […] Read more

Just after our last issue went out Fred Gorrell was appointed as the first executive director of the newly formed market access secretariat within Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Previously he was executive director for international policy at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and before that agriculture counselor at the Canadian embassy in Washington, D. C. […] Read more

BRITISH COLUMBIA ABBOTSFORD McClary Stockyards Ltd.* Box 40, Abbotsford, B.C. V2T 6Z4 Phone 604-864-2381 Fax 604-854-3038 E-mail: [email protected] Website: mcclarystockyards.com Contact: Jono Rushton ………… 604-823-2125 Dave Rushton ……….. 604-823-6692 Sheila Rushton ……… 604-855-7895 Regular Sales: Every Mon., 11 a. m. — slaughter and feeder cattle, sheep and goats Every Wed., 1 p. m. — dairy […] Read more