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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

Congratulations to the Galloway breeders involved with providing the naturally raised Galloway beef that was served on the Calgary Stampede grounds this year. Weadickville, on the grounds, was one of the locations where “Alberta Naturally Raised Galloway Beef” was on the menu. World Angus Forum was held July 14-16 at Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta. What […] Read more

Rob Leslie resigned last month as manager of CanFax, the market analysis division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. He left after only 15 months in the job to accept a new post with Intervet Schering-Plough Animal Health managing technical performance products such as implants and the introduction of the beta-2 agonist Zilmax (zilpaterol hydrochloride). He […] Read more