New executive for Canadian Red Angus Promotion Society meets

Purely Purebred: News from the January 2009 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

The new Board of Directors of the Canadian Red Angus Promotion Society has got their first meetings out of the way, and the new executive is as follows: Greg Cripps, president; Dave Longshore, vice-president and Vaughan Greenslade as second vice-president. Kevin Dorrance will oversee finance and Stephen Harper is the advertising chairman; Mike Howe and […] Read more

The time for help is now

How many times does the livestock industry have to call on our federal representatives to ask for some kind of assistance for the livestock sector? We have suffered for five long years now and I just can’t see where this is fair. The automotive industry squeaks once and the government is there with cash in […] Read more


Calving tips & tales – for Jan. 19, 2009

A simple calving strap Our calving tip this year is an economical calf-pulling strap, made simply from an Ivomec jug strap. Sew a small loop on each end and pull the strap through to make two adjustable loops. Thee are easily slipped over each calf leg while the centre part is easily grasped without slipping […] Read more

Letters – for Jan. 5, 2009

Leave CBEF alone I read with interest the comments made by Brad Wildeman (November 2008 CANADIAN CATTLEMEN, pg. 55) regarding the proposed merger of the Beef Information Centre (BIC) and Canada Beef Export Federation (CBEF). If the Framework study had been more than just “perceptions” and “opinion” it would have recognized that CBEF does more […] Read more


Newsmakers – for Jan. 5, 2009

Rancher Rick Burton of Claresholm has been elected chairman of the Alberta Beef Producers at their annual meeting last month in Calgary. Joining him on the executive are vice chairman Kevin Boon of Tomahawk and finance chairman Doug Sawyer of Pine Lake. Cherie Copithorne-Barnes and John Weekes were appointed to the board of directors of […] Read more

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