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Komie Hossini (centre).
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Gemstone Cattle Co. wins Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer Award

NewsMakers from the January 2025 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Congrats to Gemstone Cattle Company of Gem Alta. and Polyculture Plante 1987 Inc. of Saint-Pétronille, Que., who were national winners from seven regional farms at Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer (OYF) Program’s national event held in Lethbridge, Alta., November 27- December 1, 2024. Brothers Daniel Lorin and Barry Doerksen operate Gemstone Cattle Company. After Daniel obtained […] Read more
Daryl Harrison has been named the new minister of agriculture.
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Ag portfolio moves to Harrison after Sask. election

NewsMakers from the December 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Do More Agriculture Foundation has named Merle Massie as the organization’s new executive director. Massie is a writer, researcher and farmer who has dedicated her life to telling stories about agriculture, local history and mental health. Drawing from her experience at the Canadian Centre for Rural and Agricultural Health at the University of Saskatchewan, […] Read more
L-R: Edmund (Ed) Pajor, Murray Gillies, Cassie Marchand.
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Students’ work in sustainability featured, CRSB presents 2024-25 council

NewsMakers from the November 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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As part of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef’s tenth-anniversary celebration, the CRSB showcased the work of two graduate students studying sustainability in the Canadian beef industry at its annual general meeting and conference on Sept. 18 in Calgary, Alta. Lucia Sanguinetti is an agricultural engineer raised on a cow-calf and sheep farm in Uruguay. […] Read more
Dr. Robert Tremblay (left).
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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders finalists announced

NewsMakers from the October 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program, a national youth initiative of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), has announced its 16 finalists for the 2024-25 program year. Each finalist will be awarded a $3,000 budget for beef industry travel and learning opportunities and will be paired with a hand-picked industry leader for a nine-month mentorship […] Read more
Rob Zeigler (l) and Zoë Gould (r).
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New Cattle Young Leaders, Haybury Farms named Outstanding Young Farmers

NewsMakers from the September 24, 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Rob Zeigler received his master’s degree in ruminant nutrition from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2020 and a bachelor’s degree in animal science from the University of Wyoming. Although Zeigler didn’t grow up in an agriculture family, he quickly found himself immersed in agriculture in his early teens. He now works […] Read more
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New Canadian Cattle Young Leaders, Les Henry award presented

NewsMakers from the August 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Marianne Sytnyk grew up just outside of Oakburn, Man., on a mixed grain farm and commercial Angus cattle operation. She attended the University of Saskatchewan’s bachelor of science program with a major in animal science and graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 2022. After graduating, Sytnyk returned to […] Read more
From left: Kristelle Harper, Laurie Côté-Sarrazin, and Johanne Ross.
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New Canadian Cattle Young Leaders, past AITC director honoured

NewsMakers from the August 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Kristelle Harper is a rancher from Brandon, Man., with a passion for pasture improvement through grazing management. She has a degree in animal science, a diploma in applied sustainable ranching and is a professional agrologist. When Harper returned to the family farm in 2016, she purchased breeding stock to start increasing her beef cattle herd […] Read more
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New Cattle Young Leaders, B.C./Yukon OYFs named

NewsMakers from the June 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders  Karlene Yakenchuck is part of a fourth-generation mixed farming operation, Scattered Spruce Salers. She and her husband James raise purebred Salers and cash crops alongside her husband’s family. Yakemchuk holds a diploma and degree in environmental science from Lakeland College and the University of Alberta. She’s also a professional agrologist and […] Read more
Canadian Cattle Association Board.
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New Canadian Cattle Young Leaders, CCA holds AGM

NewsMakers from the May 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Coleman Nixdorff was raised east of Airdrie, Alta., on a mixed grain and seedstock/commercial cattle operation, YV Ranch, which focuses on high-quality Hereford genetics. He earned an undergraduate degree in animal sciences and a masters degree in ruminant nutrition from the University of Saskatchewan. Nixdorff works as the chief operations officer […] Read more
The Hyatt family.
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New Cattle Young Leaders, Circle H Farms receives environmental stewardship awards

NewsMakers from the April 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Brett Squair hails from a ranch in the North Okanagan, B.C. He obtained an undergraduate degree from Simon Fraser University and a juris doctor degree from Thompson Rivers University, became a lawyer, and eventually became a partner at Davidson Lawyers LLP in Vernon, B.C. He practices business law, agricultural law, estate […] Read more

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