Dan Undersander (left) and Katlin Lange.

Undersander awarded for leadership, ‘Rising Star’ honours for Lange

NewsMakers from the January 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

The Alberta forage and grazing industry lost a prominent forage specialist with the sudden passing of Myron Bjorge on November 3, 2023. Bjorge began his career with Alberta Agriculture as a district agriculturist at Ponoka and Rocky Mountain House. Later he was the provincial forage specialist with the field crops branch of Alberta Agriculture at […] Read more

Dr. Kee Jim.

Jim gets nod for Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame

NewsMakers from the December 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

Congratulations to everyone inducted into the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame in Charlottetown, P.E.I., on November 8. Garnet Altwasser of Brooks, Alta., established Lakeside Farm Industries Ltd., a multi-faceted business that includes Lakeside Feeders — the largest single site feeding operation in Canada. Beef products from the Brooks, Alta. operation are marketed across Canada, North […] Read more


L to R: John Stika (Certified Angus Beef), Marlene, Colton, Paula, Josee and Jean-Paul Monvoisin, Bruce Cobb (Certified Angus Beef).

CRSB holds AGM, Dunn wins auctioneer challenge

NewsMakers from the November 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

NDP leader Wab Kinew is the incoming premier of Manitoba, taking over from Heather Stephenson and the Progressive Conservatives after the recent election. At press time, Kinew was still the premier-elect and had yet to announce his cabinet. However, the NDP’s ag critic, Diljeet Brar, was re-elected. Brar has ag extension experience with the Manitoba […] Read more

From left to right: Dr. Bree Kelln, Dr. Francois Teste, Dr. Rodolpho Martin do Prodo, and Dr. Stephanie Lam.

Beef research mentorships get paired up, 4-H Canada announces scholarship recipients

NewsMakers from the October 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

Evan Chaffe and Sydney Fortier have joined the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock Youth Advisory Group. The agenda includes people in the livestock sector who are building consensus on sustainability. Members of the youth advisory group will serve two-year terms. Chaffe grew up on a beef and cash crop farm near Mitchell, Ont., and graduated […] Read more


Left to right: Carling Matejka, Dr. Kim Ominski, Jeff Smith and Kirk Jackson.

Next Generation, Outstanding Research and Innovation awards presented

NewsMakers from the September 26, 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

Alberta’s Carling Matejka is the inaugural recipient of the Reg Schellenberg Next Generation Legacy Award presented at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Calgary, Alta., last month. The award was created after Schellenberg’s sudden death last December, when he was the president of the Canadian Cattle Association. In lieu of flowers, his family asked for […] Read more

Holly McGill (left), and James Kinley.

New Cattle Young Leaders, Ag Hall of Fame inductees announced

NewsMakers from the August 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Holly McGill is a feed mill sales representative who joined the Elanco Canada team in 2022. Having completed both a bachelor’s degree in agriculture and a master’s degree in dairy nutrition, she was a ruminant nutritionist focused on beef and veal nutrition for almost 10 years after graduation before joining Elanco. […] Read more


New Canadian Cattle Young Leaders, regional TESA winners announced

NewsMakers from the June 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

Heath Ferguson grew up in a small town just outside Edmonton, Alta. Growing up, his family had a small herd of Simmental/Saler-cross cows and he raised a few bottle calves every year with his brothers. In high school, he was in 4-H, Green Certificate and worked at the local packing plant, as well as helping […] Read more

L to R: Madison Lewis, Nicky Nixdorff, Robert Johnson.

New Cattle Young Leaders, holistic management contributions recognized

NewsMakers from the May 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Madison (Madi) Lewis grew up in Meaford, Ont., and went on to enrol in the bachelor of science, honours agriculture program, at the University of Guelph. She plans to pursue a master of science in beef nutrition. Lewis is an active member of the Ontario Beef Youth Alliance. When she is […] Read more


The Alberta Beef Producers recently elected its board and executive. Back (L to R): Brad Dubeau (general manager), Gary These, Lee Irvine (BCRC rep), Doug Roxburgh (CCA rep), George L’Heureux (CCA rep), Kent Holowath and Nanita Blomquist. Front (L to R): Miles Wowk (CCA rep), Sheila Hillmer (vice-chair), Brodie Haugan (chair), Fred Lozeman (finance chair) and Jay Hager. The group also welcomed several new delegates who are not pictured, including Jana Harman (CCA rep), John Doherty, Brenda Rosadiuk, Karen Shaw, Gary Smith and Kelly Smith. Also not pictured is Lyle Adams (CCA rep).

New Cattle Young Leaders, Alberta Beef elects new board

NewsMakers from the April 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Delanie Ferguson grew up east of Crossfield, Alta., on a cow-calf operation. Her passion for the beef industry started at an early age while helping with the daily chores and developed further as she went through the 4-H program. During her time in 4-H and junior and breed show programs, she acquired […] Read more

Left to right: Raelynn Blumhagen, Carling Matejka, and Dr. Calvin Booker.

New Cattle Young Leaders, new chair for Sask. Cattlemen’s Association

NewsMakers from the March 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

Canadian Cattle Young Leaders  Raelynn Blumhagen was born and raised in Jaffray, B.C., where her family has been running a cow-calf operation for five generations. Blumhagen briefly left the ranch to attend college, majoring in business finance. She now lives on the ranch with her husband Dale and her two daughters, working alongside her parents […] Read more