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Kailey Wirsta (l) and Molly Loane.
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Canadian Hereford Association honour and memorial scrolls

Purely Purebred, news from the October 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Joe and Emma Hasson have been inducted into the Canadian Hereford Association Memorial Scroll. In 1975, Joe and Emma, along with their son Dave, built a polled Hereford herd under the name Gold-Bar Livestock. Through their annual production sale, they sold cattle to every province in Canada except Newfoundland. Gold-Bar cattle and semen also reached […] Read more
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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders announces 2023 finalists 

Purely Purebred from the September 26, 2023 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), is pleased to announce its 16 finalists for the 2023-24 program year.  The annual CYL selections competition took place on August 15, 2023, at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Calgary, Alta. During the competition, 24 impressive semi-finalists […] Read more
Mitch Jones (l) and Brian Walker.
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Salers Association offers scholarships, celebrates 50th

Purely Purebred, news from the September 26, 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Salers breed in Canada. Mark November 8-9 on your calendar and head over to Farmfair International to help Salers breeders from across Canada celebrate this historical event.  Festivities kick off with the Purebred and Optimizer Show on November 8, followed by the Neogen Cattlemen’s Choice show November […] Read more
REW 143K Afterhours Kali, exhibited by Austyn Kishkan, 100K Jackpot winner.
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Limousin Association makes an Impact 

Purely Purebred, news from the September 26, 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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One highlight of this year’s Canadian Junior Limousin Association Impact Show was the crowning of the very first 100K Jackpot winner, presented by Neogen Canada Genomics. This year’s award went to REW 143K Afterhours Kali, exhibited by Austyn Kishkan (see photo at top).  The first of this kind in Canada, the 100K Jackpot is judged […] Read more
Champion Commercial Female from the Summer Synergy/National Junior Speckle Park Show.
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Speckle Park Association finds synergy

Purely Purebred, news from the September 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Canadian Speckle Park Association held its Summer Synergy/National Junior Speckle Park Show July 10-15 at Olds, Alta. Brandon Callis judged the purebred show, and Kasey Phillips judged the commercial show. Ag Plus Design and Photography captured the show.  The Champion Commercial Female was exhibited by Amy Fradette. Heidi Fradette took home the Reserve Commercial […] Read more
L to R: Tom DeWaal, Canadian Angus Association president; Kate Nielsen; Aleida Morrison; Tristan Tober; Jason Frey, Canadian Angus Foundation board member; Belinda Wagner, Canadian Angus Foundation executive director.
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News from the Canadian Angus Association

Purely Purebred, news from the September 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The annual Canadian Angus Foundation Building the Legacy fundraiser auction, held at the conclusion of the Canadian Angus Association Annual National Convention in Saskatoon, Sask., raised more than $129,000 for programming.  The sale had five feature lots, including: The high-selling embryo donation was a package of two embryos from the Liebreich family, Merit Cattle Co. […] Read more
Colby Hollman took home Supreme Purebred Champion Female with DL Jen-Ty Hot Stuff 550H with her heifer calf BNHC Hot Damn 2L at side.
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Junior Gelbvieh members gather in Swift Current

Purely Purebred, news from the September 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Canadian National Junior Gelbvieh show was held in Swift Current, Sask., from July 27-29. Fifty-one juniors participated in a range of activities and showed 70 head of Gelbvieh and Gelbvieh-influenced cattle. Activities included Cow Camp for the five and under participants, team grooming, “Talkin’ the Block”, 3-D art displays, “Keep and Cull” judging, showmanship, […] Read more
Stan Grad.
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Stan Grad rides ahead

Purely Purebred, news from the September 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Stan Grad passed away at the Peter Lougheed Hospital due to complications from a lung infection and cardiac arrest on July 29, 2023, at the age of 78 years.  Grad was raised on the outskirts of Calgary where his parents owned a small motel business, the Graddell Motel. He was initially schooled in Calgary, then […] Read more
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Calgary location of Soderglen Ranch for sale

Purely Purebred, news from the September 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Bids will be accepted until September 30, 2023, for the Calgary-area operations of Soderglen Ranch, a sprawling property with majestic landscapes, purebred cattle breeding operation and feedlot just 15 minutes north of Calgary. Airdrie was a village of 1,160 residents and Stan Grad was under 30 when he bought the first quarter section of the […] Read more
Albert Rimke presents the Bob Gordon Memorial Over- all Grand Aggregate award to Heidi McFadden.
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Canadian Hereford Association honours members

Purely Purebred, news from the September 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Congratulations to Frank and Andree McNeely, Stephanie and Rae Kopeechuk and Allan Marshall for being added to the Canadian Hereford Association Honour Roll.  Frank and Andree McNeely started a purebred Hereford herd under Ottawa Valley Hereford Farms in 1974 near Navan, Ont. Alongside daughters Kerry and Jill, they showed cattle at numerous shows across Canada, […] Read more

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