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Harvie Ranching wins big at National Western Stock Show
Purely Purebred, news from the March 2025 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Congratulations to Harvie Ranching of Olds, Alta., on winning the Champion Carload of Hereford Bulls at the 2025 National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, in January. The carload show is a historic and prestigious show, with eight bulls making up a carload. Following the carload show, the National Western Hereford Sale saw a superb […] Read more

Structure underpins bull power
Two ranchers explain how they think a herd sire should be put together and why
What does a good bull look like? It’s a perpetual question during bull buying season, so Canadian Cattlemen asked a commercial producer and a seedstock beef producer how they evaluate bull conformation. Rawes Ranches A family member regularly reminds Philip Harty, owner of Rawes Ranches at Strome, Alta., that cattle producers should be in the […] Read more
Charolais Bulls top Ag-Ex
Purely Purebred, news from the December 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Supreme Champion Bull at Ag-Ex in Brandon, Man., on October 25 was Beck’s Throttle 201K, exhibited by Steppler Farms, Miami, Man. There were eight breeds competing in the Supreme. Champion Jackpot Bull Calf was JMB Duplicate 402M exhibited by JMB Charolais Brookdale. There were 70 bull calves in this part of the Ag-Ex show.

Vet Advice: Vibriosis
Vibriosis is an important venereal disease of cattle caused by the organism Campylobacter fetus. Some refer to the disease as campylobacteriosis. In sheep, it may be referred to as enzootic abortion, not associated with venereal transmission as much as ingestion of contaminated water and feed. Typically, the disease causes female infertility, with an increased number […] Read more

Canadian company to launch anaesthetic-infused castration bands
Solvet’s new castration bands will release lidocaine slowly, providing long-term pain relief for animals during and after castration
Journalists pack the room at Solvet’s operations in Calgary, Alta., hands in the air as they pepper Anders Olson with questions. A table holds Gatorade and donuts for the media tour, part of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists Congress held in Olds, Alta., this summer. Anders Olson, product manager and sales support for the […] Read more

At Ag in Motion: New tester monitors bull fertility
Glacier FarmMedia – Slow-swimming bull sperm will have no place to hide. A Scottish company, Dyneval, has created a new semen analyzer that measures a wider range of concentrations of semen than previous testing methods. This will allow veterinarians, beef and dairy producers to have more control over semen quality. The Dynescanl analyzer is also […] Read more

Study finds ergot has little effect on bull breeding soundness
A study at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) has found that bulls can eat feed contaminated by ergot alkaloids without it severely affecting their reproductive health. Vanessa Cowan, who conducted the study at WCVM, says they decided to conduct this study after producers expressed concern that ergot in their feed […] Read more

Speckle Park cattle debut at Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma
Purely Purebred, news from the February 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was held from December 31, 2022 to January 14, 2023. Canadian Speckle Park breeders Wilcox Livestock, Carmark Cattle, Codiak Acres, INC Cattle Company, Spot-R-None Speckle Park, Deer Ridge Ranch, Highmark Stock Farms, McAleer Ranching, Graham Creek Ranch, River Hill Farm and Fleetwood Speckle Park made the long trek […] Read more

Agribition Supreme champions
Purely Purebred, news from the January 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Congratulations to the 2022 Canadian Western Agribition Beef Supreme Champion Bull and Female, presented by CN Railway. The Supreme Champion Bull was SVY Mayfield 30H, exhibited by Cays Cattle, Kinistino, Sask. (photo above) The Supreme Champion Female was EF Primrose 925. Calf at side is EF Oattes Primrose 2234. Exhibited by Enright Farms, Renfrew, Ont. (photo […] Read more

News from the Canadian Simmental Association
Purely Purebred, news from the January 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation scholarships valued at $3,000 each, were awarded to Ariel Wilcox of Treherne, Man., and Brodyn LaBatte of Gladmar, Sask. Wilcox is currently enrolled at the University of Manitoba to obtain her master’s degree of nursing and LaBatte is attending Olds College in Alberta, taking agriculture management with a major production. […] Read more