Saskatchewan Simmental Assoc. board of directors. Back row (l-r): Sarah Delorme, Trevor Kuntz, Blair McIntosh, Tyler Libke (vice-president), Donna Asher. Front row (l-r): Lyle Forden, Ryan Lundberg (president), Dave Erixon (past president). Missing: Kirsten Fornwald.

Horned, Polled Here­ford bull sales continue to strengthen

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the April 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

Book early for this year’s Canadian Angus National Convention being held in Quebec City, June 9-11. In the centre of old Quebec at Hotel Le Concorde, it will be Quebec Angus hospitality at its finest. For more information contact the Canadian Angus Association at 1-888-571-3580 or go to cdnangus.ca/activities-and-services/national-convention. Doug Henderson of Douglas J. Henderson […] Read more

KAY-R Charolais bred KAYR Patent 748B was named Reserve Champion Charolais Bull at the Fort Worth show. Congratulations go out to Oklahoma Bovine Genetics, Dismukes Ranch, Beaman Cattle Company and KAY-R Charolais.

KAY-R Charolais named Reserve Champion Charolais Bull

Purely Purebred: News about you from the March 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

This year at the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference, the Saskatchewan Livestock Association Honour Scroll was presented to Bob and Gail Switzer of Sandy Bar Angus, Aneroid; Ivan and Mary Muri of Muridale Shorthorns, Swift Current and Bill Young from Lumsden, Sask., a retired Simmental breeder and co-founder of Young’s Farm Equipment. The prestigious award has […] Read more


At the Masterfeeds Supreme Champion competition at the RAWF in Toronto.

Angus dominates at 2015 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

Purely Purebred: News about you from the December 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

Taylor Isley is the Commercial Angus Identification and Performance Program (CAIPP) co-ordinator of the Canadian Angus Association. This is a one-year internship supported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Career Focus Program. Taylor will be working with breed development director, Kajal Devani, to get the CAIPP program up and running in 2016. Through CAIPP producers can […] Read more

"The Mexicans are looking for lines to improve their beef genetics and mainly look for easy-going cattle with good conformation and feet." – Grant Chittick, Mayerthorpe, Alta.

Breeding stock bound for Mexico

It won’t be the sandy beaches that draw Grant and Tanya Chittick south to Mexico for the winter. When they do make the trip on their own time, it will be to visit the ranches that are home to breeding stock purchased from the family’s ranch north of Mayerthorpe, Alta. Chittick received word September 28 […] Read more


The Canadian Angus Assoc. board of directors 
(l to r): Rob Smith (CAA CEO); Ryan Currie (Que.); Shawn Birmingham (Man.); Tracey Willms (Sask.); Dave Johnson (Sask.); Corinne Gibson (Sask.); Trevor Welch (Maritimes); Brett Wildman (Alta.); Bob Hahn (Alta.); Tammi Ribey (Ont.); Doug Reid (Alta.) and David Sibbald (Alta.).

Canadian Angus Foundation award recipients announced

Purely Purebred: News about you from the August 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

Elizabeth (Libby) Laycraft has joined the Canadian Hereford Association (CHA) as its new youth programs and foundation manager for the Canadian Junior Hereford Association and the Keith Gilmore Foundation. Libby has worked as a consultant since 2006, when she resigned as beef development co-ordinator of the Canadian Angus Association to spend more time with her young […] Read more

Canadian Western Agribition board of directors

Stone elected as president of Canadian Western Agribition

News about you from the May 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

We are happy to announce Mike Millar has joined Canadian Cattlemen as our new national advertising sales representative effective May 18. He will work out of his home at Grandora, Sask., where he and his family operate a small Simmental herd. During his career off the farm he has served in sales management positions with ABS […] Read more