Left to right: Codee Kopelchuck, Daniel Schuepbach, Emma Lees, Megan Nicholas, Emma Cross.

Young Hereford breeders chosen to represent Canada

Purely Purebred, news from the May 2025 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

The Canadian Hereford Association is excited to announce the two teams chosen to represent Canada at the World Hereford Conference Young Breeder Competition in Kansas City, Missouri, this October. The first team, Team Red, includes Megan Nicholas, Brandon Fraser, Daniel Schuepbach and Emma Cross. The second team, Team White, consists of Codee Kopelchuk, Emma Lees, […] Read more

Cattle association news

Purely Purebred, news from the March 2025 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

Canadian Hereford Association AGM notice Next summer, while attending Bonanza 2025 in Olds, Alta., be sure to check out the Canadian Hereford Association Annual General Meeting on Thursday, July 24, at 7 p.m. Visit the Canadian Hereford Association website for more information. Canadian Charolais Association office moves Big changes are underway at the Canadian Charolais […] Read more


Chad Nicholas, Canadian Hereford Association president, Jackie and Wally Mitchell and Michael Latimer, Canadian Hereford Association executive director.

Canadian Hereford Association recognizes members

Purely Purebred, news from the September 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

The Canadian Hereford Association added several long-time members to its Honour Roll this summer. Wally and Jackie Mitchell operate Roselawn Polled Herefords near Killarney, Man. Both Wally and Jackie have been heavily involved in the Hereford breed and broader agriculture community and have exhibited cattle at shows across the country, with Wally’s favourite accomplishments being […] Read more

Kailey Wirsta (l) and Molly Loane.

Canadian Hereford Association honour and memorial scrolls

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

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


Albert Rimke presents the Bob Gordon Memorial Over- all Grand Aggregate award to Heidi McFadden.

Canadian Hereford Association honours members

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

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

Hereford Calf

Canadian Hereford Association Honour Roll recipients

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

Congratulations to the 2022 Canadian Hereford Association Honour Roll recipients. The recipients include Randy Radau of Red Deer County, Alta.; Harold and Maurice Oddan of Maidstone, Sask.; Don and Diane Guilford of Clearwater, Man.; and Brian Trueman of Amherst, N.S.  Third-generation Hereford breeder Randy Radau has been involved with the Canadian Hereford Association since becoming […] Read more


Hereford Association chooses Michael Latimer as their executive director

Purely Purebred, news from the September 27, 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

The Canadian Hereford Association has chosen Michael Latimer as their new executive director, announced association president Nels Nixdorf in late August. Latimer, 47, had been the executive director of the Canadian Beef Breeds Council (CBBC).  “We are confident that under Michael’s direction, the Hereford breed’s unique value to the beef business will remain strong,” Nixdorf […] Read more

Canadian Hereford Association seeks executive director

Purely Purebred, news from the August 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

The Canadian Hereford Association has seen some changes lately with the departure of Stephen Scott, executive director for the association. Scott had seen many changes with the association including a new Canadian Hereford branding program, website, logo and trade show presence. The association is looking for a new executive director to build on the foundation […] Read more


Kelly Feige poses with a portrait of his father, John Feige.

John Feige enters Sask Ag Hall of Fame

Purely Purebred, news from the May 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

Congratulations to Kelly and Angie Feige of Double ‘F Cattle Co., Parkside, Sask., on Kelly’s father, John Feige, being inducted into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame. He played an integral role over the years in helping promote beef and the Canadian Hereford Association. Feige was inducted April 9, 2022, in a ceremony in Saskatoon […] Read more

David and Dyce Bolduc of Cudlobe Angus.

Brothers win Certified Angus Beef Canadian Commitment to Excellence Award

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: News about you from the August 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

David and Dyce Bolduc of Cudlobe Angus are the inaugural winners of Certified Angus Beef’s Canadian Commitment to Excellence Award. The brothers manage their 500-head Angus cow herd near Staveley, Alta. When the Canadian Beef Grading System adjusted to account for quality grade in the early 1990s, the Bolduc brothers, began to search out carcass […] Read more