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New Cattle Young Leaders, Circle H Farms receives environmental stewardship awards
NewsMakers from the April 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Brett Squair hails from a ranch in the North Okanagan, B.C. He obtained an undergraduate degree from Simon Fraser University and a juris doctor degree from Thompson Rivers University, became a lawyer, and eventually became a partner at Davidson Lawyers LLP in Vernon, B.C. He practices business law, agricultural law, estate […] Read more
Rick Wright remembers Larry Schweitzer
Purely Purebred, news from the March 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Rick Wright from the Livestock Markets Association of Canada formed a strong bond with the late Larry Sweitzer over the years. He recently wrote to us about Sweitzer, who passed away last December. Larry Schweitzer grew up and went to school in Hamiota, Man., and stayed around the area to spend his whole life in […] Read more

Prairie forecast: Very warm west, mild but a little unsettled east
Issued March 13, covering March 13 to 20
The cold weather has also been replaced by above average temperatures. The question I have been hearing the most is--has spring arrived or is there still a bit of winter left to be felt?

News from the world of Charolais cattle
Purely Purebred, news from the March 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Charolais Banner has been tracking the purebred Charolais female sale trends for 30 years. Last year saw the second-highest gross at nearly $7 million, and the second-highest average. There were 31 sales which had females in them and is the most sales since back in the 1990s. In total, the 959 lots averaged $7,195 […] Read more

Condolences to Bob Switzer’s loved ones
Purely Purebred, news from the March 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Angus world was shocked to hear of the passing of Bob Switzer from Sandy Bar Angus at Aneroid, Sask., in February. Switzer was a longtime Angus breeder with his Short Grass Bull Sale being one of the longest-running bull sales in Canada. He was inducted into the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame in 2016. […] Read more
Deadline for nominations to Canadian Angus Hall of Fame
Purely Purebred, news from the March 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
March 31 is the deadline for nominations for the Canadian Angus Hall of Fame. The inductee will be recognized at the Angus convention in June. For more information and to view the full nomination process, visit cdnangus.ca. (opens as a PDF)

Alberta forms drought advisory committee
News Roundup from the March 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Glacier FarmMedia – Alberta has struck a new drought advisory committee as some provincial rivers reach record low levels, reservoirs remain below capacity and mountain snowpacks continue to be under historical averages. The province says at least parts of the province are facing risks of severe drought conditions in part due to warm and dry […] Read more

Prairie forecast: Stormy start in the east, warming in the west
Issued March 6, covering March 6 to 13, 2024
After what was probably the biggest storm system of the winter, it looks like this forecast period will see a break from the active weather for the most part.

Manitoba Youth Beef Round-Up scholarships
Purely Purebred, news from the March 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Manitoba Youth Beef Round-Up congratulates the 2023 scholarship recipients: Lainie Muir, Emily Speers and Allie Lavich. Lainie Muir of Glenella, Man., is attending the University of Saskatchewan, taking a bachelor of science in agriculture (soil science). She is the Manitoba director on the Canadian Junior Angus Association. In August, she attended the American Angus Association […] Read more

New Cattle Young Leaders, CCIA appoints new general manager
NewsMakers from the March 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Brooke Martin was born and raised near Piapot, in the southwest corner of Saskatchewan. From a young age she had a passion for all animals on her family’s commercial cow-calf ranch. Martin was in beef 4-H for 10 years, where she gained many skills, and was awarded many trips for her […] Read more