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New Cattle Young Leaders, Circle H Farms receives environmental stewardship awards

NewsMakers from the April 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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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
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Rick Wright remembers Larry Schweitzer

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

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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
News from the world of Charolais cattle
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News from the world of Charolais cattle

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

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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
Bob Switzer.
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Condolences to Bob Switzer’s loved ones

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

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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
Alberta forms drought advisory committee
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Alberta forms drought advisory committee

News Roundup from the March 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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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
Allie Lavich and Emily Speers.
News, Purely Purebred

Manitoba Youth Beef Round-Up scholarships

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

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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
Brooke Martin (left) and Brayden Schmidt.
News, Newsmakers

New Cattle Young Leaders, CCIA appoints new general manager

NewsMakers from the March 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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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

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