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Canadian Simmental Association bylaws
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Canadian Simmental Association bylaws

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

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The Canadian Simmental Association has received government approval of bylaw changes granting 7/8 Simmental bulls purebred status and revising the upgrade table. This provides equality in the upgrading process between male and female Simmentals. The bylaw changes, including the revised upgrade table, take effect on animals born on or after January 1, 2024. This will […] Read more
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Beef producers tour in Minnesota

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

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Over the last couple of years, my travels have taken me to many places and I’m happy to say one of my stops was Didrikson Farms in northwest Minnesota. Didrikson Farms is a fourth-generation cattle ranch at Badger, Minnesota. Thor and Dana Didrikson run a cattle outfit that includes cow-calf, grassers and a small feedlot […] Read more
Prairie forecast update: Storms roll in
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Prairie forecast update: Storms roll in

Updates forecast issued Feb. 21, 2024

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The weather models are coming into agreement with up coming storm system. The low was forecasted to develop over southern Alberta on Sunday with widespread snow developing to the north and west of the low. This placed the Edmonton region in the main snow band with 10 or so centimetres forecasted to fall across this region. The snow should move out quickly on Monday as cold arctic air pours southwards behind the low dropping temperatures to below average, but only for a couple of day.
A farmer equipped to face police tear gas is posing for a photo while Indian farmers, who have been protesting for a week to demand guaranteed crop prices, wait to march to the capital near the Shambhu border that divides the northern Punjab and Haryana states, some 200 kilometers (120 miles) from New Delhi, India, on February 21, 2024. Photo: Rohit Lohia/NurPhoto.
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Protesting Indian farmers burn effigies of Modi and other ministers

Farmers paused their march Wednesday after the death of a demonstrator--blamed on police aggression

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Shambu, India | Reuters -- Indian farmers demanding higher prices for their crops burned effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ministers on Friday as they sought to expand their protest against his government months before elections.
Katie Brock (left) and Jocelyn Kennedy.
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Limousin breeders announce scholarship and “Herd Building” winners

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

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The Canadian Junior Limousin Association is excited to announce the winners of its first Herd Building Incentive Program. The program’s goal is to provide juniors with funds to purchase Limousin animals and genetics. It’s open to all association members and recent alumni up to age 25. The task was to create a video to promote […] Read more
Kirk Wildman joined an esteemed international panel to discuss all things Angus. L to R: Moderator PJ Budler (U.S.), Kirk Wildman (Canada); Billy Estrada (Mexico), Mark McCully (U.S.); William McLaren (Scotland) and Erica Halliday (Australia).
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Angus breeders check out Czechia

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

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The 2023 World Angus Technical meeting was hosted September 8-15 by the Czech Aberdeen Angus Association. The event featured the official World Angus Secretariat membership meeting, an educational forum, a national show and tours of Angus cattle farms throughout Czechia. More than 200 Angus enthusiasts from 32 countries participated. The Canadian delegation was well-represented with […] Read more
Gary Latimer (left) and Jim Wideman.
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Passings and condolences of note

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

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Gary Latimer passes Our condolences to the Latimer family on the passing of Gary Louis Latimer. Latimer, of Remitall Farms fame, was a cattleman known to many and loved by all. After speaking with Michael Latimer from the Canadian Hereford Association, we both had a chuckle reminiscing about how many of us from Olds College […] Read more
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Prairie forecast: Dry and mild west, seasonal east

Issued Feb. 14, covering Feb 14 to 21, 2024

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If you haven’t noticed, it has been an unusual winter, and that unusualness is causing all sorts of headaches with weather forecasting. In particular, cloud cover. In the last forecast period, it looked as if high pressure would dominate the weather bringing plenty of clear skies along with more seasonable temperatures.

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