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L to R: John Stika (Certified Angus Beef), Marlene, Colton, Paula, Josee and Jean-Paul Monvoisin, Bruce Cobb (Certified Angus Beef).
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CRSB holds AGM, Dunn wins auctioneer challenge

NewsMakers from the November 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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NDP leader Wab Kinew is the incoming premier of Manitoba, taking over from Heather Stephenson and the Progressive Conservatives after the recent election. At press time, Kinew was still the premier-elect and had yet to announce his cabinet. However, the NDP’s ag critic, Diljeet Brar, was re-elected. Brar has ag extension experience with the Manitoba […] Read more
From left to right: Dr. Bree Kelln, Dr. Francois Teste, Dr. Rodolpho Martin do Prodo, and Dr. Stephanie Lam.
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Beef research mentorships get paired up, 4-H Canada announces scholarship recipients

NewsMakers from the October 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Evan Chaffe and Sydney Fortier have joined the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock Youth Advisory Group. The agenda includes people in the livestock sector who are building consensus on sustainability. Members of the youth advisory group will serve two-year terms. Chaffe grew up on a beef and cash crop farm near Mitchell, Ont., and graduated […] Read more
A calf undergoing band castration, tagging and vaccination. Researchers are developing a “grimace scale” to evaluate pain and stress in calves. Photo: Canadian Cattlemen file
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AUDIO: Researchers create ‘grimace scale’ for pain and stress in cattle

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Dr. Maria Camila Ceballos has been researching animal welfare her entire career. Now, she’s a beef cattle welfare assistant professor at the University of Calgary. Along with her PhD student Mostafa Farghal, Ceballos is researching animal welfare by identifying and measuring pain in Angus beef calves. Ceballos says currently, the way to identify pain in […] Read more
Left to right: Carling Matejka, Dr. Kim Ominski, Jeff Smith and Kirk Jackson.
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Next Generation, Outstanding Research and Innovation awards presented

NewsMakers from the September 26, 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Alberta’s Carling Matejka is the inaugural recipient of the Reg Schellenberg Next Generation Legacy Award presented at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Calgary, Alta., last month. The award was created after Schellenberg’s sudden death last December, when he was the president of the Canadian Cattle Association. In lieu of flowers, his family asked for […] Read more
Holly McGill (left), and James Kinley.
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New Cattle Young Leaders, Ag Hall of Fame inductees announced

NewsMakers from the August 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Holly McGill is a feed mill sales representative who joined the Elanco Canada team in 2022. Having completed both a bachelor’s degree in agriculture and a master’s degree in dairy nutrition, she was a ruminant nutritionist focused on beef and veal nutrition for almost 10 years after graduation before joining Elanco. […] Read more
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New Canadian Cattle Young Leaders, regional TESA winners announced

NewsMakers from the June 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Heath Ferguson grew up in a small town just outside Edmonton, Alta. Growing up, his family had a small herd of Simmental/Saler-cross cows and he raised a few bottle calves every year with his brothers. In high school, he was in 4-H, Green Certificate and worked at the local packing plant, as well as helping […] Read more
L to R: Madison Lewis, Nicky Nixdorff, Robert Johnson.
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New Cattle Young Leaders, holistic management contributions recognized

NewsMakers from the May 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Madison (Madi) Lewis grew up in Meaford, Ont., and went on to enrol in the bachelor of science, honours agriculture program, at the University of Guelph. She plans to pursue a master of science in beef nutrition. Lewis is an active member of the Ontario Beef Youth Alliance. When she is […] Read more
The Alberta Beef Producers recently elected its board and executive. Back (L to R): Brad Dubeau (general manager), Gary These, Lee Irvine (BCRC rep), Doug Roxburgh (CCA rep), George L’Heureux (CCA rep), Kent Holowath and Nanita Blomquist. Front (L to R): Miles Wowk (CCA rep), Sheila Hillmer (vice-chair), Brodie Haugan (chair), Fred Lozeman (finance chair) and Jay Hager. The group also welcomed several new delegates who are not pictured, including Jana Harman (CCA rep), John Doherty, Brenda Rosadiuk, Karen Shaw, Gary Smith and Kelly Smith. Also not pictured is Lyle Adams (CCA rep).
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New Cattle Young Leaders, Alberta Beef elects new board

NewsMakers from the April 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Delanie Ferguson grew up east of Crossfield, Alta., on a cow-calf operation. Her passion for the beef industry started at an early age while helping with the daily chores and developed further as she went through the 4-H program. During her time in 4-H and junior and breed show programs, she acquired […] Read more
Left to right: Raelynn Blumhagen, Carling Matejka, and Dr. Calvin Booker.
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New Cattle Young Leaders, new chair for Sask. Cattlemen’s Association

NewsMakers from the March 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders  Raelynn Blumhagen was born and raised in Jaffray, B.C., where her family has been running a cow-calf operation for five generations. Blumhagen briefly left the ranch to attend college, majoring in business finance. She now lives on the ranch with her husband Dale and her two daughters, working alongside her parents […] Read more
Clockwise from top left: Dr. Gleise da Silva, Stefan Buow, Dr. John McKinnon, Harold Martens.
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New Cattle Young Leaders, livestock nutritionist gets Hall of Fame nod

NewsMakers from the February 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Dr. Gleise da Silva earned her bachelor’s degree in animal science from the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco in Brazil in 2015. Before that, she attended Texas A&M University as an exchange undergraduate student and completed an internship at the North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida. Silva then […] Read more

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