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

Canadian Gelbvieh Junior Show celebrates milestone

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

The Canadian Gelbvieh Junior Show 50th Anniversary Edition will be held this year in Stettler, Alta., in July. Please stay posted for further details on registration. Thursday July 21• Move in and registration Friday July 22• Team judging, showmanship, photography, marketing and grooming competitions• Pee Wee “cow camp activities”• Evening tour and entertainment Saturday July 23• […] Read more


News from the Canadian Charolais Association

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

According to the chart in the February Charolais Banner, Charolais female sales in Canada for all of 2021 averaged the highest ever. Nine-hundred-and-nine lots averaged $7,934, for an increase of $2,500 per lot over the 2020 sales. The number of animals sold was also up 180 lots from the previous year. Total gross of the […] Read more

Kayla Jones.

Salers Association of Canada awards scholarship to Kayla Jones

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

The Salers Association of Canada has awarded Kayla Jones of Tierra Sol Cattle Company the Farmfair Scholarship, a value of $1,600. Jones is studying animal health at the University of Alberta and plans to apply to vet school at the University of Calgary. After vet school, she is planning to open her own large animal […] Read more


Canadian Angus Association studies bull fertility

Canadian Angus Association studies bull fertility

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

The Canadian Angus Association (CAA) is partnering with the American Angus Association and Kansas State University on a male fertility project. Fertility is the primary factor affecting operation profitability and sustainability. Bulls contribute to an operation’s reproductive success and profitability and a substantial opportunity exists to improve male fertility. This five-year project will study existing […] Read more

Canadian Red Angus Society wants your stories

Canadian Red Angus Society wants your stories

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

The Canadian Red Angus Promotion Society is putting together a commemorative history book highlighting the 50th anniversary of the Red Roundup Sale. If you have stories, highlights or pictures of what the sale and cattle have meant to you and how it’s affected your breeding program, they’d love to hear from you. Time is running […] Read more


The McKinlays. Left to right: Joan, James, Robert and Emily.

McKinlay family receives Mark of Excellence Award

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

Congratulations to Ontario’s McKinlay family of Silver Springs Simmentals, named by AgSights as the 2022 Mark of Excellence recipients. The award, named after progressive beef producer Mark Warren, recognizes exemplary contributions to livestock improvement. Joan and James McKinlay farm with son Robert in Grey County. Their herd consists of mainly Red Angus and Simmental cows […] Read more

The Berting family at Lloydminster Exhibition’s Cattlemen’s Call.

Berting family wins at Lloyd Ex

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

Congratulations to the Berting family, who operate Ravenworth Cattle at Middle Lake, Sask., for winning the Champion Pen of Three Bulls at the inaugural Lloydminster Exhibition Cattlemen’s Call. If that name seems familiar to readers, it may be because Donna Berting used to work with Canadian Cattlemen magazine and many other publications at Glacier FarmMedia […] Read more


LEFT: Dwayne Congdon. RIGHT: Fred Taylor doing what he did best at the 2018 Kamloops 4-H Beef Show. L-R: Fred Taylor, Dayton Gray, Austin Gray, Dylan MacLean, members of the Yale County 4-H Club.

Condolences, passings

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

Condolences to Dwayne Congdon’s loved ones  Those of us at Canadian Cattlemen were sad to learn from the Bashaw Ag Society that Dwayne Congdon passed away. Congdon was a long-time chair of the Bashaw show committee and was the brave individual that took the reins from Bob Prestage as the announcer of the show activities […] Read more

Farm Credit Canada is offering up to $2,000 in incentives to its customers who are CRSB-certified.

Alberta Charolais Association awards long-time breeders

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

Rudiger Ranch recently received the Alberta Charolais Association 50-year Breeder Award. John and Rowena Rudiger were founding members of the Charolais breed, starting in Cut Knife, Sask., before eventually relocating to the Calgary area. In February 1959, the Rudigers travelled to Texas and purchased their first Charolais herd from the Michaelis Ranch in Kyle, Texas. […] Read more