
Tag Archives Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association

Saskatchewan’s Johne’s Surveillance Program renewed
Animal Health: News Roundup from the October 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Saskatchewan’s Johne’s Disease Surveillance Program, administered by the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA), has been renewed for another five years with funding from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) program. The Ministry of Agriculture developed the surveillance and control program for Saskatchewan cattle in the fall of 2013 but funding ran out under Growing Forward 2 […] Read more

Saskatchewan Stock Growers remains focused on conservation
Associations: News Roundup from the August 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The importance of conserving habitat for species at risk on native grasslands was one of many topics discussed at the 105th Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association annual general meeting and convention. The event, held in Swift Current, kicked off with an announcement from outgoing SSGA president Shane Jahnke on the creation of the association’s new grass […] Read more

Ranchers rewarded for preserving species at risk on native range
Sask. producers find balance between beef production and nature
Beef producers in southwestern Saskatchewan are being rewarded for ensuring that species at risk have a home on native pastures. Tom Harrison is a rancher and executive director of the South of the Divide Conservation Action Program Inc. (SODCAP), an organization founded in 2014 to create and maintain habitat for species at risk on native […] Read more
Haywood-Farmer acclaimed CCA president
NewsMakers from the May 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
At the March annual meeting of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association in Ottawa David Haywood-Farmer of British Columbia was acclaimed president replacing Dan Darling from Ontario. Nanton, Alta. Cow-calf and feedlot operator Bob Lowe was elected vice-president of the national cattle organization, and next in line for the top job. Lowe served as […] Read more

Three families added to Saskatchewan honour roll
Associations: News Roundup from the March 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Saskatchewan Livestock Association presented Honour Scrolls to three families that have made an outstanding contribution to the livestock industry during the provincial beef industry conference in late January. The Honour Roll dates back to 1927 and the three new recipients are the late Dale Blair and Janet Blair of Drake; Garner and Lori Deobald […] Read more
Saskatchewan Stock Growers sets revenue record
Associations: News Roundup from the August 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association is well-known for its commitment to conserving grassland habitat for species at risk. Now it’s assisting people at risk with a Beef Drive that raised donations of animals yielding approximately 8,525 pounds of ground beef for delivery to Saskatchewan food banks since last fall, at a retail value of more […] Read more

Species at risk adds new emphasis to managing grasslands
New project looks at satellite mapping Canada’s range and forage lands
The management of species at risk on pasture, rangelands and wild lands is an issue of considerable interest to most cattle producers. As a result it was highlighted at a workshop jointly sponsored by Environment and Climate Change Canada during the International Rangeland Congress in Saskatoon last summer. Several provincial environmental farm plans and producer-run […] Read more

History: Saskatchewan Stock Growers Holds 38th Convention
Reprinted from the July 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Saskatchewan Stock Growers Holds 38th Convention By George B. Murphy, Swift Current, Sask. ‘The old Cow Town of Maple Creek, Sask., extended a truly western welcome to 160 stock growers from all parts of Saskatchewan, and some from Alberta, when the 38th annual convention of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association was held there recently. The […] Read more

PHOTOS: Three families honoured by Saskatchewan Livestock Association
Associations: News Roundup from the March 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The current Saskatchewan Livestock Association representing all the cattle, horse, sheep and swine breeders in the province was formed in 1975 to replace the Saskatchewan Livestock Board, but the honour rolls it presents to farm families who have made outstanding contributions to the livestock industry, their communities and the province date back to the first […] Read more

Manitoba Beef Producers elects a new president
Newsmakers from the March 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Ben Fox of Dauphin is the new president of the Manitoba Beef Producers. Joining him on the executive are first vice-president Ramona Blyth from MacGregor, second vice-president Tom Teichroeb of Langruth and treasurer Peter Penner from Winkler. Dianne Riding of Lake Francis replaces Fox as board secretary. Ryan Beierbach of Whitewood returns as […] Read more