
Tag Archives Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association

B.C. ranch officially named a Century Farm
Newsmakers from the January 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Nanton rancher/feeder Bob Lowe was re-elected to a second term as chair of the Alberta Beef Producers at the association’s annual meeting in Calgary last month. Rejoining him on the executive is vice-chair Roland Cailliau of Valleyview. New to executive is finance chair Kelly Smith-Fraser of Red Deer County. Mayerthorpe, Alta. rancher Tom Thompson of […] Read more

Sharing the grade
The sharing of grading information is being seen as a necessary step for the future development of Canada’s beef business
Beef industry consultant Charlie Gracey weaves his way through several sticking points to conclude feedlots, and ultimately, packers are out of excuses for not sharing carcass information with cow-calf producers. “Now the industry has the opportunity to move forward. All the necessary pieces are in place. Electronic identification tags make it possible to link carcass […] Read more

SSGA elects another Jahnke as president
Associations: News Roundup from the August 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Shane Jahnke was raised by a huge extended family called the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) and is very proud to carry on his family’s tradition of providing a president every decade or so starting with his grandpa’s brother-in-law in the ’40s, his great-uncle Ben in the ’50s, his grandpa in the ’60s, his dad […] Read more

Ambassadors for Greater sage-grouse
Environment: News Roundup from the August 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Miles and Sheri Anderson and family of Fir Mountain, Sask., are the recipients of The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA) for Saskatchewan presented during the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association’s convention at Regina. Robin Bloom, a wildlife biologist with Environment Canada who oversees federal support for Species at Risk projects supported the Andersons’ nomination, acknowledging the family not only […] Read more
TESA award for environmental stewardship awarded
Newsmakers from the August 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Miles Anderson walked away from the Saskatchewan Stock Growers annual convention with two memorable souvenirs, the provincial environmental stewardship award (TESA) won by him and his wife Sheri and an autographed copy of Dr. Temple Grandin’s book, Humane Animal Handling, auctioned off during the annual fundraiser. The TESA award recognizes the efforts Miles and Sheri and their family put into managing their native […] Read more

Ranching for beef and species at risk
The expansiveness of the native prairie landscape in southern Saskatchewan is in reality an illusion because at tops it’s only 21 per cent of the original grassland area at the time of settlement. Generations of ranching families have conserved vast tracts of native grasslands that may have otherwise been turned over to crops or lost […] Read more

Sask. cattle producers add their support to National Checkoff increase
News Roundup from the March 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
It was unanimous and the decision went on record without much discussion at the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association’s annual general meeting in January. Following presentations at the fall district meetings about the importance of increasing the National Checkoff to $2.50 per head to support the new National Beef Strategy, Saskatchewan producers showed no hesitation in giving […] Read more
Feedlot operators named 2016 Outstanding Young Farmers
Newsmakers from the March 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Ryan Beierbach of Whitewood is the new chair of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association; Rick Toney of Gull Lake is vice-chair. New to the board is Saskatchewan Cattle Feeders Association (SCFA) representative Chad Ross of Estevan, replacing outgoing chair Bill Jameson. Brad Welter returns as the other SCFA rep, as do Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association representatives […] Read more
SSGA wildlife habitat conservation project funded
News Roundup from the February 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) received a commitment for $2.58 million in funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada to lead a voluntary, producer-driven project to conserve habitat for species at risk in Saskatchewan. The Species at Risk Partnership on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL) fund supports projects that enable famers and ranchers to preserve key […] Read more

Manitoba Hereford Association names Dueck family as commercial breeder of the year
Purely Purebred: News about you from the February 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Note: THE HERD LETTER FOR 2016 IS ‘D’ Since our last instalment of Purely Purebred, the Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) board has presented its Jim Lewthwaite Memorial Award to Brian Rossnagel and its Chris Sutter Award posthumously to Neil Jahnke. The Jim Lewthwaite Memorial Award recognizes those committed individuals who do an outstanding job of promoting […] Read more