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Famer and His Son Standing Side by Side Leaning on a Gate
Comment/Columns, Depth of Field

VIDEO: The intergenerational gap on Canadian ranches

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

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Think of the five people you spend the most time with, other than family. How many are either 10 years older or younger than you? Chip Conley with the Modern Elder Academy has been exploring this concept recently. “The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development estimates that building multi-generational workforces, and giving older employees greater […] Read more
Beef Cattle, News

YCSA TEAM Leadership Conference

Purely Purebred, news from the April 2025 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Young Canadian Simmental Association TEAM Leadership Conference will be held at the University of Guelph on May 2-4, 2025. The conference will include events such as ice breaker activities, group events and industry-leading guest speakers. There will also be educational tours to the Semex Guelph facility and other locations. The conference is open to […] Read more
Over 100 youth participated in the Manitoba Youth Beef Round-Up this summer.
News, Purely Purebred

Manitoba Youth Beef Round-Up a big success

Purely Purebred, news from the September 24, 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Manitoba Youth Beef Round-Up was held last month in Neepawa, Man. The event attracted record numbers, as over 100 youth and 115 head of cattle gathered from Ontario, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.  Round-Up committee members included Lois McRae, Jake Rawluk, Laura Horner, Emma Harms, Ken and Kerri Hinsburg, Rilla Hunter, Megan Kemp, Samantha Korosil, Lana […] Read more
Danika Mayer in the show ring.
Features, People

First-generation cattlewoman earns her cowboy boots

Danika Mayer channels empathy and experience gained in nursing into career as beef producer

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[Update: December 9, 2023] Starting small is better than not starting at all, and first-generation rancher Danika Mayer knows that better than most. Without growing up with any direct connection to the beef industry, the enthusiastic Canadian Cattle Young Leaders program graduate has made many miles, carving out her place in the Canadian beef industry, […] Read more
The show ring at the Manitoba Beef Youth Round-up.
News, Purely Purebred

15th Annual Manitoba Youth Beef Round-up 2022

Purely Purebred, news from the September 27, 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The cattle industry is in good hands after watching the participants at Round-up go through their educational and cattle show weekend. On July 30, 31 and August 1, 51 enthusiastic Manitoba and Saskatchewan junior cattle producers attended the 15th Annual Manitoba Youth Beef Round-up in Neepawa, Manitoba. Excitement in the cattle industry brought out a […] Read more
A handful of corn silage. The feeder simulation program gave 4-H members a chance to learn about backgrounding rations, as well as purchasing and marketing cattle.
Features, Markets, News

Risky Business — Feeder simulation program teaches youth ups and downs of the cattle market

During the simulation, participants ‘bought’ feeders, figured out the feeding costs and logistics and sold them into the spring grasser market

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Farm simulator games are popular but recently, young members of the Nomads 4-H Club near Kyle, Sask., had the opportunity to try a realistic cattle version when they joined a simulated feeder pilot project. Buying and selling feeder calves on a large scale can be a challenge, with many factors affecting profit. To address the […] Read more
News, Purely Purebred

Manitoba Youth Beef Round-up staging a come-back

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

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After two summers without a live event, Manitoba Youth Beef Round-up is excited to announce that the event will be returning to the Beautiful Plains Ag Society, Neepawa, Man., from July 30 to August 1. For 15 years the Manitoba Youth Beef Round-up has been a place for educational events, clinics, team building and friendly […] Read more
Reg Schellenberg.
Features, Livestock

A leg up for young cattle producers

CCA’s new president discusses his priorities, including investing in the beef industry’s next generation, improving market access and risk management, plus protecting Canada’s herd from foot-and-mouth disease

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Reg Schellenberg knows what it’s like to be a young rancher, just starting out with the odds stacked against his family. In the early 1980s, Schellenberg and his wife Shannon had become partners in her parents’ cow-calf operation, Perrin Ranching, south of Beechy, Sask. He was always interested in cattle and horses, and he worked […] Read more
Corey Bloder and Maxi Biederstadt met at Lakeland College in Vermilion, Alta.
Features, Livestock

Couple find love, learning at Lakeland College

Corey Bloder and Maxi Biederstadt credit their college experience with helping them dial in their farming operation

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Corey Bloder and Maxi Biederstadt not only credit Lakeland College in Vermilion, Alta., as the place where their romance blossomed, but also the place of incredible learning and networking. Bloder grew up on a mixed farm near Unity, Sask., with a focus on Simmental cattle. Biederstadt came from Edmonton and although she did not grow […] Read more

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