REGINA — Cody LaFrentz finished off his junior showing career with a bang when he won the junior beef extreme competition at Canadian Western Agribition. The 21-year-old is finishing a long junior run that started when he showed Simmental and Angus cattle at age seven with his parents, Vern and Denise LaFrentz of Bienfait, Sask. […] Read more
Barbara Duckworth
Stories by Barbara Duckworth
Alta. cattle producers win jackpot with Maine Anjou
REGINA — At the Pashulka household, life revolves around the beef business. Maine Anjou enthusiasts, parents Ken and Josie and sons Tyson, 19, Riley, 17, and Taylor, 15, spend their weekends at shows or getting ready for the next event. “Pretty much every weekend we are gone jackpotting,” said Tyson, who is also a welder. […] Read more
Simmental breeders network at Agribition
REGINA — Darrel and Jenna Timm are new generation Simmental breeders. The young couple from Kinistino, Sask., have been together since 2004 and they wanted to be in-volved in the beef business from the start. Jenna had purebred experience and Darrel knew commercial cattle. Now their two children, Ava, 6, and Jace, 4, are getting […] Read more
Purebred breeders keen to learn, tackle challenges
REGINA — Kyle and Brittany Boss are new generation cattle producers who are willing to work hard and make a name for themselves in the competitive purebred world. Boss Lake Genetics is a going concern, in which the young couple have taken on three breeds of beef cattle and are excelling. Brittany had Limousin at […] Read more
Agribition recognizes excellence
REGINA — Two elated families made history at Canadian Western Agribition Nov. 25 when they won the supreme championship award. Prairie Cove Charolais of Bow-den, Alta., won the top female banner with PZC Lily 5013 Et and her calf at side, while Greenwood Limousin and Angus of Lloyd-minster, Sask., won with a two-year-old red Limousin […] Read more
Reputation nets Merit Cattle Co. high selling Angus calf
REGINA — When the bidding reached $40,000 Kelly Feige decided to jump into the Angus Masterpiece sale and buy a popular calf offered by the Liebreich family at Merit Cattle Co. The final bid at the Canadian Western Agribition sale held Nov. 22 was $52,000 for a half interest, full possession deal. Feige, who owns […] Read more
Speckle Park breeders in it for the beef
REGINA — Curtis and Dustin McAleer think like commercial beef producers when it comes to raising their Speckle Park purebred cows. “We were commercial cattlemen as long as the family has been around,” said Dustin. The family homesteaded at Neilburg, Sask., around 1913-14 but did not get into the purebred business until 2012 when Dustin […] Read more
Bulls not equally prolific in the pasture
Producers expect breeding duties among their cows to be shared when they use multiple bulls in a pasture. However, DNA parentage data collected over three years at the Western Beef Development Centre near Lanigan, Sask., showed that some bulls are far more prolific than others. Some bulls sired as few as three calves while others […] Read more
Big sale day at Day 4 of Agribition
REGINA — Yesterday was a big sale day at Canadian Western Agribition. CHAROLAIS SALE Dennis Serhienko and family offered a choice of three bulls and sold two, retaining one for his own herd at Maymont, Sask. Agribition Charolais sale:Dennis Serhienko sells 2 bull calves for $55,000 & $45,000. They are descendants of supreme champ cows […] Read more
Diet focus shifts to sustainability
OTTAWA — Good nutrition has gone beyond food to supporting the health of the planet. Sustainable diets are protective and respectful of biodiversity and ecosystems, culturally acceptable, economically fair and affordable, said Joanne Gallagher, assistant director for nutrition with Dairy Farmers of Canada. Sustainability cannot be ignored but Gallagher worries people are not eating well […] Read more
