Longtime Saskatchewan cattle breeder Alfred Sattler died March 8.
Sattler, 81, was born and raised in the Regina area and lived there his entire life. He raised hogs to finance his agriculture education at the University of Saskatchewan from 1959-61. He established his first purebred Hereford herd in 1962 and quickly became known for producing quality stock.
He added Simmentals to the farm in 1975, and Regina View Farms was officially established in 1979.
Sattler was inventive, developing sliding hydraulic tables for Versatile 400 swathers to be able to cut three ways and a method to fill seed drills from the back of grain trucks. More recently he developed polled Texas Longhorn cattle.
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He has been honoured for his contributions to his community, the Hereford breed and the livestock industry in general with the Saskatchewan Livestock Association honour scroll.
The list of his industry involvement includes the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association, the Saskatchewan Cattle Breeders Association, the Regina Bull Sale committee, judging at various grain and beef shows and participating in them.
Alfred and Victoria were married in 1966 and raised three sons. Vicky, sons Martin and Paul, and five grandchildren survive him. He was predeceased by son Herman.
