Livestock Management
Samee and Pete Charriere made the trip from Washington state and saw their bull named senior division calf champion
It was the 50th show for some, but Samee Charriere exhibited cattle at Canadian Western Agribition for the first time this year. She and her husband, Pete, came from Clarkston, Washington, with a bull calf after earning entry into the Beef Supreme with a win at the Northern International Livestock Exposition in Billings, Montana. The […] Read more
Livestock Management
Genetic data sharing program takes another step forward
Canadian Beef Improvement Network will work with a Calgary company to create a multi-breed information platform
The Canadian Beef Improvement Network has announced that Xerris Inc. of Calgary will help the industry create a unified data platform to share genetic information. The CBIN, under the Canadian Beef Breeds Council, is working to share genetic information across breeds and throughout the beef production system. Recently, Results Driven Agriculture Research announced it would […] Read more
Bison win gives new perspective to B.C. farm
Surprise win at Agribition prompts producers to consider rebuilding their herd after recently scaling back the operation
Cindy Donally had few thoughts of winning at this year’s Canadian National Bison show. Donally Livestock and XY Bison from Fort St. John, B.C., had sold the main herd in February 2020, leaving just 17 cows and 14 calves. But then Donally got a call on Sept. 30 to enter animals in the show held […] Read more
Simmental proponent says breed is about ideal balance
Bruce Holmquist, who was inducted into the Simmental association’s hall of fame, says the breed has a lot going for it
The Canadian Simmental Association Hall of Fame has inducted long-time producer, board member and current general manager Bruce Holmquist. The presentation was made at Canadian Western Agribition, where Holmquist is past president. “I’ve been really privileged to see the industry from a lot of different sides,” he said. Holmquist began as a Simmental breeder at […] Read more
Ont. cow comes out on top at Agribition Shorthorn sale
The Blenkirons decided to keep their cow out of the show ring after scoring big during the sale, selling for $45,000
When James Blenkiron and his family, owners and operators of Blenview Farms, showed one of their cows at the Junior Shorthorn Show in Erin, Ont., they never expected to sell her. But Darnell Fornwald with First Class Cattle Marketing convinced them to consign her for Canadian Western Agribition. “At that point, we had no inclination […] Read more
Antimicrobial resistance can cause problems in horses
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to go down in history as the defining public health event of our lifetime. The issue of antimicrobial resistance will too, albeit it will be remembered as more of a slow burn rather than an explosive event. Bacteria resistant to antimicrobial drugs have been around since the first of these […] Read more
European supermarkets stop selling Brazil beef over deforestation links
SAO PAULO/AMSTERDAM, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Six European supermarket chains, including two owned by Dutch firm Ahold Delhaize and a Carrefour subsidiary, said on Wednesday they would stop selling some or all beef products from Brazil due to links with destruction of the Amazon rainforest. The pledges ranged from supermarket chain Lidl Netherlands, which committed […] Read more
Wild boar cull key to fight African swine fever in Germany – minister
HAMBURG, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Cutting the numbers of wild boar will be critical in combating the pig disease African swine fever (ASF) in Germany, the country’s newly-appointed junior agriculture minister said on Thursday. Germany is also in talks with the European Union about financial support for farmers who give up pig production in regions […] Read more
Hay West receives more federal funding
Ottawa is committing $3 million to the Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s Hay West program to assist drought-plagued western ranchers get adequate feed following a devastating year for the industry on the Prairies. The announcement today from Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau comes on top of $1 million the feds previously committed to the program to help […] Read more
Winners repeat for bull and female
A pair of purebred cattle from Bashaw, Alta., win the annual Beef Supreme event at the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina
If winning Canadian Western Agribition’s Beef Supreme is the pinnacle of achievement for purebred cattle breeders, winning it more than once is undoubtedly a sign of continued excellence. The winners of the 2021 event have both won before, and both are from Bashaw, Alta. “Never gets old. It’s a fabulous, fabulous thing to win,” said […] Read more
