The highlight of the Canadian Western Agribition goat sale was likely more the appearance of a TV celebrity than the prices, although the prices were pretty good. Rick Mercer, host of CBC’s Rick Mercer Report, spent time at Agribition last week for an upcoming episode of his show. He spent time in the wash stalls […] Read more
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TV’s Rick Mercer helps lead Agribition goat sale
Half interest in Hereford bull’s semen fetches $46,000
Rick Johnston says JJPH 83T Benchmark 127Y is the best bull calf he’s had in 35 years of raising Herefords. When he offered him for sale at the Canadian Western Agribition national Hereford sale Nov. 24, he discovered how highly others thought of him, too. Twenty-two breeders paid a total of $46,000 for a half-interest […] Read more
Arctic weather phenomenon to blame for toque weather
Environment Canada is predicting a colder than usual winter for most of the country this year. Whatever happened to global warming? Daniel Bezte, a teacher by trade who has a degree in geography specializing in climatology, says it is possible to have colder winters in parts of the globe and still have global warming. Bezte, […] Read more
Half interest in calf sells for $67,000
REGINA — Every once in a while a family is rewarded for decades of hard work and a common sense approach to raising cattle. That was the case for Danny and Conna Warrilow of Minburn, Alta,. when they sold a half interest in an eight-month-old Red Angus bull calf for $67,000 at Canadian Western Agribition […] Read more
Simmentals win bull pen
REGINA – A dismal year at one southern Manitoba farm looked brighter when the family run operation won the supreme champion pen of commercial bulls at Canadian Western Agribition Nov. 21-26. Downey Farms of Coulter won with a pen of three black yearling Simmental bulls that came from an embryo flush on the farm. Allan […] Read more
Wheat safety divisive issue
A staple of the human diet has been coming under increasing attack from some health professionals. One of the more recent salvos was fired by William Davis, a Wisconsin cardiologist and author of the book Wheat Belly, in which he provides 16 pages of reference information from the 1960s to the present supporting his argument […] Read more
Angus judge calls on personal show success
REGINA — There may have been a few moments when Billy Elmhirst considered flipping a coin while judging the Angus show at Canadian Western Agribition. “There were so many good cattle it was a hard decision,” he said of the Nov. 24 show, which is probably Canada’s largest Angus show. Elmhirst looks for overall soundness, […] Read more
Chinese appetite for crop grows
China was a prolific buyer of Canadian canola during the first three months of 2011-12 and is about to develop an even bigger appetite, according to an industry official. The grand opening of Viterra’s jointly owned 680,000 tonne crush plant in the southern Chinese province of Guangxi was set for Nov. 30. “In its simplest […] Read more
Montana firm custom maps Canadian topography
Printed topographic maps have been around for centuries, but an American company has added a bit of modern technological sophistication to the map printing business. MyTopo provides customized printed topographic maps of locations in Canada and the United States within 24 hours, said marketing manager Paige Darden. “It’s a pretty straightforward service,” she said. “It’s […] Read more
Remington dispersal sale tabulates results
Sale results have been released from the Oct. 17-19 purebred herd dispersal at Remington Ranch in southern Alberta. The ranch sold its purebred Simmental, Angus and Yieldmaster stock as a part of a move to commercial herds on its ranches near Del Bonita, Alta., and Morse, Sask. About 1,600 animals were sold, as well as […] Read more
