Long-time participants say the atmosphere of the old barns will be hard to replace as they are slated for demolition
There was something in the air at Canadian Western Agribition this year and it wasn’t just the smell of livestock. You could feel it in the barns and see it on faces. It was in snatches of overheard conversation. It was the bittersweetness of the last show in some of the landmark Evraz Place buildings […] Read moreTag Archives Agribition
Family stuck on farm show
REGINA — Lee Wirgau has attended every Canadian Western Agribition since 1994. When he and his wife Cynthia married 16 years ago, they kept up the tradition of packing up children, homework, tack boxes and a string of cattle to participate in the week-long event at Regina. They are like many family teams at Agribition […] Read more
Teens form partnership
REGINA — It can be difficult to encourage young people to continue farming, but one family has banded together as teenagers to form their own cattle company. Ryley, Nicole and Curtis Bielecki of Paradise Hill, Sask., formed RCN Livestock in 2012 while they were in high school with the goal of competing against the adults […] Read more
Video: Pint-size producer at home in the cattle ring
REGINA — Learning proper grooming techniques and animal care for a big event like Canadian Western Agribition is a life-long tutorial for nine-year-old Kriselly Webber. The cattle business is a big part of her world at Midale, Sask., where she lives with her parents, Kelly and Kristy, and 13-year-old sister Ashtyn. Webber was involved with […] Read more
Dairy goats return to warm reception
Sandy Larocque was back in the Canadian Western Agribition show ring last month and loving it. After a 12-year absence, dairy goat breeds returned to the event in a small but significant way. Just five breeders participated, but Larocque said interest was strong. “It was unbelievable,” she said as the goat events concluded. “Yesterday we […] Read more
Prices reflect strong sector at Agribition sheep sale
Saskatchewan breeders are diversifying into new breeds, such as the Ille de France breed that made its debut at the Regina show this year
Strong sale prices at Canadian Western Agribition indicate the overall health of the sheep sector, says the president of the Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders Association. Nathan Trowell said the average per lot was up $150 over last year. The 71 lots in the sale totalled $36,550 to average $514.79. The average was boosted by the high-seller, […] Read more
Dolliver family shows its ranch heart
REGINA — The beef business has taken the Dolliver family all directions on the compass. Originally from Nova Scotia, John and Tammy Dolliver moved to Alberta eight years ago. Later this year, the family and their cattle will be moving further west to join Tanya Belsham to work at Poplar Meadows Angus in Houston, B.C. […] Read more
Charolais cow named supreme champion
REGINA — Many families come close to grabbing the brass ring at the Canadian Western Agribition supreme championship, but only a few have taken home the big prize. This year’s top bull award went to Poplar Meadows Angus for a two-year-old bull and the outstanding female came from Rod, April, Colby and Megan McLeod of […] Read more
Speckle Park cow sets new sale record
REGINA — Darla Sauder may have received her best birthday gift ever this year at the Canadian Western Agribition Speckle Park sale on Nov. 25. She and her husband, Scott, of Fairlight, Sask., set a record for the breed when they sold a bred female for $20,000 to Drew Lehr of Watrous, Sask., who is […] Read more
Bison prices up at Agribition sale
A strong bison sale kicked off the many livestock sales at Canadian Western Agribition last week. Show and sale chair Nolan Miller of Silver Creek Bison at Binscarth, Man., said prices were up from last year. “We’ve been consistently climbing in prices for about the last six, seven years, and this year seemed to really […] Read more
