- Quality and service behind 26th sale of horned Herefords
by Helen McMenamin April 2008
When a family is successful in a business for 26 years it has to be doing something right. In the case of Floyd Anderson and his family, that something is quality and service. The breeding stock sold at the annual production sale all have to meet rigorous standards and every one has to work well in the buyer's herd. Andersons check to see that... more
- Chuck Groeneveld - This is my life and I'm loving it
by Bonnie Warnyca March 2008
When asked to select a couple of momentous moments over the past 70 years Chuck (Chuck Roast) Groeneveld best known for his and brother Jack's many years in the Simmental business under Highwood Land and Cattle at High River, he thought for a moment and came up with three aha moments.
The first such moment, was when Groeneveld won the... more
- New minister
by Bonnie Warnyca February 2008
He's been in our shoes. Bob Bjornerud, the 62-year old Saskatchewan boy, our new Agriculture Minister, has worn a dusty old farm cap and a RM Reeve hat. In his new position, Bjornerud will wear a number of new hats while carrying out his duties as Minister of Agriculture, Minister responsible for the Crop Insurance Corporation, sitting on the... more
- Roy Rutledge: His Life and Times
by Lee Gunderson February 2008
Roy Rutledge has written copiously during his tenure as a columnist for Alberta Beef Magazine. Readers appreciate his wry sense of humor; his ability to make fun of himself and to poke fun at the ridiculous and extraordinary. His writing flows with wit, self-deprecation and candid observations about the state of our industry as well as two and... more
- Living In Cowboy Heaven: The Robert Hoff Story
by Lee Gunderson January 2008
Robert Hoff is a foreman for one of the last, big ranches in North America. To this day he is proud of the fact that he doesn't own a "quad", a four wheel all terrain vehicle. He and his colleagues still tend to the herds they manage with horses. Robert will admit though that he no longer rides green young broncs to break, train and sell for extra... more
- Bar None Ranches Limited ...a thirst for conservation
by Bonnie Warnyca December 2007
While reading the ranching history of Glen and Kelly Hall, active managers and part owners of Bar None South part of Bar None Ranches Limited, a ranch which sprawls east of Parkland to the Little Bow River Valley and west on into the Porcupine Hills is to read about a wonderful lesson in "stewardship".
By their own volition the couple's... more
- From horses to GPS ...80 Years of Farming With Wilbur Stewart
by Lee Gunderson November 2007
"I was born on June 30, 1927. The Doctor came from Drumheller and his car was pulled to the farm by John Walter's horses because of muddy conditions. That was a wet June. I was born to a loving mother and father, we were poor but rich in many other ways. Mom and Dad taught their 7 children (including my half sisters) the right course to take in... more
- Ian Tyson: High Plains Balladeer
by Lee Gunderson October 2007
The Ian Tyson the public knows and loves gave us back our Country Music along with a sense of cowboy pride and identity. Off stage, Tyson is an intensely private, literate and philosophical man. In the little stone house where he writes his music (80% of the music is written on the path to the stone house), Ian displays a plaque given to him by... more
- New CEO holds the reins at cattle feeders
by Will Verboven September 2007
Taking on the job as CEO of the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association would be done with some trepidation by anyone. First you need to follow in the shoes of Ron Axelson, a legendary manager, who was the master of creating succinct and deadly briefs on issues of the day. Then you have to deal with directors and members who are renowned for wanting... more
- Brenda Schoepp a cattle industry dynamo
by Will Verboven August 2007
She's insightful, realistic, and if her long list of government and industry clients are any indication she is highly respected for her advice on agriculture, marketing and the cattle industry in particular. Brenda Schoepp, garnered that respect through years of hard work and experience and it all started literally from the ground... more
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