- Bow Slope Shipping Association - yesterday, today and tomorrow
by Bonnie Warnyca July 2010
Once you've logged 70 years in business in the same community, you can bet there's a rich history for the telling. While some of that history was told in the July, 1996 Alberta Beef Magazine Bow Slope Shipping Association feature, the story continues.
Let's look back before we look ahead.
The Rolling Management... more
- Bow Slope customers have their say
by Bonnie Warnyca July 2010
Someone could have warned me that when I called Ward Takeda of Takeda Feeding Co. Ltd. at Scandia, that I'd have a prankster on my hands. When I asked Takeda why he bought many of his 20,000 head of cattle from the Bow Slope auction ring his reply was no surprise to those that know him. "I think the office girls are hot," he replied with a grin... more
- Kelsey Cartwright
by Bonnie Warnyca July 2010
Kelsey Cartwright makes darn sure you call it a ranch not a farm where she lives southwest of Cochrane and if you ask her what her goals are, without a second's hesitation she will tell you she is going to be a large animal veterinarian.
"It's a genetic thing," she says laughing. "I'm the 5th generation to live on a ranch and I grew up... more
- Steve Dorran - the man behind the gavel
by Bonnie Warnyca June 2010
After living in Airdrie for the past 30 years, Steve Dorran recently packed up all his belongings and headed south. It's a move that makes perfect sense for a man that has, for three decades, kept one boot in both countries. As the preferred auctioneer for more than 120 purebred cattle sales a year almost evenly split between Canada and the U.S.,... more
- Erin Shaw
by Bonnie Warnyca June 2010
While most people would rather have a root canal than get up in front of an audience to speak, 19 year old Erin Shaw is just the opposite. Since the age of 10, when she gave her first 4-H speech, Shaw has been keen to be at the lectern.
Shaw was the recipient of the 2010 4-H premier's Award during the 53rd annual 4-H selections program... more
- ComputerAid builds leading edge software for the cattle industry
by Bonnie Warnyca May 2010
Since 1986, ComputerAid Professional Services Ltd., a software developer in Okotoks, Alberta, has worked alongside the western Canadian feedlot industry to build software solutions to extract the highest possible profit from each individual animal that enters the feed yard. As the technology has evolved, users have been able to both reduce... more
- TraceBack software spurs more retained ownership
by Bonnie Warnyca May 2010
"Three years ago our clients kept only 350 beef animals through to harvest. This year more than 12,000 are part of a retained ownership program." Dr. Troy Drake
Cow/Calf Health and Management Services
After Dr. Troy Drake graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) in 1989, he worked for a large Calgary... more
- Bethany Yewsuk
by Bonnie Warnyca May 2010
At 22 years of age, having graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Diploma in Agriculture, majoring in Agronomy, Bethany Yewsuk is grateful for those 4-H calves. "I first used the money from my 4-H calves to increase my Red Angus cow numbers over the years," says this articulate and self-assured young woman. "When I needed my first... more
- Rod MacLean: Agriculture at the crossroads
by Lee Gunderson April 2010
In Rod's world, the cattle world, talk is cheap: actions speak much louder. In his own way, Rod is dealing with profound changes that have come to our industry during the past 10 years. Drought, BSE, closed foreign markets, rural school closings, and increased production costs have impacted the lives of rural Albertans and Canadians. So much so,... more
- Rosie Templeton
by Bonnie Warnyca April 2010
Growing up on a purebred Hereford ranch and farm southeast of Coaldale, Alberta provided a strong backdrop for Rosie Templeton, a vibrant and confident 17-year-old advocate for the agricultural industry.
Templeton spoke at the Tiffin Conference in Lethbridge in March. Her passion for the industry was unmistakable and her ideas of where she sees... more
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