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It’s about focusing on things that matter now in order to build a better future, say these young leaders By Alexis Kienlen, Alberta Farm Express Young producers are coming to the Alberta Beef Producers’ table — and they’re bringing their ideas and passions with them. Kaylee Chizawsky is one of them. The fourth-generation cattle farmer…

Know someone who has contributed to agriculture, the agri-food industry and rural life in Alberta? The Government of Alberta is calling for nominations to Alberta’s Agriculture Hall of Fame. “This is a great opportunity for the agriculture sector to come together and celebrate its contribution to a diversified and sustainable Alberta economy. I look forward…

Even on the coldest January nights, BBQ pit master Mel Chmilar Jr. is still firing it, making tropically inspired meals to chase away the winter blues. He also offers unusual tips (including using welding supplies) to enhance your winter grilling experience. In the November issue, we met Albertan Mel Chmilar Jr., who welds by day…

There’s more than one kind of branding going on at the MGM Cattle Company, and that’s just the way Meghan Marshall likes it. She’s a busy Mom and ranch hand, but throws her own unique enterprise into the mix, to make for a full and varied life she wouldn’t trade with anyone. The family’s livestock…

Canadian Olympian Sage Watson has been named the recipient of the 2021 4-H Canada Distinguished Alumni Award. Watson grew up on a cattle ranch in Southern Alberta, where she was an active participant in 4-H. She has a degree in Business Marketing from the University of Arizona, is an NCAA Champion, and has competed in…

Waking up early to do farm chores before school, shovelling grain, watching your parents do the financial books, or seeing them running out in the middle of the night to pull a calf are all things kids who grow up on a farm see first-hand throughout their childhood.      Cattlemen’s Young Leaders graduate spotlight For Sabrina…

By Jennifer Allford, for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine While many large animal veterinarians grew up on a farm surrounded by all sorts of animals, Dr. Michel Lévy, DVM — the recipient of the Western Canadian Association of Bovine Practitioners (WCABP) Honorary Life Award — did not grow up tending to cattle. In fact, the…

The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) announced its 2022 Executive Committee this week, and Bob Lowe, President of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, was named Vice President. In addition to his role with Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Lowe is also a Alberta beef producer, Council Member on the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB), and Past…

When you have nearly 65,000 followers on Instagram watching you work your magic on the barbeque, you must be doing something right. Mel Chmilar Jr. is an Alberta welder who began cooking for his buddies at the shop in Edmonton. It only exploded from there. “When I was 18 or 19, the guys would come…