Medicine Hat Feeding Co. was formed in 1952 by the Taylor and Thompson families. Regular off-truck sales are held every Wednesday along with pre-sort sales in the spring and fall. Every fall, weekly Canadian Angus feeder sales are held promoting Red and Black Angus calves and Canadian Angus tags. Area purebred breeders endorse the sales which sell 30,000 to 35,000 calves every year.

In addition to the livestock auction, the Medicine Hat company operates a livestock supply store with feed, fencing and grooming supplies and employs 25 people. 

The Auction Market of the Year Award was introduced in 2006 to recognize and honour those auction markets that work hard to promote Angus cattle. However, it was not presented in 2020 or 2021 because of the pandemic.

The Canadian Angus Association is Canada’s largest purebred beef breed organization with 2,500 members across the country.

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A volunteer committee spent more than 2-1/2 years gathering member histories (363 in all) and information, and then compiling the book.

The 560-page full-colour book is the third history book published in the Canadian Angus Association’s 113-year history. It sells for $90 and can be picked up at the Canadian Angus Association office in Rocky View County or ordered by calling 1-888-571-3580 or by emailing cdnangus@cdnangus.ca.

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Good is the senior director of business development for the Angus association, which is headquartered in Rocky View County.

“Brian is what the Industry Champion Award was designed for,” said Rick Wright, the executive administrator of the livestock markets association. “He is a very sincere and passionate man about the cattle business. Brian lives and breathes cattle every day of the week.”

Good is the third recipient of the champion award.

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The Fort Saskatchewan-area ranch began as a dairy and grain operation, started a herd of commercial Angus in 1964, and purchased its first registered Angus cows in 1968. The Gabert family has never missed Farmfair and has shown at the event longer than any other Angus breeders.

The Canadian Angus Association is the country’s largest purebred beef breed organization, with more than 2,000 members. It started its long-term recognition award program in 1998 to honour individuals and families who have demonstrated a long-term commitment to the Angus breed in Canada by maintaining a continuous membership in the association for at least 50 years.

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This year’s theme is Be the Difference, and organizers want to inspire all Canadians to become farm safety champions through champion testimonials, farmer resources and a social media contest.

“This year, we are focusing on the power of the positive,” said Marcel Hacault, executive director of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association.

“We know that we need to engage with all Canadians to make farms safer places to work and live. We’re encouraging all Canadians to become farm safety champions. Health-care providers, teachers, agribusiness leaders, community members and farmers all play an important role in promoting farm safety.”

Farms need to become safer places, said Ron Bonnett, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.

“Injuries on the farm are no joke, and they happen much more often than they should,” said Bonnett.

For more information, see agsafetyweek.ca.

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