Lifestock Podcast

How fortunate we are to have pivotal members of the Speckle Park breed, Gary and Nancy Kiziak on this episode! The Speckle Park Breed is ‘Canada’s own’, developed and registered in Western Canada before its genetics rapidly spread across the globe. The Kiziak’s helped the breed gain its registration status and acknowledgment in the purebred sector.  As breeders they are renowned for their genetics...

This is a really insightful episode and pulled in a lot of pieces of the cattle business I think of daily. Feeder cattle, breeding cattle, genetic selection, data, data, data.  Lyle from Highway 21 group has a great perspective on what his vision of the business is and how each part affects the next. He is clearly a man with knowledge of more than just pedigrees or feed charts.  Highway 21 has a s...

Young people getting after it in the business is refreshing! Congrats to Mitch on firing up the Next Gen Cattle Podcast, please make sure y’all search it and subscribe on your favourite podcast platforms and YouTube.  Mitch has a deep passion for the cattle industry and mentoring the up and coming youth show enthusiasts. Along with his finance Sam, they are building up a piece of their business an...

A great change of pace for an interview and learning about the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame was fun. I reference LEGENDS in this podcast frequently. In the Hall of Fame, these are industry Legends immortalized by their stories and with a beautiful portrait.  Located in Toronto on the fair grounds, the CAHF is a first class organization dedicated to the history of those that built up Canadian...

Six generations of farming in his blood, a passion for raising livestock unlike any other. Mike’s interview was awesome. Pre-warning, it's a touch long because it's two guys that love talking about cows, family and everything else in between.  Mike’s experience is vast. His time traveling with his grandfather and father to shows. Pushing for success and to learn more and more and more. The...

Carlin joined me for another rundown of the D&N Livestock annual bull sale. With the 5th installment of the bull sale the Rajot family feels like their program is developing and taking the next steps to produce top quality. Check out the book:  https://issuu.com/t-bar-c/docs/string_fe85f4ce38f930?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ The Rajot’s Ai’d over 2300 head in 2025. One of the key focuses is to provide the o...

A mashup that hits close to home for me! This mini series to close out Season 5 is all about Livestock Judging as a Canadian in the USA. This is a big time passion for me as I was fortunate to compete on several judging teams and earn scholarships towards my tuition. It was one of the best experiences of my life and helped sharpen my skills and talents expending far outside of winning a judging co...

A mashup that hits close to home for me! This mini series to close out Season 5 is all about Livestock Judging as a Canadian in the USA. This is a big time passion for me as I was fortunate to compete on several judging teams and earn scholarships towards my tuition. It was one of the best experiences of my life and helped sharpen my skills and talents expending far outside of winning a judging co...

A mashup that hits close to home for me! This mini series to close out Season 5 is all about Livestock Judging as a Canadian in the USA. This is a big time passion for me as I was fortunate to compete on several judging teams and earn scholarships towards my tuition. It was one of the best experiences of my life and helped sharpen my skills and talents expending far outside of winning a judging co...

A mashup that hits close to home for me! This mini series to close out Season 5 is all about Livestock Judging as a Canadian in the USA. This is a big time passion for me as I was fortunate to compete on several judging teams and earn scholarships towards my tuition. It was one of the best experiences of my life and helped sharpen my skills and talents expending far outside of winning a judging co...

A mashup that hits close to home for me! This mini series to close out Season 5 is all about Livestock Judging as a Canadian in the USA. This is a big time passion for me as I was fortunate to compete on several judging teams and earn scholarships towards my tuition. It was one of the best experiences of my life and helped sharpen my skills and talents expending far outside of winning a judging co...

A mashup that hits close to home for me! This mini series to close out Season 5 is all about Livestock Judging as a Canadian in the USA. This is a big time passion for me as I was fortunate to compete on several judging teams and earn scholarships towards my tuition. It was one of the best experiences of my life and helped sharpen my skills and talents expending far outside of winning a judging co...

An episode where we talk about something new in the cattle business! Well… maybe not new new, but I don't think lots know about the new regulations coming into effect and changes in the Livestock Services of Saskatchewan itself.  Before becoming an SSGA board member I did not know much about the LSS other than brand inspection services. Now, I heard about the new ideas and regulations coming d...

If you’re in the Hereford Breed, Howard is no stranger. I have personal stories that could run longer than the podcast itself. Howard has helped my family along with countless others to not only source and breed with better genetics but to understand the breed, being a breeder and how to be a reputable operation. We have been so fortunate to have Howard as a mentor in this amazing breed.  Howard,...

We have made it to the promised land. We have our first promo code of the podcast thanks to Ashely and her PF Tallow- Perepelkin Farms business! Go to https://perepelkinfarms.square.site/ and on check out use the code Lifestock10 !  I met Ashely at a Beef Industry conference in Saskatoon. We visited about cows and kids and the fun of the business. I found her story fascinating and knew it would ma...

This is an episode with a good friend of mine Greg Gillis. Greg and his family operate 7th Valley Ranch raising purebred Angus and commercial cattle. His wife also has a farm to fork beef business called Rose Valley Beef. Plus along with raising their family, increasing their grain farming acres the Gillis’ are going to partner up with good friends to host their first annual bull sale March 21st,...

It is amazing how networking and visiting with people about cows works. It led me down a path of learning more about the product FerAppease. At the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in 2024 I was approached by some people wearing green shirts with a yellow cattle head outline, nothing like I had seen before. They asked if I would be interested in trying the product and giving them some feedback an...

Aaron and Joe! Joe and Aaron! A highly requested interview from the Lifestock Podcast listeners and my first Registered Gelbveih Breeders on the pod.  Aaron Birch and Joe Barnett were terrific guests.  Fun ✅ Passionate ✅ Driven ✅ PLUS  Never settling in reaching goals, a deep admiration and respect for their breed, always wanting to make a difference and to leave it better than it was before. ...

A topic I feel we must continue to discuss with one and other is mental health. I had read Cynthia’s latest article in the January edition of the SSGA’s Beef business magazine and thought it was just spot on. Then a listener and friend reached out and told me very personally that my discussions on metal health on past episodes he had enjoyed and helped him in a way.  This episode recaps portions o...

Our first discussion and venture into the Purebred Dairy sector. I asked Garry nearly a year ago to join me for an episode. We have been bouncing back and forth on some recording dates and were able to make it work.  I’ve always been intrigued by Garry's story shared from mutual friends, then when I set into making some notes there was so much to talk about I feel like we only hit on two third...

It was great to sit down with Dr Tyson this past summer to pre-record a topic that is always a great talking point. We have all asked friends what they do and what works best for them, we have read the online posts with opinions and results, then I bet you have done a little extra research. Flushing cows is not just automatic, there is a reason I don't gamble at a casino or hit the VLTs, I nee...

D&N Livestock 4th Annual Bulls sale on Feb 26, 2025 Carlin joins me to discuss the upcoming D&N Livestock 4th Annual Bulls sale on Feb 26, 2025. We did this same type of episode last year with great feedback from the D&N customers.  We recap a bit about D&N, how the bull program works, how they are selected and fed plus some of the sire groups.  Spoiler alert** we highlight the thr...

I did a thing, I signed the Cliffs Farm up to be VBP+! Yes it was easy, yes the process was very smooth, it was painless and very productive.  After going through the process and having a pre-audit checklist call with Erika I mentioned about doing a short Podcast episode and thankfully she agreed! A program that is beneficial to improve on farm practices and opens up access to additional funding w...

Dennis Ericson. I'm not sure I need much more to describe this episode. If you have visited with Dennis previously you know his passion for quality stock and marketing. I feel like he was always ring side, ready for a bid, ready to win you that animal! If you haven't had the chance, you will feel it listening to his stories and descriptions.  A lifetime of experience, I wish I could fit it all in...

Happy Canadian Western Agribition travel day everyone! I hope the wind is still and the roads are dry making it a fast trip with the trusty truck and trailer headed into Regina.  Hereford content inbound! It was a treat to visit with Duncan Lees. A man of great standing in his community, his beloved Hereford Breed and for that matter across the Canadian Beef business. Duncan has been dedicated to...