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Published: October 19, 2023
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Evan Chaffe and Sydney Fortier have joined the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock Youth Advisory Group. The agenda includes people in the livestock sector who are building consensus on sustainability. Members of the youth advisory group will serve two-year terms. Chaffe grew up on a beef and cash crop farm near Mitchell, Ont., and graduated with a bachelor of commerce in food and agricultural business from the University of Guelph. He worked for Farm Credit Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs before serving as policy advisor for the Beef Farmers of Ontario, a role he’s filled since 2020. Fortier is a graduate student at the University of Manitoba, modelling the environmental effects of raising beef cattle with and without growth-enhancing technologies. She’s also been working with the Beef Cattle Research Council for two years, helping to review scientific reports and gathering research-based information for various audiences. 
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Our condolences to the Harvey family of Hi-Valley Limousin at 100 Mile House, B.C., on the loss of David Harvey….
Stewart Glendinning, group president of Tyson Foods’ Prepared Foods division, resigned to become CEO of fashion apparel retailer Express Inc. in Columbus, Ohio, Cattle Buyers Weekly reports. Glendinning began his Tyson role 11 months ago after joining Tyson as CFO in 2017 from Molson Coors Brewing Co. 
Kelly Somerville has joined the Livestock Research Innovation Corporation staff as the organization’s new industry services manager. Somerville, a University of Guelph animal science graduate from the Ottawa Valley, has an extensive background in the beef industry and most recently worked with the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association as a programs analyst. 
Canada Beef and the Canadian Beef Check- Off Agency announced Eric Bienvenue as incoming president, effective October 3. A strategic leader with nearly 30 years of experience in senior leadership roles in the Canadian pork and poultry industries, Bienvenue brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to Canada Beef. Bienvenue will be based in Calgary, Alta., and will complete a six-month transition period and mentorship under Michael Young, current president. Young is slated to retire in March 2024, following a five-year term as president. 
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Each year the Beef Cattle Research Council pairs researchers with mentors through its Beef Research Mentorship Program. The council recently announced the participants in the 2023-24 program: 
Dr. Bree Kelln completed a PhD at the University of Saskatchewan in 2022. Her research evaluated the effects of sod—seeded cicer milkvetch and sainfoin on pasture productivity, animal performance, rumen fermentation, greenhouse gas emissions and system economics. She is the beef industry integrated forage management and utilization chair at the University of Saskatchewan. Her mentors are Andrea Brocklebank, executive director of the Beef Cattle Research Council, and Dr. Murray Jelinski, the Alberta chair in beef cattle health and production medicine at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. 
Dr. Francois Teste earned a PhD at the University of B.C., and a post- doc in forest ecology at the University of Alberta. He worked at the University of Western Australia and the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina before getting hired on as a research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Swift Current, where he leads the soil microbiology lab. His mentors are Laura and Mark Hoimyr of Box H Ranch at Gladmar, Sask., and Kevin Steinley, who runs a cow-calf operation at Rush Lake, Sask. 
Dr. Rodolpho Martin do Prodo became passionate about beef cattle production as an animal science undergraduate at the Universidade Estadual de Maringá in Brazil, where he went on to complete his PhD and a post-doc and started his career as a faculty lecturer. In January 2023, he joined the Université Laval in Quebec as an assistant professor, focusing on beef cattle production and meat quality. His mentors are Stan Christensen of Ferme Sage, near Lac-Sainte-Marie, Que., and agronomist Diane Allard. 
Dr. Stephanie Lam studied beef cattle feed efficiency and functional genomics during her PhD studies before completing a post-doc in meat and carcass quality at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. She served as the agriculture program officer at Genome Alberta before taking on her current position at the University of Guelph, where she uses genetic technologies to explore more environmentally and economically sustainable methods of beef production. Her mentors are Dr. Tammi Ribey, a mixed animal vet and producer in Bruce County, and Betty-Jo Almond of ag data management co-operative AgSights. 
4-H Canada announced the inaugural recipients of the McDonald’s Canada Future of Agriculture 4-H Scholarships. Eight senior members have been awarded $5,000 each to support their studies, focus- ing on careers in sustainable agriculture.
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The recipients include: Reegan Charlton of Brantford, Ont., pursuing a bachelor of science in agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan; Hanna Fitchett of Quesnel, B.C., studying agribusiness at Lakeland College; Devin Johnston of Listowel, Ont., in the bachelor of science in agriculture program at the University of Guelph; Ashley Miller of Hillsdale, Ont., also in the UnIversity of Guelph’s bachelor of science in agriculture program; Brooklyn and Halee Piasta of La Salle, Man., both at the University of Manitoba pursuing bachelor of science degrees, where Halee is also studying agribusiness; Shianne Simpson of Picadilly, N.B., working towards a bachelor of science, and studying agribusiness at the University of Prince Edward Island; and Victoria Walker of Oakbank, Man., in the University of Manitoba’s bachelor of environmental studies program. Congratulations and best of luck to all the recipients in their education and future careers.
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