Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame welcomes new members

Apr 13, 2022

About 400 people were on hand to honour and recognize the accomplishments of the eleven new inductees into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame on the weekend.

Among the honourees a former Premier, a former Federal Agriculture Minister, a former professor and director of the Crop Development Centre.

2020 Inductees included Adele Buettner, John Feige, Jack Hay, Eileen & William Lamont, Gerry Ritz, Ted Serhienko

2021 Inductees included Grant Devine, Rick Holm, Bill Jameson, Bob Tyler

The Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame is located in the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon, and honours leaders in agriculture in the province who have made significant contributions to the welfare and improvement of Saskatchewan Agriculture and the life of the farm family.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.