HISTORY
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The Meunier Family has a long farming history in the Mosside area. Great Grandfather Telesphore left the hustle and bustle of St. Albert, north of Edmonton, in 1899 in search of untouched wilderness that he could settle and call his own. He set off northwest and cut trail to cross the Pembina river at which is now Belvedere. From there he continued another 10 miles until he reached high ground that overlooked an open grass meadow. This ground appealed to Telesphore as he knew he could put up winter feed for his livestock without having to clear and break any land for the first few years. The area where he settled was later surveyed and called Mosside.​
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Telesphore and his wife Josephine built a home on that high ground and soon raised a family. Over the next decade the cattle herd grew as well as a large herd of horses. When other settlers were moving into the area, Telesphore sold teams of horses to them to break and settle the land. The first cattle drive occurred in 1912 with the help of neighbours to Edmonton. The cattle were herded to the area which became the industrial airport till buyers came and bid on the cattle. Once purchased they drove the cattle off to the packing plant. A few years later the railroad came to Cherhill, around 20 miles south of Mosside. After that grain and cattle were taken over the Pembina river at Meadowview to Cherhill. As well, Telesphore had one of the few steam tractors north of Edmonton at the time and broke much ground and threshed grain for many farms between St. Albert and Mosside.
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The next chapter of the farm started in 1927 when Grandpa Paul married Grandma Elsie and took a homestead just west of his father’s. When the great depression came a few years later, Grandpa Paul hauled logs with his team of horses for Chisholm lumber to the banks of the Athabasca River. When he was away at lumber camps it was the up to Grandma Elsie and her young family to milk cows and feed the hogs and chickens, as well as keep the homestead and family growing. She raised 13 children and the farm continued to grow.
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In 1969, four of Paul’s sons started a farming venture on the family land. Raymond, Don, Daryl, and Lyle incorporated and became known as Paul Meunier and Sons Farms. At that time the farm was mainly a dairy farm, but also had a farrow to finish hog operation and a grain enterprise. In 1993 the decision was made with mixed feelings to sell the dairy operation. From then on the grain farm grew and a small beef feedlot was built and expanded.
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In 2003 Chad and Stacey were married and began a cow calf enterprise on the farm. Grazing land was then purchased in the Cherhill area. Our passion is in grass and land management as well as the genetics and husbandry of calving and growing calves. This enterprise has grown over the years as the market allowed.
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In 2016 Chad and Stacey bought the original farm and operate within the vision “Thriving Plants, Animals, and People”. The farm is blessed to have a large team of capable and enthusiastic people that make the business successful.
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In 2024, the business was rebranded to Meunier Livestock Ltd. Though the name changed, our commitment to innovation and excellence in cattle feeding and livestock management remain the same.
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In 2025, we joined Wade Meunier, Chad’s brother to launch Modern Pastures, a direct to consumer beef business. We are excited to pursue this new venture and see the fruition of all our efforts in stewardship produce excellent beef for our customers.