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As In Every Issue24 The Brand That Pays
34 The Real World
41 A Breeder’s... Veterinary Perspective
47 The Final Word
Feature20 M.C. Quantock Livestock
Shows30 Ottawa Valley Point Show
33 NB Beef Expo
36 Olds Fall Classic
42 Ontario Angus Preview Gold Show
Cover Photography By Kim Harder
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Box 85, Simpson, SK S0G 4M0 Rob Garner 306-836-2035 Cell Phone: 306 946-7946
Fax: 306-836-4440www.nordallimousin.com
Watch for this pair at Agribition
PHP Miss Diana 93W Dam of 193Y
PHP Diana 193YFigure 8 Angus Tom Boy X SAV Wall Street
Co-Owned With Hall’s Cattle Co. Sells At the Agribition Masterpiece Sale
Crescent Creek Emblazon 109XFigure 8 Angus Tom Boy X SAV Wall Street
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HF Tiger 5T X SAV 0214 SITZ Upward X SAV 0214
Kodiak 5R X SAV 0214
At the Masterpiece Sale - Forever Lady 301Y
At the Power & Perfection Sale - Tilda 112Y
At the Touch Of Class Sale - Queen 101Y
Embryos Selling At
All Three Sales
HF Tiger 5T X GDAR Forever Lady 7136
(PE) BW: 0.85 WW: 57 YW: 99 MM: 15 TM: 44
Super Tanker X Sandy Bar Advantage
(PE) BW: 3.7 WW: 49 YW: 85 MM: 19 TM: 37
HF Tiger 5T X SAV Net Gain
(PE) BW: 1.5 WW: 56 YW: 104 MM: 24 TM: 35
S A V Bessie Heiress 0214
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16Y & 2Y Sell At The Touch Of Class Sale Saskatoon, SK - December 9, 2011
Sells At The Power & Perfection Sale Regina, SK - November 25, 2011
Sells At The Masterpiece Sale Regina, SK - November 23, 2011
59X & 6X Sell At The Touch Of Class Sale Saskatoon SK - December 9, 2011
Forever Lady 301Y - Sired By HF Tiger 5T
3Y - Sired By TC Freedom 104
6X - Sired By Red 6 Mile Full Throttle 171T
59X - Sired By Red Ter-Ron Reload 703T
16Y - Sired By Limestone Darkhorse U322
2Y - Sired By Red Howe Bold Edition 80T
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C.Ward’s Erica 21Y
Red Ward’s Blackbird 9Y
Red Howe Bold Future 86T
Red Ter-Ron Realdeal 01W
Thank you to Anchor 1 Angus and RSL Red Angus for purchasing our consignments at the Red Roundup Sale
December 9, 2011 Saskatoon, SK
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A steak in your futureBy Steve Suther, Director of Industry Information, Certified Angus Beef LLCFarmers and ranchers are no more than 2 percent of the population in North America, so it doesn’t add much to beef demand when you buy. However, you should know and understand what it takes to make a great steak at least as much as any chef knows. It’s your livelihood. The Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand, owned by Angus producers since 1978 and adding value to Canadian cattle as well since 2000, does not work by insisting that producers or anyone else “demand the brand.” We have to earn that demand by staying true to the quality specifications and tracking every pound so consumers can be confident it will always be worth the premium paid.Once you’ve tried it (click “where to buy” at www.certifiedangusbeef.com), it certainly won’t hurt to suggest others try “Angus beef at its best®,” because that can add value to your cattle. But the trademarked phrase that addresses Angus producers is “The brand that pays®.” It can apply to you, if you take advantage of the Angus breed’s natural ability to marble by consciously selecting for more of those flecks of flavor. Research proves that won’t need to come at the expense of any other traits.Whether you are in the Angus business in western Canada or in the eastern provinces, your future depends on the consumers’ ability to have a great eating experience when they buy Angus beef. You can pursue that with your own brand or as a part of the whole industry. Either way, you have to take a lot on faith. Faith in your breed, faith that genetic selection works, faith that consumers will keep supporting a brand that lives up to its promises, and faith that growing demand in Canada will increasingly move licensed CAB packers to pay premiums so they can meet that demand.
Sales of CAB in Canada have gone up every year since 2006, exceeding 34 million lb. in 2011 (see chart), up more than 5 million lb. in just one year. That’s a testament to the power of this brand in a consumer market still struggling in a sluggish economy. It says people want their money’s worth more than they want to spend less money.Packers are paying more for better beef. Cattle feeders in Ontario have reported $2 to $3 per hundredweight premiums for high quality Angus, and those in Alberta say a CAB-accepted steer is always worth $50 more than a AA, all else being equal. And that was before demand widened the spread this fall. In October-reported U.S. boxed beef prices, CAB was listed at $24.80 above Select, the AA equivalent. Increasingly, marbling will matter in Canadian Angus genetics. Producers are on the right track, stepping up CAB production in Canada every year since 2006, even as overall beef production declined. More than 16 million lb. was produced in the year ending Sept. 30, with 4 million of that exported. The net of 12 million lb. leaves a shortfall of 22 million lb. that had to come in from the U.S. to meet the growing demand. That spells opportunity down the road.
Certified Angus Beef Brand Brings Demand to CanadaBy Steve Suther, Director of Industry Information, Certified Angus Beef LLC
Photos by Phil Bass
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View from south OntarioBill Jackson’s family has been in the purebred Angus business since 1923. In some ways, the customers of Tullamore Farms, near Caledon, Ontario, have not changed much in all those years.The Jacksons buy, breed and sell a selection of elite registered stock, but most of their cattle go to commercial operations with 30 or fewer cows. “They don’t ask me about EPDs (expected progeny differences), so I probably don’t study them as much as I should,” says Jackson, who keeps 130 registered Angus females that calve January to April. “I base my selections on what I like.”There’s still an art to it, and even the top student of data-based tools appreciates a good eye. Customers like his recommendations as they look to the cattle for visual traits, too. Buyers come back year after year, bringing new prospects from positive word of mouth or, in some cases, taste of tongue.The freezer beef trade is important in this area on the Toronto-side of Ontario’s Green Belt, where commercial development is a mixed blessing for the 400-acre farm. Cows can graze all night along the fence bordering a warehouse hub that stays “lit up like a ball diamond,” Jackson says.Even in the suburbs, the beef business is segmented. Jackson sells the light end of his Angus heifers to smaller farmers, five or ten head in a draft, to grow and finish and sell to their freezer-beef customers.
At the end of the day, he says, what sells is home-raised Angus beef, even if it is more perception than science. Jackson knows marbling is what leads to the great taste and repeat customers. “But my customers don’t know about marbling. They might mean exactly that, but what they will say is that it’s tender and tastes good.”He keeps the top one-third of heifers for replacements, including some that sell in an annual fall female consignment sale with several other Angus breeders. Breeding bulls sell by private treaty. Demand has been particularly brisk for the past couple of years, to the point where Tullamore was sold out by July with none carried over for next year’s twos. Steer calves sell in a special fall auction of black Angus feeders weighing 500 to 600 pounds.“I should follow our calves through to see just how they do on the rail, but it would not be easy,” he says. “Our heifer feeders end up taking them to custom killing plants as they are ready and sold. With the steers, it would be up to me to find out who bought them and see if they want to tell me anything. We think most of the guys who feed don’t want to share information.” The commercial feedlots do report feeding more Angus cattle than ever and selling to packers for premium prices, Jackson adds. “I think we are getting more Angus influence in our commercial cattle around here. I sold a bull to an operation that was only Hereford, and another to a commercial Charolais breeder,” he says.Angus genetics come from both sides of the U.S./Canadian border, says Jackson, whose farm is less than 100 miles from Niagara Falls, around the west point of Lake Ontario. “We tend to buy our herd sires in Canada, but they often carry some U.S. breeding,” he explains. Tullamore Farms was also part of a group that bought a $57,000 Angus bull at Denver’s National Western Stock Show last January, though the bull came from Southland Angus Farms in Saskatchewan, in a sale managed by New York’s Trowbridge Farms, practically a neighbor.
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Owen • Bernadette • Chantz •
LegaardenPO Box 93
Paynton, SK S0M 2J0306 • 895 • 2024
(306) 567-4702 Box 688, Davidson, SK S0G 1A0
Donn & Karen Kraynick & FamilyBox 1657Canora, Sask. S0A 0L0
home (306) 563-4406cell (306) 562-7776email [email protected]
www.bardkcattle.com
DK“a quality brand”
Bob & Shonda TonerP.O. Box 3
Kelfield, SKS0K 2C0
(306) 932-2180
BearHills Angus
BearHills Angus
Beverly Hills AngusGenetics for the Long Run
Shane CastleBox 415
Swift Current, SK S9H 3V8Phone: (306) 778-2181Cell: (306) 741-7485
Clint, Suzanne, Eric & Luc SmithBox 284, Mankota, SK
H: 306.478.2470 C: 306.774.4348 F: [email protected]
Performance is a Must!
Bill: 306-577-8192Scott: 306-455-2390Shaun fax: 306-577-5194
P.O. Box 58, Arcola Saskatchewan
S0C 0G0
C7Angusircle
Ralph OberleBox 399, Shaunavon, SK S0N 2M0
Phone (306) 297-2304Fax (306) 297-2381
“The Olynyks”Wes & Kim & Family
Box 192, Goodeve, SK S0A 1C0Phone (306) 876-4420
IreneBox 103, Goodeve, SK S0A 1C0
Phone (306) 876-4400Cell: (306) 728-8284
Annual Bull Sale ~ 1st Saturday in April
Double Bar D FarmsDouble Bar D Farms(since 1970)
Breeders of Red Angus and Simmental CattleRichard Dimler & Sons
Box 818, Grenfell, SK S0G 2B0
Richard Ph/Fax (306) 697-3038Ken (306) 697-2474 • Mark (306) 697-3289
www.doublebardsimmental.com4 miles east of Grenfell on Trans Canada Hwy and 1 mile north
Visitors Always Welcome
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Forsyth Ranch Ltd.Morley and Mel Forsyth
306.784.2666 (h) 306.672.6629 (c)Mark and Claire Forsyth
306.784.2552 (h) 306.784.7844 (c)Box 100, Herbert, SK S0H 2A0
Gerlei AngusGerald & Lorelei Kary & Family
Ph: 306-424-2332Fax: 306-424-2718
Box 540, Montmartre, SK S0G [email protected]
HA Halcyon Angus Farm
JOHN, MIRIAM & KERRY BUSWELL
Box 126 • Borden, SK • S0K 0N0 • 306.997.4802 •
• [email protected] •purebred black & red angus cattle
baldY replacement heiferscereal, oilseed & pulse crop production
Red Angus and Simmental Cattle Box 99, Carievale, SK • S0C 0P0
E-mail: [email protected] Jim (306)928-4636 Lee (306)928-4820 Dave (306)928-2249 Fax (306)928-2143
The Stamp Of Quality Simmental Genetics For Over 25 Years
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Meadow Ridge Ent. Ltd.Group Site 602 Box 1 RR 6 Saskatoon, SK Canada S7K 3J9
Albert & Tom RobertsonHoney Bees, Elite Seed Potatoes and Pure Bred Black AngusEmail: [email protected]: (306) 373-9140 Cell: (306) 270-6627 Fax: (306) 373-9160
Peak Dot Ranch Ltd.Box 105, Wood Mountain, SK S0H 4L0
Terry Moneo Carson Moneo306-266-4303 306-266-4414Clay Moneo Scott & Mia Turner306-266-4411 306-266-2056
Fax: 306-266-4930Email: [email protected]
www.peakdotranch.com
Ringstead Ranch Ltd
Owners
Rick & Deb ConesBox 31, Millarville, AB T0L 1K0Res: 403-931-3276Fax: 403-931-3295www.ringsteadranch.com
SK Ranch Manager
Grant MillsBox 82, Drake, SK S0K 1H0Cell: 306-365-8086Res: 306-364-4715Ranch/Fax: 306-363-4820
Glenn & Mel Sisson(306) 873-4882 (306) 873-4890 RR #1, Ridgedale, SK S0E 1L0 Annual “Black Pearl” Sale - First Monday in April
Brian McCarthy & FamilyBox 467, Moosomin, SK S0G 3N0
Phone (306) 435-3590Cell (306) 435-7527
[email protected]: springcreeksimmentals.com
Skyebrook AngusBrian & Janet Misselbrook
Box 218 Choiceland, SK S0J 0M0 H: 306-428-2081 E: [email protected]
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Purebred Registered Red AngusThe Kereluiks
Box 278, Sheho, SK S0A [email protected]
www.twinheritage.comMitch
306.849.2112Allan and Ann306.849.4638
Michael 306.955.6553
“Add a Touch of Heritage to Your Herd
Wilbar Farms Dundurn, SK
Bryan & Tracey Willms(306) 492-2161
Jud & Betty Willms(306) 492-4651
wilbarfarms.comRegistered Angus Since 1963
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Ottawa Valley Point ShowPerth, ON
September 5, 2011Judge: Eric Rincker, Sutherland, ON
FEMALES
HEIFER CALF1. VOS Brothers, Corbyville, ON with VOS Chloe 1Y by DUFFS New Attraction 61102. Dan Findlay, Kars, ON with Eskerview Flashy by B C Lookout 7024
YEARLING HEIFERJunior Division1. Cloverlane Farm, Perth, ON with Cloverlane Lexus by DUFFS New Attraction 61102. Tyler Fulton, Cedar Angus, Pakenham, ON with Frey’s Ark Pride by G13 Standout
Senior Division1. VOS Brothers, Corbyville, ON with Cloverlane Naomi by DUFFS New Attraction 61102. Gerald and Keitha Donovan, Ashton,ON with Donovandale Xania by B C Lookout 7024
TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF PAIR1. Cloverlane Farms, Perth, ON with Cloverlane Chantelle 262w by Sunset Midland, and her calf Cloverlane Treeshaker 33Y by Salt Creek Bob2. Cedarview Angus, Pakenham, ON with Rally Lucy 9045 by BT Right Time 24J and her calf by Conneally Final Product
MATURE COW/CALF PAIR1. Gerald and Keitha Donovan, Ashton, ON with Hawthorne Miss Morrison 3T by Whitestone Widespread MB and her calf, Donovandale Espresso 01Y by S A V Pioneer 7301
2. Rebenmatt Farm, Smith Falls, ON with Red Rebenmatt Joyce 16R by Red GP Catalyst 025
GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEVOS Brothers, Corbyville, ON with Cloverlane Naomi by DUFFS New Attraction 6110
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALECloverlane Farms, Perth, ON with Cloverlane Chantelle 262w by Sunset Midland, and her calf Cloverlane Treeshaker 33Y by Salt Creek Bob
BULLS
BULL CALF1.Xcel Livestock and Dan Findlay, Russell, ON with Xcel Esker Emblazon 102Y by BCC-JCL Emblazon
YEARLING BULL1.Cloverland Farm and Tyler Fulton, Perth, ON with Just Enuff Edgar by DUFFS New Edition
TWO YEAR OLD BULL1. VOS Brothers, Shannonville, ON with Triara Windsor 368W by S A V Bismarck 56822.Blue Done Cattle Co., Shannonville, ON with Soo Line Kodiak 9211 by HF Kodiak 5R
GRAND CHAMPION BULL Cloverland Farm and Tyler Fulton, Perth, ON with Just Enuff Edgar by DUFFS New Edition
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLXcel Livestock and Dan Findlay, Russell, ON with Xcel Esker Emblazon 102Y by BCC-JCL Emblazon
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While In Manitoba Make Plans To Visit These Breeders...
Bruce, Ione, Austen and Breanna Comp 2, RR 2, Swan River, MB R0L 1Z0204-734-2073 or [email protected] www.andersoncattle.ca
Brookmore Angus “Registered Black Angus”
Jack & Barb Hart Phone/Fax (204) 476-2607
Cell (204) 476-6696General Delivery, Brookdale, MB R0K 0G0
Annual Cattleman’s Connection Bull SaleFirst Friday In March
Quality Purebred Red & Black Angus GeneticsAnnual Bull Sale - 2nd Last Saturday In March
Albert & Gail Glen & Carleen Dr. David & Shelley Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton 204.827.2358 ph/fax 204.827.2002 ph 204.822.3054 ph/fax 204.325.3635 cellwww.hamcocattleco.com • [email protected]
Simmental & Angus Miles & Bonnie
Glasman
Phone: 204-773-3279Box 1179 Toll Free: 1-866-711-5495Russell, MB Cell: 204-773-6275R0J 1W0 Fax: 204-773-3980
www.mjsimmentalangus.com [email protected]
Performance Tested HerdNANCY HOWATT & FAMILY
Box 306 PH/FAX (204) 242-2550 Manitou, MB R0G 1G0 Cell (204) 825-8292
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FEMALES
HEIFER CALF1. Temple Stewart, Hampshire, PEI
with HMF Pride 15Y by MVF Dateline 221R
2. Worth-A-Bit Angus, Albany, PEI with Worth-A-Bit Annie K 4Y by Red SVR Gangster 14S
JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFER1. Boyd Dixon Family, Cornwall, PEI
with Bannockburn Valley Rose 40X by Young Dale Avenger 89S
2. Top Of The Hill Farm, Southampton, NS with Bannockburn Valley Pride 58X by JS Kodiak 1T
SENIOR YEARLING HEIFER1. Boyd Dixon Family, Cornwall, PEI
with Bannockburn Valley Dolly 15X by JS Kodiak 1T
2. Boyd Dixon Family, Cornwall, PEI with Bannockburn Valley Rose 12X by JS Kodiak 1T
CHAMPION JUNIOR AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE
Boyd Dixon Family, Cornwall, PEI with Bannockburn Valley Rose 40X by Young Dale Avenger 89S
RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE
Boyd Dixon Family, Cornwall, PEI with Bannockburn Valley Dolly 15X by JS Kodiak 1T
TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF PAIR1. Boyd Dixon Family, Cornwall, PEI
with Bannockburn Valley Dolly 3W by S A V Net Worth 4200
with her heifer calf Bannockburn Valley Dolly 21Y by DFCC 33T Bad Boy 51W
2. Model Farm Angus, Quispamsis, NB with Pride Of Model Farm 7W by S A V Net Worth 4200 with her bull calf Model Farm Heritage 6Y by S A V Heritage 6295
MATURE COW/CALF PAIR1. Temple Stewart, Hampshire, PEI
with HMF Blackbird 2J by TJR Kruggerand Z099 with her bull calf HMF Illini 8Y by Allencroft Illini 01 144J
2. Model Farm Angus, Quispamsis, NB with Pride Of Model Farm 14S by Royal New Design DRCC 2074M with her bull calf Model Farm Net Worth 1Y by S A V Net Worth 4200
CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALETemple Stewart, Hampshire, PEI with HMF Blackbird 2J by TJR Kruggerand Z099 with her bullcalf HMF Illini 8Y by AllencroftIllini 01 144J
RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALE
Model Farm Angus, Quispamsis, NB with Pride of Model Farm 14S by Royal New Design DRCC 2074M with her bull calf Model Farm Net Worth 1Y by S A V Net Worth 4200
BULLS
BULL CALF1. Temple Stewart, Hampshire, NB
with HMF Illini 8Y by Allencroft Illini 01 144J
2. Model Farm Angus, Quispamsis, NB with Model Farm Net Worth 1Y by S A V Net Worth 4200
JUNIOR YEARLING BULLModel Farm Angus, Quispamsis, NB with Model Farm Net Worth 14X by S A V Net Worth 4200
SENIOR YEARLING BULL1. Temple Stewart, Hampshire, NB
with HMF Stockman 5X by Royal Stockman 19B
2. Dusty Breeze Farm, Jolicure, NB with Dust Breeze Tim 1X by Worth-A-Bit In Focus 12U
GRAND CHAMPION BULLTemple Stewart, Hampshire, NB with HMF Stockman 5X by Royal Stockman 19B
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLTemple Stewart, Hampshire, NB with HMF Illini 8Y by Allencroft Illini 01 144J
BREEDER’S HERDBoyd Dixon Family, Cornwall, PEI
GET OF SIRETop Of The Hill Farm, Southampton, NB
PREMIER BREEDERBoyd Dixon Family, Cornwall, PEI
PREMIER EXHIBITORModel Farm Angus, Quispamsis, NB
SUPREME CHAMPION FEMALE OF ALL BREEDS
Boyd Dixon Family, Cornwall, PEI with Bannockburn Valley Rose 40X by Young Dale Avenger 89S
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By Chris Poley
This morning started out just like most morn-ings, when I’m in the office, (which are not many) as I wake up mostly on the road these days. However, as often as I can the first thing I like to do is fire up my computer and check feeder calf market reports from the day before. These days it’s very exciting, as I’m looking to see if we have hit some new high’s. Which is a lot more fun than a couple of years ago when you were looking, just to make sure they had not slid some more.
As everyone already knows the market is strong and calves of all classes are bringing a much greater return than they have since May of 2003. The thing I have been watching lately is the price spread on a specific weight range of steers. When you look at prices quoted in every weight range, especially the steers weighing under seven hundred pounds which are calves coming off cows, there is generally a twenty five cent difference from the high bid to the low bid and as much as a fifty two cent spread in three to four hundred pound steers in the report I have in front of me right now. The point I’m getting to is the profitability difference in producing top quality, market topping calves versus second cut calves. Our local market had a sale yester-day and is quoting five weight steers from $1.50 to $1.74. If you take two steers both weighing five hundred and twenty five pounds and one tops the market at $1.74 and the other brings $1.50 the difference is one hundred and twenty six dollars per head. On just one tri-load of calves (sixty thousand pounds) the difference is $14,400.00 dollars.
There will be some producers out there who look at their calf returns this fall and see a gross return of $787.00 per calf and think that is quite
good. They will also feel that their management and selection of low quality, cheap bulls is the way to go. What they don’t realize is that on a high market it is even more important to be a good manager and use top quality bulls because the opportunity to make profits is even bigger on a high market. The producer with $913.50 calves buying his bulls for five thousand dol-lars versus the guy paying eighteen hundred for a bull, will be money ahead after only the first twenty five calves that five thousand dollar bull produces in his life time.
The market is strong and all forecasts indicate it will be strong for quite some time. The great part of being a primary producer in agriculture is that you are your own boss and in control of your own destiny! The next few year will be profitable, for some extremely profitable, it is up to you whether you are content with getting by or if you want to breed your cows to bulls that will put you to the next level. It makes me smile when I hear people say they can not afford to buy the top bulls, how can you afford not to? So don’t be jealous of the neighbor when he buys a new pick up, maybe look at some of the things he is doing and copy some of his success.
Enjoy your fall calf sales; we all know you deserve it!
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October 1, 2011 Olds, AB Judge: Vern and Denise Lafrentz, Alameda, SK Black Angus Division
FEMALES
HEIFER CALF
Split 11. Symens Land and Cattle Co., Claresholm, AB with SY YoYo 61Y by Young Dale’s Touch Down 36M2. Lauron Red Angus, Didsbury, AB with Lauron Wall Street 94Y by S A V Wall Street 7091
Split 21. Miller Wilson Angus, Bashaw, AB with DMM Miss Essence 14Y by Gumbo Gulch Creed 94S2. Reid Angus, Cochrane, AB with Reid Angus Dateline 11Y by Reid Angus Advantage 11U
YEARLING HEIFER
Split 11. Belvin Angus, Innisfail, AB with Belvin Echo 211’10 by Belvin Panther 21’042. Diamond T Cattle Co., Olds, AB with Diamond T Wendy Jill 1016 by HF Predominant 213U
Split 21. Corner Coulee Angus, Ferintosh, AB with LLB And BAN Duchess 64X by LLB All In 387T2. Sharon Gabert, Fort Saskatchewan, AB with EXAR Princess 0155 by RITO 6EM 3 of 4L1 Emblazon
SENIOR DIVISION1. Corner Coulee Angus, Ferintosh, AB with DMM Miss Flora 26X by Gumbo Gulch Creed 94S2. Belvin Angus, Innisfail, AB with Belvin Georgina 18’10 by S A V Pioneer 7301
TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF PAIR 1. Belvin Angus, Innisfail, AB with Belvin Lady Blossom 14’09 by Belvin Rebel 33’05 and her bull calf, Belvin Panic Switch 211 by S A V Pioneer 73012. Miller Wilson Angus, Bashaw, AB with DMM Miss Essence 61W by Gumbo Gulch Creed 94S and her bull calf, DMM Bubba 2Y by DMM Ambush 03M
MATURE COW/CALF PAIR 1. Miller Wilson Angus, Bashaw, AB with DMM Miss Essence 37T by Northline Riptide 130N and her heifer calf, DMM Miss Essence 14Y by Gumbo Gulch Creed 94S2. Remitall Farms Inc., Olds, AB with Brookmore Karama 100T by S A V Density and her heifer calf, Remitall F Karama 60Y by HF Tiger 5T
GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEMiller Wilson Angus, Bashaw, AB with DMM Miss Essence 37T by Northline Riptide 130N and her heifer calf, DMM Miss Essence 14Y by Gumbo Gulch Creed 94S
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPIONFEMALE Belvin Angus, Innisfail, AB with Belvin Lady Blossom 14’09 by Belvin Rebel 33’05 and her bull calf, Belvin Panic Switch 211 by S A V Pioneer 7301
BULLS
BULL CALF
Split 11. Coldstream Angus, Airdrie, AB with Coldstream Titan 188Y by DBRL 03M Titan 4T2. Coldstream Angus, Airdrie, AB with Coldstream Providor 152Y by S A V Providence 6922
Split 21. Belvin Angus, Innisfail, AB with Belvin Panic Switch 2’11 by S A V Pioneer 73012. Miller Wilson Angus, Bashaw, AB with DMM Bubba 2Y by DMM Ambush 03M
YEARLING BULL
Split 11. Remitall Farms Inc., Olds, AB with Soo Line Yellowstone 0194 by Cudlobe Yellowstone2. Belvin Angus, Innisfail, AB with Coul Xtreme 162’10 by Sunny Dynasty 13R
Split 21. Miller Wilson Angus, Bashaw, AB with DMM Roar 16X by HF Tiger 5T2. Remitall Farms Inc., Olds, AB with Remitall F Jet 30X by S A V Pioneer
TWO YEAR OLD BULL1. Miller Wilson Angus, Bashaw, AB with DMM Creed 75W by Gumbo Gulch Creed 94S2. Double F Cattle Co., Parkside, SK with HF Hemi 176W by HF Hemi 151T
SENIOR CHAMPION AND GRAND CHAMPION BULLMiller Wilson Angus, Bashaw, AB with DMM Creed 75W by Gumbo Gulch Creed 94S
RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLDouble F Cattle Co., Parkside, SK with HF Hemi 176W by HF Hemi 151T
BREEDERS HERDMiller Wilson Angus, Bashaw, AB GET OF SIREMiller Wilson Angus, Bashaw, AB
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FEMALES
HEIFER CALF
Split 11. Redrich Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Redrich Stacey 212Y by Red MRLA 23W2. McGowan Farms, Killam, AB with Red McGowan Bobbie 3Y by Red That’ll Do Pathfinder 90W
Split 21. Ter-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Alice 31Y by Red Ter-Ron Real Deal 01W2. Lazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red Mile High Reba 15Y by Red Lazy MC CC Detour 2W
Split 31. Ter-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Rebecca 10Y by Red Lazy MC Kingman 16W2. Symens Land and Cattle Co., Claresholm, AB with Red SY Yvette 78Y by Red GEIS Prime Rib 411
YEARLING HEIFER1. Lazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red Lazy MC CC Sparkle 3X by Red Lazy MC Grid Iron 66S2. Lazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red Lazy MC Firefly 31X by Red Lazy MC Cowboy Cut 26U
JUNIOR CHAMPION FEMALELazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red Lazy MC CC Sparkle 3X by Red Lazy MC Grid Iron 66S
RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION FEMALELazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red Lazy MC Firefly 31X by Red Lazy MC Cowboy Cut 26U
TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF1. Lazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red McRae’s Reba Lee 53W by Red McRae’s Vision 50T and her heifer calf, Red Mile High Reba 15Y by Red Lazy MC CC Detour 2W2. Ter-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Rebecca 21W by Red U-2 Big League 544R and her heifer calf, Red Ter-Ron Rebecca 10Y by Red Lazy MC Kingman 16W
October 1, 2011 Olds, AB Judge: Vern and Denise Lafrentz, Alameda, SK Red Angus Division
MATURE COW/CALF PAIR1. Lauron Red Angus, Didsbury, AB with Red Running Bar Preview 1P by Red SSS Blaze 853L and her bull calf, Red Lauron Scenic Route 8Y by Red Lazy MC CC Detour 2W
GRAND CHAMPION FEMALELazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red McRae’s Reba Lee 53W by Red McRae’s Vision 50T and her heifer calf, Red Mile High Reba 15Y by Red Lazy MC CC Detour 2W
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE Ter-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Alice 31Y by Red Ter-Ron Real Deal 101W
BULLS
BULL CALF
Split 11. Ter-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Excalibre 40Y by Red Ter-Ron Real Deal 01W2. Lazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red Lazy MC Trooper 21Y by Red SSS Soldier 365W
Split 21. Spittalburn Farms, Perdue, SK; Dean and Britney McAvoy, Arelee, SK with Red Rock Of Spittalburn 101Y by Red RMJ Redman 1T2. Redrich Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Redrich LFE Dinity 248Y by Red MRLA 23W
YEARLING BULL
Split 11. Symens Land and Cattle Co., Claresholm, AB with Red SY Xavier 7X by Red Lazy MC Smash 41N2. Lucky 7 Cattle Co., Sedgewick, AB with Red Lucky 7 Sweet Cheeks 7X by Red CYT Lead-Pine 33P
Split 21. Symens Land and Cattle Co., Claresholm, AB with Red SY Smash 15X by Red Lazy MC Smash 41N2. Brett Wildman, Sangudo, AB with Red Wildman Chuck Norris 012X by Red Wildman Rio Grande 520R
TWO YEAR OLD BULL1. Ter-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Real Deal 01W by Red Ter-Ron Reload 703T2. Brett Wildman, Sangudo, AB with Red Wildman Damage 930W by Red Wildman Collateral 403P
GRAND CHAMPION BULLTer-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Real Deal 01W by Red Ter-Ron Reload 703T
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLSymens Land and Cattle Co., Claresholm, AB with Red SY Smash 15X by Red Lazy MC Smash 41N
BREEDERS HERDTer-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB
GET OF SIRELazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB
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During the previous several years when cattle prices were abysmal every cattle producer in the country had to look at ways to cut costs. There was a tendency to keep bulls longer than usual and to trade bulls amongst neighbours. Although many purebred producers reported strong sales of replacement bulls it appears that on a broader scale the number of bulls sold and the price per bull also declined. An investment in new genetics, especially maternal traits, is still a wise move when cattle prices are poor as the payback will hopefully occur when prices are good, but can be a tough sell. If you had the cash there were some bargains, but who knew for sure what was in store for the future! Now cattle prices are up and replacement bulls are no exception. Is it worth it to pay more for a bull?
Factors impacting the cost per pregnancy in a natural service situation are the cost of the bull, the bull-to-female ratio, the pregnancy rate, and how many years the bull will be kept. Using a bull-to-female ratio of 1:30, a conservative $2000 purchase price, a 95% pregnancy rate and 3 years of use before salvage each pregnancy will cost $23.40 (90 breedings x 95% = 85.5 pregnancies; $2000/85.5= $23.40). However, this is only part of the equation and doesn’t consider feed costs, vet bills, labour, and additional repairs to fences and gates that are inevitable with bulls. Bulls eat more than cows and usually have separate facilities. Interest and depreciation must also be considered. What about death losses... probably around 10% so you better consider this in your calculations. Adding up all of these charges usually accounts for an additional $1000 to $1500 per year in the cost of bull ownership. At $1000 per year the cost per pregnancy rises to $58.48.
There are two more important items that I have not considered in my calculation. The first is the salvage value of the bull. Most cost analyses figure on the salvage value of a bull being around $1000. Factor that in and the cost per pregnancy is about $47. Have you checked the value of cull bulls lately? They are still holding strong so it would be not too hard to get at least $1500 for many older bulls. This sure beats the pennies per pound we saw a few years ago! Selling cull bulls this fall could shave 6
months off of the annual costs of bull ownership. Even if he is a bit thin it probably isn’t cost-effective to feed him in your yard to a higher condition with the price of grain the way it is. My second consideration is the genetic value of the bull. Too many cost analyses regard all bulls as being equal; therefore, paying $3000 for bull and plugging that value into my equation results in over a $10 increase in the per pregnancy cost. Right away many producers will say “Aha, see those bulls are too expensive!!” I agree that herd name and promotion can influence price, but it is possible to consider genetic merit. Larger herds with astute bookkeepers usually have the numbers of similarly managed cattle to consider such things as the dollar value of the calves sold, the number of replacements retained, and the longevity and performance of the replacements females generated by their bulls. Many of them become pretty loyal repeat customers. Certainly it is pretty easy to compare bulls using EPDs. I agree that EPDs are just one selection tool, but I also believe they are a very powerful one and they have no doubt resulted in most of the genetic improvement we have seen over the last several years. Besides it is rare to find a sale catalogue that doesn’t list EPD’s so everybody should at least glance at them. So for fun let’s just look at weaning weight and not even consider any other traits. If you could trade up to a bull with a modest 10 pound higher weaning weight EPD than your old bull that would mean that the new bull’s calves would weigh an average of 10 pounds more than the old bull’s; 10 pounds x $1.30 per lb x 85.5 calves =$1111.50 in additional revenue, or $13 per pregnancy. A mere 10 pounds can’t even be detected by eye- balling the calves! So which bull is more expensive now? And that is just one trait! Check out the Genetic Evaluation Results on the Canadian Angus Association website sometime and you will find more good reasons to trade up. You could argue that I am just trying to bolster sales, but I don’t think you can disagree with my numbers. With the prices we are seeing plus the renewed enthusiasm for a bright future in the beef industry it just makes good economic sense to invest in better genetics. When prices are high the lost economic opportunity from poorer performing cattle is even greater. Simple as that!
Biography:Dr. Colin Palmer is an Associate Professor of Theriogenology (Animal Reproduction) at theWestern College of Veterinary Medicine. Originally from Nova Scotia, Dr. Palmer worked inmixed practices in Ontario and British Columbia and has owned/operated a practice inSaskatchewan. Dr. Palmer along with his wife Kim and children Lauren, Emily and Carter run aherd of purebred Red Angus cattle under the KC Cattle Co. name.
Costs of Bull Ownership Why trading in your old bull makes sense!
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Brampton, ON Judge: Lance Leachman, Maidstone, SK September 18, 2011
FEMALES
HEIFER CALFSplit 11. Ron and Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnor’s Erica 19Y by S A V 004 Predominant 44382. Worth-Mor Cattle, Campbellford, ON with WMC Rocket Girl by S A V Wall Street 7091
Split 21. Gold Bar Livestock, Ariss, ON with Gold-Bar BDL Tibbie 201Y by TC Aberdeen 7592. Gold Bar Livestock, Ariss, ON with Red Gold-Bar Lulu 131Y by Red LJC Mission Statement P27
Split 31. Gilchrest Farms, Lucknow, ON with GF Yours Truly Mercedes 12Y by BC Eagle Eye 110-72. Locust Grove Angus, Milton, ON with Locust Grove Black Angel 12Y by S A V Final Answer 0035
Split 41. Ron and Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnor’s Miss Daisy 4Y by S A V 004 Predominant 44382. First Line Angus, Hagersville, ON with First Line Jane Marie 7Y by Salt Creek Bob 7003
CHAMPION HEIFER CALF AND RESERVE CHAMPION FEMALERon and Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnor’s Miss Daisy 4Y by S A V 004 Predominant 4438
RESERVE CHAMPION HEIFER CALFRon and Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnor’s Erica 19Y by S A V 004 Predominant 4438
YEARLING HEIFERJunior Division1. Vancise Cattle Company, Stayner, ON with Red Vancise Lakota 025X by Red SSS Joe Cool 441S2. Bill Jackson, Caledon East, ON with CJ Ambush Lady 44X by CJ Prestige 25T
Senior DivisionSplit 11. Walkerbrae Angus, Guelph, ON with MVF Favorite 288X by MVF Net Worth 183U2. Peter Vos, Corbyville, ON with LLB Crush Maid 861X by S A V Final Answer 0035
Split 21. J.D. McFarlane and Brad McIntyre, London, On with Brantnor’s Edam 16X by S A V Net Worth 42002. Bill Jackson, Caledon East, ON with Clay Georgina 9X by S A V Pioneer 7301
Split 31. Paul and Karley Sinclair, Fergus, ON with Clair Lane Forever Lady 2X by S A V Masterpiece 52892. First Line Angus, Hagersville, ON with First Line Trinitee 14X by Just-Rock Solid 621P
Split 41. Ron and Linda Bryant, Woodsville,ON with Brantnor’s Favorite 1X by Gambles Hot Rod2. Donovandale Farms, Ashton, ON with Donovandale Xania by B C Lookout 7024
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CHAMPION YEARLING; GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE AND SUPREME CHAMPIONRon and Linda Bryant, Woodsville,ON with Brantnor’s Favorite 1X by Gambles Hot Rodby Vin-Mar Focus In 8847
RESERVE CHAMPION YEARLING HEIFERVancise Cattle Company, Stayner, ON with Red Vancise Lakota 025X by Red SSS Joe Cool 441S
TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF PAIR 1. Hill’s Angus & Hereford, Rock-wood, On with Trev Wild Fire Bessie 8W by Ankonian Werner Wild Fire 96 and bull calf, Hill’s Zeus 1Y by DUFF New Attraction 61102. Brain and Tammi Ribey, Paisley, On with Tambri Blackbird 8W by Ankonian Werner Wild Fire 96 and her heifer calf, Tambri Blackbird 5Y
SENIOR CHAMPION FEMALEHill’s Angus & Hereford, Rockwood, On with Trev Wild Fire Bessie 8W by Ankonian Werner Wild Fire 96 and bull calf, Hill’s Zeus 1Y by DUFF New Attraction 6110
RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION FEMALEBrain and Tammi Ribey, Paisley, On with Tambri Blackbird 8W by Anko-nian Werner Wild Fire 96 and her heifer calf, Tambri Blackbird 5Y by Vin-Mar Focus In 8847
BULLS
BULL CALFSplit 11. Gold Bar Livestock, Ariss, On with Red Gold-Bar Rango 116Y by Red Gold-Bar Unique JW 1113U2. Locust Grove Angus, Milton, ON with Locust Grove Net Worth 14Y by S A V Net Worth 4200
Split 21. Ron and Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnor’s Predominant 3Y by S A V 004 Predominant 44382. Wilgor Farms, Mirabel, PQ with Wil-Dorr 7014T Prince W 1Y by S Chisum 6175
BULL CALF CHAMPION Ron and Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnor’s Predominant 3Y by S A V 004 Predominant 4438
RESERVE BULL CALF CHAMPIONWilgor Farms, Mirabel, PQ with Wil-Dorr 7014T Prince W 1Y by S Chisum 6175
YEARLING BULL1. Tyler Fulton and Steve James, Perth, ON with Just Enuff New Edition Edgar by DUFFS New Edition2. Harpry Farms and JPD Angus, Shanty Bay, ON with JPD Final Answer 2X by S A V Final Answer 0035
JUNIOR CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLTyler Fulton and Steve James, Perth, ON with Just Enuff New Edition Edgar by DUFFS New Edition
RESERVE CHAMPION YEARLING BULLHarpry Farms and JPD Angus, Shanty Bay, ON with JPD Final Answer 2X by S A V Final Answer 0035
MATURE BULL1. Peter Vos, Corbyville, ON with Triara Windsor 387W by S A V Bismarck 56822. Bill Jackson, Caelson East, ON with Young Dale Grandeur 110W by Young Dale Panarama 66T
SENIOR CHAMPION AND GRAND CHAMPION BULLPeter Vos, Corbyville, ON with Triara Windsor 387W by S A V Bismarck 5682
RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION BULLBill Jackson, Caelson East, ON with Young Dale Grandeur 110W by Young Dale Panarama 66T
BREEDERS HERD1. Ron and Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON2. Vancise Cattle Company, Stayner, ON
GET OF SIRE1. Ron and Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON2. Vancise Cattle Company, Stayner, ON
PROGENY OF DAM1. Ron and Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON2. JPD Angus, Shanty Bay, ON
PREMIER BREEDERRon and Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON
PREMIER EXHIBITORRon and Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON
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While In Ontario Make Plans To Visit These Breeders...
Daryl & Kathy Faught282 Durack LineCobden, Ontario
K0J 1K0
Home 613.646-7303Cell [email protected]
Black Angus registered males
and females
ManagerJim Smith
Home: 905.649.8581Cell: 905.706.2666
John Lennox 335 Marburg Rd., Port Dover, ON N0A 1N1
Phone: 905.655.4231Email: [email protected]
Brad & Sarah BuchananRes. [email protected]@gold-bar.com
7234 Wellington rd 30r.r. #1
ariss, ONN0B 1B0
www.gold-bar.com
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Gary & yvonne Harron reG. anGus Cattle Specializing in Calving Ease & Carcass Quality r.r. #2, allenford, on n0H 1a0Phone (519) 934-2882
Bill & Sylvia Jackson12201 Torbram RoadCaledon, ON L7C 2T4
905.843.1236Breeding stock always available by private treaty & various consignment sales.
Brian & Tammi riBey 1060 Bruce Saugeen TownlineRR #5Paisley, ON N0G 2N0Ph: (519) 389-4329Fax: (519) [email protected]
GARRY & EILEEN BROWN
#111334 11th Line East GarafraxaRR #2, OrtonOntario L0N [email protected]
Ph: 519-928-3083 Fax: 519-928-9972
QuALItY REd ANGus
Rick StullRR# 1 Georgetown, ON
Ph: (905) 877-8145 • Cell: (905) 703-0503
Breeders of quality Angus Cattle
W i l l o W s i d e Fa r mRon, Nancy, Brett & Mike Cochrane6706 - 10th Line, R.R. #3Thornton, Ontario L0L 2N0Phone/Fax: (705) 458-4056
Visitors alWays Welcome
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Complacency can develop into a habit forming disease. Complacency can be found nearly everywhere –most commonly in an office workplace, in government by employees or elected officials, in many areas of professional sports (usually after resigning an extended contract), in breed associations and breeding programs. Being positioned at the top is an enviable status, but many get into a comfort zone thinking that everything will continue as status quo, until we find that things around us have changed and your competition is passing you by. Quickly, we become excuse-makers blaming everyone who steps in our path and finding fault in family, friends and those who are hired to help.
In decades past we have seen this complacency phenomena; a successful breed losing market share to another breed or breeds. Although the first reaction is to put the blame on the association and their staff, namely the general manager, it is the complacent attitude of the membership that carries the greatest responsibility. It is wonderful to have the highest membership and the greatest amount of registrations, but the challenge is to maintain and gain on that position. Loftier goals must be set by the breeders and their association.
The Angus breed is in an enviable position. The name Angus is spoken by urban children, businessmen, supermarket personnel and used in all forms of advertising to attain a marketing edge and known by all in agriculture. The feedlot, packer and retailer all demand the “Angus Advantage” for that special degree of profit that few other breeds can provide. Angus is branded as a leader in the beef industry but the question is, “How do we maintain our status and move for higher achievements?”
At the third T Bar Invitational, Darcy Bear, Chief of the Whitecap Nations, one of Canada’s model native reservations, was guest speaker and spoke of the success of their endeavors and having virtually no unemployment in their nation. The Chief stated, “It all starts at home. How do we expect the young generation to go to work, if the older generation does not want to get out of bed.” In that same parallel, the strength of a breed starts at home with the breeders. It relies upon goals set by its breeders which determine the strength and position of their respective breed.The spring of 2011 will go down as a pivotal year of selling bulls, with most breeders having their best year in the history of past decades. Several new customers appeared who had not replaced their bull batteries since the advent of BSE. These new customers purchased multiple sires and spent top dollars on higher quality bulls. Therefore after a great season, the question you must ask yourself is, “How do I keep these customers and make it better?” The answer is simple… elevate your goals, stay in contact with your client base, ask them what they are looking for and endeavor to supply it.
This breed has a huge gene pool compared to its counterparts. New genetics in a program are pivotal to its longevity and success, but those who are complacent and use old “Muscle Man” for another year, simply because he sired one high selling calf, will be passed by fellow breeders in addition to breeders in other breeds. Often we find that breeders will purchase a slighter, lower performing, “low birth weight” bull for heifers. This is fine, economical but very complacent. Since half of the calves are females, with some going back into the herd as replacements, we find that after four or five heifer bulls, the breeder is ready to disperse simply because he has bred the performance out of the program and lost his bull market. The bull, you purchase for your heifer pasture, must be your next main herd sire… do some research, get off your sack of seeds and position your breeding program for the future.
In the seed stock industry, image is a major marketing factor. The customer views your program based on the image you portray. Visibility and participation become important factors to achieve a high degree of success. As we move forward into a new rising market, we are finding a new wave of cowboy who wants to take advantage of being in the cow business… make sure they know that you are in the Angus breed as a premier seed stock producer and open for business… because they might just be looking for something more than “that heifer bull!”
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Ferme Wilgor FarmsGordon McGibbon8426 Chemin des SourcesMirabel, QC J7N 3B1
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Michael Wilson, Manager: (450) 562-5112
POPLAR MEADOWSREG. BLACK ANGUS
Frank & Dianne StrimboldP.O. Box 111
Topley, BC V0J 2Y0(250) 696-3672
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Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 Home: (250) 845-3050Cell: (250) 845-8474
Breeders
Sales Staff
Craig FlewellingBox 428Bowden, AB T0M 0K0Phone (403) 556-0515 cellEmail: [email protected]
Craig FlewellingConsulting • Ring Service • Order Buying
DORY GERRARDP: (403) 227-5632 RR# 2, Innisfail, AB T4G 1T7 C: (403) 302-1016 [email protected]
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Colton Hamilton Cell: 403-507-5416Brian Bouchard Cell: (403) 813-7999
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Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants Ltd.Davis-Rairdan InternationalP.O. Box 590 Crossfield, Alberta Canada T0M 0S0 Phone (403) 946-4551 Fax (403) 946-5093 Website: www.davis-rairdan.com E-mail: [email protected]
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Advertiser’s Index20/20 Angus 264A Stock Farm 264T Images 18
Abacus Angus 38Alameda Agencies Ltd. 49Alta Genetics 49Anderson Cattle Co. 32Animal Health Centre 49Arda Farms 38Arklow Angus 38Arm River Red Angus 26Arntzen Angus 38Arntzen, Dean 48Arway Angus 44Atlasta Angus 8, 38
Bailey Acres 44Bar CR Angus 26Bar DK 26Bar-E-L Angus IFCBear Hills Angus 26Beverly Hills Angus 26BJ Cattle Co. 38Black Ridge Angus Farm 26Blairs.Ag Cattle Company OBCBorder Butte Angus 38Bouchard Livestock International 19, 48Bow Valley Genetics Ltd. 49Breed Creek Angus Ranch 26Brendale Acres 44Brookmore Angus 8, 32Bryces Bar B Ranch 26Burnett, Bruce 26BuyAgro.com 23
Cadillac Stock Farms 44Canadian Cattlemen 49Canadian Farm Insurance Services Inc. 49Canadian Red Angus Promotion Society 48Cattle In Motion, LLC 49Chapman Cattle Company 38Circle 7 Angus 26Clay Enterprises 10Clegg Angus 38Crescent Creek Angus 26Cripps Cattle Co. 38
D & K Black Angus 44Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants Ltd. 50Dayora Farm 44Deer Range Red Angus 26Deer River Ranching Black Angus 38Delar Cattle & Quarter Horses 38Diamond T Cattle Co. 38DKF Red Angus 26Double Bar D Farms 26Douglas J Henderson & Associates 8Drumore Farms 44Dudgeon Livestock 44Dunford Royal Cattle Company 44DWAJO Registered Angus 39
Early Sunset Ranch 1Eastondale Angus 27Edwards Livestock 50EKW Red Angus 12, 27
Ferme Wilgor Farms 48Flewelling Cattle Co. 48Forsyth Ranch Ltd. 27Fraser Farms 10
GBS Angus Farm 27Genex Cooperative, Inc. 13Gerlei Angus 27Gerrard Livestock Services 48Get-A-Long Stock Farm 39Gilchrist Farms 44Glen Islay Angus 44Glesbar Cattle Co. 39Gold-Bar Livestock 44Graham Red Angus 44Grant Rolston Photography Ltd. 49
H.S. Knill Co. Ltd. 16Halcyon Angus Farm 27Hall’s Cattle Co. 9Hamco Cattle Co. 32Hamilton Farms 39Harprey Angus Farms 44Harron Farms 45Hartford Bros. 45Heatherlea Angus 45Hi Low Angus 27High Tree Cattle 27
Insight 18
J & S Cattle 6, 27J.T. Livestock Ltd. 39Johnstone Auction Mart 16JPD Farms 45Justamere Farms Ltd. 27
KBJ Round Farms 39KC Cattle Co. 27K-Deen Angus 39Kembar Farms 32Kenbert Acres 27Kenray Ranch 27Kuntz Farms 27
Lazy MC Angus 39Leela Farms 45Lewis Farms Ltd. 2, 39LiveAuctions.TV 50Lock Farms 17Locust Grove Angus 45LRL Simmental & Black Angus 27
M & J Farms 32M.C. Quantock Livestock Corp. 3Macks Red Angus 45Majestic Livestock 45Maple Ridge Acres 27Mar Mac Farms 32Marin Cattle Presentation 50Maxim Red Angus 45McGowan Farms 39McMillen Ranching Ltd. 27Meadow Ridge Ent. Ltd. 28Merial/Igenity 14Merit Insurance Brokers 50Miller-Wilson Angus 39Minburn Angus 39MJT Cattle Company Ltd. 39MWC Investments Inc. 39
New Dimension Cattle Co. 39New Force Consultants 50Nordal Limousin & Angus 5, 28Northern View Angus 28Nu-Horizon Angus 16, 28
Oak Manor Angus 45Ockerman Angus 40Ole Farms 40Optimal Bovines Inc. 22
Paradise Farms Land & Cattle 45Pasquia Red Angus 28Peak Dot Ranch Ltd. 28Poley, Chris 48Poplar Meadows 48Prairielane Farms 32ProRich Seeds 12
Red Rock Red Angus 40Red Rose Angus 28Reich Angus Ranch 40ReMax Blue Chip Reality 50Remington Land & Cattle 40Remitall West 40Ring Creek Farms Ltd. 40Ringstead Ranch Ltd. 28Rolling Acres Farms 48Royal Angus 28
Sandy Bar Ranch 28Schaff Angus Valley 15, 48Scotch Line Farms 45Scott Stock Farm Ltd. 40Shady Lane Stables 8Skinner Farms 28Skyebrook Angus 28Smokey Valley Farms 28Soo Line Cattle Co. IBCSpring Creek Simmentals 28Spruce Grove Cattle Co. 29Spruce Ridge Stock Farms 32Spruce View Angus Ranch 40SSS Red Angus 40Standard Hill Angus 29Steen Agencies 50Stock, Mark 48Stockmens Insurance 50Sunny Grove Angus 29Sunrise Angus 45Sunset Ridge Red Angus 32
T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. 11T Bar K Ranch 29Tambri Farm 45Ter-Ron Farms 40Today’s Publishing 31Tower View Farms 45Triple L Angus 7, 29Tullamore Farms 45Twin Heritage Farms 29
Upper Glen Angus 45
Vancise Cattle Company Inc. 45Vikse Family Farm 40
Ward’s Red Angus 12Western Angus 40Wilbar Farms 29Willabar Ranch Ltd. 19Willowside Farm 45Windy Ridge Ultrasound 50Wraz Red Angus 29
Y Coulee Land & Cattle Co. 29YY Chickadee Farm 40
Zaniabar Angus 40Today’s Angus Advantage Late Fall 2011 51
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November3-4 Lloydminster Stockade Round Up Lloydminster, SK4-6 Toronto Royal Toronto, ON4-12 Farmfair International Edmonton, AB5 Royal Elite All-Breed Sale Toronto, ON5 Canadian National Angus Show & Manitoba Expo Brandon, MB6 D-Bar Angus Dispersal Virden, MB 9 Lookout Stock Farm Dispersal Olds, AB9-12 Saskatoon Fall Fair Saskatoon, SK11 “The Headliner” All Breeds Show & Sale Edmonton, AB 16 The Amigos Production Sale Medicine Hat, AB17 LCI Angus Production Sale Warner, AB19 Northern Select Angus Sale Camrose, AB21-26 Canadian Western Agribition Regina, SK23 Masterpiece Sale Regina, SK24 Canadian Western Agribition Angus Shows Regina, SK25 Power & Perfection Angus Sale Regina, SK 30 Crooked Creek Sale Ponoka, AB
December1 Lewis Farms Production Sale Spruce Grove, AB1 Peak Dot Angus Bull & Female Sale Wood Mountain, SK3 MWC Black Angus Dispersal Drayton Valley, AB3 Manitoba Keystone Klassic Sale Brandon, MB 3 Saskalta Major Female Production Sale Saskatoon, SK 5 15th Annual Gateway Angus Sale Moose Jaw, SK7 Peak Dot Proven Producers Cow Sale Swift Current, SK7 Cudlobe Annual Bull Sale Stavely, AB9 Touch of Class Female Sale Saskatoon, SK 10 Atlasta Bull Sale & Seriously Black Female Sale Sylvan Lake, AB10 MC Quantock “Canada’s Females” Sale Vermillion, AB13 Canadian Legacy Sale Olds, AB20 Willabar Angus Complete Dispersal High River, AB
January1 Todays Angus Advantage Winter Issue Deadline28 MC Quantock “Canada’s Bulls” Sale Lloydminster, SK
February5 Hill 70 Quantock Ranch “Barn Burnin” Sale Lloydminster, SK11 MJT “Back to the Basics” Bull Sale Edgerton, AB11 Schaff Angus 109th Production Sale St. Anthony, ND24 Early Sunset Ranch - Only The Good Ones Sell Edam, SK25 Lewis Farms 27th Annual Bull Sale Spruce Grove, AB
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