Canadian Hereford Association Digest August 2023

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

August

Aug 24-27 Kent County Agri Fair, Ste. Marie de Kent, NB

Aug 24-27 Barrie Fair, Barrie, ON

Aug 25-27 Dundas Plowing Match, Cardigan, PE

Aug 26 Manitoba Field Day, Brandon, MB

Aug 30- IPE MOE Show, Armstrong, BC

Sept 3

September

Sept 1-4 Brome Fair, Brome, QC

Sept 7-10 Renfrew Fair, Renfrew, ON

Sept 8-10 Lakes District Fall Fair

Sept 13-16 Oxford Fair, Oxford, NS

Sept 14-17 Richmond Fair, Richmond, QC

Sept 15 River Valley Genetic Designs XIX Sale, Newburgh, ON

Sept 15-17 Hants County Exhibition, Windsor, NS

Sept 16 West Coast MOE Show, Abbotsford, BC

Sept 16 Windsor Fair, Windsor, NS

Sept 16-24 Lindsay Exhibition, Lindsay, ON

Sept 16 Elm-Lodge & Friends, Indian River, ON

Sept 17 Autumn Alliance Sale XLI, Orillia, ON

October

Oct 6-8 Expo-Boeuf, Victoriaville, QC

Oct 9-10 RSK Annual Elite Genetics Online Sale, smartauctions.co

Oct 13 Lone Pine & Airriess Acres Invitational Event, Vibank, SK

Oct 14-15 NB Beef Expo, Sussex, NB

Oct 14 The Remitall West Production Sale, Olds, AB

Oct 14 ANL/Glenlees Polled Herefords & Guests Production Sale, Steelman, SK

Oct 15 Blair-Athol Haroldsons & Friends, Arcola, SK

Oct 16 Square D Herefords Open House, Langbank, SK

Oct 25-28 Manitoba AgEx, Brandon, MB

November

Nov 1-3 Alberta Hereford Showcase, Red Deer, AB

Nov 1-4 Stockade Round-Up Breed Shows, Lloydminster, SK

Nov 3-12 The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Toronto, ON

Nov 8-11 Farmfair International, Edmonton, AB

Nov 11 Square D Complete Dispersal, Whitewood, SK

Nov 14-15 Harvie Ranching Female & Genetics Sale, DLMS Farm Gate

Nov 20-25 Canadian Western Agribition, Regina, SK

December

Dec 2 British Connection Sale, Lethbridge, AB

Dec 5 Stromsmoe Herefords & Black Angus Annual Production Sale, Etzikom, AB

Dec 6 Gemstone Cattle Co. Annual Hereford & Angus Bull & Female Sale, Brooks, AB

Dec 7 LCI/Doenz Ranches Annual Production Sale, Warner, AB

Dec 12 Hills Galore Stock Farms Online Sale, DLMS Farm Gate

Dec 14 Log Valley Ranch Bull Sale, Morse, SK

Dec 14 Golden Oak Cattle In The Snow Sale, Olds, AB

*Datesaresubjecttochange.Pleasecheckwitheventorganizerstoconfirmdatesandlocations.

Official Publication of the Canadian Hereford Association August 2023

Photo By Lisa Titford

Photo Credit Lisa Tilford

THANKS TO CATHY LASBY

Congratulations to Cathy Lasby, who was the successful bidder on the Canadian Hereford Digest Marketing Package at the recent Keith Gilmore Foundation’s Fundraising Auction, a Farmgate Timed Auction on DLMS. We are proud to support the KGF with its focus on youth, eduction and research. See the Lasby ad on page 22 and watch for it on CHA social media.

CONGRATULATIONS BONANZA 2023

Congratulations to the organizing committee and all of the Juniors and their families that participated in Bonanza 2023 at Brudenell, Prince Edward Island. Over 150 Juniors participated with 180 head of cattle. in the show. Watch the October issue for full results and photos.

CONGRATULATIONS ALBERTA APPOINTS TWO NEW CHA DIRECTORS

The Alberta Hereford Association announced that Neal Church, and Blair Fenton will be joining the CHA Board in the new year. Blair and Neal will be replacing Nels Nixdorff and Nyle Stromsmoe on the board. A huge thank you to these outgoing directors for their contribution at the national level.

CONGRATULATIONS CHAMPION HEREFORD FEMALE

Congratulations to Hannah Lees on winning Champion Hereford Female at the South Central Spring Classic, Ogema, SK

NEWSWORTHY & NOTABLE

CONGRATULATIONS GRAND CHAMPION HEREFORD FEMALE

Lexie O’Connor won Grand Champion Hereford Female with her heifer XLP SF JAZZY ET 61K. The heifer also claimed Champion Home Grown Female over all breeds at the King of the Prairies Open Steer and Heifer Jackpot show at Estevan, SK.

ONTARIO ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO 2023 DREAM TEAM DRAW

The payout for the winning animal for the dream team draw will be increased to $6000. Keep this in mind when you are selecting your show and sale cattle this season. It is a great opportunity to be involved and have the chance to have your bull or heifer calf selected to win.

If you are interested in taking advantage of the dream team draw, please let Jessica Lasby know by August 31, 2023. In order for each entry to be valid the owner is responsible to sell a book of tickets. The draw will take place at the Royal Winter Fair following the completion of the Hereford Show.

2023 SK HEREFORD ASSOCIATION BOARD

Back Row From L-R Sarah Hordos (Secretary/Treasurer), James Hordos (President), Jeremy Brooks (Vice-President), Rob O’Connor, Carmen Millham, Roger Procyk, Julie Mortenson

Front Row L-R Kaitlyn McMurphy, Kristina Just, Jesse Procyk (SJHA Rep), Jillian Just.

Directors unavailable for photo: Lexie Girodat, Trevor Airress and Tyler Arthur

CHA SOCIAL MEDIA

The CHA is going social! As you may know, the CHA is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and we encourage you to follow all three. We will be more active in spreading a positive Hereford message and will continue to share your good news and timely information.

Feel free to share our information and posts to broaden our audience and keep Herefords at the forefront of the cattle industry. Sharing our content is also an easy way for you to add content to your own social media accounts!

THE BELLE EFFECT

The Belle cow family has a long history of producing National Champions, high sellers and superior production. The 2023 Remitall West Production sale will be your opportunity to acquire the Bellle effect for your program. Elite progeny from this great cow family will be a sale feature.

REMITALL-W BELLE 36B

REMITALL-W BELLE 171L

REMITALL-W MHPH BELLE 159L REMITALL-W BELLE ET 45F Owned with Medonte HIghlands, ON

REMITALL-W FIRE LAKE 20K Grandson of Remitall-W Belle 36B Owned with Kinnear Ranch, AB

REMITALL-W REFRESH ET 118K Son of Remitall-W Belle ET 45F Owned with Warren Point Pastoral, AU

Thanks to all our buyers this past year!

Canadian Hereford Association President's Message

BY CHAD NICHOLAS President of the Canadian Hereford Association

As I sit down to write this report it is exciting to think about the opportunity ahead of us in the beef business. A friend told me earlier this week of his neighbour selling his steer calves for fall delivery. This fellow sold them for fall delivery based on a weight of 570 lbs. at $4.00 per pound. Wow! I don’t think many of us would have ever thought we would see $4.00 calves. That being said we all know how much of our costs have escalated over the past couple of years so that kind of price is what the cow-calf industry needs to be able to deal with increasing costs in combination with drought in a good portion of our country.

The bottom line is there continues to be very strong positives for the beef industry heading into the next 5-10 years. The question is are we ready as a breed to capture this opportunity as it presents itself.

We need to challenge ourselves as breeders to really think about who will be the cow-calf producers that will capture the opportunities that will present themselves to grow their businesses sustainably into the future. We need to get closer to these producers and ask better questions of them in terms of what they need from our breed as they drive the advancement of their breeding programs into the future.

I was able to attend the annual Beef Improvement Federation symposium that was held in Calgary in early July. It was mind blowing to hear of all the improvements that

continue to come at us as breeders in terms of data capture, genomic advancements, etc. There is no limit to the number of traits we can measure and data we can compile but I still believe it is critical that we understand where our commercial customer is headed and what he needs going forward. We all need to listen to our customer a bit closer to make sure what we are producing is in line with how they will measure success in their operation.

Continue to watch for more from our Better your Beef strategy in the near future as we continue to look for more ways to communicate with our membership and the beef industry as a whole.

The bottom line is there continues to be very strong positives for the beef industry heading into the next 5-10 years. The question is are we ready as a breed to capture this opportunity as it presents itself.

Alors que je m’assois pour rédiger ce rapport, je me réjouie en pensant aux possibilités qui nous sont offertes dans le secteur du bœuf.

Un ami m’a dit plus tôt cette semaine que son voisin vendait ses veaux d’embouche pour une livraison d’automne. Ce type les a vendus pour la livraison basée sur un poids de 570 lb à 4,00 $ la livre. WOW! Qui aurait eu l’audace de rêver à des veaux de 4,00 $. Cela dit, nous savons tous à quel point nos coûts de production ont augmenté au cours des deux dernières années, de sorte que c’est de ce genre de prix que l’industrie vacheveau a besoin pour être en mesure d’être rentable et de combattre la sécheresse qui frappe plusieurs coins de notre pays.

Bref, il continue d’y avoir de très bons résultats pour l’industrie du bœuf à l’approche des 5 à 10 prochaines années. La question est de savoir si nous sommes prêts, en tant que race, à saisir cette occasion telle qu’elle se présente.

En tant qu’éleveurs, nous devons nous mettre au défi de vraiment comprendre le profil des producteurs de vaches-veaux qui saisiront les opportunités qui feront croître leurs entreprises de manière durable à l’avenir. Nous devons nous rapprocher de ces producteurs et leur poser des questions clefs sur ce qu’ils s’attendent de notre race alors qu’ils font progresser leurs programmes de sélection.

J’ai eu la chance d’assister au symposium annuel de Beef Improvement Federation qui a eu lieu à Calgary au début de juillet. C’était époustouflant d’entendre parler de toutes les améliorations qui continuent de nous être offertes en tant que sélectionneurs en termes de saisie de données, d’avancées génomiques, etc. Il n’y a pas de limite au nombre de caractéristiques que nous pouvons mesurer et de données que nous pouvons compiler, mais nous croyons toujours qu’il est essentiel que nous comprenions la direction de notre clientèle commerciale et leurs besoins à l’avenir. Nous devons tous écouter nos clients d’un peu plus près pour nous assurer que ce que nous produisons, est conforme à la façon dont ils mesureront le succès de leurs opérations.

Continuez de surveiller notre stratégie Better your Beef dans un proche avenir, alors que nous continuons de chercher d’autres moyens de communiquer avec nos membres et l’industrie du bœuf dans son ensemble.

PAR CHAD NICHOLAS President De L'Association Canadienne Hereford

Bref, il continue d’y avoir de très bons résultats pour l’industrie du bœuf à l’approche des 5 à 10 prochaines années. La question est de savoir si nous sommes prêts, en tant que race, à saisir cette occasion telle qu’elle se présente.

Canadian Hereford Digest Hereford horizons

There is room in our business for diverse opinions and breeding programs that focus on different and niche markets. However, as a breed that moves ahead in a strategic manner, we all need to focus on the fundamentals and continue to improve economically relevant traits. We especially need to continue to make positive changes in carcass as we embrace the “Better Your Beef” strategic plan. I like to think of this as chasing things that matter.

Our August herd sire issue is always my favourite; it is great to check out new herd bulls in breeding programs across the country, and to that see some of our favourite bulls are still going strong. It is also an issue that works to pique our interest in upcoming sales and events. As breeders we look forward to finding some new genetics for our own programs and the herd sire issue presents us with intriguing options for bloodlines and places to go investigate further.

BY JUDY FINSETH Managing Editor

We are also featuring a young family that is making their mark in our industry. XTC Ranch is a progressive operation that is working hard to market bulls that fit the needs of the commercial cattle rancher. It is an operation that has faced some adverse conditions of late with drought and we recognize that many others share the same fate this summer.

Sadly, this is also an issue of remembrance as we say goodbye to some very good Hereford friends. Duncan Porteous, former CHA General Manager shares a moving tribute to Perry Wilkes.

In this issue, two of our new CHA Directors reveal what they think matters as our breed organization moves forward. David Alward of New Brunswick and Heather Ribey of Ontario share a passion for our breed, and both welcome the chance to represent their region on the Board. We certainly welcome their input at the national level.

Looking to the fall, we also have a special feature on the Alberta Hereford Showcase Show in Red Deer. Plans are well underway for the third annual event with some interesting new twists planned for 2023. 2023 has been a year of challenge and change and as many have alluded to in their reports, we look forward to unparalleled cattle prices this fall. A sense of optimism seems pervasive as I visit with breeders and ranchers across the country. It is more important than ever to share our positive Hereford story. We all need to consider what questions are potential customers are asking, and what do we need to tell them about our breed that they need to know and haven’t considered.

Here’s to a great fall run!

We especially need to continue to make positive changes in carcass as we embrace the “Better Your Beef” strategic plan. I like to think of this as chasing things that matter.

We are in our 50th year of raising registered Herefords (since 1973).

Our 2023 calves are sired by: MOHICAN THM EXCEDE Z426

TH MASTERPLAN 183F

KCF BENNETT STRATEGY Z303 ET NJW 43S M326 TRUST ET 100W

LLPH WOODRIDGE 1H

PMD 81D HARLEY 8H

We use multi-trait selection via CHA “Mating Predictor” to speci�ically mate each cow to an AI or pasture sire to produce the most optimum calf possible each year.

We welcome your visit and your enquiries, especially if you wish to BETTER YOUR BEEF!

PRAIRIE ROSE STOCK FARM

PRSF 349C

SIRES IN USE:

DW SENSATION LAD 18D

MVF 86C TRINITY LAD 533F

LBH ADVANCE LAD 144H

BAR-RZ 23B JASPER 6J

RIVERBRIDGE 31D LAD 57J

RIVERBRIDGE 533F LAD 48J

October

Ad Info: September 6

Camera Ready ads: September 19

SALE BULLS SIRED BY:

RIVERBRIDGE 313A LAD 31D

DW SENSATION LAD 18D

MVF 86C TRINITY LAD 533F

RIVERBRIDGE 31D LAD 2G

BY EMMA CROSS

Social media is integral to marketing in today’s digital world. With a brand that promotes members collectively, it is important for breeders to know how they can best engage with association content to expand its impact on their own marketing.

What’s the goal on social media?

Overall, an effective social media presence balances engagement with audience size. Lots of brands will chase more followers on social media so that they appear to have a big following. The problem with this strategy is that as social following increases, the level of engagement of that audience tends to decrease. Social media platforms organize content in a user’s feed using an algorithm, which rewards numerous factors that are always changing. However, engagement is one of the main factors that can boost a brand’s content higher into people’s feeds.

Reach: How many people are seeing the content

Engagement: How many people are acting on content (liking, sharing, reposting, saving, clicking on a link, etc.)

How is the CHA doing?

The CHA has a solid following across its social media platforms, but what our association can

STAYING SOCIAL

really be proud of is its engagement rate. Across the three platforms that the CHA uses (Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter), the CHA boasts engagement that far exceeds the average.

What this means is that when our followers see CHA content on social media, they follow through by liking, commenting, sharing, reposting, or clicking on our resources. Having this highly engaged audience means that we can get “more bang for our buck” when we post on social media – we don’t need to post as often as the average brand to get our message across.

Of course, the CHA will continue to pursue growth in its following on social media so that we aren’t continuing to deliver the same message to the same people. However, building on this engaged audience will help us retain followers and increase the likelihood that our content gets seen by new people.

How can breeders help?

Having a high engagement rate on social media pushes CHA content higher into users’ feeds on social media (i.e. we are more likely to be the first thing you see). When you see our content, engage with it by liking, commenting, sharing with a friend, reposting, or clicking on a link if there is one. This will continue to boost our content on your customers’ feeds, and it will also ensure that you keep seeing our content! Remember, if you don’t engage with someone’s content on social media, the platform will stop showing it to you.

RUT 98E RANCH LAD 26J

Purchased out of the 2023 Calgary Bull Sale

SGC RANCHLAND LAD 6B

Sire: RUT 6B RANCH LAD 98E

RUT 77P RIBSTONE LADY 32Z

SGC 174S AMIGO 39Y

Dam: RUT 39Y BRIDGET 106A

RUT 26H BRIDGET 18L

Also Using These Great Sires

FE 142E TURIN SUNRISE 49H

C 81Y MISTY LAD 77B

Sire: FE 77B TURIN SUNRISE 142E

FE 63W STANDARD DOM 261B

FE 152S FRONTLINE 199Y

Dam: FE 199Y FRONTLINE 375C

FE 28T SILVER PRINCE 94W

FE 38E RIBSTONE 5H

Owned with Misty Valley Herefords

FE 63W STANDARD DOM 200B

Sire: ZZB 200B RED DOM 38E

ZZB 270U LADY DI 26Y

GLESBAR 3P BRIT 17U

Dam: FE 17U STAN BRIT 87Z

FE 40N SILVER STANMORE 355S

SGC 27C RED DIAMOND 88F

88F is living up to our expectations. His heifer calves and bull calves look great!

JNHR 414B DOMINO 814Y

Sire: SGC 814Y RED DIAMOND 27C

SGC 42W SUPER RED LASS 69Z

LPG RANCHLAND LAD 1Y

Dam: SGC RANCHLAND LASS 9B

SGC 152S STANMORE LASS 84U

Ph/Fax: (780) 943-2236

Cell: (780) 614-1268

RR 1, Heinsburg, Alberta T0A 1X0

Misty Valley Farms

2023 High Selling Bull

2023

Sold for $17,000 to DW HEREFORDS, Hussar, AB & XTC RANCHES, Eastend, SK

Anvil Mountain Ranch Ltd. - Big Creek, BC

Ayrey Farms ltd. - Evesham, SK

Brant Bannerman - Livelong, SK

Laurie Bannerman - Mervin, SK

Bar T Livestock - Earl Grey, SK

Braun Ranches - Simmie, SK

Lanni Bristow - Heinsburg, AB

Brost Land & Cattle Co. ltd. - Irvine, AB

Earl Cameron/Terry Moser - Lion’s Head, ON

Finley Cameron - Lion’s Head, ON

Scott Clark - St. Thomas, ON

Cody Clarke - Sunset House, AB

Kevin Crow - South Bruce Peninsula, ON

DW Herefords - Hussar, AB

E. & D. Ranch - Cypress County, AB

Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc. - Irma, AB

SIRES

218J

Sold for $5,400 to FENTON HEREFORD RANCH INC., Irma, AB

MVF BUYERS 2023

Frolek Cattle Co. Ltd. - Kamloops, BC

Garrett Ranch - Landis, SK

Goehring Ranching Ltd. - Cypress County, AB

Randy Grabler - Barrhead, AB

Houston Ranch Ltd. - Eston, SK

Leif Johnson - Turtleford, SK

Mike Kubinec - Three Hills, AB

William LaClare - Edam, SK

KJ Larre Ranching Ltd. - St. Walburg, SK

Mark Law - Cypress River, MB

Gary Lehr - Irvine, AB

Miller Ranches Ltd. - Hanceville, BC

MJM Ranches Ltd. - St. Walburg, SK

Carter & Lincoln Oddan - Saskatoon, SK

Harold Oddan - Maidstone, SK

Over Under Cattle Company Ltd. - Maple Creek, SK

Pierson Ranch - Wardlow, AB

Pituley Livestock - Kildeer, SK

Carlrams Ranch - Cut Knife, SK

George Schulze - Eastend, SK

Lee Suteau - Sonningdale, SK

Grant Taillieu - Tomahawk, AB

The 72 Ranch Ltd. - Big Beaver, SK

Brad & Dalyn Veno - Vilna, AB

Webbalta Ranches Ltd. - Veteran, AB

Tristin Wilkinson - MacDowall, SK

Williamson Ranch Ltd. - Mankota, SK

Wilson Bros. & Sons - McCord, SK

Wilson Farm - Archerwill, SK

XTC Ranches - Eastend, SK

IN USE - 2023 - MISTY VALLEY PUREBRED HERD:

PINEBUTTE 69Y SILVR BRIT 164C

AGA 407B BLASTOFF ENGINEER 22E

RUT 9B GOLD LAD 19E

MVF 63B SUPER STD LAD 216F

AGA 48Y SUPER GOOGLE 118G

MN 412D ALTA DOMINO 728G

FE 38E RIBSTONE 5H

DW ADVANCE SPORT 18F LAD 11H

FE 132D RAM TOUGH 76H

MN 412D ALTA DOMINO 728G

NGC 140C JETHRO 20J

AGA 2G GEOMETRIC 81J

AGA 67G GIANT JOURNEY 92J

GR 90D BRITISH STANDARD 150J

FE 35D ARROW LAD 229J

Mark you calendar now for our 48th annual Production Sale - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 2024

BAR-OM 216F SUPER STD LAD 314J

MVF 21E SUPER STD SILVER

FEATURE STORY

LOTS OF IRONS IN THE FIRE

BY JILL BURKHARDT CONTRIBUTING WRITER

XTC Hereford Farms has been raising purebred Hereford cattle since the mid-1960’s. In 2011, XTC had undergone a small name change to XTC Ranches. Travis and Jocelyn Wasko took over from Jocelyn’s parents and the ranch relocated from southern Alberta to Eastend, Saskatchewan. Both Travis and Jocelyn come from multi-generational ranching families and met in university. Along with their three children, they run the ranch full-time. “Ranching is all we’ve ever known and it’s what we love,” Jocelyn said.

The ranch had a focus on purebred horned and some polled Hereford, but now they’ve added a commercial Hereford/Red Angus cross, and purebred Red Angus cattle. They took over Travis’s dad’s commercial operation, Jocelyn’s family’s purebred operation, and started a farm on their own. Having taken over two family operations puts the Wasko’s in a unique situation. “We got a lot of irons in the fire,” Travis remarked. But their predecessors

are still around if they need any advice or help. Jocelyn’s dad is what she calls, “An awesome consultant. We talk to him all the time.” Travis describes the relationship with his father-in-law as a “‘mentorship.’ Any decision we decide we want to make, we bounce a lot of ideas off of him,” he said. “We’d be lost without him.”

Travis was new to the purebred cattle industry when they took over that aspect of the ranch. But he’s enjoyed learning a different side of the business. “We were fortunate that we were able to take over a purebred operation that had an existing customer base and known name,” Travis said. They had a starting point and were able to build on the customer base they had—allowing them to increase the amount of bulls they sell each year.

Trying to grow their herd while living in one of the driest areas of the prairies has its own set of challenges for the Wasko’s. “We’re always preparing for drought because it comes and it comes often,” Travis said. However, the drought that they are currently in is different—it’s been four years long. “We’ve always been taught with our native grass to carry three years worth of grass,” he said. “We went through that three years of grass pretty fast.” They reduced herd numbers to continue on, which was the only way. “It’s really tricky down here,” Jocelyn said. “We can’t just feed longer because feed is so expensive to get into this area and we weren’t growing it.” They were able to feed for

This next generation ranch family is challenged with taking over two family operations

as long as they could and as long as they could possibly afford to. Then they turned to their stockpiled native grass when the feed ran out. “We have a program where we turn cows out on native grass that we saved all year for the spring,” Jocelyn said. “We live too far from areas that consistently grow feed and it costs too much to get it here. We strive to only feed each year for 100 days and are out on stock piled native grass by April 1-10th every year, no matter what. So we were lucky we weren’t buying feed to get us through a couple more months” The start of 2023 was a little better for the Waskos because they had a lot of snow and run-off in the spring allowing grass to get a start and dugouts to fill. However, it’s turned dry again. Jocelyn said, “Moving from somewhere with irrigation, I’ve learned a lot about grass management.” Managing grass is key. “If we overuse our native grass it doesn’t forgive us. We have to leave it for quite a while before it will come back,” she said. A lot of the grazing philosophies that work for the majority of Western Canada do not work for the area the Waskos ranch. “We hit a chunk of land and get off it and stay off it

for as long as it needs. Each field we have is designed to be used only one part of the season,” Travis explained. Under stocking fields, reducing herd numbers, and using solar waterers to access what little water was left in the dugouts allowed the Waskos to get through the worse part of the drought.

“You cannot be in this business if you’re not an eternal optimist,” Jocelyn said.

With the drought this year being so widespread across Western Canada, Travis worries about his bull customers. “You don’t just worry about your area, you worry about your customers. It’s not just how dry we are, we have a product to move over a pretty wide area.”

“Moving from somewhere with irrigation, I’ve learned a lot about grass management.” Managing grass is key. “If we overuse our native grass it doesn’t forgive us.”

The Wasko’s have their annual bull sale on the first Friday in February at the Ranch. When they first started in the early 2010’s they were selling around twenty bulls. “We’re up to selling 70 bulls a year now,” Travis said. They have many repeat bull customers who come back year after year for XTC bulls. “I do feel privileged,” he said. “We sell to some of the very best commercial outfits in the country.”

When it comes to advertising for their bull sales, print media is still the top method, but Jocelyn has been using social media outlets, like Instagram and Twitter, to get the ranch name out. “Social media has been a fun surprise,” she said. It’s surprised her of the amount of random people that she interacts with on different platforms. “It’s given us a few customers and put our ranch out there. People are interested in what we’re doing and helps a little with brand recognition,” Jocelyn said. Word-of-mouth is what they said helps sell bulls best; social media has been a fun avenue to showcase what they have been doing.

The Hereford herd is their main “bread and butter” at the ranch. Travis likes the hair, docility, and bone structure from the Hereford breed. When it comes to crossbreeding Herefords with the Red Angus cattle, “There’s a lot of growth there when you use (a Hereford) on an Angus animal,” he says. He really likes the look of a baldy cow and feels when the two breeds are crossed, the best traits appear as a result. “The main thing when we are trying to market bulls to Angus outfits is the hair, docility, and bone. The extra pounds are a big selling point too. But those three main traits are what the Hereford bull can really add.”

Another component of their breeding program is raising the most cost efficient animal they can with minimal resources. This is out of necessity for the area they live in. “We’re looking for the animal that can turn what little resources they have into the most pounds,” Jocelyn said. “Feed efficiency is huge for us.” The cow herd calves in the spring, which is unique for a purebred operation. The cows calve on their own on native grass in April and May and is very maintenance free. By having easy keeping females, it translates to the bull herd as well. “We truly are striving to produce the most cost efficient bull that we can. We want that bull to live until he’s 8 to 10 years old or longer,” Travis said. They also want a bull that has good foot structure so it can travel on hilly terrain and across large areas of pasture and still cover a large number of cows. “Nothing is pushed. We want to sell 1700 pound bulls,” he said. “We’re trying to translate to our customers what we look for in

“We’re looking for the animal that can turn what little resources they have into the most pounds. Feed efficiency is huge for us.”

our herd,” said Jocelyn. “We don’t baby our bulls. We want our bulls to go to work, travel and get the job done.”

Phenotype is number one when the Waskos are selecting bulls to use in their herd—EPD’s are further down the list. “We always look at the weaning weight and yearling weight,” they both said. “They’re a tool in the toolbox,” said Jocelyn. Using real on the ground information and seeing that animal and its mother in person is what they use to select future herd sires. “Programs that match our program,” is also important she said, “We know that bull won’t fall apart when he gets out here.” The Waskos do not use artificial insemination (AI) on their cows either. “We like all our bulls to walk our hills and we like to see they can perform here,” Travis said. They natural service all their cows, which they realize might not be for everyone, but they like to see a bull that can perform in their environment. “We strive to produce naturally raised bulls that can cover ground and keep condition,” he said.

“Our breed is working in the right direction,” Travis said. And he sees the improvements in the Hereford breed every year in their own herd. “Every breed just needs to be very diligent in the culling process and continuing to bring in those superior genetics,” Jocelyn said. Being aware of the full pedigree of bulls that are being brought into a herd, as well as cow performance, feet and longevity are things breeders need to constantly be aware of she said. “You almost need to be ruthless when culling in your herd,” she said. “As a breed we’re all doing a very good job making sure we cull out anything (bad) that is coming up because we can’t keep throwing that back in because it rears its ugly head in pedigrees.” As breeders I think we are all doing a good job progressing the breed in the right direction, and we are excited about the optimism of using Hereford bulls in peoples programs”

“As breeders I think we are all doing a good job progressing the breed in the right direction, and we are excited about the optimism of using Hereford bulls in peoples programs”

ALBERTA HEREFORD SHOWCASE

Marketing and networking opportunities abound at this signature event.

BY JUDY FINSETH, MANAGING EDITOR

The signature event of the Alberta Hereford Showcase has met with an unprecedented response from breeders and commercial cattlemen since its inception in 2021. Numbers of both cattle and exhibitors increased year to year and organizers believe that 2023 will be bigger than ever.

One new exhibitor will be RSK Farms from Douglas, MB. “For us, the Hereford show in Red Deer offers us a new avenue to promote our Hereford genetics and program. This year marks the 10th anniversary of our Elite Genetics Bull Sale, so bringing a string of Hereford bull calves to Red Deer makes sense.

We have heard nothing but great things in regard to the show and sale and are really looking forward to attending,” says Andrew Kopeechuk, RSK Farms.

The Showcase, as a venue to market Hereford cattle at a stand alone event held in conjunction with the Canadian Finals Rodeo, was a leap of faith by the Alberta Association and the planning committee. With the support of key sponsors like Hi-Hog Farm and Ranch Equipment, Bow Valley Genetics, Bullseye, the Northern Alberta Hereford Club, Reliable Scale, Country Junction Feeds, Scotia Bank, Alta Genetics and Trouw Nutrition , the event began to take shape under the leadership of Chairman Conrad Fenton. It is a challenge to organize an event of this calibre

with volunteers, but the formula seems to be working and the sponsors have been extremely supportive.

Starting with Covid restrictions still in place presented organizers with extra challenges, but the environment seemed right as breeders were anxious to get back out and market their programs. “In 2021, two miserable years after our Covid debacle…the Alberta Hereford Association staged their Alberta Hereford Showcase. Gail and I were asked if we would judge the show and we were blown away by the support the showcase event garnered from breeders, association staff, and industry related businesses. We were honoured to be a part of it and hats off to all the people who made the show such a spectacular event! “says Rob Hamilton, Hamilton Farms.

In just three short years the Alberta Hereford Showcase seems to be taking on a life of its own as the hardworking committee behind the event continues to tweak the event in response to feedback from breeders and buyers and continues to plan for increasing numbers of cattle exhibitors, juniors and trade show exhibitors.

“We started the Showcase with the mindset of a standalone first-rate Hereford event that offers a platform for marketing and networking on a level unseen in Hereford circles. What we got was unprecedented response making it the largest Hereford show in Canada,” says committee member Dave Dennis. Year two saw 172 head entered with 80 total exhibitors, 43 of them juniors.

With some slight adjustments to the 2023 schedule, the event this year will feature the Open Show for Polled, Horned and Hereford Plus animals as well as a Junior

Show and Year 2 of a Heifer Futurity sponsored by Bow Valley Genetics. Targeted at the commercial cattleman ,the popular Hereford Genes event will see a bit of a facelift and will include a bull sale. Ranchers will be asked to judge the bulls in this keynote event and will be given a chance to win bull sale credits. On offer will

“One new exhibitor will be RSK Farms from Douglas, MB. “For us, the Hereford show in Red Deer offers us a new avenue to promote our Hereford genetics and program.

“This show offers a fantastic opportunity to network with fellow Hereford breeders and those who have a vested interest in the Hereford breed from a commercial perspective.” – Cayley Brown

be five $3,000 sale credits, four of which will be handed out onsite in Red Deer and the fifth will be awarded to a registered buyer on DLMS. There will also be prizes for the top two bulls as voted on by all those in attendance.

The Genes of the Future Female sale will also see some changes at this year’s event. Heifers will be videoed on Wednesday morning and will sell via a video sale on Wednesday evening at the inaugural Showcase Banquet that will be held on-site at the Westerner Exhibition grounds. Both sales will be broadcast live on DLMS and Auctioneer Bob Balog will be on the block this year. Entries for both sales are due August 20th.

Judging the Open show at this year’s event will be respected cattleman, Blaine Brost of Irvine, Alberta. It takes an experienced judge to sift through that many cattle and past judges have been extremely impressed with the quality of the cattle paraded before them.

“The Alberta Hereford Showcase in Red Deer, AB is a class act event. Held in a top-notch facility in conjunction with the CFR, there’s a unique flavour to this show. Exhibitors bring out some of the most competitive horned and polled genetics that you will see Canada wide. This show offers a fantastic opportunity to network with fellow Hereford breeders and those who have a vested interest in the Hereford breed from a commercial perspective. A truly unique event that truly showcases the Hereford breed in Canada,” says Next Gen Hereford breeder and 2022 junior show judge, Cayley Brown.

“The country fair atmosphere became eagerly accepted by the hundreds of commercial cattlemen and purebred enthusiasts. As one breeder told me, ‘it’s the must attend’ event of the year, “ says Dave Dennis. 2022

“Gail and I were asked if we would judge the show and we were blown away by the support the showcase event garnered from breeders, association staff, and industry related businesses” Rob Hamilton, Hamilton Farms

Open Show Judge, Kevin Dorrance agrees, saying that it was a “fantastic event, very well organized and run. This is an event you must attend if you are a Hereford enthusiast. Great opportunity to showcase your program, to commercial and fellow breeders, with exposure around the world.”

More information can be found on the Alberta Hereford Association’s website and entries will be available online through Assist Expo. The show will run November 1 to 3 in Red Deer, AB.

Agriculture has always been an important part of David’s life and he is focused on how to make the overall industry strong and is concerned how we renew it. “Whether it’s for the Hereford breed or the sector at large, how do we ensure that young people, especially, are wanting to come into agriculture and be part of this way of life, and ultimately help us be sustainable when it comes to where we get our food and how we grow our food.”

The love of agriculture and certainly whiteface Hereford cattle runs deep. His grandfather had horned Hereford cattle when he was a young child, and his other grandfather had a small dairy farm operation. “So, Mom and Dad would say I said cow before I said, Mom and Dad! It’s always been a passion. David and his brother started with a silver fox operation and expanded into Herefords.

They were over on the island and passed a field of Herefords that belonged to Charles Scranton, a gentleman many in the breed would know and a 1985 CHA Honour Roll recipient, “We saw his cows and we stopped in for a visit and a month later, we owned 10 heifers, and we didn’t hardly know what a cow was.” It was 1982 and David described it as a learning experience. Their first “really excellent purchase” was a cow they got from Bob Caine (Nisku, AB), a deal that involved sending silver fox out west and the cow back east.

David and his brother had cattle together until they both got married and they decided to disperse the cattle. David and wife Rhonda kept a few of the cows but basically focused on one cow. In 1992, she had a heifer calf, and they only had that one cow at the time. Her heifer calf went on to win all the shows in the Maritimes and went up to the Royal and was Calf champion, then went down to Louisville where she was also Calf champion there, and “We sold her in Louisville and the return we got from her helped build the first barn,” he says.

Rhonda and David live in the St. John River Valley near Woodstock, New Brunswick. The farm is 45 minutes west of Fredericton and about 20 minutes from the Maine border. They have two sons. The oldest son Jonathan and his wife live in the St. John area, she’s a surgeon and he’s VP policy for an energy think tank. “We’ve got two little grandsons; one is four and one is seven months. The four-year-old loves everything to do with the farm, the equipment, the livestock and this summer is going to be his first Bonanza,” says David proudly. “We’re looking forward to that as a family.

Their second son Ben lives just up the road and is a plumber/ pipe fitter who works at pulp mill just a short distance away and has a plumbing company. Ben and David have the cattle together.

Both Jonathon and Ben were in 4-H growing up and early on in Junior Herefords. And for Ben, cattle remain an important part of his life.

Rhonda retired from the New Brunswick public services and a career in human resources. David’s background was also in human resources. He was elected to the provincial legislature for 16 years and served a term as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture. He eventually took over as leader of the PC party and was the Premier of New Brunswick from 2010 through 2014. After his time in elected politics finished, he was appointed as Canada’s Consul General in New England and was based in Boston for about five and a half years.” “During that time, there was NAFTA renegotiations involved and a lot of work on energy files, innovation files and during the early days of COVID, we helped connect Canada to the makers of Moderna as an example.”

From Boston, it was back to the farm. Ben and David now run over 20 cows and do significant AI and embryo transplant work. Heifers are marketed straight off the farm, first come, first served. David says they have a really good local 4-H program, and the better steers will be sold to 4-H members and the rest will be sold as feeders to Quebec.

Representing the Maritime provinces on the CHA board is close to his heart and is a way to give back and try to help have an impact along the way. Being away for five years, the animals were Ben’s responsibility and now with David back on the farm, and doing some consulting work, he finally had the opportunity to become more involved as a CHA Director. A priority for him is how the CHA can provide real value to our members and how we can make it as non-complicated as possible to participate.

In his estimation, the work that is ongoing right now with the other breeds, is also critical. “The whole genetic and EPD piece is an important part of where we need to be, and I think we need to be synched up more with the other breeds.”

“Our breed has a really good story to tell, and I think we need to really zero in and take advantage of what the US is doing as an example to help ensure cattle producers, no matter what their breed is, know what our value proposition is.”

HEATHER RIBEY

Heather Ribey is a CHA Director that rose through the Junior Hereford ranks. She is excited about her role on the CHA and is looking forward to bringing ideas to the board. “I think it’s important for us to set some goals and set some timelines to make things happen.”

Her parents lived on an acreage across the road from Goldbar Livestock and that piqued her interest in the Hereford breed. Heather’s first heifer was purchased from Shorty Croft Herefords in Saskatchewan. and Heather’s junior career highlights included a stint as President in 1990 and organizing the Bonanza in Markham, ON in 1991.

Post secondary education saw Heather graduate from the Ontario College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993, the same year she married Bruce and brought Hereford cattle with her to Bruce’s family farm where they had run a commercial cattle operation. Heather and Bruce purchased the farm from his parents in 1986. The Ribey farm has been in the family since 1852 and the couple’s children are the 6th generation on the farm.

Heather owned a veterinary clinic and initially worked with both large and small animals. Currently she works part-time at a small animal clinic but does all the vet work on their own operation including putting embryos in their recipient cows.

Currently Iris Creek Farm runs about 200 head in Bruce County, 50 of which are purebred Hereford, a growing purebred Angus herd and commercial cows for their baldy program and from which they utilize their own recipients for their ET program. Husband Bruce is home full time along with their cattle have 600 acres of cash crop plus all their hay ground.

Calving is split with the purebred cows bred for winter calving, starting in January. The commercial herd will be calved in the spring with a May 15 start. Heather and Bruce don’t have a huge bull market, selling 4 to 6 bulls per year. They background all the calves to 950 pounds when they will be sent to a local market.

Their baldy calves have been very popular at the local sale barn. “The other thing that’s happened in the bid now too, is our last group that went had some straightbred Herefords in it and they didn’t separate them out So, our straightbred Herefords stayed in with our black white faces or some straight blacks, and they sold them as a as a bigger group. Which doesn’t happen very often. So, it’s really good for us. And it was interesting to see that they would just leave them in there. Yeah. I think part of that was the quality of those steers – that we’ve sent good quality there for long enough now that people are starting to recognize that.”

“Obviously, I feel there’s a place for Hereford cattle. Our baldies have proven that, we need to kind of rebuild that breed again.

They didn’t sell a lot of breeding stock until fairly recently and sold heifers in Gilchrist Farms’ “In it to Win it Sale,” adding Herefords to the existing Angus offering. This year they will be travelling further from home and will offer breeding stock in the River Valley production sale. Heather says they made the move so they could get their cattle in front of a wider Hereford audience during the popular Ontario fall sale run.

The couple have three children. Eldest son Bryce has an Ag Science degree from Guelph, and then went back to school and got a power engineering degree. He is now working in a commercial ethanol plant, and he works shift work so he’s still around to help farm. Son Kent just graduated from Guelph with an Ag Business degree and works for Farm Credit Canada. He’s living at home so is available evenings and weekends to help. Daughter Taylor 21 she just finished her third year at the University of Guelph in Ag Business. This is her first summer to be away from the farm; she’s working in a John Deere dealership in Hamilton.

“They’ve all been a big part of driving us to the show and our daughter is still in 4-H. We will typically only get to about two or three fairs a year. Our local fair and maybe another couple smaller fairs and then we usually will get to the Royal.”

“So not with a huge string, usually kind of 4 – 6 head. We had champion female there in 2018 with a cow that we bred ourselves, so it was nice. The kids showed her, and we did all the work ourselves. The hard part was like any farm, we can’t always all get away. My husband was stuck at home watching it on the internet.”

“I was on the Ontario Hereford Association board in the mid 90s. And then the farm grew, and we started a family, so I didn’t have much involvement with the Association on the board level at all. I became involved again a couple years ago with the

encouragement of a few breeders who said we need we needed some new blood and some people with some business experience.”

“The marketing strategy is very intriguing to me, I like the idea behind it, and just feel we have to work hard to set that in motion right from the grassroots. I think we can do more, but the breeders must work on it on their end too.”

“The marketing strategy is very intriguing to me, I like the idea behind it, and just feel we have to work hard to set that in motion right from the grassroots. I think we can do more, but the breeders must work on it on their end too.”

“I think it’s important for us to set some goals and set some timelines to make things happen.”

FEATURE STORY

REMEMBERING PERRY WILKES

BY DUNCAN PORTEOUS, CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Canada’s greatest Purebred Hereford ambassador, Perry T Wilkes, passed at his home in Cochrane, Alberta, on April 23rd, 2023. Perry courageously battled cancer since 2020 and never let it interfere with his warm smile and welcoming personality.

Prior to heading west to pursue his dreams of being a rancher he attended Ontario Agriculture College. Interestingly, the college is located on the original farm of F W Stone, who imported the first Herefords to Canada from England in 1860. At the age of 19, Perry headed west to explore new horizons and dream of being a cowboy. He found a job and second home with the Gilcrest family in southern Alberta and was manager of Duck Lake Ranch before heading back to Ontario.

From family roots of growing up on a garden and fruit farm in the St Catherine’s area of Ontario, to ranching in southern Alberta in his late teens, to agro retailing experience at United Co-op in Ontario, these valuable work

experiences helped him steward the global popularity of Canadian Hereford genetics. In many ways, thanks to Perry, the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s were very prosperous decades for Hereford breeders. A call from Perry generally meant he had an international delegation who wanted to visit your herd, or a birthday wish and sometimes just a call to at 2 in the morning reminding special friends to turn their clock back.

From the moment Perry’s tenure with the CHA started in 1971, he was immersed in the international promotion of the breed. One of his first tasks was to help the Association with a pitch to host the 1976 World Hereford Conference. Canada’s bid was approved at the 1972 conference in South Africa. The Hereford world was about to visit our nation and learn firsthand the tremendous quality of Canadian Herefords. The Canadian conference was the largest ever held, with over 1,000 cattlemen from 20 different countries registered for the conference in Banff. The WHC show held in Calgary had over 900 entries and thousands of breeders also attended the farm tours across Canada.

The largest on farm gathering was held at B & H Herefords, Millet, AB; over 1,000 people enjoyed the free BBQ, visiting and viewing display cattle from over 20 herds. The silver lining for Canadian breeders was the interest in Canadian cattle generated among the large attendance from the US. The event helped reverse the trend of US genetics coming

This respected visionary was instrumental in the export of Canadian Hereford genetics.

north and saw an annual increase of live animals, semen, and embryos being exported south of the border. There were several years following the conference when nearly every Canadian production sale had one or more US buyers in the stands or on the phone placing buy orders.

Perry’s greatest accomplishment during his short 4-year tenure as GM was to set the stage that launched future global sales of Canadian Hereford genetics. He also played a vital role behind the scenes in assisting with the development of Canadian Western Agribition, which was forged in 1971, by Hereford breeder Chris Sutter and his friend Jim Lewthwaite. The timing of the start of CWA fit perfectly in Perry’s quest for increased industry growth. He quickly recognized that the vision of the founders was unparalleled, and Perry immediately became one of it’s strongest supporters, serving as GM in 1996, President in 1988, and on the board of directors for 10 years.

Agribition shortly became the show window for Canadian Hereford cattle to the world with over 1,000 entries on display and visitors from more than 40 different countries. Often you would see Perry walking down the alleys at CWA before 7 in the morning whistling his favourite tune, and visiting with all the exhibitors, and the evening before he was busy hosting royalty at the Hotel Saskatchewan.

Perry drew a lot of his inspiration and vision from his home province show the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, in Toronto, which continues to be a world class Hereford show. He participated in many international trade shows on behalf of Canadian Hereford breeders and was a member of the first government sponsored trade show to The People’s Republic of China in 1972.

Perry was truly a strategic thinker and risk taker. In 1994 he set upon a new task. He pioneered the first ever export of Canadian Herefords back to the United Kingdom. This was an unbelievable feat of logistics meeting Canadian and UK animal health protocols, plus shipping and arranging for quarantine facilities, and getting permission from the Hereford Herd Book Society and the 1994 Royal English show authorities to exhibit 6 mature Canadian bulls. The risks were lessened a bit as the animals came from the well know Remitall and Blume herds. There was so much excitement that the bulls sold just a few days after they arrived at the show.

Perry moved to Regina in the summer of 1975 to take a newly created position with the Saskatchewan Export Corporation. In 1978, he joined the Saskatchewan Hereford Association and served as GM until moving to Alta Genetic at Balzac, AB as Marketing Manager in 1981. Although Perry migrated from his direct involvement in Hereford breed promotion, he was always a strong promoter of the breed’s genetics and had an extra

big smile when he was able to add a strong Hereford component to his exports. During his time at Alta Genetics, he, along with John Hay, then secretary of the Alberta Hereford Association, were the leads in helping the Canadian Hereford Association organize several very successful Cattlemen’s Clinics. The first clinic was held in Saskatoon at the University of Saskatchewan.

A consummate visionary, Perry was the lead in 1980 securing Alta Genetics Conrich operation as the only quarantine facility in North America for the export of live animals to Australia. The first exports included Hereford bulls, one Holstein, and some Brahma bulls that were shipped from Texas to be quarantined for export. He was also able to convince the Alta team to set up an embryo facility near Carstairs for the export of embryos because of his close connections with Australian

“Perry’s greatest accomplishment during his short 4-year tenure as GM was to set the stage that launched future global sales of Canadian Hereford genetics.”

central station for international visitors, particularly Australians. Perry had a great soft spot for Australia and often spoke of moving to this beautiful country. He was a always a great host but was surpassed by his special partner, soulmate and wife of 23 years, Pat Parker. She made everyone feel most welcome and totally at home with her excellent meals and pastries. They were a great couple, and you would often find Perry carving the roast beef for her “Patsy Catering” business.

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Association with a pitch to host the 1976 World Hereford Conference. The Canadian conference was the largest ever held; with over 1,000

breeders and awareness of changing export health protocols.

Canadian Livestock Exports was established in 1991 with partners Syd Palmer, Marsden, SK, and Bob Prestage, Camrose, AB, with a focus on the international trade of purebred genetics (live, semen, embryos) and livestock breeding products. During Perry’s many years in the industry he travelled extensively across Canada, hosting international visitors looking for just the right genetics to add to their breeding programs back home. This coupled with his numerous international travels to over 35 countries meant he saw the world and made many lifelong friends. He was a great ambassador for Canada with his wit and charm and his constant companions: the Mongoose and Goose Gun.

Perry retired (ha ha) and started a career in real estate in 2003. His business card may have said realtor but his home on Boothby Way in Cochrane, AB continued to be grand

Perry continued to be drawn to the Hereford fraternity and served three years as secretary of the Calgary Hereford Club (he was the only person in history to serve at all three association levels, national, provincial and club). More recently he was an active volunteer with the Alberta Hereford Association’s Hereford Showcase, an annual event held each fall in Red Deer, AB. When Hoss Hammer of CKRD Radio in Red Deer retired as the Calgary Bull Sale statistician, Perry filled the void on the auction block and could instantaneously give you the running sale average, number of bulls sold, etc. Besides his interests in beef cattle, he also had a special interest, garnered from his sheep ranching experience in southern Alberta. He enjoyed the 20 years he spent as a Calgary Exhibition and Stampede volunteer and his active involvement with the sheep show committee.

In his 20 years as a realtor, he consistently qualified for the “Million Dollar Club”, but more importantly was being a Platinum member in the “Million Plus Friends Club”. Everyone wanted to be Perry’s friend as he was only a phone call away for the best help ever!

Truly a high energy guy that looked at every challenge as an opportunity and lived by the motto: “men have responsibilities not power”. An overachiever, both in the business world and in service to his community. Getting involved in the local community was important to Perry and he was an active member of the Cochrane Rotary Club and stepped up when needed and served as President for 2 years. He was a true team player, and no task was too small. Perry was in his glory when acting as host or helping where and whenever needed. I am sure the Cochrane Scouts and Cremona Beef and Sheep 4H club were more than appreciative of Perry’s involvement, support, and helpful guidance.

His integrity, care for others, and his work ethic summed up who he was. Perry will be greatly missed by the industry, friends near and far, and neighbors, and leaves a wonderful legacy as a great contributor and mentor.

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cattlemen from 20 different countries registered for the conference in Banff.”

CANADIAN HEREFORD HONOUR ROLL

The Canadian Hereford Association honours individuals who are recognized as leaders in the development of the Hereford breed in Canada. This award is not limited to Hereford breeders. Guidelines for the award recognize that many people on the perimeters of the Hereford industry make outstanding contributions as employees, elected representatives, research scientists, livestock specialists, etc. For these reasons, it is the intention of the Canadian Hereford Association to consider everyone associated with the Hereford industry in bestowing such awards.

We place on the Honour Roll those living persons who we deem to have been most instrumental to the well being of the industry. A Memorial Scroll recognizes leaders who have passed on.

It is not a coincidence that those persons who have made an outstanding contribution to the Hereford industry are also very much involved with their families and in community affairs. In many instances, while we know them best for their leadership in the Hereford industry, they are also leaders in other phases of agricultural production. The assistance and knowledge of such men and women improves the well being of everyone who comes in contact with them. Many of our Canadian Hereford industry leaders have been recognized nationally and internationally for their unselfish dedication to the improvement of life for their fellow man.

RAE & STEPHANIE KOPEECHUK

The Canadian Hereford Association congratulates Rae and Stephanie Kopeechuk on their induction into the Canadian Hereford Association Honour Roll.

Rae and Stephanie both grew up on mixed farms with beef herds that consisted of Hereford, Angus and Shorthorn cattle. They helped their parents with daily chores and calving until leaving home. Stephanie grew up in the Lake Audy district of Manitoba, which provides prime grazing for cattle with its bush and lakes. Rae grew up in the Hilltop district near Erickson in similar cattle country.

Stephanie lived in Winnipeg following graduation and was employed at the Workers Compensation Board. Rae was employed with Manitoba Hydro in Gillam, Winnipeg and finally Brandon. He retired in 2007. The couple were married in 1973 and moved to Brandon the following year. They moved to their present farm site in 1984 when it consisted of a house and a bin. Every fence post and building resulted from their hard work. The couple has three children; Andrew, Stephan and Sarah.

RSK Farms’ initiation in the Hereford business started in 1993 when Stephanie and Rae purchased cattle from Elizabeth Acres, the Campbells of Cypress River and Happy Hollow Herefords, the Gibb brothers. They have both played a major role in developing the RSK breeding program within the registered herd, but more importantly the commercial aspect of the RSK herd. That commercial program is second to none with most of the cows now being used as recipient females for the purebreds. They can both be seen at many Hereford sales throughout the year and always have input into buying and sales selection.

Stephanie is responsible for taking care of the paperwork for the farm and is a major part of the success of the operation; she tackles any job that needs to be done. She is the premier record keeper for RSK Farms which includes registrations, transfers, financials and Verified Beef program details. She was also a Hereford representative for the Douglas Bull Test Station. Stephanie was the secretary for the Manitoba Hereford Association for six years and has travelled to several Bonanzas with MB juniors to attend national meetings. While on the MHA Board, she obtained sponsorship and prizes for the MB Ag Ex show as well as MHA Field Days including two that were hosted at RSK. She was recognized for her contribution to Manitoba Herefords with the MHA Stewardship Award in 2020.

Both Rae and Stephanie continue to be active at RSK. They have been very involved with the RSK Farms/Rideau Angus Farm Elite Genetics bull and female sales. They are never far away when it comes to helping organize the sales whether it is helping with the meal, penning, clipping, picturing or videoing – it couldn’t be done without them!

Community service is second nature to this couple. Stephanie was secretary for the Brandon Twins and Triplets Club, secretary and Sunday School Teacher for the Douglas United Church, a board member of the Douglas Ladies Curling Club. Rae served on the Board of Directors for the Manitoba Agricultural Museum and was a trustee for Douglas United Church. Each year a percentage of RSK beef sales is donated to the Douglas Community Recreation Association.

Off farm, Stephanie was a Customer Service Manager for 13 years at Walmart. Rae was the yard crew supervisor for 16 years at MB Hydro, overseeing the majority of coal sales and receiving.

Over the years, RSK has had a commanding showring presence and the operation has had many divisional and overall champions at the Manitoba Ag Ex and Canadian Western Agribition. In 2021, RSK Farms sold the all-time Canadian High Selling Spring Yearling Bull: RSK SCK 7615 Double Down 30H.

Rae and Stephanie supported their children in whatever they chose to be involved in. They were involved with the Carberry 4-H Beef Club and were an active part of the CJHA when their children were active in Juniors.

They were proud to host the 2012 World Hereford Conference Post tour and hosted the New Zealand Ag Tour in 2014. Embryo sales from RSK have been global and as a result ,RSK genetics are found in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Wales. Live cattle have been sent to Russia and Kazakhstan with Exports International.

In 30 years, Rae and Stephanie have watched the growth of their Hereford operation from modest beginnings to the internationally recognized program it is today.

HONOUR ROLL RECIPIENTS

FRANK & ANDREE MCNEELY

The Canadian Hereford Association congratulates Frank and Andree on McNeely on their induction into the Canadian Hereford Association Honour Roll.

Frank and Andree are natural born entrepreneurs, together they built a successful business called McNeely High Voltage that held the lighting contract for the City of Ottawa for many years. Frank was a certified linesman and did both hands-on work, firmed up contracts and managed a staff of up to 18 employees. The company became a prominent contractor in the Ottawa area, laying the groundwork for many housing subdivisions.

The electrical business was based out of the same office as the farm and Andree was the office manager overseeing the day-to-day business while propelling their Hereford enterprise forward. Daughters Kerri and Jill both worked for McNeely High Voltage and Ottawa Valley Hereford Farms (OVHF) during the summer when they were teenagers.

Frank grew up on a commercial cattle farm and Pregnant Mare Urine (PMU) operation in Blackburn Hamlet, ON. Andree lived just down the road on her family’s dairy operation, Perrodale Farms. They purchased a group of commercial heifers together in 1969 and were married in 1970.

In 1974 the couple decided to start a purebred Hereford herd based on the breed’s docility and popularity. Their first purchase was a horned female from the prominent MLB Farms herd. Over the years, OVHF grew to 70 head of cattle on a 250 acre farm near Navan, ON.

Frank and Andree wrapped their lives around the Hereford breed. It was their social outlet and they participated in up to 20 shows per year. This often meant going to two shows a weekend and they would have two strings of cattle, one would go to the that they shared with a fellow Hereford breeder from the area. In those days the prize money covered fuel and a bit of pocket change.

When the girls were young they tagged along to many shows tucked in Andree’s baby carrier. She loved the cattle preparation and to many is known as a master of feeding and hair preparation. She passed this love of working with show cattle to her daughters. Kerry and Jill were active in 4-H, OJHA and CJHA Shows and activities including participating in many Bonanzas from coast to coast.

OVHF has shown cattle at the Syracuse State Fair, daughter Jill showed in the Junior Nationals in Lansing, Michigan and they have also exhibited at the National Western Stock Show in Denver.

One of the most important events to the McNeely family was bringing a string of cattle to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair every year. In 2001 they were awarded the Premier Exhibitor award. Over the years they have also won Grand Champion Female and Grand Champion Bull at RAWF. Although the family never made it to Disney World or other family vacation hotspots, cattle shows took precedence. Frank and Andree’s philosophy, “a family that works together, stays together!”

The couple was also frequently called upon to judge; they enjoyed evaluating cattle and had the honour of judging many shows over the years, including the largest show in Quebec City. Provincially, Frank was the president of the Russel County Cattlemen’s (part of Beef Farmers of Ontario) for many years. He and Andree were also members of the Ottawa Valley Hereford Club and the Ontario Hereford Association with Frank serving as President on both. Internationally, OVHF has sold live cattle to the UK in the 90s and continue to sell frozen genetics. They have also exported embryos to the EU, Australia, South America and the US. As a couple, they felt is was important to support their local community fair board and for 40 years, Frank and Andree participated in the Navan Fair. They both spent countless hours on the fundraising committee hosting signature “spaghetti suppers” that were a big hit in the town. They continue to be a keen sponsor of Bonanza, the Alberta Hereford Showcase Junior Show, numerous open shows as well as many other youth driven activities in Alberta and across Canada.

As time brought change to the family, OVHF genetics migrated west to Kerry and husband Curtis Gaillard’s operation Six South Acres Ltd at Milestone, SK and later to Alberta as daughter Jill leased the OVHF cow herd and moved them to Olds, AB, where they are managed along with the Harvie Ranching Hereford and Charolais herds with her husband Cole Harvie. Frank and Andree moved west to settle nearby, and Andree is proud to play a pivotal role in calving at Harvie Ranching as she takes the night shift. Frank enjoys working side by side with Cole and Jill year-round with cattle management, electrical work, haying and more. Their favourite activity next to attending cattle shows is looking at cattle on a side by side.

Together Frank and Andree built a Hereford program they could be proud of and the OVHF prefix continues to evolve and grow to this day with the support of the two people who made it all happen.

ALLAN MARSHALL

The Canadian Hereford Association congratulates Allan Marshall on his induction into the Canadian Hereford Association Honour Roll.

A move to the countryside near Hampton, New Brunswick when he was 9 years old was when Allan discovered his love of farming, starting with housing his own pony and milking a cow, selling milk to his parents and helping local farmers hay their fields, pick blueberries and pull turnips.

Allen was born in Saint John, New Brunswick to parents Gordon and Dorothy and he spent his early childhood in the old north end of Saint John, attending school and playing baseball, soccer, basketball and hockey.

It was in high school that Allan met the love of his life Anna (Mason), who he married in the spring of 1968 after receiving his Bachelor of Business degree from the University of New Brunswick. The couple moved to Alberta where Allan became the manager of the Hudson Bay Company for a short time before accepting a position with the federal government with the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy. Anna worked as a nurse.

After spending close to 10 years in western Canada the draw of returning home with his young family and starting a hobby farm was always on his mind. He would always tell his friends and colleagues in Alberta that he was going to move home and start a farm and he made the move in 1979 after obtaining his license as a trustee in bankruptcy.

He opened his own insolvency practice and purchased a parcel of land beside his family homestead. The purchase of three cows in 1982 was the beginning of what would become known as AXA Farms. Cattle were pastured on his farm and cared for by his father Gordon who had recently retired. Gordon continued to tend the animals and carry out the day-to-day farm duties until his passing in 2007 at the age of 89.

Allan and Anna became close friends with Albert and Inez Goodine and it was Albert who first introduced Allan to the Hereford industry. According to Henry Knight, it was at an Allaspring Farms Sale that Allan partnered with Albert on the 38N cow that became the foundation of his herd for years to come.

Over the years, Allan has grown his herd with operations at his home farm in Hampton, summer pastures in Belle Isle and calving and pastures with Henry Knight in Jemseg and Dale Black in Wilmot. Recently Allan has also worked at clearing additional pastureland on his home farm.

Allan’s herd in New Brunswick includes more than 60 mother cows, young cattle and herd bulls. Allan has partnered on high quality bulls and females with top herds in Canada and the US. He focuses on a cowherd that is functional, maternal and low maintenance with updated genetics. Allan continuously strives to improve his herd genetics through embryo transplants, an extensive AI program and maintaining an outstanding herd bull battery.

As one of the most influential herds on the east coast, Allan has provided important leadership throughout the years. To increase exposure to Hereford genetics he formed and was the anchor for the Sale of the East, a sale that enabled smaller breeders to increase the regional and national exposure of their herds. He has promoted the adoption of online sales and consigned his animals to high profile sales throughout Canada and the US, again drawing attention to the Hereford breed on the east coast and in Canada. A good example of this was the work he and Tom McNeely did through the “Nothing but Nellie” internet sale and the National Western Stock Show Mile High Eve Frozen Hereford Genetics sale. He has also consigned to the He has Elm-Lodge and ANL sales.

Allan has taken an active role in the New Brunswick Hereford Club as well as the Maritime Hereford Association. Quietly, he has financially supported juniors and their events including Bonanza and Maritime Junior shows. He has also mentored young breeders and encouraged their participation with partnership opportunities in cattle and lots of sage advice.

If you were to ask Allan the question, what is the most important thing about the Hereford industry, he would quickly tell you that despite the Hereford cow bringing us all together, the most important thing about the industry is the people that you meet and the relationships that are built and sustained. From fellow breeders across Canada and the US, Allan Marshall stands for friendship, loyalty, honour and integrity. He is known as a straight shooter, honest and real. He doesn’t seek recognition yet is most generous both financially and, importantly, with his time. He is thought of as a mentor, an advisor and a true cattleman, and perhaps summing it up best, Allan Marshall is an “Ambassador” for the Hereford breed.

SPRING 2023 EVENT REPORTS

THE

February 4, 2023 • Lloydminster, AB

53 RD ANNUAL HILL

70 QUANTOCK BARN

BURNIN’ BULL SALE

February 8, 2023 • Maidstone, SK MISTY VALLEY FARMS

47 TH PRODUCTION SALE

Auctioneer: Bob Balog

Top Sellers

» HIGH SELLERS

LOT 28 BAR-OM 216F SUPER STD LAD 314J ($17,000)

BUYER DW Herefords & XTC Ranches SIRE MVF 63B SUPER STD LAD 216F

BAR-OM 106S STANDARD LAD 604W

February 6, 2022 • Lloydminster, SK

11 TH ANNUAL PREMIER

HEREFORD & ANGUS

BULL SALE

Auctioneer: Kyle Soderberg

Top Sellers

» HIGH SELLERS

LOT 8 LF 89F JOE 532J ($10,000)

BUYER Michael LeFaivre

SIRE HARVIE COACH ET 89F

SOD BBSF 100W ALLUSION 48A

LOT 15 ACE EVALUATOR LAD 8J ($8,750)

BUYER Hadwin Cattle Co.

SIRE PERKS BH5017 EVALUATOR 9018 ET

SOD MJT TRACKER 33X

LOT 76 MVF 21E SUPER STD SILVER 218J ($5,400)

BUYER Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc.

BANNERLANE 153Y SUPER 21E

SPRING 2023

SALE SUMMARY

February 9, 2023 • Cut Knife, SK CARLRAMS RANCHING

14 TH ANNUAL BULL SALE

Auctioneer: Bob Balog

Average

42 Bulls $6,086.00

Commercial Bred Heifers $2,747.00

Top Sellers

» HIGH SELLING BULL

LOT CARLRAMS 99E SPECIAL MARK 77K ($16,500)

BUYER Church Ranch

SIRE CARLRAMS AITD47C ROYAL LAD 99E

SOD SGC 42W RED STANDARD 105Z

February 22, 2023 • Milestone, SK

14 TH ANNUAL BECK & MCCOY BULL SALE

Auctioneer: Dan Skeels

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March 2, 2023 • Calgary, AB

123 ND CALGARY BULL SALE

Auctioneer: Bob Balog

Sale Management: Alberta Cattle Breeders Association

Average

79 Hereford Bulls $8,475.81

Top Sellers

» HIGH SELLERS

LOT 68 FE 142E TURIN SUNRISE 58J ($35,000)

BUYER Stafford Ranching & Terril Pierson

SIRE FE 77B TURIN SUNRISE 142E

SOD SGC 324U SILVER AMIGO 33A

LOT 21 SNS 10F SUPER DUTY 11J ($31,000)

BUYER Church Ranch

SIRE PAHL 63B FORD 10F

SOD AGA 18Z ZOOM STAN CHAMBER 503C

LOT 67 FE 35D ARROW LAD 88J ($14,500)

BUYER MN Hereford & M Bar N

SIRE LO 81A ARROW LAD 35D

SOD BP 101T STANDARD DOM LAD 63W

Average

44 Hereford Bulls $6,329.00

24 Hereford Sired Heifers $1,800.00

Top Sellers

» HIGH SELLING HEREFORD BULLS

LOT 63 MCCOY 31H BLACKJACK 14K ($16,500)

BUYER Beery Land and Livestock

SIRE MCCOY 147E COMPASS ET 31H

SOD MOHICAN THM EXCEDE Z426

LOT 58 MCCOY 31H BLOCKBUSTER 104K ($11,000)

BUYER Claude and Nola Palmier

SIRE MCCOY 147E COMPASS ET 31H

SOD JDH 117R EQUITY 70Y ET

LOT 66 MCCOY 9707 SOURCE 59K ($10,000)

BUYER CO Johnson and Sons Ranches

SIRE UPS ENDURE 9707

SOD JDH 117R EQUITY 70Y ET

LOT 7 YV 234F FORTY CREEK 140J ($13,500)

BUYER Jesse Bannerman - EZ Ranching

SIRE BR 213B FORTY CREEK 234F

SOD YV STAR STRUCK 915W

LOT 74 RUT 77P RIBSTONE LAD 61J ($13,500)

BUYER Garrett Ranch

SIRE K 117K RIBSTONE KAD 77P

SOD SGC 76P ROYAL HAWK 97T

REPORTS

March 3-4, 2023 • Tlell, BC RICHARDSON RANCH

34 TH ANNUAL SALE

DLMS FarmGate Timed Auction Average

1 Two Year Old Bull $7,500.00

12 Yearling Bulls $4,525.00

Top Sellers

» TWO YEAR OLD BULL

LOT 1 TLELL 504C GENE SEEKER 3J ($7,500)

BUYER Kerr Cattle Co. Ltd.

SIRE BEHM 100W CUDA 504C

SOD TLELL 29F RED CEDAR 8N

» YEARLING BULL

LOT 6 TLELL 4013 KINETIC 12J ($6,500)

BUYER Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc.

SIRE INNISFAIL WHR X651/723 4013 ET

SOD TLELL 29F RED CEDAR 8N

March 19, 2023 • Steelman, SK

ANL/BROOKS ANNUAL BULL

SALE

Auctioneer: Chris Poley Average 27 Hereford Bulls $4,616.67

Top Sellers

» HIGH SELLING

LOT 1 ANL 174E FRONTIER 85E 60K ($7,500)

BUYER Brooks Farm

SIRE TH FRONTIER 174E

SOD ANL C HAR T100 TAHOE 86 ET 23B

LOT 4 ANL 206E BOTTOM LINE 161C 63K ($6,500)

BUYER Brown Ranch Inc.

SIRE TH 13Y BOTTOM LINE 206E

SOD SQUARE-D 533P FUTURE 795Y

March 10, 2023 • Simmie, SK BRAUN RANCH

READY BULL SALE

Auctioneer: Donnie Peacock

Average

17 Two Year Old Bulls $8,030.00

30 Yearling Bulls $8,600.00

6 Purebred Heifers $5,667.00

Top Sellers

» TWO YEAR OLDS

LOT 154J BR 13F CARGO 154J ($14,000)

BUYER Breton West Herefords

SIRE YV 7C LIGHT CARGO 13F

SOD CHURCHILL SENSATION 028X

LOT 118J BR 16E EXPRESS 118J ($13,000)

BUYER Bowie Ranch

SIRE AGA 67X ELECTRIC EXPRESS 16E

SOD BR 4W STANMORE 58Y

» YEARLINGS

LOT 38K BR 5H KING OF THE ROAD ET 38K ($28,000)

BUYER MN Herefords

SIRE BE 16E EXPRESS ET 5H

SOD BR 9279 EXTRA DEEP 15Z

LOT 77K BR 234F KNOCK ‘EM BACK 77K ($18,000)

BUYER Wilson Bros

SIRE BR 213B FORTY CREEK 234F

SOD CHURCHILL SENSATION 028K

» YEARLINGS

LOT 25K BR 234F ATOMIC LASS 25K ($7,000)

BUYER Peter Herefords

SIRE BR 213B FORTY CREEK 234F

SOD BR 9279 EXTRA DEEP ET 106Z

LOT 14K BR 64H SUMMERTIME 14K ($7,000)

BUYER Mission Ridge Herefords

SIRE BR 16E EXPRESS ET 64H

SOD BR 028X SENSATION 157B

March 14, 2023 • Olds, AB

HARVIE RANCHING 14 TH ANNUAL BULL SALE

Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran

Average

30 Yearling Hereford Bulls $7,342.00

25 Yearling Charolais Bulls $7,310.00

Top Sellers

» HIGH SELLING HEREFORD BULLS

LOT 1 HARVIE VLE BANKS ET 171K (1/2 Interest, Full Possession $18,000)

BUYER Lock Farms

SIRE BAR STAR FRESH PRINCE 018 ET

SOD HARVIE MS MEDONTE 236D

LOT 24 HARVIE MCSQ DEFENDER 51K ($10,500)

BUYER Howard & Nielle Hawkwood

SIRE HAROLDSON’S UNITED 33D 36G

SOD HARVIE MS FIREFLY ET 19F

LOT 7 HARVIE OVHF COWBOY 156K ($10,000)

BUYER Six Mile Creek

SIRE NJW 202C 81E STEWARD 98G ET

SOD XLPA 10E LOVILIA 102B

April 12, 2023 • Neepawa, MB PRIME PLUS BULL SALE

Auctioneer: Chris Poley Average

28 Hereford Yearling Bulls $4,230.34

2 Hereford Two Year Olds $7,375.00

5 Black Angus Two Year Olds $6,090.00

1 Red Angus Two Year Old $4,500.00

31 Commercial Heifers $2,750.00

Top Sellers

» HIGH SELLING HEREFORD BULLS

LOT 44 MAR 173D JOURNEY 194J ($8,750)

BUYER Bob Truthwaite

SIRE NJW 79Z Z311 ENDURE 173D ET

SOD JDH 10S YANKEE 39X

LOT 13 CALICO 173D ENGAGE 123K ($8,250)

BUYER Chevalier Polled Herefords

SIRE NJW 79Z Z311 ENDURE 173D ET

SOD NJW 73S W18 HOMEGROWN 8Y ET

March 15, 2023 • Medicine Hat, AB

65 TH MEDICINE

HAT BULL SALE

Auctioneer: Bob Balog

SPRING 2023 SALE SUMMARY

April 1, 2023 • Nappan, NS

Top Sellers

» TWO YEAR OLD BULLS

LOT 19 UU 9530 DOMINO LAD 9J ($24,000)

BUYER Clayton Hoffarth - The 72 Ranch

SIRE H DOMINO 9530 ET

SOD BBSF 95Z CALCUTTA 247C

LOT 20 UU 31F CALCUTTA MADE LAD 84J  ($18,000)

BUYER Crimson Cattle Co/BJ Cattle Co

SIRE UU 247C CALCUTTA MADE LAD 31F

SOD 7-7 COWTOWN LAD 30S

LOT 57 FE 47E STANMORE LAD 11J ($17,000)

BUYER Merle Wyatt

SIRE SGC 334A STANMORE LAD 47E

SOD LPG RANCHLAND LAD 1Y

LOT 52 NGC 140C JETHRO 20J ($15,750)

BUYER Misty Valley Ranch Ltd

SIRE BR 15Z CASH IS KING 140C

SOD BR 52U STANDARD 181X

April 14, 2023 • Williams Lake, BC

86 TH ANNUAL WILLIAMS

LAKE BULL SHOW & SALE

Auctioneer: Larry Jordan, Wayne Jordan and Wayne Pincott Average 15

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Top Sellers

» HIGH SELLING HEREFORD BULL

LOT 27 3-D-L KNOX 9K ($6,600)

BUYER G & B Jacobsen

SIRE H MONTGOMERY 7437 ET

SOD NJW 73S W18 HOMETOWN 10Y ET

2023 MARITIME BEEF TEST STATION SPRING BREEDING STOCK SALE

Average

4 Hereford Bulls $4,200.00

39 Heifers $3,006.00

Top Sellers

» HIGH SELLING HEREFORD BULL

LOT 51 THUNDERBROOK KINGSMAN ET 7K ($5,400)

BUYER A-J’s Acres

SIRE NJW 79Z Z311 ENDURE 173D ET

SOD AXA GOLDEN-OAK XCEED ET 704X

April 8, 2023 • Vanderhoof, BC

VANDERHOOF ALL BREEDS BULL SALE

Auctioneer: Wayne Jordan & Wayne Pincott

Average

Hereford Bulls $5,000.00

Charolais Bulls $5,614.29

Angus Bulls $5,545.00

Simmental Bulls $6,250.00

Gelbvieh Bulls $4,550.00

6 Simmental Heifers $2,150.00

Top Sellers

» HIGH SELLING HEREFORD BULL

LOT 11 SCRC KARL 5K ($6,000)

SIRE 3-D-L GLOBAL ET 4G

SOD HAROLDSON’S TOTEM 200Z 5D

CALGARY BULL SHOW & SALE

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Canadian Hereford Association

Executive Director's Report

BY MICHAEL LATIMER Executive Director, Canadian Hereford Association

The Beef Improvement Federation annual symposium was held in Calgary, AB from July 3-5 with over 375 attendees. The CHA had a strong delegation of directors and staff and hosted a BIF Pre-conference field day at Lilybrook Herefords in Claresholm, AB. This was in conjunction with the Alberta Hereford Association AGM and the Alberta Junior Hereford show. The theme of the conference was ‘Precision Breeding’ and focused on new technologies in genomics, research and management in beef herds.

producing beef than the beef cattle industry?’. Time will tell but it will raise the bar on how we manage beef cattle, specifically Herefords, and how we as a breed fit into this new market opportunity.

The CHA is working closely with the Canadian Junior Hereford Association to develop a youth strategy that will translate the success of the Bonanza program into lifelong Hereford breeders.

A recurring point of discussion was Beef on Dairy. With advancements in selection technologies dairy herds only need approximately 20% of their herd to reproduce for genetic gain and other functional improvements. The remaining 80% are only needed and utilized for the production that they offer but their offspring are not required. This allows for dairy herds to utilize designer mating combinations with beef genetics. We toured Rimrock Feeders in High River, Alberta which is a 35,000 head feedlot and is currently feeding a large percentage of dairy x beef calves. The calves feed different and have different management challenges but overall, they are encouraged with the product. The dairy herds are not utilizing random bulls just to have a calf so the cow will produce milk. They are utilizing data and genomics to specifically match the dairy cattle with beef bulls to maximize the carcass in the terminal cross and in turn, gain more profit. An interesting question was posed on the tour: ‘Will the dairy industry be better at

The Better Your Beef strategy identified six must win battles. One of those is connecting as a breed of choice for upcoming generations of cattle producers. A success story this year is our Junior National Bonanza show which was hosted this year in Prince Edward Island and far exceeded expectations. There were 180 cattle entered from across Canada and juniors competing in numerous competitions throughout the week. The CHA is working closely with the Canadian Junior Hereford Association to develop a youth strategy that will translate the success of the Bonanza program into lifelong Hereford breeders. A key message that we heard through those discussions has been that we need to provide similar opportunities as youth in other sectors of agriculture, innovative programs for new breeders, and greater connectivity across the beef industry.

As summer comes to an end, I look forward to the fall run of shows and sales. The CHA will have representation at the national shows, including AgEx in Brandon, Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, and Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. We will also be at several other MOE shows including Farmfair International and the Alberta Hereford Showcase. With international travel restrictions lifted I expect to see an increase in international Hereford breeders attending shows this fall. If you plan to attend an international show or agriculture event, let me know, as the CHA may be able to offer financial support for certain markets. One of the best things that comes with working for the CHA is meeting with members and discussing how we can improve the Hereford breed and work toward the betterment of the entire seedstock sector. See you this fall!

RAPPORT DU DIRECTEUR EX É CUTIF

PAR MICHAEL LATIMER Directeur exécutif, L’Association canadienne Hereford

Le symposium annuel de Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) a eu lieu à Calgary, en Alberta, du 3 au 5 juillet, avec plus de 375 participants. L’Association canadienne Hereford avait une forte délégation de directeurs et de membres du personnel et a organisé une journée de terrain pré-conférence BIF à Lilybrook Herefords à Claresholm, en Alberta. Cette visite était en conjonction avec la journée champêtre de l’Association de l’Alberta et un concours pour les juniors. Le thème de la conférence était « Elevage en précision » et portait sur les nouvelles technologies en génomique, la recherche et la gestion de troupeaux de bovins. Un point de discussion récurrent était l’utilisation de génétiques de boucherie chez les bovins laitiers. Grâce aux progrès des technologies de sélection, les troupeaux laitiers n’ont besoin que d’environ 20% de leur cheptel pour propagander le gain génétique et d’autres améliorations fonctionnelles. Les 80% restants ne sont nécessaires et utilisés que pour la production de lait, mais leur progéniture n’est pas requise. Cela permet aux troupeaux laitiers d’utiliser des combinaisons d’accouplement précis avec la génétique du bœuf. Nous avons visité Rimrock Feeders à High River, en Alberta, un parc d’engraissement de 35 000 têtes et qui nourrit actuellement un grand pourcentage de veaux laitiers x bovins de boucherie. Les veaux se finissent différemment et représentent des défis de gestion différents, mais dans l’ensemble, ils sont encouragés avec le produit. Les troupeaux laitiers n’utilisent pas de taureaux aléatoires juste pour avoir un veau afin que la vache produise du lait. Ils utilisent les données et la génomique pour jumeler spécifiquement les bovins laitiers avec les taureaux de boucherie afin de maximiser la carcasse dans le croisement terminal et, par conséquent, plus de profit. Une question intéressante a été posée lors de la visite: « L’industrie laitière sera-t-elle meilleure dans la production de viande bovine que l’industrie des bovins de boucherie? ». Le temps nous le dira, mais ce secteur relèvera la barre sur la façon dont nous gérons les bovins de boucherie, en particulier les Hereford, et sur la façon dont nous, en tant que race, nous intégrons dans ce nouveau débouché de marché.

La stratégie Better Your Beef a identifié six batailles à gagner. L’une d’entre elles est la connexion en tant que race de choix pour les prochaines générations de producteurs de bovins. Une réussite cette année est notre concours Junior National ; le Bonanza qui a eu lieu cette année à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard et qui a largement dépassé les attentes. Il y avait 180 bovins inscrits venant de partout au Canada et des juniors qui ont participé à de nombreuses compétitions tout au long de la semaine. L’ACH travaille en étroite collaboration avec l’Association canadienne junior Hereford pour élaborer une stratégie de relève qui transférera le succès du programme Bonanza en éleveurs Hereford à vie. Un message clé que nous avons entendu au cours de ces discussions est le devoir d’offrir des possibilités similaires à celles que nous connaissons au niveau du bétail, dans d’autres secteurs de l’agriculture, des programmes novateurs pour les nouveaux éleveurs et une plus grande connectivité dans l’ensemble de l’industrie du bœuf.

Alors que l’été approche à sa fin, j’attends avec impatience la série d’expositions et de ventes de présente au cours de l’automne. L’ACH sera presente aux expositions nationales, notamment AgEx à Brandon, Royal Winter Fair à Toronto et Canadian Western Agribition à Regina. Nous serons également présents à plusieurs autres concours MEO, dont Farmfair International et l’Alberta

L’ACH travaille en étroite collaboration avec l’Association canadienne junior Hereford pour élaborer une stratégie de relève qui transférera le succès du programme Bonanza en éleveurs Hereford à vie.

Hereford Showcase. Avec la levée des restrictions de voyage internationaux, je m’attends à voir une augmentation du nombre d’éleveurs Hereford internationaux participant aux expositions cet automne. Si vous prévoyez assister à une exposition internationale ou à un événement agricole, faitesle moi savoir, car l’association pourrait être en mesure d’offrir un soutien financier pour certains marchés. L’une des meilleures choses qui vient avec mon travail est l’opportunité de rencontrer les membres et de discuter de la façon dont nous pouvons améliorer la race Hereford et travailler à l’amélioration de l’ensemble du secteur de bovin de boucherie. On se donne donc rendez-vous cet automne !

British Columbia BC

Provincial

Report

BY JANICE TAPP British Columbia Hereford Association Secretary-Manager

Another wild summer of weather. A lack of rain in areas of the central and northern regions of the province is resulting in extreme wildfire danger and severe drought. We can certainly empathize with our fellow ranchers across many parts of Canada who are experiencing the same.

Spring bull sales were strong with most breeders selling out of bulls early. Sinkut Creek Farm had the high selling Hereford bull at the Vanderhoof Sale. At Williams Lake, Little Fort Herefords and 3-D-L Farm had the Grand and Reserve Grand bulls respectively. Well done!

It was a pleasure to attend the BC Cattlemen’s AGM in Vernon in May. The CHA & BCHA shared a booth at the trade show. Thank you to Michael Latimer for coming out to Vernon for the weekend. After the Banquet on Saturday, Michael presented a fifty-year pin to John Lewis Sr. of Courtenay Herefords and then gave an Honour Roll plaque to Daryl Kirton of 3-D-L Farms. It was an awesome opportunity to recognize these men and their dedication to Herefords in front of a large group of BC cattlemen.

Herefords Across Canada Provincial Reports

It was a pleasure to attend the BC Cattlemen’s AGM in Vernon in May. The CHA & BCHA shared a booth at the trade show.

50 Year Pin for John Lewis Sr.

Daryl Kirton receives his Honour Roll plaque

PROVINCIAL REPORTS

Alberta AB Provincial Report

BY CONRAD FENTON Alberta Hereford Association President

Have we turned the corner? After years of little to no margins we are seeing record prices in the cattle business. Maybe not yet record profits with still high cost of gain but a sign of better times ahead. These recent rains were so desperately needed and although too late for many of the hay crops, it certainly was welcome for the grass and grain crops.

As an Association we have had a busy calendar year. We have over the past number of years now put an emphasis on the Junior program and it has been a pleasure to watch it grow. Through such events as the AJHA Show, the Alberta Hereford Showcase, and Summer Synergy the numbers continue to rise, and I would like to thank the many volunteers and organizers that devote themselves to these programs. We would like to increase our presence and support moving forward through events such as Farmfair International and the Medicine Hat Pen Show.

Obviously a big thank you goes out to the Schuepbach family and the whole crew at Lilybrook Herefords. Your dedication to the breed is second to none and we really appreciate as an organization the effort and commitment you continue to put forward.

Please watch for upcoming events such as the Hardisty Field Day August 17th, The Alberta Hereford Showcase November 1-3, & Farmfair International Nov 8-11.

The time is now for the Hereford breed. After years of ruthless selection our product is more than ever ready for the industry. We offer what no other breed can offer when it comes to “free pounds” or maximum heterosis. We are the purest breed of cattle on the market. Combine that with unmatched disposition, fertility, and overall hardiness we have strength moving forward.

I look forward to seeing everyone down the road on what looks to be a prosperous future in the cattle business.

Alberta Hereford Association Site 6, Box 19, RR2, Okotoks • Alberta • T1S 1A2 780.888-7178 • albertaherefords@gmail.com www.albertaherefords.com

The time is now for the Hereford breed. After years of ruthless selection our product is more than ever ready for the industry.

Saskatchewan SK

Provincial Report

BY SARAH HORDOS

Saskatchewan Hereford Association Treasurer and Administrative Coordinator

The Saskatchewan Hereford Association hosted our AGM and tour on June 17 at Mission Ridge Herefords near Raymore,SK. The day started with touring 2 breeding groups of cow/calf pairs before getting into our Annual General Meeting. The event was well attended with close to 45 members making the trip to Raymore. The day was wrapped up with a delicious brisket supper.

3 new members were elected to the SHA Board of Directors- Kaitlyn McMurphy of Jedburgh,SK, Tyler Arthur of Alida,SK and Trevor Airress of Wadena,SK will join the board for 3 year terms. Stephen Myer of Maidstone, SK and Logan Martinson of Midale,SK have retired from the board after numerous years and we thank them for their contributions to the Hereford breed in Saskatchewan. Their input and dedication to the board will be greatly missed! The SHA Executive remains unchanged for the 2023/24 year with James Hordos continuing as President and Jeremy Brooks remaining Vice President. Sarah Hordos is the Administrative Co-ordinator managing Secretary and Treasurer duties.

The SHA is working hard on introducing some new programs for the upcoming year. A Scholarship program was presented at the AGM to the membership for discussion and will be finalized to launch in the fall of 2023. A Commercial Bull Sale credit program is also in the works and will be ready to go for next years bull sale season. Agribition is an important event to Herefords in Saskatchewan, and we are planning a unique event following the Hereford Sale on Thursday evening- stay tuned for updates!

We are also pleased to announce a brand-new website and rebrand thanks to the team at Today’s Publishing. Our website has been refreshed with a new modern feel and we are excited to share it. The board is working on

Herefords Across Canada Provincial Reports

the final details of the site, and it is available now at www.skhereford.ca. I encourage everyone to look at the site and watch it for the latest in Saskatchewan Hereford news.

The summer in Saskatchewan is busy with Hereford events that we encourage everyone to attend. The North West Hereford Zone has a 2 day tour planned at multiple breeders across the North West of Saskatchewan on August 9th and 10th. The tour will be a great opportunity to see many prestigious herds and visit with many Hereford members. If you have any questions or are interested in attending, please contact

Stephen

Myer at 1-306-893-8414.

The South East Hereford Zone has planned their annual Field Day for Saturday, August 12 at Glenlees Farm near Arcola, SK. It is always a busy day with many pens on display competing in the pen show. If you have any questions, or are interested in entering pens of animals please contact Jeremy Brooks at 1-306-4858003 or Cory Lees at 1-306-577-9971.

Until next time,

Saskatchewan Hereford Association Box 12, Raymore • Saskatchewan • S0A 3J0 306.570.7526 • skhereford@sasktel.net www.saskhereford.com

The SHA is working hard on introducing some new programs for the upcoming year.

PROVINCIAL REPORTS

Hello from the Keystone province!

I would like to start with saying thank you to Albert Rimke for his years representing the Manitoba Hereford Association on the Canadian Hereford Association board. He remains a part of the provincial board and we sure appreciate his experience and knowledge on the board. Janelle Gulka is the new CHA representative for Manitoba. Thank you, Janelle for taking this on. We also welcomed Travis Landells to the MHA Board. Jay Rimke remains as our fearless leader as President.

New this year is a brand spanking new MHA Directory, if anyone would like one, contact any of the Board members.

A new website was developed this year and could possibly be launched by the time of August Digest publication.

We continue to work on new Hereford signage along the highways, keep your eyes peeled!

During the Lundar Bull Sale, two of our members received their 50-year pins, which were presented by Janelle Gulka, CHA rep. Congratulations to Robert Truthwaite and Jack Cruise.

Thank you to Greenridge Farms, the Stocki family, for suppling the Fundraising Heifer this year.

This year we will be heading to Twin View Polled Herefords for the MHA Field Day on Saturday, August 26, 2023. For more info contact Ken Gulka @431-282-3030. Deadline for entries – August 13, 2023. Look forward to seeing you there!

Manitoba is pleased to be hosting the Western National Show in Brandon this year at Ag Ex October 25-28, with the show taking place on Friday, October 27,2023 and the Junior show on Saturday, October 28. This is the

Manitoba MB Provincial Report

BY BOBBI RANKIN Manitoba Hereford Association Secretary

50th year for Ag Ex. Our chairman for the Herefords is Steven Manns.

Good as Gold sale is back once again, December 1, 2023

Manitoba is pleased to be hosting the Western National Show in Brandon this year.

Planning is in the works for Bonanza 2024, looks and sounds like it will be amazing, a great team are beginning to get things in place, Manitoba looks forward to hosting you in ‘24.

Take care and look forward to seeing you down the road!

Manitoba Hereford Association RR1, Wawanesa • Manitoba • R0K 2G0 204.523.2369 • rankinbb@goinet.ca www.mbhereford.ca

Ontario ON

Provincial

Report

BY JESSICA LASBY Ontario Hereford Association SecretaryManager

Herefords Across Canada Provincial Reports

Ontario is off to the races summer 2023!

It has been a tough summer here in Ontario to be a farmer. Starting it all off with a long drought taking a hit on crops and pasture, leading into a stretch of good growing weather with some heat and the odd rain really turned things on and saved the summer. A bit of a cooler summer all around but with that pastures are staying green and healthy and crops look as strong as they can, has been a tough fight to get hay made but everyone has managed to get their feed done up. Lets hope we get a good warm stretch heading into the fall……

As we near weaning day, you cant help but keep an eye on those stockyard prices and how you are going to make out on those market cattle. As we have seen here in Ontario the market prices are at a steady high with 500lbs to 800lbs getting up to highs of 415.00 and averaging 340.00 right across the board  and looks to keep climbing week to week. Look out this fall when you unload those red and white steers because they will be a hot commodity and there will be big money to be made looking at current prices. Wow it’s a great time to be a stockman!!!

The Ontario Juniors are busy at it. They just finished off the annual Beef-A-Rama in Metcalfe, ON. The junior board pulled together a strong successful event with 45 juniors in attendance and over 70 head. The members at the top of the board are top notch and are doing great things for the OJHA! As always we are proud and excited for the future of the Ontario Hereford Association.

Herefords have been rocking the show ring early on in the summer shows. Herefords are now one of the top most competitive breeds competing with other breeds for supreme titles. We hope to keep the quality and quantity of Herefords being shown on the upward slope. Pushing into the Eastern National at the Royal Winter Fair, we want to thank our sponsors who have supported the show on a consistent basis. These shows would not be possible without the constant support of our breeds and sponsors! We are looking forward to Hereford Sale weekend in Ontario and are excited to see those sale prices seller and buyer friendly.

Have a happy and joyful summer, all the best to everyone this fall on the show road, in the sale barn, or in the field getting those crops off.

Cheers!!

Ontario Hereford Association

500 Grassy Road, Omemee • Ontario • K0L 2W0 705.799.7488 • ontarioherefordassociation@outlook.com www.ontarioherefords.ca

Herefords have been rocking the show ring early on in the summer shows. Herefords are now one of the top most competitive breeds competing with other breeds for supreme titles.

2023 CHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President ⟶ 2023

Chad Nicholas

Saskatchewan

306.436.2086

cnicholas@mccoycattle.com

Vice President ⟶ 2023

Janice Tapp

British Columbia

250.699.6466

ttapp@bcgroup.net

Director ⟶ 2022

Nels Nixdorff

Alberta

403.510.2771

nelsnix@gmail.com

Director ⟶ 2023

Nyle Stromsmoe

Alberta

403.878.3957

nstromsmoe@yahoo.ca

Director ⟶ 2024

Andy Schuepbach

Alberta

403.625.6316

andy@lilybrookherefords.com

Director ⟶ 2025

Janelle Gulka

Manitoba

204.365.0931

janelle@twinviewfarms.com

Director ⟶ 2024

Howard Crittenden

Box 158, Imperial, SK S0G 2J0

306.963.2414

h.s.crittenden@sasktel.net

Director ⟶ 2026

Ricky Bushey

Quebec

817.570.0960

r.v.bushey@live.ca

Director ⟶ 2025

David Alward

Maritimes

506. 323.1158

cgalward@gmail.com

Director ⟶ 2023

Jamie O'Shea

Ontario

519.477.1238

osheafarms@hotmail.com

Director ⟶ 2022

Lance Leachman

Saskatchewan

306.903.7299

biggullyfarm@gmail.com

Director ⟶ 2025

Heather Ribey

Ontario

519.389.7745

icf@bmts.com

CHA CONTACT

For general inquiries and questions, please contact the CHA at info@hereford.ca

Did you know that you can complete your registrations and enter in calving information through the CHA online system? Request your password today!

For members who want to enter in their calving data and complete their registrations through the CHA online system, the enrollment process is simple! To release a password to the online system, members need to have a valid credit card and email address on file. Contact the CHA office with the required information, and the log-in information and instructions will be sent to you! Registrations and performance data (if enrolled in the THE program) can be entered at whatever pace suits your individual needs!

E-Transfers accepted at the CHA

For members who prefer to pay via e-transfer, payments can be sent to info@hereford.ca (no password is required). We also ask that members include their CHA member number and reason for payment in the message. Payment is also accepted by Visa, Mastercard or cheque.

NEWS & NOTES Canadian Hereford Association

CANCELLATION OF TOLL-FREE NUMBERS

As of February 2023, the CHA no longer uses its toll-free fax and phone numbers. If you currently use these toll-free numbers, please make note of the following key contact info to stay in touch with the CHA:

Phone: 403-275-2662

Fax: 403-295-1333

Email: info@hereford.ca

TATTOO YEAR LETTER FOR 2023 – L

All animals must be tattooed before they are six months of age and prior to applying for registration. It is important to remember that if you have a tattoo that is not satisfactory, do not add or alter a tattoo without contacting the CHA office.

DNA REQUIREMENTS

As a reminder to members, sires need a DNA profile at the CHA in order for their progeny to be registerable, and all AI bulls must be parentage verified to both their sire and their dam.

Donor dams must also have a DNA profile in order for their ET progeny to be registerable.

Please contact the CHA office with any questions.

GE-EPDS

Looking for GE-EPDs on your animals? Please allow an extra 3 weeks in addition to the 3-4 weeks for DNA testing at the lab. These processes are all automated and cannot be rushed.

Weekly EPDs

EPDs are run weekly & published every Monday! New data is extracted every Thursday night at 9:00 pm Calgary time. Depending on whether data is recorded before or after this cut-off, results will be included in new EPDs published 12-18 days later.

NEW LOOK FOR REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES AT THE CHA

Members were notified in the January 2023 edition of the Canadian Hereford Digest that registration certificates on animals are no longer required for transfer or correction. Of course, we will still accept the transfer applications on the back of the registration certificates as we always have, but we’ll also accept transfers on a blank application from hereford.ca/forms or e-mailed requests.

Please clearly identify the animal by at least two of the following:

• Complete Tattoo

• Animal Name

• Registration #

Along with the new owner’(s) complete Name & Address, a Sale Date and existing owner’s Signature(s) on the application. (All owners must sign or confirm by e-mail). If retaining part ownership or semen interest, please remember to include your own name on the transfer request. If female is bred, include all exposures with beginning and end dates, AI/Nat, and complete sire ID. For correction, please supply written notification of any changes by clearly identifying the animal (as above) along with the changes required. A scan of the face of the certificate with required corrections and signature will also be accepted. With this change, members will also notice that we have updated the registration certificates to a new, fresh look!

THE CANADIAN HEREFORD DIGEST

Canadian Hereford Association

ALL-STAR BREEDERS

6 7

AM RANCHING

ROSS A BRICKER

CEDAR MEADOW RANCH

CONCORDIA HEREFORDS

ELIAS HEREFORDS

HIGHMARK RANCHING

JBLC HOLDING INC

LILYBROOK HEREFORDS INC

NELS & TERRI NIXDORFF & FAMILY

PERFORMANCE POLLED HEREFORDS

RICHARDSON RANCH

DENISE STRANGE

NYLE & CLINT STROMSMOE

TREVOR L TAPP

ULRICH HEREFORD RANCH INC

STUART & SHERRI ZOETEMAN

BAR CANE CATTLE

BATHO FARMS LTD

COPPER CREK RANCH

ADRIENNE DICKSON

HMS HI-CLIFFE

LOCK FARMS LTD

MAGNUM RANCHING

MCCOY CATTLE COMPANY LTD

MEDONTE HIGHLANDS POLLED HEREFORDS

JAMES F MILLHAM

NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNIC

WALLANCE & FERN PUGH

ALICIA H SMITH

SPRING VALLEY FARMS

STANDARD HILL LIVESTOCK

5

3-D-L FARM

ACORN RIDGE POLLED HEREFORDS

ANDERSON RANCHES LTD

GARY & NORMA JEAN BOOSE

CAYLENNE BROWN

CORNELL FARMS

COURTENAY HEREFORDS

SARAH DARRAUGH

DAVID DE COCK

JWB CATTLE COMPANY

DAVID P MITCHELL

PHANTOM CREEK LIVESTOCK LTD

CLIFFORD & KARI-ANN POGANY

RED ROCK POLLED HEREFORDS

DAVID G REID

REMITALL WEST POLLED HEREFORDS

BRUCE & HEATHER RIBEY

DORBAY POLLED HEREFORDS

RSK FARMS

Purpose: To recognize those breeders who fully comply with the THE (Total Herd Evaluation) mandate of complete and accurate reporting of performance data on their animals. For more information contact the CHA office or visit www.hereford.ca.

ALL-STAR BREEDERS

AIRRIESS ACRES

ALORA FARMS

DONALD & BRENDA BELL

LUCAS BIEGANSKI

BRADLEY FARMS

LANNI BRISTOW

BROST LAND & CATTLE CO LTD

CHARLTON FARMS

COULEE CREST HEREFORDS

D W HEREFORDS

JAMES SPENCER DUKE

ECHO VALLEY FARM

ELZEVIR HEREFORD FARMS LTD

FINSETH HEREFORDS

MICHAEL & KAITLIN HAMMEL

HIDDEN WIRE RANCH

HIDDENVIEW HEREFORDS

JILLIAN JUST

JUSTACRE FARMS

KEYNOTE FARMS

LOG VALLEY RANCH

LONE SPRUCE POLLED

HEREFORDS

KAITLYN MC MURPHY

KYLE MUSGROVE

ALLAN M POLEGI

ROCKEDGE HEREFORDS

BJ & JODY SCHEIRLINCK

SPRING MOUNTAIN STOCK FARM

TORCH VIEW CATTLE COMPANY

VICTOR A TROOP, ESTATE OF TWIN VIEW POLLED HEREFORDS

WESLEY VAN CAESEELE

W BAR M FARMS

ZANE MC KERRICHER FARMS INC

GLENN ZILKE

VICTORIA AUSTIN

SHELBY CRAWFORD

RICHARD & GAIL CUMMINGS

WERNER SKAPPEL & BECKY DE

YAEGHER

FLEWELLING CATTLE CO

JOHN & JUDY GREENALL

DIANE HOFFMAN

MORTENSON FARMS LTD

RIVER VALLEY POLLED HEREFORDS

SCOTT SCHOENFELDT

SHADY BIRCH FARM

DENNIS SMITH

STEELE BROOK FARMS

DENNIS WATTS & LORI POWER

KAYLEE WELLS

LANE WILMS

XTC RANCHES

Deadline: June 1st of each year. 2022 numbers are based off of the 2021 Calf Crop.

Program: Breeders will be recognized based on an All-Star scoring system for reporting performance data: (3 Star Breeder - report CE, BW, WW) (4 Star Breeder - report CE, BW, & WW plus one additional trait) (5 Star Breeder - report CE, BW, & WW plus two additional traits) (6 Star Breeder - report CE, BW, & WW plus two additional traits) (7 Star Breeder - report CE, BW, & WW plus two additional traits) (Additional Traits - Udder & Teat: scored within 24 hours after calving, YW, Ultrasound Scan: minimum 20% of calf crop, SC: at yearling only - 301-530 days of age, CW: (+ or60 days from the weaning date)

Reward:

- Primary member’s name included in the THE All-Star list published in the August issue of the Digest.

- Primary member’s name included in special web search and illustrated under Membership Details and Breeder/Owner with THE Star logo on the web.

- Logo can be used in the breeder’s own advertising /promotional materials until August of the following year. The key to this program is to pay attention to your Compliance Reports. These reports are returned along with any Performance reports at birth, weaning or yearling, and will identify any missing data. (Online users have access to these reports at any time.) After submitting weights for the June 1st Pan American Cattle Evaluation (PACE), review and return any missing data immediately so that you are not excluded from the All-Star list which debuts in the August issue of the Canadian Hereford Digest.

MEMBERSHIPS BY PROVINCE 2022

BY PROVINCE 2022

TRANFERS BY PROVINCE 2022

STAT REPORTS Canadian Hereford Association

ABERICA CAMERON WESTVILLE NS

NELSON FAMILY RANCHESSTIRLING ABWILLIAM COOPER GREAT VILLAGE NS

NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICFAIRVIEW ABCODY GEORGE WESTVILLE NS

SASHA NOVAL GRANUM ABGABRIELLE JONES ST ANDREWS NS

OUTBACK RANCH FORT MACLEODABJOHN MAC DONELL ENFIELD NS

PEAKE RANCHING HANNA ABTYLOR MARSHALL SHEET HARBOUR NS

PIESCHEL FARMS ROCKY VIEW COUNTY AB OLIVIA AVERY BETHANY ON

LANA ROSENTRETER PONOKA ABCARSON BLENKIRON BELWOOD ON

RHETT RUDE SEDALIA ABHELENA BOUMA STIRLING ON

AMELYA SCHAUB ATHABASCA ABSEAN & CARMAN BREARS WALKERTON ON

ISABELLA SCHAUB ATHABASCA ABBURNSTOWN POLLED HEREFORDSRENFREW ON

COLTON SKORI KINSELLA ABALYIAH CHANTLER ELMWOOD ON

PAISLEY STUART HARDISTY ABHAYDEN CHANTLER ELMWOOD ON

CHA STAT REPORTS

NEW MEMBERS JOINING IN 2022

MEMBERSHIP NAME TOWN MEMBERSHIP NAME REG COUNT

KYLEE CHANTLER ELMWOOD ON HEIDI MC FADDEN

DOURO DUMMER ON

UDORA ON GRAINGER COOPER WOODVILLE ON MATTHEW & TAMARAN MOUSSEAUHILLSBURG ON LEAH COOPER WOODVILLE ON NEWFOUNDOUT HEREFORDSEGANVILLE ON

LAYNE CHANTLER ELMWOOD ON BLAIR MC GLASHAN

BOWDYN CORP OMEMEE ON OAK HILLS POLLED HEREFORDSSTIRLING ON

PAISLEY DAGG PEMBROKE ON JACK O'REILLY

JULIE DARLING CASTLETON ON PARKVIEW C&M INC

HAILEY ERNEWEIN WALKERTON ON REGAN PARR

AVERY FISHER METCALFE ON NICHOLAS REICHE

KEENAN GRIEVE EMBRO ON FLYNN REINHART

OWEN GRUNDY & SHELBY

STANLEY OXFORD MILLS ON AARON ROCK

SAM HALEY SPRINGFORD ON MCKENNA ROSS

OLIVIA HALVORSEN ELDORADO ON SCHYLAR SCHAPELHOUMAN

LITTLE BRITAIN ON

BRANTFORD ON

STIRLING ON

MARKSTAY ON

PRINCETON ON

HARROW ON

ST MARY'S ON

NORTH AUGUSTA ON

EMILY HARTLE ST THOMAS ON STRYKER SCHAPELHOUMANAUGUSTA ON

HELLING FARMS

OMEMEE ON ALEXANDER SEELEY

AIDEN HOBBS CASTLETON ON GERIK SEELEY

K MEEGIN HOBBS CASTLETON ON GEORGIA STANLEY

KEMA FARMS PERTH ON MAY STANLEY

KENNEY FAMILY FARM BATTERSEA ON SHELBY STANLEY

BLAIRE LARMER NESTLETON ON CODY STOREY

BROCK LARMER NESTLETON ON TRI HAWK FARMS

DUNCAN LARMER NESTLETON ON GRACE VAN PUTTEN

LIME HILL FARMS INVERARY ON ROSE, TOM & GRACE VAN

LUNENBURG ON

LUNENBURG ON

KEMPTVILLE ON

KEMPTVILLE ON

KEMPTVILLE ON

NEWBURGH ON

THAMESVILLE ON

NEWTINGTON ON

PUTTENNEWINGTON ON

ELIZABETH LOCKHURST MONO ON FAITH WALKER

MADOC ON

SEVERN ON CARTER LUCHIES REABORO ON WOODVIEW FARM

REID LUCHIES REABORO ON YOUNG CATTLE COMPANY CALEDONIA ON

AMELIA MACDONALD ORANGEVILLE ON ALEX GODFREY

EMILY MAKEY LISTOWELL ON HENRY GODFREY

NORTH WILTSHIRE PE

NORTH WILTSHIRE PE

TAYLOR MAKEY LISTOWELL ON CASE MATHESON MONTAGUE PE

DAN & APRIL MANTLE NORLAND ON FARRAH MATHESON MONTAGUE PE

STAT REPORTS Canadian Hereford Association

MEMBERSHIP NAME TOWN

MEMBERSHIP NAME TOWN

JULIANNA NADDY VERNON BRIDGEPEHICKORY CORNER FARMS LTDBRIERCREST SK

LARRY & RYAN HOWARDSHAWVILLE QCHUBERT CATTLE CO WAKAW SK

SEMIAC FARM SAGUENAY QCJENSEN FARMS INC CLIMAX SK

CLAUDIA VEILLEUX AYERS CLIFF QCROBIN PIRNESS MACRORIE SK

MIA VEILLEUX AYERS CLIFF QCRAFTER U POLLED HEREFORDSOSAGE SK

BRENNON & MANDY ARCHDEKIN PANGMAN SKROCH SPRINGS SHOW CATTLEESTEVAN SK

JORIE ARTHUR ALIDA SKSCHWARTZ LAND & LIVESTOCKHODGEVILLESK

TYSON BUIST WALDECK SKAMBER STRAUCH CHAPLIN SK

LORRIE M FRASER DELISLE SK DANE TOBER OXBOW SK

LEVI HAMILTON LACADENA SKTRADEMARK RANCHING EDAM SK

QUIN HAMILTON LACADENA SKWYATT RANCH LTD WELDON SK

FUTURE OF THE BREED SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

This scholarship is presented annually to deserving CJHA members. Scholarships are valued at $1,000. Applications are available at www.hereford.ca and must be postmarked by May 15th of the year of application.

Kalla is the fourth generation of her family active in the cattle industry. Her future goals include attending the University of Saskatchewan for a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, majoring in Animal Science. Kalla explains, “Ideally, the goal for me is to run my own Hereford cattle operation, whether that means that I’m led back to the family farm following my four years or elsewhere. Regardless, it’s important to me that I don’t lose touch with the Hereford Industry and continue to contribute wherever possible within the breed.”

Congratulations Kalla!

Emma is a fifth generation Hereford breeder, aiming to pursue an education to excel in the animal sciences, with focus on meat science, animal nutrition, genetics, sustainable land use and animal rearing. Emma will be attending Oklahoma State University majoring in Animal Science. In her own words, Emma says, “I know where my cattle roots originated and am deeply compelled to reciprocate any knowledge gained to the breed that has given my family so much.”

Congratulations Emma!

As a 5th generation farmer, James is committed to the Hereford breed. He will be attending the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus in Truro, working towards a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, majoring in Animal Science. James describes his goal as “I hope to become an agent of change in the industry, leading the way in implementing sustainable animal agriculture practices, improving animal welfare, enhancing food security, and harnessing emerging technologies to drive transformational change.” Congratulations James!

Kaylee is an active CJHA member, developing her herd of purebred Hereford cattle utilizing the CJHA Heifer Lottery and Semen Donation programs. She is enrolled at the University of Guelph with plans to achieve a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree. Kaylee is an advocate of agriculture and the cattle industry and plans to use her education to “I plan to be a positive advocator, who can teach people the importance of the cattle industry, answer questions, and create a positive understanding between everyday people, and the cattle industry.” Congratulations Kaylee!

KAYLEE WELLS Ontario

KALLA NICHOLAS Saskatchewan

EMMA FOX Manitoba

JAMES RAND Nova Scotia

KEITH GILMORE FOUNDATION

Chairman’s Message

It is my pleasure and privilege to be the Chairman of the KGF Foundation. I am happy to provide a brief update on the Keith Gilmore Foundation and our recent Inaugural online auction. On behalf of the Trustees we are thrilled to work with the youth of the agriculture industry and continue our partnership with the Canadian Hereford Association. We worked with DLMS to host a FarmGate Auction Fundraising event which was a tremendous success. ank you very much to all the donators and supporters that have stepped up to help us raise over $15,000.

Our foundations primary role is follow the forward vision of Keith Gilmore to promote and inspire youth in education, journalism and agriculture. For over 35 years this Foundation has administered and funded youth scholarships through fundraising initiatives, private donations and legacy bequests.

We will be introducing our 2023 Scholarship recipients in the fall edition of the CHD!

Please watch for details and join us in congratulating these deserving youth!

ank you to the Foundation Trustees, volunteers and CHA sta for making this event happen. e KGF Trustees and myself thank you for participating in this year’s auction supporting youth in agriculture.

Who is KGF…..

John Blacklock

“Nothing will work, unless you do……… I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” Maya Angelou – poet writer

Message from the KGF Auction Co-Chairs

On behalf of the KGF Trustees, we would like to thank everyone for joining us for the inaugural online fundraising auction. It was exciting to host a new online event making it easier for everyone to participate.

Change is inevitable and the need to support youth in agriculture has never been more important. As the world changes and demands on everyone’s time becomes more critical we wanted to transition into a venue that allows our supporters to access our fundraiser through any digital platform. ank you so much to the past donators, industry partners and everyone that has supported our initiatives over the last 35 years. Your support has helped the KGF build a strong foundation for the future.

We had an exceptional sale o ering. A huge thank you to our donors, buyers and bidders.

Our Donors: Little Fort Herefords

e Keith Gilmore Foundation was established in 1987 with a forward vision to make a positive impact on the future of youth in agriculture and education. Since inception the foundation has grown awarding over 160 scholarships totaling over $400,000 to worthy recipients. As a charitable foundation donations and fundraising proceeds are utilized to provide scholarships to youth in Agriculture and Journalism.

What is KGF DOING………….

e Keith Gilmore foundation is honored to administer post-secondary scholarships to help inspire innovation and youth in agriculture and journalism.

Since 1987 over 160 scholarships have been awarded in three categories:

• Hereford Youth Scholarship

- Award amount $2,500

- Purpose: Support excellence in ongoing studies in any undergraduate program leading to a career related to the livestock industry.

- Up to four scholarships are awarded annually.

- Individuals must be entering into second, third, fourth year of post-secondary education in an y program leading to a career in the livestock industry.

•Alltech •Merck Animal Health

Bow Valley Genetics

• Feedlot Health Management Services

Canadian Cattle Identi cation Agency • FCC Farm Credit Canada • DLMS / Cattlevids

• Masterfeeds • e Cli s Farm • Alameda Agencies, Bonnie ompson

Lifestock Podcast – Kurtis Reid • e Canadian Hereford Digest • Todays Publishing 14 West Creations • Golden read Livestock Images, Sarah Hasson

ank you to all our supporters and agriculture enthusiasts. Without your support we cannot succeed. Looking forward to seeing you at events throughout 2023 and beyond!

Cathy Lasby and David Reid

Our Buyers: Foat Valley Stock Farm, Michael Foat Lillybrook Herefords Inc., Andy Schuepbach • Oulton Farms, Victor Oulton

e Cli s Farm, David & Kurtis Reid • Standard Hill Livestock, Stephen Myer

Braydon ompson • Mission Ridge Herefords, James & Sarah Hordos Kerry Avery • DLMS/Cattlevids, Mark Shologan

Preferred Agri-Marketing Services, Cathy Lasby Crittenden Land & Cattle, Howard Crittenden

Board of Trustees

John Blacklock • Chairman • 306-221-0088

Cathy Lasby • Secretary/Treasurer • 519-835-1378

Kym Jim • 403-358-8935

David Reid • 306-221-7039

Karl Gilmore

• Future of the Breed in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hereford Association

- Award Amount $1,000

- Purpose: An entry Level scholarship for students entering their rst year of post-secondary education. Current and former CJHA members are eligible.

• Keith Gilmore Prize for Beef Cattle Innovation

- Award amount $10,000

- Up to two scholarships awarded annually.

- Purpose: To support excellence and leadership for applicants in advanced studies leading to a career in the beef industry. Areas of study are broadly de ned but include areas such as animal science, range management, forage and feeding, genetics, communications and business.

HEREFORD FAREWELLS

MAXINE BELL

Maxine Bell rode into heaven peacefully with family by her side on March 21st.

Maxine was born on July 1st, 1949 to Harry and Jule Andersen of Vallee Creek Ranch in Houston, B.C. This is where her love and passion for ranching and Hereford cattle was sparked; it would be a life-long love. The cattle ranch just west of Houston, B.C. is where she grew up and where she came back to stay and start her own Horned Hereford herd in her early 20s. She had a way with all animals, especially cattle, horses, and dogs she had owned, bred, and raised. In addition to showing and selling purebred Horned Hereford cattle, Maxine was also a 4-H leader and teacher of all things ‘cowgirl’ to many that admired her endless knowledge and grit.

Maxine was known and respected by her fellow ranchers and members of the Hereford world, and so were her cattle. Selling bulls and females at sales throughout B.C., her reputation was built on the rugged ranch raised cattle that she was so proud of and worked endlessly to perfect. She made a name for herself that many still recognize.

Maxine had two sons, Noah and Wayne Bell and both still live on the ranch today, as well as her two grand-daughters Haley and Jaime Bell, and grandson Avery Bell. Noah runs a large commercial operation at Vallee Creek Ranch and Haley has taken over the purebred side of things.

In 2012 Maxine was one of the only females ever to judge a world Hereford Conference show on horse back. She was also rewarded with the 50-year lifetime membership pin from the Yellowhead Hereford Association this past winter – she truly was dedicated to the Hereford breed. Maxine continued to raise cattle and live in her own home with help from her family until she passed. She always enjoyed helping out with the up-coming generation of young beef breeders, whether it was as a 4-H leader or just someone to come to for her endless knowledge, experience, and advice. She will be greatly missed by so many, but her legacy will live on for many years to come.

WILLIAM CHARLES “BILL” BALL

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Bill Ball (JWB Cattle Company Orillia, Ontario), who passed away at the age of 61, on June 4, 2023.

April 13, 1962June 4, 2023

Bill was born April 13, 1962 and passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side after a courageous battle with cancer. Bill leaves behind his loving wife Jacqueline, son Jacob, stepdaughters Joella, Jenica (Mitchell) and grandson Chase.

Bill was the son of Marie and Don Ball. Bill will be strongly remembered for his strong work ethic and dedication to his close family. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him as he could hold a conversation with anyone.

Bill took pride in raising Hereford and Angus cattle with his son Jacob through JWB Cattle Company of Orillia, Ontario and he was quite fond of the Clydesdale horses that he always had.

CARMAN BREARS

Carman Brears, of Walkerton, passed away peacefully at Campbell House Hospice in Collingwood on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. He was 57.

Born on March 20, 1965 in Guelph, Ontario to the late Earl and Elizabeth “Beth” (nee Ritchie) Brears, Carman was employed with MaxEquine Feed in Durham for many years and thoroughly enjoyed working there and the friendships with his co-workers. He was a gentle soul, that loved his animals, especially his Hereford cattle. Carman always loved children as they kept him young. He will be missed dearly by his cat Toby.

BILL “WILLIAM CHARLES” BALL

CARMAN BREARS March 20, 1965November 8, 2022

MAXINE BELL July 1, 1949March 21, 2023

“JACK” ANDREW MCAUGHEY

Jack McAughey left his mark. All those who knew him understood his unwavering commitment and loyalty to family and friends.

hosts and have forged lifetime friendships with Hereford breeders throughout the world.

Jack loved all the aspects of the Hereford business. Breeding good cattle, finding new and proven sires, partnering in key syndicates, attending and participating in local and national shows and sales were all part of Jack’s passion and commitment to his cattle business. However, I believe the greatest impact both Jack and Lois have given to our breed is their stewardship to Junior Hereford programs in Ontario and Canada.

October 22, 1941 -

May 16, 2023

Jack was a Toronto boy. Even though he grew up in the city, his love of country life and agriculture came from working on farms during his summers. Right from his youth, Jack’s ambition was to have his own farm. His dream came true in 1976 when Jack and Lois bought their farm just west of Orillia in Oro-Medonte Township. The McAughey’s acquired their first registered Hereford cattle in 1978 when their love and passion for the breed and its people began and grew over the next 45 years.

Jack was a tremendous entrepreneur. His interest in the wellbeing of others allowed him to be a natural leader in his business. As such, in 1971, Jack partnered with Roger Shorey to join Standard Mechanical Systems Limited. Today, Standard Mechanical is led by son Jim McAughey and is a highly successful mechanical HVAC services and contracting business with 35 service offices throughout Canada.

While I came to know Jack through the cattle business, our regular discussions were more about business (mixed with a little politics). His ability to listen and learn about what appeared to be a problem and turn it into an opportunity always impressed me. However, make no mistake, Jack was a fierce competitor and thrived on building his businesses by employing great people and taking calculated risks that always led to successful growth.

Just like Standard Mechanical, Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords grew to one of the most recognizable and respected cattle breeding farms in North America. The legendary Autumn Alliance Sale began in 1980 on the farm of L.R.”Doodie” Dale-Harris. From 1984 to 1993, the Autumn Alliance moved to Jack and Lois’ farm in Orillia and from 1994 through 1998 it was hosted by Elizabeth May at May Meadows Polled Herefords. Autumn Alliance then returned to Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords in 2000 and has been the ‘final stop’ on our Ontario Hereford sale weekend the last 23 years. Jack, Lois and family have been wonderful

With the passing of Jack McAughey, his story doesn’t end. Lois and Jim, along with the support and leadership of Farm Manager Kevin Brown, will keep Jack’s legacy alive by investing, building and fostering the best MHPH has to offer.

I know all Hereford enthusiasts join me in offering Lois, Jim, Sandra, Emily, Sam and the entire McAughey clan our heartfelt condolences on the passing of Jack and our very best wishes now and in the future.

JOHN

JOHN “JACK” MCAUGHEY

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UU 69H Zam Queen 109K

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Cariboo Classic Junior Steer & Heifer Show, Williams

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Champion Female

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