Manitoba Angus Association

by Devin Boitson ~ President, Manitoba Angus Association

through Manitoba Angus. We hosted our annual general meeting over Zoom on January 10 We had a good turnout with a ton of great discussion The board welcomes two new board members, Cody Nolan and Lacey Dekeyser-Brown I thank all those who served on the board who have now retired from their terms

Last fall the Angus Gold Show for Manitoba was as always at the Ag-Ex show in Brandon We had a solid turnout and when the dust settled, we were extremely happy with how the event went We are having a lot of discussion currently to help make this show be the best it’s ever been in the future.

Happy New Year!

As we roll into 2023, I am excited for what is to come for Manitoba Angus We had a great year in 2022 and as we head into 2023 there are lots of exciting topics and events that are in the works

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On December 6 we hosted the Keystone Klassic Sale in conjunction with the Keystone Konnection Simmental Sale. We had awesome attendance and some amazing cattle went through the ring that day. I would like to thank Bohrson Marketing for putting the sale together and Brent Carey for auctioneering the Angus lots.

I would also like to recognize our recent award recipients for 2022 The Purebred Breeder of the Year went to Black Hawk Angus of Mather, MB Our Commercial Producer of the Year award went to William DeVos of Fork River, MB The Honorary President was awarded to Doug McLaren, Neepawa, MB and finally the Jack Hart Memorial Award winner was Bobbi-Jo Foster, Dropmore, MB

I am extremely excited for what the year will bring through our Association and I ask that all of you stay tuned for what’s to come throughout the year I hope that all of you have a great calving season and if you are purchasing bulls this spring be sure to do your homework before making a purchase as it’s one of the most important decisions a cow-calf producer makes.

I hope to meet and talk with you all soon.

Greetings from Maritime Angus!

2022 was a busy year with hosting of the Canadian Angus Convention which saw Moncton welcome Angus enthusiasts from across the countr y All of our usual gold shows returned to operation with each of our club provinces getting their futurities back up and running Angus continued to perform well in 2022 at the Maritime Beef Test Station Bull test with the highest per forming Average Daily Gain individual, and breed group bulls being black Angus. The group at the test station this 2023 winter is also per forming well and the selected individuals will sell April 1st. (check out www maritimebeefteststation com if you want to keep track of how the bulls are doing) We have the luxur y of having the Vytelle/Growsafe system and ultrasound in order to get individualized feed efficiency and carcass data included in the per formance testing The Angus Association will have the more "typical" Field Day & Junior Heifer Show which will be hosted in Nova Scotia August 5th & 6th. The Prince Edward Island club is planning a pasture tour provincially to engage with both the commercial and purebred Angus enthusiasts! So stay tuned as there is lots happening!