January 2019 Canadian Hereford Digest by Canadian Hereford Association

January 2019

The Official Magazine of The Canadian Hereford Association

Bow Valley Genetics On Fertile Ground

One Bull at a Time Quebec Producer Olivier Isabel Profile

2019 Performance Edition

CHURCH RANCH Where Maternal Matters CGC 142X SILVER PRIDE 35E 35E is a big, long, powerful bull that moves like a cat. Full eye and scrotal pigmentation. Ranked #1 for REA at 14.6 inches, and backed by generations of good uddered cows.

CGC 101N IDAHO DOMINETTE 17W

NGC 382 DAKOTA LAD 55E 55E traces back to the first cow I ever owned on the bottom side. This smooth made, long sided bull has a moderate 88 lb birth weight and a marbling index of 126. His mother is one of the nicest uddered cows on the place. A full sister, 81D, is pictured in our August Hereford Digest ad.

NGC 99R BRITISHER LASS 41Y

NGC 382 DAKOTA STANDARD 9E Red eyed bull out of the $52,000 MH 382 sire and a deep ribbed 99R daughter. Indexed 114 for weaning weight and 153 for marbling.Top 5% of the breed for WW, YW and SC.

NGC 99R MISS STANDARD 17Z

6 BullsHeaded to Calgary Bull Sale 5 BullsHeaded to Medicine Hat Bull Sale March 6-7, 2019

March 12-13, 2019

NGC 17Y EQUINOX 30E 30E was the heaviest bull in the pen on Dec. 1. This big polled bull’s mother is a maternal sister to McCoy’s and Lilybrook’s Jackpot 105X herdsire and is just an ideal beef female. 30E is the fifth sale bull she’s raised.

MCCOY 139S SUSIE 26W

NGC 140C EVEREST 18E 18E’s mother weaned off a 745 lb heifer calf on her first try. That heifer’s first calf weaned at 728 lbs this fall. Excellent birth to weaning spread in this cow family. Just like their sire, these Cash is King cattle are super quiet and just a pleasure to be around.

CDBH 182U - Grandmother of 18E

CGC 17Y EXPLOSIVE 49E 49E’s mother has raised 3 straight sale bulls - the first sold to Brost Land & Cattle, the second to Arendt Farms, and now 49E. She has an average weaning index of 117. This year’s bull calf is destined for the sale pen too.

CGC 142X SILVER BRIT 10A

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contents January 2019

Photo submitted by: Ross & Arlene Stafford

Volume 77 | Number 1

features

reports C AT H E R I N E B R O W N

C AT H E R I N E B R O W N

President’s Message

Young Guns VXIII

World Hereford News

Message du Président

Hereford Horizons

Show and Sale Results

Ray Smith

41 BW WW YW TM

116 Executive Director’s Report 117 Rapport du Directeur Exécutif

C AT H E R I N E B R O W N

J U DY F I N S E T H

122 Committee Reports

Cow Smart and Data Wise

One Bull at a Time

124 CBBC Report

“Optimum” Trait Selection in 2019 and Beyond

Diligence and Consistency are Constants in the FCI Breeding Program of Quebec Producer

125 CJHA Report

Olivier Isabel

129 Alberta Provincial Report

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Upfront

Director Profiles

126 CJHA Thank You

Coulee Crest Award

135 Quick Reference

FMI/MPI Index

136 Auctioneers, Consultants and Services

108 4-H Achievements

138 Digest Subscription Form & Ad Booking Deadlines

115 Hereford Farewells

142 KGF

132 Manitoba Report 134 Maritime Report

On Fertile Ground - Bow Valley Genetics’ Innovative and Growing Support System for the Canadian Purebred Cattle Industry

118 CHA News & Notes

130 Saskatchewan Provincial Report 133 Ontario Provincial Report

Bow Valley Genetics

128 British Columbia Report

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schedule of events JANUARY 17 - CO ....................................Mile High Eve Frozen Genetics Sale, Denver 18 - CO ..............................Mile High Night National Hereford Sale, Denver FEBRUARY 2 - AB ......Hill 70 Quantock Ranch “Barn Burnin’ Bull Sale”, Lloydminster 4 - SK ...........................................Premier Hereford Bull Sale, Lloydminster 5 - SK ...........................Bannerlane 20th Annual Production Sale, Livelong 6 - SK ...........Misty Valley Farms 43rd Annual Production Sale, Maidstone 7 - SK .........................10th Annual Carlrams Ranching Bull Sale, Cut Knife 12- AB ...................Holloway Farms 9th Annual Rancher’s Bull Sale, Castor 14 - SK ...................................XTC Ranches 37th Annual Bull Sale, Eastend 16 - BC .....................................Pine Butte 24th Annual Production Sale, BC . Livestock Co-op, Kamloops 21 - AB ................................JHNR Working Bull & Female Sale, NCL, Clyde 22 - SK ........................Standard Hill Connection Black Angus, Red Angus, Polled Hereford Sale, Maidstone 26 - AB ..........................................13th Annual Ulrich Bull Sale, Lethbridge 27 - SK ..................Beck Farms & McCoy Cattle Co. 10th Annual Bull Sale,. Beck Farms MARCH 1 - AB ............................8th Annual Chittick Family Bull Sale, Mayerthorpe 2 - SK ..................................Braun Ranch, Ranch Ready Bull Sale, Simmie 6-7 - AB ....................................................Calgary Bull Show & Sale, Calgary 9 - ON ..........................Source for Quality Bull & Female Sale, Indian River 9 - SK ........................Triple A Herefords 13th Annual Bull Sale, Moose Jaw 12-13 - AB ..............Medicine Hat Spring Bull Show & Sale, Medicine Hat 15 - AB ................................................................East Central Bull Sale, Czar 16 - SK .......................Canada’s Red, White & Black Bull Sale, Moose Jaw 18 - AB ...............................................Fraser’s Total Performance Bull Sale, . Bow Slope Shipping, Brooks 22 - SK ...................................Gillespie Hereford Ranch Bull Sale, Wymark 23 - AB .......................................................Mountainview Bull Sale, Innisfail 26 - AB ..............40th Annual Bulls Eye Sale, Bow Slope Shipping, Brooks

JUNE 1 ...........................Application Deadline for the Keith Gilmore Scholarship 1 ........................Application Deadline for the Hereford Youth Scholarship 21 ...........................................August Digest Advertising Booking Deadline 30 ..........................Hereford Special Service Award Nomination Deadline 30 .........................................Hereford Legacy Award Nomination Deadline JULY 31-3 - SK ...........................................................................Bonanza, Weyburn AUGUST 13-15 - AB .............................Canadian Beef Industry Conference, Calgary 2 - SK .................................Canadian Hereford Association AGM, Weyburn

Consult with the CHA website www.hereford.ca for changes and/or additions to provincial field days, MOE shows and other events.

APRIL 4 - SK .........................Supplying The Seed Bull and Female Sale, Imperial 5 - SK .......................................Wilson/Lees Value Added Bull Sale, Kisbey 10 - MB .........................................................Prime Plus Bull Sale, Neepawa 13 - BC ..........................44th Vanderhoof All Breeds Bull Sale, Vanderhoof 17-18 - BC ................82nd Williams Lake Bull Show & Sale, Williams Lake MAY 15 ....Application Deadline for the CJHA Future of the Breed Scholarship 15 .......................................................Bonanza 2019 Registration Deadline

5160 Skyline Way NE, Calgary, AB T2E 6V1

Phone: 1.888.836.7242 Fax: 1.888.824.2329

Email: herefords@hereford.ca

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Our aim is to produce industry leading, profitable cattle.

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to Plate

PCL 118U JADE 83D

Thanks to those who supported us in 2018 and who share our vision.

Bar Cane Cattle Bakus Ranch Glen & Riley Straub Tyler & Shauna Getz Karen Schiml Hal Topham Ken & Mike Ferestad Carter Jensen Terry & Emily Rask JD Ranch

Sabine Land & Livestock Ltd. Phil & Sam Fehr Prairie Rose Stock Farm Devin & Sarah Allin Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords Milwray Polled Herefords Doug Troop Lock Farms Triple H Farms

Remitall West Roselawn Polled Herefords Lakes Ranch Crittenden Bros. River Valley Polled Herefords Lian Mor Polled Herefords Richardson Ranch Dorbay Polled Herefords Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea Farms Big Gully Farms (30 young cows)

On offer this spring, 20 polled sons of: PCL ZIRCON 719T 25Z SHF ALL STAR 42X A191 PCL YUKON R117 ET 49Y

KCF BENNETT ENCORE Z311 ET CHURCHILL KICKSTART 501C ET NJW 73S W18 HOMEGROWN 8Y ET

Doug & Wanda Mann

Box 1256 Swift Current, SK S9H 3X4 P: 306.773.7136 C: 306.741.1265 E: w_mann@xplornet.ca

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Newsworthy and notable stories from the Canadian Hereford industry

50 year pin Barbara Downey

25 year pin Lyons Polled Herefords

Pictured L-R: CHA Executive Director Stephen Scott, Barbara Downey, CHA director Jill Corp

Pictured L-R: CHA Director Jill Corp, Bill Lyons, Audrey Lyons, CHA Executive Director Stephen Scott

Pictured L-R: Warren Girodat, Lexi Girodat, CHA Executive Director Stephen Scott, CHA President Doug Mann

50 year pin Gerry Cornish

50 year pin Rodney Gamble

CHA Honour Roll Ron and Nadine Wells

Pictured L-R: Gerry Cornish, CHA Director Leon Silk

Pictured L-R: CHA Executive Director Stephen Scott, CHA President Doug Mann, Rodney Gamble

Pictured L-R: CHA Director Jill Corp, Ron Wells, Nadine Wells, CHA Executive Director Stephen Scott

CHA Director Plaque Leon Silk

CHA Presentation to President Doug Mann

CHA Honour Roll Howard and Gordon Crittenden

Pictured L-R: CHA Director Leon Silk, CHA Executive Director Stephen Scott

Pictured L-R: CHA Executive Director Stephen Scott, CHA President Doug Mann, CHA Vice President Albert Rimke

CHA Director Plaque Murray Andrews

Pictured L-R: CHA Director Murray Andrews, CHA Executive Director Stephen Scott, CHA President Doug Mann

25 year pin Rocking G and Lexi Girodat

Pictured L-R: Howard, Sharon, Shirley, Gordon Crittenden, CHA Executive Director Stephen Scott, CHA President Doug Mann

Congratulations to Jamie Richardson and Bill Lloyd on the arrival of Rayna Alison, born November 8. 8.12 lbs, 20.5 inches Baby sister to CJHA member, Jessie Donald Lloyd

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The Tattoo Year Letter For 2019 is “G” Think “G” for Growth!

Congratulations to Ron Berg of Prairie Rose Stock Farm from Camrose, AB for winning the 2018 “Who Am I?” contest! Thank you to everyone who entered. Look for the contest again in the August 2019 Herd Reference edition of the Digest! Thank You - Brooklyn and Myles Van

Sickle would like to send a huge thank you to the Northern Alberta Hereford Club and the contributors of the First Choice Female Sale held in Camrose, AB December 8. Both juniors were lucky enough to receive a $500 sale credit, which they used to purchase a heifer that day.

25 yr Pin Art Andruchow Pictured L-R: Garth, Brittany, Marie, and Art Andruchow, CHA Executive Director Stephen Scott

Remember This Year’s Deadlines!

Congratulations!

CJHA delegate Morgan Heidecker placed in the top 6 of the senior competition at the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition in Toronto on November 3rd during the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Morgan spoke on how to better educate consumers about the agriculture industry and the standards within it.

Alberta Beef Producers awarded the 2019 Environmental Stewardship Award to the Radau family of Coulee Crest Farms. Pictured L-R: Evan Carr, Miranda Carr, Sandra and Randy Radau, Luke Radau, Jessica Giles. Photo by Les Dunford, Town & Country

• Special Service award and Hereford Legacy Award nominations are due by June 30th, 2019 • KGF Prize and HYS Scholarship application deadline is June 1st, 2019. Application forms are available at www.keithgilmorefoundation.com • CJHA KGF “Future of the Breed” Scholarship application deadline is May 15th, 2019. Application forms are available at www.hereford.ca • Bonanza entry deadline is May 15th, 2019

Corrections: • Show Results - Barrie Fair Grand Champion Bull was BRENDALE PREMIER ELDORADO 220E, exhibited by Premier Livestock Reserve Grand Champion Bull was MHPH 3134 EVOLUTION 117E, exhibited by Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords Grand Champion Female was LBB KATHY 05D, exhibited by Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords Reserve Grand Champion Female was JDL JANICE 4R 125E, exhibited by JDL Cattle Co.

8th Annual Chittick Family Bull Sale March 1st, 2019 ~ Mayerthorpe Ag. Barn. and online with Lunch is provided ~ Sale starts at 1:00 pm

On offer

Hereford, Simmental and Angus Yearlings

Hereford Calves Sired By:

DUNROBIN AMBER LADY 5T

MHPH 521X ACTION 106A

NJW 78P TWENTYTWELVE 190Z ET

OTAPAWA SPARK 3060

CHURCHILL KICKSTART 501C ET

Chittick Family Hereford Ranch

Raymond & Mona Chittick C: 780-778-0150

Mayerthorpe, AB raymondchittick@hotmail.com

Grant & Tanya Chittick H: 780-786-2181

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20th Annual Production Sale: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 2:00 pm CST (1:00 pm MST) ~ Dinner At Noon ~ At The Farm, Livelong, SK

68 Head on Offer :

25 Coming Two Year Old Bulls, semen tested* 2 Feature Registered Heifers 1 Heifer Calf 40 Bred Commercial Heifers, ultra sound preg checked* •Central Point Free Delivery•

BANNERLANE 153Y SUPER 47E

BW: 100lbs. WW: 755 lbs. WDA: 3.15

Sire: AGA 26T YEAH JARROD 153Y Dam: BANNERLANE 108U MS BRIT 111Y

BANNERLANE 153Y SUPER 83E

BW: 96 lbs. WW: 690 lbs. WDA: 2.94

Sire: AGA 26T YEAH JARROD 153Y Dam: BANNERLANE 232 MS EXTRA 34W

BANNERLANE 30A GENERAL 106E

BW: 92 lbs. WW: 710lbs. WDA: 3.05

Sire: LPG GENERAL MARJO LAD 30A Dam: BANNERLANE 108U MS BRIT 169A

BANNERLANE 153Y SUPER 21E

BW: 97 lbs. WW: 735 lbs. WDA: 3.02

Sire: AGA 26T YEAH JARROD 153Y Dam: BANNERLANE 108U MS BRIT 67Y

Please call for a catalogue or visit www.hereford.ca to view the catalogue online “Our promise to you.....Quality cattle” Bill & Ruth Bannerman (306) 845-2445

Rob & Joanne Bannerman, Sons Phone/Fax: (306) 845-2764 Cell: (306) 845-7790 Cell: (306) 845-9464

Chase Bannerman (306) 248-1214 Patrick, Jayden, Brant

bannerlane@littleloon.ca Box 148 Livelong, SK S0M 1J0 15

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YEARS STRONG

July 31 - August 3, 2019 Weyburn, Saskatchewan

Thanks to Misty Valley Farms for donating a Bred Heifer at their

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Bull Sale at the Ranch!

Your Support is Greatly Appreciated!

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Long Gone to Saskatchewan!

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HOST HOTELS IN WEYBURN, SK: RAMADA BY WYNDHAM, CANALTA AND MICROTEL INN & SUITES 16

Misty Valley Farms 43rd AnnuAl Production SAle of Quality Horned Herefords

Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 1:00pm MST, at the Ranch

Featuring heifer calves from Mark Law, Lawview Herefords and long yearling bulls from Lanni and Virginia Bristow, L-O Herefords.

70 Long Yearling Bulls – bred to be rugged and durable, these bulls sell semen tested and guaranteed. Bred Registered Heifers – an excellent group of heifers, representing many of our present herdsires. Bred Commercial Hereford Heifers – home raised and bred to light-birthweight Horned Hereford bulls. Feature Registered Heifer Calves Commercial Heifer Calves

MVF 207A STD ATTACKER 210E DONORAH 138U ULTIMATE LAD 40X BBSF 40X ATTACKER 207A BBSF 114L PEONY 237P

MVF 44Z CLASSIC DUSTER 933E

AGA 21M STANMORE 104S GCK 138 RIB CLASSIC 30U MVF 104S STANDARD LASS 209Y RUT 30U CLASSIC LAD 44Z MVF 57S STD SUNNY MISS 204W RUT 111S STANDARD LADY 152W

210E is a long-bodied, well-muscled bull from a productive cow with an excellent udder. Great hair coat.

AGA 21M STANMORE 15T BVHF DUSTER 7Y BVHF RANCHER 11W

933E is a very correct bull with terrific depth and thickness. His mother, 7Y, is from a top Bonaventure cow family.

FREE DELIVERY to central points in the prairie provinces with special consideration given to group purchases. Give us a call and come and take a look at the Sale cattle prior to Sale Day if possible. Please be our guests for lunch at 11:30 a.m. MST

For more information, catalogues or motel reservations, contact:

The Oddans

Merle & Ros Mark & Tracy Harold & Alice Maurice Rachel & Aidan Carter & Lincoln Ph: 306-893-2783 Ph: 306-893-2737 Cell: 306-893-7225 Cell: 306-893-7365 mvf@sasktel.net Mark Law 204-526-5818 R. R. #1 Maidstone, SK S0M 1M0 Lanni Bristow 780-614-1268 20 km North of Maidstone on Highway #21, 6.5 km West on Highway #303, then 6 km North on Range Road #3241 OR 38.5 km East of Lloydminster on Highway #303 then 6 km North on Range Road #3241

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Brady & Chantel Moncrieff Box 41, Senlac, SK S0L 2Y0 P: 306-228-2239 C: 306-228-9177 Email: ace_herefords@hotmail.com ACE TRACKER LAD 21E

ACE RED LAD 33E

THE

PREMIER HEREFORD BULL SALE

February 4, 2019 at Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds

Stan & Susan Lock

Box 215, Macklin, SK H: (306) 753-2229 C: (306) 753-7884 www.lockfarms.com Email: lockfarms@xplornet.com LF 48A EATON 153E

LF 4009 ELMER 159E

THE

PREMIER HEREFORD BULL SALE

February 4, 2019 at Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds

Consigned by Lock Farms: 9 bulls - horned and polled 30 black baldie hefiers

Bill & Wendy Shana, Jinaye & Kendall

bwayrey@hotmail.ca PH: 306-753-2500 Cell: 306-753-7040 www.ayreyherefords.com

Premier Hereford Bull Sale

February 4, 2019 - Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds Selling 20 Hereford Bulls and 40 Purebred Hereford Heifer Calves Bulls also for sale at the East Central Bull Sale - March 15, 2019 - Czar, AB and by private treaty at the farm.

13E

41E

52E

53E

60E

70E

84E

92E

93E

94E

102E

Bull videos are available for viewing at www.ayreyherefords.com NW Saskatchewan Hereford Tour - August 8 & 9, 2019

We are located on Highway 14, 3 1/2 miles East of Evesham, SK or 8 miles East of Macklin, SK.

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president’s message

By Albert Rimke

PRE SIDEN T O F T HE C A N A D I A N HEREFO RD A S S O C I AT I O N

Reflect – give thought to; consider; review; contemplate. It’s that time of the year to reflect on the happenings of yourself, your family, your herd and the future of all. First off, did you accomplish the goals you set for yourself this past year? Take time to think it over and adjust for what still needs to be done, with your health being priority. Next, your family. Many would say that your family should be first. But I would sooner be here for them, rather than them for me! Always be there to support and encourage your family with their ventures. Help them and know when to step back. Finally, your herd. Are your goals being met? There are a lot of things to consider here, such as the following: Are the females the ones you like? Are you happy with their feet, legs, udders, teats and performance? Most of these traits are reportable on the THE program, which keeps track and helps you evaluate many of those traits. Then there are your bulls. Again there are many things to consider. Feet, legs, performance and structure being some of the most important. Again, there are many tools, to help you evaluate your bulls. There is nothing more in the development of those tools than supplying the CHA you’re your actual data, including performance (BW,WW,YW), ultra sound on both your females and males or DNA. They are all important in increasing the accuracies of their EPDs. Another item worth mentioning - be true to your herd by recording and reporting everything accurately. You would be amazed how accurate the number will become. Whether you enjoy showcasing your herd by its numbers or in the show ring (which is very important also), have fun and enjoy the people you are with as many of these relationships and friendships last a lifetime. I cannot think of any better business or breed to be in. With that being said, reflect on your past year and build on your success. There is always room for improvement. In closing, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year from my family to yours. All the best with calving and bull sale season.

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Par Albert Rimke

PRÉ SIDEN T DE L’A S S O C I AT I O N C A N A D IENNE HEREFO RD

Réfléchir – l’action de penser, contempler, réviser. C’est le moment de l’année pour réfléchir à ce qui se passe dans votre monde, votre famille, votre troupeau et l’avenir de tous. Tout d’abord, avez-vous atteint les objectifs que vous vous êtes fixés cette année? Prenez le temps de réfléchir et de vous adapter à ce qui reste à faire, votre santé étant la priorité. Ensuite, votre famille. Plusieurs diront que votre famille devrait passer en premier. Mais je préférerais être ici pour eux plutôt que ce soit eux qui s’occupent de moi ! Toujours être là pour soutenir et encourager votre famille avec leurs entreprises. Aidez-les et sachez quand prendre du recul. Enfin, votre troupeau. Vos objectifs sont-ils atteints ? Il y a beaucoup de choses à considérer ici, telles que les suivantes : Est-ce que vous aimez vos femelles ? Êtes-vous satisfait de leurs pieds, leurs membres, leur pis, leurs trayons et leurs performances ? La plupart de ces traits peuvent être reportés dans le cadre du programme THE, qui vous aide à évaluer et à garder un œil sur le progrès de plusieurs de ces caractères. Ensuite, il y a vos taureaux. Encore une fois, il y a plusieurs choses à considérer ; les pieds, les membres, la performance et la structure sont parmi les plus importants. Encore une fois, il existe de nombreux outils pour vous aider à évaluer vos taureaux. Il s’agit que de fournir vos données réelles à l’association, y compris les performances (PN, PS, P1A), les ultra-sons de vos femelles et vos taureaux ou leur ADN. Ils sont tous importants pour accroître la précision de leurs EPD. Un autre élément qui mérite d’être mentionné - soyez fidèle à votre troupeau en enregistrant et en signalant toutes vos données avec précision. Vous serez enchantés de fiabilité qui en résultera. Que vous aimiez mettre en valeur votre troupeau par la voix d’évaluations génétiques ou dans l’arène d’exposition (ce qui est très important également), amusez-vous et appréciez les gens qui vous entourent, plusieurs de ces relations et amitiés dureront toute une vie. Je ne peux imaginer une meilleure entreprise ou une meilleure race. Cela dit, réfléchissez à l’année qui vient de s’écoulée et bâtissez sur votre réussite. Il y a toujours moyen de s’améliorer. En terminant, je souhaite à tous une bonne et heureuse année de la part de ma famille. Bon temps de vêlage et bonne saison de vente de taureaux.

64th Annual

EAST CENTRAL BULL SALE Friday, March 15 at the

Shorncliffe Lake 4-H Center, Czar Parade of Bulls 11:00 am Sale 1:30 pm Features a great selection of Horned & Polled Hereford Bulls from Anquist Herefords Ayrey Hereford Farm Diamond T Herefords Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc.

Garrett Ranch Ltd Glenrose Polled Herefords PWC Herefords SS Cattle Company

2018 Champions

View and buy bulls in comfort at the 4-H Center. Lunch provided Sponsored by the East Central Hereford Club For more information call 403-664-0191 or email diamondt@netago.ca 24

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BULL SALE

Tuesday

Feb 26 2019

Balog Auction, Lethbridge, AB

Approx 50 Bulls on Offer!!

EPDs & performance data (including ultrasound & RFI) available on website &/or sale day

AGA 67X ELECTRIC EXPRESS 16E

AGA 18Z ZOOM STAN EARNER 32E

Specializing in LIGHT BIRTHWEIGHTS with GREAT PERFORMANCE plus REMARKABLE COWS AGA 48Y SUPER ECLIPSE 28E AGA 18Y ZOOM STANDARD 18Z

STANMORE 43K

AGA 60W BANNER SPORT ZEAL 28Z

GCC PETE 203Y ET AGA 705 EASYGOING EXPRESS 67X

Peter Ulrich

AGA 43K STANMORE ELEMENT 47E

WH 9A RUST TEMPEST 372A AGA 127Y YES SIR BLASTOFF 407B

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AGA 18Z ZOOM STAN CREDITOR 77C AGA 15H BRIT CANDIDATE ET 97C AGA 137A MO LE BRIT CHUCK 110C

ulrichherefords.com

hans Ulrich

(403) 625-2237 (403) 625-1036 ULRICH HEREFORD RANCH INC www.ulrichherefords.com peter@ulrichherefords.com Box 843, CLARESHoLM, ALBERTA T0L 0T0 FRoM CLARESHoLM: 8 Mi (12.8 kM)E on Hwy 520 , 4Mi (6.4 kM) n on RR 255 & 1/4 MiLE E on TwP 132 25

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By Jacob Onyschuk January 2019 heralds a new calving season for many of you. For others, your bull sale is just around the corner. Some of us are getting ready to attend bull sales while others are getting ready for spring. Breeding decisions are top-of-mind for most cattlemen, as we try to think one step ahead. Within this magazine, you are bound to find a producer that has a program to fit your needs. If you are thinking of getting back into Herefords or wanting to try them for the first time, know that anyone in this book is willing to help and happy to work with you. One of the many things that I have learned while on staff with the Canadian Hereford Association (CHA) is that taking the time to tour breeders’

D IREC TO R O F B U SINE S S DE V ELO PMEN T, C A N A D I A N HEREFO RD A S S O C I AT I O N

often times, the best cows have some Hereford in them. Using a top quality Hereford bull is often a sure-fire way to add hybrid vigor into your cowherd. Many of the bull sales listed also offer Hereford females for sale. Having calved out some purebred Hereford females myself this past calving season, I can say that I was extremely impressed with mothering instinct that comes naturally to Herefords. We often focus on the docility, the feed efficiency and the 100% pure herd book. But another great attribute of the breed is its mothering ability, from the time their first calf hits the ground. Those who already use Hereford genetics know what I’m talking about. Those who haven’t had Herefords in a while

One of the many things that I have learned while on staff with the Canadian Hereford Association (CHA) is that taking the time to tour breeders’ herds can be one of the most beneficial ways a commercial producer can spend his or her time. herds can be one of the most beneficial ways a commercial producer can spend his or her time. In my role here, attending most every Hereford sale across Canada, I have realized that there is a program out there to match any commercial program. A source of good genetics might be a distance away or it might be next door. Regardless, there is something to be said about the value in taking time to find the breeder that is right for you. If you have your sights on becoming a registered purebred breeder yourself, I highly recommend investing in a year to tour as many herds and attend as many sales as possible to find a foundation herd that you might want to work with. Provincial breeder directories could be your starting point for locating them. Commercial producers often-times support their neighbours but to get the best bang for your buck, you might sometimes consider travelling – possibly even out of province - to get the type of cattle that might work best for you. If a new Hereford bull is in the plans, take a look at our sale listing on Page 7. Chances are, you will find a bull that works for your program at the right price. When we think of breeding Hereford cattle commercially,

or haven’t tried them before, might be surprised at their ability to mother, relative to other breeds. The pay-off here is better than any other in my mind. As we continue into 2019, I wish all breeders and commercial producers the best of luck with your operations. I have enjoyed my time with the Hereford breed and learned a lot from all of you. Knowledge is one of the best things a person can take away from any job. Thank you for all the memories and I look forward to seeing you down the road. Until next time…

Regina, SK

Selling 8 two year-old bulls at Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Red, White & Black Bull Sale on March 16, 2019.

WCC 26C DEEP ROOTS 3129E

WCC 69A CONTOUR 2520E

WCC 163Z BIG BEN 8207E

WCC 163Z TRUST 2039E

Thank you to the following breeders for purchasing females from us in 2018: Amanda Leonard-Mack ANL Polled Herefords Brett Weber Blaschuck Land & Cattle Doug Troop Hereford Farm Dorbay Polled Herefords Double Deuce Acres Echo Jet Polled Hereford Farms

Harvey Duke: 306-536-4490

Elm Lodge Glenn Zilke Greg Lasota Hazeldean Farm Ltd. Herman Bieber Hereford GRLZ HMS Hi-Cliffe Jonathan Davidson Jules Brousseau

Paul Kress Poor Boy Polled Herefords Pouteaux Land & Cattle Walter Bieber Randy Wagner Remitall West Robert Bestrop RSK Farms Sunny Meade Farms Ltd.

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A Seat At The Table Meet our national directors at the Helm of the CHA

Your National Directors: They represent your interests at the national level of board governance. Twelve board members in total represent and share the input of seven Canadian provinces to shape the policy, goals, marketing and integrity of the breed and of the Canadian Hereford Association. We share with you stories and profiles about our national directors.

Chad Nicholas

CHA Director representing Saskatchewan

HBI Committee Member Chad Nicholas, his wife Carrie, his daughters – Emma (19), Megan (16) & Kalla (13) and his parents Gary and Florence, own and operate McCoy Cattle Company, of Milestone, Saskatchewan. The McCoy name comes from the rural school that was located across the road from their current farm site. The Nicholas family has farmed in this area, south of Regina, since 1906, breeding purebred Herefords since 1954 and eventually breeding polled cattle with a focus on raising bulls that create value in modern commercial crossbreeding programs. This year McCoy Cattle Co. will

calve 300 cows. All calves born in 2019 will be Hereford sired and approximately 2/3 of them will be purebreds. Herefords have been a major part of Chad’s life for many years. In his youth, he was an active member of the Canadian Junior Hereford Association (CJHA), involved with all aspects of the program, including being co-chair of the Bonanza 2019 in Saskatoon. Chad looks forward to Bonanza 2019 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, where all three of his daughters will be participants. Chad and Carrie are big supporters of the CJHA and youth in the industry, believing them to be very important to the sustainability of Canadian Agriculture and the Hereford breed in Canada. A recent notable highlight of their support was the donation of a heifer at the 2018 Canadian Western Agribition, 100 per cent of the proceeds of which - $18,100 went toward helping fund Bonanza 2019 in Weyburn (40 miles from their farm). Chad and Carrie also dedicate time to their local 4-H Beef Club. Both Chad’s father and grandfather were leaders of the 4-H Club of which Carrie is now the leader. Chad is councillor on the local RM council and a director on the local minor hockey board. Chad and Carrie also have business interests outside of their cattle operation. Chad and Carrie own and manage McCoy Ag Supply – a retail business specializing in livestock feed and forage seed products. Chad is also a business partner in Annex Agro Ltd in Milestone. Annex Agro’s business

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is focused on crop input and agronomic solutions for local farmers. Chad served two terms on the CHA board as one of Saskatchewan’s national delegates between 2005 and 2011, spending five years as the chairperson of the Hereford Breed Improvement committee. He is honoured to once again be an active board member representing the Saskatchewan Hereford Association on the CHA governing board.

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Nyle Stromsmoe

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Nyle Stromsmoe ranches with his wife Vicki, his brother Clint and Nyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son Skyler and daughter-in-law Rachel, in Etzikom, Alberta. The family has been ranching in the area for 110 years and started raising purebred Herefords in 1957. This year, the family hosted its 34th sale. It was 35 years ago that Nyle and Clint formed their partnership and started marketing Hereford and Angus bulls. Nyle explains that when he re-joined the family farm, he implemented an A.I. program. Since then, their operation has been founded on the concept that you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t manage and improve what you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t measure. They were considered early adopters of A.I. and have been recording birthweights since 1980. They have recorded ultrasound data since 2005 and have scored and recorded udder quality since 2007. Over the last five years, they have been recording a quality ranking on the feet of their Herefords. Their annual sale is largely supported by commercial producers and ranchers, many of whom

are return buyers who have benefited from the Stromsmoe program genetics. Now that Skyler is back on the farm full time, Nyle has decided to commit more time to the CHA as an Alberta Hereford Association (AHA) delegate on the CHA board. He previously served on the Southern Alberta Hereford Club and AHA board for six years in the late eighties and early nineties, at a time when the board underwent significant structural and financial changes to ensure the stability of the association for years to come. Nyle says he is happy to now see the positive results from those changes. Nyle is a motivated person and likes to put ideas into action. This year, on the ranch, Nyle and his family will be breeding 330 cows. This keeps them busy until they start moving cows from pasture to pasture, which takes some time when there are 17 sections of grass to graze. Not all of their grazing land is connected, so they also sometimes need to truck pairs from one pasture to another or trail then to the next location. Though 17 sections seems like a lot of land, the area is moisture-deficient and is actually classified as the driest part of the province. These cattle need to cover a lot of ground to access enough forage. When there is time to get away from the ranch, Nyle also volunteers for some other organizations. He currently dedicates time, as a coach, to both the local junior high school basketball team and the local little league baseball team. His motivation comes from the fact that the coaches in his life always played an important role. He now appreciates being able to give back to the community. Nyle was also the leader of the Shortgrass 4-H Beef Club when his

children were active members. In its place, he is currently on the board of directors for the Etzikom Museum Society, the Etzikom Recreation Club, Sustainable Canada, and the Orion E Free Church.

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Howard Crittenden

CHA Director representing Saskatchewan

Show Committee Member Howard Crit tenden, of Crit tenden B ro s Polle d H ere ford s , Imp er i al, Saskatchewan, is a third-generation farmer on an operation that has run consecutively, in the family, over 100 years. It was Howard and his brother Gordon who established the Hereford herd in 1977 under the GHC prefix, officially registering the name Crittenden Bros. Polled Herefords. Aside from the Hereford operation, the farm enterprise now includes the fourth generations, who is in grain farming. Howard himself is actively focussed on the purebred Hereford portion of the business. In this role, he travels to industry shows, sales and events, so it was a natural fit for him to represent the Saskatchewan Hereford Association on the national CHA Board of Directors. This year, at GHC, roughly 200 cows will be calving with the majority of them being purebred. Other commercial cows are surrogates to Hereford E.T. calves.

Howard believes that through A.I. and embryo transplanting, they are able to more efficiently advance their herd genetically. Calving begins February 1st and lasts approximately 60 days. The Crittendens also have a fall calving program through which they calve out about 25 cows in mid-August and September. As grain farmers, Howard says that come May, they are in the field and don’t have much time to pamper their calves. It’s the cows that need to do the work to get their calves ready for the fall, he says. While they have enjoyed success in the show ring, he says that is not their primary focus. Their goal is to produce ranch bulls that can go out and work for their customers. It is always “sale day” at GHC, according to Howard, so they encourage visitors any time to tour their herd. This is Howard’s first time on the CHA board. Prior to his involvement with the CHA, Howard served seven years on the SHA’s Board of Directors. He has also spent time on the local school board and was the President of the local Minor Hockey Association. Farming and raising cattle has always been the primary focus for Howard. He and his wife Sharon have started to take some time for themselves and get away to Hawaii when time allows. Howard says he has always been passionate about the Hereford business and plans to continue to feed that passion. To him, the most important thing breeders can do is to stand behind their cattle and treat their customers the way they would want to be treated themselves.

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Rob Flack

CHA Director representing Ontario

Rob Flack of Dorchester, Ontario, is one of the Canadian Hereford Association’s newest Directors on the board. Raising, showing, and promoting Hereford cattle became a passion for Rob in 2001 when he purchased his first Herefords from Elm-Lodge Polled Herefords and BNC Polled Herefords. When asked “Why Herefords?”, Rob talks about fond memories of his grandfather raising Hereford cattle on his farm so when the chance came for Rob to invest in the purebred business, Hereford was the breed of choice that he believed in. Currently, Rob will be calving out 55 Hereford cows at two locations. About 20 cows will be calving in Glencoe, Ontario under the watchful eye of Reed and Jane Crawford. The other 35 will calve on Rob’s 200 acres in the Ottawa Valley near Lac Doré which is the inspiration for Rob’s farm name – Dorbay Polled Herefords. Keving Schoenfedt works with Rob on managing the herd at the Lac Doré location. Calving season is from January

through March. The cattle at the Lac Doré farm are part of Rob’s embryo transplant program. As a proud Hereford breeder, Rob believes Hereford cows make the best “recips” for the embryos. After the cows are implanted, a Charolais bull is used for cleanup. The buckskin baldie is a market topper in the sale barns of Ontario. Most of the Dorbay calves are marketed through the Autumn Alliance Sale in Orillia, Ontario in mid-September – a sale in which Rob has participated since 2004. One of the Rob’s consignments was sold to Remitall West and went on to be Grand Champion Female at Bonanza. His females are marketed across Canada and into the US. Some embryos have been sold to Kazakhstan. Bulls are sold privately to commercial cattlemen every year. Rob isn’t one to sit still for very long. As CEO of Masterfeeds Inc. he is always on the go. Currently, he is also the President and Chair of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and is Chair of the board for the London International Airport. He has served three years on the Ontario Hereford Association board as President and in the year 2000, he was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee metal for community service. All of Rob’s volunteer work would not be possible without the support of his wife Denise. Denise is a Leahy and a member of the popular Canadian folk band Leahy. The eight band members - all from the Leahy family of 11 siblings, are from Lakefield, Ontario and have been touring Canada and internationally since the early eighties, when they were known as The Leahy Family.

When time allows, Rob and Denise like to get away to visit their daughter Emily who is living in Limerick, Ireland, teaching part-time at the University of Limerick as well as recording and performing her own music. Rob’s pas sion for Hereford cat tle is evident in all that he does. He is excited to be part of shaping the future of Herefords as a member of the CHA Board of Directors.

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CKP 205B Sensation 18E Sires in use: LCI CHINOOK 211Y {DLF IEF HYF}

LCI 028X SENSATION 205B {DLF IEF HYF} BR 15Z Deluxe Model ET 125D {DLF IEF HYF} CKP 205B Sensation 18E

Consigning 5 211Y Sons & 1 205B Son to the 82nd WILLIAMS LAKE BULL SALE April 18, 2019. THANKS to our 2018 Williams Lake Bull Sale and private treaty buyers and bidders. Clifford & Kari-Ann Pogany 1169 Hagey Rd - Creston, BC V0B 1G2 Phone: 250-428-5696 Email: ckpogany@hotmail.com 34

to all the bidders and buyers at our 4th Annual Sale in December See the upcoming issues of the Digest for all the details of our 2019 Fall Offering - Sale December 4, 2019

Feel Free to stop by and view the cattle anytime.

The Doerksen Family Daniel & Kimberly

P.O. Box 13 Gem, Alberta, T0J 1MO Res: (403) 641-2886 Cell: (403) 633-0530 Email: daniel@gemstonecattle.com

Arno & Wanda

P.O. Box 1 Gem, Alberta, T0J 1MO Res: (403) 641-2498 Cell: (403) 363-0253 Email: arno@gemstonecattle.com

www.GEMSTONECATTLE.com

Working Bulls Bull & Female Sale

Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 1:00pm, NCL, Clyde, AB Join us for lunch at noon

Herefords

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all about 30 Ranch Raised Bulls | 35 Reputation Females

Bred to embrace adversity and thrive!

Norm, Joanne, Michael, Marc Parrent

Box 111 Clyde, Alberta, T0G 0P0 Phone: 1-780-348-5835 Fax: 1-780-348-5839 Norm Cell: 780-307-6586 Mike Grimmeyer: 780-307-3385

jonomnherefordranch@gmail.com grimm1@mcsnet.ca 3 miles East of Clyde on Hwy. 18 then 2.5 South on RR 244 ~ or ~ 5 Miles East of Hwy 2 on TWP Rd 594 then 1/2 mile South on RR 244

Our Objective is to Compliment your Program and Simplify the Task Catalogue available online at DLMS and hereford.ca 35

Quality Bulls for Sale at the Farm 35 Yearling Bulls, 18 Two Year Old Bulls

CC 3C CLASSIC 2F

Sired by: CC 20X EASY 3C CE: 5.9 BW: 3.9 WW: 62.6 YW: 94.2 Milk: 27.6 TM: 58.9

CC 23A LAND ROVER 15E

Sired by: MCCOY 70Y LANDSCAPE 23A CE: 3.9 BW: 3.8 WW: 62.9 YW: 96.1 Milk: 18.1 TM: 4.9

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CC 20X EASY 3C

CE: 11.0 BW: -0.4 WW: 54.2 YW: 75.9 Milk: 25.8 TM: 52.9 Sired by birthweight trait leader JEN 195T KAP 20X. An outstanding proven calving ease sire. 70 lb average birthweight on his sons from heifers. Sire of a feature group of heifer bull prospects.

MCCOY 70Y LANDSCAPE 23A

CE: 9.4 BW: 2.9 WW: 74.4 YW: 108.6 Milk: 16.5 TM: 53.7

Our top proven sire that produces some of our best bulls year after year. Tremendous balance of moderate birthweights, outstanding growth and excellent maternal traits.

None of our bulls are held back for consignment sales - all sell by private treaty. Contact us for our catalogue of bulls for sale. Breeding Quality Hereford Cattle Since 1944

28050 Township Road 342 Red Deer County, AB T0M 0K0 Web site: couleecrest.ca

Randy & Sandra Radau Fax: (403) 227-5278 Email: couleecrestfarm@gmail.com

Ph: (403) 227-2259 Randyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cell: (403) 588-6160

9th Annual Rancherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bull Sale February 12, 2019

Selling: 60 Purebred 2 year old bulls, 8 Purebred bred heifers, 30 bred commercial heifers

HOLLOW 98A BTM 100E

HOLLOW 46B KURT 236E

HOLLOW 38B BIG JAKE 141E

These and many other great prospects selling on February 12, 2019. Come and take a look anytime! Sale barn located at 13215 Highway 599, Castor, AB The coffee pot is always on! Les & Karen Holloway Ph: 403-882-3416

Cell: 403-740-0380

Anthony & Samantha Plett

Instagram: @Hollowayherefords

Located 2.5 miles east of the junction of Highway 36 and secondary highway 599 near Castor, Alberta

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to Jay Holmes and Marty Flicek for their purchases at the Agribition sale. And to Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords for partnering with us on Manchester 118U Fortune 823F, class winner at Agribition. Manchester 28M Focus ET 852F

Herdsman of the Year Award

Manchester 118U Fortune 823F

Bulls for sale by private treaty.

Manchester 37C Pin up 833F

Darren & Kari-Rae Manchester Darren cell: 306-228-7462 Kari-Rae cell: 306-893-8148 Box 21 Senlac, SK S0L 2Y0 www.manchesterpolledherefords.com

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Total Performance Bull Sale Monday, March 18, 2019 - 1:00PM

Diamond T Herefords A sample of the bulls we will be bringing to the East Central Bull Sale March 15. All are sons of VWG 437A.

Bow Slope Auction - Brooks, AB Sale day phone: (403) 362-5521

Selling: 25 two-year old horned Hereford bulls 70 Black Angus two-year old bulls Complete Performance Data Including Birth Weights, Weaning & Yearling Indexes and EPDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Featuring sons of: HH ADVANCE 0002X, FA 31W BRITISHER 201Y, DW STANDARD 45Y LAD 1A, HH ADVANCE 132X, KGA 125R LAD 45A, CC LAREDO 182E, BRETON WEST 75W ZEAL 39Z, C&N L1 DOMINO 90B.

Some of these bulls are heifer bull prospects. We also have an excellent set of yearlings out of our new Bannerman bull 142C. Stop by for a look!

Thank you to all our customers over the past year! Your visit or inquiries are welcome anytime. Call for a catalogue. DW HEREFORDS

DON & KAY (403) 787-2261

Geoff & Jackie (403) 787-2469

Tom & Stacey (403) 787-3716

Our bulls can be viewed at www.hussar4u.com. Click on the DW Herefords link. The pictures should be up in early February.

Growthy, good footed, easy moving bulls with excellent performance and the bonus of good temperament.

Diamond T Herefords

Tim, Dianne, Katelyn & Levi Westerlund Phone: 403-664-0054 or 403-664-0191 Email: diamondt@netago.ca

Looking forward to seeing you at the Shorncliffe 4-H Center at Czar on March 15 or stop by anytime before the sale.

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Private Treaty 9 Bulls to Calgary Bull Sale March 6-7 7 Bulls to Medicine Hat Bull Sale March 12-13

35 Coming 2 Year Olds and 50 Bull Calves

Feature Calgary bull calf

YV 31A MR SILVER SUN ET 47F

YV 22C ZAMMER SLAMMER 3E

YV 15Z BO ZAM 87E

YV 31A MR SUNNY SOUCE 71E

Visit YVRANCH.CA For More Information CONTACT US Nels & Terri Nixdorff Halvard, Adam & Coleman

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Phone: 403-948-5604 Fax: 403-948-3300 Nelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cell: 403-510-2771 Email: bulls@yvranch.ca

Continuously Testing Bulls with GrowSafe for Feed Efficiency & Performance

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Young Guns XVIII By Catherine Brown

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RAY SMITH Ulverton, Quebec

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feature story Ray Smith Ray Smith of Ulverton, Quebec, is as friendly as he is enthusiastic. He is a gentle-giant, at 6’3” and 31 years old. When you meet him, you don’t forget him. Well-loved by his industry peers, he is quick to help others. His first love is for cows and showing cattle is his hobby. An off-farm job in the industry is his mainstay to help him build his growing cowherd, which he started from scratch on his own, on the family farm, under the herd prefix “Black-River”. For the past three years, he has continued that operation with his supportive partner Kimberly and their two children Tristan (14) and Jade (7) – both Junior Hereford Association members themselves, following in their step-father’s footsteps. His family is complete with their Australian Shepherd “Foxy” - a great cattle dog, according to Ray. Ray’s parents Fraser and Shirley sold the family dairy operation, owned with Ray’s uncle, in the

uncle’s interest in the farm property. Ray represents the fourth generation on that land and remains close with his family, both literally and figuratively, as his parents also still live on the farm. His brother Brian now lives off the farm but comes by several times a week. His dad is a livestock trucker and his mother has worked at a local elementary school since the boys themselves started school. She often helps Ray with the chores, as do Tristan and Jade. Ray started exhibiting dairy cattle at the age of 10 and was introduced to beef cattle through acquaintances Paul and Jennifer Mastine. Paul’s father was the Smith’s mechanic. At age 14, Ray started helping the Mastines at beef shows. That was his introduction to Herefords.

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The social aspects of showing, the competition, the work with cattle and the opportunities it gave him to travel and see the country and other people’s herds engendered a lifelong passion for the shows that Ray attends religiously. He showed beef cattle in 4-H until the age of 21 and now mentors local kids in the local beef club, as a 4-H leader with Kim. The pair just recently held a judging clinic from their home. Ray officially became a Canadian Junior Hereford Association (CJHA) member in 2003 when he started attending the national junior Hereford show – Bonanza – first from his home province of Quebec. The final Bonanza he attended was in Medicine

Hat, Alberta. He was a national delegate on the CJHA board, representing Quebec from 2004 until 2008, travelling to Calgary to attend their annual meeting, where he would sometimes get the chance to tour local Hereford herds. Ray loves the concept and program of the Bonanza shows. He has participated in other junior cattle shows but they don’t come close to comparing to the experiences that Bonanza afforded him, he says, especially because of its policy supporting no hands-on help from non-participants or parents. He also found the families at all Bonanzas to be very interactive as opposed to other junior breed shows in which families did their own thing and went back to their hotels at night without mingling with others. Having to manage cattle through the Bonanza shows gave Ray the skills and confidence that he needed. “If not for Bonanza 2003, I wouldn’t have purebred Herefords now,” he says. Ray orchestrates all of his athome passions around a fulltime, four-day-a-week job at Reseau Encans Quebec – one

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feature story of the largest livestock auction facilities in eastern Canada, selling primarily beef and dairy calves, cull cows, goats, sheep and lambs. Located in St-Isadore, StHyacinthe and Danville, Quebec, this auction mart facilitates the sale of 80 per cent of Quebec’s commercial livestock, typically selling 2,000 head weekly. This auction also sells 70 per cent of stocker calves from the Maritime provinces because most Ontario buyers don’t go to the Maritimes, so if producers there decide to sell at home, they sacrifice about 40 cents per calf. Ray sorts and batches calves and weighs cows before they go into the ring. As one of the more experienced guys on the job, he has to think on his feet, with safety and efficiency in mind. Essentially, he spends every day “reading” cattle. On his off-farm work days, he does chores at home at 5:30 a.m. and leaves home around 7:00 a.m. for what are often 12-hour days. Sometimes it’s 1:00 a.m. the next day when he rolls back into his home yard. His summer hours on the job are a little saner. Kim works full-time as an accountant off the farm. Ray also has a side-gig as a hoof trimmer. He trained for that skill after high school and offers his services on weekends and other available days, mainly to people who want feet trimmed on their

show cattle. Balancing the farm and his job are especially difficult when cattle show season rolls around because Ray is particularly active on the show circuit. Aside from Kim and the kids, it’s also difficult to justify

involved in that enterprise. The biggest challenge, in that regard, according to Ray, is the rolling landscape in the Eastern Townships which is more conducive to pasturing livestock than to large farming enterprises.

Ray is gradually starting to market his own breeding program, getting out to big shows such as Toronto’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and Expo Boeuf in Victoriaville, Quebec. He hopes to consign to a high-profile Hereford production sale in Quebec next year but has otherwise just sold the occasional heifer by private treaty. this passion to family members who don’t understand its lure. Ray’s parents are still on the farm on which Ray now owns 15 purebred registered Herefords and 15 commercial cows. His goal is to increase the herd size slowly to 50 or 60 cows over the next few years, paying attention to female quality. Ray and Kim would like to eventually make the livestock operation self-sufficient with either one or no off-farm jobs needed. The land base is 500 acres and easily supports their own hay production with which Ray’s brother Brian is always happy to help. His home is just 15 minutes away. Brian is interested in starting a cash crop operation and Ray is contemplating being

Ray’s involvement with Herefords led to his involvement with the breed organization, beginning in 1999 as a Junior member. Ray is now one of the longeststanding directors on the Quebec Hereford Association board, along with Paul Mastine and Claude Forest. He has since been busy with Paul Mastine doing a little promotional work for the breed, getting cards and signs made up to display in the sale barn. The signage promotes the whiteface influence and the fact that white-faced calves at auction in Quebec are bringing in an average premium of 15 cents.

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feature story Ray is gradually starting to market his own breeding program, getting out to big shows such as Toronto’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and Expo Boeuf in Victoriaville, Quebec. He hopes to consign to a high-profile Hereford production sale in Quebec next year but has otherwise just sold the occasional heifer by private treaty. Ray graduated from High School in 2004 and went directly to work as herdsman for Triara – a Quebec Hereford seedstock operation managed by Paul and Jennifer Mastine. This is where Ray worked full-time for five years until that operation dispersed. Many of Ray’s peers at school had dairy farm backgrounds. One good friend bought out his parents’ third generation dairy operation. But less than half of those from farm backgrounds have actually continued in the industry, he says. On the commercial side, however, Ray points out that there seems to be a lot of “young blood” in the beef industry in Quebec. That being said, the Quebec Hereford Association only has half the members that it did just 10 years ago. Ray is navigating that landscape with a foot in both worlds of the purebred and commercial cattle sectors. He wishes for more government support, such as that granted to dairy, poultry and grain farmers. Seeing the fluctuating calf prices at the sale barn every day, he wonders how anyone can budget on calf prices from year to year, whereas prices are more regulated in other agricultural commodities. Fellow Hereford breeders have been Ray’s biggest supporters. They include Paul and Jennifer Mastine and his friend, Ontario breeder Matt Leahy. Ray and Matt talk on the phone every week and attend big industry shows together when they aren’t showing their own cattle. They met at Bonanza 2003 in Victoriaville, Quebec. Both are baseball players and both are considered quiet-spoken “gentlegiants” in Hereford circles. Ray looks up to Matt and all that he has accomplished on his own family farm and custom cattle 44

management. Ray believes his own strengths are in cattle breeding – combining complimentary genetics to suit their environment in a practical sense. While competitive in the showring, he also expects his cattle to perform well on pasture. His dedication to show cattle has him rinsing and blow-drying cattle in the fall evenings with family, after coming home from work. It’s why late summer and fall time are his favourite time of the year. Ray is determined. He is “old school” in his values. Most would say he is “friendly as all get out”. Asked what his industry peers would be surprised to know about him, his answer is “nothing.” Ray is straight-forward like that. He advises young people getting into cattle breeding to pick a direction that works for them and “stick to it”. “Don’t copy other producers,” he says. You might be inspired by other producers but you should put your own ideas to work, he says. He also advises not biting off more than you can chew. “Start small,” he says. “You may get a little impatient but stay the course.” Ray says he started with five cows. Proud moments to-date include exhibiting the Grand Champion Bull at Medicine Hat Bonanza in 2008 – a Maxium son in which he was a partner. In 2016, Ray officiated as judge at a large regional 4-H show and county fair in eastern Ontario. As well as the 4-H Achievement Day cattle, he judged the Angus and Simmental shows. This was a testament to Ray’s skill level at evaluating cattle by his peers. That, you could say, is the makings of a promising young cattleman.

Feb 7, 2019 Our Bulls sell at the 10th Annual Carlrams Bull Sale

2:00 pm ‘Sask Time’

5 miles N of Cut Knife, SK - Watch for the Signs Join us for lunch at noon! & Bid Watch

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CR 47C Lad 179E

CR 137Y Lad 150E

CR 137Y West Lad 165E

Carl & Dalynn Ramsay

Carl - 306.398.7879 Dalynn - 306.390.7447 Bull Sale Catalgoe goes online January, 7th!

~~ Sale Sale Day Day -- Thurs, Thurs, Feb. Feb. 7, 7, 2019 2019 ~ ~ www.CRBarRanching.com

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Wilson Lees Value Added Bull sale

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April 5, 2019 at the Right Cross Ranch Sales Facility Kisbey, SK Blair Athol will be offering our top 15 yearling bulls and 3 two year olds

BLAIR-ATHOL 97B TROJAN 20E

NJW 73S 38W RIMROCK 27C ET

He ls Sel Sire: NJW 73S 22Z MIGHTY MAX 97B ET Dam: BLAIR-ATHOL 131 JANET 99Z

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Son Sire: NJW 76S P20 BEEF 38W ET Dam: NJW P606 72N DAYDREAM 73S

Milk TM 26.9 50.8

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Headlining our offering are sons of NJW Rimrock 27C.

Sons of the hottest bulls in the industry sell at the Wilson/Lees Bull Sale. Including NJW Max, NJW Diablo, Mr. Hereford, Heater, Hometown, Plainsman, Rimrock, Zach, Homerun, Make My Day and Remitall Ace.

Hells Se BLAIR-ATHOL 0124 RAMONA ET 44E Canadian Western Agribition First Lady Classic and Junior Beef Extreme Champion Female. Owned by Kris Gordon

BLAIR-ATHOL 97B LOADED 115F Sire: NJW 73S 22Z MIGHTY MAX 97B ET Dam: MHPH 118U CATRIONA 1071Z Birthdate: April 3, 2018 CE EPDs -2.6

BW WW 4.1 56.3

YW 86.5

Milk TM 29.6 57.8

The Lees Family

Box 386 Arcola, SK S0C 0G0 Established 1882 www.blairatholfarms.com

Duncan & Val P/F: 306-455-2619 C: 306-577-9703

1.4 48.3 74.7 39.9 64.1

Jeff & Grace, Christin, Kylee, Jackson, Hannah & Josie C: 306-577-1375 49

10 Bulls to the 2019 Williams Lake Bull Show & Sale April 17th - 18th

LFH STAR STRUCK 915W 70E

EPDS

EPDs

CE +1.5

SCF

+91.5

+53.6 +84.8 +25.0 +51.8

MPI

FMI

+7.7 +112.4 +80.9

Fat

MCE

+4.4

+0.5

RFI

PWG

REA MARB

+98

+31.2 +0.065 +0.17 +0.12

LFH TORQUE 382 ET 27E

GE-EPDS CE

+1.0

Scf

+107.2 +7.4

+2.5

MPI -

+59.9 +94.7 +28.9 +58.9

FMI -

RFI

PWG

+1.3

+4.4

+53.2

Fat

MCE

-2.1

+1.3

REA MARB

+108 +39.8 -0.014 +0.19 +0.10

+125.7 +9.5

+111.1

+87.1

Scf

MPI

FMI

+81.5 +29.9 +56.5

RFI -

PWG

+59.6 +91.6 +18.4 +48.2

FMI

RFI

+105.0 +6.8

+91.1

+74.6

Fat

Scf

EPDS CW

MCE

0.0

+1.2

MPI

PWG

Fat

MCE

-2.1

+0.7

REA MARB

+32.0 +0.015 +0.12 +0.08

LFH MAINSTAY 22C 85E CE

-1.1

+5.8

Scf

MPI

+107.3 +2.7 +65.5

+61.6 +102.2 +23.5 +54.3

FMI

+72.5

RFI

PWG

Fat

MCE

+1.9

+1.0

REA MARB

+104 +29.7 +0.005 -0.10 +0.12

LFH CORNERSTONE 62A 97E

EPDS CW

LFH DAKOTA 62A 52E

EPDS

+6.3

LFH ZAM 15Z 15E +4.3

-2.5

-1.0

+6.4

Scf

MPI

+65.8 +102.7 +24.8 +57.7

FMI

+125.9 +11.0 +120.9 +97.1

RFI -

PWG

Fat

MCE

+0.5

+0.9

REA MARB

+40.6 +0.025 +0.50 +0.02

REA MARB

+34.8 +0.005 +0.41 +0.09

BGR 97E

LFH WESTERN LAD 59B 109E

BGR 111E

LFH WESTERN LAD 59B 64E

EPDS CW

-4.3

+7.4

Scf

MPI

FMI

+139.3 +3.8 +80.8 +101.5

EPDS

+62.8 +103.0 +19.1 +50.5

RFI -

PWG

Fat

MCE

+1.9

+0.9

REA MARB

+40.2 -0.005 +0.38 +0.11

LFH BRITISHER 382 ET 66E

-2.4

+5.5

Scf

MPI

+66.3 +112.0 +26.7 +59.9

FMI

+121.7 +4.9 +85.2 +104.3

RFI -

PWG

Fat

MCE

-2.8

+0.9

REA MARB

+45.7 +0.045 +0.46 +0.05

Marie, Kam & Pam Jim Little Fort, B.C. V0E 2C0 Phone (250) 674-1516 Fax (250) 677-4474

Committed to Cattle

-2.0

+6.8

Scf

MPI

+110.2 +5.8 +98.0

EPDS CW

EPDs taken as of December 10, 2018

GE EPD

EPDS

+90.8

+63.4 +108.8 +20.6 +52.3

FMI

RFI

+84.7

PWG

Fat

Scf

+5.1

MPI

+8.0 +117.0

+3.4

+1.3

REA MARB

+45.4 +0.025 +0.43 -0.03

LFH SCRIPT 29Z 111E

+0.6

MCE

+61.5 +98.6 +29.7 +60.5 +4.7

FMI

+93.1

RFI

PWG

Fat

SC +0.6

REA MARB

+103 +37.1 +0.005 +0.60 -0.10

Thank you to our 2018 WLBS buyers! Coal Creek Cattle Fred Bowers Gang Ranch

The Jim Family Horned and Polled Herefords Located 90 km north of Kamloops on Hwy 5

Lois & Cliff Hinsche Gordon Puhallo

Kee & Camille Jim (403) 995-3580 Kym & Sarah (403) 358-8935 Kyn & Melissa Jim (780) 897-7079

www.littlefort.ca

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“Optimum” Trait Selection in 2019 and Beyond By Catherine Brown

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While last year’s breeding decisions hit the ground with four legs running, we re-evaluate 2019 breeding plans. Every year is different. But each new breeding season boils down to balancing practical, on-theground experience with the science of the day. Both are everevolving, promising new and exciting opportunities that fuel us. The associations and the animal research that support us are, more than ever, emphasizing balance in trait selection – balance, that is, that supports sustainability in our cowherds, in our environment and in the financial aspects of our operations. The 11th Genetic Prediction Workshop of the BIF (Beef Improvement Federation) took place on December 5th and 6th, 2018, where it was estimated that after 40 years of EPDs, still less than half of beef cattle producers utilize them in making selection decisions. As reported at the conference, breeders “….do

not have either the needed tools, skills or time to optimally make use of massive amounts of genetic, environmental and economic information.” One report goes so far as to say that the scientific community is in a bit of a “conundrum” in terms of promoting economically relevant traits while still not being able to offer more userfriendly selection tools. Craig Braun of Braun Ranches, Simmie, Saskatchewan, knows that the maternal traits of Herefords will make his customers more money than any trait, at the end of the day. Craig thinks the industry has probably lost a lot of good cattle in the seedstock sector by becoming as data-oriented as it has. He believes that the purebred industry sometimes makes breeding decisions more complicated than it needs to. He hangs onto a lot of hard-learned beliefs about characteristics – conformation traits – that he can observe, from experience, such as longer-skulled cattle being flatter made and slower

maturing. He avoids longerskulled cattle and selects for cattle with larger briskets, indicating thriftiness, in his opinion. He selects for looser hided cattle, with an eye for udder conformation, good feet and sound skeletal structure. And of course, performance is kept in mind as a final selection criterion. His methods might smell of “snake oil” and old wives’ tales to the scientific sector but a lot of cattle folk who breed, calve, raise and feed cattle know what they know and trust what they trust, based on years of hard-earned observation and experience. Craig knows that what he says will be controversial on many fronts but the Brauns’ annual bull sale has consistently been one of the top Hereford bull sales in the country for the past few years. The bulk of the Braun cattle herd, according to Craig, is right around breed average on most EPDs. From previous trials and having bought some of his customers’ steers and fed

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them out in a local 20,000-head feedlot, he found out that steers sired by his bulls were both growthier and earlier maturing than the average steer in the lot and also had the cheapest cost of gain.

itself also blurs the focus on carcass quality. Some producers have even stepped away from technology in terms of collecting carcass data, according to Sean, so that their buyers don’t have another reason to discount

As McGrath points out, the odds of finding the best bull for every trait is next to impossible. “Best” is always a relative concept, as pointed out by Dr. Matt Spangler at BIF, who cited a 2010 survey revealing that producers often

This is not an argument for or against data in our management systems. It’s a shout-out to optimal trait selection and an attempt to identify the best tools and ways to find the balance. The flipside of this, of course, is that maternal traits can be antagonistic to yield, as pointed out by Sean McGrath, rancher and ranch management systems consultant from Alberta. But McGrath has identified the opposite trend in a lot of recent sale catalogues, in which there seems to be a race for bigger production numbers such as weaning weight and yearling weight. The focus on growth 52

their cattle if they end up below average. And then there’s the question of balancing these traits while supporting economic efficiencies on the cattle operations themselves. This is not an argument for or against data in our management systems. It’s a shout-out to optimal trait selection and an attempt to identify the best tools and ways to find the balance.

incorrectly include an animal’s own performance record in selection decisions whereby trait emphasis is disjointed with their production and marketing goals. In a January 2018 article entitled “Have EPDs helped us reach optimal cattle breeding?”, Nebraska Extension Educator Aaron Berger says that over the past 30 years and with few exceptions, the overwhelming

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genetic trend has been for more milk and higher weaning and mature weights. “Without question,” says Berger, “the use of EPDs has enabled this change.” “The question at hand, however

producers who have not. There aren’t necessarily more buyers at a sale due to a breeders’ EPD profiles, in other words, he says. Therefore, breeders need to give buyers genetics that are custom fit for the environment they are

“It may mean selecting sires at a bull sale that are at, or below breed average, to move the cowherd genetically toward a desired level for certain traits,” says Berger. “Selecting a bull that is below breed average is a paradigm shift for many cow-calf producers.” - Aaron Berger is ‘have we selected toward that which is optimal?’” asks Berger. “More needs to be done to help our members, the seedstock breeders, understand just what they are leaving on the table when they pursue selection programs that tend to over emphasize one particular area rather than a balanced approach,” says Stacy Sanders, Breed Improvement Coordinator for the American Hereford Association. “There are some tools available that we hope to implement in the future that would bring more attention to that issue.” While these comments speak to an underlying need for better decision-making breeding tools, Sanders does say that he thinks the majority of their membership is not caught up in single-trait selection and is rather using a more balanced approach across a suite of traits. McGrath says that owners of larger herds are more likely to be knowledgeable about EPDs. While the industry has adopted EPDs as a standard measurement tool, however, there are still many individual

in. There are always the trade-offs. If we chase growth exclusively, we might be compromising on calving ease. If we chase terminal traits such as muscle and carcass, we compromise on maternal traits. If we chase milk, we may compromise reproductive efficiency. Chasing extremes, in other words, can be counterproductive. Data from the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center demonstrates that the Hereford breed has some of the largest mature cattle while still lagging behind many breeds in growth traits, suggesting that Hereford breeders have not been altogether successful in bending the growth curve. Other U.S. field data demonstrate that weaning weights are not increasing in certain parts of the country. Experts say that when selecting for weaning weight, it should be within what your environments will allow to be expressed. Berger and other data suggest that the industry has hit a plateau for growth and that weaning weight is a threshold

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trait to the environment that calves are raised in. Berger’s article speaks to matching cows to the environment they are in. Paraphrasing a presentation made by David Lalman from Oklahoma State University, he says “the genetic potential of many cattle today are beyond the nutrient levels that are provided by forage resources, thus hindering the ability of animals to express their genetic potential.” The cost of maintaining larger cows with higher milk production, in other words, exceeds the value produced by small increases in calf weaning weights. Alan Newport points out, in the Drover’s Cattle Network, that increased milk production has been encouraged as a means of increasing calf performance but higher milk, as it turns out, does not always convert well to calf weight. Newport says multiple studies have shown that increased milk production beyond optimal levels is often negatively correlated with calf growth and can actually cost producers in terms of open cows at the end of the year, all while her maintenance cost increases and longevity decreases. “To breed for optimum means to have a target in sight beyond which you don’t want to go,” says Berger, quoting colleague Rick Bourdon. “It may mean selecting sires at a bull sale that are at, or below breed average, to move the cowherd genetically toward a desired level for certain traits,” says Berger. “Selecting a bull that is below breed average is a paradigm shift for many cowcalf producers.” “Success in selecting cattle for optimum means that for many producers they will be selecting sires whose EPDs for milk production and mature weight will decrease the average

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in their herd,” says Berger. “Simultaneously, they should be using EPDs to select for traits that will maintain or improve fertility and longevity.” Sean McGrath points out that most herds here in Canada push for growth but that gross calf revenue doesn’t necessarily point to higher net profits. “A lot of the time, average is fine,” says McGrath. Seedstock breeders could be marketing genetics that are “optimal” for their customers’ management, environment and market. Marketing experts will tell you that it is infinitely easier to keep a customer than to find new customers, which behooves seedstock producers to sell the right bull to fit the environment of their customers. To that end, purebred breeders should be communicating better with their bull buyers about their customers’ needs and goals and operational

“A big concern I have in genetic selection is we’re just going crazy - we have genomic EPDs and we can analyze data. Now you have power tools to make genetic selections more quickly, but you have to be careful with power tools because you can cut your hand off a lot faster with a circular saw than with a hand saw.” - Temple Grandin environmental conditions differ from where those bulls were born and raised. McGrath says that seedstock breeders sometimes shoot themselves in the foot in terms of not pointing out all sides of EPD profiles when the science is there. For customers with bigger cowherds and on operations on which the owner also works full-time off the farm or when

Stephen Scott, Executive Director of the Canadian Hereford Association, says he believes we’ll see more indexes in the future, rather than new EPDs for other traits. constraints. As McGrath points out, it is a more professional approach to educate our buyers about optimal trait selection and potential trade-offs for those expressing values above breed average, depending on environment. Potential customers should be advised that 15 pounds might be added or subtracted to a birthweight value, for instance, depending Sean McGrath on how 54

an operator is older, calving ease should simply be expected. But all aspects of predicted performance shouldn’t be overlooked. New BOLT-generated EPDs, complimented with genomic information, is also more powerful in its ability to accurately compare genetic differences between individual bulls and females. This is because BOLT is now able to put 50,000+ genomic markers from an animal directly into the calculation of EPDs instead of the two-stage method used previously, where molecular breeding values were blended post-analysis. This makes the

new BOLT EPDs more precise and reliable compared to those generated in the old analysis. Trust today’s EPDs more, in other words, according to industry experts. While some seedstock breeders prefer to select for specific traits to enhance the profiles of individual animals, the Maternal Productivity Index (MPI) is touted as the best and most practical tool available to commercial and purebred breeders alike for balancing EPD profiles while keeping economic efficiencies in mind. Indexes are composites of some EPDs and are relatively new to the beef industry. The MPI is a composite of six traits comparing and ranking Hereford cows. It takes away a lot of guesswork, in terms of how traits can either compliment or negatively impact one another. The higher-ranking cattle on the index are the ones to select for. Stephen Scott, Executive Director of the Canadian Hereford Association, says he believes we’ll see more indexes in the future, rather than new EPDs for other traits. As McGrath explains it, the “MPI expresses the relative profitability of Hereford genetics in a system where females are retained in the herd and calves are sold at weaning.” It combines calving ease, growth (weaning

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weight), milk production, cow weight, sustained fertility, cow maintenance, “sustained cow fertility (SCF)” (longevity) and carcass merit. The MPI is expressed on a standardized scale, with the population average being 100; each standard deviation being set to 25, according to McGrath. A cow with an MPI of 125 would therefore be one standard deviation above the mean. Herefords are trending upwards for MPI, according to McGrath, so an average bull today is actually quite a bit higher than 100. Current Hereford calves, he says, are now just over 120 for the average MPI. All of the traits included in the MPI index focus on maternal traits important to profitability and each trait included in the evaluation is weighted according to its effect on profitability. “Sustained Cow Fertility (SCF) or longevity of a cow in the herd has the most impact, in terms of positive economic value to a herd and therefore has the highest weighting of all traits in the index. The Hereford MPI is consistent with maternal indexes from other breeds where “Sustained Cow Fertility (SCF)” is the biggest driver of profitability of a cowherd. Although primarily a reproductive trait, SCF also accounts for cows that leave the herd early for other reasons such as soundness, disposition and productivity. As announced at the BIF conference in December, Spangler and his colleagues are developing a web-based decision support tool that will aid beef producers and breed associations in making critical selection and mating decisions, integrating additive and non-additive genetic effects, available resources and firmlevel economics. This tool will allow for the input of available

operation costs, available resources and carcass grid premiums and discounts, where they apply, providing users with a list of bulls and estimates of the potential economic value of each to the operation. Essentially, it allows producers themselves to create their own dynamic index. The science that brought us the possibility of single-trait

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selection is now being further developed to balance it out on the practical side, with profitability in mind. As these tools are refined and all possible options navigated, McGrath reminds us not to lose sight of the fact that it’s also fun “getting there”

A SAMPLE OF MY 10 BULLS FOR SALE AT 43rd Annual Misty Valley Farms Production Sale

February 6th, 2019

LO 81A ARROW LAD 37E BW: 98bs FE 44S RED SKYLINE 24U Sire: C 24U RED ARROW 81A CFH 21M LASS 954W

205 wt: 565 lbs MN 30L PRINCE DOMINO 82S Dam: LO 82S STD LASS 7W WINDIMUIR MISTY 24T

Lanni & Virginia Bristow Ph/Fax (780) 943-2236 Cell (780) 614-1268 RR 1, Heinsburg, Alberta T0A 1X0

Bull Sale

March 22, 2019

1:00pm - At the ranch

Gillespie Hereford Ranch Herd Sires

NJW PMH 66X 156T LUX 203A ET

DONORAH 203A KING LUX 81D

DONORAH 77J SUPER LAD ET 8B

DONORAH 28X MARKED LAD 23C

Other Herd Sires YV 81N Sky Lad 91C Represented: AGA 203Y Gregory Pete Chef 56C Donorah 1A Fraser Lad 3D

C&T 106A Deacon 4D Donorah 631 Standard Lad 4Y Donorah 8B Super Lad 99D

Thank you to our 2018 buyers! Hickory Corner Farms JD Ranch Ian Glass Breed Creek Ranch XTC Herefords Lilybrook Herefords Blaine and Sue Hudec Wasko Enterprises

White Farms Ltd Joe Burgess Crooked Creek Ranch Greenwald Enterprises Spring Creek Farms Trampus Lacelle Bircham Ranch Six South Acres

Dixon Grazing Coop Maple Coulee Ranch Walter Funk Ben Kroeker Dakota & Dawson Sands Kim Crandall JPM Farms Arliss & Jane Hanson

Donnie & Laurel Gillespie & Boys (306) 774-3636 Wymark, Saskatchewan Email: donniewaynegillespie@gmail.com

Donald Gillespie (306) 741-6729 Mankota, Saskatchewan

Wilson Colony Dead Creek Ranch Corbett Faulkner Brad Schmidt Les Jordet Chris Kehler Kyle Blake Grant Scheirlinck

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Offering one of the largest Feed Efficiency Tested groups of Hereford Bulls in North America 63 by Private Treaty 16 at Calgary Bull Sale March 7 10 at Medicine Hat Bull Sale March 13 th

Also offering Bred Heifers for sale and a big group of coming Yearling Bulls Committed to Feed Efficiency Testing

LBH 25C NORTH STAR LAD 525E

LBH 237B BILLY LAD 203E

Milk

+6.4

+54.3

+101.7

+28.3

+55.5

+4.9

+54.5

+78.7

+24.6

+51.9

RFI

PWG

REA

MARB

+109

+47.4

+0.63

-0.02

Testing on Farm for RFI with GrowSafe Systems

LBH 270B GUINNESS 310E BW

Milk

+8.3

+64.9

+105.3

+23.7

+56.2

RFI

PWG

REA

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+112

+40.4

+0.26

-0.13

LBH 44U ANCHOR 50E

LBH 1123 EXTRA GENETIC 176E BW

Milk

+7.2

+67.0

+103.2

+25.3

+58.8

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PWG

REA

MARB

+108

+36.2

+0.53

+0.11

RFI

PWG

REA

MARB

+101

+24.2

+0.34

+0.16

LBH 39T STERLING 333E

LBH 162A ROYAL AMIGO 270E

Milk

+4.5

+58.7

+90.8

+31.4

+60.8

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REA

MARB

+101

+32.1

+0.71

+0.20

LBH 1321 MARK DOMINO 284E

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+4.4

+59.9

+101.0

+17.0

+47.0

+3.7

+58.9

+87.0

+23.4

+52.9

+1.3

+48.9

+76.6

+34.0

+58.5

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PWG

REA

MARB

RFI

PWG

REA

MARB

RFI

PWG

REA

MARB

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+41.1

+0.38

-0.04

+107

+28.1

+0.03

+0.24

+110

+27.7

+0.55

+0.38

Andy & Margaret Schuepbach

Ruth, Michelle and Daniel Phone: (403) 625-4693 Cell: (403) 625-6316 Fax: (403) 625-1500 Box 2044, Claresholm, AB T0L 0T0 10 miles (16 km) East of Claresholm to sign, then 4 1/2 miles (7.2 km) North

Email: andy@lilybrookherefords.com

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Consignors

Copper-T Ranch

British Columbia

Jamie (250) 699-1406 ttapp@bcgroup.net

Coppertone Farms Ltd Patrick (604) 852-4745

invites you to purchase from our members consigning to

deanfieldranch@yahoo.ca

44th Vanderhoof All Breeds Bull Sale

Golden Horn Ranch

Hosted at BC Livestock â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Vanderhoof

patrick@coppertonefarms.ca

Deanfield Ranch Bob (250) 573-4088

Clifford (250) 428-5696 ckpogany@hotmail.com

Little Fort Herefords Kym (403) 358-8935 kym@littlefort.ca

Richardson Ranch Don (250) 557-4348 don@richardsonranch.ca

Catalogue & Online live bidding on www.dlms.ca

82nd Williams Lake Bull Sale & Show

Wed. April 17 and Thur. April 18, 2019 Hosted by BC Livestock â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Williams Lake

Rose Ranch

Catalogue & Sale broadcast on www.bclivestock.ca

krose@lakescom.net

BC Livestock rep Al Smith (250) 570-2143

Ken (250) 694-3500

South Alder Farm Harvey (604) 856-6940

harvey@southalderfarms.com

Sunnybrae Farm Neil (250) 832-9149

rychelleturner@outlook.com

3-D-L Polled Herefords Daryl (604) 856-5755 3-d-l@telus.net

Vallee Creek Herefords Maxine (250) 845-2636 valleecreek@icloud.com

Saturday, April 13,2019

Call Al Smith to arrange phone bids!

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Calgary Bull Sale 2019 March 6-7

SNS sending six feature sons of CARLRAMS C45X EXPLOSIVE 371B C 31S EXPLOSIVE 45X Sire: CARLRAMS C45X EXPLOSIVE 371B CARLRAMS 139L SPARK 175U JHR 19L VOLT LAD 5S Dam: SNS 5S STANMORE GIRL 28X SNS 40L RED PRAIRIE LASS 29P BW: 95 205 Adj: 830 365 Adj:1326

EPDs CE: -2.3 BW: 5.8 WW: 49.3 YW: 100.1 M: 20.3 TM: 45.0

SNS 371B EXPLOSIVE LAD 23E

23E is one of the best we have raised. He bred 26 cows this summer with ease. Sells with in herd semen bank, as we will continue to use him for AI. We are very excited about this bull as he has unlimited potential. Also dam of SNS 17A PAYDIRT 9D, also in use here.

Dam of 23E SNS 5S STANMORE LASS 28X

Thank you to all of our recent buyers and to Balog Auction on a great job on our commercial calves! Visitors always welcome. Bulls for sale at all times!

Scott Nixdorff & Sons

“The Idea Is Excellence”

Rob: (403) 948-2569 Paul: (403) 935-4334 Cell: (403) 510-2687 Fax: (403) 935-3576 Scott: (403) 948-5232 Email: sns@efirehose.net R.R. 2, Airdrie, AB T4B 2A4 www.snsherefords.com

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On Fertile Ground – Bow Valley Genetics’ Innovative and Growing Support System for the Canadian Purebred Cattle Industry

BOW VALLEY

GENETICS By Catherine Brown

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Show cattle and 4-H and a passion for leadingedge genetics evolved into a persistent, life-long dream for Dr. Rob Stables – now owner and President of Bow Valley Genetics (BVG) of Bassano, Alberta. One foot in front of the other, he followed that dream, expanding his skill set through his studies in animal science. He graduated with his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1996 and went to work with Dr. Roger Davis of Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants in Crossfield, Alberta. There, he specialized in bovine embryo transfer for eight years, honing his skills in genetics and reproductive 60

technology. In 2004, Stables joined Bow Valley Veterinary Clinic in Brooks, Alberta, later purchasing the practice with his wife - veterinarian Candy Stables. In regular beef practice, Stables realized he was missing reproductive work, so he began incorporating embryo transfer services which, with demand, became a significant part of that practice. This led him to register the Bow Valley Genetics company a few years later in 2009. Clint and Angela Morasch of Lazy MC Angus at Bassano (1.5 hrs southeast of Calgary) got behind the company as minority shareholders, leasing part of their cattle yards to the business and acting as herdspeople

for the operation. By 2010, a yard to house donor cows, a coral and a building to house cattle working facilities and administrative offices were built. They were in business full swing, starting with 30 donor cows in the yards. Eight years later, in the spring of 2018, the yard housed 170 donors and Stables was servicing breeders from across Canada and circulating Canadian beef cattle genetics world-wide. On May 31st, 2018, Bow Valley Genetics sold a 50 per cent stake in its custom collection and embryo services business to WestGen, Canada’s longest serving Artificial Insemination (A.I.) company,

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located in Abbotsford, British Columbia, setting the stage for strategic cooperation between the two companies to advance genetic services and technology options in western Canada. At its roots, Stables explains that WestGen – one of three Canadian genetic corporations under the umbrella of Semex Canada – is essentially a farmer cooperative supporting many aspects of animal agriculture. The purchase of a 50 per cent share in Bow Valley Genetics reflects an interest, on WestGen’s part, to invest further into the beef industry. Stables’ own original vision, as he explains, did not involve filling a need in the marketplace as much as it involved the evolution of

his own interests. But this well established company, now nine years in, represents a much-needed younger generation of reproductive knowledge and technology which is moving Canadian genetics forward, by plan or by chance, however you look at it. The Morasch family sold their shares in the business with the advent of WestGen’s investment and are no longer active herdspeople at Bow Valley Genetics but they continue their support in terms of their personal interest and land sharing agreements. In 2010, BVG started Owner’s Use semen collection as Stables recognized a need for this service in western Canada.

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“This was a good practice builder,” says Stables, “leading to the development of our bull stud.” Bow Valley Genetics mainly services the beef industry with the odd dairy ET client. The company prides itself on its individualized treatment of donor females and bulls and continues to build its reputation on those services. BVG Sire Manager Daryl Leppa also brings with him a background in purebred cattle management and he swears by the extra attention to the housing and development of

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donor cows and bulls at the Bassano facility. He and BVG staff treat the cattle in their care “like they are our own,” he says, adding that many of the top-end cattle that leave the facility have been in good enough shape to go into the show ring shortly after. One client’s bull that left BVG on October 10th went on to be named Reserve Grand Champion Bull at Edmonton FarmFair in midNovember. Leppa says he was extra proud this year to watch Agribition’s RBC Beef Supreme competition – Canada’s most prestigious beef cattle competition – recognizing that over 60 per cent of the bulls in the ring either went through the BVG facility for collection or were on their way there. Leppa is the face you will see at industry and breed events, representing Bow Valley Genetics and educating would-be clients about their services. Those services include two very cutting-edge concepts and technologies which are leading the company into the next generation – In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and partnership with XL Vets. Stables and Leppa and a lot of purebred beef producers are excited about the availability and evolution of IVF technologies, of which BVG is at the forefront. Previously, the procedure was only available in Abbotsford, BC and in Quebec. While conventional flushing involves extracting seven-day-old fertilized eggs (embryos) from a donor cow, IVF involves going into a super-stimulated donor cow with a needle to extract unfertilized eggs – “oocytes” – directly from her ovaries. Fertilization of the eggs then takes place in a glass petri dish – in “vitro”, the latin word for glass - where they are left in a culture 62

to grow. At the end of the culture period, the embryos are either prepared for fresh implantation into recipient cows or frozen for future implantation. “IVF offers our clients new options,” says Stables. It allows eggs (oocytes) to be harvested from pregnant cows and from virgin heifers. In fact, once donors are programmed, these

three years ago. In the first two years, they averaged 120 collections per year. By 2018, they did 420 collections in one year. In fact, IVF collections represent nearly a full third of the ET work done in their practice. By comparison, BVG flushed 900 cows conventionally in 2018. Stables guesses that IVF will comprise 50 per cent of their ET work in just one to two years’ time. For conventional ET and IVF work, BVG can arrange to provide producers with recipient cows, when necessary, as part of their service. Recipient cows are previously tested to ensure the absence of Johnes, Neospora, Leukosis and BVD – diseases that can potentially transfer to a calf in utero or after birth. Cattle genetics are not marketed from BVG. That is left to the owners of the genetics. The company’s focus is strictly on production. However, they often host tours of

Stables’ own original vision, as he explains, did not involve filling a need in the marketplace as much as it involved the evolution of his own interests. But this well established company, now nine years in, represents a much-needed younger generation of reproductive knowledge and technology which is moving Canadian genetics forward, by plan or by chance, however you look at it. oocytes can be harvested repeatedly in two-week intervals from the time a female is 30 days pregnant, continuing until she is 90 to 150 days pregnant, depending on the cow. Oocytes are currently shipped to Boviteq’s lab in Quebec for fertilization and are shipped back for implantation. New for BVG this spring, however, will be an in-house facility to culture and fertilize oocytes on-site at their Bassano facility (the second facility in Canada approved to do so). Working with the relatively new science of IVF is what brings Dr. Stables the most joy in his practice. He is driven by the success of his clients through the cutting-edge services that he can now offer. BVG started offering IVF services

domestic and international guests and those who express interest in bulls or cows at the facility are put in touch with their respective owners. The staff at BVG are exceptionally skilled at what they do. Stables says

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he hired the best available in the industry – those with specialized globally sourced skills and experience in embryology, in vitro fertilization, and cryopreservation across species; and in animal science, bioscience and animal care. That’s where XL Vets comes in. Bow Valley Genetics is one of eight veterinary businesses across Canada that has joined forces to form XL Vets Canada. In its simplest terms, XL Vets is a collaborative partnership between veterinary practices to share technology, information and ideas, while still remaining independent in their businesses. While new to Canada, the XL Vets concept comes from England where it was established in 2005 by 60 practices and 600 veterinarians. Affiliates are also established in Ireland and New Zealand, reportedly making it the largest global network

Dr. Rob Stables, President and owner of BVG.

of independently owned veterinary practices. This gives rural practices some of the benefits of economies of scale, in terms of being informed and having access to advice and expertise from fellow participants. Each XL Vets member can call on any other vet in the partnership for specialty services. The XL community continues to grow across Canada. The WestGen partnership allows BVG “back office support”, according to Stables. This includes human resource support, promotions

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Agency (CFIA) guidelines. Bulls must enter the stud within 60 days from the date of the first test. Entry to the bull stud is then followed by quarantine protocols at the facility itself. Export markets each demand different protocols and qualifications, which are more strict for semen than embryos because semen cannot be washed for export as embryos can be. For those not wanting to sell semen, it offers producers the option of not testing their bull for the stud but rather, having a bull collected for

New for BVG this spring is an in-house facility to culture and fertilize oocytes on-site at their Bassano facility (the second facility in Canada approved to do so). and help with presentations. He describes XL Vets as a hub of information and resources. And clients with problems outside the area of expertise of BVG can benefit by Stables’ connections with this network to provide them some insight. “It gives solo practitioners access to information, expertise and research outside their areas of expertise,” says Stables. “The network is collaborative; not competitive.” On the practical services side, Bow Valley Genetics features an exportapproved bull stud. Contact BVG for pre-entry protocols which could take up to four weeks to process, based on Canadian Food Inspection

owner’s use or in-herd use, as a type of “insurance” policy for that bull. BVG offers owner’s use semen storage at their facility and also stores exportable semen that has been produced there or at other facilities. BVG is Canadian Embryo Transfer Association (CETA) certified, offering complete embryo collection and transfer services on farm with their mobile lab or at their donor centre in Bassano, giving clients the opportunity to export and import genetics from global markets. Their services can be read about, in detail on the BVG website: https://bowvalleygenetics.com. 63

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Some Facts about In Vitro Fertilization – IVF • IVF – In Virto Fertilization – has been around since the early 1980s but has only recently been commercially viable in cattle. In the late nineties and early 2000’s there were issues with large calves and abnormalities of the placenta causing abortions and other difficulties. The cause was identified to be the use of fetal calf serum as an energy source for the embryos through the culturing period and this practice has since been changed. Recently, the technology and science has advanced significantly and solved many of the original issues. • IVF actually consists of four separate procedures: 1. OPU – Oocyte pick up – a guided needle pulls eggs (oocytes) from the ovaries. 2. IVM – In vitro Maturation – Oocytes mature in a supportive medium for 24 hours inside a petrie dish (aka “vitro” – latin for glass), readying the egg for fertilization. 3. IVF – In vitro Fertilization – sperm is processed to remove extender and dead sperm that don’t survive the thawing process. One straw can potentially be used to fertilize 3-5 dishes of oocytes or several cows could be pooled together. In this case, rare and/ or expensive semen can be used on multiple donors. Sperm is left with oocytes for 24 hours. 4. IVC – In Vitro Culture – Newly fertilized oocytes are allowed to grow in a special medium and are evaluated for stage of growth and embryo quality between four and six days, after which they can be implanted or frozen. • Costs per embryo are potentially higher than conventional flushing, depending on the number or embryos produced. • Donors can be collected regularly at two-week intervals, even while carrying a pregnancy, from 30 days pregnant onward, up to about 90-150 days of pregnancy. • IVF is an option for donor cows that don’t produce well through conventional flushing. But a cow that responds well to conventional flushing won’t necessarily respond well to IVF. • If a donor has always had small stimulations in the past, she will not be a good IVF donor. • Heifers can be collected either before or after breeding, allowing breeders to accelerate genetic improvement, often in conjunction with genomics. Virgin heifers tend to yield more pregnancies via IVF than through conventional flushing, with fewer complications to their long-term reproductive fitness. Risks present themselves in one out of every 1,000 or 2,000 procedures. • Sexed semen can be used which does not work with conventional flushing. • At the Boviteq labs in Quebec, thawed semen can be reverse-sorted for sexing, if a client wishes, as not a lot of beef bull semen is available that is already sexed. • IVF embryos can currently be exported to the U.S. and to the European Union (EU) but there are otherwise issues with their exportability due to the fact that they have a sticky surface and therefore cannot be washed as well as conventionally harvested embryos can. According to Dr. Rob Stables, owner and President of Bow Valley Genetics, Australia might soon be another market to open up for IVF embryos.

LAMPORT’S POLLED HEREFORDS Purebred Herefords Since 1942

3 bulls selling at

@ Calgary

GE EPD

EPDs BW 5.8 WW 54.1 YW 90.9 MM 28.5 TM 55.6

GE EPD

EPDs BW 5.8 WW 52.4 YW 90.0 MM 15.5 TM 41.7

LAMPORT’S 82W CHALLENGER 66E Sire: Bar-H Challenger 82W SOD: GHC Rite-Way 49T

@ Lacombe EPDs BW WW YW MM TM REA MARB 2.7 60.8 105.0 16.7 47.1 0.34 0.31

GE EPD

EPDs BW 5.1 WW 66.0 YW 107.9 MM 25.6 TM 58.6

EPDs BW 6.3 WW 64.7 YW 112.8 MM 24.8 TM 57.2

GE EPD

LAMPORT’S TACOMA 29E

Tested Homozygous Polled

CALGARY BULL SALE 2019

LAMPORT’S 42B FRONTLINE 118F

Sire: LAMPORT’S 91 TRIPLE CROWN 150C SOD: GHC C5 TACOMA 121Z @ Medicine Hat

@ Calgary

Sire: LAMPORT’S ORIGINAL 42B SOD: JSF 23 NIBBS 60G

5 bulls selling at

MEDICINE HAT BULL SALE 2019

6 bulls selling at

LACOMBE BULL SALE 2019

@ Medicine Hat

Tested Homozygous Polled

GE EPD

EPDs BW 1.3 WW 59.3 YW 85.0 MM 21.4 TM 51.1

LAMPORT’S 33D FORMULA 8F Sire: Lamport’s Y12 Dozer 33D SOD: JVJ TCF 719T Sure Bet 8Z

Bill Lamport

EPDs 403-226-0345 BW WW YW MM TM REA MARB 2.7 60.8 105.0 16.7 47.1 0.34 0.31

Brad & Christine Lamport 403-226-0450

Rocky-View County, AB

lamport@telus.net lamportspolledherefords.com

LAMPORT’S 82W CHALLENGER 52E Sire: BAR-H CHALLENGER 82W SOD: BAR-RZ 59T TRIPLE X 23X

Also a strong selection of yearling bulls for sale by private treaty

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COMING TWO-YEAR OLD BULLS FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY.

SIRED BY: RUT 42W RED LAD 74A AGA 127Y YES ARCHIBALD 313A RIVERBRIDGE 28S LAD 33B LBH 236 RIBSTONE 364X

ALSO SELLING HORNED AND POLLED YEARLINGS, SOME SUITABLE FOR USE ON HEIFERS. DAVID & MAXINE

Phone: (306) 893-2838 E-mail: riverbridge@sasktel.net

DONNIE & KERRY

Phone: (306) 893-2548

MAIDSTONE, SASKATCHEWAN

From junction of Hwy 16 & 21, 8 miles south, 1/2 mile west, 1/2 mile south

A good selection of come two year old bulls for sale by AMNY 82A and LEHR 121Y VERBEEK 531X ASTER MO LE 82A MN 532H STANMORE 17P MN 17P ASTER BRIT 531X MN 30L ASTER LADY 531S L7 43B STANDARD LAD 209E VERBEEK 209E MO LE BELL 82N VERBEEK 28X STD BELL 717G

Yearling Bulls by ERA 6B, AMNY 82A and 6B. (owned with Errol Verbeek)

Free delivery in the peace country and volume discounts available.

TOM BASNETT

Ph/Fax: 780-685-2102 Box 41 Eureka River, AB T0H 1K0 Cell: 780-834-8170 tjbasnett@gmail.com From the corner of Hwy 64 and #730, go 11 km N. on #730, 1.6 km W. and 4 km N. on Range Rd. 54

81 Bulls on Offer 49 Hereford Bulls 32 Red & Black Angus Bulls Grand Champion Hereford LBH 23A CRACKER JACK 337D

Hereford Consignors:

Angus Consignors:

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• Kopper LC Red Angus • Pieschel Farms • Southern Angus • Shortgrass Cattle Co. • K Lazy T Angus • Shady R Farms

• • • • • Grand Champion Angus RED DIAMOND L WRANGLER 34D

Wyatt farms Lilybrook Herefords Church Ranch Little Poplar Grove Herefords YV Ranch Rocking G Land & Cattle Co. Lamport Polled Herefords Conway Herefords JK Fraser Cattle

Herefords start the show & sale.

For more information or a catalogue, please call: President: MERLE WYATT (403) 485-8289 Secretary: NICONA BROST (403) 878-7141 PO Box 23107, Medicine Hat Mall, Medicine Hat, AB T1B 4C7 Sponsored by the Southeastern Alberta Purebred Beef Breeders Association

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FEBRUARY 14TH, 2019 EASTEND, SK

These bulls sell

XTC 33T COMMANDER ET 16E

XTC 382 DOM LAD 23E

XTC 79Y PANAMA LAD 111E

XTC 89B SUNSHINE APOLLO 118E

XTC 96C POWER PLAY 14E

RED XTC TREND SETTER ET 8E

ON OFFER: 33 Hereford bulls

14 red bulls 6 purebred Hereford bred heifers

Travis and Jocelyn Wasko Travis’ Cell: (306) 295-7246 xtcranches@gmail.com

2 purebred Hereford yearling heifers 60 commercial baldie yearling heifers

Box 5, Eastend SK, S0N 0T0

Byron and Carolyn Templeton Byron’s Cell: (306) 661-0145

Directions to Ranch: 10 KM North of Eastend on 614 Grid

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Coulee Crest Awarded 2019 Environmental Stewardship Award By Les Dunford

Town & C ount r y

The Radau family of Coulee Crest Farms in Red Deer County, was recognized at the December Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) Annual Meeting with the 2019 Environmental Stewardship Award (ESA). Coulee Crest Farms, located east of Bowden, was established in 1929 by J.O. Radau with the purchase of three quarters of land. His son Frank and wife Nancy Radau, along with brother Sid Radau, farmed there from the 1950s to 1989. Randy and Sandra represent the third generation on the farm which they purchased in 1989. Purebred Hereford cattle have been raised continuously on their operation since 1944. Randy’s father is now 89 and still works on the farm. Today, Coulee Crest Farms is a mixed grain and cattle operation and has grown to 3,500 acres, with 1,500 acres of grain and 2,000 acres of pasture and hay. The cattle herd consists of 200 purebred Hereford cows - both horned and Polled - and 160 commercial cows with a Hereford-Angus-Charolais cross. The Radaus also grass 130 head of yearlings each summer. Running through Coulee Crest Farms is Spruce Coulee, formed long ago by a large glacier. It is designated by Red Deer County as an Environmentally Significant Area. It has steep coulee banks, rolling terrain, soft grass and intermittent tree bluffs. The majority of the cattle graze in the Coulee. The Radaus have developed a rotational grazing system with extensive cross fencing to increase carrying capacity. Over 50 different fields are used in the

rotational grazing system that allow for triple the previous grazing capacity. “Our average annual rainfall is 16 inches,” says Randy, who is also past President of the Canadian Hereford Association (CHA). “Water systems include drilled wells with solar pumps, developed natural springs and dugouts. Benches above the coulee, which are too rocky or too wet for grain production, are also grazed. Both native and improved pastures are grazed.” Good stewards of their resources, the Radaus have done a number of things to protect and enhance their land and environment and streamline their operation. Manure from their feedlot is composted and later used as a natural fertilizer on the grain land. The commercial herd is now bale grazed, reducing tractor usage in the winter feeding season and adding organic matter and hay seed to the feeding area. Some treed wildlife habitat areas have been fenced off for protection. These areas also provide an excellent natural wind shelter for the cows in the calving fields. Raptor nests have been built to provide natural gopher control. Soil health has also been improved through rotational grazing and the use of legumes in improved tame pastures. These are some of many efforts used to purposely improve their surroundings for the next generation. Randy and Sandra’s son Luke is finishing up his agriculture studies at Lethbridge and intends to return to the farm in the spring. “It’s indeed an honour to be awarded like this,” said Randy, addressing ABP

delegates and guests at the banquet. “It’s amazing, when you look back over 20 or 30 years and [see all the details that were covered]. I just don’t think there’s a greater honour you can give to someone in agriculture than to tell them that they’re a good steward of the land.” Rich Smith, CEO of ABP announced that he believes ABP is one of the first agriculture organizations in North America to begin presenting an Environmental Stewardship Award. “We started in 1992, and tonight, we’re presenting this award for the 27th time.” Knowing that they need their resources for their livelihood, and that it’s often a generational business, Smith said most beef producers are very good stewards of the land, water and air. “These operations [awarded annually] are just an example of the kind of commitment that cattle and beef producers have to stewardship of the environment,” Smith adds. The Radau family was nominated by Ducks Unlimited. The judging committee, visited several nominees around the province in August before finally selecting Coulee Crest Farms as the Environmental Stewardship Award recipient for 2019.

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• Horned Hereford • Polled Hereford • Ranch Horses

Show: March 6 Sale: March 7 Selling Top Quality Bulls in Volume For Every Rancher’s Budget

Alberta Cattle Breeders Association Chelsey McKenzie 403.975.0869 or Judy Finseth 403.852.0154

15 Bulls Heading to the 40th Bulls Eye Sale including 4 Heifer Bulls

March 26, 2019 Bow Slope Shipping in Brooks, AB Bulls Eye is the only sale we consign at.

Watch www.tidecreekherefords.com for pictures of sale bulls, their sires and dams.

TIDE-CREEK 10Y STD BRIT 38E

Sire: TIDE-CREEK 1S ADVANCE LAD 10Y Dam: BCD 259P STD LASS 778T

TIDE-CREEK 10Y KLASSY LAD 42E

Sire: TIDE-CREEK 1S ADVANCE LAD 10Y Dam: TIDE-CREEK 826U KLASSEY 44Z

TIDE-CREEK 44X BRIT STAN 40E

Sire: PIERAN POSITIVE LAD 44X Dam: TIDE-CREEK 163X BRIT LASS 43A

TIDE-CREEK 39A LOLLY LAD 11E

Sire: AGA 72S BERT’S ANDY 39A Dam: TIDE-CREEK 1S LOLLY LADY 19Z

Bulls sired by:

AGA 72S BERT’S ANDY 39A, PIERAN POSITIVE LAD 44X, TIDE-CREEK 1S ADVANCE LAD 10Y, TIDE-CREEK 163X VIRGY LAD 42A

Ranch Raised

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Grown on Grass

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No Feet Trimmed

Stop in anytime to have a look or view the bulls on our website www.tidecreekherefords.com Ranch directions: 6 mi. South of Jenner on HWY 884, 4 mi. West on HWY 544, 1 1/4 mi. South on RGE RD 101

Blaine & Sue Hudec Phone (403) 898-2192 Cell (403) 362-0542 blainejhudec@gmail.com

Brad & Kirby Stensrud Ben & Cassie Bradley Hayes & Huntley Emerly 403-363-9894 Box 61 Jenner, Alberta T0J 1W0 73

Ranch MURRAY, BRIDGET & LUKE ANDREWS - 306-631-9271 RUSSELL & FAYE ANDREWS - 306-693-2687 MOOSE JAW, SK

ANNUAL BULL SALE 13th

N E W S A L E DAT E MARCH 9, 2019 â&#x20AC;¢ 1:00 PM JOHNSTONE AUCTION MART Big Orange Barn 4 miles West of

AHSJ 2E

MOOSE JAW, SK

30 6 4 100

TWO YEAR OLD HORNED HEREFORD BULLS YEARLING HORNED HEREFORD BULLS PUREBRED HORNED HEREFORD OPEN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS COMMERCIAL BRITISH BASED OPEN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS

PUT 29E

AHSJ 3F

Catalog & Sale Bull Videos online @

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AHSJ 2F 2018 CWA Bull Calf Champion & Reserve Grand Champion Bull

Thank You to Our Buyers High Volume Buyer - Springfield Ranch, Williams Lake, BC

BP 247 KOOTENAY 14E - $12,750 JoNomn Hereford Ranch, Clyde, AB

2016 FarmFair Champion - 130B BP 130B STANDARD LADY 45E - $6,000 Church Ranch, Calgary, AB

Canadian & US Semen For Sale • BP 87Z STANDARD LAD 130B • STANDARD 68L DOM LAD 38T • ANCHOR 44U

BULLS & HEIFERS FOR SALE CALL DOUG OR JAY

www.barpipe.com Jay Cross Andrew & Emma Cross Ph: 403-978-2767 jay@barpipe.com

Turn W on Elizabeth ST 5 km W of Okotoks AB

Doug & Judy Finseth Ph: 403-852-3865 doug@barpipe.com

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM WORLD HEREFORD CONFERENCE QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND 9TH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 13TH MARCH 2020 NORTH ISLAND PRE TOUR

SOUTH ISLAND POST TOUR

5 nights accommodation 3 lunches/2 dinners Evening entertainment

5 nights accommodation 5 lunches/4 dinners Sheep dog trial demonstration & entertainment

INCLUSIVE:

STUDS

Start Auckland Depart 4th March Millennium Hotel

HOTEL LOCATIONS

Night 1 & 2 Rotorua 4th & 5th March Dinner and Maori Cultural Show

1 Craigmore Polled Herefords

Bushy Downs Herefords

Koanui Polled Herefords Otapawa Polled Herefords

Night 5 Wellington 8th March

4 5 6

10 11 12

Charwell Polled Herefords Kairuru Polled Herefords

8 Night 3 Napier 9 6th March

Night 4 Masterton

7th March Te Taumata Polled Herefords

Night 5 Christchurch

Erewhon Station Mount Nicholas Station

15 14 13 12 11

Night 1 Te Anau

14th March Monymusk Polled Herefords Waiau Herefords

2 3

Queenstown

Night 4 Geraldine

Conference Venue

6 7

17th March

Merrylea Polled Herefords Stoneburn Herefords

Night 3 Dunedin 16th March

Night 2 Invercargill Waikaka Kane 15th March

18th March Okawa Poll Herefords Orari Gorge Station

Station

Farms

Limehills Polled Herefords

Date

Location

Activity

Monday 9th March

Millennium Hotel, Queenstown (pm)

Registrations. Welcome Reception

Tuesday 10th March

Millennium Hotel, Queenstown, Walter Peak Station

Country Reports, Innovation Presentations, Delegates Meeting, Gala Dinner

Wednesday 11th March

North Otago Hill Country Station venues

Visit two iconic Hereford hill studs, Demonstration of latest innovative tracking and monitoring, Allflex BBQ

Thursday 12th March

Millennium Hotel, Queenstown

Innovation Presentations continued, Delegates Meeting, free afternoon to explore, Queenstown

Friday 13th March

Wanaka

Wanaka A & P Show, Young Breeders Competition

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

Posy Moody E: enquiries@nzwhc.co.nz nzwhc2020

P: +64 6 323 0745 W: www.nzwhc.co.nz

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We will be featuring bulls like these at our ranch and at Canada’s Red, White, and Black Bull Sale on March 16th

HMS Hi-Cliffe 8Y Firefox 5F

Sire: NJW 73S W18 Homegrown 8Y ET Dam: S7R R294 Sally 8A BW: 92lbs CWA weight: 1280lbs - Homo polled

HMS Hi-Cliffe 305A Everest 10E

HMS Hi-Cliffe 109 Falcon ET 95F

Sire: TCF JVJ 11X The Goods 305A Dam: HMS HCF 29W Blue Diamond 170B BW: 76lbs - Homo polled Junior Herd Sire

Sire: CRR 719 Catapult 109 Dam: Hi-Cliffe Xcel 64X BW: 92lbs - Homo polled Reserve Grand Champion Bull at Lloyd’s Stockade Roundup

Thank you to Grassland Ag Services for the purchase of HMS HI-CLIFFE 305A FUSCHIA 7F at the Canadian Western Agribition National Sale.

Thank you to Matthew Trefiak and MJT Cattle Co. for their purchase of HMS HI-CLIFFE 305A FIRE & ICE 8F.

HMS Hi-Cliffe Hunter, Morgan & Sydney Carmen & Brenda Millham

Box 382 Outlook, SK S0L 2N0

C: 306-867-4231 | C: 306-270-5524 E: carm.dvm@sasktel.net | W: hmshicliffe.com

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WORLD HEREFORD NEWS By Catherine Brown

Edi tor

AUSTRALIA JBS launched a new Hereford beef brand

in Australia in 2018. The Hereford True Genetics Super Sires program launched in December in Australia promises the delivery of high performance White-Face genetics to Australia’s cattle industry. The program is part of Hereford’s Australia’s plan to increase the performance of Hereford cattle both in studs and in commercial herds. It identifies sires that are trait-leading for performance and carcass traits. Intramuscular fat (IMF) is the initial focus in bulls chosen for the program. The program will feature competitively priced semen which includes a unique Hereford True Genetics ear tag, identifying a value proposition to the industry. While the program does focus on performance traits of bulls, it is not about single-trait selection, according to Andrew Donoghue, General Manager of Hereford Australia. “The program still possesses balanced and desirable genetics for other traits,” he says.

IRELAND T he Irish Cattle Breeding Federation is

working on a massive project involving the genotyping of the entire country’s cattle population and collecting all types of data in a centralized system. This project has focussed on genomic testing to-date, with over 1.4 million purebred and crossbred animals being tested . The shier volume of data is believed to be the project’s main strength. They are currently developing a new dairy beef index due to the volume of beef produced from the dairy herd which is predominantly Holstein, using Hereford and Angus sires, according to Larry Feeney, Irish Hereford Breed Society secretary.. The Irish Hereford Breed Society’s 2018 National Hereford Show has taken place in Tullamore for the past 20 years. In 2017, the show experienced its highest number of entries to-date. Numbers were slightly down in 2018 which was largely attributed to the spring and summer drought that many Irish farmers dealt with.

For the Hungarian Hereford breeders this

year, the main event was hosting the 15th European Technical Hereford Conference, from September 15th-20th, 2018. We had 120 participating breeders of which 91 were from abroad, from 15 different countries. We did our best to make this conference a success and believe it was well received in terms of participation, professional activities, tours and culinary aspects, according to Dr. Istvan Marton, general manager of the Hungarian Hereford Association. Canadian breeders Vic and Judy Redekop of British Columbia and Ian and Marlene Harvie of Alberta attended the event.

NEW ZEALAND T he 2020 World Hereford Conference

like to thank the Canadian Hereford Association (CHA) for the visit of CHA Executive Director Stephen Scott to their Hereford Show at the 2018 Exposition Ganadera Chihuahua where he presented C H A - s p o n s o r e d b a n n e r s fo r G r a n d Champion Female and Grand Champion

will be hosted by New Zealand Hereford breeders and event planning is well underway. Boehringer Ingelheim is a major sponsor for this event from March 9th to the 13th, 2020, in Queenstown in the South Island. In addition to the conference, there will be a pre-tour in the North Island and a post-tour in the South Island. Both tours include some of New Zealand’s best-known studs as well as magnificent scenery and local attractions. Early registration will open in June 2019. Information on the event is available on the WHC website: https://www. nzwhc.co.nz and on the Facebook page www.facebook.com/nzwhc2020. New Zealand Hereford breeders (NZHA) transitioned from micrdosatellite DNA testing to SNP DNA testing in 2018, followed by single-step evaluation mid-year. NZHA and Herefords Australia entered into a genotype sharing agreement with Neogen to avoid retesting animals that have already been tested by the other country. Showing cattle is not popular with the majority of New Zealand breeders but existing shows were further hit with limited entries due to an outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis – a disease common to most countries

CHA Executive Director presenting champion banners at the 2018 Exposition Ganadera Chihuahua.

Bull viewing at NZHA grazing unit

HUNGARY

15th European Hereford Conference

Bull. “The presence of the C a n a d i a n H e r e fo r d Association really upgraded our Chihuahua Hereford Show at the International level,” says Eric Beckmann, President of Asociacion Hereford Mexicana. “We hope to keep in contact to promote Hereford trade between our organizations.”

Shiloh Farms Dynamite-Supreme Champion

MEXICO The Mexican Hereford Association would

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but not previously experienced in New Zealand. The Ministry for Primary Industries is confident that it has contained the disease, so Hereford breeders there are looking forward to business as

UNITED KINGDOM Herefords have been very popular in the

UK in recent years, among consumers, purveyors and breeders alike. The Branded Hereford Beef program also continues to experience record growth. Herefords topped the numbers at many major UK shows. And records have soared over the past year with the highest price ever recorded at public auction for a female being achieved at the 2nd Annual Designer Genes Sale held at Shrewsbury Auction Mart at $11,635 CAN. In total, 19 lots were sold to average $8,605 CAN making it the highest averaging Hereford sale in history. The two society sales in 2018 also featured a record average for show females of $6,157 CAN and for bulls of $7,346 CAN. The gap between pedigree and commercial buyers has decreased at each of the past five sales. And sales of live exports have grown overt the last few years. During the past year, significant sales have been made to Ireland, France and Belgium. Semen sales also show an increase with consignments being exported to Australia, Denmark, Poland, Estonia, Ireland and the Czech Republic. T he UK Hereford Youth Movement, modelled largely after the Canadian Junior Hereford Association (CJHA), continues to grow. It is actively hosting shows and competitions and fund-raising activities and is working to establish its independent governance system. U K Hereford breeders have recently decided to move from microsatellite DNA testing to SNP testing. Benefits will include sire discovery (without the requirement of the dam), future genomic evaluations, breed composition and traceability.

The UK is now two years post-Brexit and still face a lot of uncertainty in trade relations and with regards to government support of farming. Increased public pressure surrounding the impact of livestock farming on the environment, has motivated farmers to start delegating pastures unsuitable for arable farming for future beef production. It is believed that native breeds of the UK such as Herefords utilizing these permanent pastures with their low cost base and ability to sequester carbon and build soil health and resilience will be an integral part of future farming.

UK Hereford Bull of the Year

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The American Hereford Association (AHA) moved to new headquarters on Ambassador Drive in Kansas City, Missouri in February of 2018 – a location near the interstate that is more accessible to breeders. The Hereford breed established its roots in Kansas City in 1920 when it became the first beef breed association in America to own its own headquarters. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicated the second AHA headquarters at 715 Hereford Drive in 1953. The newest location at 11500 N.W. Ambassador Drive is the fourth location for the AHA and is reported to have the flexibility for a growing membership. T h e U . S . C e r t i f i e d H e r e fo rd B e e f (CHB) program and the AHA has voted unanimously to modify the minimum marbling requirement for the Certified Beef brand, thereby offering a higher quality level and elevating it to a USDA Choice quality

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grade. This new marbling score has gone into effect on January 1st, 2019. The Certified Hereford Beef brand, which is offered through foodservice distributors and retail supermarkets across the globe, has two flagship programs - Choice and Premium. T he AHA is striving to genotype more cows in order to allow more genomic information into the models of some of the breed’s maternal traits. To-date, there are over 46,000 genotypes available for use in genetic evaluations but only 20.5 per cent of those genotypes are from eligible females. More robust data on the North American herd will allow the inclusion of genomic information into some key economic maternal traits affecting measures of Sustained Cow Fertility, Milk and Maternal Calving Ease. The solution is to increase the number of genotypes on cows already in production raising calves. The CHA has been invited to participate in terms of encouraging its members to also DNA their whole herd registry for a more robust set of numbers across the board.

URUGUAY

Uruguay held its first national exhibition in Paysandu, with 300 animals participating and about 1,000 cattle offered for sale. Uruguay Hereford breeders host an annual tour. This year’s tour focussed on the eastern part of the country, with the main objective of observing Herefords in different environments that suffered from last summer’s drought. The second phase of their efficiency research project at the Hereford Kiyu Bull Centre has begun, incorporating measurements of methane gas emissions from the evaluated animals.

Grand Champion Hereford Bull Prado Show 2018. 79

Introducing Our New Junior Herd Sire!!

BAR-RZ 23B ERIC 1E {DLF, IEF, HYF}

Homozygous Polled

BW: 95 Adj 205 wt: 969 Adj 365 wt:1448

Dec 16/18 wt: 2225 S.C.: 45cm

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Two year old and yearling bulls for sale by private treaty. Sires represented: ANL C HAR T100 TAHOE 86 ET 23B R LEADER 6964 J-BAR-B 106A CAPTIVATE 37C BAR-RZ 56X CASSIUS CLAY 83C BAR-RZ 56X DEVIOR 38D

Stuart and Sherri Zoeteman

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A special thank you to our buyers and bidders at the 2018 Brost Land & Cattle Sale: Crittenden Bros. Glenrose Polled Herefords Lilybrook Herefords

Myalta Farms Randy Hall Steinley Farms

Visitors Always Welcome! Ranch location:

9 miles east of Fort Macleod on Hwy 3 to RR 250 or the Pearce Road and 3 miles north and 1/4 mile east

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6 Bulls entered in the Calgary Bull Sale March 6-7, 2019

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RUT 9B GOLD LAD 19E

RUT 36B HAWKEYE 23E

RUT 9B GOLD LAD 32E

RUT 334A STANMORE LAD 36E

RUT 9B GOLD LAD 61E

RUT 6B RANCH LAD 98E

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Ken and Michele Rutledge and Family (780) 888-3644

Box 188 Hardisty, AB T0B 1V0 Kenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cell (780) 888-7178 kmrutledge@xplornet.com 81

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BULLS Moderate Size … Broad Tops … Thick Hair Coats … Quiet … Easy Fleshing Semen Tested … DURABLE.

SQUARE-D CENTURY 957B

Selling Off The Ranch You Pick —> We Deliver! 50 Two Year Old and Spring & Fall Yearling Bulls Watch Website for Future Pictures!

NJW 73S 22Z MIGHTY MAX 69B ET

SQUARE-D POWER POINT 716B

Square D Herefords RR #2, Langbank, SK S0G 2X0 NJW 51U 4037 DURAMAX 8X 82

H: 306-538-4556 C: 306-736-7921

HEAVY DUTY 72C

Many top sons for sale!

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BRETON WEST HEREFORDS

Since 1974

We Specialize in Private Treaty Sales of Bulls and Females

Horned and Polled progeny on offer from these sires and more.

Breton West P 42X Accurate 42A

SGC Ranchland Lad 135B

DW ADVANCE 30U LAD 52A

Lamportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s G74 Calibre 3C

Our customers appreciate being able to buy non-fattened bulls. Thank-you to our customers for your purchases and referrals! Eugene, Norma, and Leonard Poholka Ph: (780) 696-3878 Leonardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cell: (780) 898-9590

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Box 325, Breton, Alberta TOC OPO Email: bretonwest@gmail.com

5 mi. W. of Breton on #616, 2 mi. S. on Rge Rd. #50, 1 mi. W. on #474, 1 1/2 mi. S. on Rge. Rd. #51, 1/2 mi. W.

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4C CRONE HEREFORDS 4C 3 Exciting Polled Herd Sire Prospects:

SGC 33D DOZER 12F

SGC 33D DOZER 32F

SGC 61C HISTORY LAD 117F

MOUNT DIFFICULT FELLIS Y12 Sire: LAMPORT’S Y12 DOZER 33D LAMPORT’S VICTOR LASS 32B

REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X Sire: HARVIE HISTORY MAKER ET 61C HARVIE MISS PERFECTION 30P

JNHR STOCKTON 715Y Dam: SGC 715Y STOCKTON LASS 71B TLELL 25T WOMBAT 32W

SGC HUNZA LAD 91U Dam: SGC 91U HUNZA LASS 64X SGC IMPRESSIVE LADY 151S

BBSF W39 XEMPT 76X Dam: SGC 76X XEMPT LASS 26Z SGC 170S HP RED LASS 15W

SGC 2B RANCHLAND LAD 20E

Congratulations Scott! Canadian Champion and 5th in the world steer wrestling standings after a great NFR!

A sample of our Calgary string. Check out our entire offering at Calgary Bull Sale.

Stewart, Cathy & Family Ph/Fax: (780) 888-2168 Cell: (780) 888-1002 Box 378, Hardisty, AB T0B 1V0 Located 5 mi. E. of Hardisty on Hwy. 13 and 3/4 mi. S. Email: croneherefords@xplornet.com

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ONE BULL AT A TIME Diligence and Consistency are Constants in the FCI Breeding Program of Quebec Producer Olivier Isabel By Judy Finseth

Fre elanc e C ont r ibu t ing Wr i ter

Olivier Isabel of FCI Herefords, St-Romain, Quebec figures the province of Quebec has lost over 50 per cent of its beef producers over the past decade. So irrespective of environment, the market landscape alone sets the bar high for beef producers and Hereford Breeders in the area. Olivier is the second generation on his family farm in the Eastern Townships. “There are a lot of new guys that want to get in but find it difficult to compete with the dairy farms that have been aggressively buying land,” he says. While Olivier believes the demand for Hereford has been getting stronger, he says that Charolais and Simmental, as well as Angus, have a bigger stronghold in the province’s beef markets. For that reason, he says he has noticed

that buyers are a lot tougher on Hereford bulls and that they need to be of extremely high quality in order to sell. Olivier is not deterred. He is a thoughtful breeder, determined to win people over with that kind of consistent quality, produced by a herd that is also relatively maintenance-free. His operation started with his parents in 1977, with one Polled Hereford cow purchased from Benoit Bemme. It was a Hereford cow, simply, because his mother fell in love with the breed. “Hereford was the right breed for us,” adds Olivier, who appreciates the temperament and hardiness of Herefords. We liked the all-around abilities of Hereford cows and appreciate how they work on poorer feed and in tougher environments,” he says.

That original Hereford cow remains embedded in Olivier’s memory. “She was a really nice cow, big [volume], stout, moderate framed and good uddered - pretty much like the kind we are raising 25 years later.” The family started small without much infrastructure or land and has grown incrementally over the years. “Many people think that we came out of nowhere the last couple of years because we started doing more marketing on the national level,” says Olivier. He lives with his partner of 11 years - Melanie - and their two sons, Malcom and Matheo. Melanie works full time off-farm and although Olivier’s father helps with haying and processing calves, Olivier basically runs the farm by himself. He places emphasis on predictability and wants to know what to expect

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from his cows. He values being able to pass that predictability on to his customers. Producing seed stock is something he takes very seriously, as he says, knowing that he can affect the bottom line of his customers. While progress and innovation are always on the radar, Olivier tries to manage changes in the herd gradually. The herd has evolved over the past two decades, grounded in meeting the needs of the commercial cattle industry and based on Olivier’s vision of what a seedstock operation should be. “We breed them to get the job done with very minimal assistance and we want them to be a pleasure to work with and pleasant to the eye, all of which makes this business more enjoyable,” he says. Olivier uses both Horned and Polled genetics in his program - a move that was especially unusual in Eastern Canada when they first introduced Horned genetics into their breeding program in 1998. He

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“They had extra vigour, growth and doing-ability and down the road, when the first females came into production, I could really see the extra maternal instincts and mothering ability they had.” “I always remember that my true competition is not other breeders or other breeds of cattle,” says Olivier. “My true competitors are the other sectors of agriculture trying to produce a high-quality protein for very demanding consumers. Whether it is pork or poultry, those guys are on the cutting edge of technology and use the very best tools that are out there to have a better product at the best price.” Olivier believes he needs to do the same. And that means selection from as wide a gene pool as possible. To maintain consistency across the entire cowherd, Olivier does not specifically use low birthweight bulls on his heifers. The rationale, with due consideration for his commercial customers, is that it

“We breed them to get the job done with very minimal assistance and we want them to be a pleasure to work with and pleasant to the eye, all of which makes this business more enjoyable.” -Olivier Isabel considers this the smartest move he has ever made because the benefit was immediate. “It’s not that one segment of the breed is better,” he says. “It is simply that access to a wider gene pool allows us to use the very best genetics that are out there for our program.” The outcross calves generated from this combination of Horned and Polled genetics gave Olivier a hybrid effect in his herd.

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is extremely important for the Hereford breed to maintain the ability to have a little bit larger calves at birth. “Good Herefords are the very best all-around type of female that you can find,” says Isabel, “but it’s also important to look at what other breeds are doing and making sure that we fit in the system and that we are a very solid option for those commercial guys looking for extra pounds with less maintenance and

headaches.” Maternal qualities also rank highly in the selection process at FCI. The “calving package” as Olivier calls it, includes maternal instinct, calving ease, udder quality and calf vigour. This is an issue of cowherd profitability in Olivier’s mind and factors in the commercial industry’s need for larger calves and fewer people available on the farm to get the work done. “Most of the year, things can run smoothly but at calving time, these four traits can really create a serious issue if you don’t have them deeply bred into your cowherd.” Olivier rarely has to assist a newborn calf to nurse. The farm’s location in the Eastern Townships of south-eastern Quebec, is just 30 minutes from the U.S. state of Maine. The land is covered with woods and forest and there are lots of rivers and mountains to contend with. Lots of precipitation both

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winter and summer is the norm and Olivier said they normally start feeding cows in early November. This past November, they had plenty of snow at that time. Summer pastures include timothy and some clover but predominantly, cows graze on native grasses. In this area, 1.5 acres per cow is the average carrying capacity. Lots of rain in the summer ensures good pasture in the Eastern Townships but makes haying difficult, so most of the winter feed has been put up as silage for the past 20 years. A little bit of hay is baled for young calves. The cowherd is divided into two groups to split the calving. Fall calvers start calving around the first of August and 90 percent are usually done calving by the end of August. Fall calving is completed by the first of October. Winter calving begins in mid-January and again 60 days is the target for cows to be calved out. Infrastructure for winter calving includes good sheds for the cows and indoor pens for calves to get mothered up for a day or two. Winter rain is more problematic than snow and cold during the winter calving season. The FCI cowherd consists of 115 cows, 100 of which are purebred registered Herefords. There are 15 red and black Simmentals. About 80 to 90 percent of the cows are bred by

A.I.. The cows are not synchronized. They are bred on natural heats inside a 30-day window, after which

or as he puts it, “the man behind the bull.” Olivier also looks for a breeding program that has acceptance in the commercial industry and calves the way they do with minimal intervention. Bulls with a proven track record are another consideration. Olivier ensures that an A.I. bull is well-proven in the industry before putting him to use on their operation. He likes to see that a bull can work well in all kinds of management programs and in different regions of the country before using him. Accurate EPDs are also a factor in the decision-making process and Olivier selects bulls with similar EPD profiles, trying to stay in the

“Good Herefords are the very best all-around type of female that you can find,” says Isabel, “but it’s also important to look at what other breeds are doing and making sure that we fit in the system and that we are a very solid option for those commercial guys looking for extra pounds with less maintenance and headaches.” -Olivier Isabel bulls are turned out for another 30 days. “We [only] use one or two bulls per breeding season because we want a good number of calves per bull so that we can really see what they can do,” says Olivier. He says Churchill Rock 646D ET is an exciting new herd sire at FCI. He is the 6th A.I. bull Olivier has used from Churchill Cattle Co., of Manhattan, Montana. “When Rock came along, we thought he was the right bull to move our program ahead and the Churchill cattle have matched really well with our genetics.” Olivier’s first criterion for bull selection is a breeder with integrity

middle of the road for every trait. With consistency as the overarching goal, Olivier believes that selecting proven bulls with analogous EPDs

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will help achieve the uniformity he is looking for. The focus on building a solid set of foundation females has been of paramount importance and is an endeavour that was patiently undertaken. The best females have always stayed home and they have never sold any top end females up to this point, preferring to retain them and build a strong, consistent cowherd. “We didn’t want our program to be based on donors. We wanted the quality to run deep down in the herd,” says Olivier, emphasizing his goal of consistency. That consistency, he says, takes time to establish. It is a program that was built slowly over time with

great thought and Olivier is proud of the depth of quality that runs through his cowherd today. “We have achieved that level of consistency, where the 20th heifer in the pen is extremely good and the kind of cow we are looking for.” Olivier believes that you need the same kind of cattle, regardless of the size of your cowherd. “When you have a smaller herd you usually work off the farm and you don’t have time to pamper your cows and when you have a big herd that is pretty much the same situation - no time to pamper your cows.” The next step for FCI is to host its first production sale this coming fall, having grown the herd to the

point where they have enough bulls and females to make a sale viable. Olivier says he started flushing a few cows over the past couple of years to multiply the very top end and to expand numbers. Gaining confidence in the bull market, he says, is an ongoing goal. “We just have to try to gain that market share one bull at a time and hope that things will turn around as we have quite a few good breeders in the Province of Quebec that have a really good product to sell.”

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Chestermere Herefords Yearling bulls selling at the Mountainview Bull Sale March 23, 2019

Polled Herefords since 1961

Pictures and information available at www.chsf.ca

lkg

AIN 29F - Churchill Kickstart 501C x CHSF 52U Brian 5Y One of 4 three quarter brothers to sell.

The Bricker Family Didsbury, AB Ross Cell: (403) 815-9038 Alexa Cell: (403) 586-8570 Home: (403) 335-8571 Email: chestermereherefords@chsf.ca

Registered and Commercial Horned Herefords Box 25, Landis, Saskatchewan S0K 2K0 Email: grltd@yourlink.ca Bill & Luke: (306) 658-4750 Wes, Bernie, Cody & Austin Dustin: (306) 951-0034 Phone: (306) 658-4535 Cell: (306) 948-9663

5 Bulls headed to East Central Bull Sale on March 15 20 Two Year Old bulls to be sold by Private Treaty off the Ranch

THANK YOU TO OUR FIRST CHOICE HEIFER BUYERS RAFTER DOUBLE U RANCH

and

BANNERLANE HEREFORDS

For individual bull pictures and info visit

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Yearling and two year old bulls for sale by: • Lian 106A Click 128C • WLB Winchester Powerball 27A • MHPH 521X Action 106A

PCL 8Y Drifter 32D

Lian Mor Polled Herefords Wallace & Fern Pugh

Phone: (519) 941-8515 553245 County Road 16, Mono, ON L9W 6M1

Trevor & Amy Pugh Phone: (519) 939-7486 594324 Blind Line, Mono, ON L9W 5N3

Email: lianmor@sympatico.ca

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Mile High City Mile High Night national hereford Sale Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 | 6:30 p.m. MST National Western Stock Show - Stadium Floor 14 picks | 13 females | 7 bulls | 3 pregnancy recips A sale of this caliber and quality is a spectacle to behold.

Mile High Eve Frozen Genetics Sale Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. MST Doubletree Denver-Stapleton North Selling the most elite Hereford genetics in the breed today.

Selling as Lot 1 in the Mile High night sale: Queen Bee

All proceeds support the Hereford Youth Foundation of America & The Growing a Lasting Legacy Campaign

Queen of the H ill LCC 6964 QUEEN BEE 43F ET P43923236 ll Calved: April 5, 2018 ll Tattoo: LE 43F HYALITE ON TARGET 936 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} R LEADER 6964 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P43500058 R MISS REVOLUTION 1009 {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} GOLDEN OAK OUTCROSS 18U {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} H GO LCC KYLIE 2137 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} 43295315 GO MS 7195 ADVANCE W39 {DLF,HYF,IEF} CE BW WW YW DMI SC SCF MM M&G MCE MCW UDDR TEAT CW FAT REA MARB BMI$ BII$ CHB$ 8.2 2.5 61 100 0.4 1.3 19.0 27 58 9.0 90 1.30 1.40 82 0.045 0.50 0.09 400 479 120 – – .26 .22 .21 .21 .08 .17 .10 .14 – .12 .13 .21 .21 .03 .03 .03 .03 –

• 43F is a direct daughter of the powerful Kylie donor who has become an elite producer of quality, power, and performance, with an added maternal punch. • Queen Bee is exceptionally attractive, yet bold and powerful throughout and reads with a balanced set of EPD’s. • She’s dark red, heavily pigmented with all the bells and whistles to be a top tier donor prospect to produce value added offspring.

Amy Cowan, HYFA 816-842-3757 acowan@hereford.org

309-833-5543 Jack 309-255-0330 Monte 309-255-0110 Brent 309-221-9621 Cody 309-313-2171 Jae 317-412-3298 Reid 608-574-9924

Michelini CATTLE CO.

Steve Michelini 4301 Plank Road Peru, IL 61354 815-228-4507

Selling as LOT 1 in The Mile Hight Night Sale in Denver. All proceeds support HYFA & The Growing A Lasting Legacy Campaign.

Sire: R Leader 6964

For more information or to request a catalog, contact Joe Rickabaugh at jrick@hereford.org or 1-816-218-2280

Dam: H GO LCC Kylie 2137 ET

Calgary Bull Sale CE -3.1 BW +6.7 WW +50.2 YW +81.4 MM +13.7 TM +38.8

CE -4.9 BW +6.1 WW+52.2 YW +77.6 MM +11.1 TM +37.2

MN 833B STD TOM 429E EHF 6S BRITISHER LAD 11W Sire: MN 11W STAN ZENTO 833B MN 26R STAN ZENTO 833W

MN 11W STAN LAD 26E

MN 24R BIG JOHN 343X Dam: MN 343X STANDARD LADY 429B MN 6S ZENTO LASS 929X

LO 931N ASTER LAD 6S LO 22H STAND LAD 30L Sire: EHF 6S BRITISHER LAD 11W Dam: MN 30L STANDARD LADY 426U EHF 46E BRITISHER LASS 75P MN 7N BRIT MISS DOM 426R

CE -0.5 BW +4.2 WW+43.5 YW +63.3 MM +17.7 TM +39.5

MN 72Z STANDARD 15E

CE -3.8 BW +5.7 WW+50.8 YW +71.5 MM +12.4 TM +37.8

MN 11W RED STANDARD 426E

XTC EMPEROR 43T F STANDARD 85A DOMINO 24R Sire: FE 43T EMPEROR 72Z Dam: MN 24R DOMINO LASS 15U FE 46M STD RIBSTONE 288T MN 64F LADY DIA 715J

MN 16T STANDARD DIAMOND 715W LO 931N ASTER LAD 6S Dam: MN 715W STANETTE 426Y Sire: EHF 6S BRITISHER LAD 11W MN 30L STANDARD LADY 426U EHF 46E BRITISHER LASS 75P

MN Herefords R R # 2 AIRDRIE AB T4B 2A4 AUSTIN & MEGAN

CLARK & CINDY NIXDORFF

403-200-4781 | aknixdorff@hotmail.com

CHALSIE, MARVIN, KIERSTY

tel 403-948-7559 | cell 403-803-1584 mnhereford@platinum.ca

Visitors always welcome

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Feedlot Merit Index

Maternal Productivity Index

The Feedlot Merit Index (FMI) is a combination of terminal traits that are important to profitability. A difference in FMI between bulls represents a difference between the progeny of those bulls to be more profitable feeder cattle. The goals of the FMI are to monitor and keep costs reasonable for the cow/calf and feedlot producer, while still deriving the best returns from carcasses, keeping in mind the price discrimination that occurs based upon carcass merit and the predominant breed composition of the Canadian commercial cow herd. This index is designed for use in terminal situations only. The FMI is an excellent tool to increase the carcass potential of the progeny of bulls that are sold into terminal sire programs. The FMI Trait leader list contains active sires (sired at least 1 calf in the last 2 years) with an FMI EPD in the top 20% of the breed and an accuracy of at least 0.40.

The Maternal Productivity Index (MPI) is a combination of maternal traits that are important to profitability. The index is designed to help producers make effective maternal selection decisions. Animals with a high MPI will be expected to raise progeny that will perform at a more profitable level, but remember that MPI does not place a specific dollar value on that performance. It is simply a tool to compare two or more animals. The MPI EPD can be used to increase the maternal productivity of a herd by using bulls with a high MPI, culling cows with a low MPI, or mating high MPI animals to low MPI animals to increase the maternal productivity of their offspring. The top MPI dam list contains active dams (have had at least one calf in the last 2 years) with an MPI EPD in the top 5% of the breed and a minimum accuracy of at least 0.20.

Name GERBER ANODYNE 001A KCF BENNETT ENCORE Z311 ET EF F745 FRANK P230 LJS MARK DOMINO 1321 NJW 73S M326 TRUST 100W ET KCF BENNETT REVOLUTION X51 NJW 33TB 100W TRUST 167Y KCF BENNETT STRATEGY Z303 ET HYALITE ON TARGET 936 TH 22R 16S LAMBEAU 17Y JDH VICTOR 719T 33Z ET EFBEEF TFL U208 TESTED X651 ET SHF ALL STAR 42X A191 NJW 73S W18 HOMETOWN 10Y ET NJW 78P TWENTYTWELVE 190Z ET R VISIONARY 4200 REMITALL ONLINE 122L GH NEON 17N K 64H RIBSTONE LAD 157K KCF BENNETT 9126J R294 SHF YORK 19H Y02 CHURCHILL RED BULL 200Z LBH 20J STANMORE ET 265Y SHF WONDER M326 W18 ET SHF ALL AMERICAN LG A70 R LEADER 6964 SB 122L GIT-R-DONE 19R ET SHF RIB EYE M326 R117 CHURCHILL YANKEE ET CHURCHILL RANCHER 592R UPS SENSATION 2504 ET RU 20X GALAXY 58G LBH 102T SUPER RIB 47X NJW 98S R117 RIBEYE 88X ET LBH 157K RIBSTONE 40W RU 20X BOULDER 57G KCF VICTOR 08N X4 REMITALL SUPER DUTY 42S FELTONS 517 LOEWEN M326 SIR 33T REMITALL ROUTE 66 ET 346R CS BOOMER 29F CHURCHILL SENSATION 028X UU SENSATION 2042 RST TIME'S A WASTIN' 0124 REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X MSU TCF REVOLUTION 4R REMITALL GOVERNOR 236G H EASY DEAL 609 ET LJR 023R WHITMORE 10W UPS SENSATION 2296 ET NJW 73S W18 HOMEGROWN 8Y ET NJW 76S P20 BEEF 38W ET GH RAMBO 279R TH 223 71I VICTOR 755T GRANDVIEW 7OAKS SONORA 145R KJ HVH 33N REDEEM 485T ET AGA 121G STANMORE 20J THR THOR 4029 TH 122 71I VICTOR 719T HH ADVANCE 0002X CHURCHILL STUD 3134A ANCHOR 6Y NJW 98S DURANGO 44U C STOCKMAN 2059 ET CL 1 DOMINO 215Z CHURCHILL KICKSTART 501C ET

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Registration # C03011538 C03016493 C03031668 C03029618 C02938213 C03016494 A43214415 C03004584 A42986803 C02997467 A43294080 A43091736 C03004637 C02987562 C03008173 C02998140 C02789138 C02827131 C02764939 C02976514 A43180994 C03003015 C02956537 C02947701 C03050336 C03025498 C02965244 C02910420 C02911835 C02899811 A43347360 C02690567 C02943248 A43094146 C02928516 C02682477 C02698363 C02881216 C02501951 C02956736 C02869151 C02749227 C02977432 C02980468 C02991851 C02356049 C02937496 C02676840 C02927408 A43000816 A43311175 C02987563 A43002917 C02870714 C02992389 C02911837 C02989536 C02738219 C02973392 C02942339 C02986639 C03013665 C02976510 C02965296 C02994938 A43268007 C03036036

FMI EPD FMI ACC 253.5 0.61 239.2 0.46 237.7 0.62 234.3 0.54 229.5 0.50 227.5 0.63 220.0 0.58 214.4 0.42 211.2 0.48 210.4 0.54 204.8 0.55 198.4 0.64 197.6 0.48 197.4 0.52 197.4 0.42 197.2 0.57 195.6 0.51 195.4 0.47 195.2 0.53 192.1 0.50 191.8 0.62 191.0 0.46 190.8 0.46 188.9 0.62 187.0 0.57 182.4 0.57 180.0 0.41 172.7 0.68 170.0 0.53 170.0 0.51 166.0 0.42 161.9 0.40 161.7 0.45 161.2 0.51 158.0 0.53 156.2 0.46 155.8 0.40 154.6 0.41 151.4 0.57 151.3 0.42 150.5 0.41 148.3 0.49 145.5 0.57 145.1 0.48 145.0 0.47 144.8 0.46 143.1 0.63 143.1 0.53 143.0 0.41 142.9 0.41 142.8 0.40 141.9 0.46 141.7 0.42 141.0 0.52 140.8 0.42 140.6 0.42 140.5 0.64 140.2 0.53 140.1 0.57 140.0 0.64 138.1 0.46 137.8 0.42 135.4 0.43 134.9 0.44 133.8 0.41 132.9 0.44 130.1 0.41

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ANL P606 MISSY 65U C02998347 NJW 73S R117 DREAMIN 149X C02949674 KCF MISS REVOLUTION X374 A43155775 THM 4037 MARCIE 2147 C03006272 HAROLDSON'S ANL SARAH P606 5X C02943902 SHADY-BIRCH AZALEA 3A C02981155 ELM-LODGE VACA 36B C02995353 GHC MISS VICKIE ET 9T C02905795 GCC 40R MS LADY RIB EYE 3W A43025343 PCL STARLET R117 ET 6Y C02955380 GHC MISS VICKIE ET 96X C02950821 ELM-LODGE 43N WHISKEY GIRL 72W C02927073 NJW 67U 3027 VACA 137X A43094474 PCL PHANTOMS MISS 10H 31T C02898528 SVF BLARNEY 6B C03004041 RVP 10Y DIAMOND WISHES 1D C03018526 AXA P606 NELLIE 507B C02993588 SHADY-BIRCH COWSLIP 6C C03006069 BNC R117 NELLIE ET 401Y C02980040 PCL STARLET R117 ET 59Y C02955384 BW 91H 100W RITA 79Z ET A43311375 BW 72NP606 DAYDREAMBELIEVER 139XA43094075 SNOWSHOE P606 PERFECT MISS W19 A43032550 TABOO 4R BONNY 114B C02998468 RVP 100W BALLAD 8B C02993113 GG 743 PERFECT TIMING 105Y C02993769 ABRA P606 LADYLUCK 21Z ET C03003014 HH MISS ADVANCE 1181Y ET A43173213 DORBAY MISS CATALINA 406X C02943347 TDP PEANUT 50A A43386310 ANL DF 719T MINDY 13U ET 42Z C02991309 AXA GOLDEN-OAK NELLIE ET 705X C02943388 SVF BAZINGA 7B C02994969 BLACK'S P606 RITA ET 1Z C02974788 JAC CONNIE ET 3X C02946098 NJW 91H 100W RITA 31Z ET A43312368 C MS OUTCROSS 0200 ET C02968521 WLB 10H MARY ET 450U C02912037 ANL DF 719T 13U MINDY ET 4Z C02974635 BLAIR-ATHOL 10Y CONNIE ET 57D C03029470 BIRDS-HILL TINA 229A C02980202 LOS TOROS YONA 3Y C02952699 AXA GOLDEN-OAK NELLIE ET 703X C02943386 SHADY-BIRCH YAM 13Y C02953549 GHC MISS VICKIE ET 65W C02939590 H W4 MARIAH 0103 ET A43091169 STONEWOOD ROSE 5C C03004594 NJW 73S 485T GOLDENROD 62A ET C03027914 ANL C 743 NANCY 19Y C02953655 MOHICAN UNFORGETTABLE Z200 C03003734 NJW 45R 4037 VACA 13X C02972839 AXA P606 CARLA 113B C02993587 C&N L1 DOMINETTE 86W C02938673 GLENVALE 5T 719T DOLLY 4D C03020419 CCR 100W KEYSHA 66B C02992406 TABOO 719T BARBIE 110B C02998458 JAC CONNIE ET 18X C02946100 REMITALL-WEST YELLOW ROSE 2Y C02954478 MOHICAN PLUS 44X C03003822 WLB 10H MARY 28T C02894563 RVP 10Y DEBUTE ET 112D C03024510 DALMUIR SUSIE 203T C02896876

MPI EPD

MPI ACC

195.7 178.2 203.8 185.5 177.1 194.4 187.0 183.9 181.9 177.8 177.6 195.9 192.9 191.0 189.3 185.1 184.8 180.6 179.5 178.6 173.8 171.5 174.4 173.9 175.6 172.3 171.3 171.2 170.8 174.7 173.3 172.7 172.6 169.1 167.1 166.1 169.3 168.3 167.3 167.0 166.7 166.2 166.1 165.7 162.6 165.6 163.4 163.1 162.5 165.3 165.3 163.6 162.7 165.5 162.6 162.5 161.5 162.3 161.7 161.7 160.4 160.2

0.30 0.25 0.24 0.23 0.23 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.25 0.25 0.23 0.23 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.24 0.23 0.23 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.24 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.24 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21

Moderate and balanced selection for both MPI & FMI will produce progeny with desirable maternal and carcass traits.

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West Coast Hereford Club 2018 Show .........................................................................98 Expo-Boeuf .....................................................................................................................98 Manitoba AG EX .............................................................................................................99 Lloydminster Exhibition Stockade Roundup Polled ........... ..........................................100 Lloydminster Exhibition Stockade Roundup Horned ...................................................101 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair ............................................... ��102 Hereford Genes ................................................................................................................104 Farmfair International ............................................... ��105 Canadian Western Agribition ............................................... ��106 Canadian Western Agribition Commercial Show ........................................................108

sale index

Take the Lead Bid Off ..................................................................................................109 Remitall West Production Sale ...................................................................................109 Doug Troop Hereford Farm Production Sale ............................................................109 6th Annual Elite Genetics Production Sale .................................................................109 Harvie Ranching Fall Internet Sale ............................................................................110 C&T Cattle Co. & Guests Take The Next Step ...........................................................110 ANL Polled Herefords & Guests ..................................................................................110 Blair-Athol/Haroldson’s and Friends Sale ..................................................................110 Square D Herefords Production Sale ..........................................................................111 Chittick Family Farms Female Sale 2018 ..................................................................111 Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc. 54th Fall Production Sale ��111 20th Annual PAHL Livestock Ltd. Production Sale ��111 Canadian Western Agribition National Hereford Sale ��112 Bar Pipe Hereford Ranch Production Sale ..................................................................112 Nelson Hirsche Purebreds Production Sale ...............................................................112 Brost Land & Cattle Co. 50th Annual Production Sale ��112 British Connection Bull Sale .......................................................................................113 Stromsmoe Hereford & Angus 34th Production Sale ��113 4th Annual Gemstone Cattle Hereford & Angus Bull and Female Sale 113 th LCI Doenz Ranches Ltd. 44 Production Sale ...........................................................114 First Choice Female Sale .............................................................................................114 Big Gully Farm 6th Annual Bull Sale ...........................................................................114 Little Red Deer Hereford Farm Total Herd Dispersal ��114

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show results West Coast Hereford Club 2018 Show September 8, 2018 Aldergrove, BC Judge: Lance & Sherry Leachman, SK

Grand Champion Bull

Reserve Grand Champion Bull

Exhibited By: 3-D-L Herefords

Exhibited By: Coppertone Farms

3-D-L EARL 9E

COPPERTONE 10Y MOWTOWN ET 2E

Grand Champion Female

Reserve Grand Champion Female

Exhibited By: North Bluff Farms

Exhibited By: Smith Farms

NORTH-BLUFF 3T GEORGIA 430Y

REMITALL-W MARVEL ET 13E

Premier Breeder: North Bluff Farms Inc

Premier Exhibitor: North Bluff Farms Inc

Expo-Boeuf October 4-7, 2018 Judge: Chris & Tina Lees, SK

Victoriaville, QC

Grand Champion Bull

Reserve Grand Champion Bull

Exhibited By: Beebe Plain Farm

Exhibited By: Earlybird Farm

EL PASO 1E

Grand Champion Female

Reserve Grand Champion Female

Exhibited By: Burnside Hereford

Exhibited By: Amanda Bushey

BURNSIDE RIBEYE EXPRESS 40C

Premier Breeder: Stonewood Farm

EARLYBIRD 23B 10Y EXPRESS 1E

RWB EQUIUTY 16E

Premier Exhibitor: Stonewood Farm

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Manitoba Ag Ex

October 24-27, 2018 Brandon, MB Judge: Blaine Brost, Irvine, Alberta

Exhibited By: AM Ranching, Oak Lake, MB

Junior Heifer Calf Reserve Champion TWIN-VIEW 48C EMERY 100F

Exhibited By: Twin View Polled Herefords, Strathclair, MB

Senior Heifer Calf Champion WCC 69A JESSICA 8295F

Exhibited By: Wascana Cattle Company, Regina, SK

Senior Heifer Calf Reserve Champion

TORCH VIEW 55B AMARILLO 801F

Exhibited By: Torch View Cattle Company, White Fox, SK

Senior Bull Champion

MAR 25Z CANDICE 12F

Grand Champion Bull

Junior Heifer Calf Champion

Exhibited By: Rae Kopeechuk, Brandon, MB

Exhibited By: Wascana Cattle Company, Regina, SK

Yearling Female Reserve Champion MAR 719T CRYSTAL 19E

Exhibited By: AM Ranching, Oak Lake, MB

2 Year Old Female Champion ROSELAWN AYWON JOY 113B 11D

Exhibited By: Roselawn Farms Ltd., Killarney, MB

2 Year Old Female Reserve Champion CCR 7110 FELICITY 59D

Exhibited By: AM Ranching, Oak Lake, MB

Senior Female Champion TWIN-VIEW 4L ALICE 2Z

Reserve Grand Champion Bull Senior Bull Calf Champion

Yearling Female Champion WCC 180A SPIRIT QUEEN 7512E

Exhibited By: Twin View Polled Herefords, Strathclair, MB

Junior Bull Calf Reserve Champion TWIN-VIEW 121C REIGNS 94F

Exhibited By: Twin View Polled Herefords, Strathclair, MB

Senior Bull Calf Champion LV BALLISTIC L 6F

Exhibited By: LV Farms, Midale, SK

Senior Bull Calf Reserve Champion CJBH SIR EARL’S DIBLEY 2F

Exhibited By: RSK Farms, Brandon, MB

Junior Bull Champion GRH R117 HARVEST 7E

Exhibited By: Greenridge Farms, Fisher Branch, MB

Junior Bull Reserve Champion MAR W18 EMBRIDGE ET 1E

Exhibited By: AM Ranching, Oak Lake, MB

Senior Bull Champion

KJ BJ 719Z TRUMAN 695D ET

Exhibited By: Rae Kopeechuk, Brandon, MB

Senior Bull Reserve Champion KIRBY-LONEPINE RED ARROW 403D Exhibited By: Rob O’Connor, Vibank, SK

Premier Breeder:

Twin View Polled Herefords, Strathclair, MB

Premier Exhibitor:

Yearling Female Champion

Exhibited By: Greenridge Farms, Fisher Branch, MB

Grand Champion Female

GRH 6D DISC 37F

LV BALLISTIC L 6F

Exhibited By: Logan Martinson, LV Farms, Midale, SK

Reserve Grand Champion Female 2 Year Old Female Champion

Junior Bull Calf Champion

KJ BJ 719Z TRUMAN 695D ET

WCC 180A SPIRIT QUEEN 7512E

Exhibited By: Wascana Cattle Company, Regina, SK

ROSELAWN AYWON JOY 113B 11D

Exhibited By: Roselawn Farms Ltd., Killarney, MB

RSK Farms, Brandon, MB 99

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Lloydminster Exhibition Stockade Round-Up November 1-4, 2018 Lloydminster, SK Judge: Kasey Phillips, Waskatenau, Alberta

Grand Champion Bull

Junior Bred Heifer Champion

Senior Bull Champion

LF 48A CHROME 161E

Exhibited By: Lock Farms, Macklin, SK

Senior Bred Heifer Champion TOP-50 ECKO 5E

Exhibited By: Top-50 Lovestock, Lashburn, SK

Senior Bred Heifer Reserve Champion TOP-50 EZZY 3E

Exhibited By: Top-50 Lovestock, Lashburn,SK

Senior Female Champion

Senior Female Calf Champion

Senior Bred Heifer Champion

Intermediate Bull Calf Champion

Reserve Grand Champion Female Grand Champion Female Reserve Grand Champion Bull

MLL 10Y ROCKY ET 225D

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Polled

Exhibited By: MJT Cattle Co. Ltd., Edgerton, AB

NCX MISS BELLA 15B

Exhibited By: Gabrielle Cheremshynski, Vegreville, AB

Senior Female Reserve Champion FLICEK 35A SKY CRUZ 16D

Exhibited By: Ramsay Flicek, Cut Knife, SK

Junior Female Calf Champion HI-CLIFFE 64C FELICITY 2F

Exhibited By: HMS-Hi Cliffe, Outlook, SK

Junior Female Calf Reserve Champion LF 3C BLANCHE 210F

Exhibited By: Lock Farms, Macklin, SK

Intermediate Female Calf Champion HMS HICLIFFE 305 FIRE & ICE 8F Exhibited By: HMS-Hi Cliffe, Outlook, SK

HMS HICLIFFE 109 FALCON ET 95F Exhibited By: HMS Hi-Cliffe, Outlook, SK

Intermediate Female Calf Reserve Champion

STANDARD-HILL MEADOW 90F

Exhibited By: Standard Hill Livestock, Maidstone, SK

Senior Female Calf Champion MJT 9Z AIMEE ET 409F

Exhibited By: MJT Cattle Co., Edgerton, AB

Senior Female Calf Reserve Champion NCX MISS FARRAH 2F

Exhibited By: Joanne Dyck, Vegreville, AB

Junior Bull Calf Champion LF 3C FIASCO 205F

Exhibited By: Lock Farms, Macklin, SK

Junior Bull Calf Reserve Champion TOP-50 ECKO 5E

Exhibited By: Top-50 Lovestock, Lashburn, SK

FLICEK 420Z SKYFIRE 34F

Exhibited By: Ramsay Flicek, Cut Knife, SK

Intermediate Bull Calf Champion HMS HICLIFFE 109 FALCON ET 95F Exhibited By: HMS Hi-Cliffe, Outlook, SK

Senior Bull Calf Champion HMS HI-CLIFFE 8Y FIREFOX 5F

Exhibited By: HMS Hi-Cliffe, Outlook, SK

Senior Bull Calf Reserve Champion NCX FIEMING 730F

Exhibited By: Gabrielle Cheremshynski, Vegreville, AB

MJT 9Z AIMEE ET 409F

Exhibited By: MJT Cattle Co., Edgerton, AB

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Lloydminster Exhibition Stockade Round-Up November 1-4, 2018 Lloydminster, SK Horned

HMS HI-CLIFFE 305A

Exhibited By: HMS Hi-Cliffe, Outlook, SK

Senior Bull Champion MLL 10Y ROCKY ET 225D

Exhibited By: MJT Cattle Co., Edgerton, AB

Senior Bull Reserve Champion HAROLDSON’S TOTEM 200Z

Exhibited By: Gabrielle Cheremshynski, Vegreville, AB

Senior Bull Champion

Junior Bull Champion

Grand Champion Bull

Polled continued

Judge: Kasey Phillips, Waskatenau, Alberta

Pair of Bulls:

Senior Bred Heifer Champion LF 4009 LASS 164E

Exhibited By: Lock Farms, Macklin, SK

Junior Female Calf Champion LF 4009 YANKEE STAN 218F

Exhibited By: Lock Farms, Macklin, SK

Senior Female Calf Champion TOP-50 FARRAH 5F

Exhibited By: Top-50 Livestock, Lashburn, SK

Junior Bull Calf Champion LF 4009 FLIGHT DECK 217F

Exhibited By: Lock Farms, Macklin, SK

Intermediate Bull Calf Champion SS-TOPLINE CANADA 1ST ET 132F

Exhibited By: SS Cattle Company, Irma, AB

Junior Bull Champion

CMA EXECUTIVE DECISION 786E

Exhibited By: Sheldon Archibald, Irma, AB

Senior Bull Champion BBSF 383 DERBY 217D

Exhibited By: Lock Farms, Macklin, SK

Get of Sire:

Lock Farms, Macklin, SK

Exhibited By: Lock Farms, Macklin, SK

Junior Bull Calf Champion

Horned

Reserve Grand Champion Bull

Gabrielle Cheremynski, Vegreville, AB

Grand Champion Female

Get of Sire:

Senior Female Calf Champion

HMS Hi-Cliffe, Outlook, SK

Junior Female Calf Champion

Breeder’s Herd:

BBSF 383 DERBY 217D

Reserve Grand Champion Female

HMS Hi-Cliffe, Outlook, SK

LF 4009 FLIGHT DECK 217F

Exhibited By: Lock Farms, Macklin, SK

TOP-50 FARRAH 5F

Exhibited By: Top-50 Livestock, Lashburn, SK

LF 4009 YANKEE STAN 218F

Exhibited By: Lock Farms, Macklin, SK 101

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Royal Agricultural Winter Fair ELM-LODGE FRISKY 65F

Exhibited By: Elmlodge Polled Herefords, Indian River, ON

Junior Heifer Calf Reserve Champion DOUBLE-H MINI 417F

Exhibited By: Double H Cattle Company, McNab Braeside, ON

Intermediate Heifer Calf Champion ELM-LODGE FLIRTIN 42F

Exhibited By: Elmlodge Polled Herefords, Indian River, ON

Intermediate Heifer Calf Reserve Champion BRENDALE PREMIER ELDORADO 220EE

Exhibited By: Premier Livestock and Brendale Acres, Milverton, ON

Senior Yearling Heifer Champion

WLL FLIP FLOP 42F

Exhibited By: Whiskey Lane Livestock, Indian River, ON

Senior Heifer Calf Champion RVP Z400 FANCY 35F

Exhibited By: River Valley Polled Herefords, Newburgh, ON

Senior Heifer Calf Reserve Champion ELM-LODGE 322 FROSTY 2F

Exhibited By: Elmlodge Polled Herefords, Indian River, ON

Junior Yearling Heifer Champion ELM-LODGE ENCHANTED 65E

Exhibited By: Double H Cattle Company, McNab Braeside, ON

Junior Yearling Heifer Reserve Champion T/R HONEY E719 ET

Exhibited By: Katie Elmhirst, Indian River, ON

ELM-LODGE EMPEROR 67E

Exhibited By: Elmlodge Polled Herefords, Indian River, ON

Intermediate Yearling Heifer Champion ELM-LODGE EASY-ON-THE-EYES 43E

Exhibited By: Elmlodge Polled Herefords, Indian River, ON

Intermediate Yearling Heifer Reserve Champion

Senior Female Champion

Junior Yearling Bull Champion

Reserve Grand Champion Female Grand Champion Female Reserve Grand Champion Bull

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Eastern National Show Junior Heifer Calf Champion

Grand Champion Bull

Senior Yearling Bull Champion

November 23, 2018 Toronto, ON Judge: Hampton Cornelius, Coyote Ridge Ranch, LaSalle, Colorado

ELM-LODGE EMERALD 25E

Exhibited By: Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON

Senior Yearling Heifer Champion DOUBLE-H ZUMBA 127E

Exhibited By: Double H Cattle Company, McNab Braeside, ON

Senior Yearling Heifer Reserve Champion JDL JANICE 4R 125E

Exhibited By: JDL Cattle Co., Mulmur, ON

Senior Female Champion ICF GEMINI 100W 117D

Exhibited By: Iris Creek Farms, Paisley, ON

ICF GEMINI 100W 117D

Exhibited By: Iris Creek Farms, Paisley, ON

Senior Female Reserve Champion LBB KATHY 05D

Exhibited By: Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON

Junior Bull Calf Champion ABBY 19B 704X 1F

Exhibited By: Abigail Gibson, Smiths Falls, ON

Junior Bull Calf Reserve Champion MHPHCJVK 106A FAME ET 428F

Exhibited By: Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON

Intermediate Bull Calf Champion STONE-HEDGE FREEDOM 4F

Exhibited By: Stone Hedge Herefords, Pembroke, ON

DOUBLE-H ZUMBA 127E

Exhibited By: Double H Cattle Company and Venture Livestock, McNab Braeside, ON

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Royal Agricultural Winter Fair ELM-LODGE FINAL DRIVE 9F

Exhibited By: Elmlodge Polled Herefords, Indian River, ON

Senior Bull Calf Reserve Champion GRO-JDL FIREFOX 322 115F

Exhibited By: Justin, Josh & Jessica Lasby, Gwen Morphy, Mulmur, ON

Junior Yearling Bull Champion ELM-LODGE EMPEROR 67E

Exhibited By: Elmlodge Polled Herefords, Indian River, ON

Junior Yearling Bull Reserve Champion EL PASO 1E

Exhibited By: Beebe Plain Farm, Ogden, QC

Highest placed female with calf at foot

Senior Bull Calf Champion

November 23, 2018 Toronto, ON Judge: Hampton Cornelius, Coyote Ridge Ranch, LaSalle, Colorado

James W Rummerfield Trophy

Eastern National Show

XLP 57U REESE 5A

Exhibited By: Chula Vista Polled Herefords, Thornton, ON

Senior Yearling Bull Champion MHPH 3134 EVOLUTION 117E

Exhibited By: Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords & Moorehaven Farms, Mississauga, ON

Senior Yearling Bull Reserve Champion BRENDALE PREMIER ELDORADO 220E Exhibited By: Premier Livestock, Milverton, ON

Senior Bull Champion

RVP W18 DIRECTION ET 119D

Exhibited By: River Valley Polled Herefords, Newburgh, ON

Senior Bull Reserve Champion K-COW PIRATE 90D

Exhibited By: Dunsmore Family Farms, St. Pauls, ON

Best 2 Bulls:

Elmlodge Polled Herefords, Indian River, ON

Breederâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Herd/Carmen Lyons Memorial Trophy: Elmlodge Polled Herefords, Indian River, ON

Get of Sire:

Stone Hedge Herefords, Pembroke, ON

Junior Get of Sire:

Stone Hedge Herefords, Pembroke, ON

Progeny of Dam:

Marbren Farm, Coldwater, ON

Premier Breeder:

Elmlodge Polled Herefords, Indian River, ON

Premier Exhibitor:

Elmlodge Polled Herefords, Indian River, ON

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FarmfairEdmonton, International AB

Hereford Genes

Rancher’s Choice

Senior Bull Champion

November 8, 2018

ZZB 200B RED DANDY 99E

Rancher’s Choice

Senior Bull Resrve Champion

Exhibited By: Fenton Hereford Ranch

JNHR RANCHER 321E

Bull Calf Champion

Rancher’s Choice

Exhibited By: JoNomn Hereford Ranch

FCC 13D REAL TIME 10F

Rancher’s Choice

Bull Calf Reserve Champion

Exhibited By: Flewelling Cattle Co.

GH 5Z SOLID FOCUS ET 88F

Exhibited By: Nelson Hirsche Purebreds 104

Bull of the Prairies

The winner of the Bull of the Prairies draw was Harvey Stephenson of Sangudo, AB. He chose TANGA BULL RUSH 159E, from Tanga Herefords, from Millet AB, who received a cheque for $10,000.00.

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Farmfair International

November 9, 2018 Edmonton AB Judge: Jen Jenkins, Twin Butte, Alberta

FCC 2012 BETTY 18E

Exhibited By: Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB

Junior Female Reserve Champion GLENROSE 68B TONI 52E

Exhibited By: Glenrose Polled Herefords, Camrose, AB

Senior Female Champion FLICEK 35A SKY CRUZ 16D P

Exhibited By: Carlrams Ranching Ltd., Cut Knife, SK

Senior Female Reserve Champion GH SCRIPT DIAMOND LADY 91A

Bull Calf Champion

Junior Female Champion

Grand Champion Bull

Western National Show

FCC 13D REAL TIME 10F

AXA 200Z NELLIE 1F

Exhibited By: Golden Oak Livestock, Red Deer County, AB

Heifer Calf Reserve Champion FCC 501C BETTY 7F

Exhibited By: Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB

Bull Calf Champion FCC 13D REAL TIME 10F

Exhibited By: Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB

Bull Calf Reserve Champion GH 5Z SOLID FOCUS ET 88F

Exhibited By: Nelson Hirsche Purebreds, Del Bonita, AB

Junior Bull Champion

GH 542S MR. EXPLOSION ET 59E

Bull Calf Reserve Champion

Heifer Calf Champion

Reserve Grand Champion Bull

Exhibited By: Nelson Hirsche Purebreds, Del Bonita, AB

ZZB 200B RED DANDY 99E

Exhibited By: Fenton Hereford Ranch, Irma, AB

Senior Bull Champion MLL 10Y ROCKY ET 225D

Exhibited By: MJT Cattle Company, Edgerton, AB

Senior Bull Reserve Champion HAROLDSON’S TOTEM 200Z 5D

Exhibited By: NCX Polled Herefords, Vegreville, AB

Breeder’s Herd:

Premier Exhibitor:

Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB

Premier Breeder:

Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB

Exhibited By: Nelson Hirsche Purebreds, Del Bonita, AB

FCC 2012 BETTY 18E

Exhibited By: Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB

Seniou Female Champion

Ayrey Hereford Farms, Evesham, SK

Reserve Grand Champion Female

Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB

Get of Sire:

GH 5Z SOLID FOCUS ET 88F

Junior Female Champion

Junior Bull Reserve Champion

Grand Champion Female

Exhibited By: Nelson Hirsche Purebreds, Del Bonita, AB

Exhibited By: Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB

FLICEK 35A SKY CRUZ 16D

Exhibited By: Carlrams Ranching Ltd., Cut Knife, SK

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Canadian Western Agribition November 23, 2018 Regina, SK Judge: Vernon & Denise Lafrentz, Bienfait, SK

Grand Champion Bull

Junior Female Calf Champion

Junior Champion Bull

GH RUGERS GEM 121F

Exhibited By: Nelson Hirsche Purebreds, Del Bonita, AB

Junior Female Calf Reserve Champion RG 5511 PARIS ET 814F

Exhibited By: Rocking G Land & Cattle Co., Gull Lake, SK

Junior Female Champion RG 5511 CANDY ET 705E

Exhibited By: Rocking G Land & Cattle Co., Gull Lake, SK

Junior Female Reserve Champion Exhibited By: Nelson Hirsche Purebreds, Del Bonita, AB

TRIPLE A TIME’S ELISE ET 701E

Exhibited By: Triple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK

Senior Female Champion

GH 74A BESS 119D with GH 5Z ROCKIN BESS 10F

Junior Bull Calf Champion

Reserve Grand Champion Female Grand Champion Female Reserve Grand Champion Bull

GH 542S MR. EXPLOSION ET 59E

Exhibited By: Nelson Hirsche Purebreds, Del Bonita, AB

Senior Female Reserve Champion H MISS ADVANCE 6012 ET with RG 11B VOGUE 811F

Exhibited By: Rocking G Land & Cattle Co., Gull Lake, SK

Junior Bull Calf Champion

TRIPLE A BAM’S FRONTLINE ET 2F

Exhibited By: Triple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK

Junior Bull Calf Reserve Champion TRIPLE A BAM’S FRONTLINE ET 2F

Exhibited By: Triple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK

GH 3786 FULL THROTTLE 7F

Exhibited By: Nelson Hirsche Purebreds, Del Bonita, AB

Junior Bull Champion

Senior Female Champion

GH 542S MR. EXPLOSION ET 59E

Exhibited By: Nelson Hirsche Purebreds, Del Bonita, AB

Junior Bull Reserve Champion GHC GUNNER ET 154E

Exhibited By: Crittenden Bros., Imperial, SK

Senior Bull Champion T-BAR-K 125Y AVIATOR 16D

Exhibited By: Dallas Farms Inc., Bowden, AB

Senior Bull Reserve Champion BBSF 383 DERBY 217D GH 74A BESS 119D

Exhibited By: Nelson Hirsche Purebreds, Del Bonita, AB

Exhibited By: Lock Farms Ltd., Macklin, SK

Breeders Herd:

Nelson Hirsche Purebreds, Del Bonita, AB

Premier Exhibitor, Get-of-Sire:

Rocking G Land & Cattle Co., Gull Lake, SK

Junior Female Champion

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National Horned

Premier Breeder:

Triple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK Red Coat Classic Draw Selection

RG 5511 CANDY ET 705E

Exhibited By: Rocking G Land & Cattle Co., Gull Lake, SK

GLENLEES 72C SHERRY 28F

Exhibited By: Glenlees Polled Herefords Winner: Wayne & Edith Skelton, Skelton Cattle Co., Winfield, AB

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Canadian Western Agribition

November 23, 2018 Regina, SK Judge: Vernon & Denise Lafrentz, Bienfait, SK

DOUBLE-H PRINCESS 8404F

Exhibited By: Double H Cattle Company, McNab Braeside, ON

Junior Female Calf Reserve Champion GLENLEES 27C MARLIE 89F

Exhibited By: Glenlees Farm, Arcola, SK

Senior Female Calf Champion HARVIE OVHF RIESLING ET 3F

Exhibited By: Harvie Ranching, Olds, AB

Senior Female Calf Reserve Champion HAROLDSONS CANDACE 5D 8F

Senior Bull Champion

Junior Female Calf Champion

Grand Champion Bull

National Polled

MLL 10Y ROCKY ET 225D

Exhibited By: Haroldsons Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK

Senior Female Champion

RVP 106A CAMEO GIRL 45C with GLENLEES 5D HUMBOLT 1F Exhibited By: Glenlees Farm, Arcola, SK

Senior Female Reserve Champion REMITALL-W BROWN SUGAR 158D with HARVIE MS SUGAR 241F Exhibited By: Harvie Ranching, Olds, AB

Junior Bull Calf Champion REMITALL-W JKF BELMONT 162F Exhibited By: Remitall West, Olds, AB

Junior Bull Calf Reserve Champion HAROLDSONS TOTEM 5D 20F

Exhibited By: Haroldsons Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK

Senior Bull Calf Champion HARVIE OVHF EMPOWER ET 5F

Exhibited By: Harvie Ranching, Olds, AB

Senior Bull Calf Reserve Champion GLENLEES BNC 27C IMPACT 43F

Exhibited By: Glenlees Farm, Arcola, SK

Junior Bull Champion H RW ALL IN 7165 ET

Exhibited By: Harvie Ranching, Olds, AB

Junior Bull Reserve Champion

BRENDALE PREMIER ELDORADO 220E

Exhibited By: Premier Livestock, Milverton, ON

Senior Bull Champion MLL 10Y ROCKY ET 225D

Exhibited By: MJT Cattle Company, Edgerton, AB

Senior Bull Reserve Champion HAROLDSONS INSIGHTET 201D

Exhibited By: Haroldsons Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK

Premier Exhibitor, Breeders Herd, Get-of-Sire: Harvie Ranching, Olds, AB

Premier Breeder:

Haroldsons Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK

Senior Bull Reserve Champion

Exhibited By: ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK

Senior Female Champion

PBHR SHELBY 9A 9E

Senior Female Calf Champion

Junior Female Reserve Champion

Reserve Grand Champion Bull

Exhibited By: Harvie Ranching, Olds, AB

Grand Champion Female

HARVIE OVHF MS RONDA 284E

Exhibited By: MJT Cattle Company, Edgerton, AB

Reserve Grand Champion Female

Junior Female Champion

HAROLDSONS INSIGHTET 201D

Exhibited By: Haroldsons Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK

RVP 106A CAMEO GIRL 45C

Exhibited By: Glenlees Farm, Arcola, SK

HARVIE OVHF RIESLING ET 3F

Exhibited By: Harvie Ranching, Olds, AB

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Canadian Western Agribition November 24, 2018 Regina, SK Judge: Lee McMillen, Carievale, SK

Commercial Show

Bred Replacement Heifers - Hereford Results

Bull Pen Alley

Class 01 - Pen of 5 Bred Replacement Heifers Born in 2017 - Split 1 4th - 5 Pen Weight: 5080 Avg Weight: 1016 Sire: Angus Dam: Hereford EXPOSED DATE: June 28 - August 30 EXPOSURE BULL: Black Angus CALVING DATES: April - May Exhibited By: Tom Grieve, Fillmore, SK

Class 10 - Pen of 3 Hereford PB Bulls born Jan 1 - Apr 30, 2018 - Split 1

Class 01 - Pen of 5 Bred Replacement Heifers Born in 2017 - Split 2 5th - 11 Pen Weight: 5442 Avg Weight: 1088.4 Sire: Simmental Dam: Hereford EXPOSED DATE: June 28 - August 30 EXPOSURE BULL: Black Angus CALVING DATES: April - May Exhibited By: Tom Grieve, Fillmore, SK Class 03 - Pen of 10 Bred Replacement Heifers Born in 2017 - Split 1 3rd - 27 Pen Weight: 11886 Avg Weight: 1188.6 Sire: Simmental Dam: Simm Hereford X EXPOSED DATE: April 24 - June 10 EXPOSURE BULL: Black Angus CALVING DATES: February 1 Exhibited By: Derek Westman, Vermilion, AB Class 01 - Pen of 5 Replacement Heifers Born in 2018 - Split 5 2nd - 42 Pen Weight: 3882 Avg Weight: 776.4 Sire: Simmental Dam: Hereford x Angus Exhibited By: Jackson Family Farm, Humboldt, SK

1st - 75 and Grand Champion Pen of Hereford Bulls Exhibited By: McCoy Cattle Company, Milestone, SK MCCOY Z426 OVATION 6F Reg #: C03051234 Tattoo: ZTM 6F DOB: 2018-01-24 S: MOHICAN THM EXCEDE Z426 D: GHR YES 1Y 10D Weight: 994 Age in Days: 304 WPDA: 3.27 MCCOY Z426 LEGACY 9F Reg #: C03048320 Tattoo: ZTM 9F DOB: 2018-01-25 S: MOHICAN THM EXCEDE Z426 D: MCCOY Z311 CONNIE 56D Weight: 1010 Age in Days: 303 WPDA: 3.33 MCCOY Z426 MONARCH 20F Reg #: C03048575 Tattoo: ZTM 20F DOB: 2018-01-30 S: MOHICAN THM EXCEDE Z426 D: MCCOY A191 LADY LUCK 72D Weight: 1034 Age in Days: 298 WPDA: 3.47 Avg Weight: 1013 Avg Age in Days: 302 Avg WPDA: 8.95 Age Span: 6 2nd - 74 and Reserve Grand Champion Pen of Hereford Bulls Exhibited By: LV Farms Ltd., Midale, SK LV TRIBE 21F Reg #: C03048851 Tattoo: LV 21F DOB: 2018-01-23 S: HAROLDSON’S TOTEM 200Z 5D D: LV 152M UPTOWN GIRL 12S 20U Weight: 9.6 Age in Days: 305 WPDA: 2.97 LV NAVAJO L 19F Reg #: C03046914 Tattoo: LM 19E DOB: 2018-01-22 S: HAROLDSON’S TOTEM 200Z 5D D: HAROLDSON’S SUMA 452Y 51B Weight: 1054 Age in Days: 306 WPDA: 3.14 LV BALLISTIC L 6F Reg #: C03046909 Tattoo: LM 6F DOB: 2018-01-12 S: CRR 719 CATAPULT 109 D: GLENNLEES 7101 SHERRY 27Z Weight: 1054 Age in Days: 316 WPDA: 3.34 Avg Weight: 974 Avg Age in Days: 309 Avg WPDA: 8.40 Age Span: 11 3rd - 76 Exhibited By: Standard Hill Livestock, Maidstone, SK STANDARD-HILL THUNDER 43F Reg #: C03046332 Tattoo: SHL 43F DOB: 2018-02-13 S: TCF 305A STACKED 609D D: STANDARD-HILL PEARL 64C Weight: 834 Age in Days: 284 WPDA: 2.94 STANDARD-HILLSTOCKY63F Reg#: C03046324 Tattoo: SHL63F DOB:2018-01-25 S: TCF 305A STACKED 609D D: STANDARD-HILL FAIRY 129B Weight: 904 Age in Days: 303 WPDA: 2.98 STANDARD-HILL MATER 82F Reg #: C03046287 Tattoo: SHL 82F DOB: 2018-01-31 S: TCF 305A STACKED 609D D: SHPH 7S IRIS 22Y Weight: 934 Age in Days: 297 WPDA: 3.14 Avg Weight: 891 Avg Age in Days: 295 Avg WPDA: 8.06 Age Span: 19

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Prairieland Junior Ag Showcase Sasksatoon Regional Show Grand Champion Steer Exhibited by: Morgan Millham

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Prairieland Junior Ag Showcase Saskatoon Regional Show Reserve Grand Champion Female Reserve Champion Senior Showmanship Exhibited by: Morgan Millham

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Take the Lead Bid Off Hepburn, SK October 7, 2018 Sale Management: Kurtis Reid AVE RAGE 5 Purebred Females $3,260.00 5 Steers $2,417.00 2 Cross Heifers $2,600.00 Live Lots $2,769.00

Remitall West Production Sale

October 13, 2018 Olds, AB, Remitall West Sale Barn Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran 11.5 10 12 33.5 9

Bull Calves Heifer Calves Bred Heifers Live Lots grossed $218,000.00 Embryo lots grossed $10,800.00

AVE RAGE

$9,087.00 $6,400.00 $4,125.00 $6,041.00 $1,200.00

Top Sellers

Bull Calves $15,000 Lot 3 ½ int REMITALL-W JKF BELMONT 162F Buyer: Jeff & Debbie Paul – Aldergrove, BC Sire: REMITALL-W GD WATERLOO ET 12B SOD: SHF WONDER M326 W18 ET $11,500 Lot 1 ½ int REMITALL-W CLOUD 9 ET 95F Buyer: Dallas Farms – Bowden, AB Sire: CHURCHILL KICKSTART 501C ET SOD: SHF WONDER M326 W18 ET Heifer Calf $17,000 Lot 15 ½ int REMITALL-W BELLE ET 45F Buyer: Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords – Mississauga, ON Sire: KCL WPF THE PROFESSOR 7110ET SOD: REMITALL-WEST GAME DAY ET 74Y Bred Heifer $6,750 Lot 31 REMITALL-W POPPY 139E Buyer: Blair-Athol – Arcola, SK Sire: REMITALL-WEST HAVANA ET 33A SOD: BLAIR-ATHOL 6 SOLID 131T

Doug Troop Hereford Farm Production Sale October 13, 2018 Auctioneer: Chris Poley

Brandon, MB Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

6th Annual Elite Genetics Production Sale

October 14, 2018 Auctioneer: Chris Poley

Douglas, MB at RSK Sale Barn Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

AVERAGE 38 Lots grossed $139,650.00 $3,675.00

AVERAGE 25 Bred Heifers $3,224.00 9 Heifer Calves $5,416.67 12 Embryos $825.00 34 Live lots grossed $129,350.00 $3,804.41

Top Sellers

Bred Heifers $6,600 Lot 24 DTHF EVERLY 192E Buyer: Brooks Farms, Arcola, SK Sire: WLB HOME RUN 8Y 112C SOD: ANL DM 719T VICTOR 76S ET 47Z $6,200 Lot 31 DTHF EDITH 219E Buyer: RSK Farms, Brandon, MB Sire: HAROLDSONS DENSITY T100 34A SOD: DTHF MAXIMUS 3X $5,400 Lot 29 DTHF EVELYNE 212E Buyer: Twin View Polled Herefords, Strathclair, MB Sire: HAROLDSONS DENSITY T100 34A SOD: DTHF MAXIMUS 3X

Bred Heifers $5,500 Lot 11 RSK MNH 199B MS SUGAR CANE 20E Buyer: Leveldale Polled Herefords - Roblin, MB Sire: HARVIE AD HARLEN ET 199B SOD: HARVIE TAILOR MADE ET 7W $5,000 Lot 14 RSK AYWON 199B MS MAGNOLIA 24E Buyer: Troop Hereford Ranch - Brandon, MB Sire: HARVIE AD HARLEN 199B SOD: RSK 719T FREESTYLE 4Z

Heifer Calves $10,000 Lot 1A RSK H117 MISS SAGE ET 21F Buyer: lairs.Ag Cattle Company - Lanigan, SK Sire: KANIMBLA FULL BOTTLE H117 SOD: RSK 030047 DOWN UNDER 6U $9,750 Lot 2 RSK FM 6964 MISS PRINCESS 24F Buyer: Kerri Hinsburg - Oliver, BC Sire: R LEADER 6964 SOD: NJW 73S W18 HOMETOWN 10Y ET

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Harvie Ranching Fall Internet Sale October 15-17, 2018

Steelman, SK

AVERAGE Embryos $923.00 Semen $125.00 Live lots $8,275.00

Top Sellers

Heifer Calf $5,500 Lot 10 HARVIE MS FIREFLY 165F Buyer: OVHF - Olds AB Sire: KJ BJ 719Z TRUMAN 695D ET SOD: HARVIE WILLY 73W Bred Heifer $5,000 Lot 7 HARVIE MS UNIQUE 111E Buyer: JK Fraser - Cochrane AB Sire: HARVIE COOL WATER 190B SOD: MHPH 521X ALLIANCE 203A Cow/Heifer Calf Pair $16,250 Lot 5ab HARVIE OVHF TANYA 98F BLAIR’S 16R TANYA ET 4B Buyer: Steven Knutson - RSK Farms / JK Fraser Sire: HARVIE STREAMLINE ET 200D SOD: HARVIE RAFTSMAN 16R $14,500 Lot 1ab HARVIE MS GWEN 264F HARVIE MS GWEN 85B Buyer: Ehlke Herefords / HBM Polled Herefords Sire: HARVIE COOL WATER ET 190B / HARVIE DAN RICOCHET 167U SOD: HARVIE DAN RICOCHET 167U / HARVIE LADIES MAN 4L

ANL Polled Herefords & Guests

October 20, 2018 Auctioneer: Chris Poley

Steelman, SK Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

C&T Cattle Co. & Guests Take The Next Step October 20, 2018 Auctioneer: Chris Poley

Kisbey, SK Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

AVERAGE 11 Heifer Calves $3,040.91 38 Bred Females $4,409.21 4 Embryos $1,200.00 49 Live lots grossed $205,800.00 $4,102.04

Top Sellers

Heifer Calves $5,200 Lot 51 PCL Z311 LUCKY LADY 35F Buyer: Lian Mor Polled Herefords - Mono, ON Sire: KCF BENNETT ENCORE Z311 ET SOD: SHF RIB EYE M326 R117 $4,000 Lot 36 TWIN-VIEW 48C EMERY 100F Buyer: Phantom Creek Livestock Ltd. - Swift Current, SK Sire: GHC-TABOO CADILLAC 48C SOD: TWIN-VIEW 4L L MOE 23X Bred Heifers $13,000 Lot 38 PCL 25Z GOLD BOUNTY 29E Buyer: Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords - Mississauga, ON Sire: NJW 98S DURANGO 44U SOD: MHPH 101S UMPIRE 118U $10,000 Lot 14 C&T 106A CHARLIE 38E Buyer: Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON Sire: MHPH 521X ACTION 106A SOD: PW VICTOR BOOMER P606

Blair-Athol/Haroldson’s and Friends Sale October 21, 2018 Auctioneer: Chris Poley

Arcola, SK Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

AVERAGE 19 Heifer Calves $4,915.79 34 Bred Heifers $3,979.41 3 Cow/Calf Pairs $7,500.00 56 Lots grossed $251,200.00 $4,485.71

AVERAGE 16 Heifer Calves $6,765.63 48 Bred Heifers $4,448.96 64 Live lots grossed $321,800.00 $5,028.13

Top Sellers

Heifer Calves $31,000 Lot 52 HAROLDSON’S AH MIRA ET 5F Buyer: Arthur Polled Herefords - Alida, SK Sire: WHITEHAWK WARRIOR 845C ET SOD: SHF TAHOE R117 T100 $10,000 Lot 53 HAROLDSON’S LH CABERNET 13F Buyer: Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords - Mississauga, ON Sire: HAROLDSON’S TOTEM 200Z 5D SOD: H/TSR/CHEZ/FULL THROTTLE ET $8,000 Lot 2 BLAIR-ATHOL 27C HIGH HEELS 7F Buyer: Darnel Fornwald - Crossfield, AB Sire: NJW 73S 38W RIMROCK 27C ET SOD: BLAIR-ATHOL CLASSIC 53U

Heifer Calf $14,750 Lot 41 BLAIR’S 28M 5C TEMPTRESS 3F Buyer: Breed Creek Ranch Ltd. - Mankota, SK Sire: GOLDEN-OAK 4J MAXIMUM 28M SOD: NJW FHF 9710 TANK 45P Bred Heifers $11,000 Lot 11 ANL 80C JADE 33Z 93E Buyer: Blairs.Ag Cattle Co. - Lanigan, SK Sire: ANL 17A HI TECH 58W 80C SOD: TH 89T 743 UNTAPPED 425X $7,000 Lot 52 GLENLEES MHPH 156 ART WRK 136E Buyer: Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords - Mississauga, ON Sire: NJW 103Y 174X DIABLO 156C ET SOD: MHPH 521X ACTION 106A Cow/Heifer Calf Pair $9,000 Lot 45 & 45A OJJ ROCK STAR 208Z / BLAIR’S 6C ROCK STAR 23F Buyer: Stone Hedge Herefords - Pembroke, ON / River Valley Polled Herefords - Newburgh, ON Sire: GOLDEN-OAK OUTCROSS 18U / BLAIR’S 45P 33W SOUTHPAW ET 6C SOD: PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 / GOLDEN-OAK OUTCROSS 18U

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Bred Heifers $10,000 Lot 63 HAROLDSON’S LH JESSICA 21C 72E Buyer: Heart F Herefords - New Leipzig, ND, USA Sire: HAROLDSON’S RENEGADE ET 21C SOD: GOLDEN-OAK OUTCROSS 18U $9,000 Lot 12 BLAIR-ATHOL GMPH CHERRY 114E Buyer: Harvie McKay - Kincardine, ON Sire: BBSF 719T ZACH 60Z SOD: RST TIME’S A WASTIN’ 0124

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Square D Herefords Production Sale October 22, 2018 Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran

Langbank, SK At the Ranch

45 Bred Heifers 11 Heifer Calves 8 Bull Calves 1 Semen 64 Lots grossed $229,440.00

AVERAGE

$3,450.00 $3,210.00 $6,617.00 $118.75 $3,585.00

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Chittick Family Farms Female Sale 2018 November 14, 2018 Auctioneer: Donald Raffan 15 9 83 17 6

Mayerthorpe, AB

AVE RAGE Bred Heifers $3,700.00 Purebred Calves $1,400.00 Lots grossed $249,200.00 $3,000.00 Commercial Bred Heifers $2,025.00 Embryos $750.00

Top Sellers

Bred Heifers $6,750 Lot 48 WCC 180A SPIRIT QUEEN 7575E Buyer: Dorbay Polled Herefords Sire: NJW 144Y 174X DIABLO 180A SOD: NJW 33TB 100W TRUST 163Z

Bred Heifers $5,900 Lot 71 RCHR VALUE 49E Buyer: Tyler McComb Sire: NJW 78P TWENTYTWELVE 190Z ET SOD: DUNROBIN 56N SABRE 148R

$5,500 Lot 16 SQUARE-D MADONNA 139E Buyer: North Bluff Farms Sire: NJW 73S 22Z MIGHTY MAX 69B ET SOD: TRIPLE-A 14M STOCKY 34S

$5,700 Lot 70 RCHR AMELIA 80E Buyer: Rednex Ranch Sire: RCHR SAFE BET 6Z SOD: FCC 503W GUINESS 14Y

Heifer Calf $6,500 Lot 10 SQUARE-D ELLIOT 676F Buyer: Kootenay Polled Herefords Sire: NJW 79Z 22Z HEAVY DUTY 72C ET SOD: SQUARE-D BRILLIANCE 739Y

Heifer Calf $1,500 Lot 89 GCHR RED LADY 187F Buyer: OBI Livestock Sire: HARVIE E MONTANA ET 17Z SOD: FCC 20X OUTLAW 14A

Bull Calves $8,000 Lot 1 SQUARE-D HEAVY DOSE 276F Buyer: Carmen Englot Sire: SQUARE-D DIESEL 957U SOD: SQUARE-D CONQUER ET 44N

Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc. 54th Fall Production Sale November 15, 2018 Irma, AB At the Ranch Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog

20th Annual PAHL Livestock Ltd. Production Sale November 16, 2018 Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran

Medicine Hat, AB At the Ranch

AVERAGE 47 Long Yearling Bulls $5,800.00 33 Bred Heifers $3,350.00 80 Lots grossed $382,750.00 $4,785.00 72 Commercial Heifers $2,120.00 4 Geldings $8,562.00 14 Foals $2,000.00

AVERAGE 17 Long Yearling Bulls $5,382.00 69 Lots grossed $438,000.00 $6,347.83 3 Bred Heifers $3,000.00 23 Commercial Bred Heifers $2,100.00

Top Sellers

$15,000 Lot 100E ZZB 200B SUPER RIB 100E Buyer: Shane Truly Sire: FE 63W STANDARD DOM 200B SOD: FE 254E RIBSTONE 46M

$9,000 Lot 21E PAHL 63B EQUADOR 21E Buyer: Guenthner Ranchingr Sire: SNS 40W WESTERN LAD 63B SOD: FE 1S ROYAL STANDARD 37W

Bred Heifer $5,200 Lot 230E FE 77B TURIN SUNRISE 230E Buyer: LO Herefords Sire: C 81Y MISTY LAD 77B SOD: FE 60T EASY 158Y

Bred Heifer $5,000 Lot 35E PAHL 63B EMMA 35E Buyer: Church Ranch Sire: SNS 40W WESTERN LAD 63B SOD: DUNROBIN 8N 61S

Long Yearling Bull $15,000 Lot 99E ZZB 200B RED DANDY 99E Buyer: Parkview Farms Sire: FE 63W STANDARD DOM 200B SOD: FE 32 DANDY RED GEM 270U

Long Yearling Bulls $10,000 Lot 8E PAHL 63B EXCALIBUR 8E Buyer: Tyler Haraga Sire: SNS 40W WESTERN LAD 63B SOD: F REST EASY 105

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Canadian Western Agribition National Hereford Sale November 22, 2018 Auctioneer: Chris Poley

Regina, SK Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

Bar Pipe Hereford Ranch Production Sale November 27, 2018 Okotoks, AB At the Ranch Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog

AVERAGE 11/4 Bull Calves $34,400.00 3 Bred Heifers $8,500.00 11 Heifer Calves $6,927.27 23 Embryos $658.70 20 Units Semen $113.75 151/4 Live lots grossed $144,700.00 $9,488.52

AVERAGE 20 Long Yearling Bulls $5,600.00 29 Bred Heifers $2,400.00 Sale grossed $180,900.00

Top Sellers

Bull Calf $37,000 Lot 301 HARVIE OVHF EMPOWER ET 5F Buyer: Torch View Cattle Co. and Associates (1/2 interest, full possession) Sire: R LEADER 6964 SOD: H/TSR/CHEZ/FULL THROTTLE ET Bred Heifer $11,500 Lot 303 WCC 180A SPIRIT QUEEN 7512E Buyer: HMS Hi-Cliffe Sire: NJW 144Y 174X DIABLO 180A SOD: HAROLDSONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LINER 521X 12Z Heifer Calf $15,500 Lot 306 Pick of the 2019 RSK Farms Heifer Calf Crop Buyer: JK Fraser Cattle

Long Yearling Bulls $12,750 Lot 1 BP 247 KOOTENAY 14E Buyer: JoNomn Hereford Ranch Sire: DCR 713 KOOTENAY 247 SOD: JOINT-CREEK 1H SUPER LAD 24L $9,250 Lot 14 BP 78B JOHN WAYNE 145E Buyer: Spring Field Ranch Sire: BBSF 465Y BOYD 78B SOD: STANDARD 68L DOM LAD 38T

Bred Heifer $6,000 Lot 43 BP STANDARD LADY 45E Buyer: Church Ranch Sire: BP 87Z STANDARD LAD 130B SOD: STANDARD 68L DOM LAD 38T

$9,500 Lot 310 ARTHUR 48Y 22X SUMMER ET 139F Buyer: Ryan and Lenna Nielson Sire: HAROLDSONS WLC RHINO ET 48Y SOD: NJW FHF 9710 TANK 45P

Nelson Hirsche Purebreds Production Sale November 29, 2018 Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog

Del Bonita, AB

AVERAGE 17 Heifer Calves $4,700.00 1 Cow $17,500.00 6 Anderson Bred Heifers $3,700.00 9 Bred Heifers $5,000.00 20 Bull Calves $14,200.00 23 Anderson 2 Yr Old Bulls $5,300.00 2 F1 Bulls $3,000.00 85 Commercial Bred Heifers $3,250.00 Sale grossed $1,197,980.00

Top Sellers Bull Calf $82,000 Lot 50 1/2 int GH RAMBO FIRE POWER Buyer: HDI Sire: GH RAMBO 279R SOD: GH ADAMS NITRO DESIGN ET 377X Bred Heifer $7,500 Lot 44 GH OVERDRIVE ANN 55E Buyer: Oakridge Farm Sire: JKF 41X OVERDRIVE ET 1C SOD: GH ADAMS NITRO DESIGN ET 377X Heifer Calf $17,000 Lot 16 GH RUGERS GEM 121F Buyer: Jason Doll Livestock Sire: UPS SENSATION 3786 ET SOD: GH ADAMS TWISTER 416T 112

Brost Land & Cattle Co. 50th Annual Production Sale November 30, 2018 Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog

Irvine, AB At the Ranch

with guest BAR-RZ Polled Herefords

AVERAGE 36 Bulls $6,600.00 10 Bred Heifers $4,910.00 2 Heifer Calf Picks $4,000.00 Sale grossed $396,075.00 29 Commercial Heifers $2,150.00

Top Sellers

Bull $13,000 Lot 41 BBSF 383 EVEN 310E Buyer: Bruce Giglie Sire: MH 9126J DOMINO 383 1 ET SOD: BANNERLANE RIBSTONE STD 42P $10,500 Lot 13 BBSF 212C EFFECT 106E Buyer: Lost River Ranch Sire: HARVIE BOARDWALK ET 212C SOD: WLB QUAKER 10H 21T Bred Heifer $7,900 Lot 26 BBSF 212C SHEYANNE 93E Buyer: King Ranch Sire: HARVIE BOARDWALK ET 212C SOD: FCC 503W AVENGER 1Y

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British Connection Bull Sale

December 1, 2018 Balog Auction, Lethbridge, AB Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog AVERAGE 28 Horned Hereford Bulls $7,430.00 10 Polled Hereford Bulls $6,653.00 65 Lots grossed $438,940.00 $7,214.00

Top Sellers

Bulls $16,500 Lot 60 FA ILK EXTRA MONEY ET 20E Buyer: PAHL Livestock Sire: BR 9279 EXTRA DEEP 15Z SOD: WB MONEYMAKER BEAR ET 2T

$16,000 Lot 59 ILK EXTRA MONEY ET 13E Buyer: Brost Land & Cattle Co. Sire: BR 9279 EXTRA DEEP 15Z SOD: WB MONEYMAKER BEAR ET 2T $13,750 Lot 66 ILK EVAN 69E Buyer: Breton West Herefords Sire: BR 52U MONTANA STANDARD 163X SOD: LFH STANMORE 29W 7Y

4th Annual Gemstone Cattle Hereford & Angus Bull and Female Sale

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Stromsmoe Hereford & Angus 34th Production Sale

December 4, 2018 Etzikom, AB At the Ranch Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog AVERAGE 12 Bulls $4,300.00 6 Commercial Cows $2,750.00 75 Commercial Bred Heifers $2,745.00 55 Lots grossed $308,100.00 $5,600.00

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Long Yearling Bulls $8,000 Lot 53E C&N L1 DOMINO 53E Buyer: Finstad Ranch Sire: CL 1 DOMINO 9121W 1ET SOD: HH ADVANCE 7034T ET

$5,000 Lot 102E C&N L1 DOMINO 102E Buyer: Hughes Herefords Sire: CL 1 DOMINO 9121W 1ET SOD: HH ADVANCE 7034T ET $4,800 Lot 122E C&N STANMORE LAD 122E Buyer: Chris Schmaltz Sire: FE 60X STANMORE LAD 135B SOD: C&N L1 HARLAND 28X

LCI Doenz Ranches Ltd 44th Production Sale December 6, 2018 Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog

Warner, AB At the Ranch

December 5, 2018 Brooks, AB Bow Slope Shipping Assoc. Auctioneer: Ross Annett AVERAGE 30 Long Yearling Bulls $4,050.00 45 Commercial Heifers $2,165.00 62 Lots grossed $289,530.00 $4,700.00

AVERAGE 15 Long Yearling Bulls $5,300.00 47 Lots grossed $231,700.00 $4,900.00 17 Commercial Heifer Calves $1,250.00

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$4,900 Lot 26E GEMSTONE 145B LAD ET 26E Buyer: X Bar X Sire: GEMSTONE 719T LAD 145B SOD: KGA 33H LAD 125R

$8,250 Lot 15 LCI WINNING LEADER 126E Buyer: Benetie Sire: R LEADER 6964 SOD: NJW 73S M326 TRUST 100W ET

$4,900 Lot 119E GEMSTONE 118C LAD 119E Buyer: Triple D Sire: GEMSTONE 28X LAD 118C SOD: F-R 8020 LAD 33H

$7,000 Lot 12 LCI POPPIN ANODYNE 13E Buyer: Margaret Krigstad Sire: GERBER ANODYNE 001A SOD: NJW 73S M326 TRUST 100W ET

$4,900 Lot 127E GEMSTONE AXEL LAD 127E Buyer: Spur Ranching Sire: PCC OH AXEL 9516A SOD: F-R 8020 LAD 33H

$7,000 Lot 6 LCI 219B SENSATION SWAGGER 192E Buyer: Bryan Claycorn Sire: LCI 028X SENSATION 219B SOD: LCI 311W TOTAL 185A

Long Yearling Bulls $5,400 Lot 128E GEMSTONE AXEL LAD 128E Buyer: 6 S Famiy Farm Sire: PCC OH AXEL 9516A SOD: AD 131P LAD 127T

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Long Yearling Bulls $9,000 Lot 10 LCI 30Z SILVER 150D Buyer: Margaret Krigstad Sire: LCI 028X SENSATION 219B SOD: LCI 154U RIBSTONE 251Y

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First Choice Female Sale December 8, 2018 Camrose, AB Camrose Regional Exhibition Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog AVERAGE 18 Heifer Calves $2,600.00 20 Bred Heifers $3,950.00 39 Lots grossed $128,950.00 $3,300.00

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Bred Heifers $6,250 Lot 44 RUT 42Z STANDARD LADY 55E Buyer: Samantha Liberon Sire: RIVERBRIDGE 943W LAD 42Z SOD: LPG RANCHLAND LAD 1Y Consigner: Rutledge Herefords $5,900 Lot 25 LBH 237B MISS BILLY 186E Buyer: Lawview Herefords Sire: BBSF 42Z BILLY 237B SOD: LBH 38E SILVER PRIDE 52N Consigner: Lilybrook Herefords Heifer Calves $3,500 Lot 18 UU 21Y SKY LADY 87F Buyer: Nels and Terri Nixdorff Sire: YV 34W MR SKY LAD 21Y SOD: AGA 20S BIG OAK 30U Consigner: Rafter Double U Ranch $3,500 Lot 41 RG 5511 CHANEL ET 802F Buyer: Wyatt Farms Sire: H WR SUSTAINABLE 5511 ET SOD: GH BOOMERANG ET 95M Consigner: Rocking G Herefords

Little Red Deer Hereford Farm Total Herd Dispersal December 15, 2018 Innisfail, AB Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog AVERAGE 44 Cows $3,850.00 14 Bred Heifers $3,750.00 5 Bull Calves $4,725.00 25 Heifer Calves $2,260.00 1 Bull $9,100.00 89 Lots grossed $308,700.00 $3,500.00

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Cows $8,750 Lot 87 LRD SCRIPT DAKOTA LASS 21D Buyer: Brost Land & Cattle Co - Irvine, AB Sire: FA SCRIPT BRITISHER 128Z SOD: MH DAKOTA LAD 6238 1ET $7,000 Lot 29 LRD ANNIE 48A Buyer: Church Ranch - Airdrie, AB Sire: CH 56M RIFLE 20R SOD: LPG 38Z COMMAND LAD 33L

Bull $9,100 Lot 93 LPG 16B HERMAN LAD 9D Buyer: Ron Guenther Sire: LPG GENERAL 4R LAD 16B SOD: MHH 011H BRIT LAD 46R Bred Heifer $7,000 Lot 26 LRD 128Z DAKOTA LASS 17E Buyer: Dallas Farms - Bowden, AB Sire: FA SCRIPT BRITISHER 128Z SOD: LRD DAKOTA LAD 25Z 114

Big Gully Farm 6th Annual Bull Sale December 13, 2018 Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran

Maidstone, SK

Top Sellers Bulls $12,750 Lot 10 BIG-GULLY CRIMSON TIDE 201F Buyer: Warynca Land and Cattle (1/2 Intrest 1/2 Possesion) Sire: TH 71U 719T MR HEREFORD 11X SOD: C 88X RIBEYE 2011 $8,250 Lot 4 BIG-GULLY 60C RAGE 653E Buyer: Edward Sire: GHC CHECKPOINT 60C SOD: C STOCKMAN 2059 ET $7,250 Lot 12 BIG-GULLY 701A REDSKIN 711F Buyer: Criegler Ranching Sire: S7R R294 FAMOUS 701A SOD: BIG-GULLY 611 BOUNTY 517U $7,000 Lot 11 BIG-GULLY 5001 RESOLVE 830F Buyer: Guillett Ranching Sire: C 092X MILES 5001 ET SOD: PDHR 20J STANMORE 47R

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Hereford Farewells Donald Cross April 5, 1932 - October 19, 2018 After an 86-year ride, Donald Cross, of Bar Pipe Ranch, Okotoks, Alberta, tips his Stetson and bids farewell to a rich and vibrant life. A true gentleman in every sense of the word, he possessed a rare combination of humility, modesty and respect for all. Donald will be remembered most for his deep love and devotion to family, community and adventure.Brewer, hotelier and rancher, Donald led the family businesses with determination and a strong desire to preserve the Cross legacy. Many historic Alberta organizations benefited from his thoughtful leadership, best illustrated by his half-century commitment to the Calgary Stampede. He was a true Canadian patriot with deep roots in Southern Alberta and his love for the land was ingrained in his DNA. The outdoors was his playground: hiking, skiing, telemarking, kayaking, polo, fly-fishing, and exploring the back country. Most of all, he loved his daily walk at Bar Pipe with his beloved Bernese by his side, admiring the Hereford cattle with the Rockies in the backdrop. His strait-shooting, no-nonsense talk was his hallmark. In true western spirit, Donald epitomized the phrase, “talk less and do more”. This rare quality endeared him to people from all walks of life. Above all, Donald was a true family man. He enjoyed an amazing sixty-year partnership with his loving wife Shan and together they travelled to every corner of the globe, all the while fostering lifelong friendships and connections. They were the consummate hosts and Donald always greeted you with dapper style and a frosty ale in hand. As a role model to his four children and grandchildren, he passed along his thirst for knowledge and nurtured each of their unique paths. Donald will be deeply missed by his wife Shan; his sister Nan; his four children, Pam (Hector), Gretchen (Bob), Jay, and Jill (James); and his four grandchildren, Alexandra, Stephanie, Andrew and Emma.The family would like to thank those who touched Donald’s life - especially his long-time devoted caregivers, Debbie and Sylvia and the medical community who were pillars of support over the past few years. As Donald would say, happy trails! Bernie Powlesland November 25, 1944 - November 5, 2018 Bernie Powlesland passed away at the Foothills Hospital on November 5th, 2018, after a long fought battle. Bernie is the son of Glen and Grace Powlesland. Bernie is survived by his wife Barb of 52 years (Barb is the eldest daughter of Doris Fenton) and five children: Jeff (Sue), John, Mary Jo (Darrin), Bobby Jean (Chris), Betty Ray (Aaron) and six grandchildren - Harley, Blake, Macey, Tait, Cole and Teagan. Bernie is also survived by his sister Janet Watmough and her family and his sister Ruth (Roy). Bernie accomplished many things including the Order of Queen Scout Canada and top honours with 4-H, including the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. He was a lover of sports, including basketball, softball and rodeo. He was a provincial champion in horseshoes and track and field. Bernie raised purebred Hereford cattle and registered Quarter horses in ranches in Del Bonita, Alberta and Oliver British Columbia; as well as in Waterton and Fort Macleod., Alberta. He raised many Quarter horses which moved on to prove themselves including “Moon”, out of San Tivio Cuttabar (“Woody”) who stars as Spartan on the TV show Heartland. Bernie had a passion for hunting and was a guide and outfitter in the Waterton area for years. Bernie loved to visit and have a good laugh with everyone. The door was always open and there was always a steak on the BBQ or campfire. Bernie will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Robert James Watson 1931 - December 3, 2018 The Canadian Hereford Association hereby celebrates the life of Ontario Hereford breeder and breed champion, Dr. Robert J. Watson, who passed away in his 88th year on Monday, December 3rd, 2018 at his home in the beautiful hills of Cavan, Ontario. In addition to practising surgery at Ross Memorial hospital in Lindsay for 40 years, Bob enjoyed creating many wonderful memories with his family and friends at Cross Creek Farm and later at Bethany Hills. In 1967, Dr. Watson and Philip Schleifauf pioneered the development of the Canadian Junior Hereford Council.“The current Canadian Junior Hereford Association (CJHA) was formed largely due to Dr. Watson’s vision,” says Ontario Hereford Association President Dr. Lois Batty. He will forever be remembered for his support of the breed and especially of young breeders. It was a rare Ontario Hereford show, sale or social event that Dr. Watson would miss attending. His towering presence and kind, friendly greeting will not be forgotten. When the CJHA’s national junior Bonanza show was held in Lindsay, Ontario in 2014, the juniors honoured Dr. Watson for his support as one of Bonanza’s original sponsors.He had a big heart for the Hereford community and for his own cattle and farm. Bob was the beloved husband of Margaret Jean (Smart) for 62 years. He is the cherished father of David (Emma), Susan Forrester (Michael), Janet Porter (Philip) and Sarah Felten (Stephane). He was the loving grandfather to Zach and Dustin Forrester, Julia (Wes) Meek, Jessica (Peter) Shea, Harvey, Charlotte and Eleanor Porter and Mathis Felten and the great-grandfather to Aaron Shea and Nova Jean Meek. Dr. Watson was predeceased by his daughter Ruthie and son Robert and his parents Florence (Hunter) and Wilbert; as well as his sister and brother-in-law Gladys and Carlton Patch. Herman Schiml August 10, 1938 - December 2, 2018 Herman Schiml, of Mankota, Saskatchewan passed away December 2, 2018 at Regina General Hospital at age 80. Herman is predeceased by his parents Hans and Dorothy, first wife Beverley (nee Lewis) (1969); two infant children (1962, 1966), son David (2006); sister Connie (2009) and her husband Ken Dyck (2010);sister-in-law Betty Baragar (2018), sister-in-law Isabelle Barker (2015); and father-in-law Jack Barker. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Judy (nee Barker); children: Kelly (Wendy), David (dec’d) (Tammy), Glen (Lorri), River, and Karen (Daryl); grandchildren: Steve (Melissa), Mike (Janelle), Nicole (Brody), Kerri (Darcy), Brooke, Cheyenne and William; great-grandchildren: Grayson, Ryker, Beaux, Ryeligh and Dallas; brother Henry Schiml, mother-in-law Millie Barker; brothers-in-law Allan Barker and Dennis Baragar as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Judy Schiml June 12, 1950 - December 17, 2018 Judy Schiml, of Mankota, SK passed away December 17, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Gravelbourg, SK at age 68. Judy is predeceased by her husband of 47 years, Herman (Dec. 2, 2018); her father Jack Barker; sister Betty Baragar (2018); sister-in-law Isabelle Barker (2015); son David (2006); in-laws Hans and Dorothy Schiml. She is survived by her mother Millie Barker; children: Kelly (Wendy), David (dec’d) (Tammy), Glen (Lorri), River, and Karen (Daryl); grandchildren: Steve (Melissa), Mike (Janelle), Nicole (Brody), Kerri (Darcy), Brooke, Cheyenne and William; great-grandchildren: Grayson, Ryker, Beaux, Ryeligh and Dallas; brother Allan Barker; brothers-in-law Dennis Baragar and Henry Schiml as well as numerous nieces and nephews. 115

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executive director’s report Canadian Hereford Association

By Stephen Scott

E X EC U T I V E D IREC TO R , C A N A D I A N HEREFO RD A S S O C I AT I O N

With 2018 in the books we look forward to another active year here at the Canadian Hereford Association. In 2018, the staff and board had a very busy year launching new programs for members such as a Member Benefits package, the Hereford Plus program, the Hereford Steer Feed-out project and the BOLT single step EPD evaluation. Hereford breeders now have access to leading-edge genetic evaluations as well as one of the most comprehensive research and data collection programs of any beef breed in Canada through RFI feeding trials and the Hereford Steer Feed-out. In 2019, we will not be launching much in the way of new programing but we’ll be working to educate our members about available programs for better member involvement. Thank you, all dedicated breeders that have supported the RFI and Hereford Steer feed-out. Your dedication and enthusiasm for the breed is what we need more of for continued growth and relevance in the industry. Keep an eye on your mailboxes for the new CHA Member Benefits package. It includes information and vouchers for accessing discounts on farm tools, work apparel, hotels, rental cars, flights and NEW for 2019 - discounts on John Deere

Hereford breeders now have access to leading-edge genetic evaluations as well as one of the most comprehensive research and data collection programs of any beef breed in Canada through RFI feeding trials and the Hereford Steer Feed-out. products. Also this year, we are hosting webinars on topics that we will be addressing in our Hereford Steer Feed-out. We will advise you of these upcoming dates. Take advantage of these events and other upcoming opportunities! In December, the CHA board of directors met in Calgary to discuss issues from advertising to feedlot and packer engagement, to research programs. Underlying all discussions were methods to propel the Hereford breed forward. Many thanks to Bob Balog (Balog Auction Services) and Amari Seiferman (Certified Hereford Beef) who presented the board with information that challenged them to think outside of the box as we, as an association, work to address industry challenges that Hereford breeders face. I’d like to thank Blaine Brost, Murray Andrews and Leon Silk for their time on the board. These three directors took time out of their busy schedules to help provided guidance for the breed. Thank you very much for your contributions. I’d also like to say a HUGE thank you Doug Mann for his dedication and leadership. Doug has served on the board in multiple leadership roles throughout the years, where his passion for the breed and knowledge of the industry has benefited the Association. Doug will be retiring as the President of the CHA after his two-year term as President. Fortunately, Doug still has one more year in his current term as a Saskatchewan Director. I’m very excited for what 2019 has in store for the Hereford breed, including growing participation in CHA programs and bringing breed improvement tools on board, while forging ahead on larger beef industry initiatives to ensure the continued strength and relevance of the Hereford breed. Wishing everyone a prosperous 2019!

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rapport du directeur exécutif Association Canadienne Hereford

Par Stephen Scott

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2018 étant derrière nous, une autre année active nous attend ici à l’Association canadienne Hereford. Le personnel et le Conseil d’administration ont eu une année très chargée avec le lancement de nouveaux programmes tels un paquet de bénéfices que pour les membres, le programme Hereford Plus, le projet d’engraissement de bovillons Hereford et l’évaluation des EPD en une seule étape BOLT. Les éleveurs de Hereford ont maintenant accès à des évaluations génétiques de pointe ainsi qu’à l’un des programmes de recherche et de collecte de données les plus complets de toute race bovine au Canada par le biais de l’efficacité alimentaire en milieu d’engraissement. En 2019, au lieu de lancer de nouveaux programmes, nous travaillerons à éduquer et former nos membres sur les programmes déjà disponibles pour qu’ils soient impliqués davantage. Nous tenons à remercier tous les éleveurs dévoués qui ont soutenu le testage d’efficacité alimentaire et l’engraissement de bovillons Hereford. Votre dévouement et votre enthousiasme pour la race sont dont nous avons besoin pour la croissance continue et notre pertinence dans l’industrie. Gardez un œil sur vos boîtes aux lettres pour l’arrivée du nouveau paquet offrant de nombreux avantages pour les membres de l’ACH. Il comprend des informations et des bons pour accéder à des rabais sur les outils agricoles, les vêtements de travail,

Les éleveurs de Hereford ont maintenant accès à des évaluations génétiques de pointe ainsi qu’à l’un des programmes de recherche et de collecte de données les plus complets de toute race bovine au Canada par le biais de l’efficacité alimentaire en milieu d’engraissement. l’hébergement à certains hôtels, les voitures de location, les vols d’avion et nouveau pour 2019 – des rabais sur les produits John Deere. Aussi cette année, nous herberons des webinaires sur des sujets que nous aborderons dans notre projet d’engraissement. Nous vous informerons de ces dates à venir. Profitez de ces événements et d’autres opportunités à venir! Lors de la réunion du Conseil d’administration de décembre à Calgary, les directeurs ont discuté des questions allant de la publicité parmi les parcs d’engraissement et abattoirs, jusqu’aux programmes de recherche. Sous-jacents à toutes les discussions étaient des méthodes pour propulser la race Hereford en avant. Un grand merci à Bob Balog (Balog Auction Services) et Amari Seiferman (Certified Hereford Beef) qui ont présenté le Conseil d’administration avec des informations qui les ont mis au défi de penser en dehors de la boîte. En tant qu’association, nous devons travailler pour répondre aux défis de l’industrie dont chaque éleveur fait face. Je tiens à remercier Blaine Brost, Murray Andrews et Leon Silk pour leur dévouement au sein du Conseil. Ces trois administrateurs ont pris le temps de d’impliquer pour aider à fournir des conseils pour le bienfait de la race. Merci beaucoup pour vos contributions. Je voudrais aussi dire un grand merci à Doug Mann pour son leadership. Doug a siégé au Conseil d’administration dans de multiples rôles de leadership au cours des années, où sa passion pour la race et sa connaissance de l’industrie ont profité à l’Association. Doug prendra sa retraite en tant que président de l’ACH puisque son mandat de deux ans à la présidence est maintenant terminé. Heureusement, il lui reste encore une année en tant que directeur, représentant la Saskatchewan. C’est avec un grand enthousiasme que je me prépare pour 2019 et j’ai bien hâte de voir qu’est-ce qui est à l’horizon pour la race Hereford. En espérant que la participation pour nos nouveaux programme sera en croissance à fin d’utiliser des outils qui feront avancer la race, tout en continuant des initiatives plus larges au niveau de l’industrie du bœuf qui assureront la solidité et une pertinence continue pour la race Hereford. Je souhaite à tous et chacun une nouvelle année très prospère! 117

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CHA NEWS & NOTES 2019 Memberships All 2019 memberships were automatically renewed January 1st and payment is now due. Please contact Janice as soon as possible if you are mailing a cheque to cover the balance. If you have a credit card on file, the amount will be applied in the next month. If you have any questions feel free to contact janice@hereford.ca or call 1-888-836-7242.

Notice of Annual Meeting

The AGM will be held Friday, August 2nd, 2019 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan during Bonanza.

E-store

There are lots of new apparel, bags, home and lifestyle options available in the Hereford e-store. You choose the logo, color, and size. You can even add your farm logo or name! From the www.hereford.ca home page click on HOME and then the STORE button. Please be mindful of the no-return policy on items purchased through the E-store. If you do not have online access please contact the office for more information. Call 1-888-836-7242.

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Membership Benefits ACTIVE CHA members will have access to a wide range of services used by purebred breeders to encourage domestic and international marketing of your farm’s breeding programs - and to make planning your holiday travel easier and cheaper. The new CHA Member Benefits package will be coming out in the new yea! TierOne Travel The CHA has worked alongside Monica for many years and we cannot express how much of a treat it has been to work with her. Whether you’re booking your travel to Bonanza, Agribition, production sales or even your winter get-away to Hawaii, Monica can provide the service that goes above and beyond to make your travels easy and worry-free. Once you have a profile set up with Monica at TierOne – booking is a breeze no matter your destination. Don’t hesitate to contact Monica to see the deals she has access to through your CHA membership and through her contacts in the travel industry. Monica Hillis #210, 8835 MacLeod Trail SW Calgary, AB T2H 0M2 P: 403-203-9266 monica.hillis@tieronetravel.com Air Travel The CHA is proud to offer active members flight benefits from both WestJet and Air Canada. CHA members will receive a discount on all bookings, as high as 8%. Why wait for seat sales when you can access the same savings all the time! To qualify for WestJet and Air Canada savings, flights must be booked through Monica at TierOne Travel. Hotel The CHA is proud to offer active members savings on hotel stays through Best Western. Best Western has 4100 locations globally. Book your next stay with Best Western and save 15% off the Best Available Rate (BAR) for your stay. Please contact the office for the online booking link or corporate code for phone reservations. If a member already has an account with the Best Western they can login using their username and password and collect the points at the same time they are taking advantage of the CHA’s Best Available Rate. Car Rental The CHA is proud to offer active members savings on rental vehicles through Budget Rental. Book your next rental online (www.budget.ca) or over the phone (1-800-214-6094) and receive 10% off the Best Available Rate (BAR) or unlimited mileage. Please contact the office for the “BCD” code. Apparel All active members will receive a 10% discount card to Mark’s for 2019. The card should be shown at point of sale in any Mark’s location nationwide. If you are booking your travel with Monica at TierOne, all above discounts will be automatically applied. 119

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Tagging â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Em Hereford Do you have your tags ordered? Tag your replacement females, sale bulls, or terminal feeders with Hereford branded CCIA tags. Call CCIA to set up an account 1-877-909-2333. Encourage your bull customers to Tag â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Em Hereford. Producers who have purchased a CHA registered bull(s) whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ownership has been transferred since 2010 can order one bag of 25 tags per bull.

Hereford Dangle Tags Cow (4 3/4 x 3 3/16) 25 pack $34.50 Cow/Calf (3 1/4 x 2 1/2) 25 pack $32.43 For more information and an online order form visit www.hereford.ca

Tips and Tricks Remember - it is mandatory to keep accurate and complete breeding and calving records indefinitely for registered cattle. Contact the office for a Pocket Herd Book. Free of Charge. Pull that hair anytime. You never know when it will be required. Hair samples store indefinitely in a paper envelope. Remember to clearly label each envelope and store in a safe dry place. All natural service sires require DNA on file before a service can be recorded for a bred female at the time of transfer AND before any progeny can be registered. All A.I. sires must be fully parent-verified. Remember to pull hair on the dam if you think there may be a chance the bull will be used for A.I. now or in the future. This includes in-herd A.I. permits. Donor dams must have DNA on file before embryo calves can be registered.

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Performance Reporting Teat & Udder Scores are taken at calving time and are an eligible performance trait to help achieve 5-star status. Yearling Weights do not necessarily have to be taken when the calf is 365 days of age. The system will adjust for animals between 301 and 530 days of age. To determine the ideal time to take weights, use the date calculator available under PERFORMANCE on the CHA website. Ultasound Scanning is done at yearling time and is an eligible performance trait to help achieve 5-star status. Ultrasound scanning is an important tool to increase the overall performance information in your herd, based on carcass merit. Animals must be between 301 and 530 days to be scanned. Check below for an ultrasound technician in your area. Windy Ridge Ultrasound Lethbirdge, AB

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The Tattoo Tattoo The Year Year Letter Letter for for 2013 2019 is is “G” “A” AOK AOK 1A 1G

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Hereford Steer Showdown General: The registered owner of the dam (or lessee of dam) on the date the calf was born is responsible for tattooing the calf. The ear designated for tattooing is the right ear. It is recommended that calves be ear tagged in the left ear at birth.

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A complete tattoo consists of: 1. Herd Letters: With a membership in the CHA, a unique set of tattoo letters is assigned for the breeder’s exclusive use. 2. Serial Number: A calf’s tattoo must include a “serial number”. For example, the first calf born in a specific calendar year could be tattooed as “1”, the second as “2”, the third as “3”, and so on. 3. Year Letter: The serial number must be accompanied by a letter-designating year of birth. This letter is based on Article 17, Section 3(a, b) of the Constitution. The letters “I”, “O”, “Q”, and “V” are not used as designated letters.

Information On Tattooing

The Tattoo Year Letter for 2014 is The CHA has launched the first Hereford Steer Showdown. A total of 79 steers “B” arrived at Olds College in early November and will be fed throughout the year NOTE: Clear, accurate identification is of the utmost importance. The CHA regulations state that calves must be tattooed before they are six months of age and before applying for registration to be eligible for registration.

Tips on Tattooing

A tattoo outfit consists of special tattoo pliers, a set of 6. Place jaws of the pliers with the tattoo points facing the to be slaughtered in June of 2019. The CHA is planning live and online member AOK and letters numbers and a bottle of tattoo ink. Ink is also inside of the ear. 1B available paste and “roll on” form. Always use fresh ink. It the 7. Close the jaws quickly and firmly making sure that tattoo outreach in theinfollowing areas throughout feeding period: advisable to purchase new ink each year. This complete points are driven well below the surface of the ear. 1. Vaccineisoutfit Innovation can be purchased at most stores that handle livestock 8. Release quickly to avoid tearing the punctures. 2. Growth and and Risksupplies. Management veterinary 9. After tattooing, use plenty of fresh ink or paste, rubbing it well into the punctures with thumb or forefinger. The secret 1. Be sure ear is Future clean and entirely free of wax and dirt. 3. Ultrasound forthethe of a good tattoo is to get the ink well below the surface so 2. Be sure the letters and numbers are correctly placed and 4. GrowSafelocked Data the skin will heal over it, leaving a clear, legible and in theManagement jaws of the pliers. VerifySession tattoo on a piece of cardboard to be confirm accuracy of the tattoothey and to are six permanent marking. 5. Final Calves Carcass Field Day must tattooed before Think “B”use formore Bubble! 10. If excessive bleeding occurs, ink and continue familiarize you with the operation of the tattoo pliers. The schedule will be released early 2019. months of age and before applying for rubbing until you are certain the ink is worked well into the 3. Ink the tattoo points. 4. Hold the calf firmly avoid any movement of the head. registration to beto eligible for registration 5. Select a good, clear area in the ear avoiding hair, dark areas, cords or veins (puncture of cords or veins causes excessive

punctures. Write down the complete tattoo and all other pertinent information in your Pocket Herd Book IMMEDIATELY.

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2018 year end summary - committee reports Marketing Report

By Stephen Scott

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The Canadian Hereford Association continues to strive to implement a large suite of marketing materials in print, electronics and on social platforms. The board recognizes the value of each of these media outlets and is consistently evaluating the value that each of these types of media have. The CHA has been promoting the breed through the genetic value of Hereford cattle. Docility, efficiency and performance have been the focus of most of the print and social media advertising for Canadian Herefords. The Canadian Junior Hereford Association (CJHA) promotes the breed to other junior members through Facebook, working to foster involvement in CJHAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many programs. The Keith Gilmore Foundation also promotes its investment of over $30,000 in scholarships for Junior Hereford members as well as future beef industry leaders, through Facebook and via website promotions. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t follow the Keith Gilmore Foundation and Canadian Junior Hereford Association on Facebook or the CHA on twitter, take a moment to search us out and help spread the Hereford Advantage to your networks. The CHA invests a sizable amount of its marketing budget annually to print marketing in the Cattlemans magazine to promote the use of Hereford genetics in the commercial industry. In 2019, the CHA will also be promoting the breed through Top Stock magazine, a publication geared toward the show ring. As another way to reach out to the junior show crowd, the CHA plans to promote CJHA programing and Junior involvement to the masses through this investment. The CHA has also invested in testimonial videos from commercial cattleman on why they chose to use Hereford genetics in their respective breeding programs. We hope to continue to build on this library of testimonials moving forward to highlight the use of Hereford genetics in the commercial industry that can be used over the different social platforms. All of the materials above have been made available to all the provincial associations through a file sharing site, where provinces can utilize this media for their social networks and can easily access these tools to promote the breed through their networks. If you need access to these tools to promote the Hereford breed at your local auction market or at your local cattlemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting, please contact your provincial secretary so that they can pass along media, advertisements and factsheets along.

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It has been a privilege to chair the show committee again for 2018. I would like to start out by thanking all the breeders who have exhibited Herefords or who have attended any of the shows in 2018. It takes a big time and financial commitment to participate. While we all go to shows to promote our own programs, it also benefits the breed as a whole. It’s hard to put an absolute dollar value on it but I know the positive statement it makes across the beef industry when the Herefords show up in good numbers and with lots of quality is undeniable. So again, if you are coming out to the shows promoting Herefords we all thank you. SIRE OF THE SHOW The show committee meets several times in the year either by conference call or in person, when convenient, such as at the AGM with Bonanza. The new class for Sire Of The Show at the National shows was implemented in 2018. This was calculated under the same point system as used for Premier Exhibitor. Congratulations to the winners. I understand the results were very close and competitive. AEROSOL PRODUCTS It was great to see that more breeds have stepped up to tone down aerosol usage by eliminating paint on show day. This has made a vast improvement in air quality in the barns. HEREFORD PLUS Hereford Plus calves will start to arrive in 2019 - the first in this new program. Once numbers become sufficient, we will look for opportunities to give these cattle to exhibit on their own at various shows. Nine other breeds currently have their own unique but similar programs to Hereford Plus and exhibit these cattle at North America’s largest and most recognized show - the Denver Stock show. The CHA board and show committee are continually discussing ways to make Hereford shows grow in numbers and strength. We have active participation from both our senior and junior members but we believe there is still room to expand. Let us know your thoughts, as all ideas submitted will be brought forward for discussion. TATTOOS & REGISTRATION While it’s not a big problem, there are still incidents of animals arriving at shows with no tattoo or an unreadable tattoo. There are also occasionally those that arrive that are not yet registered with the CHA. These animals are deemed ineligible to compete in the show. Let this be is a reminder to check your tattoos at home and make sure animals have a registration number with the CHA before you take them out. Animals requiring a DNA profile such as ET calves take more time to be registered so just be aware of this. I look forward seeing everyone at the shows in 2019.

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The Hereford Breed Improvement (HBI) committee had several projects on the go in 2018, some of which are now complete. One of these is the Residual Feed Intake (RFI) project. Thanks to all the producers that brought bulls to Olds College and Cattleland Feeders the last few years. Thanks to those breeders, we have been able to gather information that helped us to create an EPD. Our RFI EPD will be developed through the BOLT calculations. We choose the BOLT system as it will incorporate genomics and is also connected to all other Hereford data. Another project was the recalculation of the MPI (Maternal Productivity Index) and FMI (Feedlot Merit Index) after the initiation of the BOLT. The MPI was rather easy as we brought it to the committee only once, where the recalculation seemed accurate. The FMI was a different story though. It took several tries before the committee thought the numbers were what they were looking for. The American Hereford Association (AHA) initiated a project to encourage producers to DNA their whole herd inventory. This is being done at a reasonable rate and must be done by TSU (tissue sampling). The intent is to gather more DNA information on females to balance out the significant DNA files gathered on the male population. Thank you to the AHA for inviting the CHA membership to participate in this project. As chair of the HBI Committee, I would like to thank all our committee members for taking the time to help with these projects. And congratulations to CHA Executive Director Stephen Scott for his election to the board of the Beef Improvement Federation!

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By Michael Latimer I w an t t o c o ng r a tul a t e the Hereford breeders for exhibiting an exceptional group of cattle throughout the fall show season. I was able to watch the Hereford shows at Farmfair and Agribition. It was very nostalgic and brought back some great memories of my younger days as a Hereford breeder. On a personal note, my oldest son has proudly been wearing my Bonanza 1990 belt buckle, which was the last Bonanza I actively participated in as a junior. It is always interesting to discuss our cattle and breeds with international visitors at Farmfair and Agribition. The

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discuss cattle in a competitive but social environment with other breeders. The largest delegations of international visitors this year were China, Mexico and Australia. These are markets where CBBC and its members have focused their efforts in recent years. China and Mexico which are considered developing markets, both have new government mandates to improve the quality of beef genetics in order to be self- sufficient in beef production. These markets are ver y different both culturally and in structure but represent an incredible opportunity for the Canadian seedstock sector across breeds. We will continue to work

Although we are using science-based selection programs more often, shows are still an important aspect of breeding and marketing cattle. It is a focal point for international buyers to view cattle and meet with a large number of breeders. It is also the best place for breeders to interact and discuss cattle in a competitive but social environment with other breeders. quality of our genetics, the passion our breeders have for their livestock and the strength of our production systems are something that should be a great source of pride for everyone involved in raising beef cattle across our great country. Although we are using sciencebased selection programs more often, shows are still an important aspect of breeding and marketing cattle. It is a focal point for international buyers to view cattle and meet with a large number of breeders. It is also the best place for breeders to interact and 124

alongside breed associations, genetic companies, service providers and breeders to capitalize on these market opportunities which, in turn, provide dollars back to purebred breeders. Though not visible at shows this fall, Kazakhstan continues to be another important market. We had discussions with their officials as part of a joint Kazak-Canada series of government meetings in June of 2018. It was indicated that they are set to announce a new round of funding focused on the importation of beef cattle. This funding

is to help Kazak beef producers offset the cost of importing live cattle from countries such as Canada, the USA and Australia. This is in conjunction with a new 10-year plan to improve livestock production in Kazakhstan, which will help utilize their vast grasslands and cropland. Geographically, Kazakhstan is situated between Russia and China and with the new super highway â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Belt & Road Initiativeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; connecting Beijing with Europe, the ease with which goods are transported by land will change the economic landscape of trade between those two nations. Beef will be a factor in trade between China and Kazakhstan as a result but first Kazakhstan must build a strong genetic base for livestock, along with infrastructure to supply the hungry Chinese market.

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CJHA President report CANADIAN J UNIOR HE RE FORD AS SOC IATION Canadian Junior Hereford Association 5160 Skyline Way NE Calgary, Alberta T2E 6V1 Phone: 1-888-836-7242 herefords@hereford.ca www.hereford.ca

By Reggie Raymond

Happy New Year all! I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season. With the new year, there is lots to be excited about with the CJHA. In 2018, there were many challenges. We made some minor changes to our classic CJHA projects, along with adding some new ones. We recently held our first CJHA Online Auction

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Donation, Calendar project and Heifer Lottery projects as usual, along with Bonanza. But we are always looking for new and innovative ideas to incorporate into our great association. Our goal is to support our members as much as possible! B o n a n z a 2 01 9 i n W e y b u r n , Saskatchewan promises to be a great

forward to helping and our contact info can be found on the CJHA website. Cheers to a great year!

The year 2019 will feature the classic Semen Donation, Calendar project and Heifer Lottery projects as usual, along with Bonanza. But we are always looking for new and innovative ideas to incorporate into our great association. Our goal is to support our members as much as possible! fundraiser, which we look forward to building on in 2019. We’ve also added the “Junior of the Month” to the CJHA E-Newsletter. If you or someone you know would like to be featured, contact one of your provincial delegates. With the new year, we welcome a new group of delegates to the national council. I encourage CJHA members to get in touch with your provincial delegate s with any que stions, suggestions or issues you would like to have addressed at upcoming national council meetings. I’d also like to thank our outgoing delegates for the hard work they have put in over the past few years. They have been great assets to the national council and are part of what makes the CJHA so great. We will be working hard to ensure the success of our programs. The year 2019 will feature the classic Semen

one. The organizing committee has been doing a phenomenal job and I’ve heard nothing but positive news. I hope everyone has the opportunity to attend and I look forward to meeting lots of new Juniors throughout the week. Last but not least, a huge thank you to our sponsors and volunteers. Many of you reading this have contributed to the CJHA in some way over the years. Whether you have made donations, sponsored a CJHA project, been an adult advisor or just lent a helping hand at a junior show, your support is greatly appreciated. Without you, the association could not operate in the capacity that we do today. Thank you again for all you do. As always, feel free to contact me or any of the delegates with your sug gestions or issues. We look

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Thank You from the Canadian Junior Hereford Association!!! Over the past year, the CJHA has received a great deal of support. We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of those who help make the CJHA what it is. Without your participation in programs like the Heifer Lottery, Semen Donation, and the CJHA Auction, the CJHA would not enjoy the level of success it does. Nor would it be able to boast such a high calibre of Junior Members. THANK YOU! 20th Annual Bonanza Silent Auction Project

Kalley Thorne

Bonaventure Hereford Ranch

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Katie Brock

Brooks Farms

Just Acre Farms

Larissa Lupul

Burnside Herefords

Justamere Ranches

Lee-Anne Mastine

Canadian Hereford Association

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Canadian Hereford Digest

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Cedarwood Polled Herefords

Leveldale Polled Herefords

Michael Goodine

Chokecherry Lane Herefords

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Lone Pine Cattle Services

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Crane Cattle Company

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Lost Lake Ranch

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A. Hirsche Albert Rimke AM Ranching Amy Hunter Amy Hunter Andrew Kopeechuck Andrew Mastine Bella Rae Matheson Betty Austin Bradley Farms Brenda Bell Calista Laycraft Carey Johnston Cassandra Gorrill Catherine Brown Cole Hewitt Corp Creek Farm Daniel Schuepbach Deanna Fowler Debbie Simpson DJ Lawrence Doug Mann Eagle Crest Herefords Eric Clouatre/Encanteur Garilyn Morris H. Millham Jaci Paszternak Jaecee Schrader Jeff Bray Jeff Lees Jeff Paul Jeff Paul Jesse Ulmer Joan Procyk Joanne Fraser Jolene Bradley Kalan-Jaecee Schrader Kalin Schrader 126

Paige Van Sickle Pamela Mastine Paul Mastine Ray Smith RWB Herefords Shae-Lynn Bell Sharon Dunsmore Sue Passow Tiff Plower Victor Oulton Zackary Parnell 2018 Calendar Project 3-D-L Polled Herefords ABH Farms Airriess Acres Polled Herefords Allen’s Herefords AM Ranching AXA Farms Bar JM Herefords Bar Pipe Hereford Ranch BAR-RZ Polled Herefords Batho Farms Ltd. Benwyn Herefords Bieber Herefords Big Gully Farm BLK Homestead Farms

Dallas Farms Diamond D Cattle Co. Doug Troop Polled Herefords Earlybird Farm East Central Ontario Hereford Zone - White Face Classic Elmlodge Polled Herefords Fall Round Up Sale Fenton Hereford Ranch Flewelling Cattle Co. Flyer Cattle Co. Fossay Herefords Garrett Ranch Ltd. Gleich Herefords Glennethy Farms Glenvale Polled Herefords Grant Rolston Photography Greenridge Farms Guilford Hereford Ranch GWG Polled Herefords Hereford GRLZ Hidden Meadow Farms Hiddenview Polled Herefords HMS Hi-Cliffe JK Fraser Cattle

LV Farms Ltd. Magnum Ranching Manitoba Hereford Association Manns Polled Herefords McCoy Cattle Co. McLennan Creek Herefords MDG Polled Herefords Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords Mission Ridge Herefords NCX Polled Herefords Nelson Hirsche Purebreds Old Birchill Farms Ontario Hereford Association Oulton Farms Quebec Hereford Association Rafter Double U Ranch Rawcliffe Grange Stock Farm Reymar Farm Richardson Ranch River Valley Polled Herefords Rock’n ‘h’ Herefords Roselawn Polled Herefords RSK Farms Rutledge Herefords Schrader Herefords

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Step Sale Church Ranch The Cliffs Farm Copper Creek Ranch Crit tenden Brother s Polled Herefords Doug Troop Polled Herefords Elmlodge Fall Round Up Hereford Sale Fenton Hereford Ranch Gillespie Hereford Ranch Good as Gold Sale GWG Polled Herefords Harvie Ranching

HMS Hi-Cliffe Jo Nomn Hereford Ranch Just Acre Farms K-Cow Ranch JK Fraser Cattle Lilybrook Herefords Lone Pine Cattle Co. McLennan Herefords MJT Cattle Co. LTD Mission Ridge Hereford Misty Valley Farms NCX Polled Herefords Outlon Farms Raymond Chittick

Richardson Ranch Online Sale River Valley Polled Herefords Source for Success Sale Square D Production Sale Standard Hill Livestock The Elite Genetics Online Sale RSK & Leveldale Torch View Cattle Company Twin View Polled Herefords Walnut Drive Farm (Production Sale -Oct 27/18) Wascana Cattle Company White Face Classic Sale XTC Ranches

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By Janice Tapp B C HEREFO RD A S S O C I AT I O N SEC RE TA RY- M A N AGER

2018 - The Year That Was in BC……. Winter to Spring: SNOW, SNOW, SNOW. Snow came in drifts across the province with some areas receiving several feet in the space of a few days. Dinner for the cattle was served at chin level and calving was a challenge for those who dealt with this weather. Even the moose had trouble getting through the snow! BC directors had serious questions about the new Hereford Plus program and wrote a letter to the CHA Board expressing their concerns. This letter was also circulated to all BC members and other interested people across Canada. The 2018-2020 BC Hereford Directory & Handbook was published and mailed out to all members as well as all cattlemen b elong ing to the B C C at tlemen’s Association. Thank you to Don Richardson and Jamie Richardson for their work on this stellar publication. Please contact me if you are interested in receiving a copy of this directory. Bull sales saw bulls sell throughout BC and Alberta while packages of straightbred Hereford heifers brought the highest prices at the Vanderhoof and Williams Lake sales.

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Several Hereford breeders attended the BC Cattlemen’s AGM in Smithers. The Hereford booth was located in a great spot and many commercial cattlemen stopped by to ask questions or just talk cattle. Thanks to Stephen Scott for being there to support us! Summer to Fall: FIRE, SMOKE & FIRE. Across BC, we dealt with the effects of little spring rain and hot dry winds. Fires threatened ranches, ranges and communities and smoke covered the skies most of July and August. Darkness came early in the day, just like it does on winter days. It was the west’s turn to travel across the country to Bonanza, held in Quebec. The Pauls, from Aldergrove and Daryl Kirton, our CHA rep, travelled over 4,500 km to be in attendance. Thank goodness for air travel! An ET son out of a Richardson Ranch donor female, raised by Levi Rimke, became Grand Champion Bull for Levi at the show. The BC AGM was held in Vanderhoof, BC with good attendance from across the province. There was a MOE Show at the Nechako Valley Exhibition. A Richardson Ranch bull went Supreme over all breeds.

Nechako Valley had the largest number of Hereford entries at any show in BC. There were also MOE shows at Armstrong and the West Coast Club had another successful MOE show at North Bluff Farm. North Bluff and Smith Farms had the Champion Females with 3-D-L and Coppertone showing the Champion Bulls. Richardson Ranch held another successful online sale with cattle selling as far east as Quebec. The year 2019 will mark their 10th online sale & their family’s 100th Anniversary on the Haida Gwaii. Copper-T Ranch of Fraser Lake was featured in the CBC television program Still Standing—and one of their Hereford cows stole the spotlight. Look for it on www. cbc.ca/stillstanding/episodes (season 4 Fraser Lake). Several breeders including Courtenay Herefords and the Schaads sent bulls to the RFI Test and the Steer Showdown at Olds College. Now winter has set in again and we look forward to another new year. All the best to our friends and neighbours across Canada. Here’s wishing you and yours treasured memories, lots of laughter and a herd of happy, healthy Herefords.

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By Judy Finseth

Attention Juniors!! The Alber ta Hereford Association (AHA) has added $5,000 prize money for Summer Synergy. Of those funds, $4,000 will be awarded to the Champion Purebred Yearling Hereford Heifer. The Reserve Champion will receive a cheque for $1,000. The 10th annual Summer Synerg y runs July 8th through the 12th at the Olds Regional Exhibition. The AHA is also planning on adding an additional $2,000 for the Champion Hereford Heifer at the All Breeds Show at Bashaw in 2019. ALBERTA JUNIOR SHOW & AHA AGM Planning is underway for the 2019 Alberta Junior Hereford Show. It will be held at the Wetaskiwin Ag Society grounds from July 19th to the 21st. The AHA will hold its Annual General Meeting on the same weekend, along with dinner and a dance. Camping will be available on-site. Please mark these dates on your calendar. This should be a good warm-up show for the 2019 Bonanza in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, later the same month. AHA EVENTS – PAST & FUTURE The AHA sponsored lunch at the British Breeds Sale at Balog Auction Mart in Lethbridge on October 23rd. A big thank you to the crew at Balogs for another great event. Congratulations to the

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following: Supreme Champion Pen of 10 Steers – Brost Land & Cattle C. Supreme Champion Pen of 10 Heifers – Matt Leavitt Top Pen of 10 Hereford Steers – McKinley Ranch Top Pen of 10 Crossbred Steers – Haraga Farms Top Pen of 10 Crossbred Heifers – Mac Sutton Top Liner Load of Cattle – Watergrove Ranches Top Liner Load of Cattle – Laqua Farms The lucky winner of the bull draw at the 2018 Hereford Genes event at Farmfair in November was Harvey Stephenson of Sangudo, Alberta. He selected the entry of Tanga Herefords. Congratulations Gary, Ruth-Anne and Tanner. It always makes you proud to be a Hereford breeder when the Hereford Genes bulls parade into the ring at the Ranch Rodeo at FarmFair. A big thank you to Al Fenton and Karen Butler for the extra effort they put in to this event!

MJT Back to Basics Bull Sale February 9, Edgerton Holloway Farms Annual Ranchers Bull Sale February 12, Castor JoNomn Hereford Ranch Working Bull Sale February 21, Clyde Ulrich Hereford Ranch Bull Sale February 26, Lethbridge Calgary Bull Sale March 7, Century Downs, Balzac Medicine Hat Bull Sale March 13, Medicine Hat Exhibition

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By Marilyn Charlton

Happy New Year! It is always pleasing when you are able to report a positive year for the association. The breed continues to see renewed popularity within the commercial cattle sector that is putting more Hereford influence in their cowherd. After much deliberation at our January meeting, we rolled out a large change to the Red Coat Classic. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;newâ&#x20AC;? Red Coat Classic Heifer Draw will replace the Classic pick-of-the-entries format. Glenlees Farm of Arcola, Saskatchewan, supplied the heifer - Glenlees 72C Sherry 28F - that was displayed and shown at Canadian Western Agribition. The draw for the heifer was made just prior to the slapping of the Grand Champion Bull. Congratulations to the winner - Wayne and Edith Skelton, of Winfield, Alberta. Many thanks to our additional sponsors of draw prizes that were valued at over $10,000. Also, thank you to Glenless Farm for supplying the heifer, the committee and to all of you who supported the draw by purchasing tickets. The board also took a different approach

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to the Bull Lottery program by turning it into a Buyer Appreciation/ Information session that took place in conjunction wi th the A g in Motion Farm Show northwest of Saskatoon in July. Breeders were given the opportunity to sponsor and would receive unlimited passes for their customers to attend the show including

The juniors are now focusing on their plans to host the 40th Anniversary of Bonanza at Weyburn, Saskatchewan - July 31str to August 3rd, 2019. Check out their website at www.saskjrherefords.com for more details. We hope to see you in July in Saskatchewan!

access to breakfast, co-sponsored by the association and information sessions. In June, the Saskatchewan Hereford Association (SHA) hosted its annual general meeting in Moose Jaw, where Travis Wasko, Eastend, Saskatchewan, was elected to the SHA Board and Howard Crittenden was elected as our representative to the Canadian Hereford Association (CHA) Board. Thanks to Kurtis Reid and Murray Andrews for their years of service on behalf of the association. In July, the 8th Annual Beef-A-Rama was held a t V ib ank , w i t h 23 juniors particpating with 60 head of cattle. Karl Lischka, of Steelman, Red Coat Classic Heifer Draw Saskatchewan, Glenlees 27C Sherry 28F - Glenlees Farm, Arcola, SK (L-R) Stephen Myer, SHA President, Tasha Lees, Wayne Skelton, Corey judged conformation, judging and grooming Lees, Kyla, Becca & Emma Lees

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and Kathy Warnyca, of Montmartre, Saskatchewan, judged showmanship and public speaking. The juniors are now focusing on their plans to host the 40th Anniversary of Bonanza at Weyburn, Saskatchewan - July 31st to August 3rd, 2019. Check out their website at www.saskherefords.com for more

details. We hope to see you in July in Saskatchewan! Thank you to McCoy Cattle Co., Crittenden Bros., and Misty Valley Farms for your generous support of the juniors. August events always include the two field days hosted by the North West Sask Hereford Club and the Southeast Hereford Zone. The North West Sask Hereford Club presented their annual honour roll and recipents were: Purebred Honourees: Rick & Karen Johnston, Double J Polled Herefords Commercial Honouree: Don Farnell Young Gun Award: Dustin Garrett. The Southeast Hereford zone held its annual meeting in April and honoured Bill Vanden Boer for his longtime support of the Hereford breed. Bill also received his 50 -year pin from the Canadian Association. Congratulations also to 25 year membership pin recipients Randy & Terry Stokke and Marcel Ruest. The association hosted the National

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Hereford Show at Agribition in 2018. This event is the finale of the show season for many breeders that come from across Canada to attend. New this year at the show was the class for Horned and Polled Sires of the Show. These classes are presented at the three National Hereford MOE shows to the individual or company, as recorded on the Certificate of Registry, whose bull sired the animals that accumulate the highest total points based on their highest seven placings in the individual classes. The Horned Sire of the Show winner was H WR Sustainable 5511 ET and the Polled

Sire of the Show was R Leader 6964. Presentations were also awarded at the show to Crittenden Bros. who received the 2018 CHA Honour Roll; Rocking G Land & Cattle Co. & Lexie Girodat , who received their 25-year membership pins and Rod Gamble , who recieved his 50year membership pin. Murray Andrews was presented his Director plaque from the CHA and Doug Mann received his Past President’s jacket for his service as President of the Canadian Hereford Association over the past two years. Congratulations to Glenlees Farm, of Arcola, Saskatchewan, whose entry of

RVP 106A Cameo Girl 45C was selected as one of the top ten finalists at the RBC Beef Supreme Challenge and also awarded 2018 Hereford - Miss North America. We look forward to the coming year and extend an invitation to you to join us in July for Bonanza 2019!

Canadian Western Agribition Polled Sire of the Show R Leader 6964 – Jensen Bros. (L-R) Sheila, Ben & Kevin Jensen

Canadian Western Agribition Bull Pen Alley Reserve Champion Hereford Pen – LV Farms Ltd. Midale, SK

Canadian Western Agribition Polled Herdsman Award Manchester Polled Herefords

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By Vivian Jones

Happy New Year for 2019 from the MHA! We hope this finds everyone well and we hope you have a great calving season. We had a successful show at the Manitoba Ag-Ex in October. We want to thank our judge – Blaine Brost, from Irvine, Alberta; the ring people – Shannon Brost, Roy Manns, Wendell Martens; the marshallers – Blair Rankin and Phil Jones; and our announcer, Dan Gullett. Thanks, also, to Holly Hyndman for her great choice of prizes, and to Bobbi Rankin and Dana for handing out the prizes. Thanks to all the people who were able to come and watch the show. Our biggest thanks goes to all the breeders who took the time to show their cattle. Here are some of the results: Senior Heifer Calf Champion – Wascana Cattle Company Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion – Torch View Cattle Company Yearling Champion Female – Wascana Cattle Company Reserve Yearling Champion Female – AM Ranching Champion 2-Year-Old Female – Roselawn Farms Ltd. Reserve Champion 2-year-Old Female – AM Ranching Senior Champion Female – Twin View Polled Herefords Grand Champion Female – Wascana Cattle Company

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Reserve Grand Champion Female – Roselawn Farms Ltd. Junior Bull Calf Champion – Greenridge Farms Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion – Twin View Polled Herefords Senior Bull Calf Champion – LV Farms Reserve Senior Bull Calf Champion – RSK Farms Junior Champion Bull – Greenridge Farms Reserve Junior Champion Bull – AM Ranching Senior Champion Bull – RSK Farms Reserve Senior Champion Bull – Lone Pine Cattle Services Grand Champion Bull – RSK Farms Reserve Grand Champion Bull – LV Farms Progeny of the Dam – Lone Pine Cattle Services Breeder’s Herd – RSK Farms Get of Sire – RSK Farms Premier Breeder – Twin View Polled Herefords Premier Exhibitor – RSK Farms The Good A s Gold Sale was held November 30th with 34 lots on offer. The sale resulted in 15 bred heifers selling with an average of $4,313.33; 10 heifer calves sold for an average of $2,510.00 and nine bull calves sold for an average of $3,533.33. The sale had an overall average of $3,585.71. The top selling bed heifer, consigned by Greenridge Farms, sold for $5,800.00 to Aspen Lane. The top selling heifer calf, consigned by Hilltop Herefords, sold for $4,000.00 to Dallas Krueger. The top selling bull calf, consigned by KTCT Polled Herefords, sold for $4,000.00 to

Manns Herefords. The Good As Gold sale continues to be an excellent source for consignors to market and purchase cattle. This year’s sale is already booked and planned for December 6th, 2019.Thanks to Brent and Corrine Blaine and family, of Flyer Cattle Company, who have organized this sale for 10 years now. The Manitoba Hereford Association (MHA) AGM was held Sunday, December 9th. We would like to thank Stephen Scott, CHA Executive Director, for attending and making a presentation. Congratulations to Ken and Michele Gurman of Vita, Manitoba, on receiving the Commercial Breeder of the Year Award. This award will be presented to them at the 2019 MHA Field Day, to be held at AM Ranching and Batho Farms, Oak Lake, Manitoba. Congratulations to Brent and Corrine Blaine of Brandon, Manitoba, on receiving the MHA’s Hereford Stewardship Award. Their award will be presented at the Good as Gold Sale in December. There are two donation heifers this year. These donations are from Ron Batho and Doug Troop. One is to be sold at the Field Day to raise money for Bonanza which is being held in Brandon in 2020. The other will be sold at the Good As Gold Sale as a MHA fundraiser. There are two new Directors for 2019. We welcome Keith Troop and Tyler Scheirlinck. Congratulations to the winners of our draws at the AGM – Michelle Rimke and Kathy Batho. The money raised goes to the Juniors for Bonanza. Michelle has the sign-up sheets ready for volunteers to sign, for those willing and able to volunteer at Bonanza 2020. “Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you and then you’ll be a happy person” - Tom Petty

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By Lois Batty

As we enter a new year in Ontario, we are excited about the 2019 calf crop, and our goals for the year. Reflecting on 2018, weather, as always, caused some challenges in Ontario. While some areas experienced drought in the summer months, most of the province was very wet as the fall harvest got underway. This has directly impacted the quality of grains produced with high levels of mycotoxins present in a significant amount of the corn. The Ontario show season saw four traditional regional Mark of Excellence

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Laura Stafford, McNab Braeside, Ontario and exhibited by Double-H and Venture Livestock, Wayne and Anne Burgess. The Grand Champion Bull was Brendale Premier Eldorado 220E, bred and exhibited by Peter Frijters of Premier Livestock and Tyler Gibson of Brendale Acres, Milverton, Ontario. Reserve Grand Champion Bull was ElmLodge Emperor 67E, bred and exhibited by Elm-Lodge Polled Herefords, of Indian River, Ontario. The OHA holds a Futurity Show at the Royal each year. Judge Brady Stafford selected

The OHA is pleased to announce that we have hired Glenna Stephenson from Fenelon Falls, as our Secretary-Manager. We look forward to working with her in our Association to promote and manage the business of the Hereford association in Ontario. (MOE) shows at Peterborough, Barrie, Lindsay and Carp, an off-halter show in Hanover and the Eastern National Hereford Show at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. Congratulations to the Champions from the Royal as selected by Judge Hampton Cornelius of Coyote Ridge Ranch, Colorado. Thanks to all exhibitors who helped showcase Ontario Herefords across the province and to all those who supported the OHA by sponsoring banners at the MOE and Zone shows. The Grand Champion Female was ICF Gemini 100W 117D, with bull calf, ICF Five Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Clock Somewhere 24F at foot, bred and exhibited by Iris Creek Farms, Bruce and Heather Ribey and family of Paisley, Ontario. Reserve Grand Champion Female was awarded to Double-H Zumba 127E, bred by Double H Cattle Company, Paul and

as Grand Champion Heifer Calf, JDL Janice 14C 209F, the entry of Justin, Joshua & Jessica Lasby, of Mulmur, Ontario. Reserve Grand Champion Futurity Heifer Calf was Elm-Lodge Flirtin 42F, from Elm-Lodge Polled Herefords. The Grand Champion Bull Calf was ElmLodge Final Drive 9F, exhibited by ElmLodge, and the Reserve Grand Champion Bull Calf was MHPH CJVK Fame ET 428F, the entry of Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, Ontario and Casey & Jill Van Kessel, of Thornton, Ontario. The Ontario Junior Hereford Association held a show in Toronto as well. Grand Champion Showperson was Kayla Boot and Reserve Grand Champion was Ethan Stone. The OHA is pleased to announce that we have hired Glenna Stephenson from Fenelon Falls, as our Secretary-Manager.

We look forward to working with her in our Association to promote and manage the business of the Hereford association in Ontario. The OHA continues to help market Hereford genetics to the commercial cattle sector, including feedlots and cow-calf producers. We are pleased to be working with the sales management at Cookstown, Brussels and Denfield to promote Hereford calves. We encourage producers to consider one of these sales when marketing their calves in the fall months. Interest seems to be strong in this type of marketing, where feedlot buyers may acquire larger numbers of uniform calves at one time. The OHA will be promoting Herefords at the Beef Industry Convention in London, Ontario, this January, as well as at regional farm shows in Lindsay and Ottawa this winter. We continue to recognize 4-H members who use Hereford and Hereford influence animals as their projects. The 2019 Annual General Meeting for our Association will be held April 5th and 6th at the Holiday Inn in Peterborough. I invite everyone to attend this weekend to visit with fellow Hereford enthusiasts as we review the past year and make plans for 2019. Find details and registration information in the Winter edition of the Ontario Hereford News. It has been a busy year for me as the OHA president in 2018 but it has been rewarding and enjoyable to work with the Board of Directors to make our various projects successful. I have had the opportunity to meet new people, to hear new ideas and to travel to new places across our province. I feel truly honoured to serve the membership in this role and I look forward to 2019 as a great year for Herefords in Ontario.

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By Ellen Crane

Greetings from the Maritime Hereford Association! Similar to the rest of the country, a cold, wet fall has impacted the harvest in several regions of the Maritimes. Thousands of acres of potatoes have

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Brunswick. Both sales are sponsors of the CJHA Heifer Lottery and have had past purchases by our junior members. The annual bull test has commenced at MBTS. This year three purebred Hereford bulls are on test. The test will include

The MHA Annual General Meeting and Maritime Junior Hereford Association field day will be held later in the spring, at a time to be confirmed at a later date. Members will have an opportunity at the AGM to purchase ad space for the 2019/2020 issues of the Atlantic Beef and Sheep magazine. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for the provincial club AGM dates and times. been left in the ground due to poor harvest conditions. This fall, the region hosted two Mark of Excellence shows the weekend of September 22nd. These included the Heritage Classic Beef show held at the Hants County Exhibition in Windsor, Nova Scotia and the Beef Expo held in Sussex, New Brunswick. The strong representation of the Hereford breed at the fall shows was an encouraging statement about the popularity of the breed in the region. Attendance was high at the fall sales. The Atlantic Bonus Sale, held October 20th by the Nova Scotia Hereford Club at the Maritime Beef Test Station (MBTS) in Nappan, Nova Scotia is always a well-attended event. The sale this year had consignors from all three Maritime Provinces, with buyers locally and from outside the region. The Sale of the East was hosted again by AXA Farms on September 8th in Wilmot, New 134

RFI testing, body composition, ultrasound evaluation and breeding soundness evaluation. The evaluation results are reported prior to the annual bull sale on April 6th, 2019. The MHA Annual General Meeting and Maritime Junior Hereford Association field day will be held later in the spring, at a time to be confirmed at a later date. Members will have an opportunity at the AGM to purchase ad space for the 2019/2020 issues of the Atlantic Beef and Sheep magazine. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for the provincial club AGM dates and times.

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Ace Herefords...................................................................................18 Alta Genetics..................................................................................136 AM Ranching .................................................................................137 Aqua Hollow Ranch........................................................................136 A.X.A. Polled Herefords..................................................................137 Ayrey Hereford Farm ....................................................................... 19

Balog Auction Service Ltd.......................................................68, 136 Bannerlane Herefords.....................................................................15 Bar Pipe Hereford Ranch.................................................................75 Bar-RZ Polled Herefords..................................................................80 Blair-Athol Polled Herefords............................................................49 Bradley Farms................................................................................137 Braun Ranch............................................................................... 10-11 Breton West Herefords....................................................................84 British Columbia Hereford Association ..........................................58 Brost Land & Cattle Co. Ltd.............................................................89

Calgary Bull Sale .............................................................................72 Canadian Beef Industry Conference ............................................. 92 Canadian Farm Ins. Corp...............................................................137 Canadian Junior Hereford Association .......................................... 16 Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Red, White & Black Sale................................................. 71 Carlrams Ranching Ltd.................................................................... 47 Chestermere Herefords.......................................................... 91, 135 Chittick Family Hereford Ranch....................................................... 14 Church Ranch .................................................................................4-5 Copper Creek Ranch.............................................................. IFC, 135 Coppertone Farms Ltd...................................................................135 Coulee Crest.....................................................................................36 CR Bar Ranching..............................................................................46 Crittenden Bros. Polled Herefords.................................................IBC Crone Herefords...............................................................................85

Dallas Farms .................................................................................135 Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants Ltd. .......................................136 Diamond T Herefords ......................................................................39 Dorbay Polled Herefords ...............................................................137 Dorran, Ryan...................................................................................136 Dorran, Cassie ...............................................................................137

East Central Bull Sale...................................................................... 24 Elmlodge Polled Herefords.............................................................. 37 Erin Brook Polled Herefords .........................................................137 Eureka Hereford Farms Inc ............................................................66 EZ Ranching ..................................................................................136

Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc............................................................ BC Fraserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Total Performance Bull Sale..............................................39 Flewelling Cattle Co. Ltd................................................................135

Garrett Ranch Ltd.................................................................... 91, 136 Geib & Company ...........................................................................137 Gemstone Cattle Company..............................................................34 Gillespie Hereford Ranch ................................................................56 Golden Horn Ranch .........................................................................34 Grant Rolston Photography Ltd.....................................................137 Guilford Hereford Ranch................................................................137

HBM Polled Herefords...................................................................137 Highmark Ranching Polled Herefords ..........................................135 Hill 70 Quantock Ranch .................................................................... 9 Hills Galore Stock Farms ..............................................................136 HMS Hi-Cliffe...........................................................................77, 136 H.S. Knill Company Limited...........................................................137 Holloway Farms Ltd..........................................................................38 HZ Herefords..................................................................................135

Jones Hereford Ranches...............................................................135 JoNomn Hereford Ranch.................................................................35

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K-Cow Ranch..................................................................................135

Lakeford Polled Herefords.............................................................135 L-O Horned Herefords......................................................................55 Lakes Ranch Polled Herefords.......................................................IBC Lamport’s Polled Herefords....................................................65, 135 LCI/Doenz Ranches.......................................................................135 Lefley Cattle Co. .............................................................................135 Lian Mor Polled Herefords...............................................................93 Lilybrook Herefords................................................................. 57, 135 Little Red Deer Hereford Farm..................................................... 135 Little Fort Herefords.........................................................................50 Little Poplar Grove............................................................................70 Lock Farms.............................................................................. 24, 136 Lone Pine Ranch............................................................................135 Lost Lake Ranch.............................................................................135 Lyons Polled Herefords..................................................................137

Mahjam Farm.................................................................................137 Manchester Polled Herefords .........................................................39 Master...............................................................................................52 McCoy Cattle Co......................................................................... 22-23 Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords............................................... 3 Medicine Hat Bull Sale....................................................................67 Mile High Night National Hereford Sale ........................................94 Misty Valley Farms........................................................................... 17 MN Herefords ..................................................................................95 Myalta Farms..................................................................................135

NBG Polled Herefords....................................................................137 NCX Polled Herefords..............................................................64, 135 Nelson Hirsche Purebreds ........................................................ 28-29

Oulton Farm................................................................................... 137 O’Shea Farms...................................................................................34

Rafter Double U Ranch..................................................................136 Ravensdale Polled Herefords..........................................................13 Richardson Ranch..........................................................................135 River Bridge Ranch .........................................................................66 Rutledge Herefords.......................................................................... 81

Sampson’s Thunderbird Ranch Ltd..............................................136 Shar-Lo Farms................................................................................137 Skelton Cattle Co............................................................................136 SNS Herefords.........................................................................59, 136 Spring Mountain Stock Farm ................................................. 51, 136 Square D Herefords .................................................................. 82-83 SS Cattle Company Inc..................................................................136 Standard Hill.....................................................................................45 Stith, Dale.......................................................................................137

Taboo Polled Herefords..................................................................137 Tide Creek Herefords.......................................................................73 Triple A Herefords........................................................................... ..74 Triple H Herefords..........................................................................136 Twin View Polled Herefords ...........................................................137

Ulrich Hereford Ranch Inc......................................................25, 136

Wascana Cattle Co........................................................................... 27 World Hereford Conference ............................................................ 76

XTC Ranches.....................................................................................68

YV Ranch...........................................................................................40

p Phantom Creek Livestock.................................................................. 8 Pine Butte Ranch.............................................................................48 Prime Plus Bull Sale ........................................................................90 141

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AKJA 149F Loewen All Star 4A 10C X GHC-Taboo Coalition 52U BW: 87 lbs. WW: 695 lbs. CE 3.1

BW 2.1

WW 45.7

YW 78.8

MK 23.8

AKJA 38F

AKJA 53F

ANL C HAR T100 Tahoe 86 ET 23B X BBSF 101N Wrangler 29W BW: 95 Lbs. WW: 835 lbs. CE 4.5

BW 4.1

WW 58.2

YW 98.7

MK 23.0

ANL C HAR T100 Tahoe 86 ET 23B X SHF Manning W18 Z22 BW: 96 lbs. WW: 808 lbs. CE BW WW YW MK -0.9 5.0 60.8 102.2 26.6

AKJA 80F ANL C HAR T100 Tahoe 86 ET 23B X BBSF 101N Wrangler 29W BW: 79 lbs. WW: 753 lbs. CE 0.0

BW 3.2

WW 57.7

YW 97.5

MK 22.8

AKJA 66F SHF Cannon Z210 C95 X GHC Power-Up 129Y BW: 91 lbs. WW: 716 lbs. CE BW WW YW MK 1.8 3.3 61.8 93.2 23.6

AKJA 154E Reserve Junior Horned Bull at Agribition 2018 SHF Cannon Z210 C95 X Loewen M326 Sir 33T BW: 81 lbs. CE BW WW YW MK -1.9 4.5 56.5 83.1 26.4

AKJA 63F Loewen All Star 4A 10C X ANL C HAR T100 Tahoe 86 ET 23B BW: 82 lbs. WW: 728 lbs. CE 1.6

BW 3.8

WW 56.0

YW 93.5

MK 23.2

9 Half Brothers Headed to Calgary Bull Sale - March 7

FE 32B GOLD RUSH 30E

FE 32B GOLD RUSH 158E

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$15,000 - Park View Farms - Falun, AB

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Snazzy Blue Jack

$9,500 - Lanni Bristow - Heinsburg, AB

My Fair Lady

$4,000 - Vic Wagman - Leader, SK

5 Bulls Headed to East Central Bull Sale - March 15, Czar, AB Al & Lori Fenton Becky & Curtis Snethun Ray-Lynn & Kacee Phone/Fax: 780-754-2384 Cell: 780-842-7806

Conrad & Janel Fenton Dalee, Prior, Emerson & Beau Phone: 780-754-3321 Cell: 780-209-3600

Blair & Jessica Fenton Gray, Tayva & Laney Phone: 780-754-2891 Cell: 587-281-0900

Email: fentonherefordranch@gmail.com • Box 479, Irma, AB T0B 2H0 • www.fentonherefordranch.com 7 miles East of Irma on Hwy. #14 or 11 miles West of Wainwright - Look for the Hereford Sign