JANUARY NEWSLETTER
January 2020
From the CSPA Office: Welcome to the new CSPA Quarterly newsletter. The Association is committed to keeping our breeders upto date and informed throughout the year. Newsletters will be sent out: January, April, July & October The Office has also changed the platform of Newsletters to Issuu.com where all quarterly correspondence will be saved for Breeder reference. We look to 2020 to bring new opportunities for advancement with Speckle Park. As a breed, we need to focus on gathering quantitative data to substantiate breed merits. It is imperative we provide reliable proof points to win the respect of the commercial cattlemen, feedlots & seasoned purebred producers to invest in Speckle Park genetics. Reminder that the 2020 AGM will be held in Saskatoon, SK June 19-21st. AGM Details to be released in March.
Whitney De Decker Business Manager 519-500-8930 in f o@can adian speck lepar k .ca
New slet t er Cover Ph ot o cr edit : Red M aple Speck le Par k
Br eed Developm en t EPD's As of Decem ber 1st , CSPA M em ber s h ad on ly r epor t ed a t ot al of 123 Wean in g Weigh t s & 53 Year lin g Weigh t s. In or der t o con t in u e w it h EPD Developm en t , it is im per at ive t h at ever yon e does t h eir best t o in pu t t h is dat a f or an alysis. We u n der st an d t h at CLRC on lin e pr ogr am s can be ch allen gin g, even dat a in pu t over an ext en ded per iod of t im e is bet t er t h an n on e at all.
Scrotal Measurement Reminder Rem in der t o all br eeder s of t h e Scr ot al St an dar d M easu r m en t s ef f ect ive Jan u ar y 1st , 2019. All bu lls sold f or t h e 2020 m u st m eet m in im u m Scr ot al St an dar ds as ou t lin ed.
Bull Test Station Program A Bu ll Test Gr ou p w as or gan ized in Novem ber w it h a t ot al of 59 Bu lls in 2 pen s at Lak elan d College. Resu lt s of t h e t est w ill be available in t h e Apr il New slet t er . Th an k you t o Su sie Jack of Klon dyk e Cr ossin g Far m f or r each in g ou t an d or gan izin g t h e t r ial an d t o all t h e br eeder s w h o su ppor t ed t h e t est .
Com m er cial Ontario Feedlot Trial Th e Feedlot t r ial at Dibbh u r st Far m s in On t ar io is u n der w ay. Speck le Par k ar e bein g f ed t h e sam e as t h e Ch ar olais X st eer s t h at m ak e u p t h e m ajor it y of t h eir pr ogr am . In it ial r epor t s ar e t h at Speck le Par k ar e seein g t h e sam e am ou n t of f eed con su m pt ion bu t w it h an in cr eased r at e of gain . Fin al r epor t w ill be available m id Febr u ar y.
Speckle Park Influence Sale, Yorkton SK A speck le Par k in f lu en ce sale is plan n ed at Hear t lan d Livest ock on Febr u ar y 12t h . Please call t h e sale of f ice at 306-783-9437 t o con sign .
2019 Commerical Breeder of the Year Fr ed Cou r t n ey w as select ed as t h e 2019 Com m er cial Br eeder of t h e Year . " Un cle Fr ed" as h e is af f ect ion at ely called by local br eeder s h as r an 250-300 h ead of r ed/ r ed baldie cow s over t h e past 20 year s. His f ir st Speck le Par k bu ll w as pu r ch ased over 20 year s ago an d h e h as exclu sively u sed Speck le Par k bu lls sin ce. Fr ed is t h e lar gest con t r ibu t or t o t h e Speck le Par k in f lu en ce sale in Pon ok a, AB con t r ibu t in g 200-250 Speck le Par k cr oss calves each year . Wit h h is 87t h bir t h day ju st ar ou n d t h e cor n er , Fr ed h as n o in t en t ion s of slow in g dow n an d w ill con t in u e t o live by h is m ot t o: " I'm goin g t o w ear ou t n ot r u st ou t !" Con gr at u lat ion s Fr ed, t h an k you f or you r dedicat ion t o t h e Speck le Par k Br eed.
CSPA Ju n ior Pr ogr am s $28,700.00 Raised for CSPA Junior Program KFC Gia w as don at ed by KFC Far m s t o be au ct ion ed at t h e 2019 CWA Nat ion al Sale. We w ou ld lik e t o t h an k ever yon e w h o su ppor t ed t h e in it iat ive an d look f or w ar d t o h avin g an ot h er Ju n ior Au ct ion n ext year . Th e 2020 Don at ion h eif er is gen er ou sly bein g pr ovided by Un der h ill Specs.
Youth Program Bursary Winners We t h an k all t h e You t h m em ber s w h o t ook t h eir t im e t o com plet e an d su bm it applicat ion s f or t h e CSPA Bu r sar y Pr ogr am . Wit h t h e su ccess of t h e Don at ion Heif er r af f le, t h e CSPA Boar d of Dir ect or s m ot ion ed t o aw ar d all 10 Applican t s w it h Bu r sar y Fu n ds. 2 Post Secon dar y St u den t s w ill r eceive t h e $500 bu r sar ies w it h t h e ot h er 8 applican t s w ill r eceive $250 Bu r sar ies.
$500 Bu r sar y Recipien t s
$250 Bu r sar y Recipien t s
Jayden Calver t
Heidi Fr adet t e
Lu cia Joh n st on
M ak en zie Olson
Isabelle Car t er
Paisley Ber t r am
Kar son Gr ou h el
M ar a Vogel
Lillian n a Br u n dige
Scar let t Joh n st on
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Th e Can adian Speck le Par k Associat ion w ou ld lik e t o t h an k Jan ice M or lan d, past CSPA Ju n ior Pr ogr am Coor din at or f or h er ef f or t s in pr om ot in g You t h In it iat ives an d Speck le Par k . Jan ice played an in t egr al par t t o t h e st ar t of ou r Ju n ior Pr ogr am s en su r in g 4-H m em ber s r eceived t h eir aw ar ds acr oss Can ada an d st ar t in g Th e Can adian Speck le Par k Associat ion - 4H & Ju n ior s page w h ich n ow h as 260 M em ber s!
M ar k et in g Breeder Directory & Marketing Material CSPA is w or k in g on n ew m ar k et in g pr in t f or br eeder s & even t s. Th er e w ill be a n ew h ar d copy Br eeder Dir ect or y pr in t ed in M ar ch . Th e Dir ect or y w ill be an an n u al issu e. Please en su r e m em ber sh ips ar e paid by M ar ch 1st t o be in clu ded in t h e 2020 Dir ect or y.
2020 RAWF Show Speck le Par k w ill h ave a br eed sh ow at t h is Year 's Royal Agr icu lt u r al Win t er Fair . A m in im u m of 50 h ead exh ibit ed ar e r equ ir ed. Ban n er Spon sor sh ips ar e n ow available an d w ill be r equ ir ed by Apr il 1st 2019 t o su bm it f or t h e Of f icial Pr ogr am . We ar e look in g f or 2 in t er est ed par t ies in bein g Br eed Repr esen t at ives f or t h e sh ow. Please em ail t h e CSPA of f ice or call if you ar e in t er est ed in bein g par t of t h e Royal Sh ow Com m it t ee f or Speck le Par k . Th e r ole con sist s of at t en din g 2-3 m eet in gs in per son or by con f er en ce call an d w or k in g w it h t h e Bar n Boss on t h e Sh ow Or gan izat ion .
Agribition Show Program Updates Th er e w ill be 2 addit ion al classes added t o t h e Agr ibit ion Pr ogr am , Ju n ior & Sen ior Heif er Calf Ch am pion . If you h ave an y ot h er sh ow r equ est s or su ggest ion s, please br in g f or w ar d t o t h e of f ice by Apr il 1st f or r eview bef or e Agr ibit ion Pr ogr am su bm ission .
CSPA Sponsorship Requests/ Event Consideration Th e Associat ion is open t o Even t Spon sor sh ip Requ est s an d Su ggest ion s. Please h ave an y r equ est s f or 2020 plan n in g in t o t h e of f ice by Febr u ar y 15t h , 2020 f or Boar d Review.