Your BCHA Board of Directors for 2025
President: KymJim,LittleFort
Vice President: ClintSmith,Abbotsford
Treasurer: DarylKirton,Abbotsford
Secretary: JaniceTapp,FraserLake
Past President: JohnLewis,Courtenay
Directors:
HaleyBell,Houston BobGowans,Kamloops
GregPeter,Langley
DonRichardson,Tlell ShannonMoebis,CharlieLake, Club Reps:
West Coast: MurrayGore,Surrey
Yellowhead: JamieRichardson,FraserLake
BC Junior Adult Advisor: KariLynnTurner
CHA director: JaniceTapp,FraserLake
BC Junior Hereford Fundraiser January 6- 31, 2025
Spring is coming and the BC Junior Hereford members are running a West Coast Seed Fundraiser. Order seeds from West Coast Seed andtheJuniorswillreceive40%ofallorders. Follow the link and the instructions below: https://fundraising.westcoastseeds.com/collections/ all/?organization=BC%20Junior%20Hereford%20Ass ociation
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsordifficulties with ordering, please contact Kari Lynn Turner, longlakecattle@outlook.com,textmessageor callherat250-318-3753
Our members have attended a few shows over the year throughout British Columbiawithgreatsuccessandfuntimes! This summer, the Manitoba Junior Hereford Association put on an incredible Bonanza in Brandon Manitoba at the Keystone Centre from July 24th to 27th. The BC Junior Hereford Association had five members travel from British Columbia to Manitoba to takepart.
ThefacilityatBrandonistopnotch!It has everything you need in one location. There are cattle barns, exhibition halls, indoor wash racks, with a hotel and waterslide attached. You can literally park yourvehicle,checkinatyourhotelandleave yourvehiclekeysinyourroomfor4fulldays! DelaneyFergusonandEvanWarkentindidan excellent job representing BC in the team judging competition. Evan also showed a yearlingheifer.WilliamDundassdidangreat job on his speech discussing the Rossmoore Lakewildfirethatburntthrough hisfamily’ s property last summer. Tyson and Wyatt Dundass had lots of fun on their teams for little league grooming with members from other provinces. Some of our attending members submitted art, photography and literature projects along with taking part in theindividualjudgingcompetition.
Bonanza2025willbeinOlds,Alberta from July 22nd to July 26th. It sounds like therewillbeafew moremembershopingto attendin2025!
MatthewCharltonfromSaskatchewan willbecompletinghistwoyeartermasaBC CJHA representative as of Dec 2024. We sincerelyappreciateMatthewforsteppingin forourprovincewhenweneededassistance. DelaneyFergusoniscompletingherfirstyear
of her two year term as a BC CJHA delegate. EvanWarkentinwillbenowbestartingatwo yearterminJanuaryandjoiningDelaneyasa national delegate for 2025. Both will be travellingtoCalgaryfortheNationalCouncil MeetinginJanuary.
The BC Juniors had a couple zoom meetingsthisyeartogettoknoweachother andwehopetohaveanotheroneinthenew year.Ourmembershipisyoung,butthereare some very keen members that are up and coming! TheJuniorswillbeholdingaWest Coast Seed Fundraiser running this month fromJan6-31.Watchfornoticescomingout.
KariLynnHoffman
West Coast Hereford Club Report
The 2024 West Coast Hereford Club annual fielddayandMOEshowwasheldatthenew WestGenfacilitiesinAbbotsford.Thejudging oftheshowwasdoneinapenformatwhere the classes were broken down into smaller age groups with the animals off halter. The WestGen facility was a perfect venue for the event as they already had lots of big pens whereexhibitorsdisplayedtheircattle. Inthe pastithasbeensunnyandhot,butthankfully all the pens were under cover to shelter the crowdfromtherain.
As always there was a big crowd that cametowatchtheshow.Thisyear’seventhad alotofnewbreederscomeout,aswellas4H members who are using Herefords for their projectsinthecomingyear.
After the show the Club hosted a barbecuethatfedthecrowdandallowedboth exhibitorsandspectatorstomingle.
BesidesinvitingtheWestCoastClubto use their facilities there were several WestGen employees who came to help. This wasmuchappreciated.
The Directors are now making plans fortheAGMonceadateandvenuehasbeen secured noticeof themeeting willbesentto themembership.
MurrayGore
Yellowhead Hereford Breeders’ Association Report
The Yellowhead Hereford Breeders’ held a successfulshowattheLakesDistrictFallFair in Burns Lake in September. There were eightdifferentexhibitorswhoenteredcattle. This was the largest number of exhibitors whohaveshownatanorthernMOEfairsince 2019. Thank you to everyone who came to show, we appreciate the effort it takes to attend.
Fair Update: The Yellowhead Club would like everyone to know that the Nechako Valley Exhibition, Vanderhoof has changed thedatesoftheirfairfor2025toAugust8-10. This is a week earlier than usual. This has been done because of the conflict caused when the BC Northern Exhibition, Prince George changed their date to conflict with Vanderhoof’s several years ago. As the neighbouring community, Vanderhoof hopes thiswillnotforceattendeesandexhibitorsto chooseoneovertheother.
COMING BULL SALES
4th Annual Richardson Ranch Online Bull Sale: March7-8,2025 www.richardsonranch.caorwww.dlms.ca
50th Vanderhoof All Breeds Bull Sale: April 12, 2024, Vanderhoof Deadline for entries and advertising in catalogue is January12,2024.
Contact Janice Tapp, 250-699-6466, tjtapp22@outlook.com formoreinformation.
Williams Lake Bull Show and Sale: April 16-17, 2025 Deadline for Entries: January 13, 2025 Contact: Pam Abrahamse at250296-4744Email:blastit@telus.netforfurther information
BC HEREFORDS TOP ALL BREED CLASSES AT SHOWS in 2024
SUPREME FEMALE CHAMPION OF SHOW:
At the Lakes District Fall Fair, Burns Lake, RichardsonRanchwontheFemaledivisionof theshowwithTlell10YEmiliaET104E.
GRAND CHAMPION HEIFER CALF
AtBCAgExpo,Barriere,theTurnerstopped theOpenJackpotshowwithOSR133J Destiny2M.
Atthesameshow,theTurnersalsohad RESERVE CHAMPION OPEN COW/CALF Pair
intheCow/calfjackpotclasswithCCR9F Shirley57KandhercalfOSR133JDestiny 2M.
NicetoseeHerefordsatthetopoftheAll Breeds’classes. Congratulations!
BC Hereford Website News
www.bchereford.cawillbeundergoinganupdate over the next couple of months. The platform it was developed on has become obsoleteandwillnolongerallowchangesand additions. Our Webmaster, Don Richardson, willbeworkingwithanewplatformtomake itmorecurrentanduserfriendly.
The address of www.bchereford.ca will remain the same and you can still go to the website for contacts etc. Once the website is re-done you will still use this address to accessourWebsite.
In themeantime, don’tforgetwearealsoon Facebook!
Thank you to Don for his work and maintenanceofbchereford.ca.
CHA Report
December 2025
Submittedby MichaelLatimer ExecutiveDirector
Thenewyearisofftoaroaringstartinthe cattleindustrywithpricesremaininghigh andexceedingwhatwesawin2024.With cattlenumbersacrossNorthAmericalow andconsumerdemandremaininghighthe trendisanticipatedtocontinue.Withthe renewedoptimismforthebeefsector,we canstartthediscussionontherebuildingof thenationalcowherdwithqualityHereford genetics.
TheCHAisgearinguptosendseveralofour mosttalentedyouthtocompeteintheYoung ProducersCompetitionattheWorld HerefordConferenceinKansasCitythis October.Wealsoanticipateabigdelegation ofCanadianproducerswhowillbecheering onouryouthandtakingadvantageof networkingopportunitieswithHereford breedersfromaroundtheworld.Wewantto thanksponsors,buyers,andthosewho contributedtomaketheNationalSelect FundraiserSaleatAgribitionasuccess. Proceedsfromthatsalewillgotosupporting ouryouthattheWHC.Moreinformationis availableontheAmericanHerefordWebsite regardingtheevent.
AsofJanuary1,2025thereareseveral changesthatwilltakeeffectregardingour geneticservices.Neogenwillstoresubmitted DNA(hair/TSU)foroneyearandthen returnthosesamplestotheCHAwhowill continuetostorethemforalimitedtime.We areencouragingbreederstomaintainanonfarmstoragesystemforanimalDNA.Hair samplesshouldbestoredinapaper envelopeandclearlylabelledwithrelevant animalidentificationinformation,inadry
coolspace.Thereareadditionalbenefitsto storingon-farmaswehavebeenableto resolvemultipleparentageissuesinthepast yearincaseswherebreedershadhairstored on-farm.Therearechangesonpricingwhere samplessubmittedbyhair,willbeassessed anadditionalfee,whichwillbepassedonto thebreeder.Toavoidthisadditionalfee,we arerecommendingthatDNAsamplesare submittedusingtheAllflexTSUwhichwill avoidthisfeeandbeplacedinthe‘fastlane’ atNeogen.TheTSUapplicatorsandtesting unitscanbepurchaseddirectlyfrom Neogen.Theanticipatedcostofthehair chargewillbemorethanthecostofaTSU. Therewillalsobechargesappliedto retrievingpreviouslysubmittedDNA samplesiftheyarestoredatNeogenorif theyarestoredattheCHA,soweare encouragingbreederstosubmitnew samplestotheNeogenofficeinEdmonton, whenpossible,toavoidthesecharges.More informationwillbeavailableontheCHA websiteasitcomesavailableorby contactinganyoftheCHAMemberService Team.
Earlyin2025,theCHAwillbelaunching HerefordX,thenewon-farmherd managementprogram.Pricingandfeatures willbeavailableontheCHAwebsite,butfeel freetocalltheofficeformoreinformationor togetsignedup.Thisisthefirstphaseofa revampedregistryanddatacollection processfortheCHAaswemovethe Herefordbreedforwardbyprovidingnew digitaltoolsforbreedersasacritical componentoftheBetterYourBeefStrategy. ThisyearBonanzawillbeheldinOldsAB fromJuly22-26,2025.TheCHAwillbe holdingtheirAnnualGeneralMeetingthe eveningofJuly25andwelcomeallour memberstoattend.Therewillbeupdateson newHerefordinitiativesandastatusreport ontheBetterYourBeefStrategy.
BC
MARK OF EXCELLENCE SHOWS
2024:
INTERIOR PROVINCIAL EXHIBITION
ARMSTRONG, BC AUGUST 31, 2024
JUDGES Casey Bishop, Eric Rincher, Lee Wilson
FEMALE BORN BEFORE 2022 WITH OWN NATURAL CALF AT FOOT
1HirscheHerefords: GHEclipseJewel14J
2HirscheHerefords: GHWJPDestiny’s Option192J
FEMALE BORN 2022 WITH OWN NATURAL CALF AT FOOT
CodyTurner: CCR9FShirley57K
YEARLING HEIFER 2023
1SmithFarms:SmithFarmsNatty6L
2HirscheHerefords: GhInsightStacie133L
JUNIOR HEIFER CALF BORN AFTER FEB. 1
1PaigeKastrukoff: MorleyMia2M
2CodyTurner: OSR133JDestiny2M
3DawnMorleyZirk: MorleyMel5M
4JaicieKastrukoff: MorleyMae1M
SENIOR BULL CALF BORN JANUARY 2024
1HirscheHerefords: GHInsightMarco7M
2HirscheHerefords: GHInsightMomentum 19M
JUNIOR BULL CALF BORN AFTER JAN. 31, 2024
1CodyTurner:OSRCandyBelleET1M
2PaigeKastrukoff: MorleyMick6M
YEARLING BULL BORN 2023
SmithFarms: SmithFarmsLouisV5L
BULL BORN 2022
HirscheHerefords: GH7057CoppertoneET 11K
GROUP CLASSES
Breeder’s Herd: 1HirscheHerefords
2BonitaMorley
Get of Sire: HirscheHerefords
Progeny of Dam: SmithFarms
Group of two bulls: HirscheHerefords
No information on Championships received.
LAKES DISTRICT FALL FAIR
BURNS LAKE, BC SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
JUDGE: DonSkeels,Rimbey,AB
BULL CALF BORN 2024
1 RichardsonRanch: Tlell569GGold Bullion7M
2 RichardsonRanch: Tlell569GSolidGold 21M
3 Copper-TRanch: Copper-T38G27GMagnum 30M
4 AdrienneDickson: C-Jay55GDesigner 15M
BULL YEARLING BORN 2023
1 D-Lazy-HRanch: D-Lazy-H9HMac8L
2 Copper-TRanch: Copper-TG442BigLeaguer 23L
JUNIOR CHAMPION BULL:
D-Lazy-HRanch: D-Lazy-H9HMac8L
RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION BULL:
Copper-TRanch: Copper-TG442BigLeaguer23L
BULL BORN 2022 & SENIOR CHAMPION
AdrienneDickson: C-Jay8NRedCedar10K
GRAND CHAMPION BULL:
AdrienneDickson: C-Jay8NRedCedar10K
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL: D-Lazy-HRanch: D-Lazy-H9HMac8L
FEMALE BORN BEFORE 2022 WITH CALF AT FOOT
1RichardsonRanch:Tlell10YEmiliaET 104EwithbullcalfTlell569GSolidGold21M
2AdrienneDickson: C-Jay9121WLunar Lass7HwithbullcalfC-Jay55GDesigner 15M
SENIOR CHAMPION FEMALE:
RichardsonRanch: Tlell10YEmilliaET 104E
RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION FEMALE:
AdrienneDickson: C-Jay9121WLunarLass
FEMALE YEARLING BORN 2023
1RichardsonRanch: Tlell4013MissGloriaET 1L
2BaileyOphus: TlellG442Lingerie14L
3JesseLloyd: Lloyd's38G33HLaverne46L
4Copper-TRanch: Copper-TG44268ELilac 8L
FEMALE CALF BORN 2024
1RichardsonRanch: TlellC442JadeET1
2Copper-TRanch:Copper-T32J33GMedallion 43M
3Copper-TRanch: Copper-T90113K Madonna5M
4RaynaA.Lloyd: Lloyd's155E28HMary 7M
JUNIOR CHAMPION FEMALE:
RichardsonRanch: Tlell4013MissGloriaET 1L
RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION FEMALE:
BaileyOphus: TlellG442Lingerie14L
GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE:
RichardsonRanch: Tlell10YEmilliaET 104E
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE:
RichardsonRanch: Tlell4013MissGloriaET 1L
GROUP CLASSES:
BREEDER’S HERD: 1RichardsonRanch
2Copper-TRanch
PROGENY OF DAM: 1RichardsonRanch
2AdrienneDickson
PEN OF 3 YEARLING HEIFERS: Copper-T Ranch
Premier Exhibitor: RichardsonRanch
Premier Breeder: RichardsonRanch
WEST COAST HEREFORD CLUB MOE
ABBOTSFORD, BC SEPTEMBER 14, 2024
Judge: DeanSpady,WilliamsLake
HEIFER CALF CHAMPION
3-D-LFarms: 3-D-LGracie15M
RESERVE HEIFER CALF CHAMPION
McLennanCreekHerefords: MCH247 Liberty56M
YEARLING HEIFER CHAMPION
McLennanCreekHerefords: GoldenOak
Nellie316L
RESERVE YEARLING HEIFER
McLennanCreekHerefords: RSKMsNellie 92L
COW/CALF CHAMPION
McLennanCreekHereford: MCH87GLibbey 16K
RESERVE COW/CALF CHAMPION
3-D-LFarms: 3-D-LAmber7K
GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE:
McLennanCreekHerefords: GoldenOak
Nellie316L
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE:
McLennan Creek Herefords: RSK Ms Nellie 92L
GRAND CHAMPION BULL:
SmithFarms: SmithFarmsBigBeav3M
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL:
CoppertoneFarms: Coppertone5J24J Maverick4M
2024 BCHA JUNIOR OR 4-H AWARDS
Thank you to 4H members who showed Herefords this year. Here are some of the youngsters who received gift certificates for having the top Hereford or Hereford Influence steers or females. Contact John Lewis at johnnymlewis@hotmail.com if you areinterestedinthisprogramfor2025.
TopSteer: ParkerSpringford,Nanoose
Canadian Hereford Association Awards for 2025
Deadline is April 1 for Honour Roll, Next Gen Breeder And Trailblazer Awards
If you have a nomination for one of these awards check out the criteria on the CHA website www.hereford.ca under Member Services -Member Awards.
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