The Team
Team Members • • • • • • • •
Jarrett Hargrave Hayley Clark Shae Wasyliw Ty Zaft Braydon Thompson Ty Anderson Nicole Scott Savannah Toma
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Dylan Thackeray Mackenzie Perras Callie Anderson Rebekah Groot Michelle Duckworth Janelle Youst Ben Dumontel Erika Moore Veronica Dowbush
Herd Vision Our goal is to raise functional, high quality cattle to suit the needs of both the purebred and commercial breeders, while advancing student learning and management.
Previous Recommendations • • • •
Potential to market females Continue to develop the Red Angus program Continue attending Highway 13 Pen Show Keep Purebred and Beef Day logos the same for consistency • Tie break sale bulls
SWOT Strengths
Weaknesses
• Herd size • Large diverse group • Knowledgeable
• Birthweights • Strong personalities • Small sale
SWOT Opportunities
Threats
• Embryo and Semen donations • New group of students and ideas • To make industry connections
• Cattle Prices • Drought/ feed shortage • Competition within industry
Herd Inventory Cow/Calf Pairs Herd Bulls Replacement Heifers Yearling Bulls Semen Embryos
Inventory 35 2 8 9 61 56
Value $3,500 $7,750 $3,000 $4,000 $35 $750
Total Herd Value: $242,135
Total $122,500 $15,500 $24,000 $36,000 $2,135 $42,000
Calving 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Embryo Heifer Calves
Embryo Bull Calves
Natural Heifer Calves
Natural Bull Calves
Twins
Dead Calves
Growth • • • •
Bull calf WW = 690lbs Heifer calf WW = 612lbs Cow herd weight = 1450lbs Industry standard is 43% of cows weight = 624lbs
Open Rate • • • • •
29 bred cows 7 bred heifers 6 open females 14% open rate Industry standard is 4%
Length of Calving • Start Date: – January 15th, 2019 • End Date: – April 3rd, 2019 • 79 day calving period • Industry standard = 63 days
Death Loss
• 3 dead out of 43 • 7% death loss • Industry standard = 4%
Buying a Bull • Spruceview Angus, Lazy MC Angus, U2 Ranch, Hamilton Farms, Belvin Angus, Lewis Farms, MJT Cattle Co., Pedersen Livestock • Purchased from U2 Ranch! – Lot 138, DUA 70F
Embryo & AI Program • Decided to A.I. 16 cows and 8 heifers – Received 20 donated straws of semen – Purchased 10 straws • Putting in 21 Embryos – 19 donated – 2 of our own
Thank You Donors
Nutrition
Total:Â 31.3lbs/day
Nutrition
Total:Â 37.75lbs/day
Nutrition
Total:Â 55lbs/day
Nutrition
Total:Â 60lbs/day
Health • • • • •
Vaccinations Semen testing Pink eye problem 108F bull Chronic calf
Beef Day • 17 bulls avg $4,008 • 3 heifers avg $5,867 • 6 embryos at $425 Total Sales: $88,287
Beef Day Expense
Price
Sale Book Mailing DLMS Hats Auctioneer Sale Videos Food
$5,300 $1,300 $2,400 $ 300 $ 500 $ 700 $ 400
Total Expenses: $10,900
Beef Day • Heifers sales • Cattle displayed outside • DLMS
Thank You Sponsors
Peter Wilkinson
Thank You Buyers • • • • • • • • •
Marvin Wolf Farms Nault Ranches Clark Family Ranching Little Willow Creek Northern Livestock Sales Cole Feniak Miranda Wenzel Dean Fahselt Tullamore Farms
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Gary Petryshen Travis Ailsby Lutz Land & Cattle Ltd Donald & Carrie Feniak Cam Pearman Endersby Ranching Clegg Angus Allendale Angus Donald Elliot Trent Selte
Shows Attended Canadian Bull Congress 2 Bulls (2F, 13F) 3 Heifers (5F,8F, 32F) Highway 13 Cattlemen's Showcase Pen of 2 Bulls (9F, 13F) Lakeland College ‐ Little Royal Show 3 Heifers (5F, 8F, 32F)
OAV Classy 5F
OAV Lady Ann 32F
OAV Laura 8F
Show Expenses Canadian Bull Congress Entries Supplies Hotels Gas Food Total
$945 $82 $294 $294 $175 $1790
Highway 13 Cattlemen’s Showcase
Little Royal
$150 $0 $0 $165 $0 $315
Total Expenses: $2,427
$240 $82 $0 $0 $0 $322
Livestock Marketing • 4 replacement heifers – $5014 • 2 yearling bulls – $3008 • 4 open/cull females – $4482 Total cull sales: $12,504
Livestock Marketing • 12 heifers – $12,846 • 9 bulls – $11,686 • 11 open/cull females – $13,283 Total cull sales: $37,815
Culling Criteria • • • • • •
Failed semen test Injury/Illness Open Structural soundness Not enough milk Doesn’t match herd goals
Marketing & Public Relations • Schedule advertising for Beef Day – Radio ads, interviews – Postcards, catalogues, posters • Contact previous buyers
Social Media • Over 1000 followers • Posting bull & heifer videos • Messaging producers/ potential buyers Lakeland College SMF Purebred Unit @lakelandfarm
Range & Forage • Grazing Plan – Marvin Little’s – LCP 21 • Paddock AUM’s
Income $1,790.00 $2,550.00
$1,300.00
$10,350.00
Bull Rental Cull Sales
$38,370.00
Sale Bulls Heifer Sales
$67,150.00
Other Embryo Sales
Total Income = $121,500
Expenses Show Expenses
$2,651 $7,602
Beef Day
$9,997 $23,555 $5,100
Vet/Medical Feed Registrations Breeding
$15,864
$27,785
Livestock Purchases Other
$3,474
Total Expenses = $98,460
Budgeted vs. Actual Income $100,000.00
Budgeted
$90,000.00
Actual
$80,000.00 $70,000.00 $60,000.00 $50,000.00 $40,000.00 $30,000.00 $20,000.00 $10,000.00 $0.00
Bull Rental
Cull Sales
Bull Sales
Other
Embryo Sales
Meat Sales
Budgeted vs. Actual Spending $45,000.00 $40,000.00 $35,000.00 $30,000.00 $25,000.00 $20,000.00 $15,000.00 $10,000.00 $5,000.00 $0.00
Budgeted
Actual
Cost of Production Purebred SMF Total Production Cost/Cow Profit/lb of Calf
$1,360
Industry Average $1,007
$1.01
$0.38
Recommendations • • • •
Continue selling females Continue with strict culling criteria Continue with A.I. program Continue going to shows to build industry connections
Thank You! New Holland Agriculture Austin Partington Lazy MC Angus Poplar Meadows Angus Pedersen Livestock Bohrson Marketing Services Canadian Sires Canadian Donors Brooking Angus Ranch Rust Mountain View Ranch Coyote Publishing Josie Van Lent Geoff Brown
Denise Martin Sheep SMF Unit Peter Wilkinson Other SMF Units Jessica Emmott The Little Potato Company Tracy Quinton DLMS April Warrilow Bryon Wolters Sharon Reiter Jim Pulyk Bevin Hamilton Taylor Richards Dr. Tim Goodbrand Robert Geis Jamie Anderson Hugh Ross Ryan Lutz Thackeray Land & Cattle Keshia Paddick Denise Moore Janet Kerr Ghislaine Grabowski Barnyard Creations Beef Day Buyers Bow Valley Genetics Lakeland College Marketing Department