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After a couple of years of not having a tour, this year’s Alberta Charolais Summer Tour took us to the southern part of the province. Around 100 people took part throughout the day. The first stop was Brayshar Charolais, Nanton. Brayshar and Snake Valley Farms had cattle on display and provided a great atmosphere and delicious breakfast for everyone. From there, we hopped over to
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Alberta Charolais Summer Tour
Triple M Farms, Claresholm, where we enjoyed coffee and doughnuts and a great display of cattle. The third stop took us to White Lake Colony, Nobleford. McLeod Livestock also had bulls on display. Here we were treated to a great lunch followed by a tour of the new feedlot and some more top-notch females. We jumped on the bus for the drive south to Nish Charolais, Aetna. The Nish family had their cattle on display
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in their beautiful calving facility. The fourth stop was just up the road at Cardston where the Quintons, of Char-Maine Ranching, had a pen of heifers and a pen of cow/calf pairs on display. The day was topped off with a steak supper at the Cardston Legion. All the hosts treated everyone to quality cattle and excellent hospitality. Thanks to everyone involved for a great day.
