Donation to the SSGA Beef Drive

Cedarlea Farms are pleased to support the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) 2023 Beef Drive to help fight hunger. This year we are donating a butcher cow to be processed into ground beef for the Food Banks of Saskatchewan.

This year marks the seventh annual SSGA Beef Drive for the Food Banks of Saskatchewan. This year’s target is to surpass 12,000 pounds in beef in addition to direct financial donations made by our members and the community at large.

Cargill Ltd. is returning as this year’s Beef Drive sponsor. Cargill will match cash donations dollar for dollar up to $5,000.00. Thank you to Cargill Ltd. for your continued support. In 2022, the ranching and farming community donated 11,519 pounds of ground beef which equates to more than $65,000 worth.

Saskatchewan’s beef producers have contributed generously during the six previous beef drives. To date, over 50,000 pounds of ground beef have been collected for the Food Banks of Saskatchewan. This carries a retail value of almost a quarter million dollars.

Herd Health Program

Cedarlea Farms Advanced Herd Health Program focuses on disease prevention. Our cow herd participates with Boehringer Ingelheim

Canada Health’s Express Verified Plus program and receives an annual pre-calving Express Fetal Protection vaccine (5 way viral) which provides the developing calf guaranteed protection against the Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) virus. The bred females are also given an annual Scour Bos 9, clostridial and Haemophilus somnus vaccine at this time.

At 14 to 21 days of age calves are given toltrazuril, Pyramid 5 + Presponse SQ and Fermicon 7/Somnugen. The calves are all boosted during the last 10 days of May prior to pasture turnout with Express FP 5/Somnugen, Presponse HM and Covexin Plus. The calves will also receive Longrange for long lasting parasite control. At weaning all calves are boosted again with Express FP 5/Somnugen, Presponse HM and Covexin Plus. The sale bulls also carry the Boehringer Ingelheim health guarantee after they are vaccinated with Express FP 5 prior to our bull sale.

The entire Cedarlea herd (cows, bred heifers, open replacement heifers and bulls) is treated with Ivomec and Clean-Up II in late fall. The entire herd is on a chelated mineral and trace mineral program. Our calves are raised on milk and grass. They are not creep fed on pasture and are fed a responsible growing ration leading up to the sale to ensure soundness/longevity.

You can buy with confidence knowing we have done everything possible to prevent disease and ensure the health of the bulls.

For 40 years, Cedarlea Farms has commited to breeding better cattle for their customers.

Boehringer Ingelheim is proud to continue our partnership with Canada’s original

Boehringer Ingelheim and Cedarlea Farms provide triple assured health protection with the Express Verified®PLUS Program.

Each animal comes with three different levels of protection:

1. Express Verified® BVD Persistent Infection-free Guarantee* providing BVD PI free assurance that’s transferrable through the CCIA.

2. A 6-month health warranty on your Cedarlea bull.* If your EXPRESS VERIFIED®PLUS Cedarlea bull gets sick with any of the 5 diseases (BVD I, BVD II, IBR, BRSV or PI3) covered in the EXPRESS® FP vaccine up to 6 months after the Cedarlea sale, Boehringer Ingelheim will cover the cost of diagnostic testing and treatment, up to a maximum of $3,500.

3. Finally, all Cedarlea’s sale bulls are vaccinated to protect their testicles from infection with BVD virus.**

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EXPRESS VERIFIED®PLUS PROGRAM CONTACT YOUR VETERINARIAN, OR CALL: