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SVY Verified 202K CWA Top 10 Finalist
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PLAYER’S CLUB CHAMPION
Wrangler Pretty Lady 98C
Many ET Half and Full Brothers to McGregor sell in our 15th Annual Bull Sale
To everyone who voted McGregor to be the Player’s Club Champion
Elder’s McGregor 4140M (Homo Polled) LT Justified 1528 Pld x Wrangler Pretty Lady 98C
Elder’s Design 928G Dam of KLR 2127K and KLR 3157L
From this great female, we thank Lindskov’s LT Ranch and Full Circle Cattle Co. for selecting Elder’s Design 2127K by JWX Honky Tonk 5005H as their Pick of the Herd purchase in the World Congress Sale.
Elder’s Design 3157L
2024 Reserve Grand Champion Female at CCYA 2024 Reserve Intermediate Yearling Heifer at Farmfair International
Thanks also to KFC Farms Ltd. for purchasing 1/2 interest in this exciting bred heifer by CML Raindance 996G.
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It is with mixed emotions that I write this last editorial for the Charolais Banner. Just over 43 years ago, I was hired by the James family to be the fieldman for Saskatchewan/ Manitoba. I was replacing Dale Norheim, who had been in that position for eight years and with his purebred Charolais herd building and his activities in sales management, they felt a need to replace him.
First off, we must thank all the breeders who have advertised in the Banner and Connection in the past and the many that have been contract advertisers for years. You are the backbone of the Charolais industry and for this we will be forever grateful. The number of meals, beds and hospitality afforded to us is humbling and so much appreciated. What a ride it has been! The position expanded to include eastern Canada and the USA, which gave me exposure to more breeders, different geographies and genetics. In total, I worked sales in 14 states. A few years into this position, the opportunity presented itself to buy into the magazine and over the years I was partners with some great people who were working with the magazine. Candace was always supportive of the business and in 1999 we separated our Elk magazine and the Banner. When we became the majority shareholder of the Banner and moved the office to Regina, she took on a whole new role. The Connection and Banner magazines wouldn’t be where they are today without her drive and some great profiles of both purebred and commercial producers and international events over the past 25 years.
We have also had some very dedicated employees over the years that have kept the standards and
integrity of the magazine high. Dalyse Robertson has been doing our web work and many other tasks for us for 25 years. Craig Scott was a partner and fieldman with us for 20 years before he left to become General Manager of the CCA. Susan Penner was our graphic designer for 15 years before she retired, and Stella Balius has helped with our bookkeeping for 15 years.
Candace and I have been very fortunate to travel to seventeen countries looking at white cows. We have facilitated the sale of semen and/or embryos to many of those countries. We have been a part of eight Charolais International Congresses plus three here in Canada. We have attended four World Charolais Technical Conferences and hosted one in Canada in 2015. As a result of our Charolais International participation, I have had two terms as President and Candace has been Secretary for eight years and really helped to revitalize and grow the membership while setting up quarterly meetings for both the Association and the Breed Development Committee.
I have been asked how many miles I have driven. I believe between driving and flying that it will be about three million kilometres of travel. I have pictured tens of thousands of animals with hundreds of thousands of shutter clicks while wearing out six cameras.
I have always wanted to leave the magazine and Charolais business stronger than when I started and I feel privileged to think that I have accomplished this. The first spring I was working for the Banner in 1982, the bull sale total gross was under 3 M and the average bull sale price for basically the first 20 years was between $2,500 and $3,000. This past spring the average was over 250% higher than 1982 and the gross over
From the Field
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$28 M, or nine times that of the first year we kept track. We are still going to be helping breeders who want help with their sales, so we haven’t left yet.
We have been sponsors of every CCYA Conference and Show and have attended in 1988 and all since 1994 except two. Our three kids were avid participants and have many fond memories and friendships from the program. We feel strongly about the importance of CCYA and how it strengthens the future of our youth and thus, our breed.
We started the Charolais International Youth Program to expand the education of our youth and continue the growth and interest in Charolais Charbray International. The program appears to be working as we saw more youth attend the World Congress this summer.
Over the years, we have seen hundreds if not thousands of breeders come and go. We enjoyed all that were a part of the industry and some of the characters were very interesting. The diversity of the people involved has always been amazing to me, from the very wealthy and from all walks of life, to the young breeder working hard to make a go of it. The confidence shown in me purchasing hundreds of herdbulls and thousands of females sight unseen is gratifying.
This year was the 25th Agribition Beef Supreme and I am proud to have put forth the idea for this show that is now mimicked to some degree by other major shows. Also, my judging highlight after many 4-H and summer shows was judging this Supreme show in 2016.
I am also proud to have been a push and to have named the Charolais Connection that has become a very important vehicle for promotion by breeders to finding and reaching their customers. I also encouraged the CCA Board of Directors to approve ..continued on page 15
The Charolais Banner families wish you a season of peace, joy and love.
C’est avec de mixtes émotions que j’écris ce dernier éditorial pour le Banner. Il y a un peu plus de 43 ans, j’ai été embauché par la famille James comme agent de terrain pour la Saskatchewan et le Manitoba. Je remplaзais Dale Norheim qui occupait ce poste depuis huit ans et avec sa concentration de son troupeau de pure race charolaise et ses activités de direction commerciale, ils ont ressenti le besoin de le remplacer. Tout d’abord, nous devons remercier tous les éleveurs qui ont fait de la publicité dans le Banner et Connection Charolais dans le passé et tous ceux qui sont des annonceurs sous contrat depuis des années. Vous êtes la colonne vertébrale de l’industrie charolaise et nous vous en serons éternellement reconnaissants. Le nombre de repas, de lits et d’hospitalité qui nous ont été offerts est une leзon d’humilité et cela fut très apprécié. Quelle aventure cela a été! D’année en année, le poste s’est élargi pour inclure l’est du Canada et les ÉtatsUnis, ce qui m’a permis de découvrir davantage d’éleveurs, de zones géographiques et de génétiques différentes. Au total, j’ai travaillé dans la vente dans 14 états. Quelques années après avoir occupé ce poste, l’opportunité s’est présentée de faire l’achat des parts du magazine et, au fil des années, j’ai été partenaire avec des personnes formidables qui travaillaient а l’édition du magazine. Candace a toujours soutenu l’entreprise et en 1999, nous avons séparé notre magazine Elk et le Banner. Lorsque nous sommes devenus l’actionnaire majoritaire de Banner, nous avons déménagé le bureau а Regina, elle a assumé un tout nouveau rôle. Les magazines Connection et Banner ne seraient pas lа oщ ils sont aujourd’hui sans
son dynamisme et ses excellents profils de producteurs de race pure et commerciaux et d’événements internationaux au cours des 25 dernières années.
Nous avons également eu des employés très dévoués au fil des années qui ont maintenu les standards et l’intégrité du magazine а un niveau élevé. Dalyse Robertson effectue notre travail web et bien d’autres tâches pour nous depuis 25 ans. Craig Scott a été associé et homme de terrain chez nous pendant 20 ans avant de nous quitter pour devenir directeur général du CCA. Susan Penner a été notre graphiste pendant 15 ans avant de prendre sa retraite, et Stella Balius nous a aidé а tenir nos livres pendant 15 ans.
Candace et moi avons eu la chance de voyager а travers 17 pays pour observer ces vaches blanches. Nous avons facilité la vente de semences et/ ou d’embryons vers un bon nombre de ces pays. Nous avons participé а huit congrès internationaux Charolais incluant trois ici au Canada. Nous avons assisté а quatre conférences techniques mondiales charolaises et nous en avons accueilli une au Canada en 2015. Grâce а notre participation charolaise internationale, j’ai eu deux mandats en tant que président et Candace a été secrétaire pendant huit ans, et nous avons contribué а revitaliser et а accroоtre le nombre de membres en organisant des réunions trimestrielles pour l’association et le comité de développement de la race.
On m’a demandé combien de kilomètres j’avais parcouru. Je crois qu’entre conduire et voler, cela représentera environ trois millions de kilomètres de voyage. J’ai photographié des dizaines de milliers d’animaux avec des centaines de milliers de clics tout en épuisant six appareils photo. J’ai toujours voulu laisser le magazine et le métier Charolais mieux placé qu’а mes débuts
Sur le Terrain
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et je me sens privilégié de penser que j’y suis parvenu. Le premier printemps oщ je travaillais pour le Banner en 1982, le montant brut total des ventes de taureaux était inférieur а 3 millions et le prix de vente moyen des taureaux pendant les 20 premières années se situait entre 2,500 et 3,000 dollars. Au printemps dernier, la moyenne était de plus de 250% supérieure а celle de 1982 et le montant brut est de plus de 28 millions de dollars, soit 9 fois celui de la première année que nous avons suivi. Nous allons toujours aider les éleveurs qui veulent de l’aide pour leurs ventes, donc nous ne seront pas loin.
Nous avons parrainé chaque conférence et expositions du CCYA et y avons participé en 1988 et а toutes depuis 1994, sauf deux. Nos trois enfants étaient de fervents participants et ont de nombreux bons souvenirs et amitiés de ces événements. Nous sommes convaincus de l’importance du CCYA et de la manière dont il renforce l’avenir de nos jeunes et par ceci, notre race.
Nous avons lancé le programme des jeunes internationaux Charolais pour développer l’éducation de nos jeunes et poursuivre la croissance et l’intérêt pour Charolais Charbray International. Le programme semble fonctionner puisque nous avons vu davantage de jeunes assister au congrès mondial qui a eu lieu cet été. Au fil des années, nous avons vu des centaines, voire des milliers d’éleveurs aller et venir. Nous avons apprécié tout ce qui faisait partie de l’industrie et certains personnages étaient très intéressants. La diversité des personnes impliquées a toujours été étonnante pour moi, depuis les très riches et de tous horizons jusqu’au jeune éleveur qui travaille dur pour réussir. La confiance dont on m’a confié en achetant des centaines de taureaux de troupeau et ..continued on page 16
DURING THE NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW IN DENVER. 46TH NATIONAL CHAROLAIS SALE, JANUARY 18TH, 2025
PICK OF 2024 HEIFER CALF CROP
Offering pick of the 2024 spring born registered Charolais heifers in the 46th National Sale. Select from over 280 head of heifers that are out of proven donors and elite herd bulls. If the past history of Lindskov’s LT Ranch is any indication, every one of these heifers has the potential to instantly move to the top of your herd and propel your operation to the forefront. Don’t miss this opportunity!
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LT Brenda 2184 PLD – F1156384
MISS HCR Leann 5651 PLD – F1201183
LT Sheila 337 PLD – F1179298
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FROM THE CANADIAN
After a lot of debate and exploration of options, the board of the Canadian Charolais Association made the decision to sell the CCA office. The building was listed in early October and by early November a conditional offer was accepted. The building was very popular on the market and the offer was for above asking price. The next decision was to purchase a new office in Airdrie. The new space is in a two-story building that the CCA will own our office space consisting of just over 1800 Sq feet. The CCA will take possession of the new office January 10th, 2025, with the new owners of the CCA building taking possession January 31,2025. We are hoping our moving dates will be around the 20th of January but will keep the membership informed and should be very minimal if any service interruption.
The CCA Board met for two very productive days in mid-November for their fall board meetings. The 2025 Budget was approved. The CCA will also be involved with a few new projects with the American International Charolais Association. Details on these projects are still
Moving Forward
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the CCA moving forward.
One of the other decisions made at the fall meetings was to make the results of PA testing public. Any animal tested after December 1, 2024, will have the results published on the CCA web site animal search page, any animal tested before December 1 will not be published unless the owner of that animal wishes it to be, for more details please contact the office.
The CCA Committee chairman were also chosen at the fall meetings. The Financial chair is 2nd vice Josh Taylor, the Ad and Promotion chair is 1st vice Ryan Nesbitt, the Breed Improvement chair is Dennis Serhienko, Market Development Chair Armand Roy, Education, Youth and Export chair is Darwin Rosso, and the revamped Commercial committee is being co-chaired by Travis Foot and Kyle O’Neill. Please forward any ideas or suggestions to these committee members.
The CCA continues to see a healthy increase in both members and Whole Herd Enrollment numbers, this allows the CCA to continue in a positive financial position.
On behalf of the Board of Directors and the Staff we would like to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and all the best in 2025.
Take some time to enjoy the many
Magic Potion - Polled Full Fleckvieh (s) Creed (ds) Radioactive
Kingsway- (s) Kingpin (ds) Barbossa Homozygous Polled Full Fleckvieh
Millano - Full Fleckvieh (s) Precision (ds) Majesty
Mutombo - Full Fleckvieh (s) French Attack (ds) Moomba
Alibi - Full Fleckvieh (s) Sheamus (ds) Mazorotti
Bazinga - Full Fleckvieh (s) Creed (ds) French Attack
Teton - Polled Full Fleckvieh (s) French Attack (ds) Barbossa
Mesmerize - Homozygous Polled Purebred (s) Game Day (ds) Navigator
Concorde - Full Fleckvieh (s) Bowman (ds) Entourage
Motive - Polled Purebred (s) El Dorado (ds) Captain Scream
El Paso - (s) El Dorado (ds) Excalibur Homozygous Polled Purebred
El Nino - (s) El Dorado (ds) Force Homozygous Polled Purebred
Memphis - Polled Purebred (s) Heavy Duty (ds) Gambino
Blackjack - Polled Purebred (s) Blackjack (ds)Landmark
Mojave (s) Game Day (ds) Escobar Homozygous Polled Purebred
Magic Beans - Full Fleckvieh (s) Mr. Gibbs (ds) Blueprint
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Après beaucoup de discussions et d’analyse des options, le conseil d’administration de l’Association Charolais du Canada a pris la décision de vendre le bureau de l'ACC. Le bâtiment a été inscrit pour être vendu au début d’octobre et, au début de novembre, une offre d'achat conditionnelle a été acceptée. Le bâtiment était très populaire sur le marché et l’offre était pour un prix bien au-dessus du prix demandé. La décision suivante a été d’acheter un nouveau bureau à Airdrie. Le nouvel espace se trouve dans un bâtiment de deux étages dont les bureaux, d’un peu plus de 1800 pieds carrés, seront la propriété de l’ACC. L'ACC prendra possession du nouveau bureau le 10 janvier 2025, et les nouveaux propriétaires de l’immeuble de l'ACC à Calgary prendront possession le 31 janvier 2025. Nous espérons que notre déménagement se fera autour du 20 janvier prochain et nous tiendrons les membres informés, avec l'objectif de ne pas affecter le service de manière importante.
Le conseil d’administration de l'ACC s'est réuni pendant deux jours très productifs à la mi-novembre pour ses réunions d’automne. Le budget de l'année 2025 a été approuvé. L'ACC participera également à quelques nouveaux projets avec l’Association américaine internationale Charolais. Les détails sur ces projets sont encore en cours d’élaboration, mais lorsque plus d’informations seront disponibles, le conseil les communiquera aux membres. Les membres du conseil d’administration sont progressistes et travaillent fort pour faire avancer l'ACC.
Une des autres décisions prises
lors des réunions d’automne était de rendre publics les résultats des tests sur l’ataxie progressive (AP). Pour tout animal testé après le 1er décembre 2024, les résultats seront publiés sur la page de recherche du site internet de l’ACC. Tout animal testé avant le 1er décembre 2024 ne sera pas publié à moins que le propriétaire de cet animal ne le souhaite. Pour plus de détails sur cette condition, veuillez communiquer avec le bureau.
Les présidents des comités de l'ACC ont également été choisis lors des réunions d’automne. Le président du comité des finances est Josh Taylor, second vice-président, celui du comité publicité et promotion est Ryan Nesbitt, 1er vice-président, Dennis Serhienko est président du comité d’amélioration de la race, Armand Roy est président du comité de développement des marchés, le comité éducation, jeunesse et exportation est présidé par Darwin Rosso, et le comité commercial remanié est présidé conjointement par Travis Foot et Kyle O’Neill. Veuillez transmettre vos idées ou suggestions aux présidents des comités.
L'ACC continue de connaitre une augmentation du nombre de ses membres ainsi que du nombre d’enrôlements du troupeau complet, ce qui lui permet de conserver une situation financière positive.
Au nom du conseil d’administration et du personnel de l'association, nous vous souhaitons, ainsi qu’à vos familles, un très joyeux Noël et une excellente année 2025.
Prenez le temps de profiter des nombreuses bénédictions que cette grande race nous a permis d’avoir.
Prenez soin de vous Craig Scott
Olds Fall Classic
October 6, 2024 • Olds, AB Judges: Vern & Riley Lafrentz, Bienfait, SK
Grand Champion Bull – SVY VERIFIED 202K, Blanchette Ranching Ltd.
Grand Champion Female – MISS PRAIRIE COVE 204K, Prairie Cove Charolais
Fall Feature Charolais Female Sale
October 19, 2024 • Campbellford, ON
Auctioneer: Brad DeNure
Sale Manager: Wright Livestock
Marketing
1 Cow/Calf Pair
Fall Feature Sale
daughter, bred to LT Signature 613G Pld. Sold for $10,250 to Cadillac Stock Farm, Matheson. Consigned by Kirlene Cattle Co., Brighton.
High Selling Bred Heifers
Gross Average
$12,500 $12,500
1 Bred Cow 10,750 10,750
23 Bred Heifers 198,250 8,620
13 Heifer Calves 86,000 6,615
1 Pregnant Recip 8,250 8,250
1 Embryo Lot (6) 5,250 5,250
$875/embryo
40 Lots $321,000 $8,025
The nine consignors to this year’s sale put forth a great offering that saw the average move much higher and cattle sell across Canada to six provinces.
High Selling Bred Cow
Lot 38, KIRLENE JENNA 26K (Polled, 68 WW, 133 YW, 1,660 lb), sired by Turnbull’s Duty-Free 358D, out of a Wrangler Top Gun 42B
Lot 23, EMB QUINN 44L (Full French, 770 WW, 1,000 YW, 1,505 lb), sired by M&L Gunner 94G, out of an M&L 311U daughter, bred to Stepplers Einar 116J. Sold for $15,750 to Stephen Charolais, Moosomin, SK. Consigned by EMB Charolais, Oro-Medonte.
Lot 1, AGA LOUISE GIRL 42L (Polled, -2.7 BW, 67 WW, 1,520 lb), sired by LT Countdown 9712 Pld, out of Balamore Godzilla 925G daughter, bred to DCR Blueprint J7. Sold for $15,250 to Hopewell Charolais, Kerrobert, SK. Consigned by Cedardale Charolais, Nestleton.
Lot 20, CEDARDALE MISS 106L (Polled, 85 lb BW, -.1 BW), sired by Balamore Galactic 970G, out of a Cedardale Zeal 125Z daughter, bred to WIA Backwater Jack 060 P. Sold for
$14,000 to Diamond R Stock Farm, Wawota, SK. Consigned by Cedardale Charolais.
High Selling Heifer Calves Lot 33, SUNRISE MELODY 9M (Polled, 85 lb BW, 67 WW, 26 M, 855 lb), sired by SVY Mayfield 30H, out of a Cedardale Zeal 125Z daughter. Sold for $10,000 to Sharodon Farms, Omemee. Consigned by Sunrise Charolais, Stayner.
Lot 32, CEDARDALE MARTHA MAY 109M (Polled, 76 WW, 129 YW, 855 lb), sired by Cedardale Jaguar 111J, out of an WC Uncharted 7328 P. Sold for $8,750 to Wagstaff Farms, Lindsay. Consigned by Cedardale Charolais.
Lot 25, BLACKBERN MARNIE 19M (82 WW, 154 YW, 31 M, 830 lb), sired by NGC Capitalist 118J ET, out of an SCX Triumph 50B daughter. Sold for 8,250 to Luc Cormier, St-Antoine, NB. Consigned by Blackbern Farms, Foresters Falls.
High Selling Pregnant Recipient Lot 41, Commercial Cow carrying a WGD Ruger 8J x LT Brenda 2184 Pld Embryo Calf. Sold for $8,250 to Fourthlane Farms, Consecon. Consigned by Sunrise Charolais.
Ranching Ltd.
Reserve Grand Champion Bull
RRMM TWISTER 26M, Seven Quarter Circle Charolais
Breeder’s Herd
1. Gallelli Charolais; 2. Nier Charolais. Get of Sire
Steve Burgomaster purchased the high selling heifer calf
Kody Meier took the second high selling bred heifer to Saskatchewan
Sarah & Scott Colton consigned to the sale and bought the pregnant recipient
TO THE FOLLOWING BUYERS FOR SUPPORTING OUR 6TH ANNUAL
Bogart Cattle Co.
Cadillac Stock Farms
Chad Lean
Charlie Pearson
Cormier Meats
DanG Charolais
Dellaway Farms Inc.
Diamond R Stock Farm
Ed Young Farside Charolais
CHAROLAIS FEMALE SALE
Ferme Daniel Brunet
Ferme Stecy Inc.
Fourthlane Farms
Fraser Livestock
Ginger Lane Charolais
Hopewell Charolais Farm
Horseshoe E Charolais
Ireland Carroll
Kingsmeadow Land & Cattle
Kirlene Cattle
L & L Jones
Mack Charolais
Matthew Top
McCracken Charolais
Parsons Cattle Co.
Over the Top Cattle Co.
Sharodon
Sophie Taylor
Stephen Charolais
Triple C Wagstaff Farms
Your support and confidence in our programs are sincerely appreciated!
FROM THE FIELD, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6
the Charolais Foundation’s creation and was a founding board member. Craig Scott deserves tremendous thanks for all the work he did in getting the Foundation up and running. Speaking of Craig, he is the tenth General Manager that we have worked with, and I think he is doing an excellent job.
So, with so much to be grateful for, we are pleased to say that Robbie and Candice Chomik, that have worked with us in Alberta/BC and other provinces when needed for five years have bought the Charolais Banner and take over January 1st. They are honest, sincere and committed to continuing the communication vehicle for the
Charolais breed in Canada. We will be working with them for a while to make sure the transition is smooth and the magazines don’t miss a beat. Always in the best interest of Charolais, Helge
Uppin’ the Ante Female Sale
October 18, 2024 • Hanover, ON Auctioneer: Carl Wright
Blockman: Chester Tupling
21 Bred Heifers
Gross Average
$163,350 $7,779
9 Heifer Calves 63,750 7,083
30 Lots
$227,100 $7,570
The seven consignors to this long running sale brought a quality set of cattle that sold steady to five provinces with many repeat customers buying in volume. Volume buyer was Tofflemire Farms buying five.
High Selling Bred Heifers
Lot 21, ROLLIN ACRES WALETTA 51L (Full French), sired by PCFL Husky 110C, out of a M&L Prince 49Y daughter, bred to DCR Blueprint J7. Sold for $11,000 to Stephen Charolais, Moosomin, SK. Consigned by Rollin’ Acres Charolais, Shelburne.
Lot 22, JSR GOLDY LASS 18L (Polled, 72 WW, 138 YW), sired by
Uppin’ the Ante Sale
JSR Estrada 52E, out of a Sparrows Alvarez 620D daughter, bred to Steppler Enterprise 612K. Sold for $10,000 to Lone Spruce Farms, Walkerton. Consigned by Saunders Charolais, Markdale.
Lot 19, ROLLIN’ ACRES DEVYN 16L (Polled, Full French, -1.5 BW, 26 M), sired by PCFL Husky 110C, out of an SCF Castro 256C daughter, bred to DCR Blueprint J7. Sold for $9,000 to Tofflemire Farms, Severn. Consigned by Rollin’ Acres Charolais.
High Selling
Heifer Calves
Lot 6, ROLLIN
ACRES XARIS 6M (Polled, 108 YW, 27 M), sired by DF Mr Outrageous 64G, out of a DWK Till’s Echo 3N daughter. Sold for $13,500 to John Beattie Farms Ltd., Alliston.
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des milliers de femelles sans que je les voie est gratifiante. Cette année, c’était la 25ème édition de l’exposition Agribition Beef Supreme et je suis fier d’avoir lancé l’idée pour ce concours qui est maintenant imité, dans une certaine mesure, par d’autres expositions majeures. De plus, mon point culminant en tant que juge après de nombreux spectacles des 4-H et d’été a été de juger ce spectacle Suprême en 2016.
Je suis aussi fier d’avoir été un coup de pouce et d’avoir nommé le magazine Charolais Connection qui est devenu un vecteur très important
pour la promotion par les éleveurs pour trouver et toucher leur clientèle. J’ai également encouragé le conseil d’administration de l’ACC а approuver la création de la fondation Charolais et j’en ai été membre fondateur. Craig Scott mérite d’immenses remerciements pour tout le travail qu’il a accompli pour partir la fondation. En parlant de Craig, il est le 10e directeur général avec lequel nous travaillons et je pense qu’il fait un excellent travail.
Ainsi, avec tant de raisons d’être reconnaissants, nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer que Robbie et Candice Chomik, qui ont travaillé
Consigned by Rollin’ Acres Charolais.
Lot 9, JSR SHIMMER 48M (Polled, 79 WW, 139 YW), sired by JSR Estrada 52E, out of an SVY Wizard 707E daughter. Sold for $9,000 to CJD Charolais, Jolicure, NB & Jacy McInnis, Bass River, NS. Consigned by Saunders Charolais.
Lot 5, FERGUS MACIE 2M (Polled, -2.3 BW, 27 M), sired by PCC Cobain 231K, out of an HRJ Maverick 556C daughter. Sold for $8,500 to Rollin’ Acres Charolais. Consigned by Fergus Family Charolais, Amaranth.
avec nous en Alberta et en ColombieBritannique et dans d’autres provinces lorsque cela était nécessaire pendant cinq ans, ont acheté le magazine et en prennent les rênes le 1er janvier. Ils sont honnêtes, sincères et déterminés а continuer le véhicule de communication de la race Charolaise au Canada. Nous allons travailler avec eux pendant un certain temps pour nous assurer que la transition se déroule en douceur et que les magazines ne manquent rien.
Toujours dans le meilleur intérêt des Charolais, Helge
Greg & Donna McCracken purchased three
Murray & Shirley McKague bought three this year
Repeat customers Charlie & Mary Lynn Brae added a high seller to their Lone Spruce herd
Kelly Stephen bought a Full French bred heifer that was the high seller
Bennett, Chester, Karla & Griffin Tupling. Chester is a driver of this sale consigning and buying
Manitoba Ag- Ex October 25, 2024 • Brandon, MB
Judge: Chad Hollinger, Neudorf, SK 47 Entries • A BOSS Show
Females Born in 2024 Split 1 1. LONGVIEW ROYAL 59M (CCC WC Redemption 7143 Pld ET), Longview Cattle Co., Grenfell, SK; 2. JWX WYNNEMAKER 3983M (JWX Jackpot 797J), Wilgenbusch Charolais., Halbrite, SK; 3. JWX PEARL 4274M (LT Patriot 2208 Pld), Wilgenbusch Charolais; 4. HIDDEN LAKE DRD MARGE 38M (C2 Jimmy Fallon 46J), Hidden Lake Stock Farms, Carberry; 5. SPRUCE MEADOW MILEY 7M (Balamore Kansas 210K), Spruce Meadow Charolais, Erickson.
Females Born in 2024 Split 2 1. HIDDEN LAKE MABEL 9M (PCC Bourbon 118J), Hidden Lake Stock Farms; 2. HIDDEN LAKE MEG 10M (PCC Bourbon 118J), Hidden Lake Stock Farms; 3. TWN MEADOW 6M (High Bluff Jennings 102J), Sunblade Charolais, Foxwarren; 4. HIDDEN LAKE MEL 8M (DF Mr Outrageous 64G), Hidden Lake Stock Farms; 5.
Females Born in 2024 Split 3 LONGVIEW PROMISE 5M (RBM Keystone H41), Longview Cattle Co.; 2. STEPPLER DM MISS 97M (LAE Game On 279K), Steppler Farms Ltd., Miami; 3. LONGVIEW VELLA 3M (RBM Keystone H41), Longview Cattle Co.; 4. HTA HOT STUFF
496M (Legacys Hulk Hogan 50J), HTA Charolais, Rivers; 5. NOF MISS MALIBU (WC Milestone 5223P), North of 50 Charolais, McCreary, 6. TWN MILA 1M (High Bluff Jennings 102J), Sunblade Charolais.
Females Born in 2024 Split 4 1. JMB MALIBU 401M (LT Governor 1560 Pld), JMB Charolais, Brookdale; 2. LONGVIEW KIT 1M (M&M Outsider 4003 Pld), Longview Cattle Co.; 3. C2 MACY 9M (PCC Cobain 231K), C2 Charolais, La Riviere; 4. MAPLE LAKE
Reserve Grand Champion Bull –LONGVIEW PROSPER 6L, Longview Cattle Co.
Reserve Grand Champion Female – SVY BERKLY’S STAR, Longview
Manitoba Ag-Ex
ROSE 234M (DC/CRJ Tank E 108P), Maple Lake Stock Farms, Hartney; 5. HTA GLITTER 405M (Pro-Char Versailles 47K), HTA Charolais; 6. NOF MARLEE 243M (DCR Blueprint J7), North of 50 Charolais.
BECK’S THROTTLE 201K, (DC/KSM Marksman E1145 PET) exhibited by Steppler Farms Ltd., was named Supreme Champion Bull
JMB DUPLICATE 402M, sired by TR CAG Carbon Copy 7630 ET, exhibited by JMB Charolais, was Champion over all breeds in the Bull Calf Jackpot Show
Madisyn Robertson, Neepawa, won the Senior Showmanship in the Manitoba Ag-Ex Junior Show
BELAIRE ACRES CHAROLAIS
Baltimore, ON
BLACK’S CATTLE CO.
Wilmot, NB
BURGOMASTER CATTLE
Peterborough, ON
DL CHAROLAIS
Devin Lutes, Moncton, NB
Perdue, SK
LESLIE BOMBERAK
Banger, SK
MAPLE LAKE STOCK FARMS
Hartney, MB
AYLA STROH
Crossfield, AB
SHERWOOD, CIRCLE CEE, SPRINGSIDE / BAR SK WIN
Stockade Round-Up
Stockade Round-Up Charolais Show October 31, 2024 • Lloydminster, SK
Judge: Chad Wilson, Wawota, SK
38 Entries • A BOSS Show
Females Born in 2023 Split 1 1. BDT KARMA 55L (SOS Apex Pld 139F), Temple Farms, Carrot River; 2. LEGL MISS DEL REY 101L (LT Del Rey 6161 P), Big Sky Cattle Company, Consort, AB.
Grand Champion Female SOS BERYLE PLD 811K, Sherwood Farms, Circle Cee Charolais, & Springside Cattle Corp.
Reserve Grand Champion Female JUSTAMERE PRISCILLA 221M, Justamere Farms
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The Charolais Banner is pleased to announce
the hiring of Justin Harcourt, from Quill Lake, Saskatchewan, to work with breeders to promote their genetics and operations. Justin, along
STOCKADE ROUND UP,
Bulls Born in 2024 Split 1
Banner Hires Harcourt
with his parents Doug and Tammy, operate Harcourt Charolais. Justin is a recent graduate of the University of Saskatchewan receiving his Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Degree and was the Past President of the CCYA Board. Justin was the 2023 4-H Judging Champion at the Canadian Western
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Charolais, & Springside Cattle Corp.
Agribition. He has judged many shows including the Manitoba Roundup and most recently the 4-H Pro Show in Truro, Nova Scotia.
If Justin can be of any assistance, feel free to contact him at 306-3837168 justin.harcourt02@gmail.com.
Reserve Champion Bull KAYR TREMOR 7015L, Kay-R Land & Cattle
Anderson Bred Heifers Sale
year in a row. Quality females sold across Canada to purebred breeders and commercial cattlemen.
High Selling Pens
Palmer Charolais, Bladworth, SK and Charles Pittman, Medicine Hat each purchased a high selling pen of Simmental cross heifers bred Charolais for $6,500.
Sunrise Melody 9M
SVY Mayfield 30A x Cedardale Zeal 125Z
Thank you to Sharodon Farms, Omemee, for purchasing the high selling heifer calf
Sunrise Latte 3L
HRJ Maverick 556C x Winn Mans Chavez 826Y
bred SVY Historic 241K
Thanks to DanG Charolais, Colburne, for buying this promising brood matron
Sunrise Miley 13M
LT Badge 9184 Pld x LT Affinity 6221 Pld
Thanks to Kirlene Cattle Co., Brighton, for selecting this quality heifer calf
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Charolais Show
November 1, 2024 • Toronto, ON Judges: Nat Grylls & Mark Piller, Neudorf, SK
Alton Century Farms Ltd. & Rollin’ Acres Charolais
Premier Breeder
Alton Century Farms Ltd.
Modern day tools in cow calf production commercial or purebred would not be complete without at least two esophageal feeding tubes. They have multi purpose uses and allow you a safe convenient method to give things like colostrum or colostrum replacers, electrolytes, milk replacers and a few other things I will mention in this article.
No producer should feel they don’t know how to use one or that it is an unsafe method of giving liquids. If in any doubt, get someone to show you, or better yet the BCRC (Beef Cattle Research Council) has a short teaching video on how to drench a calf properly. It is called Calf 911 “The In and Outs of Esophageal Feeding”. It is well worth the view and sign up for their free blog on many other benefits to cattle production. There are good pictorials on it and when using a few fail-safe checks it is virtually impossible to get product down the wrong spot. I am not going to go over ways to safely insert the feeder, go to this video. It comes up immediately when you search the BCRC website. It was released in mid January 2022. Esophageal feeders can be purchased at most feed, farm supply stores or vet clinics. They are well worth the roughly $30.00 investments. I recommend having one for healthy newborns and one for sick calves. They can easily be cleaned and then disinfected with virkon disinfectant and hung up to drip dry.
In my hands I recommend they always be used to bump up the fluid consumption in diarrheic calves that are showing signs of dehydration and I almost always recommend the HE (high energy) electrolytes in these situations. Your veterinarian will recommend the amount and frequency
Huge Benefits of an Esophageal Feeder in Saving Calves
Roy Lewis, DVM
depending on the size of calf and degree of dehydration. With all these products that will be recommended one can always see if they will suckle first and then use the feeder if the suckle reflex is weak or slow. I mark these feeders for sick calves or scour calves whichever you prefer.
With newborns there should be little hesitation if there has been any doubt whether the calf has or will suck for some time after birth that colostrum be given with the feeder. Ideally, colostrum should be consumed within a couple hours. This could be your own colostrum that has been milked for the cow or the air-dried product such as headstart from the Saskatoon Colostrums Company. In any hard pulls, calves lacking vigor a weak ability to stand or in the case of twins or mothers which have limited milk we need to supplement their calves to eliminate the worry about the failure of passive transfer. When choosing the colostrum replacer keep in mind all brands are not created equal. Watch for the grams of immunoglobulin and a named brand. Most have several packages on hand for the calving season and don’t be frugal, if in doubt give the colostrum.
For orphan calves that we find hypothermic or starved out from a mother with no milk, the best remedy is warm good quality milk replacer given quickly with an esophageal feeder unless newborn, in which case colostrum is again the answer. One feeding may be all you need but if others are required, there are really good nipple bottles one may go to. In a cold snap whenever treating calves, take their temperature because if below normal, one must try to bring up the core body temperature. Remember the milk replacer colostrums or electrolytes are great if
they are warm, but just like an infant they can’t be too warm. Test the temp on your own skin first.
Electrolytes for scours or other things where calves are dehydrated can save calves lives, of that there is no doubt. Calves need about 10% body weight per day just for maintenance. This works out to about 1 liter four times daily. If calves will suck vigorously that is great, otherwise tubing gets the needed hydration quickly and with the right balanced electrolytes and energy they need.
Esophageal feeders can be used for giving really any oral product that is necessary to up to about two month old calves. Products for bloat can be administered with the same feeder as well as any oral antibiotics. One must keep them clean and it is best to use one for newborn calves that may require colostrum or milk replacer, and a second feeder to use on sick calves. Keep cross contamination to a minimum and once cleaned and left to dry they can even get a rinse once in a while with something like virkon disinfectant. Replace if the feeding tube gets abrasive from tooth marks. The last thing we want to do is abrade the mouth area and be too rough. Always watch as it is always possible for the stiff applicator to separate from the flexible tubing and be swallowed. A few calves have needed surgery to remove swallowed tubes. They get stuck in a very tight rumen. Also replace feeders on a regular basis as they take lots of abuse from calves sharp teeth. Most larger producers get at least one new one at the start of every year. I like the McGrath bottle feeder but there are many makes out there and it really depends what you get used to and are comfortable with. All have their pros and cons.
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Farmfair International National Charolais Show
November 8, 2024 • Edmonton, AB Judge: Eric Boon, Lucky Lake, SK 110 Entries • A BOSS Show
Most producers would admit in a heavily packed calving operation they would use an esophageal feeder almost daily sometimes several times a day. All products applied give the calf some realistic chance of surviving.
Have a great spring everyone and don’t forget to give the tubing video a look see. You may be pleasantly
surprised as to how many calves you can turn around with just an esophageal feeder and the product that is given. Collectively they may save calves or prevent sick calves from timely administration than all the antibiotics we use in cow calf practice. When tubing the calf, always try to take the temperature and check the navel as well to better diagnose
Reserve Junior Bull Champion
KAYR TREMOR 7015L, Kay-R Land & Livestock
Bulls Born in 2022
1. PCC HUSK 218K ET (CCC WC Redemption 7143 Pld ET), Jon Ern Farms Ltd., Blenheim, ON, Prairie Cove Charolais & Southland Charolais.
the problem. The esophageal feeder is a valuable tool to have but remember to keep it clean as one does not want to spread organisms from calf to calf. Every pneumonic, fevered or diarrheic calf probably can benefit from electrolytes given with an esophageal feeder if it won’t suck.
Alberta Charolais Divine Divas Pair of Heifer Calves
Divine Divas Champion – HARVIE MS MOLSON 19M/HARVIE BRENDA 35M, Harvie Ranching Co.
The Alberta Charolais Association Player’s Club show was held at the 50th Anniversary of Farmfair International. Winning the $50,000 over 20 bulls as judged by over 60 additional members was ELDER’S MCGREGOR 4140M, sired by LT Justified 1528 PLD, from Elder Charolais Farm, Coronach, SK.
MISS PRAIRIE COVE 204K ET sired by CCC WC Redemption 7143 Pld ET exibited by Prairie Cove Charolais Bashaw was named Supreme Champion Female at the 50th Farmfair International.
Valanjou Charolais Bull & Female Sale
Valanjou Charolais Bull & Female Sale
November 30, 2024 • Clyde, AB DLMS Farmgate Timed Auction Gross Average
23 Yearling Bulls
188,000 8,174
6 Yearling Heifers 25,750 4,292
29 Lots
$213,750 $7,371
The quality of Full French and French influence bulls brought a large online bidder presence to this annual online sale. Bulls and heifers sold to seedstock and repeat commercial producers.
High Selling Bulls
Lot 2, ANJOU MILLIONAIRE 405M (Full French, Horned, 109 lb BW, 23 M), sired by Bastion, out of a Renoir daughter. sold for $17,500 to Wendt & Murray Farms Ltd., Lloydminster.
Lot 3, ANJOU MONET 432M (Full
French, Horned, 102 lb BW, 62 WW, 112 YW), sired by Nestor, out of a Bastion Daughter. Sold for $12,500 to Charmark Ranches, Gem.
Lot 16, ANJOU MEDAILLE 456M (Polled, 97 lb BW, 26 M, 51 TM), sired by Wrangler Heat Wave 68J, out of an SOS Wagon Wheel 86C daughter. Sold
for $10,500 to Dennis Bouvier, Valley View.
Lot 11, ANJOU MAJEUR 434M (3rd Gen Polled, 89 lb BW, -2.6 BW, 62 WW, 112 YW), sired by SOS Apex Pld 139F, out of an SOS Wagon wheel 86C daughter. Sold for $10,250 to Dale Hawkins, Strome.
Lot 1, ANJOU MONTAGNE 402M (Full French, Horned, 102 lb BW), sired by Gin Tonic, out of a Jobelin daughter. Sold for $10,000 to Brad Hein, Makwa, SK.
High Selling Heifer
Lot 27, ANJOU MAITRESSE 422M (Polled, 103 lb BW, 25 M, 51 TM), sired by Anjou Pure Power 184Y, out of a Pleasantdawn GTO 214D Daughter. Sold for $5,500 to TJU Charolais, Lac La Biche.
Grant Murray purchased the high selling Full French bull
Leigh Marquess bought a high selling bull
2024 CCYA CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS
SWIFT CURRENT, SASKATCHEWAN
2025 CALENDAR
Misty Hills Charolais
Brian Chrisp
Vermillion, Alberta
Ph: (780) 853-3315
JANUARY
2025
About Your 2025 Calendar
The 2025 Charolais Calendar was produced as a joint effort between the Canadian Charolais Youth Association and the Charolais Banner. It features 283 day gestation period dates in each day box (upper right corner), and the different coloured “weeks” coincide with the 21-day heat cycling period.
FEBRUARY 2025
MARCH 2025
Best of the Breeds Bull Sale, Yorkton, SK
Pine Bluff Charolais & Fern Creek Simmental Online Bull Sale, Love, SK Twin Anchor Charolais Bull Sale, Castor
Nahachewsky Charolais Online Bull Sale, Norquay, SK
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Livestock Charolais Bull Sale, Cobden, ON Transcon’s Red Deer County Bull Sale, Innisfail, AB Palmer Charolais Bull Sale, Bladworth, AB
Desertland Cattle Charolais Bull Sale, Sedalia, AB Harvie Ranching Bull Sale, Olds, AB
Highway 21 Bull Sale, Hanna, AB
Simple as Black & White Bull Sale, Medicine Hat, AB TRI-N Charolais Bull Sale, Lenore, MB
Poplar Bluff Stock Farm Bull Sale, Chauvin, AB Diamond W Charolais & Angus Bull Sale, Minitonas, MB
White Lake Colony Bull Sale, Lethbridge, AB
Prairie Distinction Charolais Bull Sale, Neepawa, MB
Wood River Charolais & Blake’s Red Angus Top Cut Bull Sale, Mankota, SK
Saddleridge Charolais with Kaiser Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Brooks, AB Cedarlea Farms Bull Sale, Hodgeville, SK HTA Charolais Bull Sale, Rivers, MB
Creek’s Edge Land & Cattle Online Bull Sale, Yellow Creek, SK
Footprint Farms Bull Sale, Esther, AB White Meadow Charolais Online Bull Sale, Pipestone, MB
Scott Stock Farm Bull Sale, Crossfield, AB High Bluff Stock Farm Bull & Female Sale, Inglis, MB
Elk
Stephen & Bar H Charolais Bull Sale, Whitewood, SK
C2 Charolais Bull Sale, La Riviere, MB Elder Charolais Farms Bull Sale, Coronach, SK
McTavish Farms Bull Sale, Moosomin, SK
AB Lazy S
AB
Transcon’s Advantage Bull Sale, Saskatoon, SK Borderland Cattle Company Bull Sale,
Ferme Louber Bull Sale, Ste-Marie de Beauce, QC Turnbull Charolais
SK
Farms & Charworth Charolais
Charolais Bull Sale
Horseshoe
Charolais Bull Sale, Kenaston, SK Blackbern Farm & WhiteWater
K-Cow Ranch Bull Sale,
Point,
Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Rimbey,
McAvoy Charolais Bull Sale, Saskatoon, SK
Rockglen, SK Blue Moon Cattle Co., Bull Sale, Beiseker, AB
CCA
AGM
JUNE 13TH
We are hosting the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Charolais Association and the Friends of Canadian Charolais Foundation sale in Quebec City at the Sugar Shack. We hope to see you here. Nous recevrons l’Association Canadienne ainsi que La foundation des amis du Charolais le 13 juin.
This column will be dedicated to keeping Charolais members in touch with the people of the business. It will contain births, weddings, convocations and momentous anniversaries and events of note, but not high school graduations. If you have news and/or photos you’d like to submit, please email charolaisbanner@gmail.com for print in upcoming issues.
It’s a Girl !
Pearl Ann Millen was born October 10th, weighing 7 lb and 14 oz. Proud parents are Jacy McInnis and Eric Millen, of Portapique, Nova Scotia. She joins big brothers Gunner and Stetson.
OBITUARY
Roy and Joan Biensch formerly of Rainbow Charolais, Marsden, SK, both passed this year. Joan passed on Aug 11th, one day shy of their 70th wedding anniversary. Roy passed away November 21st at the age of 93. They had four children Debbie, Randy, Cathy and Tammy, 12 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
Robertson Receives MBP & MCA Scholarship
Madisyn Robertson, Hardrock Land & Cattle Co., Neepawa, MB, was one of six recipients of the 20242025 Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) $1000 scholarships. The recipients are students pursuing a field of study relating to agriculture or acquiring a skilled trade or pursuing a career that would benefit a rural economy. In addition to the MBP Scholarship, the family of the late Larry Schweitzer, a former MBP Director and passionate advocate of the Canadian beef industry, provided an additional $400 funding to each recipient.
Madisyn also received the 2024 Manitoba Charolais Association Scholarship, presented at Manitoba Ag-Ex, in the amount of $750.
Charolais Life
Madisyn is attending the University of Saskatchewan, pursuing a Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences degree. She is the daughter of Dalyse and Paul Madisyn and is a 2nd Generation CCYA member.
Harcourt Convocates
Justin Harcourt convocated with Distinction from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture majoring in Agribusiness. Justin is the son of Doug and Tammy Harcourt, of Harcourt Charolais, Quill Lake, Saskatchewan. Justin is the new Saskatchewan and Manitoba fieldman for the Charolais Banner starting in 2025. Justin is a CCYA Alumni.
Roy and Joan Biensch
Roy was a founding member of the Canadian Charolais Association in 1959 having purchased his first Charolais in 1958. He was president of the Saskatchewan Charolais Association from 1966 to 1969 and a director of the Canadian Charolais Association for 14 years from 1962 to 1976.
The Rainbow herd was based predominately around Full French and in particular a bull they imported named Cyrano. They heavily linebred
with a son of Cyrano named Rainbow Mr Cyrano 32D and in their dispersal sale in Lloydminster in 1985, Patton Charolais in Ontario purchase a yearling bull Rainbow 7N Mr 13S, who they used for many years and had 158 progeny in the system and 77 daughters in production. 32D was also the sire of the popular MVX Cougarhill Hank 720G. There will be a celebration of life gathering next spring or summer back in Marsden.
Michael Hunter presented Madisyn Robertson with the MCA scholarship
Expo Boeuf
October 12, 2024 • Victoriaville, QC
Judge: Phil Hardy, Mansonville 40 Entries (A BOSS Show)
Grand Champion Female – DMC MCCORD MISS CANADA 1L, McCord Cattle
Reserve Grand Champion Female – WHITEWATER LIPSTICK 29L, WhiteWater Livestock
The Maritime Charolais Association’s AGM was held in Amherst, Nova Scotia, on Saturday, November 23rd.
There were no change to the executive or board of directors. Brett Francis remains President, Jacy McInnis Vice-P,resident and Nancy Milton Secretary/Treasurer.
Members heard reports from president Brett Francis, Josh Redden - the Maritime member-at-large on the CCA Board of Directors; and Jacy McInnis - manager of the Maritime Beef Test Station.
The Atlantic Elite Charolais sale will continue on a biennial basis, with the next one being set for the fall of 2025.
The MCA continues to sponsor local Charolais shows in all three maritime provinces and recognizes every 4-Her in the maritimes who completes a beef project with a purebred, registered Charolais with a $75 annual award.
The MCA had a presence as an exhibitor sponsor at the recent Maritime Beef Conference in Moncton, NB, on November 7-9th.
The Association announced Ian
Maritime AGM
Tuttle, of Pugwash, NS, as the 2024 recipient of the MCA’s Commercial Producer of the Year Award, which will be presented next summer at our annual picnic.
Maritime Charolais Association Board of Directors
UP $1,400
45th Annual Sterling Collection Charolais Female Sale
December 4, 2024 • Kenaston, SK
Auctioneer: Dan Skeels
Sale Manager: Wright Livestock Marketing Services
2 Cow/Calf Pairs
18 Bred Heifers
8 Heifer Calves
28 Lots
Gross Average
30,250 15,125
128,750 7,153
71,750 8,969
$230,750 $8,241
High Selling Cow/Calf Pair
Lot 1, LAE JULISSA 172A (Polled, 98 lb BW, 61 WW, 118 YW), sired by Sparrows Architect 725E, out of a
Palgrove Justice J603E daughter, bred to JWX King Kong 735K. Sold for $12,500 to GR Simmentals, Stettler, AB. Consigned by Horseshoe E Charolais.
Lot 1A, LAE MAJESTIC 467M (Polled, 98 lb BW, 70 WW, 135 YW), sired by AHT Game Day 114J. Sold for $5,250 to McKeary Charolais, Compeer, AB. Consigned by Horseshoe E Charolais.
High Selling Bred Heifer
Lot 4, LAE LUXURY 344L (Polled, 71 lb BW, 6.1 CE, -2.5 BW, 27 M), sired
by CAYS Outlaw 2G, out of a Circle Cee Legend 307A daughter, bred to LT Countdown 9712 Pld. Sold for $14,000 to Dog Patch Acres, Leroy. Consigned by Horseshoe E Charolais.
High Selling Heifer Calf Lot 25, WESTDALE BERKLY’S BREN 48M (Homo Polled, 97 lb BW, 63 WW, 116 YW), sired by PCC Brewitt 929G, out of a M&M Outsider 4003 Pld daughter. Sold for $20,250 to Dog Patch Acres. Consigned by Westdale Cattle Co., Tisdale.
FRONT L-R: Jacy McInnis, Vice-President and baby Pearl, Bass River, NS; Brett Francis, President, Crapaud, PE; Nancy Milton, Secretary/Treasurer, Nine Mile Creek, PE BACK L-R: Josh Redden, Windsor, NS; Ken Langille, Upper Malagash, NS; Cole Campbell, West Mabou, NS; Nick Green, Kingston, PE MISSING: Jacob McAffee, Lower Knoxford, NB; Elizabeth Heighton, River John, NS
Cedarlea Girls Night Out Sale
November 15, 2024 • Hodgeville, SK Auctioneer: Chris Poley Sale Manager: T Bar C Cattle Co. Gross Average
8 Cow/Calf Pairs
17 Bred Cows
42 Bred Heifers
6 Heifer Calves
73 Lots
$115,750 $14,469
152,750 8,985
321,000 7,643
32,250 5,375
$621,750 $8,517
Cedarlea Farms dug deep to put forth a high-quality offering in this biennial event. Although the crowd wasn’t big on this nice day, the internet and telephones were active and saw cattle sell to seven provinces. With a nice mix of genetics there was something for everyone, from show prospects, to proven brood matron, with many buyers, buying in volume.
High Selling Cow/Calf Pairs
Lot 63, CEDARLEA BITTY 73J (Polled, 72 WW, 128 YW), sired by Cedarlea the Count 175F, out of a VFF Time Out 172Y daughter, bred to CML Tremor 31L. Sold for $20,000 to Mills Cattle Co., Kenaston.
Lot 63A, CEDARLEA BITTY 16M (Polled, 73 WW, 1389 YW, 72 lb BW), sired by Hopewell Strada 48H. Sold for $7,000 to Mills Cattle Co.
Lot 55, CEDARLEA UPROAR
15K (Homo Polled, -6.9 BW, Top 1% for BW, 3% CE, 4% SC), sired by LT Authority 7229 Pld, out of a Circle Cee Legend 307A, bred to Legacys Game Day 45G. Sold for $15,000 to Circle 7 Charolais, Shaunavon.
55A, CEDARLEA UPROAR 174M (Homo Polled, 77 lb BW, 25 M), sired by KAYR Fruition 26K. Sold for $6,000 to Brimner Cattle Co., Manor. High Selling Bred Cows
Lot 53, CEDARLEA WHITNEY 6K (Homo Polled, 75 lb BW, -2.8 BW, 66 WW, 121 YW), sired by LT Authority 7229 Pld, out of an RBM Fargo Y111 daughter, bred to LAE Troubadour 231K. Sold for $18,000 to Blanchette Ranch Ltd, Edam.
Lot 74, CEDARLEA
WHILHELMINA 156H (Homo Polled, 73 WW, 144 YW, 26 M), sired by RBM Fargo Y111, out of an SHSH Rolex 22A daughter, bred to Turnbull’s Kiefer
Cedarlea Sale
66K. Sold for $14,500 to Brax-Cam Farms, Milk River, AB.
High Selling Bred Heifers
Lot 51, CEDARLEA GLITTER 205L (Homo Polled, top 1% for YW, Top 2% for WW, SC & REA), sired by Cedarlea The Count 175F, out of a Turnbull’s Elite 322E daughter, bred to KAYR Fruition 26K. Sold for $19,500 to Beechinor Bros. Charolais, Bentley, AB.
Lot 21, CEDARLEA NINA 56L (Homo Polled, -.7 BW, 66 WW, 129 YW, 29 M), sired by Elder’s Houlio 4H, out of an LT Authority 7229 Pld daughter, bred to LT Countdown 9712 Pld. Sold for $11,000 to Elder Charolais, Coronach.
Lot 15, CEDARLEA WYNONA 24L (Polled, 67 WW, 130 YW, 27 M), sired by Winchester Lock N Load Q1E, out of an LT Authority 7229 Pld daughter, bred to KAYR Fruition 26K. Sold for $11,000 to AM Sunrise Charolais Farm, Battleford.
Lot 41, CEDARLEA SHINE 146L (Homo Polled, -1.7 bw, 64 WW, 121 YW, 25 M), sired by RBM Fargo Y111, out of a Sparrows Reno 824U daughter, bred to LT Countdown 9712 Pld. Sold for $11,000 to Flat Valley Cattle Co., Hilda, AB High Selling Heifer Calf
Lot 5, CEDARLEA TWISTER 72M (Homo Polled, -2.1 BW, 73 WW, 132 YW, 28 M), sired by Cedarlea Howitzer 49H, out of a Circle Cee Legend 307A daughter. Sold for $7,000 to Blanchette Ranch Ltd.
John & Michelle Beechinor bought the high selling bred heifer
Glen Mills purchased the high selling cow/ calf pair
BJ Hawkins with Mike Elder, who purchased a high selling bred heifer
Barb Domes came with her daughter, Michelle Bomok, who purchased a few for her AM Sunrise herd
Brad Balog added a few to his Brax-Cam operation
Kim & Tyler Blanchette bought the high selling bred cow and heifer calf
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Canadian Western Agribition Charolais Show
November 29, 2024 • Regina, SK
Judges: Brayden & Andie Schmidt, Didsbury, AB
118 Entries • A BOSS Show
Females Born in 2024 Split 1 1. SVY LUNA 444M (Boy Outliner 812 ET Pld), Serhienko Cattle Co., Maymont; 2. KAYR ANNABELLE 483M (Sparrows Pascal 239K), Kay-R Land & Cattle Ltd., Waskatenau, AB & KFC Farms Ltd., Abbottsford, BC; 3. JWX PEARL 4274M (LT Patriot 2208 Pld), Wilgenbusch Charolais, Halbrite. Junior Heifer Calf Champion SVY LUNA 444M, Serhienko Cattle Co.
SVY COVERGIRL 405M (LT Governor 1560 PLD), Bennett Blanchette, Edam
Junior Showman
Junior Team Grooming Champion
Brair Blanchette, Briggs Blanchette, and Ella Grant
Intermediate Team Grooming Champion
Bennett Blanchette, Keylen Eaton, and Jack Archdekin
Bull Pen Alley Champion Charolais Pen
CJL Livestock, Radville, exhibited the Champion Pen of Charolais Bulls with two sired by Turnbull’s Knockin Boots 604K and one by Balamore Justice 126J. The pen had an average weight of 1233 lb, with an average age of 311 days and an average WPDA of 3.97.
Champion
Briar Blanchette, Edam
Reserve Champion Charolais Pen
Valley’s End Charolais, Central Butte, exhibited the Reserve Champion Charolais Pen with two sired by LAE Huckleberry 8H and one by PleasantDawn Mobile 103F. The pen had an average weight of 1151 lb, with an average of 316 days and an average WPDA of 3.65.
President’s Classic Charolais Champion and Top 5 Finalist
CKE BACKDRAFT 35J (MVY Backdraft 35J), CK Stock Farms, Candiac
First Lady Classic Charolais Champion and Top 5 Finalist
Layne Cay (left) and Dale Weinbender (right) presented the Oram Family, of Valley’s End Charolais, Central Butte, with the Saskachewan Charolais Association Breeder of the Year award.
Saskatchewan Charolais Association Commercial Breeder of the Year
Raymond Paschke (left) and Dale Weinbender (right) presented the SCA Commercial Breeder of the Year Award to Don and Dale Johnson of, Johnson Farms, Prince.
Saskatchewan Charolais Association Honour Scoll Recipient
Tammy and Doug Horcourt, of Harcourt Charolais, Quill Lake, were inducted to the SCA Honour Scroll. The presentaion was made by Dale Weinbender.
Saskatchewan Charolais Association Scholarships
Payton Caldwell, Weyburn, and Jorja Beck, Lang, both received a $1000 SCA Scholarship from Dale Weinbender.
Canadian Charolais Association Scholarships
Darwin Rosso (left) and Craig Scott (right) presented Payton Caldwell (left), Weyburn, and Madisyn Robertson (right), Neepawa, Manitoba, each a $1000 scholarship.
Jorja Beck, Lang, Saskachewan, received the Dale Norheim Scholarship of $1500 from Darwin Rosso (left), Lee Norheim and Craig Scott (right).
Retiring SCA board member Kurtis Phillips (left) was presented a painting by
Weinbender (right) for his years of dedication to the SCA Board.
Dale
RACING AND RANCHING
Candace By Photos - Britt Ross
Prouse Ranch is located just outside of Invermay, Saskatchewan, where Darrell and Charlene Prouse have raised their two children, Brittany and Buddy. Darrell’s father, Dick bought the farm at Invermay in 1955. Before that he lived in Kelvington. They used to chase horses from Nut Mountain to a pasture east of their current location, about 45 miles, until they purchased their current place and moved. There are definitely some stories about the endeavour.
Prouse Ranch competes in the pony chuckwagon and chariot races every year. It is a tradition that continues from Darrell’s father, Dick, who was one of the founding members of the Eastern Professional Chariot & Chuckwagon Association.
Buddy and Mikela; Darrell and Charlene; Britt, Curtis and Clay
Buddy started racing carts in 2011 and added wagons in 2013. Darrell laughs, “I have a few years on you. I would guess I have been racing at least 40 years. Dad started in the 50s with big wagons and switched to ponies in the 60s. Then we went back to big wagons in the late 80s and now
we have switched back to ponies. There isn’t that much difference anymore. When we were at the Kelvington Fair, I saw some horses and I couldn’t tell which category they were in until I looked at the wagon,” smiles Darrell.
Situated at Invermay, Saskatche-
wan, they would just have to travel too far to compete with big wagons. The prize money is better, but so are the expenses. “If you are in it for the money, you are in the wrong sport. It is just like going fishing.” says Darrell. “If you are lucky you can get your fuel money back,” adds Buddy.
Dick Prouse
“If you can get a good sponsor to cover your fuel for the summer, that really helps. Diamond W Charolais has been our sponsor for a long time. I think it has worked well for both of us,” says Darrell. Sponsors get their name and information on the tarp of the wagon for the season.
They race for the thrill of it or the adrenalin rush. This year, about the time their teams really started to gel and win races, they were done for the season. “If you want to win everytime you race, it becomes a job. We just do it for fun, it beats sitting at the lake, nothing happens there,” laughs Buddy.
“We had fourteen horses on the circuit this year and we ran two wagons at one race, but the rest we only ran one wagon.” tells Buddy. Darrell adds that he only drove one weekend this year and that was at Kelvington. They had a good season, but it was short due to all the work to be done at the ranch.
“IF YOU ARE IN IT FOR THE MONEY, YOU ARE IN THE WRONG SPORT. IT IS JUST LIKE GOING FISHING.” SAYS DARRELL. “IF YOU ARE LUCKY YOU CAN GET YOUR FUEL MONEY BACK,” ADDS BUDDY.
They usually start running the horses when they are three and some of them will race until they are twenty. It takes them three or four years of racing before everything is automatic. The Prouses have been breeding race horses for well over 50 years.
“By the time we finish calving, get cows to grass, and the horses in shape, the early races are over,” explains Buddy. “They start at the end of May now with races in St. Louis, Archerwill, Hudson Bay and Pilot Butte. We aren’t really ready to race until July when those races are over. This year the season is running into September with races at Canora, Wadena and Fishing Lake. We have gone to races in Alberta in the past, Vermilion has a good show. It is nice to run against some different guys once in a while.” They raise and train horses, as well as buy, train and sell. They have participated in sales in Canada and the
Darrell and Curtis team roping
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United States, as well as by private treaty. People call looking for horses from time to time. They are working in the ranch horse field. They want to sell horses that anybody can ride, regardless of their experience.
They run around 350 commercial cows. Most of them are Charolais x Red Angus, but there are still some white cows in the mix. Darrell likes the reds the best. Buddy’s commercials are mostly black and red Angus.
Dick had Hereford cows like everybody else. Then they started using Simmental bulls on them. “I think we had gone back to Hereford bulls and one day, Ryan Peterson, from the Kelvington Auction Market, was here having coffee. He had been buying all our calves and he told Dad, you need to change what you’re putting on your Simmental cows. Dad asked what he would suggest and Ryan said, ‘I would put a Charolais on them so fast your head would spin.’
‘I WOULD PUT A CHAROLAIS ON THEM SO FAST YOUR HEAD WOULD SPIN.’
Britt and Clay
Dad took his advice. That was a long time ago, probably in the early 80s or late 70s.”
As more auction markets close, they have explored the option of selling through the Western Canadian Calf Sale, which is a video sale. The sale expects to market 80,000 head this year. It is cheaper to sell them in this manner.
They purchased their first purebreds from Vi Wendel, Charline Charolais, in 2009, and their first purebred calves were born in 2010. They actually went to buy bulls, but ended up buying cows.
Charlene hints, “I think they had this in their mind when they left.” “Charlene was away that weekend, so it adds to the story,” explains Darrell.
“We were having some trouble sourcing the type of bulls we wanted. There were bulls, but they were
THEY ACTUALLY WENT TO BUY BULLS, BUT ENDED UP BUYING COWS.
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tall and lanky and we just wanted more thickness. We bought these thinking we would raise our own bulls.” Buddy was still in high school and he was really interested in the purebreds. “When we went to look, they had this huge red bull and we couldn’t believe they were using it on heifers. They definitely had broody cows with milk and muscle. They were well fed.”
They purchased another package out of the JMB Dispersal and run about 100 purebred females now. The purebreds all start calving in January. Darrell and Curtis’s commercials start in March and Buddy moved his commercials to May. There were just getting to be too many head around
the yard at one time.
Curtis laughs, “we just enjoy calving so much we want to spread it out to more of the year.” Curtis Ross is married to Brittany, Darrell and Charlene’s daughter, and they have one son named Clay. They met at Vermilion college and he moved from Lac La Biche after they graduated and they have made their home in Sheho. Britt does their photography
and video work as well as graphic design. It is a business she enjoys and is expanding.
As they have a closed herd, they use Pyramid 5 in the fall, and they use NASALGEN® on the calves. Their commercial cows don’t see a lot of needles. They get vaccinated until their first calf, then they don’t receive any. “We never treated one of our May calvers,” states Buddy. Curtis
THEY ARE BELIEVERS AS THEY HAVE FOUND THEY
EITHER RUN AROUND WITH A NEEDLE IN THE SPRING OR FEED MINERALS. THEY PREFER TO FEED MINERALS.
adds, “we spend the money on minerals all year round, good quality minerals.” Charlene sells OLS tubs, PerforMAX from Blairs and Redmond salt with garlic. They are believers as they have found they either run around with a needle in the spring or feed minerals. They prefer to feed minerals. They have found it also improves conception rates and calving is easier.
The Prouses have had four bull sales that have all been online. In 2025, they are moving to a live sale. They are erecting a new 80 x 200 building that will include an office, facilitate the bull sale, some calving area and provide riding area when not being used by cows.
They will probably sell 30 bulls, including a few Salers bulls of Buddy’s partner, Mikela Quinton. “The breed has changed a lot and the bad attitudes have been cleaned up,” confirms Darrell.
Curtis is the seed guy in the operation and he looks after rejuvenating the hay land. They don’t do a lot of hay as the area isn’t conducive to abundant
WE FOUND THAT IF WE SILAGED THE CORN, WE DOUBLED THE DAYS WE COULD FEED WITH THE SAME LAND USAGE.
production. They have found they do a lot better with silage and rely heavily on it.
The last two years they used custom silage workers. Haying and silaging really cut into the racing season, they all agree with a chuckle. On the flipside, having it custom done adds to the expense of racing.
They predominantly use barley and oats. They have grazed corn in the past, but it hasn’t always worked well. They have also experimented with cover crops and have found that some years it works well, and some years it doesn’t. So much depends on the type of year they have. Swath grazing didn’t work for them because they have too much trouble with geese and wildlife. They find one of the benefits of silage is you know what they are getting. You use a TMR ration and they get so many pounds per day, everyday. With the corn grazing, they tried to do a five-day area and it seemed like on the fourth or fifth day the temperature would drop just when you wanted them to clean up the leaves and stalks.
Were they really getting what they needed on those cold days? They weren’t comfortable with the inconsistency of feed provided.
“We found that if we silaged the corn, we doubled the days we could feed with the same land usage. Instead of grazing 200 cows, we could feed 400 cows,” tells Darrell.
“The theory is you don’t have to start your tractor everyday in the winter. But for us, we always have some cows in the yard, so what is the difference if you shred one bale or eight? Also, we feed our cows in the field anyway, so the manure gets spread around,” explains Curtis.
They creep feed their purebred bull calves about six weeks before weaning, just to make the transition easier on the calves.
Buddy wants his cows to look good. “They have to look good first. It doesn’t matter what their numbers read, if they don’t look good, I can’t consider them. We pretty much cull on feet and production. If a cow brings in a calf that isn’t very impressive, we give her one more chance in case it is the bull’s fault.
If she brings in a poor calf a second time, she is gone.”
“We never buy the outlier in the pen. They just won’t produce the
consistency we want in our herd. We can buy in the upper end of the pen, but not the obvious stand-out. They just never seem to produce.”
“Our customers are used to calves that weigh at market time. I believe that if you have a 70 pound calf and 110 pound calf at birth, the 70 pound calf will not surpass the larger birth weight calf in the fall. I just haven’t seen it,” says Buddy. “The easiest way for a commercial guy to make money is to change the colour of the hide of his calves. The Charcross calves do it in the marketplace year after year. How can you pass up that $50-75/calf?”
The Prouses share a light-hearted banter around the table. It is obviously a family that can work and play together. Their shared vision creates their success.
THE EASIEST WAY FOR A COMMERCIAL GUY TO MAKE MONEY IS TO CHANGE
THE COLOUR OF THE HIDE OF HIS CALVES. THE CHARCROSS CALVES DO IT IN THE MARKETPLACE YEAR AFTER YEAR.
