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Wow, what a great start to the spring bull sale season. It looks like things have kicked off right where we left off in late 2024 with quality bulls bringing great prices. Don’t get me wrong with the political landscape and potential trade war between Canada and the US it did look like things could have got a little uneasy. We need to remember how important the US market is for Canada as ¾ of our beef exports are with the US. The January 1st USDA cattle inventory report shows that this is the sixth consecutive year that beef cow numbers have declined and is the smallest cow herd inventory since 1961. As far as beef cow numbers at home here in Canada, we
are at the lowest number since 1989. What does the future look like in the cattle industry? I don’t know. If I did, I probably wouldn’t be writing this article. Kidding aside with declining numbers I strongly feel for the time being we will see strong demand for quality replacement females of all ages as producers will be trying to rebuild the on-farm cow base. I had one young commercial producer mention to me just the other day how fast their cow herd number shrunk just by not retaining any heifer calves one fall. With the high prices for calves in the fall they did what most did and sent them straight to the auction market.
The proof is in the pudding—or the paycheck, rather. I did some research and pulled some results from various sale barns across Canada, and Charolais cross calves
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are indeed bringing more money per pound than the other breeds, up to 20 cents per pound. One example I saw was 1100lb Char cross steers bringing $3,750. Keep this in mind when it comes to purchasing your next herd bull.
If you have friends and neighbors still on the fence about trying a Charolais show them these articles and past Charolais Connections. They are available on our website along with a complete sales calendar and the majority of bull sale catalogues and videos.
We hope you all have a safe and successful calving season. As we get into full swing with sale season, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Justin, Helge, or myself if we can assist you in any way.
Have a great day, and we look forward to seeing you at the sales!
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Wow, quel bon début pour la saison des ventes de taureaux du printemps. On dirait que les choses ont repris là où on s’était arrêté fin 2024, avec des taureaux de qualité rapportant d’excellents prix. Ne vous méprenez pas, avec le paysage politique et la guerre commerciale potentielle entre le Canada et les États-Unis, il semblait que les choses auraient pu devenir un peu difficile. Il ne faut pas oublier l’importance du marché américain pour le Canada puisque les ¾ de nos exportations de bœuf se font vers les États-Unis. Le rapport d’inventaire du bétail de l’USDA en date du 1er janvier montre qu’il s’agit de la sixième année consécutive avec une baisse du nombre de vaches de boucherie et qu’il s’agit du plus petit inventaire de troupeaux de vaches depuis 1961. En ce qui concerne le nombre de vaches de boucherie
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au Canada, nous sommes au plus bas depuis 1989. À quoi ressemble l’avenir de l’industrie bovine? Je ne sais pas. Si je le savais, je n’écrirais probablement pas cet article. Mis à part les blagues, avec le déclin des effectifs, je suis convaincu que pour le moment, nous assisterons à une forte demande de femelles de remplacement de qualité de tout âges, car les producteurs tenteront de reconstituer la base de femelles à la ferme. L’autre jour, un jeune producteur commercial m’a dit à quelle vitesse le nombre de vaches dans son troupeau avait diminué simplement parce qu’il n’avait pas gardé de génisses un automne. Avec les prix élevés des veaux à l’automne, ils ont fait comme la plupart des gens et les ont envoyés directement à l’encan.
C’est au fruit que l’on juge l’arbre –ou plutôt dans le chèque de paye. J’ai fait quelques recherches et obtenu quelques résultats de diverses ventes à la ferme à travers le Canada, et les
veaux croisés Charolais rapportent en effet plus d’argent par livre que les autres races, jusqu’à 20 cents par livre. Un exemple que j’ai vu était celui de bœufs croisés Charolais de 1,100 lbs rapportant $3,750. Gardez ça en tête quand vous achetez votre prochain taureau de troupeau.
Si vous avez des amis et des voisins qui hésitent encore à essayer le Charolais, montrez-leur ces articles et les anciennes connexions Charolais. Ils sont disponibles sur notre site Web avec un horaire de vente complet et la majorité des catalogues et vidéos de ventes de taureaux.
Nous espérons que vous passerez tous une saison de vêlage sécuritaire et bien réussite. Alors que nous entrons dans la saison des ventes, n’hésitez pas à contacter Justin, Helge ou moi-même si nous pouvons vous aider de quelque manière que ce soit.
Passez une excellente journée et au plaisir de vous revoir aux encans !
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Precision Agriculture (The evolution of accuracy)
Sean McGrath
There is a lot of talk about precision agriculture in grain farming circles and use of term often conjures images of global positioning satellites, self driving tractors, rate controllers and other technological advances. In many cases we may feel left out as beef producers however breed associations and genetics providers have been working on this challenge for many years and have some great tools to introduce added precision into sire selection decisions.
First, it is important to understand that what we are concerned with when we are purchasing seedstock is their DNA. In other words, we are interested in the traits that a bull will pass on to his calves, more than the traits that the bull exhibits himself. It is siring superior calves that makes a bull good.
Early on many bull buyers used tools such as looking at birth weight or adjusted weights and within herd indexes or ranks. These tools were reasonably effective, particularly when selection was for traits like growth that are moderately heritable. The bull’s performance relative to herd mates or peers provided some indication of the DNA he was carrying and could pass on to offspring. This was a relatively crude measure.
As technology evolved, we were able to calculate EPD on the animal and predict an accuracy. The EPD were more effective as they combined pedigree and performance information, but also removed environmental effects and improved
the effectiveness of identifying an animal’s DNA that they were passing on. EPD are also comparable across herds so that more comparisons could be made and a better job of selection could be done. Research has indicated that selection using EPD is up to 9 times more effective than the use of in herd indexes and ranks.
Each EPD was presented with an accuracy value that indicates how certain we are about the animal’s DNA prediction. As we add more data, the accuracy approaches closer to 1.00. For a young, virgin bull, most accuracies are in the 0.20 to 0.40 range if the breeder has done a good job in submitting information. This does not mean that an EPD is inaccurate, rather it measures the precision with which we are able to identify the animal’s DNA. As we obtain more information on offspring that contain a sire’s DNA, we can do a better job of determining what DNA he possesses and can pass on, and this is reflected in a higher accuracy (precision) value. To increase the precision of prediction the Canadian Charolais Association implemented Whole Herd Enrolment or reporting over 20 years ago. Contrary to the traditional approach where only the good cattle were registered and reported, in the WHE program, all calves are reported, to provide a more accurate picture of the DNA present in each animal in the breed. An analogy would be if you only turned your yield monitor on in the good spots in a field, the end results would not be reflective of the actual yield or help to identify agronomic issues. Same case in point with complete reporting of cattle performance.
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L’agriculture de précision (L’évolution de la précision)
On parle beaucoup d’agriculture de précision dans le secteur des grandes cultures et l’utilisation de ce terme évoque souvent des images de satellites de positionnement global, de tracteurs autonomes, de contrôleurs de rendement et d’autres avancées technologiques. Dans bien des cas, nous pouvons nous sentir laissés de côté en tant que producteurs de bœuf. Les associations d’éleveurs et les intervenants du monde de la génétique travaillent à ce défi depuis de nombreuses années, et ils disposent d’excellents outils pour ajouter de la précision aux décisions de sélection des taureaux.
Premièrement, il est important de comprendre que ce qui nous préoccupe le plus lorsque nous achetons des sujets reproducteurs, c’est en fait leur ADN. En d’autres mots, nous nous intéressons aux caractères qu’un taureau transmettra à ses veaux, plus qu’aux caractères que le taureau exprime lui-même. Un bon taureau est celui qui produira des veaux supérieurs.
Dans le passé, de nombreux acheteurs de taureaux utilisaient des outils tels que l’examen du poids à la naissance ou des poids ajustés et des indices ou des rangs mesurés à l’intérieur d’un troupeau. Ces outils étaient raisonnablement efficaces, surtout lorsque la sélection visait des caractères comme la croissance qui sont modérément héréditaires. La performance du taureau par rapport à ses contemporains du troupeau ou à ses pairs nous donnait une indication de l’ADN qu’il portait et qu’il pouvait transmettre à sa progéniture. C’était
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ainsi une mesure relativement brute. Au fur et à mesure que la technologie a évolué, nous sommes devenus en mesure de calculer les ÉPD sur un animal et de prévoir des niveaux de précision. Les ÉPD sont plus efficaces, car ils combinent les données sur la généalogie et les données de performances, et ils éliminent également les effets de l’environnement et améliorent l’efficacité de l’identification de l’ADN qu’un animal transmet. Les ÉPD sont également comparables d’un troupeau à l’autre, ce qui permet de faire plus de comparaisons et d’améliorer la sélection. La recherche nous indique que la sélection à l’aide des ÉPD est jusqu’à neuf fois plus efficace que l’utilisation des indices et des rangs à l’intérieur d’un troupeau.
Chaque ÉPD est présenté avec une valeur de précision indiquant à quel point nous sommes sûrs de la prédiction de l’ADN de l’animal. À mesure que nous ajoutons des données, la précision se rapproche de 1,00. Pour un jeune taureau vierge, la plupart des valeurs de précision sont d’environ 0,20 à 0,40 si l’éleveur a fait un bon travail en soumettant toutes ses informations. Cela ne veut pas dire qu’un ÉPD est inexact, mais plutôt qu’il mesure la précision avec laquelle nous sommes en mesure d’identifier l’ADN de l’animal. À mesure que nous obtenons plus d’information sur les descendants qui possèdent l’ADN d’un taureau, nous pouvons faire un meilleur travail pour déterminer quel ADN ce taureau possède et peut transmettre, et cela se traduit par une plus grande valeur de précision. Afin d’accroître la précision des prédictions génétiques, l’Association Charolais du Canada a mis en place
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The latest advancement in precision technology for beef cattle genetics is to measure DNA of the animal directly using what is called a high density SNP (snip) chip. With this technology we can look directly at an animal’s DNA and analyse 100, 000 markers or pieces of DNA. This information can then be included in the EPD evaluation, along with pedigree and performance information. While the SNP chip does not analyse every piece of an animal’s DNA it does provide insights roughly equivalent to having 15 to 40 progeny reported (depending on the trait). The resulting GE (Genomically Enhanced) EPD may not change from the traditional EPD, but the accuracy or precision of the prediction will be
greatly improved. This in turn means that we are able to more precisely target our selection goals and have fewer surprises or outright failures in our breeding decisions. The use of DNA testing and GE EPD allows us to greatly speed up our selection process as we can obtain a lot of information at a very early age. An animal could have a DNA test equivalent to having 20 progeny completed at 1 day of age. To obtain this same level of precision knowledge the animal would have to be 2 years old at best and in the case of a female somewhere north of 20 years old.
Breeders, breed associations, and DNA companies have made significant investments in precision agriculture for beef cattle. More
accurate decisions earlier in life can have profound impacts on the bottom line. In the Charolais world, animals with a image on their web search result will have a genomically enhanced EPD that includes pedigree, performance and DNA information. The result is a more precise EPD for you the user. Feel free to ask your bull supplier if they use or would look at using DNA testing as a tool to help employ precision agriculture in your cowherd.
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il y a plus de vingt ans l’enrôlement ou la déclaration du troupeau complet. Contrairement à l’approche traditionnelle où seuls les meilleurs bovins étaient enregistrés et déclarés, dans le programme « WHE », tous les veaux sont déclarés afin de fournir une image plus précise de l’ADN présent dans chaque sujet de la race. Une comparaison serait par exemple si vous n’allumez votre moniteur de rendement que dans les bons endroits d’un champ donné, les résultats finaux ne refléteront pas le rendement réel du champ ou cela n’aidera pas à identifier les problèmes agronomiques. Même chose en fait avec la déclaration complète des performances des bovins. Le dernier progrès en technologie de précision pour la génétique des bovins de boucherie est de mesurer l’ADN de l’animal directement à l’aide de ce qu’on appelle une puce SNP (prononcez snip) à haute densité. Avec cette technologie, nous pouvons examiner directement l’ADN d’un animal et analyser 100 000 marqueurs ou séquences d’ADN. Ces informations peuvent ensuite être incluses dans l’évaluation des
ÉPD, ainsi que les informations sur la généalogie et les performances. Bien que la puce SNP n’analyse pas chaque segment d’ADN d’un animal, elle fournit des informations à peu près équivalentes à avoir de quinze à quarante progénitures déclarées (selon le caractère considéré). L’EPD GE (« Genomically Enhanced » ou amélioré par la génomique) ainsi calculé peut ne pas changer par rapport à l’ÉPD traditionnel, mais l’exactitude ou la précision de la prédiction génétique sera grandement améliorée.
Cela signifie en fait que nous pouvons cibler plus précisément nos objectifs de sélection et avoir moins de surprises ou d’échecs dans nos décisions d’élevage. L’utilisation des analyses d’ADN et des EPD GE nous permet d’accélérer de manière importante notre processus de sélection, car nous pouvons obtenir beaucoup d’informations à un très jeune âge. À l’âge d’un jour, un animal pourrait avoir une analyse d’ADN équivalente à avoir vingt progénitures nées. Pour obtenir le même niveau de connaissances de la précision, l’animal
doit être âgé au mieux deux ans et, dans le cas d’une femelle quelconque non évaluée, de vingt ans.
Les éleveurs, les associations de races et les laboratoires d’analyse ADN ont fait d’importants investissements dans l’agriculture de précision pour les bovins de boucherie. Des décisions plus précises prises plus tôt dans la vie peuvent avoir de profonds impacts sur le revenu net. Dans le monde des Charolais, les animaux ayant cette image sur le résultat d’une recherche sur le site internet possédera des ÉPD améliorés sur le plan génomique, lesquels incluent des informations sur la généalogie, les performances et l’ADN. Le résultat est des ÉPD plus précis pour les utilisateurs. N’hésitez pas à demander à votre fournisseur de taureaux s’il utilise ou envisage d’utiliser les analyses d’ADN comme outil pour aider à utiliser l’agriculture de précision dans votre troupeau.
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Improvements to Monitoring Cattle Health Using Video Cameras and Drones
Technology has advanced with regards to monitoring the health of our cattle, especially at calving time and out to pasture. I have been privy to use advanced cameras in the last several years at two operations I deal with during the calving season. I have also witnessed demonstrations and heard several presentations on drones for checking and monitoring cattle, so I wanted to share my impressions of them as well.
The technology is here to have high-resolution cameras with telephoto lenses that can pivot 360 degrees and go to infrared technology at night. Even one camera strategically placed in the calving area can cover a big area. The question is, how do they help us, and do they pay for themselves?
I run a calving rotation for UCVM (University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine) and the learning and teaching experience can be huge with cameras. Showing new employees, students or urban visitors, a calving cow has many teaching moments as well as the public can see how closely the cattle can be monitored. Many young families use cameras in their baby rooms so know full well the peace of mind they create. Plus, now having the app on your phone means multiple people have the ability to keep their eye on things on the farm or remotely.
For calving, one can focus in on what is protruding from the vulva and determine a malpresentation that needs to be brought in and corrected. Calving behavior can be taught because it allows one to
let more cows calve in the winter naturally outdoors and they can be brought in right away once calved minimizing frozen ears. I find that many cows disturbed during calving and brought into a barn cease calving for a while. This way with a cow in labor you can effortlessly check every 10 minutes if you desire. Progress can be monitored so intervention can occur if things are not progressing normally after a set period of time. I always say about an hour in cows and 1.5 hours in heifers with no progress is time to intervene.
This past spring producers & students were able to avert cows stealing calves or do a few handpulls right in the pen. An all-toocommon complaint is producers losing calves from the water bag being stuck over the nose and a calf suffocating. You can watch the camera to ensure the water bag has broken or the cow has licked it off. If not, a quick run to the calving area often will save it. Some cameras have timers on them and with one calf that was not reached in time (calved middle of night with the water bag not broken) we rewound the program and found that it had survived about 20 minutes since birth before succumbing, which surprised me. It had been born very quickly (it was a twin) so the bag did not break.
Other uses for the same or more cameras at calving are seeing if newborns are sucking, change in behavior and nesting of cows indicating impending calving. Cows off feed, excessively enlarged or not chewing their cud can easily be detected as well. Other times of year could see them set up in a breeding pen to detect heats for an AI or
By Roy Lewis, DVM
synchronization programs or set up around watering bowls or mineral feeders to determine abnormal behaviors, sickness and lameness. Auction markets use them to verify the number of head, whether unloading, through the ring, or loading up. Cameras in the arrival feedlot pen can ensure all cattle are finding feed and water. There are multiple uses for video cameras to improve our management, save more animals potentially and save labor. Cameras serve as monitors for predators such as coyotes or other more aggressive predators if they become a problem.
Drones are becoming more routine in the agricultural sector but Dr. John Church, a professor at Thompson River University in Kamloops, BC, has done extensive experimentation with drones and sees their huge potential in animal production. Most have cameras attached to them, so they are essentially portable moving video cameras. The image is crystal clear, and one can fly high and monitor the whole herd or drop down and carefully monitor one separated from the herd look at clinical signs and get identification. They can zip from one side of the herd to another, so it is easy to follow an individual. The telephoto lenses can be phenomenal so ear tags or other identification can easily be read from 90 ft. away, so the cattle are not disturbed. Monitoring bunks and cattle inventory are two additional uses in the feedlot for drones. Again, the drones can save tremendous time checking pastures, checking watering bowls or mineral feeders. On pasture checks, lame animals or bulls with breeding ..continued on page 64
Calves that are severely chilled at birth, without immediate assistance to warm/dry them and make sure they ingest colostrum in a timely manner, have poor survival rates. If a calf gets too cold before he suckles, he may not be able to get a teat in his mouth and does not obtain crucial energy (for keeping warm) or the antibodies he needs. His ability to absorb antibodies from colostrum diminishes as he becomes colder.
PREVENTING COLD STRESS
Dr. Charles Stoltenow, University of Nebraska (formerly at North Dakota State University), says producers need to be prepared for cold weather and try to minimize cold stress. “The number one thing we talk about is the effects of wind and wet. If it’s severely cold we usually don’t have wet conditions,” he says. Dry cold is not as hard on baby calves as being wet.
“Make sure the cow is on an increasing plane of nutrition in late pregnancy, for optimum milk production. Stockmen need to provide windbreaks in the calving area, and good drainage, so there are no puddles. Often calves get hypothermia due to freezing and thawing. You have to get calves up off the cold, frozen ground,” he says. If there’s no old grass, they need bedding.
“You can bed with straw or old hay to help keep calves warm. It’s often better to sacrifice some old hay to keep calves warm, rather than thinking you need to feed it to cows. After calves have suffered frostbite, it’s too late. After they’ve been in the rain for three days, it’s too late.”
Cold Stress in Calves – Tips on Warming Chilled Calves
Heather Smith
The main goal is to prevent this type of situation. “You need to find a way to break the wind. Newborn calves dry off fast, and if they can get up and nurse before they get too chilled, they do fine. Newborn calves can withstand a lot of cold if they are dry and have a good milk supply,” he says.
If cows are calving on pasture with windbreaks, they manage fairly well. But if you have to dry a lot of cows and don’t have a lot of room, think about windbreaks and cover. If you use calving barns, cleanliness is hugely important,” he says. Never leave calves in a barn for more than 12 to 24 hours—just long enough to be completely dry and nursing their mothers—and never put a sick animal in your calving barn. Always use a separate facility for the sick ones.
WARMING COLD CALVES
Sometimes a storm or extremely cold temperatures will put a crimp in even the best-laid plans, and you have to warm a chilled newborn calf. There are many ways to warm up calves, depending on what you have. “Cold calves have been warmed in pickups, garages, bathtubs, etc. You can warm a calf with warm water, but use warm water, not hot. Their cold skin is sensitive, and you don’t want to burn them, nor rub them too much if there’s been frostbite damage,” says Stoltenow.
Colostrum contains a lot of energy and helps the calf generate body heat. Even if a calf is cold and becoming lethargic, if you can give him a full feeding of colostrum, he can maintain body heat and have the energy to get up and nurse again when he gets hungry. “Warm
colostrum itself has a warming effect on the calf. All those things add up to a resilient animal, if we give him a chance.”
Dr. James England (University of Idaho) says in many cases your first option when you find a really cold newborn calf might be to put him on the floor of your pickup with the heater running—if he’s a long ways from the barn or an electricity source. “The main thing is to try to get him dried off and warm up his feet and legs. In many instances you don’t have hot water available to apply to cold limbs. I usually just stick with warm air and getting the calf dry. If his feet are cold, you know he is chilled, and you have to get the whole body warm.”
Calf-warming boxes are nice, but you need electricity for these, and sometimes the calf is too far from an electricity source and all you have is your pickup. Breathing warm air, whether in a warming box or on the floor of your pickup next to the heater, can help warm a calf up. “Warming the lungs helps warm the body core, which is just as important as warming the extremities,” he says.
“The key to warming a calf is that as soon as possible you should get some warm milk into him—even if you have to tube him if he’s still too cold to suck a bottle. This will provide energy to create body heat. A calf only has about 2 hours worth of stored energy in terms of brown fat and what was left in the stomach from the amniotic fluid,” says England.
When those stores are used up, he is unable to keep warm enough to sustain life in cold weather. If you can get energy into the calf can
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a Char-cross operation in the Ottawa Valley: The Wrens
by Heather Coughlin
Jim and Erik Wren can’t imagine doing anything other than farming. The father-son duo runs a cow-calf and background stocker operation in the Ottawa Valley, just an hour west of the nation’s capital.
Jim and his wife Karen, who is also involved in the operation, bought a 100-acre farm on Wofltown Road in Renfrew County in 1982 and started building their cow herd with a few Limousin cows. Gradually they increased their numbers, switching over to Charolais as they did.
One of the reasons for going to Charolais was temperament.
“We love the Charolais, the quietness of them. There’s 104 steers in the yard here and you can walk out in the yard and you can probably pet 95% of them,” says Jim.
In 2020 they had the old unused frame barn taken down by local Mennonites, and built an open-front shed for the stocker yard.
In 2021, Erik bought his grandfather’s farm of 150 acres just a few kilometres away, where he and his partner Reiana live. When she is not working at the local bank, she also helps out at the farm. Erik feels fortunate that he was the only one amongst his cousins who was interested in farming and was able to make a deal with his grandfather. “There’s no other way I’d be able to afford a farm and be this close to dad,” he shares.
Between them, they grow a diversified crop
including corn for silage, soybeans, fall wheat, and some hay, but buy the majority of the hay they need from neighbours close by. They also rent about 800 acres of pasture land, which is readily available given the number of livestock guys who have sold their cattle over the past several years.
Together, they run 150 cows – 110 spring calvers at Erik’s farm and 40 fall calvers at Jim’s – they background those calves along with an additional 200 calves, all Char-cross, purchased at the local sale barn. A hundred of those are fed at a neighbours’ place. For this year, the heifers are yarded at Erik’s farm, but that can change with numbers and needs.
Everything they buy is vaccinated within a week or two of coming in, even if they are said to be vaccinated at when they buy them. They don’t like to buy calves that are castrated by bands – their experience has been that a high percentage are not done right and it becomes another job for them to do that leads to more stress on them and the cattle.
“Polled bulls 100%,” says Erik. “That is my least favourite job by a country mile. I hate taking off horns. It’s added stress on us and on them. It’s worth more money to buy a polled bull, especially now with the [bulls tested for] homozygous polled.”
“We love the Charolais, the quietness of them.” says Jim.
“Those calves seem to grow, grow, grow,” says Erik
Their own calves are vaccinated, dehorned, and castrated in the fall when they come off grass, then left on the cows and weaned a couple months later. They feel there is too much stress on the calves to do it all at the same time.
“The calves go backwards and you lose 30 days of weight gain. We’ve had good luck doing it this way,” says Erik.
Their weaned calves go on straight dry hay for a while and seem to adjust well and get going on feed better when they change over to free choice corn silage, first cut bailage, and a 35% pellet to reach anywhere from 800 to 1,000 pounds.
Finished stockers are shipped about five hours to Ontario Stockyards in Cookstown or Brussels Livestock sale yards, where they find there is a better market for those heavier, short-keep animals. Getting them there is not a problem with a couple of real good truckers going on a regular basis.
“The guys at the market, they are crying for those Charolais calves, whites or tans, as long as you have that crossbred in them somewhere,” notes Erik.
A few heifers may be retained from their own herd, but for the last couple of years they have pushed to buy
red angus females, breeding them Charolais to get tan calves.
“Those calves seem to grow, grow, grow,” says Erik
Recently they have been selling a group of heifers in a fall bred heifer sale at Renfrew Pontiac Livestock (aka the Cobden sale barn). They are sometimes questioned by potential buyers about calving problems, since they are bred Charolais, and they have no problem giving a guarantee.
They offer up the example of calving 27 first-calf heifers, bred to calving ease Charolais bull, and ending up with 29 live calves without assisting any of the births.
The beauty of breeding the heifers Charolais too is that even the first-calf heifers are also having white or tan calves that fetch a top price.
The Wrens run up to eight Charolais bulls. That is one challenge encountered when renting smaller sized pastures… they end up needing more bulls to run with smaller groups of cows, which gets expensive buying bulls. And while they haven’t had any issues finding/ keeping pasture land, another issue is finding pastures that are fenced given the increase in cash cropped land. “It used to be you’d see cattle everywhere, now it’s all cash crop,” comments Jim.
“In my mind, it makes those bulls worth more. If you can sell a steer at the sale barn for close to $3,800 you should pay $11,000 for a bull,” says Jim
While they don’t gloss over the challenges of the business they’re in – the ever-increasing costs of inputs, the price of land, and the ups and downs of the market being a few – the Wrens feel optimistic about the cattle industry – there is a lot of demand for the product they are producing.
“It’s mind blowing, to think where the market is at right now,” says Erik.
Looking ahead, they plan to keep using Charolais bulls. “It’s just the pounds that we’ve gained and the cents per pound – it’s a no brainer for our operation,” states Erik.
“We love the temperament and calving ease. We get a premium for the white or tan. It seems to be the right thing in our area,” adds Jim.
“In my mind, it makes those bulls worth more. If you can sell a steer at the sale barn for close to $3,800 you should pay $11,000 for a bull,” says Jim, going by a rule of thumb he heard years ago – to spend the price of three steers to buy a commercial bull, and he offers some advice: “Guys should buy good genetics, don’t skimp. Your bull budget should be limitless. The return you get adds up quick.”
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There is no such thing as a quiet time in the cattle industry, but it feels like the first part of 2025 has been busier than other years. The days leading up to and immediately after President Trump’s inauguration were intensely busy as I juggled my farm responsibilities with media interview requests and meetings to discuss the possible impact of tariffs on our industry. The uncertainty continues about whether the US will impose tariffs on Canada, if tariffs will include agriculture in general and to live cattle, genetics and beef specifically, with added confusion over the implementation date. CCA continues to embrace every opportunity to advocate on behalf of Canadian beef producers through virtual and in-person meetings and taking the opportunity to appear and be heard on radio and television news broadcasts and in newspaper and magazine articles.
If we can find anything to be positive about in this situation, it is that the Canadian beef industry was prepared to react and speak with one collective voice. This one voice approach is helped by the National Beef Strategy and the cooperation of all the groups involved. The Canadian Beef Advisors launched the third updated 2025–30 strategy at the end of January. The strategy positions the Canadian Beef Industry for greater profitability, growth and being a high-quality beef product of choice in the world. Our industry is diverse and made of many parts. The way we have worked together since the first Strategy was launched in 2015 has been a big factor in our ability to
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impact policy. I encourage you to visit www.beefstrategy.com to learn more about the strategy.
Tariffs are top of mind as I write this in early February, but CCA is lending its voice to speak up for Canadian cattle producers in a number of other areas as well. Although Parliament is prorogued, we continue to work on your behalf, advocating to increase the business risk management program limit for feedlots along with cost-shared premiums and higher coverage levels for price insurance. Our efforts are ongoing for equitable coverage. Technical barriers to trade with China, the United Kingdom and European Union continue, and we are committed to helping achieve the best deal for Canada and Canadian cattle. Work on changing the 100-day residency rule for Canadian cattle processed in the U.S. is ongoing and close to the finish line. Those last few steps are often the toughest and we are working with U.S. allies to finish this. That change should increase U.S. packer presence in the Canadian market, especially in Ontario east. Consultation has been ongoing on Bill C-59 that makes it easier for the Commissioner of Competition to take enforcement action against “greenwashing” or misleading environmental claims. Along with numerous other industries, we look forward to clarity on these regulations. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is conducting consultation regarding cell cultured products such as lab-grown foods. We have been asked to provide input on how to differentiate meat from cellcultured meat-alternative products. In early January a case of Foot
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and Mouth Disease (FMD) was detected in water buffalo in Germany. This incidence of the FMD virus in Europe warrants heightened awareness by Canadian producers and travellers and is a stark and important reminder about the importance of biosecurity. Canadian producers should take extra precautions at this time. Our website has links to the many resources available for those travelling internationally. Even if you don’t have plans to travel to Europe, it is a good idea to take a few minutes to review the Canadian Beef Cattle On-Farm Biosecurity Standard to ensure that you’re following best practices.
The Health of Animals Act grants CFIA the right to order the destruction of animals as part of maintaining Canada’s herd health. This Act is usually enforced as a method of disease control when there are no alternatives. Producers whose animals are destroyed under this Act receive set compensation rates that are currently under review. A recent positive case of TB discovered in a packing plant and the trace out of that case has highlighted the need to update these values. CCA has been pushing for the compensation that CFIA offers to producers who have their animals ordered destroyed to better reflect the market.
As we look to the future, it is crucial to invest in and support the youth of our industry to secure long-term success. I encourage all young people who want to help shape the future of the beef industry to apply for the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) 2025–2026 program year. The program welcomes young people
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injuries can be identified and location noted for treatment or removal from the pasture. Much as they do in the horticulture end of things monitoring pasture conditions, weeds (noxious & poisonous), gates closed, watering sites and mineral feeders can all be easily done. There are many uses for drones or stationary cameras in
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food animal production. We have probably just scratched the surface, and the future may hold more uses for drones in cattle production. Consider the use of cameras or drones in cattle production on your farms and ranches. Farmers I know will come up with even more useful applications on the farm. With cattle prices what they are, it only takes
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generate more body heat himself. Colostrum is the best thing to feed him because it is easy to digest and contains twice the fat energy of regular milk.
“The main thing is getting the calf up off the snow or frozen ground-on some straw or something dry where the cow can lick him dry and take care of him or dry him yourself if he’s too chilled. If he’s non-responsive I take him straight to the pickup. I’ve seen one rancher
with a warming box on the front of his 4-wheeler. He had a little 12-volt heater in it, with warm air blowing on the calf while it’s being hauled to the barn.”
If you can get the calf indoors in a warm place, you can use warm water to help thaw out cold, freezing extremities (feet, ears, tail), but if the calf is still outdoors it’s counterproductive to use hot water. “You are losing ground if you keep the calf wet, because it cools off so
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saving a calf or catching a condition earlier to treat to see big economic returns. The younger generation is way better with this technology than I am, so to maximize the usage you may want to go to the youngest member of the family. Happy monitoring everyone!
fast. You want to get him dry. Often, it’s better to use warm dry air and try to get some food into him,” says England.
“Hot water bottles wrapped in towels, or electric blankets, can be helpful for a calf that’s just chilled and not frozen. I’ve seen some warming stalls that have electric blankets for the calves. A warm blanket, gentle rubbing and stimulation can help increase body circulation,” he says.
Canadian beef industry. Learn more and apply for the program at www. canadiancattleyoungleaders.com by March 31.
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Feb 8 - Redline Livestock
Feb 13 - Richmond Ranch
Feb 15 - P&H Ranching, Circle G & Gallelli Charolais
Feb 15 - Prouse Ranch
Feb 19 - McLeod Livestock, Triple M & Anderson Bred Heifers
Feb 19 - Beck Farms & McCoy Cattle Co.
Feb 20 - Bull Rush
Feb 21 - Northway Cattle Co.
Feb 23 - Rosedale Farms & Roselea Farms
Feb 24 - Parsons Cattle Co.
March 1 - Turnbull Charolais
March 2 - Legacy Charolais
March 5 - Twin Anchor
March 7 - Northern Classic
March 8 - Horseshoe E Charolais
March 9 - Early Sunset Ranch
March 10 - Palmer Charolais
March 11 - Desertland Cattle Company
March 13 - Dersta Farms
March 15 - Pleasant Dawn Charolais
March 17 - Simple as Black and White Bull Sale
March 18 - Poplar Bluff Stock Farm
March 21 - Stephen Charolais & Bar H Charolais
March 22 - Lazy S Limousin & Charolais Bull Sale
March 25 - Prairie Distinction Bull Sale
March 31 - Prairie Lands Bull Sale
April 4 - Daines Cattle & O’Neill Livestock
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February 22
Quebec Select Bull Sale, at Ferme Claude Lemay, Shawinigan, QC
February 22
Triple C Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, Ashern (MB) Auction Mart
February 22
Pure Production Charolais Sale, 1 pm, Hoards Station, Campbellford, ON
February 22
Kay-R Land & Cattle Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the farm, Waskatenau, AB
February 23
McKeary Charolais & Diamond L Ranch Tradition Bull Sale, 4 pm, Compeer (AB) Community Hall
February 23
Rosedale Farms & Roselea Cattle Bull Sale, Sturgeon County, AB
February 23
Bull Fest’25, 1 pm, Camrose, AB
February 24
Parsons Cattle Company Bull Sale, 6 pm, VJV Auction Mart, Ponoka, AB
February 24
Beechinor Bros. Simmentals & Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the farm, Bentley, AB
February 24
KSL Simmental & Charolais 7th Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm, at the farm, Beaverlodge, AB
February 25
Acadia Colony Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, Dry Land Trading Corp. Veteran, AB
February 28
HEJ Charolais 20th Annual Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the farm, Innisfail, AB
February 28
Valley’s End Charolais Private Treaty Bull Sale, at the farm, Bridgeford, SK
March 1
Turnbull Charolais 5th Annual Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the farm, Pincher Creek, AB
March 1
Howe Coulee Charolais Private Treaty Bull Sale, at the farm, Moose Jaw, SK
March 1
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Ferme Louber Annual Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the farm, Ste-Marie de Beauce, QC
March 1
Dry Creek Ranch Bull Power Sale & Guest 8-Way Charolais, 1 pm, VJV Auction, Dawson Creek, BC
March 2
Legacy Charolais 8th Annual Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the farm, Botha, AB
March 2
Southland Charolais & Angus Bull Sale, 1 pm, Heartland Livestock, Swift Current, SK
March 4
Johnson Ranching Bull Sale, 1 pm, Provost (AB) Livestock Exchange
March 4
Doll Ranch 45th Annual Production Sale, 1:30 p.m., Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND
March 5
Pine Bluff Charolais & Fern
Simmental Bull & Female Sale, Farm Gate Timed Online, Love, SK
March 5
Twin Anchor Charolais Bull Sale, 6 pm, Holloway Sale Barn, Castor, AB
March 6
Nahachewsky Charolais Bull Sale, Farm Gate Timed Online, Norquay, SK
March 7
CK Sparrow Farms Bull Sale, 2 pm, at the farm, Vanscoy, SK
March 7
Nish Charolais 19th Annual Bull Sale, 6 pm, Perlich Bros. Auction Mart, Lethbridge, AB
March 7
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Charolais Select Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, Innisfail (AB), Auction Mart
March 7
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Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, Acadia Valley, AB
March 7
Northern Classic Charolais & Simmental 22nd Annual Bull Sale, 1 pm, Evergreen Park, Grand Prairie, AB
March 8
Transcon’s Red Deer County Bull Sale, 1 pm, Innisfail (AB), Auction Mart
March 8
Horseshoe E Charolais 27th Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm, at the farm, Kenaston, SK
March 8
Blackbern/WhiteWater 14th Annual Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, Renfrew Pontiac Livestock Facility, Cobden, ON
March 8
Phillips Farms Charolais Open House & Private Treaty Bull Sale, at the farm, Estevan, SK
March 8
Oakstone Land & Cattle Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, at the farm, Bawlf, AB
March 10
Palmer Charolais 14th Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm, at the farm, Bladworth, SK
March 11
Desertland Cattle Charolais Bull Sale, 5 pm, at the ranch, Sedalia, AB
March 11
Harvie Ranching Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the ranch, Olds, AB
March 11
Ron-Way Charolais & Friends Bull Sale, Renfrew Pontiac Livestock Facility, Cobden, ON
March 12
Sweetwater Ranch & Thistle Ridge Ranch Bull Sale, Taber Ag Plex, Taber, AB
March 12
15th Annual Brothers from Different Mothers Bull Sale, 1 pm, Lethbridge, AB March 13
Creek’s Edge Land & Cattle Bull Sale, Farmgate Timed Online Auction, at the farm, Yellow Creek, SK
March 14
High Bluff Stock Farm Bull & Female Sale, 2 pm, at the farm, Inglis, MB
March 14
Scott Stock Farm 12th Annual Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the farm, Crossfield, AB
March 15
Sliding Hills Charolais 19th Annual Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, at the farm, Canora, SK
March 15
Pleasant Dawn Charolais 24th Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm, at the farm, Oak Lake, MB
March 15
Rollin’ Acres/Whiskey Hollow & Guests 14th Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm, Maple Hill Auction, Hanover, ON March 15
Balamore Farm Ltd. 13th Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm, at the farm, Great Village, NS
March 15
Select Genetics 19th Annual Bull Sale, 1 pm, Forsyth Ranch, Herbert, SK
March 15
Continental Connection Bull Sale, 2 pm, at Pinnacle View Farms, Quesnel, BC
March 17
Simple as Black & White Bull Sale, 1 pm, Medicine Hat (AB ) Feeding Company
March 17
Highway 21 Group & Brayshar Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, at the ranch, Hanna, AB
March 17
TRI-N Charolais Ltd 10th Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm, at the farm, Lenore, MB
March 18
Diamond W 23rd Annual Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, JTM Livestock, Minitonas, MB
March 18
Poplar Bluff Stock Farm 9th Annual Bull Sale, 2 pm, at the farm, Chauvin, AB
March 18
Pugh Farms Bull Sale, Dry Land Trading Corp. Veteran, AB
March 19
Cedarlea Farms Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, at the farm, Hodgeville, SK
March 19
HTA Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, at the farm, Rivers, MB
March 19
Saddleridge Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, Bow Slope Shipping, Brooks, AB
March 20
White Meadow Charolais Online Bull Sale, Farm Gate Timed Online, Pipestone, MB
March 20
Footprint Farms Bull Sale, 3:30 pm, at the ranch, Esther, AB
March 21
Stephen Charolais & Bar H Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, Whitewood (SK) Auction Mart
March 22
K-Cow Ranch Bull Sale, 1 pm, at the ranch, Elk Point, AB
March 22
Cornerview Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, at the farm, Cobden, ON
March 22
Lazy S Cattle Co. Bull Sale, 6 pm, VJV Auction, Rimbey, AB
March 22
McAvoy Charolais Bull & Open Heifer Sale, 1:30 pm, Saskatoon (SK) Livestock Sales
March 22
Limestone Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, Clinton (BC) Rodeo Grounds
March 22
Lazy S Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, VJV Auction Mart, Beaverlodge, AB
March 23
Best of the Breeds Bull Sale, 1:30 pm, Heartland Livestock, Yorkton, SK
March 25
White Lake Colony Charolais Bull Sale, 1 pm, Balog Auctions, Lethbridge, AB
