2023 Spring Herdsire Issue - Manitoba Charolais Bulletin

We would like to thank everyone that phoned, texted and toured the bull pen. A special thank you to the following buyers for believing in our program and genetics, your support is greatly appreciated:

The official publication for the Manitoba Charolais Association

Publisher Prairie Pistol Designs

Melissa McRae

RR 1 Box 57 Brandon, MB R7A 5Y1 204-573-9903

Photos Provided by High Bluff Stock Farms, C2 Charolais On the Cover

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Michael Hunter

We are headed into this year with a sense of optimism we haven’t felt for years in the cattle industry. The calf market is definitely in an upward trend right now and all signs are pointing to it carrying into this fall. The operations that have held and backgrounded their calves are going to get paid for their time and effort this year. We have had a beautiful run of weather in the New Year for calving and it has shortened the winter. Winter is by no means over but they can’t take these good days from us no matter what Mother Nature decides to do at the tail end of the season Charolais calves continue to top markets across Manitoba and western Canada. The char cross steers continue to shine but I believe as much of the charolais advantage comes from when we go to market with the char cross heifer calves. The extra pounds on a char heifer and the extra dollars is hard not to notice vs their British counter parts. Half of your calf crop are heifers and an extra boost in cash is hard to pass by.

If you are in the market for your new herdsire there are numerous bull sales across Manitoba this spring as well as private treaty offerings. Please check out the Manitoba Charolais Association web page to find a digital copy of the Manitoba Charolais Breeder Directory.

The MCA board is excited for this upcoming fall as we are hosting the National Show at Ag-Ex. This promises to be a must attend event. Mark it on your calendars.

-Michael Hunter

Advertising Rates

To book contact Melissa McRae 204-573-9903 or prairiepistoldesigns@gmail.com

A second similar sized advertisement within the current year will be eligible for a discount!

Publication Terms: Advertisers of breeding stock must be Manitoba breeders and current in the WHE with the Canadian Charolais Association, business cards are exempt. The Manitoba Charolais Association reserves the right to approve or deny any advertising. All accounts are due within 60 days of billing with interest at a rate of 2% charged pre month after 60 days. All advertising must be paid in full before any more advertising is accepted from that contributor. Breeders/ business’ requesting photo editing will be billed by the MCA as a cost recovery measure.

Photo by ShowChampions at High Bluff Stock Farms

MANITOBA CHAROLAIS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT

Michael Hunter Box 569 Roblin, MB R0L 1P0

1ST VICE PRESIDENT Owen Sellman Box 255 McCreary, MB R0J 1B0

2ND VICE PRESIDENT

Scott Baron B ox 1335 Carberry, MB R0K 0H0

SECRETARY/TREASURER

Rae Trimble-Olson Box 882 Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3B7

CCA DIRECTOR AT LARGE

Jeff Cavers Box 237 La Riviere, MB R0G 1A0

CCA DIRECTOR FOR MANITOBA

Shawn Airey Box 639 Rivers, MB R0K 1X0

DIRECTORS

Hans Myhre R.R. #4, Comp. 9A Dauphin, MB R7N 2T7

Bert McDonald Box 66 Brookdale, MB R0K 0G0

Ron McDonald Box 85 Sidney, MB R0H 1L0

Jared Preston Box 790 Ste. Rose du Lac, R0L 1S0

Tyler Stewart Box 26

Foxwarren, R0J 0R0

Erin Jackson Box 75 Inglis, MB R0J 0X0

H: 204-937-2531

C: 204-247-0301 mike_hunter40@hotmail.com

C: 204-835-2214 Northof50charolais@outlook.com

& Promo

C: 204-573-7882 baron_scott8@hotmail.com

H: 204-252-3115

C: 204-871-1063

C: 204-242-4448 c2charolaisjeff@gmail.com

H: 204-242-3467

C: 204-724-8823 htacharolais@hotmail.com

H: 204-328-7704

Social Media

C: 204-648-6416 hans@myhrelandandcattle.com

H: 204-638-5664

Website

C: 204-212-0722 jmb@goinet.ca

H: 204-354-2267

H: 204-466-2883

C: 204-724-2811

Ag-Ex

rgmcdonaldlivestock@inethome.ca Comm. Breeder & MCA Ambassador*

C: 204-647-5416 jppreston223@gmail.com

H: 204-732-2054

H: 204-847-2213

C: 204-847-0612

sunbladecharolais@hotmail.com

C: 204-821-4110 erin.dawn.jackson@gmail.com

Scholarship

CCA AGM Bulletin

Back row (l-r): Tyler Stewart, Shawn Airey (CCA Director), Hans Myhre, Jared Preston, Ron McDonald Front row (l-r): Rae Trimble-Olson (Secretary/Treasurer), Owen Sellman (1st Vice President), Michael Hunter (President), Scott Baron (2nd Vice President), Bert McDonald Missing: Jeff Cavers, Erin Jackson

MCA SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship is open to any one 17- 21 years of age that is registered in a post secondary education (college, university, trades program) that is using Charolais genetics in their herd or families herd.

Resume must include:

Name

Address, Community Involvement, Cattle Industry Involvement (ie. 4-H , junior shows, etc),

Three references

Education achievements and post secondary ambitions (proof of acceptance my be provided before the monies is given out)

» Proof of Charolais genetics to be provided

(Copy of the Charolais animals reg. paper. Must of been purchased in the last three years)

A picture of the applicant will also be needed after the applicant is selected for announcement purposes

Essay Topics

1. How has the cattle industry affected your life and why is the Charolais breed a part of your genetic selection? In your opinion how can the Charolais breed improve or what are the best qualities of the breed?

2.What are your reasons for choosing your post-secondary education program and why you are so passionate about this program and the career you are seeking with it? Why are you continuing in the ag industry or moving to a career outside of the Ag industry?

All applications to be sent to Jared Preston » Box 790, Ste. Rose du Lac, MB R0L 1S0 » jppreston223@gmail.com

SCHOLARSHIP

Deadline is March 26, 2023

charolaisyouth@gmail.com @charolaisyouth

4H Token Reminder

TO ALL MANITOBA 4-H BEEF CLUBS

Please submit the number of Charolais entries in your club to receive the MCA 4H Token!

Rae Trimble-Olson: mbcharolaisassoc@gmail.com

The Manitoba Junior Charolais Youth Association are an enthusiastic and hardworking group of kids who are looking forward to hosting the National Conference in July 2023.

The Juniors are always busy fundraising. Watch for opportunities to support the Juniors at upcoming bull sales this spring.

MSA President: Madisyn Robertson robertsonmadisyn@gmail.com

WHITE MEADOW CHAROLAIS BULL SALE APRIL

30 Late Spring Coming Two and Fall Born Long Yearlings

A program with over 40 years experience breeding and producing bulls with extra age, developed on grass.

FEATURING SONS OF

We have direct sons, and bulls from Sundance daughters in the sale. They have great disposition, good performance, and are sound and well muscled.

12TH Sale Manager 306-584-7937

C 204-522-5469

whitemeadowcharolais@live.ca

Visitors are welcome to view the bulls at the farm anytime.

Catalogues and videos will be available online at www.bylivestock.com

Helge By 306-536-4261 charolaisbanner@gmail.com

While many producers prefer spring calving, Matthew Ramsey shifted his calving season to January to avoid Manitoba’s wet April weather. Matthew Ramsey would much rather calve in January than in April. At least in January, he says, you know what you’re getting into. “We got to the point where April sucked every year,” he says. “Eventually, we came to the conclusion that we weren’t happy with April, we’re either going to go earlier or later to avoid the April wet and snow and just unpredictable weather.”

April’s weather can be variable anywhere in the Prairies, but even more so in Manitoba, where the Ramseys’ operation, Lazy J Ranch, is located. While Saskatchewan and Alberta are a little drier, Manitoba often has wet springs, with areas prone to flooding as months of winter snow melts.

Ramsey runs a herd of 400 head with 60 purebred Charolais near Hamiota, Man., with his wife, Sarah, and their three children. They also farm 1,000 acres of grain and run Rammer Charolais, the purebred division of their ranch.

Producers who calve in the winter usually do so if they run a mixed operation, as the calving season wouldn’t interfere with cropping. Calves have extra time to put on weight before sale. As well, purebred producers often calve in the winter to reach production targets.

Pros and cons

Ramsey says there are pros and cons of calving in the winter.

A pro is that the weather in January is more predictable — producers who calve in the winter know the weather will be cold and that calves need to be born in the barn as a result. In comparison, calving in April has unpredictable weather, often with rain and snow in tandem, and calves spread out.

In January, all the calves are in the same areas, so are easier to manage.

“If there’s a problem with calving, or with a calf not nursing or something like that, you can rectify that problem in minutes,” Ramsey says.

However, producers who calve in January must have the right facilities to ensure calves are born into a warm environment and survive. Having previously calved in April, Ramsey didn’t have the right facilities to move his calving season to January, so they built a barn when they took over the purebred herd.

“As we continually moved more and more cows early, we expanded our barn and erected some loose housing sheds for those young calves so in the winters they can be out of the wind,” he says.

Dr. Karin Orsel is a veterinary epidemiologist at the University of Calgary’s faculty of veterinary medicine. She says it’s important for producers who are

winter calving to stay on top of the calving season to ensure calves are getting the care they need. These include shelter, windbreaks, dry bedding and colostrum.

“I think for me it’s thinking about that early intervention,” Orsel says. “And shelter, and bedding, and colostrum, those were the most important things I tend to talk about with producers.”

Extreme cold

On Lazy J Ranch, not a lot changes when an extreme cold warning comes in. Ramsey says there are subtle differences. Usually, they have 50 cows in the barn, but when it gets really cold, he says they’ll have closer to 75.

“Those calves that are born in a real bitter cold, they end up staying in the barn for a prolonged period of time,” Ramsey says. Ramsey says that although he wouldn’t have a calf outside shortly after birth, a calf that is two or three days older can better withstand the elements.

“Usually once they’re outside for a day or two, they’re pretty good,” he says. “And so if they’ve already gone out and are doing well we’re not worried about them.”

Even in extreme cold, calves who have left the barn don’t have to come back to it, unless they left as soon as the extreme cold started. Calves that remain outside in the cold are kept warm by fresh, clean bedding, shelters and windbreaks, and sunshine.

This article originally ran in the January 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen. It is reprinted here with permission

Written By: Melissa Bezan, field editor for Canadian Cattlemen

WITHSTANDING EXTREME COLD WHILE WINTER CALVING

“Even if it’s minus 35, it’s amazing how warm it is in the straw out of the wind,” Ramsey says.

Orsel says in really cold weather, the most important thing is to keep a newborn calf warm.

“The calf that is wet is getting cold really fast, so it will burn off all its reserves just to stay warm,” she says. “So the energy needs are extremely high. And the risk of freezing is very, very evident as well.”

Orsel says producers should make sure calves stay dry in extreme cold — whether that’s by using a calving shelter, fresh bedding or colostrum. She also says that if a producer knows a period of extreme cold is coming, they should take time to prepare, considering things like how easy it will be to access the calves and how many hours of daylight you have.

It’s important to think about the logistics ahead of calving, she says. Consider where the cows calve, where you can move the calves to and whether you can bring them to a cleaner area or an area with less snow.

“If you have a heifer that you’re worried about, can you bring her closer to light? Can you bring her closer so that you can keep your eye out on her?” asks Orsel.

Disease

Another issue that can arise from having cattle in such close quarters in a calving barn is the spread of disease. When animals are

packed together tightly, diseases can spread more easily than if cattle are spread out. “I think my challenge is always with a shelter and especially if it’s a barn, that the calving barn is also used as a sick pen,” Orsel says. “And that’s always a challenge because now you have your highly susceptible animals combined with the animals that most likely shed. And that’s an issue.”

Orsel says having a separate area in the barn, or even a separate shelter for sick livestock would work best in preventing disease spread.

Another consideration when it comes to calving in the winter is scours, an illness that affects calves and causes diarrhea. In extreme cold, this could freeze. If the calf becomes weak, it’s “super susceptible,” says Orsel. Plus, bringing that sick calf into the barn could expose the other susceptible young calves to the bacteria, virus or parasite that infected the initial calf.

Colostrum is an efficient way to give calves born in the winter the nutrients and antibodies they need to stay healthy — in the winter, calves will need more energy to maintain their body temperature. Colostrum is also an effective way to keep calves warm by providing the energy and comfort they need.

“We’re pretty diligent about making sure they get colostrum in the first few hours of life and they’re sucking good,” Ramsey says.

Frostbite

Another issue that can arise when calving in the winter is frostbite.

Ramsey says this is something they struggle with on their operation. He says wind is usually the main cause.

“If a calf lays out in front of the shed or the wind blows on his ear or if his mother licks its ear, that we definitely struggle with,” Ramsey says.

Sick calves are also susceptible to frostbite. “They don’t need to have much of a fever to then freeze their ears. It seems like any fever at all, they can freeze their ears,” he says. Both Ramsey and Orsel stressed the importance of dry bedding to prevent frostbite.

“We talk bedding, bedding, bedding — get them dry,” Orsel says. “Having bedding available is super important.”

Despite the challenges, for Ramsey, winter calving is the way to go, with the more predictable weather — even if it’s -30 C or below. It’s important to give the calves the resources they need to withstand the elements.

“They’re remarkable little creatures once they get to be a day or two old,” he says.

“It’s amazing what they can do — and maybe not one day old, but certainly when they’re three days old — and they get outside in the sunshine and they’re running around even if it is minus 30.”

High Bluff

BULL & FEMALE SALE

Friday, March 17, 2023, 2:00 p.m.

at the farm - Inglis, MB

Watch for videos and a catalog coming soon O n Offer:

Hi GH Blu FF Kolt E r 88K Three Thieves x Triumph

Hi GH Blu FF Ki CK start 17K Tried and True x Esperenza

Hi GH Blu FF Kalamazoo 42K Ballyhoo x Original

Hi GH Blu FF Kin G sman 101K Deputy x Walbanger

Hi GH Blu FF Kristo FFE rson 150K Escobar x Bronco

Hi GH Blu FF Kin G ston 130K Favor x Grand Fortune

Triple Oak Farms

Here at Triple Oak Farms, Ken and I along with our kids Austin and Autumn run a 300 head Charolais cross cow/calf operation at Eriksdale, MB. Along with our cow calf operation we also have a small 500 head solar powered feedlot and have a feed/ag dealership, however our main passion is our cow herd.

Growing up Ken and I both had Charolais influence in our parents herds and we always strived to have those Char calves to take to market and even 30 years ago you could see their advantages when marketing calves, our love for the breed has only grown through the years. Growing up I started to show Charolais calves at the local fairs and this carried on into our own kids joining 4H at a young age. We are strong supporters of the 4H program and local fair, we were leaders of our local 4H club for several years. The kids always used our own homegrown calves and we had great success with the Charolais breed. We also participated in the fairs Commercial

pen of 3 Heifer classes and have had a strong showing with our Charolais heifer groups we take. We are very proud of promoting the Charolais breed.

Ken and I started out with a small herd but through the years have grown our herd to what it is today. We mostly retained our own heifers and if we bought any heifers we wanted red influence so we could cross them with Charolais bulls to get a good tan cross calf. We also both worked part time jobs off the farm while we built our place up. Ken started at the local Co-op store, was a commercial fisherman for several years and then started our feed AG business, K & A Feeds. I worked at the Ashern Vet Clinic for nearly 8 years out of high school it was there I gained a lot of knowledge about animal health and herd management. In 2006 I took over the kitchen at the Ashern Auction Mart and ran it for 7 years, here I gained a better understanding of marketing by talking with the buyers and watching the sales. I now take an active role in promoting our Charolais calves at sale time by talking with the buyers and sending pictures and videos and I think this has added to our success. We wanted our name attached to our calves to start to build our reputation and found that the St. Rose Auction marts show list sale was a good fit. We started selling our calves there 7

Ken, Anita, Austin and Autumn Hanslip

COMMERCIAL2023 BREEDER of the year

years ago. We valued how quickly our calves were weighed, sorted, then put back on feed, which kept the calves healthier going to their new homes and minimized stress and shrink. We have proven that we bring a great group of calves to the ring each year and in return have been met by a very strong demand topping the market for several years. I whole heartedly believe in the Charolais breed and it contributing to our success, being able to sell heavy 7 to 8 weight calves right off the cows in the fall with good depth of rib and muscling and excellent hair coats have gained us strong east buyer support.

We are a very hands on operation and calve our cows out in Feb/ March, all the cows are ran through the barn to calve and Ken is very diligent about calves sucking colostrum early for their health and all the calves are fully processed before they leave the barn. We do cold weather calving for several reasons. Our pens are smaller so they are better frozen, the health of the calves seems better, we have time to properly double vaccinate the calves before going to pasture and most of our breeding is done in early spring on smaller paddocks where we can sort groups and manage our herd bulls better. Thanks to working with reputable Charolais breeders who know their bulls we now breed all our 1st calf heifers to Charolais bulls also and have had great success with easy calving but still get the great growth potential of Charolais and they have been selling with our top groups of calves in the fall, this we see as a huge gain as it only adds to our group size running through the ring.

Through the years we have supported the environment planning project, participated in local AG meetings, sat in on a young farmer review board, catered and donated to several of our local MBP meetings, took our animals to the school to promote farming and are passionate about agriculture. One thing we have learned through the years is you have to stay open minded to change

and learning, our industry is constantly changing and keeping up with the times is important with marketing, the environment, nutrition and the positive promotion of agricultural and our way of life. Our goal is for the kids to continue to grow Triple Oak Farms, our son Austin has introduced us to growing corn and now does custom corn planting and spraying, in these last few years of drought this has became crucial to our operation. We now have a mixer wagon and he does our rations for the herd and feedlot and has been very successful at making our feed stretch through these challenging times. Looking to the future I think corn will add another important component to the growth of our farm. Autumn has been a very strong addition to our herd health and feedlot management, she has a good eye for working cattle and helps with all our processing and needling and she is graduating this year and looking to go into veterinary medicine or beef science. She has done well with public speaking and got 2nd place at 4H Provincials with a speech about farm life. Even in these hard times of drought, rising expenses and uncertain cattle markets nothing takes away the feelings of accomplishment when we sit with our kids and watch a group of premium Char calves go through the ring in the fall. This fall I found was bitter sweet after another terrible spring and challenging summer we sold the calves off the cow in October, some of our top groups through the ring were 773 lb steers @ $2.58 & 716 lb steers @ $2.645 .

One thing that will stay a constant here at Triple Oak Farms is staying with the Charolais breed. It is a huge part of our growth and success and we will always promote its strengths in the industry and we feel very humbled by the nomination for such a great organization.

Preferred type of caffeine to drink during calving

A- Coffee -72%

B- Tea – 14%

C- Energy Drinks

D- Pop 7%

E- All of the above 7%

F- No caffeine for me I’m super human

Favourite thing to flavour your coffee with during calving

A- Baileys or something similar 15%

B- Cream and Sugar 15%

C- Creamer 15%

D- I like my coffee black like the cows that have the market topping Silver calves 48%

E- Honey – 7%

What drink do you reach for when you come in at the end of the day

A- Water 8%

B- Something caffeinated

C- Beer 17%

D- Something hard 67%

E- Wine 8%

You’re up at night watching a cow calve on the camera what are you snacking on-

A- Chips or similar snacks 17%

B- Whatever leftovers is in the fridge

C- Cereal 8%

D- Cookies 8%

E- Nothing- I live off of adrenaline and caffeine and alcohol 67%

What are you reading/watching waiting for a cow to calve

A- Social media 46%

B- Bull Sale catalogs and Industry publications 23%

C- Netflicks 31%

D- Sports

E- Fiction Book

F- Other

Do you use your smoker or BBQ all winter?

A- Heck yes! 67%

B- No we put it away until the spring 33%

Please rate your level of BBQ/smoker competence?

A- AAA Chef!

B- Canada A 59%

C- Expect at least some level of charing

D- I have a fire extinguisher handy at all times

E- My BBQ/Smoker privileges were taken away long ago 8%

F- I prefer my spouse to BBQ- 33%

Preferece?

A- BBQ 50%

B- Smoker 50%

Hoarfrost means- Rain in

A- 3 months 8%

B- 6 months 75%

C- That’s an old wives tail 17%

D- First I’ve heard of this witchcraft

Things I have noticed so far in calving season

Birthweights are-

a. lower – 80%

b. average- 20%

c. higher

Gestations are-

a. Shorter- 25%

b. Average- 63%

c. Longer- 12%

Cattle are eating-

a. less than average- 44%

b. the same as usual- 56%

c. more than usual

Best part of 2023 calving season is ____________________.

The nice January weather

That it hasn’t started yet

The weather

The cattle market is up making calves worth more

The weather

Exhaust fans in the calving barn

Kids playing with calves

The weather

Kids helping with chores

Calving season is-

A- The best time of year 17%

B- Exhausting 25%

C- Just another season 8%

D- All of the above 50%

What can’t you live without during calving season

Calf sleigh and calf hook

Baileys

Kids helping

Cow cameras

Colostrum

Lots of pasture space

Kids doing the work

Rolling D work pant, parka and Dry Shod Boots

Boot drier

Pole sheds and big pens

Our team of people

CALVINGQUIZ

Here are a few of the bulls we are consigning in the

thirty - eight years in the red white and tan

Monday, March 20, 2023 - 2 PM

HOMO RED, NON DILUTORS

All Red & Black Calves on black cows (no grey)

EXCITING OFFERING 67 LOTS OF

*NEW IN 2023* never before offered!

18 TWO YEAR OLDS

48 YEARLINGS

1 PICK OF THE REPLACEMENT HEIFER PEN

CHAROLAIS BULLS

A BULL FOR EVERY BUDGET

Manitoba’s Largest Offering Of Red Factor Charolais Bulls

ALL BULLS ARE HOMO POLLED TESTED, SIRE VERIFIED, HOMO RED TESTED AND HAVE CARCASS DATA

OFFERING

view catalogue and videos online at

8th Annual

BULL SALE

TRI-N CHAROLAIS

the farm - Lenore, Manitoba-

TRI-N CHAROLAIS FARMS

Merv, Joanne and Jesse Nykoliation

Box 899 Lenore, Manitoba R0M 1E0

Merv: (204) 838-2107 | (204) 851-2290 | trincharolais@gmail.com

Jesse: (204) 851-3391 | jnykoliation@yahoo.com

facebook: Tri-N Charolais Farms twitter: @nykoliation

SALE MANAGEMENT

FIRST CLASS CATTLE MARKETING

Darnell Fornwald 403-795-8030

LARGE

OF TAN YEARLING AND TWO YEAR OLD BULLS

Sons & Grandsons selling of the CANADIAN RECORD HIGH SELLING BULL SCX JEHU 233E

9TH ANNUAL

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2023

1:00 pm DST Beautiful Plains Ag Society

Neepawa, MB

16 Two-Year Olds Most are Polled Some Red Factor 23 Yearlings

YEARLINGS that will add the PERFORMANCE YOU WANT TWO-YEAR OLD BULLS that aren’t leftovers, but DEVELOPED TO SERVE MORE COWS

Consignors:

R & G MCDONALD LIVESTOCK

Ron & Gail McDonald 204-466-2883 C 204-724-2811

JOHNSTON CHAROLAIS Scott & Shelley Johnston 204-749-2247 C 204-723-5030

CROCUS VALLEY FARMS LTD. Curtis & Erika Lovett Box 876, Killarney, MB R0K1G0 204-523-8515 C 204-523-2305

HIDDEN LAKE STOCK FARM

Scott & Megan Baron C 204-573-8992

NORTH OF 50 CHAROLAIS Owen & Jen Sellman 204-406-0969, J 204-496-3887

Catalogues & Videos available online at www.bylivestock.com

Sale Manager: 306-584-7937

Helge By 306-536-4261 charolaisbanner@gmail.com

Quality bulls built to work for the commercial cattleman.

CALVING KIT

Suggestions by Candace Wenzel, DMV

Calving chains/straps

Calving hooks

Pail

Calf jack

Antiseptic (chlorhexidine or betadine)

Towel

Lube

Palpation gloves

Halter

Doxapram (respiratory stimulant)

Colostrum

Oxytocin

NO MORE FROZEN EARS!

Quick & easy to put on Leather patch on ear for ID with grease pen

Washable & reusable water resistant polar fleece

Secure snap feature ensures they won’t rub off

Does not leave calf feeling restricted

Fits calves of all sizes (3 snap settings)

In stock - can ship immediately!

$30 each plus shipping.

Paul, Dalyse & Madisyn Robertson

Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0

Paul cell 204-841-0082

Dalyse cell 204-841-0736

pdmrobertson@gmail.com

HL 92 K HL Tandam 6G x Winchester 6D

HL 11K CKE Mich 5H x Braxton 519C

HL 4K Gangster 10G x RPJ Diesel 802F

HL 3K Gangster 10G x RPJ Diesel 802F

HL 9K Gangster 10G x JMB Fisher 604D

or Flunazine (good for hard pulls for cow & calf)

Madisyn had the Reserve Grand Champion Heifer Calf in the BMO Junior Beef Extreme Charolais Show with JMB KIRSTEN 212K.

Cavers was Reserve Overall Grand Champion Charolais Female with MISS PRAIRIE COVE 1227J in the BMO Junior Beef Extreme

JOAN’s KITCHEN SLOW COOKED BEEF TIPS

Slow Cooker Beef Tips

2 Tbsp. olive oil (or canola)

3 pounds stew beef

Salt and pepper

3 cups of beef broth or consommé

1 pkg. dry onion soup mix

1 Tbsp.Worcestershire sauce

1 small onion diced

2 cups of mushrooms sliced

3 garlic cloves minced

¼ cup water

3 Tablespoons cornstarch

In large skillet over medium high heat add the olive oil. Salt and pepper the stew meat and add in batches to sear on both sides until brown, but do not cook throughout. Add the stew meat to the slow cooker.

Add the beef broth, dry onion soup mix, onions, mushroom, and garlic. Cook on low for 5-6 hours or high 3-4 hours.

Thirty minutes before it is done cooking, mix together in a small bowl the water and conrnstarch. Stir it into the slow cooker and allow to thicken.

Serve over pasta or mashed potatoes. Great over rice too.

Calendar of Events Index

FEBRUARY 15 MIAMI, MB

Steppler Farms 12th Annual Bull Sale

FEBRUARY 18 STE. ROSE, MB

Myhre Land & Cattle Co. / Bar J Charolais Bull Sale

FEBRUARY 25 ASHERN, MB

Triple C Charolais Bull Sale

MARCH 17 INGLIS, MB

High Bluff Stock Farms Bull& Female Sale

MARCH 18 OAK LAKE, MB

Pleasant Dawn Charolais 21st Annual Bull Sale

MARCH 20 LENORE, MB

Tri-N Charolais Farms Bull Sale

MARCH 22 RIVERS, MB

HTA Charolais Bull Sale

MARCH 25 ASHERN, MB

Tee M Jay Charolais Bull Sale

MARCH 28 NEEPAWA, MB

Prairie Distinction Charolais Bull Sale

MARCH 29 LA RIVIÈRE, MB

C2 Charolais Bull Sale

APRIL 6 ROBLIN, MB

Hunter 12th Annual Charolais Bull Sale

APRIL 12 PIPESTONE, MB

White Meadow Charolais Bull Sale

JULY 26-29 - CCYA CONVENTION

BRANDON, MANITOBA

AUGUST 4-6 NEEPAWA, MB

Manitoba Youth Beef Round Up

OCTOBER 25 - MCA BULLETIN DEADLINE

DALYSE ROBERTSON