Gelbvieh Association of AB/BC News

Hey everyone! Hope harvest has gone well for you all. The Gelbvieh Association of AB/BC has a busy fall planned.

Farmfair International is back and the Gelbvieh show is slated to take place Nov 11 at 2 pm. Our judges for the show are Lance and Sheri Leachman. We look forward to their experienced, educated appraisal. I'm sure most of you have heard that there will be $21,000 in prize money up for grabs at the show! Every division Champion will win $700 and Reserve will win $300 in both the purebred and Balancer/Percentage show. How long has it been since you've won cold hard cash at a cattle show? We hope to see a great turn out of Gelbvieh exhibitors!

We want to thank Gaylene for her years of service as the show manager. Keri Labrenz has been hired for this role - so she will likely be contacting Gelbvieh breeders when putting the show together. Gaylene will continue to mentor Keri in this transition year. Darren Dunford continues to be our breed representative so please contact him or myself if you have any questions regarding Farmfair. We'd love to have you there to watch the show in person, but for those who cannot make it, the show will be broadcast online on DLMS.

Plans for the 2021 edition of the Wish List weekend are well under way and we are extremely excited about this year's event. I know its cliche to say that our consignors "dug deep and are bringing their very best," but holy smokes, did they ever this year! I've had a couple people tell me, "Ah - its going to hurt to see this one go." This is how I know this offering is going to knock your socks off! The event will start off with the first round of the People's Choice Futurity judging and a banquet on Friday night. Please contact Lorna to reserve your tickets (403 378 4898). There will be a silent auction again and we would really appreciate donations.

Saturday morning will be GAA/BC board meeting. We are looking for at least two new members on the board. If you have any questions or are interested in putting your name forward, please contact me. I can only take one call at the time - so please be patient as I know there will be a TON of people interested. This will be followed by the second round of People's Choice futurity judging and the Wish List sale at 3 pm.

The bull futurity and bull information will be included in the Wish List catalogue. If you intend to enter a bull, please let Aaron know and have your Wish List catalog information in to Kim by October 15. All pictures must be in by November 1. This is an ABSOLUTE DEADLINE and there are no exceptions. Entries to the futurity will be accepted after this date, but they will not be included in the catalogue. If you have not sent in your entries for the Junior Incentive sale credits yet, please do so! The draw will take place on Wednesday, December 1 at 7 pm on the Gelbvieh Association of AB/BC Facebook page. Two juniors are going to have some pretty big time sale credits to spend at the sale! Interest in this program has been tremendous once again with sixteen juniors entered at this point! Its awesome to see these young people interested in the breed and getting involved! We will once again be making a calendar fundraiser this year. The full page ads will be auctioned off at the beginning of the Wish List sale. This is such a tremendous, affordable way to advertise your program. There are also smaller ads available each month that can be purchased as well as dates on the calendar. Stay tuned for more details in the near future. I'm sure everyone is sick of COVID and political talk at this point, but as a nurse I felt this might be a good opportunity to put a plug in. I work in a rural ER, and we are seeing so many COVID patients right now. Seek accurate information from a trusted medical professional to determine what is best for you. Do what you can to keep you and your family safe.

Association News

By Jessica Pearson, President