Man/Sask Gelbvieh Assoc. News

Wow! Where did 2021 go? With another trying year, fighting with mother nature and Covid restrictions it was great to end the year with a fantastic show and sale at the 50th Canadian Western Agribition. We would like to thank everyone that made the shows and sales possible over the past year.

The Man-Sask Association AGM was held in Moose Jaw on Dec 11. 2021. We would like to thank Shayla Jasper and Courtney Bentz for their time and effort while on the board. We would like to welcome Ryan Zalinko and Maureen Tubman to the board this year. Please feel free to get in touch with any director if you have any concerns, or want to be involved with a committee. Thank you to everyone that supported the fun auction!

Agribition saw 49 entries from 14 Exhibitors coming from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Washington. We had three new exhibitors this year. Thank you to Blair Bentz for being our barn boss. A pizza party after the show, was once again hosted by the Man/Sask Gelbvieh Association was well attended and much appreciated.

The Association would like to thank RPS Gelbvieh for graciously donating a heifer this year. Tickets sales brought in $7810. The winner of the heifer was Tim Unger.

Junior Activities were held at Agribition. There were 18 young Gelbvieh enthusiasts participating in Photography, Showmanship, Team Grooming, Marketing and Junior Beef Extreme. Junior Aggregate winner was Cam Davidson and Senior Aggregate was Dawson Fladeland. Congratulations to all Juniors and Thank you to Davidson Gelbvieh and Fir River Livestock for your donation. Davidson Gelbvieh has already donated $1000 to next year’s events at Agribition.

Mark your calendar for August 13, 2022 when Overby Stock Farm at Ste.Rose du Lac, Manitoba will be hosting the Man/Sask Gelbvieh Field Day. We look forward to celebrating 50 years of Gelbvieh in Canada. The National Show and Sale will be held at Agribition. Follow us on Facebook to stay up to date.

Wishing you all the best in the New Year! Good luck with calving and your upcoming bull sales.

Association News

By Cynthia Wirgau

Back: L-R: Braylen Blake, Vice President; Ian Thackeray, President; Dean Hurlburt, Ryan Zalinko. Front: L-R: Maureen Tubman, Cynthia Wirgau, Secretary-Treasurer; Eileen Davidson. Missing: Brett Spray

Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association Purebred Breeder of the Year Twin View Livestock - Aaron Birch & Joe Barnett

Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association Commercial Breeder of the Year Mann Ranch - Evan & Alicia Mann

Twin View Livestock was selected as the 2021 Man/Sk Gelbvieh Purebred Breeder of the Year.

Twin View Livestock is owned and operated by Aaron Birch and Joe Barnett at Parkbeg, SK. They sell their bulls at a bull sale each March with Fladeland Livestock in Moose Jaw. They also created and host the Function and Finesse Gelbvieh Female Sale in October.

Aaron and Joe have had some exceptional success in the show ring in recent years. Despite the difficulties of 2020 with no cattle shows, they continued to promote their program and the breed in online formats. They were awarded the 2020 ORB Champion of the World in both the bulls and female categories.

In addition to their success in the show ring and with sales, Aaron and Joe have both given countless hours to promote the breed serving on provincial and national boards. Aaron has recently completed his term as President of the Canadian Gelbvieh Association and Joe is the Past President of the Manitoba/Saskatchewan Gelbvieh Association.

Aaron and Joe also support numerous junior events. From judging to mentoring they always find time to help the next generation of cattle producers.

Congratulations, Aaron and Joe, Twin View Livestock.

The commercial breeder of the year Evan and Alicia Mann and family operate Mann Ranch at Semans, Sk. They have been buying Gelbvieh bulls for several years for their commercial operation. Their son Parker has been buying several purebred females the past two years to start his own purebred herd.