August 2017 Canadian Hereford Digest by Canadian Hereford Association

August 2017

The Official Magazine of The Canadian Hereford Association

Kasco Cattle

An Evolving, Positive Role-Model in our Feedlot Sector

The Business of Herefords & Hens Inside the River Valley Farms Operation

Scotland Mission for Farmfair Exhibitors Young Guns XIV

Faces and Perspectives of a New Generation

2017 Herd Reference Edition

Opportunity

Thank you, Gracie Falconer for all your hard work and help!

MHPH 521X DAINTY 205Z

- Maternal sister to 2013 Hereford World Champion Female - Full Sister to Eastern Canadian National Champion Female - Sells bred back to Haroldson’s Totem 200Z 5D

AXA 106A TINA 103C

1.1

55.7

82.9

22.6

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RVP 106A CAMEO GIRL 45C

- MHPH 521X Action 106A two year old daughter - Sells bred back to Haroldson’s Totem 200Z 5D - Her Churchill Stud 3134 calf sells also

- MHPH 521X Action two year old bred back to Haroldson’s Totem 200Z 5D - Sells choice with her Churchill Stud 3134 heifer calf BW

4.2

61.1

97.4

20.3

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HAROLDsON’s TOTEM 200Z 5D Plan An Ontario Weekend! River Valley “Genetic Designs XIII” Sale - September 15, 2017 Elm-Lodge Sale - September 16, 2017 AUTUMN ALLIANCE SALE XXXV - SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 Sale Managed By: Chris 306-220-5006 Shane 403-363-9973 Ben 519-374-3335 Ted 306-221-2711 BW

0.9

52.8

87.2

29.7

56.1

- His first services are a sale feature

Check out our website and BuyAgro.com for videos prior to the sale!

View the catalogue online at

www.BuyAgro.com

RUT 1Y Landlord LAD 9B

9B is exceeding our expectations.

HH Advance 6244D Exciting young herd sire from Holden Herefords. Owned with Crone Herefords.

BR 79Y Stanmore 218C Our new herd sire from Braun Ranches.

Thank you to all the buyers at the Calgary and Veteran bull sales, First Choice Sale and off the ranch!

Ken and Michele Rutledge and Family Box 188 Hardisty, AB T0B 1V0 Phone: 780.888.3644 | Kenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cell: 780.888.7178 | kmrutledge@xplornet.com 4

~ Sale of the East ~

Saturday September 9, 2017 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:00 Noon 240 Wilmot Road, Wilmot, NB

FEATURE YEARLING

AXA 200Z MARSHA 106D

FEATURE 2-YEAR OLD

AXA 704X TINA 112C

FEATURE COW

FEATURE CALF

AXA 50S GLEE 116A

AXA 704X ZOOM ZOOM ET 107E

~ Consignors ~

AXA Farms (506) 636-1877

Birds Hill Farm (506) 328-7011

Hidden Meadow Farms (506)-272-2959

BLK Homestead Farms (506) 328-6514

GF Polled Herefords (506) 449-8050

Meghan & Ashley Black (506) 328-3596

RIGHT TO FLUSH

AXA P606 705X NELLIE 506C

View the catalogue, videos and location online. www.AXAFarms.ca

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contents August 2017 Volume 75 | Number 2

Submitted by: Little Fort Herefords, Little Fort, British Columbia

features

contents J U DY F I N S E T H

S TA C Y F E L K A R

Kasco Cattle

Scotland Mission for Farmfair Exhibitors

An Evolving, Positive Role-Model in our Feedlot Sector

Faces and Perspectives of a New Generation Connor Creech Ted Creech

Inside the River Valley Farms Operation

Who Am I?

Bonanza 2017 Results

109 Show & Sale Results 120 2016 Sale Trends 123 CHA News and Notes 130 Maritimes Provincial Report 131 Ontario Provincial Report 132 Manitoba Provincial Report 133 Saskatchewan Provincial Report 134 Alberta Provincial Report 135 British Columbia Provincial Report

C AT H Y L A S B Y

The Business of Herefords & Hens

National Director Profiles

122 Junior Show Results C AT H E R I N E B R OW N

Young Guns XIV

Canada 150

137 CJHA Report 138 CHA Memorial Scroll

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columns

139 CHA Honour Roll 142 CJHA Honour Roll 144 Future of the Breed CJHA KGF “Future of the Breed” Scholarship Winners 145 4-H Achievements

12 UpFront

141 KGF

President’s Message

169 Quick Reference

Message du Président

170 Auctioneers, Consultants and Services

Hereford Horizons

172 Hereford EPD Averages

148 Year-End Statistics 150 Registered 50 or more Head in 2015 151 New Annual, Young Guns & Junior Members 2015

129 Rapport du Directeur Exécutif

152 Canadian Hereford Association 2015 Financial Statements 165 Hereford Farewells

136 Canadian Beef Breeds Council Report

168 THE All-Star Members Report 2017

128 Executive Director’s Report

173 Digest Subscription Form & Ad Booking Deadlines

175 Baxter Black 6

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AUGUST 3 - SK............Northwest Saskatchewan Field Day, Turtleford Fair grounds 5 - SK ......Southeast Saskatchewan Field Day and Moe Show, Langbank 10 - ON.........................Peterborough Exhibtion, MOE Show, Peterborough 10-11 - SK...................................South West Saskatchewan Hereford Tour 15-17 - AB..............................Canadian Beef Industry Conference, Calgary 17-20 – QC .................................................. Expo Cookshire Fair, Cookshire 17 – AB................................................ .. Annual Hardisty Field Day, Hardisty 18-20 – BC...................................... Nechako Valley Exhibition, Vanderhoof 19 – PEI............................ Old Home Week and MOE Show, Charlottetown 23-24 - ON......................Hastings County Plowing Match, Queensborough 23-27 – NB .............Kent County Exhibition, MOE Show, St Marie de Kent 24-27 – QC .............................................................................Expo Ayer’s Cliff 29 ..........................................October Digest Advertising Booking Deadline 26 – PEI..............Dundas Plowing Match & Fair and MOE Show, Cardigan 26 – ON .........................Barrie Fair MOE Show, Ontario West Zone, Barrie SEPTEMBER 31 Aug-4 Sept – BC..Interior Provincial Exhibition, MOE Show, Armstrong 31 Aug- 4 Sept – QC ..................................... Expo Shawville Fair, Shawville 31 Aug- 3 Sept - ON...............................................The Harrow Fair, Windsor 1 – QC ..................................................Expo Brome Fair, MOE Show, Brome 1 – NS............................Cumberland County Exhibition MOE Show, Oxford 1-3 – ON ............................ Orangeville Fair and Banner Show, Orangeville 7-10 – QC.................................................... Expo Richmond Fair, Richmond 8-10 – ON .....................................................................Arthur Fall Fair, Arthur 8-10 – BC....................Lakes District Fall Fair and MOE Show, Burns Lake 9 – NB..................................................AXA Farms Sale of the East, Wilmont 9 - MB...........................MHA Field Day and MOE Show, Troop Ranch, Brandon 14-17 – BC........................Richardson Ranch 8th Annual Online Sale, Tlell 15– ON.............Genetic Designs River Valley Polled Hereford Sale, Newburgh 16 – BC............... West Coast Hereford Club Show, MOE Show, Aldergrove 16 – ON ...................................... Source for Success XIV Sale, Indian River 17 – ON............... XXXV Autumn Alliance Sale, Medonte Highlands, Orillia 21 – ON ...............................Lindsay Fair, East Central MOE Show, Lindsay 22-24 – NB.........................New Brunswick Beef Expo, MOE Show, Sussex 23 – ON ..................Carp Fair and MOE Showm, Ottawa Valley Zone, Carp 23 – NS ............................. Classic Heritage Beef and MOE Show, Windsor 22-24 – ON.........................East Central Zone Futurity Show, Roseneath Fair OCTOBER Sept 28-Oct 1 – ON.....................................................Metcalfe Fall Fair, Metcalfe 7-8 - SK............................Take the Lead Bid Off, The Cliff’s Farm, Hepburn 5-9 - NS...................................................................Maritime Fall Fair, Halifax 7 – QC................................................... Expo-Boeuf Victoriaville , MOE Show 14 – AB................................................. Remitall West Production Sale, Olds 20 – SK..................... Hereford Harvest, Lone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank 21 – SK......... ANL Polled Herefords & Guests Production Sale, Steelman 21 – SK..................C&T Cattle Co. & Guests, “Take the Next Step”, Kisbey 21 – QC.................... Partners for Progress, Maple Hill Herefords, Shefford 21 – NS............................................................... Atlantic Bonus Sale, Nappan 22 – SK............Blair-Athol, Haroldson’s & Friends Production Sale, Arcola 23 – SK............................................... Square-D Production Sale, Langbank 24 – AB.................................21st Annual British Breeds Rancher Calf Sale, Balog Auction, Lethbridge 26 - 29 MB.... 5thAnnual Elite Genetics Online Production Sale hosted by Arthur Polled Herefords and RSK Farms, Brandon 27 – MB......................Manitoba Livestock Expo and MOE Show, Brandon

5160 Skyline Way NE, Calgary, AB T2E 6V1

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NOVEMBER 1-4 - SK.........Lloydminister Stockade Roundup MOE Show, Lloydminister 3-12 – ON................................... The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Toronto 4 ..........................................................................National MOE Show 4 - ON................. Ontario Hereford Assoc. Futurity & Junior Showmanship 4 - AB........................................ Nelson Hirsche Purebreds Sale, Del Bonita 7 – AB....British Breeds #2 Rancher Calf Sale, Balog Auction, Lethbridge 8-12 – AB.......................Farmfair Western National MOE Show, Edmonton 8........................................................... Hereford Genes Gala Event 9....................................................................... Hereford MOE Show 17 - AB ............9th Annual PAHL Livestock Production Sale, Medicine Hat 18 – AB ....................... Fenton Hereford Ranch 53rd Annual Fall Sale, Irma 20-25 – SK..........................................Canadian Western Agribition, Regina 23............................................................... Agribition Hereford Sale 24......................................................National Hereford MOE Show 25..........................................................Agribition Red Coat Classic 23 - AB.................Corbiell Herefords Purebred and Commercial complete herd dispersal sale, Balog Auction, Lethbridge 28 - AB..........Barpipe Production Sale, Barpipe Hereford Ranch, Okotoks 30...........................................January Digest Advertising Booking Deadline DECEMBER 1 – AB............................Brost Land & Cattle Co. LTD & Guests Annual Fall Production Sale, Irvine 2 - AB ..............................................British Connection Bull Sale, Lethbridge 4 - AB......... Westgard Windimuir Complete Purebred and Commercial Cow herd dispersal, Lethbridge 5 – AB .................................................Stromsmoe Herefords & Black Angus 33rd Annual Production Sale, Etzikom 6 – AB....Gemstone Cattle Co Production Sale, Brooks Bowslope Auction 7 – AB....................... LCI Doenz Ranches Annual Production Sale, Warner 8 – MB ....Manitoba Hereford Association “Good As Gold” Sale, Brandon 9 - AB......................................................First Choice Female Sale, Camrose 10 - AB ...................................................Season Finale Hereford Event, Olds 14 - SK................................................Big Gully’s Farm Bull Sale, Maidstone 15 – AB ......................................................All Beef Pen Show, Medicine Hat

Consult with the CHA website www.hereford.ca for changes and/or additions to provincial field days, MOE shows and other events.

Phone: 1.888.836.7242

Fax: 1.888.824.2329

Email: herefords@hereford.ca

Cover Photo Features: Benwyn Farm, Progress British Columbia, taken by Catherine Brown 7

BRETON WEST HEREFORDS Since 1974

HORNED SIRES

FEMALES FOR SALE!!

Your pick of our herd is available to start or add to your purebred herd. - ANY age, ANY time, ANY number of females.

DW ADVANCE 30U LAD 52A

- He has sired over 90 progeny in his first two years here. His sons are a real feature in the bull pasture.

LPG Standard Pieran Lad 76B - First calf of an excellent young cow. He was Leonard’s pick at the 2014 Hardisty Field Day. We have impressive calves from him.

POLLED SIRES

HIGHMARK BALTIMORE 2B

- Baltimore has excellent feet and disposition and sires beefy, tough, rugged calves. We look forward to his heifers joining the herd next year

Eugene, Norma, and Leonard Poholka Ph: (780) 696-3878 Leonard’s Cell: (780) 898-9590 Fax: (780) 696-3777

GE EPD 10

- We have a classy set of calves from this 2016 ECHC Bull Sale Champion. He has grown out well since then and has excellent feet, structure and disposition.

Thank you to all our Buyers

Lamport’s G74 Calibre 3C

- OUTCROSS PEDIGREE! Calibre was used by Lamports last year. He is out of a full sister to their sire Mountaineer who rates very high for the longevitiy gene & has very nice daughters. Come see him. He impresses with his muscle, balance, feet, disposition, pigment, eye set, skull shape & size.

SGC RANCHLAND LAD 135B

Breton West P 42X Accurate 42A - Outcross Pedigree - Long and muscular. His full sister is an excellent young cow and he has sired some really nice calves.

COURTENAY LAD 15A

- “Islander” is a super thick bull with a unique pedigree. His progeny are stout and early maturing.

Box 325, Breton, Alberta TOC OPO Email: bretonwest@gmail.com http://bretonwestherefords.com

5 mi. W. of Breton on #616, 2 mi. S. on Rge Rd. #50, 1 mi. W. on #474, 1 1/2 mi. S. on Rge. Rd. #51, 1/2 mi. W.

Money in Your Pocket PCL ZIRCON 719T 25Z {DLF IEF HYF} TH 122 71I VICTOR 719T {DLF IEF HYF} X SVR 75A GANGSTER 657G EPDs CE:+5.9

BW:+1.7 WW:+55.8 YW:+76.0 M:+27.1

MPI:+124.0 FMI:+113.4 RFI:+109

TM:+55.0 SC: +0.9

Fat: -0.002 REA:+0.66 MARB:-0.28

PCL YUKON R117 ET 49Y {DLF IEF HYF} SHF RIB EYE M326 R117 {DLF IEF HYF} X REMITALL ONLINE 122L

EPDs CE:+1.0

BW:+1.4 WW:+58.5 YW:+94.0 M:+23.5

MPI:+140.7 FMI:+161.8 RFI:+105

TM:+52.8 SC: +1.6

Fat: -0.016 REA:+0.36 MARB:+0.23

PCL HOMEGROWN BALANCE 8Y 33B {DLF IEF HYF} NJW 73S W18 HOMEGROWN 8Y ET {DLF IEF HYF} X SHF TAHOE R117 T100 {DLF IEF HYF} EPDs CE:-3.2

BW:+4.8

WW:+65.8 YW:+118.3 M:+29.0

MPI:+113.6 FMI:+141.8 RFI:+99

Here’s what our customers are saying... “We have quite a few Phantom Creek females that are hard working, no nonsense cows. They are efficient and profitable”. - Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords “Phantom Creek calves sell as well as any calf on the market and are profitable for the new owners. Real good cowherd.” - Lee Crowley, manager of Heartland Livestock Swift Current,Sk “We’ve bought a large number of PCL Bulls to use on our black cows. We are very happy with our weaning weights and our calves consistently hit market highs “ - Ken and Mike Ferestad, Montana

TM:+61.9 SC: +1.7

Fat:+0.011 REA:+0.72 MARB:-0.03

2017 Calves Sired By: PCL Zircon 719T 25Z PCL Yukon R117 ET 49Y PCL Homegrown Balance 8Y 33B MHPH 101S Umpire 118U MHPH 521X Action 106A MSU TCF Revolution 4R KCF Bennett Revolution X51 SHF All Star 42X A191 ANL C HAR T100 Tahoe 86 ET 23B Doug & Wanda Mann

Box 1256 Swift Current, SK S9H 3X4 P: 306.773.7136 C: 306.741.1265 E: w_mann@xplornet.ca

Watch for our consignment of females for sale Oct. 21 at the C&T Sale

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Newsworthy and notable stories from the Canadian Hereford industry

First Grand Champion Hereford in 32 Years Congratulations to Ben Alward showing the Grand Champion at Carleton County, New Brunswick Spring Steer Show and Sale. CHA Awards LMAC Buckle Director Blaine Brost presenting Tyler Slawinski with the 4th place buckle at Livestock Markets Association of Canada auctioneering championships. It`s a Boy !!! Congratulations to Karen Schimil (CHA Staff on maternity leave) and her husband Daryl Chubb. We are happy to announce Karen had their baby boy, William John Chubb, on June 20th. 12

Hereford Miss World 2016 Champion Herefords from across the globe compete in a Hereford Miss World competition every year. This year, a Canadian cow - RVP 51X ABLAZE 7A owned by Harvie Ranching (Olds, AB) and RSK Farms (Brandon, MB) was first selected as the North American Champion and then honoured with the Miss World Championship for 2016. Since the competition’s inauguration by HerefordBreeder.net in 2012, four out of five “Miss World” titles have been taken by Canadian Hereford cows. Congratulations Ellen Crane for being selected as a 2018 Nuffield Scholar. Ellen will travel abroad to study production attributes which are most important to consumers and how producers can implement these to leverage opportunities in consumer marketing.

Ellen Crane is President of the Maritimes Hereford Association, a graduate student of UPEI, a former Young Guns profilee and is invested in her family’s Hereford operation Crane Cattle Co. of Cardigan, P.E.I.

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upfront Ranch Sustainability Award Congratulations to Trevor and Janice Tapp of Copper T Ranch, Fraser Lake BC. They are recent winners of the BC Cattlemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association ranch sustainability award.

2017 Canadian Livestock Industry Leader

Future Hereford Breeder Congratulations to Scott and Kerrie Harvie on welcoming Tel Donald Harvie into the world on June 15, 2017.

Congratulations on Your 25 Year Pin Brad Corbiell presenting Marilyn, Robin and Carl of

Farewell

Bob Balog acknowledging Ramsayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as the 2017 Canadian Livestock Industry Leader at the NWSS in Denver, CO.

Carlrams Ranching with their 25 year pins.

We tip our hats, with a fond farewell to Samara McBain who graced us with her quiet presence and talent as Art Director and Production Manager for four and a half years. We wish you well, Samara.

Congratulations! On Receiving Your 50 Year Membership Pin

Richard (and Sandy) Schrader of Schrader Herefords

Patrick and Karen Huestis of Coppertone Farms 13

CORBIELL Herefords

e v i r D l a n i F The l a s r e p is D d r e H w o Complete C 17 0 2 , 3 2 r e b m e v o N , y Thursda bridge, AB

at Balog Auction, Leth

Tammy & Brad Corbiell

ON OFFER: • • • • •

150 Horned Hereford Purbred Pairs 35 Horned Hereford Bred Purebred Heifers 60 top commercial cows (Hereford and Red Baldies) All Herd Bulls The Yearling Bulls will sell in February 2018 at the last Corbiell Herefords Bull Sale!*

Brad & Tammy, Ty & Melissa 403-734-2111 Box 337, Cluny, AB T0J 0S0 corbiell.trinityranch@gmail.com

www.corbiellherefords.com Brad’s Cell: 403-934-8714 | Ty, DVM: 403-934-0297

presents

Ty & Melissa Corbiell

Genetic Designs XIII

Friday, Sept. 15, 2017 At the Farm, Newburgh, ON

ANL 0220 MIRIAH 36 ET 50C

RVP 73B DESIREE 115D

ROPF AUBURN OF AL 10Y B21 ET

RVP 100W RVP VALERIE 49C

RVP 100W BALLAD 8B

SELLING 65 LOTS Bulls • Show Prospects • Bred Heifers • Pairs

RVP 46A CHERRY BOOMITA 73C

Elwyn, Donald and Pauline Embury 240 Embury Rd., R.R. 1 • Newburgh, ON K0K 2S0 Main Office 613-378-6632 Fax 613-378-1646 Donald Embury Cell 613-328-9065 Cattle Office 613-378-2701 Res. 613-378-2224 Dale Stith Auctioneer 918-760-1550

rivervalleyherefords@kos.net • www.rivervalleyherefords.com

View our sale live on the Internet at

Catalogs available on request.

Great Cows Produce Quality Bulls 8th Annual Ranchers Bull Sale Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at the Holloway Sale Barn 13215 Secondary Highway 599 East of Castor

Combining low birthweight and high performance

HOLLOW 101T WILMA 118Y Mother of HOLLOW 26X BERT 1C

HOLLOW 26X BERT 1C High-selling bull at our 2017 sale Sold to Leroy Helbling of Mandan, ND

Les & Karen Holloway Anthony & Samantha Plett Eric & Rebekah LeClair Ph: (403) 882-3416 Cell: (403) 740-0380 Fax: (403) 882-3417

BANNERLANE 153Y SUPER STD 38B His calves will lead our 2019 sale

Located 2.5 miles east of the junction of Highway 36 and secondary Highway 599

4C CRONE HEREFORDS 4C

HARVIE HISTORY MAKER ET 61C Sire: REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X Dam: HARVIE MISS PERFECTION 30P

HH ADVANCE 6244D Sire: HH ADVANCE 3297A ET Dam: HH MISS ADVANCE 3094A ET

JNHR RIBSTONE 128C

SGC RANCHLAND LAD 6B

SGC 814Y RED DIAMOND 27C

SGC 76X XEMPT 157Z

Sire: JNHR 63W RIBSTONE 89Z Dam: JNHR 101T SASSY 836X

Sire: JNHR 414B DOMINO 814Y Dam: SGC 42W SUPER RED LASS 69Z

Sire: LPG RANCHLAND LAD 1Y Dam: K 279J GOLDEN LADY 203S

Sire: BBSF W39 XEMPT 76X Dam: SGC HUNZA LASS 17U

Thank-You to all of our 2017 customers! Stewart, Cathy & Family Ph/Fax (780) 888-2168 Cell (780) 888-1002 Box 378, Hardisty, AB T0B 1V0 Located 5 mi. E. of Hardisty on Hwy. 13 and 3/4 mi. S. Email croneherefords@xplornet.com

www.croneherefords.com

New sires working Lilybrook. The future looks promising! H5 3114 ADVANCE 6103

Bulls, Semen and Females for Sale at all Times

LBH 162A ROYAL AMIGO 432D

LBH 955W DOMINO 7C

A special thank you to the following purebred breeders for purchasing LBH genetics for their top herds: Mark Law LBH 265Y STANMORE 88C & LBH 171A RIBSTONE 278C Riverbridge Herefords LBH 171A RIBSTONE 497C Sunnybrae Farm LBH 40W RIBSTONE 65D Briereville Ranch LBH 52N SILVER PRIDE 258D

LBH 38Z GUINNESS 270B

And our Female Customers:

Gibralter Enterprises Ltd. • Mark Law Lorne Schroeder • Brost Land & Cattle Holloway Farms • Corbiell Herefords Briereville Ranch • Paul Strojan Texas Stardance Cattle LLP

LBH 38Z GUINNESS 250C

Andy & Margaret Schuepbach Ruth, Michelle and Daniel Phone: (403) 625-4693 Cell: (403) 625-6316 Fax: (403) 625-1500

Hans Ulrich

Phone: (403) 625-2237

Box 2044 Claresholm, AB T0L 0T0 10 miles (16 km) East of Claresholm to sign, then 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north

Email: andy@lilybrookherefords.com

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president’s message

By Doug Mann

PRE SIDEN T O F T HE C A N A D I A N HEREFO RD A S S O C I AT I O N

The only constant in life is change. It’s how you anticipate and deal with that change that defines you as a person, a business or an organization. This herdsire issue of the Digest is where breeders showcase their breeding programs. Sire selection is the single most important means of affecting change in a cowherd. The advertisers in this issue are the breed leaders. They are proud, passionate, and progressive breeders. These are traits of highly successful people. Whether you are a cattle producer, a small business owner or on a board of directors, there are habits and traits that foster efficiency and success. I recommend reading Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey. He describes several traits that are evident in our many breeders advertising in this issue. Not to be forgotten, your board of directors and office staff also exhibit many of these traits such as being proactive, beginning with the end in mind and having a vision, among other things. They make my job easy and enjoyable. Please take the time to thank these people for the job they do on your behalf. My personal favourite trait is referred to as “Abundance Mentality”. It focuses on win – win situations in which there are no losers. Rather than thinking there is only so much pie to go around and that if someone else gets a big piece, then I am left with a smaller one, we should think about how we can both get pie and the fact that it tastes pretty good. This means that whether an individual breeder or the breed itself does well, we all benefit from it. Since success fuels success, we need to celebrate events and programs that move our breed forward. Also, by combining the strengths of our breeders, we can achieve goals that no one person can do alone. I encourage you to call or visit with the advertisers in this issue as well as your CHA directors. Tell them your thoughts and ideas. These are the leaders in the breed and without a doubt, they have come to appreciate that being a good

Since success fuels success, we need to celebrate events and programs that move our breed forward. Also, by combining the strengths of our breeders, we can achieve goals that no one person can do alone. I encourage you to call or visit with the advertisers in this issue as well as your CHA directors. Tell them your thoughts and ideas. These are the leaders in the breed and without a doubt, they have come to appreciate that being a good listener and seeking to understand, are key elements to success in business. listener and seeking to understand, are key elements to success in business. After reading this issue several times, I am very excited about the future of our breed. It warrants mentioning that the breeders and the directors are on the same page. There is a passion and a vision out there with a drive to continually improve, whether it’s showing cattle or improving performance or increasing profit margins for yourself and your customers. We need to embrace change, continue to learn, accept risk and chart our own course. Lets celebrate each others’ successes. It’s a win – win.

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message du président

Par Doug Mann

PRÉ SIDEN T DE L’A S S O C I AT I O N C A N A D IENNE HEREFO RD

La seule constante dans la vie est le changement. C’est la façon dont vous l’anticiper et dont vous faites face à ce changement qui vous définit comme une personne, une entreprise ou une organisation. Cette édition du Digest, dédiée aux taureaux d’élevage, offre une vitrine aux éleveurs qui veulent présenter leurs programmes. L’influence d’un taureau de troupeau est le plus grand impact qui peut affecter un cheptel de femelles. Les éleveurs, qui ont pris la peine d’inclure une publicité dans ce numéro, sont les leaders de la race. Ils sont des éleveurs fiers, passionnés et progressives; des caractéristiques de personnes qui arrivent à des grands succès. Que vous soyez un éleveur, un propriétaire d’une petite entreprise ou membre d’un Conseil d’administration, vous êtes exposés à des habitudes et des traits qui favorisent l’efficacité et le succès. Je recommande la lecture « Habits of Highly Effective People » par Covey. Il décrit plusieurs caractères qui sont évidents chez de nombreux des éleveurs que vous trouverez présent par la voie d’une publicité dans ce numéro du Digest. Sans oublier, votre Conseil d’administration et personnel du bureau de l’association qui partagent également bon nombre de ces caractères essentiels tels leur proactivité, leur vision pour le but ultime, parmi bien d’autres. Ils rendent mon travail facile et agréable. Veuillez prendre le temps de remercier ces gens qui travaillent pour vous quotidiennement. Mon trait personnel préféré est dénommé « Mentalité d’abondance ». Il se concentre sur une victoire pour tous – évitant les situations où il y a des perdants. Plutôt que de penser que la tarte est limitée et que si quelqu’un d’autre obtient un gros morceau, il ne restera qu’un petit pour moi, nous devons réfléchir à comment nous pouvons tous les deux, non seulement, avoir un bon morceau, mais aussi d’avoir la chance de savourer la tarte. Cela signifie que si un éleveur individuel ou la race en général atteignent des succès supérieurs, nous allons tous en bénéficier. Puisque le succès entraine le succès, nous avons besoin de célébrer les événements et les programmes qui font

Puisque le succès entraine le succès, nous avons besoin de célébrer les événements et les programmes qui font avancer notre race. En outre, en combinant les points forts de nos éleveurs, nous pouvons atteindre buts que nul personne peut faire toute seule. Je vous encourage à appeler ou à visiter les éleveurs qui ont des publicités dans ce numéro du Digest ainsi que de vos directeurs de I’ACH. Partagez vos pensées et vos idées avec eux. Ceux-ci sont des leaders de la race et sans aucun doute, ils ont appris à être des bons auditeurs et ils ont développé un désire de toujours chercher à comprendre - deux éléments clés de leur réussite en affaires. avancer notre race. En outre, en combinant les points forts de nos éleveurs, nous pouvons atteindre des buts que nul personne peut faire toute seule. Je vous encourage à appeler ou à visiter les éleveurs qui ont des publicités dans ce numéro du Digest ainsi que de vos directeurs de l’ACH. Partagez vos pensées et vos idées avec eux. Ceux-ci sont des leaders de la race et sans aucun doute, ils ont appris à être des bons auditeurs et ils ont développé un désire de toujours chercher à comprendre – deux éléments clés de leur réussite en affaires. Après avoir lu la revue plusieurs fois, je suis très excité à l’avenir de notre race. Il vaut la peine de mentionner que les éleveurs et les directeurs sont sur la même longueur d’ondes. Il y a une passion et une vision commune qui vise l’amélioration continuelle, soit en compétitionnant aux expositions avec des bovins ou améliorer les performances ou augmenter les marges de profit pour votre entreprise et vos clients. Nous devons embrasser le changement, continuer à apprendre, accepter les risques et tracer notre propre voie. Célébrons les réussites des uns et des autres. C’est une victoire où tout le monde y gagne.

RIVERBRIDGE 313A LAD 15D

RIVERBRIDGE 74A LAD 11D

Grand champion at 2016 NWHC Field Day

Reserve Champion at 2016 NWHC Field Day

A SAMPLE OF THE BULLS FOR SALE IN 2017

SALE BULLS SIRED BY: RUT 42W RED LAD 74A AGA 127Y YES ARCHIBALD 313A LBH 236U RIBSTONE 364X RIVERBRIDGE 28S LAD 101A

RIVERBRIDGE 313A LAD 31D RUT 42W RED LAD 74A PAHL 37W CHAPS 64C

SIRES IN USE

LBH 171A RIBSTONE 497C RIVERBRIDGE 28S LAD 33B RIVERBRIDGE 254Z LAD 13C

J-BAR-B Z400 BRIDGETOWN 12B Manchester 21X Momentum 445B

THANK YOU TO OUR 2017 BUYERS

Douglas Lake Cattle Co. Lorne & Bev Kusler

Roworth & Cameron Ranch Jim & Georgine Westgard Gregory & Heather Eppich

DAVID & MAXINE

DONNIE & KERRY

Phone (306) 893-2838 e-mail riverbridge @ sasktel.net

MAIDSTONE, SASKATCHEWAN

Phone (306) 893-2548

From junction of hwy 16 & 21, 8 miles South, 1/2 mile West, 1/2 mile South 22

Larry Albert Murphy Farms

We go out of our way to ensure that your expectations are surpassed! Cattlemen from throughout Western Canada consign to our market regularly. THERE ARE REASONS!

• Located in the Heart of Alberta’s feedlot industry and convenient to the border for U.S. export • More buyers – the feedlot owners, not their order buyers. Wednesday is Regular Sale Day – check our web site for the many special Calf Sales and Female Sales this fall.

Regular Fat & Feeder Sales

Special Rancher Calf Sales

Every Wednesday - 10:30AM

Tuesday Calf Sales - 10:30AM October 17 - November 21

Special Rancher Calf Sales Every Friday - 10:30AM October 6- December 8

21 Annual British Breeds Rancher Calf Sale st

Tuesday October 24 - 10:30AM Featuring all British Breeds and British Cross Breeds

British Breeds #2 Rancher Calf Sale Tuesday November 7 - 10:30AM

Regular Stock Cow & Bred Heifer Sales Every Monday - 1:00PM October 30 - December 18

11th Annual Angus Appreciation Rancher Calf Sale Tuesday October 31 - 10:30AM Featuring Angus and Angus Cross Calves

Brand of Excellence Video Yearling & Calf Sale Friday September 22 - 1:00PM Balog Cow Palace, Lethbridge, AB This sale will feature calves and yearlings for immediate and forward delivery. Sale will be broadcast at www.dlms.ca

The Cattle Sell Right at your Ranch **BRING THE WORLD TO YOUR CORRAL**

Sellers please do the best you can to make sure your calves are dehorned and castrated and banded properly - The Results - More dollars in your pocket

Call any member of the Balog team to discuss your marketing needs

Call us at 1-877-320-1988

or (403) 320-1980

sold@balogauction.com www.balogauction.com

Fax (403) 320-2660

Box 786, Lethbridge, AB T1J 3Z6

R anch R aised www.westgardwindimuir.com

Complete Purebred and Commercial Cow Herd Dispersal

Monday, December 4, 2017 •1:30 pm Balog Auction – Lethbridge, Alberta Purebred Cows • Purebred heifer & bull calves Commercial cows • Bred heifers Select number of long yearling bulls & herd bulls

www.westgardwindimuir.com Westgard Ranch Ltd – Jim and Georgine Westgard

Phone (403) 676-2167 Cell (403) 664-9412 Email jgwestgard@netago.ca Box 27, Sibbald, Alberta T0J 3E0 • 28448 Rge Road 20 - 4 km N of Sibbald 24

C & T Cattle Co. 15 Bred Heifers and 3 Show Prospect Heifer Calves

Mohican Stroker Z81

MHPH 118U Zappa 218Z Umpire/Premier 152M Senior herd sire - Maternal strength - Calving ease - Service sire to many of the sale heifers

Online grandson/Star Battle Cry - Superb rate of gain - Udder structure second to none - Sire of the 2016 feature bred heifer Dara 75C

C & T Z81 Dara 75C

TL 43D

Stroker / Star Bright Future High selling 2016 bred heifer to Ross Madsen & Dawson Foy With a sweet Zircon heifer calf at side so watch for them this fall

One of our feature 2017 bred heifers Sired by Action and out of a Stetson / Nasdaq dam Bred to our home grown junior sire C & T 7B Double D 11D Start Me Up/P606

TAKE THE NEXT STEP Saturday October 21, 2017 ~ 5 PM Following ANL & Guests ~ Right Cross Ranch Sale Barn, Kisbey SK C & T Cattle Co. & Guests

Chris & Tina Lees

Box 243, Arcola, SK S0C 0G0 Phone: 306.455.2605 Chrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cell: 306.577.7370 ctcattleco@sasktel.net Kurt and Cassandra 306.421.8318 Tom Lees

Tinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cell: 306.577.1238

Managed by T Bar C Online with BuyAgro

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By Jacob Onyschuk It’s hard to believe that I have been working for the Canadian Hereford Association for over half a year now. Time sure goes by when you are having fun, learning new skills and engaged in the industry. Putting together this first issue, as part of the Digest team, has been very rewarding. Everyone brings their own unique skills and experience to the table. I hope you enjoy this issue and I welcome your feedback anytime. Being hired a few days before the start of the Spring bull sale

I got to meet many great people as we travelled from sale to sale, making connections within the Hereford network. I quickly learned about Hereford pride, the value of breeder reputation and the sanctity of a hand shake, within this dedicated group of Hereford breeders. Horned or polled, East or West, the people that I have met who are part of the Hereford family truly are dedicated to what they do. run gave new meaning to the term “learn to do by doing”. I was in Calgary at the CHA office for the first two days on the job and then I was on the road to the first sale of the Season. The Lloydminster area became my home for the next week. It was a “balmy” -30C almost the entire time I was there. The cold wasn’t enough of a deterrent though and it certainly didn’t stop Hereford Week. I got to meet many great people as we travelled from sale to sale, making connections within the Hereford network. I quickly learned about Hereford pride, the value of breeder reputation and the sanctity of a hand shake, within this dedicated group of Hereford breeders. Horned or polled, East or West, the people that I have met who are part of the Hereford family truly are dedicated to what they do. With every industry, there are good times and not-so-good times. I often hear of some of the challenges that both purebred and commercial Hereford breeders have. I appreciate that people are willing to share with me their concerns and I am motivated to do what I can to help. My goal, as part of the CHA team, is to use the skills that I have for the betterment of the association itself and for the membership that we serve. I look forward to

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meeting more Hereford enthusiasts to gain a wider perspective on how we, as an association, can continue to move the breed forward. The Hereford breed has a long history in this country and the more I can learn of how we got to where we are today, the more prepared I can be to help continue our story for the next 150 years. As the second half of the year gets busier with sales, shows, catalogues and one more Digest, I look forward to what’s ahead and to meeting more people at these events and on their own operations. Remembering names, faces, farm and ranch names and sale names, is a fun and challenging feat. Please don’t hesitate to walk up and introduce yourself to me as I am out and about. I look forward to meeting you. Thank you all for welcoming me into your Hereford world with so much enthusiasm. As part of the CHA team, I consider myself very lucky to get to do what I do. For everyone who has shown me their part of the country, thank you! It’s a great country, with diverse agricultural practices. Herefords clearly work in every environment and for that reason alone, I know they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Until next time...

Photo credit the Williams Lake Tribune - Monica Lamb-Yorski

Remitall West Production Sale Saturday October 14 2017

Selling 50 lots of Elite Polled Herefords & Embryos

Remitall-W Rio Lobo ET 26C

Remitall-W GD Waterloo ET 12B

Remitall-W 50 Shades ET 12C

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54.8

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2016 CWA Reserve Junior Champion Bull. His first progeny will be featured.

2016 CWA Reserve Grand Champion Bull. Total outcross genetics.

Remitall-W Start Me Up ET 7B

2015 High Selling Bull. 50 Shadesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first progeny will be featured.

KCL WPF The Professor 7110ET

Remitall-West Marvel ET 76Y

FAT

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87.5

29.2

56.0

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0.54

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2014 Record Selling Bull to Topp Herefords & Castle Herefords. Progeny will sell.

2014 Denver Junior Calf Champion. ET sired progeny & embryos sell.

Remitall Rita 13T

Dam of Start Me Up 7B. Featured ET progeny & embryos will sell.

Remitall-West Rita ET 25A

Remitall-West Yellow Rose 2Y

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FAT

REA

MARB

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65.4

111.6

26.1

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4.0

59.0

102.4

25.6

55.1

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2012 WHC Rancher Day Grand Champion Female. Progeny & embryos sell.

Daughter of Rita 13T. Her first ET progeny are featured.

Proven Elite Donor. 2013 Olds Fall Classic Grand Champion Female. Progeny & embryos will sell.

Featuring Our Top 2017 Born Herd Sire Prospects & Heifer Calves, Bred Heifers & Embryos For more information or to request a sale catalog please visit www.remitallwest.com

Remitall-West Belle 36B BW

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2016 CWA Reserve Grand Champion Female. Progeny & embryos will sell.

Bryan & Annette Latimer & Family Box 16 Site 2 RR 4 Olds AB Canada T4H 1T8 (403) 556-0301

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Maternal Also selling pogeny from LO 931 ASTER LAD 25U, MN 17P STANDARD LAD 535Y and VERBEEK 9T SILVER CHIEF 70Y

Special thanks to our buyers and bidders at the Williams Lake Bull Sale and also to private treaty buyers.

Bob & Colleen Gowans & Family

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4165 Gowan Road Kamloops, BC V2C 6W4

Phone: 250.573.4088 email: deanfieldranch@yahoo.ca

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Where quality runs generations deep

SQUARE-D CENTURY 957B

NJW 34S 38W BEEF 15Z ET

square d production sale october 23, 2017 progeny and services sell

SQUARE-D POWER POINT 716B

NJW 51U 4037 DURAMAX 8X

square d herefords

Jim & lori duke & families

306-538-4556 Cell 306-736-7921 RR 2 Langbank, SK square.d@sasktel.net www. square-dpolledherefords.com Watch for pictures and videos online

AGA 72S BERT’S ANDY 39A - First calves look great PIERAN POSITIVE LAD 44X - Great yellow curly hair BR 52U MONTANA STANDARD 163X - Fantastic female sire TIDE-CREEK 1S ADVANCE LAD 10Y - Bought back from Brosts TIDE CREEK 163X LOPPY LAD 10A - Used on heifers BCD 26Z CINCH 509C - We thought one of the better bulls at Calgary TIDE-CREEK 163X STD LAD 41C - Great red hair, should have Fantastic females

Herd Bulls in Use

Longevity and Consistency Pays Off!

TIDE-CREEK 1S LOLLY LADY 19Z

Sire: TRIPLE-A 59K SCOOTER 1S Dam: TIDE-CREEK 28H LOLLIPOP 23L 19Z with bull calf by 39A

TIDE-CREEK 1S LOLLY LASS 22Y

Sire: TRIPLE-A 59K SCOOTER 1S Dam: TIDE-CREEK 21M LOLLY LADY 37P 22Y with bull calf by 44X

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TIDE-CREEK 826U BONITA 22A

Sire: YV 77J SKY HIGH ET 826U Dam: TIDE-CREEK 1S BONITA LASS 29W 22A with heifer calf by 39A

TIDE-CREEK 1S STD X LASS 26X

Sire: TRIPLE-A 59K SCOOTER 1S Dam: TIDE-CREEK 28H STD X LASS 35P 26X with heifer calf by 39A

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Stop in anytime to have a look or view the bulls on our website www.tidecreekherefords.com Ranch directions: 6 mi. South of Jenner on HWY 884 4 mi. West on HWY 544 1 1/4 mi. South on RGE RD 101

Blaine & Sue Hudec Cassie, Ben & Emerly Phone (403) 898-2192 Cell (403) 362-0542 Box 61 Jenner, Alberta T0J 1W0

Brad & Kirby Stensrud Hayes & Huntley 403-363-9894 blainejhudec@gmail.com

Nov 4, 2017

NELSON HIRSCHE P U R E B R E D S Del Bonita, Alberta

First Annual Production Sale Make sure you are on the Catalog List

Congratulations, Juniors!

Our 1st Bonanza as a Partnership! Hard work, unity, dedication & Good Genetics breed success. Great young people to be a part of our operation. Billy Paul • Ken Paul • Gracie Nelson • Jade Nelson • Sage Finck • Sadie Nelson Luke Smith • Landon Smith • Noah Nelson • Colton Finck • Ryder Nelson • Tycee Nelson Kylee Finck • Kaycee Finck • Maysa Nelson • Gunner Nelson

Check out our website for individual achievements WWW.HIRSCHE.COM

Watch for these features in our sale November 4th GH 377x ECLIPSE 27E - SIRE DESIGN

GH WJP SUNRISE 78E - SIRE OVERDRIVE

He Sells

Sells Nov 4

Owned with Billy Paul Bull calf & Res Gr Bull Also Reserve Senior Division Champion with his mother. Contact us to get on our mailing list P.O. Box 20, Del Bonita, Alberta T0K 0S0

www.hirsche.com

Pictured with her Dam WJP Chanti MVP 123C Res Grand Female, Supreme Champion Bred & Owned Female

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Meet our national directors at the Helm of the CHA

Your National Directors. They represent your interests at the national level of board governance. Twelve board members in total, represent and share the input of seven Canadian provinces to shape the policy, goals, marketing and integrity of the breed and of the Canadian Hereford Assocation. In this new series of articles, we share with you stories and profiles about our national directors. Future Digest issues will introduce you to other national directors.

Doug Mann - CHA President

Production management skills, herd health, business savvy, leadership and a kind and fair spirit are what Doug Mann brings to the board. A veterinarian in the Swift Current area, Doug was born and raised on a commercial cow-calf operation near Melville, Saskatchewan. After graduating high school, Doug worked his way through University to graduate in 1984 from the University of Saskatchewan with a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. While attending University, he met his wife Wanda – also a veterinarian. They married the year they graduated and have one son – Cody - who is now an RCMP Officer. Cody and his wife, Joanne, have two young daughters. Doug took office as the President of the Canadian Hereford Association in January of 2017. Previous to that, Doug was the Chairperson of the CHA’s Breed Improvement Committee for five

years. Prior to being involved at the National level, Doug served two years as President of the Saskatchewan Hereford Association (SHA). He has been a board member with the SHA for over a decade. From 2010 to 2013, Doug was the chairperson of the Agribition Hereford Show. Today, Doug and Wanda continue to manage the farm they purchased from Wanda’s Father. They have been raising polled Hereford Cattle for over 30 years, under the name Phantom Creek Livestock and have made considerable expansions since the initial purchase. Their current herd consists of 270 mother cows. They also raise about 100 replacement heifers every year. They sell their steers at the end of October and over-winter their heifer calves. In the spring, they select their replacement heifers, breeding a few more than they intend to keep for themselves. In the fall, they sort out some of the bred heifers and consign them to the C&T Take the Next Step Sale. Doug and Wanda have also worked as veterinarians - Doug as a large animal vet and Wanda as a small animal vet. Doug was the president of the Saskatchewan Veterinary Medicine Association for one year and a board member for almost a decade. He was also on the board of directors of the Canadian Veterinary Medicine Association for four years as the Saskatchewan representative. Additionally, he served four years as a member of the board of directors for the Western Canadian Association of Bovine Practitioners while also serving one year as President. Most notably, in

2006, Doug won the Business Excellence Award in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, for excellence in customer service. He brings his breeding knowledge, veterinary skills, management skills and customer service skills to the table as he leads the current board of the Canadian Hereford Association.

Doug and Wanda Mann

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Chairperson, Marketing RoundTable committee Committed with a generous friendly, spirit, steeped in the history of the breed and in it for the long haul, the Reid name is synonymous with Herefords in Canada. David and his wife Kathy currently reside in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They have three children who have all been involved in the livestock industry. Kyle is married to Sarah and they have three children - Stephanie, Griffin and Davis. Kurtis and Selene have one son – Carlyle. Kaitlyn is married to Conrad Keller. David’s grandchildren are the sixth generation of the Reid family to be a part of the farm. David is proud of the fact that the Reid family is the oldest Canadian Hereford breeding family still using the same surname to register Hereford Cattle. This tradition began in 1889 when D.H. Reid bought his first Herefords and later moved to Saskatchewan around 1904 with his sons T.H. and J. H. Reid and started the family operation known as The Cliffs Farm. The Reid family was the first to receive recognition for raising Herefords for 100 years in Canada. In 2017, David himself will be receiving his 50-year pin to recognize his membership with the CHA. David was active in his breed’s local zone and became involved with the Saskatchewan Hereford Association (SHA) in 2003. He was a SHA director for six years and acted as the Adult Advisor to the Saskatchewan Junior Hereford Association for 11 years.

David was elected to represent the SHA as a national director for the CHA in 2011 and is currently Chairperson of the Marketing Roundtable committee. Provincially, David was active serving as the chairperson of the Red Coat Classic at the Canadian Western Agribition for three years. The Reid family has been exhibiting cattle at local shows, Canadian Western Agribition, Brandon Ag-Ex and CJHA Bonanzas across Canada. David was a participant in the first Bonanza, held in 1980. This involvement came full-circle when in 2016, David received the “Friends of Bonanza” Award. He was honored to have received this recognition and remains dedicated to the junior association. The Cliffs Farm consists of a herd of 60 breeding females. They continue to expand their marketing opportunities with all bulls sold by private treaty. Females are marketed through their private bid-off sale, Take the Lead, held each October at the farm. A select group of replacement females is also consigned to the Crittenden Bros., Supplying the Seed Annual Sale. The Reids’ Take the Lead sale features select show prospect Hereford and Show Calf Heifer calves and steers. David looks forward to the sixth generation of Reids continuing in the livestock industry and producing top quality Herefords. Beyond his cattle interests and operations, David has worked for Royal Bank of Canada for the past 36 years, where he is currently the Manager of Aboriginal Banking for Saskatchewan within the Royal Bank’s commercial banking division. He has received numerous banking and financial institution awards and brings his unique perspective on banking and financial management to the board. Aside from David’s commitment to the Hereford breed, he also volunteers his time as a member of Lions Club International and is a Melvin Jones Fellowship Recipient. David is excited for the future of the Hereford breed. He is confident that the Hereford breed will continue to gain market share as commercial producers embrace the bottom line efficiencies and benefits of Herefords. He looks forward to the evolution of the breed as it changes to meet the needs and demands of consumers.

Kathy and David

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David Reid - Representing Saskatchewan

Kyle, Sarah, Stephanie, Griffin, and Davis

Conrad and Kaitlyn

Kurtis, Selene, and Carlyle

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Jean Tetreault - Representing Quebec

Marketing RoundTable Commit tee Member A diversified livestock industr y perspective and a know-how of selling cattle within challenging markets in eastern Canada; not to mention a francophone perspective, is what Jean Tetrault brings to the table. Jean and his family work together on their farm near Sherbrook, Quebec. The Tetreaults do not come from generations of farmers. Farming is something that Jean’s father Andre got involved in while Jean was growing up. In 1983, a farm was purchased. Jean graduated college with a diploma in agriculture in 1986 and then started his own operation which his father and brother now help him manage. The farm name is Ferme Mahjam (Mahjam Farm) and the Tetreaults are more than just purebred Hereford breeders. They farm just over 400 acres, which is mostly pasture and hayland. They also feed out over 6,000 hogs annually. Jean and his brother work together, feeding 1,200 hogs for 18 weeks to get

them ready for market. Jean’s cattle operation consists of about 70 cows. The Hereford breed plays an integral role in his operation but one that is slightly different to the expected norm. In Quebec, the demand for purebred Hereford bulls is limited. As a result, Jean is using purebred Herefords to produce first cross (F1) Simmental-Hereford heifers which are marketed with great success. They are marketed as bred heifers, with the service of easy-calving Limousin bulls. Jean’s calving season typically starts the last week of February. Cattle graze until November and then are brought back home for weaning. Any F1 heifers that are retained in the commercial herd are bred back Charolais for their second and subsequent calves. Bull calves produced in his cross-breeding program are steered at an early age and sold at weaning or backgrounded and sold as yearlings. Raising cattle in Quebec has some

When asked, “Why Herefords?” Jean replies, “It was pure luck”. When Jean decided that he wanted to farm, he purchased some cattle and a portion of them were purebred Herefords. challenges that are unique to a province of its size. There are few auction markets that producers have access to. Across the whole province, there are an estimated five auction markets. The dairy industry in Quebec is quite large and as a result, there are numerous cull cows being sold through the auction market system. Jean says there are maybe three auction

markets in the entire province that host strictly beef cattle sales. When asked, “Why Herefords?” Jean replies, “It was pure luck”. When Jean decided that he wanted to farm, he purchased some cattle and a portion of them were purebred Herefords. Jean found that the Hereford cattle turned out to be their favourites and seemed to last longer than any of the others so they kept them. Jean finds that Herefords are easy-doing cattle and easy to handle. Herefords have been selected to perform well on simple forages. Jean has been involved with the Hereford Association in Quebec for almost 20 years. He served a few of those years as vice-president. He has been involved on the Canadian board for almost a decade. Jean replaced his father on the CHA board after he served for over five years. You could say that helping out and working for the Hereford breed runs in the family.

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Membre du comité de la table ronde de Marketing Une perspective diversifiée de l’industrie du bétail et un savoir-faire au niveau de la vente de bovins sur les marchés difficiles de l’est du Canada ; sans oublier un point de vue francophone, est ce que Jean Tétreault apporte aux discussions de la table ronde. Jean et sa famille travaillent tous ensemble sur leur ferme près de Sherbrooke, au Québec. Les Tétreault ne viennent p as de génér at ion s d’ag r i c ul teur s . L’ag r i c ul ture e s t quelque chose qu’André, le père de Jean, a débuté pendant l’adolescence de Jean. En 1983, une ferme a été achetée. Jean a gradué au programme collégial d’agriculture en 1986 et puis a commencé sa propre exploitation dont son père et son frère font maintenant partis de la gestion. À la Ferme Mahjam des Tétreault, on y trouve beaucoup plus que des Hereford pur-sang. Ils cultivent un peu plus de 400 acres, qui sont surtout en pâturage

et en foin. Ils nourrissent aussi plus 6 000 porcs par an. Jean et son frère travaillent ensemble à leur alimentation en groupe de 1200 porcs, qui sont en engraissement pendant 18 semaines avant leur mise en marché. Le cheptel de bovins de Jean se compose d’environ 70 vaches. La race Hereford joue un rôle essentiel dans son fonctionnement, mais d’une façon légèrement différente de la norme attendue. Au Québec, la demande pour les taureaux Hereford est limitée. Ainsi, Jean utilise ses Herefords pursang pour produire des génisses (F1) Simmental-Hereford croisées qui sont commercialisées avec succès. Cellesci sont vendues une fois gestantes à des taureaux Limousin qui sont faciles au vêlage.

Lorsque on lui demandé, « pourquoi la race Hereford ? » Jean répond : « C’est par pur hasard ». Quand Jean a décidé qu’il voulait une ferme, il a acheté du bétail et une partie d’entre eux étaient des Hereford pursang. L a s ai s o n d e vê l ag e c o mm e n c e habituellement la dernière semaine de février. Le bétail reste au pâturage jusqu’en novembre et rentre aux bâtiments pour le sevrage. Toutes les femelles croisées F1, qui sont conservés dans le troupeau commercial, sont saillies Charolais à partir de leur deuxième veau. Les veaux mâles qui en résultent sont castrés à un jeune âge et vendus au sevrage ou débutent leur

engraissement à la ferme puis vendus plus tard à un an. La production de bovins au Québec représente certaines difficultés qui sont propres à une province de sa taille. Il n’y a que cinq marchés aux enchères auxquels les producteurs ont accès à travers toute la province. L’industrie laitière au Québec est très vaste et en conséquence, le système de marché de vente aux enchères est surtout soutenu par les vaches de reformes. Jean indique qu’il y a à peine trois marchés aux enchères dans toute la province qui sont basés strictement sur la ventes de bovins de boucherie. Lorsque on lui demandé, « pourquoi la race Hereford ? » Jean répond : « C’est par pur hasard ». Quand Jean a décidé qu’il voulait une ferme, il a acheté du bétail et une partie d’entre eux étaient des Hereford pur-sang. Ceux-ci se sont avérés être leurs préférés et ils semblaient durer plus longtemps que les autres. Jean conclut que bovins Hereford sont plus facile à maintenir et plus facile à manipuler. De plus, les Hereford ont été sélectionnés pour bien performer sous une alimentation de forages simples.

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Jean Tetreault - Représentant le Québec

Jean s’implique à l’Association Hereford du Québec depuis près de 20 ans. Il a servi comme vice-président quelques années. Après qu’André est complété cinq ans sur le Conseil d’administration de l’association canadienne, Jean a remplacé son père il y a une dizaine d’années. Il est évident que pour la famille Tétreault, on place une grande importance à donner un coup de main et à travailler pour la race Hereford.

Breeding

Confidence Measuring Traits That Matter

• Fertility • Calving Ease • Balanced Growth • Carcass Quality

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BP 87Z Standard Lad 130B JDH TS 20W Cracker Jack 23A Hills-Galore 36T 605 Easy 10B Anchor 44U

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Herd Sires

BP 18Y Vice Admiral 118A DCR 713 Kootenay 247 BP 44U Anchor 141Y BBSF 465Y Boyd 78B

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BP 23A Cracker Jack 149C BP 247 Kootenay 115C Bar-RZ 56X Cassius Clay 83C BP 118A Vice Admiral 28D

Production Sale Tuesday November 28 At the Ranch Stop by the Ranch anytime to tour the cowherd and view our sale offering

Jay Cross Andrew & Emma Cross Ph: 403-978-2767 jay@barpipe.com

Doug & Judy Finseth Ph: 403-852-3865 doug@barpipe.com

Turn W on Elizabeth ST 5 km W of Okotoks AB

www.barpipe.com

For complete carcass, performance information, photos and video on all of our sale cattle.

October 22 , 2017 Arcola, Sask atchewan, C anada 1:00 pm

75 Head Sell Bred Heifers, Heifer Calves, Cow Calf Pairs & Herdsire Prospects Daughter Sells

Sisters Sell

DVL 20D

DVL 162B

Embryos Sell

Sisters Sell

AFSY 12B

AFSY 40C

Your Hosts

Friends Roselawn Polled Herefords 204.534.8204 www.roselawnfarms.com

Duncan & Val Lees 306.455.2619 (H) Duncan 306.577.9703 (C) Jeff, Grace & Family 306.577.1375 (C) www.blairatholfarms.com

Sale Staff

Haroldsons Polled Herefords Lenna, Kristy & Chad Wilson 306.739.2643 (H) Chad 306.577.1256 (C) www.haroldsons.com

T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. 306.933.4200 info@tbarc.com Ted Serhienko 306.221.2711 Chris Poley 306.220.5006 Shane Michelson 403.363.9973 Ben Wright 519.374.3335 www.tbarc.com

Til-Toba Polled Herefords 204.686.2289 Old Burchill Farm Greg: 306.485.9044

Watch & Bid Online

View the catalogue online at

www.buyagro.com

Takin Them Downhome... NJW 73S W18 DOWNHOME 21Z ET

DOWNHOME HEIFER CALVES

LEVELDALE CLASSIFIED 53B 2D

DOWNHOME YEARLING HEIFERS

Using CLASSIFIED on the DOWNHOME heifers

William and Audrey Lyons

10893 Mill Rd. RR 7, St. Thomas, ON N5P 3T2 Phone: 519-764-9560 Cell: 519-639-8991 Fax: 519-764-9615 Email: ablyons@amtelecom.net

McCoy 70Y Landscape 23A

BW: 3.2 WW: 71.7 YW: 99.3 Milk: 16.8 TM: 52.7 He’s the complete package. Moderate birth weight with impressive growth. His first daughters are outstanding.

Bar-RZ 70B Dawson 47D

BW: 2.3 WW: 59.5 YW: 105.6 Milk: 24.1 TM: 53.9 Exciting new sire! Hardisty Field Day Reserve Champion. High seller at the 2016 Brost/Zoeteman sale. He’s deep, thick , and good haired

Glenlees 719T Baron 41Z

BW: 6.2 WW: 60.0 YW: 106.8 Milk: 21.4 TM: 51.4 An anchor in our program. He sires outstanding calves year after year. Now a weaning weight trait leader.

CC 90X Easy 18B

BW: +0.9 WW: 54.8 YW: 89.5 Milk: 27.2 TM: 54.6 A young star. He combines calving ease with muscle and maternal. Outcross pedigree.

Additional sires: Hills Galore 107W Rio 7B, CC 70Y Fortress 1B, Glenlees Tanker 74B, CC 90T Easy 6B, CGC 142X Silver Pride 97B, CC 20X Easy 3C, CC 23A Easy 109D

Breeding Quality Hereford Cattle Since 1944

28050 Township Road 342 Red Deer County AB T0M 0K0 Randy & Sandra Radau Ph (403) 227-2259 From Bowden underpass, Fax (403) 227-5278 Randy’s Cell (403) 588-6160 7 mi. East, 2 mi. South, 1/2 mi. East Email: couleecrestfarm@gmail.com Web site: couleecrest.ca 40

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Kasco Cattle

An Evolving, Positive Role-Model in our Feedlot Sector By Judy Finseth

Fre elanc e Wr i ter

The old adage about buying cattle low and selling high sounds simple enough but today’s feedlots need to be a whole lot more sophisticated if they want to be successful. For Kasko Cattle Company Ltd. general manager Ryan Kasko, that means managing risk in today’s fluctuating cattle market. “A big part of my job is to work on risk management,” said Ryan. “We use things like the Western Livestock P r ice Insurance P rog ram and financial tools like futures contracts.” He also uses a software tool every day that was developed in Alberta by John Lawton to keep a handle on input costs and return-on-investment. “Our industry has gotten a whole lot more sophisticated at using these tools,” says Ryan. This is extremely important, he points out, in a market that is best described as volatile. “Market swings of $600 to $700 means you can go from a $500 loss to a $500 profit,” he says. “It’s unprecedented.” Looking forward, Ryan cautions that it

is too early to know where calf prices are headed in 2017 until we know what is going to happen with feed prices. If feed prices are high, that will put a damper on calf prices,” he says. In his view, forces outside of Canada play a larger role in determining feed costs than what happens here at home, citing an increase in the price of wheat in July in response to drought in North and South Dakota, as an example. “Realistically, I think there have been some pretty good profits made by cattle feeders this year; a complete reversal from last year, so people will be aggressively buying calves this fall.” The goal of the feedlot is to maximize the value in the carcasses they sell to the packers. “In the past, we focused more on live cattle performance but we need to consider carcass gains, carcass size and quality,” he explained. A n est imated carcass weig ht

is determined for each animal entering the lot and all animals are followed through to slaughter where performance of each carcass is calculated. “We still look at group feed efficiency because we don’t know what an individual animal eats but more of our calculations are based on carcasses. We monitor premiums and discounts we get, based on carcass size, yield and quality.” The Kasko feedlots are part of a peer group known as the Allied Marketing Group - a consortium of five southern Alberta feedlots that work together to compare their perfor mance information and learn “best practices” from each other. Sharing resources and experiences, the goal of the group is to help each other improve. They have also pooled resources to hire a nutritionist that works exclusively for the group. Hiring animal handling experts to train staff has been another activity the group has undertaken. A willingness to share information

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on their cattle means the group can analyze close-outs and look at average daily gains, feed conversion, carcass gains and how the cattle grade. Financial comparisons are a useful management tool for members of the peer group. “A lot of what we do is brainstorm ideas on how to make better operations, whether it [relates to] how we market our cattle, maintain our pens or how we build our team - our people,” Ryan explains. Ry a n’s D ad , Les, was a cat t le buyer that had always fed a few cattle. When Ryan, brother Greg and brother-in-law Todd Lang got involved in the business, they decided to buy a feedlot and since then have purchased four other feedlots. Ryan’s wife Shannon and sister Rhonda are also involved in the family business. Highway 52 Feeders at Raymond, Alberta was the first lot purchased in 1997. It was an older lot that was originally built in the sixties. Likewise, all the purchases since then have been older lots that were renovated by the Kasko crew. These include two locations north of Coaldale as well as the Sandy Hill feedlot, east of Taber. The most recent purchase, with other partners, is Borderline Feeders at Ceylon, Saskatchewan. Cattle from the lot south of Regina are shipped to Alberta but when markets dictate, cattle are shipped to the U.S. . These sites enable the Kasko family to feed 35,000 to 40,000 head.

Cattle on feed are a mix of customfed and family-owned animals. Their workforce is 50-strong. Ryan acknowledges the great team they have put together. “When we started, we were very g reen. We h ired some real ly good people and we have good professionals that back us up, like our veterinarian.” The Coaldale Veter inar y Clinic has been on

the orientation program for new employees. Kasko is committed to developing and supporting their staff, once hired. Irrigated farmland provides a variety of crops for the operation. “We want a good and healthy crop rotation rather than just growing crops for silage” said Ryan. The rotation includes canola, fresh peas and flax in addition to malt barley and some wheat, to be combined this fall. Crops are marketed in different ways. For example, the peas will be sold to a company that processes vegetables for Safeway. Silage pits are predominantly filled with corn but the Kasko crew also silage barley, wheat and alfalfa. This summer the corn crop is impressive and ‘waist high in July’. Manure from the feedlot fertilizes their own and

“We still look at group feed efficiency because we don’t know what an individual animal eats, but more of our calculations are based on carcasses. We monitor premiums and discounts we get, based on carcass size, yield and quality.” - Ryan Kasko board since the beginning and has developed a health protocol for the Kasko operation. “Building a topnotch team is key to getting the job done every day,” he points out. W it h a d e g r e e i n b u s i n e s s management, Ryan never expected to have a career in the cattle business. His role as general manager encompasses the financial side of the business including buying and selling cattle and dealing with customers. He is currently Vice-Chairman of the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association, a membership-driven organization that lobbies the province on issues important to cattle feeders. Brother-in-law Todd Lang is the Operations Manager. He oversees the day-to-day operations at the feedlots. The newest addition to the staff is a human resources staffer. She is currently working on safety issues and in improving

Kasko Cattle Company Ltd. general manager Ryan Kasko

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“We have been part of the verified beef program for quite a long time,” says Ryan. “I think we were the second feedlot in Alberta - possibly even in Canada - that got on that program, back when it was called On Farm Food Safety.” - Ryan Kasko

their neighbour’s cropland and the manure management plan includes some composting. “We have been part of the verified beef program for quite a long time,” says Ryan. “I think we were the second feedlot in Alberta - possibly even in Canada - that got on that program, back when it was called On Farm Food Safety.” This mainly entails tracking and documenting all the things they do to ensure they are producing safe food. They track the medicines they use, how often the corrals are cleaned and the bedding used. Kasko makes good use of technology to assist with tracking. Chute-side health programs are used for tracking induction and subsequent treatments and software in feed trucks is used to manage the feeding. Drug withdrawal checks are routine when shipping animals. All animals that enter the feedlot have an EID tag that is scanned and correlated with a management tag. The source of the animal, date of arrival and coat colour is entered in

the system. They even built their own database for carcass information which is correlated with their feedlot data and Ryan explains that they can pull up individual animals and compare how different breeds or breed composites compare to one another in terms of carcass quality and grade. They are always willing to share carcass data with the owners but a lot of the people he custom feeds for are not the original owners. “If I am buying calves from someone directly, I will provide their carcass data back to them if they want,” says Ryan, adding that he even shares the data on his own cattle, if it’s asked for. Lilybrook Herefords, of Claresholm, Alberta, has custom fed their own steers at the Kasko lot in Coaldale for the past eight years and owner Andy Schuepbach believes getting carcass data back is important. “I feel that by paying attention to the carcass information, when selecting our herd bulls, we eliminate the yield grade 3 and the single ‘A’ steers on the kill floor,” says Schuepbach. Given the small premiums paid at the top end, Andy finds it more beneficial to focus on decreasing carcasses at the lower end of the spectrum. “[Big] deduct ions on the poor carcasses can make several hundred dollars difference per head,” he says. Carcass data on the Lilybrook feeders is sent to the Canadian Hereford Association (CHA) to be used as additional data for the CHA carcass EPDs. Andy has also tracked the feed efficiency on his steers though data provided from Kasko.

“As a general trend, our daily gain is increasing and the dry matter intake per pound of gain is decreasing,” he says. “Last year we sold the steers about a month early and we had great gains and great feed conversions but it would have looked a bit poorer if we had put another month of feed into them.” Comparisons are difficult to make year-to-year, as weather and market conditions fluctuate. Some of the steers in Schuepbach’s 2015 and 2016 kill data were sired by bulls selected, in par t, for their Residual Feed Intake (RFI) information. “I have no doubt,” Andy says, “that RFI will show up huge in the steers’ feed efficiency, just watching what the high RFI bulls do when they come off grass in the fall and go on to feed.” “Typically when we buy cattle we are not seeking a specific breed” said Ryan. Buying at the auction market is based on weight, price and quality. “We don’t want extreme cattle,” he says. “We try to stay away from really exotic cattle and we stay away from the second and third cut cattle that will [potentially] have health challenges. We try to stay with the higher end, quality cattle.” They try to buy cattle all year long but the majority will enter the lot between August and June. It goes without saying that they want healthy cattle entering the feedlot yet they still find it challenging to find large groups that have been properly vaccinated at the ranch. Good vaccination protocols by cow/ calf operations means less antibiotic use in the feedlot and ultimately less

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stress on animals. Ryan would like to see the day when vaccination history and animal ownership is tied to its EID number. Pen checkers at Kasko may use horses or walk through pens on foot. Hiring skilled pen checkers is a challenge for all feeding operations according to Ryan. Kasko works with their veterinarian to provide on-the-job training for pen checkers. Sprinklers have been added to the pens at Coaldale to help keep the dust down. Ryan pointed out that this improved conditions for the cattle, their employees and for their neighbours. In the interest of employee safety, Kasko utilizes a special rake on a front end loader to scrape the face of

in general as a lot of the ranchers he buys from run mixed breeds and cross-breeding programs. “Generally, the Herefords we feed are from good producers that have really focussed on their genetics and we have had excellent feed conversions on [those] Herefords,” says Ryan, who is quick to point out that feed efficiency is important. He suggests that producers might even benefit from marketing their cattle’s attributes and RFI values. Other than the cost of the animal, the feed they put in to it remains their most expensive input cost. That being said, Ryan says they always take care not to get their Br itish cattle too fat. He says premiums for high quality carcasses

Lilybrook Herefords, of Claresholm, Alberta, has custom fed their own steers at the Kasko lot in Coaldale for the past eight years and owner Andy Schuepbach believes getting carcass data back is important. the silage pit to protect employees from cave-ins. It also has the added benefit of preventing spoilage. While the industry has experienced a trend for more Angus cattle and a focus on American-style grading with emphasis on marbling, Ryan has recently noticed a swing back to more exotic cattle because of their growth potential. “The packers have given us a market signal to deliver them heavier carcass weights,” he acknowledged. It is not very common that Kasko buys straight-bred groups of Herefords but he recognizes the Hereford influence

are small but discounts for over-fat cattle can run from $50 to $200 per head. Dressing percentage on British breeds and especially on Herefords, is also a concern and is typically lower than on an exotic animals. On the plus side, temperament is also a consideration and is one attribute they look for. “Last year we all tended to feed our cattle longer because feed was so cheap. We created monstrous carcasses that put a lot of beef on the market and beef prices were high and all of a sudden the consumer couldn’t eat any more so prices came crashing

down. With feed prices coming up, feeders will be more aware of what their costs are and maybe won’t get cattle quite as big.” Ryan suggests that the Canadian Dollar and interest rates are two things that will continue to affect our industry. “The Canadian Dollar weakening over the last five years has been helpful to the Canadian feedlot industry and interest rates are bound to go up again,” he says. As far as good things coming down the road, he highlights increased trade with China and the EU as exciting opportunities for Canadian beef. “A new Alberta packing plant Harmony Beef - will also be a positive thing,” he says. Kasko is uneasy about what is going to happen to JBS in Canada and the USA in the wake of a bribery scandal in Brazil. JBS is currently trying to sell all the feedlots they own and they feed over one million head in North America. It means that some of their packing plants may eventually close. “If they decided to close the Brooks, A lber ta plant, t hat would be catastrophic to the Canadian Cattle Industry,” in Ryan’s opinion. This is the big picture, in which production risk management falls somewhat short. But on the local level, the industry should recognize the positive economic impact that Kasko Cattle Company and the feedlot industry have on the reg ion’s economy, through the product produced but moreso through the people employed and the contractors hired to service the industry. They are the “middleman” that helps guide and inform our industry at large, helping us keep the big picture in mind.

Autumn Alliance Sale Consigning 5 Bred Yearlings to the

September 17, 2017

Mark these Beauties in your Autumn Alliance XXXV Catalogue LMPH 211D Sire: GHC Trimark 116Y Bred to: Haroldson`s Totem 200Z 5D

LMPH 120D Sire: WLB Winchester Powerball 27A Bred to: Haroldson`s Totem 200Z 5D

LMPH 102D Sire: MHPH 521X Action 106A Bred to: McCoy 55M Absolute 49S

Lian Mor Polled Herefords Wallace & Fern Pugh

Phone: (519) 941-8515 553245 County Road 16, Mono, ON L9W 6M1

Trevor & Amy Pugh

Phone: (519) 943-0278 594324 Blind Line, Mono, ON L9W 5N3

email: lianmor@sympatico.ca

BULL SALE

FEBRUARY 16TH, 2018 EASTEND, SK

WLB RED ROVER 27A 15C WLB LEGO 83T 90X WLB WINCHESTER POWERBALL 27A WLB 503W ALICE ET 8401Y REMITALL NATION WIDE ET 93N REMITALL GRAVES JUNO 204S REMITALL JUNO 64N

EPDs:

CE -1.6 MILK +23.1

BW +4.9 TM +53.7

WW +61.1 REA +0.66

YW +106.9 MARB -0.04

MVF 219T STD TURIN LAD 216C PAHL 38J PAPILLON 46P BBSF 46P TURIN 219T PDHR 105G SILVER LASS 14P MHH 826M STAN LAD 21R MVF 21R STD POWER LASS 228U MVF 201G STD POWER LASS 212M

UU BRITISHER 5351 DA HARLAND BRITISHER 31W FA 31W BRITISHER 10Z FA 71S BRITISHER LADY 268X SR VALOR 1397 UU MS VALOR 2269 UU MS GENERAL 7019

EPDs: MILK +30.0

Horned:

Also Using

BW +6.2 TM +53.7

WW +69.0 REA +0.66

YW +111.0 MARB -0.04

Polled:

ECR L18 EXTRA DEEP 9279 GOLDEN OAK OUTCROSS 18U BBSF 821W ZOOM IN 256Z BBSF 52U ALTA’S UNION 5X LJS MARK DOMINO 1321 CHURCHILL SENSATION 028X CL DOMINO 955W MH 9126J DOMINO 382 1ET PAHL 37W ARCHER 19A Travis and Jocelyn Wasko Byron and Carolyn Templeton P: (306) 295-4000 Travis’ Cell: (306) 295-7246 P: (306) 295-3357 Byron’s Cell: (306) 661-0145 xtcranches@gmail.com Directions to Ranch: 10 KM North of Eastend on 614 Grid Box 5 Eastend SK S0N 0T0 XTC Ranches 46

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These females and more, sell September 16th, 2017 at the Source for Success Sale in Indian River LSH 5E

Where quality finds a home LSH 6E

Leon & Bev Silk 154 Brimley Rd. S. Grafton, ON (905) 349-3766 sonic@eagle.ca

Thanks to Harvie Ranching for selecting

WCC 69A Jessica 6137D as their pick of our heifer calf crop!

Thank you to the following purebred breeders that purchased bulls from us this year . . .

OND 331C: 1/2 Interest Purchased by GRLN Livestock

SAO 1261C: Purchased by Justacre Farms

SAO 1337C: Purchased by Doug Troop Hereford Farm

A select group of bred heifers sell on Monday, October 23 at the Square-D Herefords sale site, Langbank, SK

Regina, SK Harvey Duke: 306-536-4490 Bradley Duke: 306-737-3980 Larissa Lupul: 306-209-9333

Walking at JK Fraser... GH

CCR 9500

BARCODE

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OWNED WITH COPPER CREEK RANCH

H BK

BIG RED

690 ET

Visitors are always welcome! Box 8 Site 3 RR #2 Cochrane, AB T4C 1A2 Phone 403.932.2406 Cell 403.540.2823 jkfraser@xplornet.com 48

FE 43T EMPEROR 72Z EPDs

+6.5

+55.1 +87.0

HERD BULLS AG A 18Z CHOCOLATE 200M STAN 6C MN 24R BIG JOHN 343X MN 11W STAN ZEN TO 833B MN 71W DOMINO LAD 12A MVF 499X BRIT DOMINO LAD 211A

MILK

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MN 17P STANDARD 833Z MN 12A ALTA LAD 412D MN 12A ASTER BRIT 450D MN 72Z DOMINO LAD 128D

Visitors always welcome Austin & Meg Nixdorff 403-200-4781

aknixdorff@hotmail.com

Clark & Cindy Nixdorff Chalsie, Marvin, Kiersty

Ph 403-948-7559 • Fax 403-948-7486 • Cell 403-803-1584 Email mnhereford@platinum.ca

Edna Nixdorff 403-948-5229

R.R. 2, Airdrie, Alberta T4B 2A4

Located from Yankee Valley Blvd turnoff on Hwy 2, 6 mi. E. & 1/4 mi. S. or from Trans Canada Hwy. 14 mi. N. on Conrich turnoff

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In honor of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 150th Birthday, the Digest team dug up some Hereford history to share in the celebrations. This is the back cover of the 12th Herd Sire Edition of the Canadian Hereford Digest. This ad was produced to celebrate Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centennial.

LAMPORT’S POLLED HEREFORDS Since 1942

Bull Power backed by Cow Power

Thank You to our 2017 Bull Buyers LAMPORT’S Y12 DOZER 33D OWNED WITH STANKIEVECH RANCHES

Sire: Mount Difficult Fellis Y12 Dam: Lamport’s Victor Lass 32B EPDs

BW 4.0

WW 59.1

YW 96.5

REA 1.05 MARB -0.09 BW 84lbs YW 1255

MM 18.1

TM 47.7

INDEX 104 WW 899lbs INDEX 112

INDEX 112 REA/100 1.16

A unique pedigree for excelling in carcass traits, shortening gestation length, adding pigment, improving testicle size and adding thickness. 33D was used extensively this year in our own program. Tested Homozygous Polled and World Wide Qualified Semen Available.

LAMPORT`S ORIGINAL 42B

Sire: NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET Dam: Lamport`s 75U Victoria 49X EPDs

BW 4.1

WW 56.8

YW 100.8

MM 31.0

TM 59.4

REA +0.94 MARB -0.06 BW 88lbs INDEX 103 WW 811lbs INDEX 114

This is the easiest fleshing bull we have ever raised. Many of our feature bulls for the 2018 Bull Sale Season are sired by 42B. We consider his dam to be our best cow. Her pedigree contains 19 of the foundation females we have owned dating back to 1952.

Bill Lamport

403-226-0345

lamportspolledherefords.com Rocky-View County, Alberta

Brad & Christine Lamport 403-226-0450

LFH SCRIPT 29Z

BW +5.0 WW +57.2 YW +95.2 M +36.6 TM +65.2 FAT +0.022 REA +0.46 MARB +0.10

MW DAKOTA LAD 62A

BW +4.5 WW +60.4 YW +90.3 M +20.7 TM +50.9 FAT +.043 REA +0.29 MARB +0.14

85E

LFH BRONCO 7Y 99C

BW +7.4 WW +59.5 YW +94.2 M +23.8 TM +53.6 FAT +0.007 REA +0.18 MARB +0.01

80E

Mid March Calves By Super Zam 22C

BULLS IN USE BY AI

YV Star Struck 915W • LBH 157K Ribstone 40W MH 9126J Domino 382 1ET • UPS Uptown 0342 YV 15Z Super Zam 22C

NATURAL SIRES

YV 35X Zam 15Z • SNS 40W Western Lad 56B YV 31A SUNNY LAD 24D • REMITAL-W BNC HOT PURSUIT 47C LFH Script 29Z • LBH 955W Domino 67C • LFH ATLAS 62A 69D

Bannerlane ... BL

BANNERLANE 108 BRIT SPORT 142C Sire: MVF 161R STD BRIT LAD 108U Dam: BANNERLANE MS EXTRA DOM 11W BW: 98 lbs WW: 715 lbs WDA: 3.12

$20 500

BANNERLANE 108U STD BRIT 62C Sire: MVF 161R STD BRIT LAD 108U Dam: BANNERLANE 251N STD LASS 48U BW: 102 lbs WW: 730 lbs WDA: 2.99

$11 500

SOLD TO DW HEREFORDS, HUSSAR, AB

SOLD TO HINES RANCH, DEWBERRY, AB

BANNERLANE 162A SPORT 169C

BANNERLANE 153Y SUPER LAD 63C

Sire: BANNERLANE 1Y SPORT 162A Dam: BANNERLANE 38T MISS STD 47A BW: 97 lbs WW: 650 lbs WDA: 3.0

$11 000

SOLD TO BOWIE RANCH, MAPLE CREEK, SK

Sire: AGA 26T YEAH JARROD 153Y Dam: BANNERLANE 251 STD LASS 62U BW: 98 lbs WW: 745 lbs WDA: 3.04

$17 000

SOLD TO POPLAR DELL, EDAM, SK

Sires in Use AGA 26T YEAH JARROD 153Y FE 43T EMPEROR 27Y LPG GENERAL MARJO 30A TIDE CREEK 163X MUSI DOM 45B BBSF 95Z CAL 238C

BANNERLANE 153Y SUPER LAD 20C Sire: AGA 26T YEAH JARROD 153Y Dam: RWW 110R LASS 39U BW: 90 lbs WW: 760 lbs WDA: 3.01

$10 000

“ Our Promise to You – Quality Cattle ”

SOLD TO KOZLINSKI RANCH, PROVOST, AB

Thank you to our Annual Sale Supporters! Our 19th Annual Production Sale – Feb. 6, 2018 Bill & Ruth Bannerman

(306) 845-2445

Rob & Joanne Bannerman, Sons

Phone/Fax: (306) 845-2764 Cell: (306) 845-7790 Cell: (306) 845-9464

Chase Bannerman

bannerlane@littleloon.ca

Patrick, Jayden, Brant

Box 148 Livelong, SK S0M 1J0

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NJW 73S W18 HOMETOWN 10Y ET

33rd Annual Production Sale TUESDAY December 5, 2017 at the Ranch

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Nyle & Vicki (403) 666-3957 Cell: 403-878-3957

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Box 505, Etzikom, AB T0K 0W0 Ranch location: 1 1/2 mi. s. of Etzikom www.stromsmoeherefordandangus.com

Featuring industry leading sires

Clint

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Skyler & Rachel (403) 928-3168

MONOPOLY + ITALIAN STALLION + TCF JVJ 11X THE GOODS 305A + LOWEN GHC 33T AXIOM B52 ET October 7

OPEN HOUSE + SOCIAL October 8

BIDS CLOSE AT 5PM on offer

Bid-Off Sale

PROSPECT STEER CALVES, SHOW HEIFER CALVES & PUREBRED HEREFORD HEIFERS

Dakota Gold x Curly Jane Embryos Full sibs embryos to Danker heifer

Black Jade x MAB Embryos

PICTURES AVAILABLE SOON ON OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA The Cliffs Farm

KURTIS, SELENE & CARLYLE 306.220.2226 DAVID & KATHY 306.221.7039 HEPBURN, SASK KS.REID@SASKTEL.NET THECLIFFSFARM.COM

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Nels & Terri Nixdorff Halvard, Adam & Coleman

RR2, Airdrie, Alberta T4B 2A4 www.yvranch.ca

Phone: 403-948-5604 Fax: 403-948-3300 Nels’ Cell: 403-510-2771 Email: bulls@yvranch.ca

YV 915W SILVER STRUCK LAD 37A EPDS

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YV 37A is quickly replacing YV Star Struck as our top performance sire. He is leaving stout, well mark calves. His mother is YV 920W and has raised 5 herd sires in use across United States and Western Canada. We have flushed her again this year and have top embryo calves born this spring. Come check them out.

YV 35X ZAM 15Z

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Check out his numbers. Zam is becoming a tremendous light birth weight bull. He produced 3 of our highest performing calves in his first calf crop. In his second calf crop we have lots of great prospects. Our high selling calf last year, YV 22C, was a Zam son that sold to G. Gustafson of Kansas, USA. We A.I. extensively with YV 22C so there will be calves on the ground in 2017. Owned with Little Fort Herefords, B.C.

YV 30U MR STAN SUNSHINE ET 31A EPDS

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YV 31A was our top 30U son out of Star Struck’s mother ALNK 282P. We have great YV 31A prospects on the ground and a lot more to come in 2017. Owned with Anderson Ranches Ltd, AB.

YV STAR STRUCK 915W EPDS

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The Business of Herefords & Hens Inside the River Valley Farms Operation By Cathy Lasby Fre elanc e Wr i ter

Which came first? This is not a chicken or an egg question but the question of Herefords and hens – River Valley Polled Herefords or River Valley Poutly Farms? Elwyn Embury, his daughter Pauline and his son Donald, say the answer is complex. The Emburys are exceptional farmers and leaders in the community of Newburgh, Ontario. Their farming operation of approximately 1,400 acres, consists of industry leading Hereford cattle and a formidable poultry operation. The farms are located just north of Highway 401 between Kingston and Belleville and only 40 minutes from the Ivy Lea Bridge that leads to the United States in the area of the Thousand Islands. They are in a prime marketing corridor for their farm products. In the early years, Elwyn’s dad had a dairy herd but he learned, as his sons

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got older, that their interest was really in the poultry business. So, in 1955, the Embury poultry business started, one floor above the dairy barn. In 1972, the farm became known as the Embury Brothers Poultry Farms. The dairy cows were soon phased out and it would be about 20 years before cows of any kind returned to River Valley Farms. Even after the dispersal of their dairy herd, Elwyn and his late wife always had a special place in their hearts for the cattle industry. So eventually, they began to build a commercial beef herd by purchasing some western Canadian cows. Their love of cattle was shared by their son Donald who, in 1971, showed his first commercial beef calf in 4-H. The Embury family, true to their philosophy of “if we are going to do something, we do it well”, chose to develop a purebred beef herd and

then chose Herefords. The herd started in 1980 with the same animal care and emphasis on selection that made them so successful in the poultry industry. They purchased their first purebred Herefords from George and Colleen McNeely of Golden Oak Polled Herefords of Consecon, Ontario. George took them to visit the Hassons of Gold-Bar Livestock and Gil and Molly Henderson of Onondaga Farms. With an impish smile, Elwyn says “Gil and Molly invited us to stay for dinner and that’s when all the trouble started. We were invited back to their fall sale and we purchased several and the rest is history.” The herd grew rapidly in both quantity and quality and by 1985, River Valley Polled Herefords were strong competitors at the 125th Anniversary International Show and Sale held at the Canadian National

2012 US National Hereford Bull Champion - NJW 73S M326 TRUST 100W ET Half interest owned by River Valley Polled Herefords

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-The Embury family philosophy

Exhibition in Toronto. When it was time to consign to sales, the Ontario Hereford Association’s General Manager John Slaght would stop in to the farm for a visit and offer Elwyn marketing recommendations. River Valley soon became a regular consignor to the Ontario Prestige Sale, the Ontario Spring Sale held in Belleville and the fall Quinte Quality Sale. The Embury Family is especially proud to have been a guest consignor at the Onondaga Farms’ Prime Time Sale. The friendship with Gil and Molly Henderson was life-long. When Gil and Molly established the Onondaga Farms Tim Hortons Children’s Camp, it was the Emburys that donated a herd bull for the small Hereford herd that was maintained for the children. It was at those Onondaga Sales that Elwyn, Donald and Pauline met Montie Soules, the Manager of Star

Lake Cattle Company of Skiatook, Oklahoma. River Valley bought several cattle at Star Lake over the years. Perhaps the most influential for them was a bull called Star 12G Palliadin 115N, who produced many dynamic females for the ever-growing River Valley herd. As is the case within the cattle industry, and especially the purebred cattle industry, breeders (still one another’s competitor, in many cases), turn to their fellow breeders for advice and recommendations. Thus, on the advice of trusted associate Montie Soules, Kentucky auctioneer Dale Stith joined the marketing team at River Valley Polled Herefords. Elwyn and Donald Embury describe Dale as “their number one auctioneer and consultant.” He helps select the sale cattle, assists with the designing of catalogues and ads and order buys for them when they can’t be at a sale.

2009 Ontario Junior Hereford Association Beef-A-Rama, hosted by River Valley Polled Herefords

Because Dale’s business allows him to see the highest quality Herefords in North America, River Valley also depends on his advice regarding cattle matings and selection of both A. I. and natural herd sires. There is no doubt that Dale’s expertise and professionalism is well respected by the Embury Family. “It was Dale that talked us into buying Trust and that was the best thing we ever did, says Elwyn. NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET (sired by KCF Bennett 3008 M326 and out of NJW P606 Daydream 73S) was deemed a popular herdsire prospect by the industry’s leading breeders but it was Stith that was able to negotiate a deal with breeders and owners Ned and Jan Ward of Sheridan, Wyoming. During that show in Denver, “Trust” was declared the 2010 U.S. National Reserve Junior Champion Bull Calf. The following year, “Trust”

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River Valley Farms Staff receiving Lennox & Addington Farm of the Year Award

was central in the display for NJW Polled Herefords and River Valley Polled Herefords. “Trust” returned to the Denver Show ring and was declared the 2012 U.S National Grand Champion Polled Bull and the 2012 U.S. National Supreme Champion Hereford. His popularity exploded so that not only has “Trust” impacted the River Valley herd tremendously but his semen has been sold to Hereford breeders around the world. Today’s herd bull battery at River Valley is led by RVP 9050 Architect 46A, a son of Boyd Worldwide 9050 ET and out of t he prolific RVP RCY 100W Ye Haw 130Y. He is joined by full brothers RVP 100W Authority ET 70A and RVP 100W Ambition ET 79A. Both are sired by Trust 100W and are out of Red Hills MS Embrace 8006 L3. Recently, River Valley purchased TDP Cross Over Z400 from Mohican West in Montana. They were searching for an outcross bull and found everything they were looking for in this five-year old son of TH 133U 719T Upgrade 69X. This proven sire was used heavily and his 2017 calf crop is so exceptional

that he is being used more heavily this year. Building genetically progressive cow families has been a priority for River Valley. With this in mind, they purchased the Canadian rights to Remitall Online 122L and today, his offspring are the foundation of their 140-cow herd. One such cow family is RVP 36N Touch of Gold ET 10T who is most definitely a cornerstone cow of their program. She was the Reserve Grand

Payne, Alabama. This cow has proven her outstanding productivity and genetic advancements in all her offspring. In one of the final sales at Star Lake Cattle Company in Skiatook, Oklahoma, the Emburys purchased a promising two-year-old female – Star Rose Garden 13X – an Online daughter herself who has gone on to produce outstanding females. Perhaps the most famous River Valley-bred females today, is RVP 51 X A bla ze 7A who was recently declared t h e Wo r l d Hereford Champion Female. With hundreds of entries from 70 countries this is a remarkable achievement. This female was purchased by Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords of Orillia, Ontario in River Valley’s 2013 Genetic Designs Sale. She and her 2015 heifer calf were features in Medonte Highlands’ Autumn Alliance Sale with the cow selling to Harvie Ranching of Olds, Alberta and the calf returning to her ancestral River Valley home. Ablaze and her 2016 heifer calf Harvie RSK MS Autumn 32D - were

The Embur ys are exceptional farmers and leaders in the community of Newburgh, Ontario. Their farming operation of approximately 1,400 acres, consists of industry leading Hereford cattle and a formidable poultr y operation.

Champion Female, as a calf, at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. As a lead donor dam, she has produced inf luential bulls and females. A daughter by Trust, RVP RCY 100W Ye Haw 130Y, was Calf Champion at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and is a mother to herdsires. The other dominant female in the River Valley herd is the previously mentioned Red Hills MS Embrace 8006 L3 that they purchased in partnership with Tennessee River Music of Fort

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campaigned successfully by Harvie Ranching. They were undefeated in their show career. Before being declared “Miss World”, Ablaze was named National Grand Champion Fema le, and was a lso Grand Champion at Farmfair and at Bonanza 2016. To add to her celebrity status, RVP 51X Ablaze 7A stars in the McDonald’s Restaurant commercials! River Valley exhibits their own cattle at Toronto’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair but finds it difficult to get out to other exhibitions and shows. They have successfully achieved many Divisional Championships at the Royal and for three years in a row, have won the Get of Sire – by “Trust”. Their Annual Genetic Designs Sale was founded as the friendship and business relationship with Montie Soules and Star Lake continued to grow and prosper. In 2003 when BSE hit Canada and the border between Canada and the United States was closed for cattle exports, Montie continued to purchase cattle in Canada. While the Star Lake cattle were managed by Phil and Catherine Brown on their nearby farm, River

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Valley and Star Lake (Canada) joined together for production sales. In conjunction with Star Lake, they hosted the first Canadian internet sale for Hereford cattle. Held in 2004, the cattle were on display but viewed on large screens during the auction. While the sale proved successful, the Emburys concluded that people still really like to see the cattle in front of them when making that final buying decision. For their third production sale, it was decided to offer the traditional

“The quality at River Valley continues to strengthen each year,” says Dale Stith, who auctions the sale. “While opposite to the marketing trend in Ontario, River Valley has been very successful at selling bulls in their production sale. At least ten bulls are on offer each year and they have sold at solid prices to breeders throughout North America.” The sale results speak for the high quality of cattle on offer. In their 2016 sale, 65.5 lots sold for an average of $5,990. And in a province where selling bulls in the fall is not commonplace, River Valley sold s e v en bu l l calves for an impressive average of $ 5,1 79. Dale Stith also believes that River Valley sells more cattle to American Hereford breeders than any other breeder in Ontario and perhaps Canada”. River Valley expanded its cattle operations in the mid-eighties to include a 200-head covered feedlot. Cattle that are not suitable for their breeding program are finished in the feedlot. Added to that group are Hereford-Angus cross calves

Building genetically progressive cow families has been a priority for River Valley. With this in mind, they purchased the Canadian rights to Remitall Online 122L and today, his offspring are the foundation of their 140-cow herd. auction and have the live cattle on display in the fields as well as in the sale ring. The Emburys are now planning Genetic Designs XIII to be held at the farm in Newburgh on September 15th. The sale continues to be one of the leading Hereford sales in both Ontario and Canada. The Emburys always dig deep into their replacements to offer the best calves, bred heifers, cow/calf pairs and herd bulls.

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purchased from western Canada. Cattle are marketed either through their on-farm store where beef is featured or at the Ontario Stockyards in Cookstown. RIVER VALLEY POULTRY FARMS The Embury Brothers Poultry Farms began before the quota system was introduced to Canada and that meant it was up to each individual producer to find their own markets. When the Egg Marketing Board brought the quota system into effect in 1964, producers were given quota equal to their average production over three years. In 1972, the Emburys’ first 50,000bird Diamond high-rise barn was built. Their management ideals were ahead of their time in the egg production industry. Long before HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) was thought of, showers and a high standard of biosecurity were in force at all their poultry barns. Elwyn’s philosophy of “you can’t feed the world with a couple of cows and a few chickens in your backyard, led him to establish River Valley Poultry Farms Ltd. This new partnership, formed in 1985, consists of Elwyn, his daughter Pauline and his son Donald. Expansion of their poultry business continued with the addition of seven more state-of- the-art barns. With each new River Valley innovation, the industry applauded their leadership. Of particular interest to the industry

were their ‘high rise’ barns---River Valley built the first two in Canada. Automation is ultramodern with all eggs collected simultaneously. Eggs from four barns go directly to packing room one and the eggs from the remaining barns go directly to packing room two. It takes approximately seven hours to collect the eggs daily. While Elwyn chooses not to share the number of eggs that are produced or the amount of quota owned, he does explain that a transport truck load of eggs is shipped daily. Eggs are shipped directly to the processors now and not directly to

and Donald’s grandmother when the family first started in the egg business. Pauline explains that “as kids we worked in the store during summer holidays and on weekends. But it has grown so that we sell more than just eggs…we sell our own beef and other local products”. A few years ago, they started making and selling light lunches as well as frozen entrees. Elwyn explains that they will never get so big that they can’t sell a dozen eggs to their neighbours. “The store really isn’t all that profitable”, he explains, “but it is a community thing. We now have people driving from Kingston and Belleville to our store and some of them have been buying from us for 30 or 40 years”. Elwyn, Pauline and Donald are quick to praise their staff. “We sure couldn’t do all this without them”, they all confirm. The staff includes 35 full time employees who work from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. When asked how the work and responsibilities are divided, there is a slight pause. Then Elwyn chuckles and says, “Well, Donald looks after the cows and the land, Pauline looks after the poultry and the office; and I try to oversee everything!” Combine t he poultr y and t he Herefords and it’s a big business. But it’s a true family business.

Perhaps the most famous River Valley-bred females today, is RVP 51X Ablaze 7A who was recently declared the World Hereford Champion Female. With hundreds of entries from 70 countries this is a remarkable achievement.

the grocery stores. That makes River Valley Poultry Farms Ltd one of the largest egg producers in Canada. In the spring of 2010, layer barn number 8 was built. The design of this barn allows more space per bird, thus making it a more comfortable environment for the layers. The chickens in each barn are fed automatically with feed available to them at all times. Each barn has its own feeding schedule and everything is monitored 24/7. Perhaps it is a family tradition or perhaps it is a community tradition but “The Egg Basket” is truly an integral part of the River Valley operations. This small retail farm store really got its start with Pauline

Sale Day at River Valley Polled Herefords - Dr. Gary and Norma Jean Boose talk to Elwyn and Pauline Embury

Elwyn and Pauline Embury make preparations for Sale Day

Lo 166W Aster Lad 46Z LO 931N ASTER LAD 29S FE 29S ASTER LAD 166W FE 144K RIBSTONE 157P AJD 84G BRIT DOM 27M AJD 84G BRITTANY 39R FE 45A EXTRA 191D Sire of high selling heifer at the Misty Valley Farms Sale in 2017 for $10,000. Watch for sons at 2018 sale.

ZZB 74Z RED DANDY 84C MVF 161R STD BRIT LAD 108U BANNERLANE 108U STD 74Z BANNERLANE 251 STD LASS 62U FE 32 DANDY RED GEM 270U ZZB 270U LADY DI 26Y ZZB 46M LADY DI 65W High selling bull for $27,000 at Fenton 2016 sale. Owned jointly with Misty Valley Farms.

Watch for my consignment of bulls at The Misty Valley Farms 42nd Annual Production Sale February 7th, 2018 Thank-You to all the bidders and buyers for their support this past year! A special thank you to Misty Valley and Lawview Herefords for purchasing the LO high selling bull LO 606Z Standard Lad 16C.

Lanni & Virginia Bristow

Ph (780) 943-2236

Cell (780) 614-1268

RR 1, Heinsburg, Alberta T0A 1X0 61

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Quietly Breeding Quality Thank you to our private treaty and East Central Bull Sale buyers

Working Sires CCG 42Z VWG 47A VWG 244A VWG 201B

NGC 13A

New for 2017 WLD 506C VWG 253C JGW 64C

Registered and Commercial Horned Herefords Box 25, Landis, Saskatchewan S0K 2K0 Email: grltd@yourlink.ca

VWG 44Y

Wes, Bernie, Cody & Austin Phone: (306) 658-4535 Cell: (306) 948-9663

glenrose@syban.net Camrose, AB

Bill & Luke (306) 658-4750 Dustin (306) 951-0034

Ken Prichard & Family (780) 608-6080 Jonathan Prichard (780) 781-5137 Steven Prichard (780) 678-4770 East of Camrose to Highway #56, 1.5 miles south and .5 miles west - We will be consigning bred heifers to the First Choice Sale in Camrose in December - Bred heifers also available by private treaty Watch For The Next Genetics for Generations Sale October 2018

Herd Bulls In Use This Year REMITALL- W GD WATERLOO ET 12B GLENROSE 56X ASHTON 126A HMS HI-CLIFFE 10Y DRACO 134D BCD 74Y GAME-ON ET 640D

By AI SHF MANNING W18 Z22 - used on heifers

BBSF 465Y BROKER 68B

Thanks to all who have supported our program over the last year {DLF IEF HYF}

2 Brost Land & Cattle Co. Ltd. 2 2 2 Sires Used Harvie Boardwalk ET 212C GHC LRL RED 10D BBSF 9500 Bottoms Up 29B SNS 40W Western Lad 56B MH 9126J Domino 383 1ET BR 028X Sensation ET 115D GHC LRL Red 10D

BR 028X Sensation ET 115D

Annual Production Sale @ the Ranch December 1, 2017 View sale online at dlms.ca GHMB 2E

GHMB 31E

PICK YOUR POISON Royal Thank you to Big M Ford Lincoln for buying Royal!! GHMB 50E

Blaine 403-834-2262 Cell 403-502-5626 64

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Box 96 Irvine,AB T0J 1V0 Fax: 403 834-2146 Email: bsbrost@gmail.com Website: www.brostcattle.com

Glenn 403-834-2253 Cell 403-580-9363

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Scotland Mission for Farmfair Exhibitors By Stacy Felkar Each year Farmfair International (FFI) exhibitors have the opportunity to participate in an outbound mission to a targeted geo-market. The 2017 mission crossed the pond to Scotland where six FFI exhibitors, including Marilyn & Cal Ramsay from Carlrams Ranching, toured farms as well as the Royal Highland Show and other industry related sites. The program is made possible through support from the Canadian Beef Breeds Council. Marilyn and Cal have been exhibiting at Farmfair for over 12 years. They decided this year’s mission was a good fit for them. “The timing is ideal with what’s happening on the ranch to get away for a few days,” says Cal. “Going to check out Hereford cattle in another country along with their show is a

great opportunity. Attending with fellow Canadian cattlemen and promoting Farmfair, rounds out the experience.” The group visited Romany Herefords

“Going to check out Hereford cattle in another country along with their show is a great opportunity. Attending w it h fellow Canadian cattlemen and promoting Farmfair, rounds out the experience.” - Cal Ramsay near Kelso, close to the Scottish border. The farm diversified its operations to include an agriculture event centre called “Fluffy Cows”, to help connect urbanites with the industry.

“The quality of their cattle was exceptional and the hospitality made us feel right at home,” says Marilyn. At the Royal Highland show, over 12 Hereford exhibitors were on site with 40 head. Show day was an exceptional showcase of UK-based Hereford genetics. Top honours went to Panmure Herefords for the Champion Bull and Moralee Herefords for the Champion Female. Farmfair International looks forward to returning the hospitality to the UK producers who will participate in this year’s Inbound Buyer Program November 7-12, 2017. They, along with other international Hereford producers, will attend the Hereford Genes Event on November 8th and the Hereford Show on November 9th.

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Bringing the next generation of bull power!

K-Cow Colonel 27C

K-Cow Brier 280B KJWW 280B

Owned with Wascana Cattle Co.

MSU TCF REVOLUTION 4R K-COW BRIER 280B LAKEFORD 56M HANNAH 280T

K-COW YES MAN 22Y K-COW COLONEL 27C K-COW DEVINE 27Z

Kevin & Janice Wirsta

www.kcow.ca

K-Cow Pirate 90D LDW 90D

KJWW 27C

Top 10 at RBC 2016

Owned with Dunsmore Family Farms ANCHOR 44U K-COW PIRATE 90D STANDARD-HILL 167U MEADOW 90A

780.614.5959

Elk Point, AB

SEARCHING FOR A GOOD ONE ? TLELL 199S Xplosive 18X

TLELL R117 Bennett 3B

TLELL 10Y City Boy 1C

NJW Hometown 10Y

KCF Bennett Encore Z311

ANNUALLY ALL BUYERS ARE ENTERED IN A DRAW TO WIN A FREE TRIP TO HAIDA GWAII.

Congratulations to the 2016 winner: Coppertone Farms

Calves sired by: TLELL 10Y CITY BOY 1C, MSU TCF REVOLUTION 4R & KCF BENNETT ENCORE Z311 ET Yearlings sired by: TLELL R117 BENNETT 3B, TH 122 71L VICTOR 719T, NJW 73S W18 HOMETOWN 10Y ET & CHURCHILL RED BULL 200Z

Embryos sired by: TLELL 199S XPLOSIVE 18X, MSU TCF REVOLUTION 4R & CHURCHILL KICKSTART 501C ET FREE DELIVERY OF CATTLE ALONG HWY.16 TO LLOYDMINSTER, SK

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Pine Butte Ranch Over 60 years of dedicated Hereford study Also in use: ARVS 33C ARVS 42Z ARVS 50B FHR 52B FHR 171C LBH 366B

ARVS 183A

ARVS 159C

FHR 216A

DTH 9C

True Hereford genetics for Maximum Production of High Quality Beef

Dam of our 2016 high seller

Dam of Carlrams 2017 purchase

In this year of change, as we say goodbye to Ray, we sincerely appreciate the on-going support and loyalty of our friends and colleagues. Thank you!

23rd Annual Production Sale ~ Saturday, February 17, 2018 1:00pm @ BC Livestock Co-op Kamloops, B.C.

~ Our Business is Bull Business ~

Lynette Van Steinburg Ranch Phone Hugh McLuckie 250.908.0255 250.427.3408 250.427.0859 3025 Foster Road, Cranbrook, BC, V1C 7C8 ~ pbrltd@gmail.com www.pinebutteranch.com

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SNS 40W WESTERN LAD 63B

SIRE: HH ADVANCE 0132X DAM: LCI 311W TOTAL LADY 290A

SIRE: PAHL 3S WESTPOINT 40W DAM: SNS 40L RED SILVER LASS 82S

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YW Milk 73.9 23.8

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F REST EASY 105 SIRE: F REST EASY 847 DAM: F MS 4140 ADVANCE 961 BW 1.9

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Milk TM MPI FMI REA MARB 36.5 63.1 150.3 124.5 0.53 0.10

Scott Pahl 403-548-2356 • 403-580-9908 pahl.livestock@xplornet.com

19TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Dan Pahl 403-548-8112 • 403-548-1614 dan@pahl-livestock.com Box 245, Medicine Hat T1A 7E9

LeRay Pahl 403-548-6626 403-580-9906

New Fall Sale Date

December 7th at 1PM At the ranch

GERBER ANODYNE 001A

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www.DoenzRanches.net

3.2 KM E of Warner on #504 and 3.2km N on Rg Rd #170 PO Box 128 Warner, AB. T0K 2L0

LCI 028X SENSATION 219B

Sire- CHURCHILL SENSATION 028X Dam’s Sire- R 0041 NORTH STAR 40U BW WW YW M TM FAT REA 2.2 66.2 96.6 38.6 71.7 0.018 0.55

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SNS SNS BULL BULL POWER POWER XTC 8L SUNRISE 66N MHH 66N SUNRISE LAD 31S MHH 22L VIKING LASS 29N Sire: C 31S EXPLOSIVE 45X VEDAN 180H SABRE LAD 110K C 110K MISS VEDAN 72N C 80G L MS STANDARD STAR 134K

CARLRAMS C45X EXPLOSIVE 371B {DLF IEF HYF}

STR STD 87D DOMINO LAD 67F SNS 67F SKY GENERATOR 139L SNS 93B GENERATOR LADY 62D Dam: CARLRAMS 139L SPARK 175U PDHR 38E SILVER LAD 20J CARLRAMS 20J DUSTER SPARK 60P CARLRAMS DUSTER LASS 80H

K 64H RIBSTONE LAD 109LFA 109L BRITISHER 195T FA BRITISHER LADY 54P Sire: JEN 195T POWER LAD 17A JEN BRIT KAP 6R JEN 6R POWER LADY 17X JEN 19G POWER LADY 12M

MHH 262B VOLTAGE LAD 19L JHR 19L VOLT LAD 5S JHR 226J GEN STAR LASS 68L Dam: SNS 5S STANMORE GIRL 28X AGA 22B RED STANMORE 40L SNS 40L RED PRAIRIE LASS 29P SNS 67F PRAIRIE SKY LASS 96M

SNS 17A PAYDIRT 9D {DLF IEF HYF} Come check out our bull calves at the ranch this fall, they are a great powerful set.

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Rob (403) 948-2569 Cell (403) 510-2687 Scott (403) 948-5232

Paul (403) 935-4334 Fax (403) 935-3576 Email sns@efirehose.net

R.R. 2, Airdrie, AB T4B 2A4

DCR 713 Kootenay 308

Bar-RZ 85U ZEUS 20Z

J-BAR-B 106A CAPTIVATE 37C

BAR-RZ 19Z BEAUTY 20B Bull calf by leader

2017 Calves Sired By: Bar-RZ 85U ZEUS 20Z DCR 713 Kootenay 308 ANL C HAR T100 Tahoe 86 Et 23B

R Leader 6964 J-BAR-B 106A Captivate 38C Bar-RZ 20Z Coltrane 38C

Watch for our consignments to the Brost Land + Cattle Sale Dec 1 2017

Visitors Always Welcome! Stuart and Sherri Zoeteman Box 532 Fort Macleod AB T0L 0Z0 Ph 403-553-2687 Cell 403-330-6490

Fax 403-553-2699 Email barrz2@telus.net Ranch located 9 miles East of Fort Macleod on Hwy 3 RR 250 and 3 miles North on 73 Pearce Road

Bred Heifers, Remitall-W GD Waterloo ET 12B 75 2017 HeadHigh Sell Selling Bull

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& Win a $200 CHD Credit*! sell BUYERS AND 15 Bred BIDDERS Heifers and 3 Show Prospect Heifer All of the Herefords featured on these two pages appear in breeder advertisements in this issue. Match the faces with their names, identify them by picture number on a separate piece of paper and mail, fax or email it to the CHA office. Be sure to let us know your name, address and phone number as well! Note that some images have been enlarged or shrunk to fit the space but none have been flipped. The deadline for entries is November 1, 2016. A winner will be drawn from all of the correct entries submitted and will be announced in the January 2017 Performance Edition of the Digest.

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Remitall-W 50 Shades ET 12C

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THANK YOU! Â TO ALL OF OUR 2017 BUYERS AND BIDDERS

HERD SIRES

ILK Kickmark 5Y

4V North Kansas 405B

BR 52U Montana Standard 163x

TS Top Notch 212

Visit www.mckenzieherefords.com for progeny, photos and more information.

Jon McKenzie 403-642-7256 / 403-642-2455 mckenziecattle@gmail.com

Jim Wildeman 403-861-0719 wildbearcattle@gmail.com

Thank you 2017 • Good Sale - Great People • Next Sale Mar 8 2018 Calgary Bull Sale Buyer Crone Herefords - Hardisty AB John and Beth Macgougan - Cornation AB Hairy Hill Colony - Hairy Hill AB

Buyers

Eugene Stette - La Glace AB - 1 Bull * Paul Broda - Bruderheim AB - 1 Bull Benwyn Farms - Progress BC - 1 Bull * Bodnarvale Hereford Ranch - Nestow AB - 1 Heifer * Phillip Krahn - La Crete AB - 1 Heifer * Lannie Bristow - Heinsburg AB - 2 Heifers * Brost Land & Cattle Co - Irvine AB - 2 Heifers * Bar RZ Polled Herefords - Fort Macleod AB - 1 Heifer * Holloway Farms Ltd - Castor AB - 1 Heifer * Frank Zadunayski - Vimy AB - 1 Bull * Iam Thomson - Silver Valley AB - 2 Bulls * Evergreen Farms - St Paul AB - 1 Bull * Merrick Campbell - Calahoo AB - 1 Bull * Jim Muzychyn - Sunset House - 1 Bull - 5 Heifers * Calvin Peterson - Colinton AB - 1 Bull * Gurtler Polled Herefords - North Star AB - 1 Heifer * Randy Field - Bruce AB - 1 Bull * Doug Brown - Legal AB - 1 Bull * Gary Seutter - Millet AB - 2 Bulls - 5 Heifers * CSR Ranches Ltd - FOrt Macleod AB - 5 Heifers * Don Plante - High Prairie AB - 2 Bulls * Jaydel Farms - Carrot Creek - 2 Heifers Highland Feeders - Vegerville AB - 4 Bulls * Harvey Neilsen - High Prairie AB - 3 Bulls * * Repeat Buyers

Crone Herefords

• PTT 128C

Gary Seutter

• PTT 177C

Eugene Stette

• PTT 249C

Benwyn Farms

• PTT 290C77

Norm, Joanne, Michael, Marc Parrent Box 111 Clyde, Alberta, T0G 0P0 Phone: 1-780-348-5835 Fax: 1-780-348-5839 Norm Cell: 780-307-6586 Mike Grimmeyer: 780-307-3385 jonomnherefordranch@gmail.com grimm1@mcsnet.ca 3 miles East of Clyde on Hwy. 18 then 2.5 South on RR 244 ~ or ~ 5 Miles East of Hwy 2 on TWP Rd 594 then 1/2 mile South on RR 244

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Main Herd Bull 2017 EHF 46E BRITISHER LAD ET 6B DOMINO STANDARD DP LAD 45 DP BRITISHER AGA 46E BRITISHER WETMORE LADY AGA 5A STANDRD LAD 656 4ET VERBEEK 656 RUSH ET 79J WINDY-HILL 70S PRINCESS 735W

(owned with Verbeek Herefords) - Pitcuted in the fall after breeding 30+ cows as a 2 year old.

A great set of yearling bulls by these two sires. Watch for them at the Genes Event and Calgary bull sale. 2017

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TOM BASNETT

Ph/Fax 780-685-2102 Box 41 Eureka River, AB T0H 1K0 Cell 780-834-8170 tjbasnett@gmail.com From the corner of Hwy 64 and #730, go 11 km N. on #730, 1.6 km W. and 4 km N. on Range Rd. 54

MN 24R ASTER BRIT 217U

EHF 217U ASTER BRIT 23X

EHF BUSHMAN LADY 30T WINDIMUIR 37N LAD 4S

HZ 4S STD DORA 9W

HZ 69P STD DORA 9S

HZ 5C

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EHF BUSHMAN LADY 30T WINDIMUIR LEGACY 19K

HZ 19K SOLITAIRE 1N

WINDIMUIR SOLITAIRE 1G

Also using VerBeek Canada Rush ET 46D

Come check these boys out! Both on offer along with a good selection of Bull and Heifer calves. Visitors Welcome - Phone Ahead Harvey Zieger R.R. 2, Barrhead, Ab T2N 1N3 Phone: 1-780-674-4878 Email: hjzieger@gmail.com Thanks to last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s buyers Cell: 1-780-305-6971

Not hitting that KEYNOTE? Here are some bulls you can TRUST. G DOMINO 075 (P43110379)

EPHR SUNNYSIDE 828W (P43006401)

61G DOMINO

EPHR REVENGE 352L

G DOMINO 88

EPHR STRIDER 22R

DUSTY ELLA R TOO 47

EPHR MISS LOIN 411J

G DOMINO 075

EPHR SUNNYSIDE 828W

95 MODEL

BE RIBEYE 185H

GOLDEN HAZEL 637

EPHR MISS PERFECTION 525K

GOLDEN HAZEL 558

EPHR MISS REM 690E

Sunny Side came from Elkington in Idaho. His mother 525K and grandmother 690E were the two best cows in their herd.

CUTBANK 4W BOBBY ORR 4Z (C02986296)

Domino is from Kuhlmann’s in Nebraska. He adds natural muscle and fleshing ability like no Hereford I have ever seen. They stay fat on very low input.

CUTBANK 71J HAVRE 8B ET (P43474487) HAVRE KING DOMINO 38G

S7R RANCH HAND 513R

HAVRE KING DOMINO 71J

CUTBANK 513R BOBBY ORR 4W

DES MISS KD LADY B207

CUTBANK 709G MARIE 4J

CUTBANK 71J HAVRE 8B ET

CUTBANK 4W BOBBY ORR 4Z

YY 707B COMMANDER 709G

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CUTBANK 709G MARIE 4J

MPH BG1 TINA S20

4K 99D MARIA 260F

MPH 579 TINA ET P101

4Z weaned off at 905 lbs; no creep feed and his YW was 1495 lbs. The mother S20 came from Mettlers in South Dakota. The sire is still breeding.

The sire 71J is the best line bred King Domino from Alexander Farms in Kansas. The mother 4J was a deep wide muzzled cow, she is also the grandmother of 4Z.

SF O92 DESTIN 561 (P43675260)

FF RUPERT PLATO X362 B290 (P43466404) FF RUFF PLATO H11 R216

SHF REM MIAMI 434V M03

FF RUPERT PLATO R216 X362

SF M03 ORLANDO 092

FF D517 VICKI BTL H11 L634

SF VICTORIA 114 4102

FF RUPERT PLATO X362 B290

SF O92 DESTIN 561

FF G309 VICTOR BTL H24 J338

JMS VICTOR 892 114

FF JUNE BTL J338 S491

SF VICTORIA 114 496

FF D559 JUNE BTL J397 P781

B290 came up from Fowken in South Carolina. He is very thick and weaned off at 884 lbs. He is a Trask bred bull, which are forage efficient cattle.

SF VICTORIA 925 237

561 came from Steinbecks in Missouri. He’s linebred to Danny Miller’s Victor 114 bull. Well muscled, very proud, with dark red feet.

Also in use: JMS Victor 967 202 and EF F745 Frank P230. 175 low input Polled Hereford, Red Angus cows bred for the range.

Mick Kubinec

Cutbank Cattle Co.

Three Hills, AB

Phone 403-442-2564

Cell 403-443-8373 79

First Choice F e m a l e

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Saturday December 9, 2017 2:00 pm Camrose Regional Exhibition Barn B, Camrose, AB DLMS will be there

Entry Deadline: September 1, 2017 Fee: $200/Female

A l l fe m a l e s a c c e p t e d and must be halter broke. The AHA 4-H Pr int will be a u ct i o n e d Early Bird Entry Deadline: August 17, 2017 Early Bird Fee: $150/Female

Entries will be accepted at the Hardisty Field Day, Aug 17, 2017

Send Entries to: Ken Rutledge

Box 188, Hardisty, AB T0B 1V0 Cell: (780) 888-7178 Email: kmrutledge@xplornet.com Fax:(780) 888-2861

F o r m o r e i n fo r m at i o n c o n t a ct :

Glen Gilmar 780-954-3963 rollyviewpolledherefords@gmail.com 80

Conrad Fenton 780-754-3321 conrad.nls@gmail.com

The Doerksen Family Fertility

Longevity

Low Maintenance

The Pedigrees are Similar, The Cattle Consistent.

Herd SireS:

Hereford

KGA 125R LAD 53A EDISTO 810 EXCEL PLATO U336 KGA 131P LAD 57X PCC OH AXEL 9516A GEMSTONE 719T LAD 145B

Angus

F-R 8020 LAD 33H

PCC JOHNNY B GOOD 4003R

PCC ICE CAPITAL HILL 5404Z PCC GOOD-2-GO 4013Z RHF-BUF U199 LANCER 157Y BROWN JYJ REDEMPTION Y1334 RED TOP GRADE REDMAN 116Z RED TER-RON RASCAL 104Z

WE BELIEVE COW SIZE IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY FACTORS IN DETERMINING PROFITABILITY IN THE COW HERD. WE CONTINUE TO BREED MODERATE-FRAMED CATTLE THAT CAN HELP YOU IMPROVE YOUR PROFIT PER ACRE!

3rd Annual Gemstone Cattle Hereford & Angus Bull & Female Sale December 6, 2017 • Bow Slope Auction , Brooks AB • 1:00PM

Cattle raised on Forage GEMSTONE 719T LAD 145B Daniel & Kimberly Doerksen

P.O. Box 13 Gem, Alberta, T0J 1MO Res (403) 641-2886 Cell (403) 633-0530 Email: daniel@gemstonecattle.com

www.GEMSTONECATTLE.com

Arno & Wanda Doerksen

P.O. Box 1 Gem, Alberta, T0J 1MO Res (403) 641-2498 Cell (403) 363-0253 Email arno@gemstonecattle.com

JOHN VANCISE & SONS

R.R.#4 Stayner, ON L0M 1S0 Canada 705-445-0407 Cell: 705-351-1466 jwvancise@gmail.com

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Survival of the Fittestâ&#x20AC;?

The Proof is in Cow Longevity Walnut Drive Farms Polled Herefords

We work with the best Historical Cow lines and maintain original gene pools primarily sourced from Spidel, Becks, Four Square + Circle T Ranches Lines that work consistently and fulfill our requirements of quality + production with a minimum of management.

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Connor Creech Lloydminster, SK

Ted Creech Lloydminster, SK

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The Creech Brothers THE CREECH BROTHERS of HILL 70 QUANTOCK…….. The Nike brand’s popular slogan “Just Do It” fits well for these young men. So does “Do it right the first time,” in Connor’s words. They have high expectations for themselves. These brothers are just f lat out, tooth-and-nail ensconced in the next generation of the Canadian beef industry. Connor and Ted are fourth generation ranchers. Their g reat g randpa homesteaded in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, where the family remains, having emigrated from the Quantock Hills of Great Britain; thus the ranch name – Hill 70 Quantock Ranch. Their grandfather Dr. Frank Creech was a CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) veter inar ian who also fought in WWII. Frank established the first Herefords in the Creech family through the dispersal of Alec Mitchell’s herd of the Battle River Ranch. Connor and Ted’s father Bill, their uncle Mac and uncle Barney started in business together in the seventies with the purchase of more land six miles from the original homestead on the Alberta side of the provincial border. Red Angus were added to the mix in the early seventies. Following many successful years showing at Agribition and Denver, a concerted focus was put

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on com merc ia l bull production. In 1990, Bill and Sherry ventured out on their own. They had joint bull sales for a couple more years before establishing their own unique sales. Next year w i l l m a rk t he 50th anniversary of Quantock bull sales for the Creech family. Connor and Ted weren’t pushed into the family industry but both say their decision to stay was 100 per cent supported by their parents Bill and Sherry. There are four Creech children. The oldest brother Adam (27) is a surface land agent in Fort Saskatchewan, currently involved in the oil and gas industry. Adam is married to Tenille and has a two-year-old son. Connor is 25, Ted is 22 and their sister Rebecca, who is 19, is in her second year in animal science studies at the University of Saskatchewan. So far, Connor and Ted are the only ones that have come back to the family operation. The family has a succession plan but no formal partnership exists. The Creech operation revolves

The Creech Family

around its annual bull sale on the first weekend in February. They grow their own feed – silage, green feed bales, grazing corn and a bit of dry hay. Farming operations are limited to seeding silage crops, planting corn and silaging, which are handled by custom operators. The Creech family’s bull sales are the largest of their kind in Canada. The boys are extremely proud of the success the sale has seen. Wo r k t h at r e v o l v e s a r o u n d breeding, facility maintenance and modification and feeding, is all an effort to optimize that one-day-ayear. “Repeat customer s who show confidence in our program is very gratifying,” says Connor, who adds that sale lots will reach 400 head for the first time next year.

Connor and his dad, Bill Creech

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feature story Auction day is a well-tuned process. The whole handling system was renovated last year. A bull is through the ring and sold every 35 to 40 seconds by auctioneer Chris Poley. The herd numbers 650 females – all registered purebreds – which includes Herefords, Red Angus and Black Angus. The herd now also includes a group of Simmental-Angus cows. One advantage of running multiple

The ranch operates out of three locations, the first being the home ranch at Lloydminster. In the nineties Bill and Sherry purchased additional land at Edgerton, a short hour drive South of the main ranch. And this past spring, the ranch was expanded again with a purchase at Paynton, Saskatchewan - roughly an hour East of the home ranch. A loosely tossed out goal, since that recent purchase,

The Creech operation revolves around its annual bull sale on the first weekend in February. They grow their own feed - silage, green feed bales, grazing corn and a bit of dry hay. breeds is having the perspective of being able to compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of each breed, thereby challenging them to keep up with one another. The Creechs have also relied on cooperative herds, for the past 25 years, which operate by their management protocols, including no creep feed. There are two Charolais herds and two Simmental. The Creechs take the calves at weaning and develop bulls for the sale the following year, backgrounding and developing them with soundness and longevity traits in mind.

is to grow the cowherd to number 900 to 1,000 cows. As they expand over the next few years, Connor says they might also diversify breeds within the herd. Keeping Hereford cows as a key part of the equation is partly “sentimental”, according to Connor. The operation was built on the credentials of Hereford cows. “Mom is from a Hereford outfit,” he says. “They are our soft spot. We enjoy working with Herefords.” “And there’s a good demand for our Hereford bulls,” says Connor. The Creech family does well to

delineate roles and responsibilities between them. Every day is a bit different. From December 1st through the bull sale in February, it’s sale preparation time, picturing cattle, building a sale book, clipping bulls and making phone calls. March signals the start of calving season. By April, they are on the road every day hauling bulls to customers, while someone stays home to oversee calving. Cows and calves are processed in May and June and the first cull on bulls is done. In July and August, feed is put up, fences are fixed and bulls are pulled. September and October are also marked by managing feed resources and by gathering the cowherd. Cows are winter-grazed on corn 70 miles away at Edgerton. And November is “catch-up” month. Cows are pregchecked then, says Connor. It’s a time the family can also get out to visit some fall shows, sales and other events and visit the cowherds of customers.

Connor and dad, Bill, loading truck

Ted Creech

The Creech boys -left to right- Brother Adam, father Bill, Connor and Ted (Adam is holding his son, Benton)

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Connor Creech Twenty-five-year-old Connor lives w ith his girlfriend of seven years, Bailey - a reg istered nurse in Lloydminster - in their own house 10 miles North of Lloydminster on the main ranch facilities. Bailey’s family ran a crop input business and a semivac company for a period of time. Bailey’s extended family still farms and ranches. Connor does a lot of the cow work, selection, cattle sorting, breeding decisions and A.I. work and enjoys the opportunity doing as much of this work on horseback as he can. He looks increasingly to genomics to help make breeding decisions. “We’re not number-driven but we are conscious of them,” says Connor. He says nine times out of ten, he sees cattle the same way as Ted and his dad, so seldom do they disagree, where selection is concerned. His mom, Sherry handles the ranch books. Connor handles the Angus paperwork and his dad, Bill, handles the Hereford registry work. Connor says they all take advantage of cell phone technology and social media to keep in constant touch with customers. O ut side of r a nc h i ng , Con nor played hockey throughout his life. Playing AAA midget hockey gave him the opportunity to play Junior hockey in the AJHL (Alberta Junior Hockey League) and in the SJHL (Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League) for three years following high school. This led him to New York state on an NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) scholarship. He returned to Canada and completed a Diploma in Agriculture Management at Olds

Connor as a child on the farm

College – a program he de sc r i b e s a s “hands-on and down-to-earth”. But the contacts he made at school in Canada and the networks established there were t he most valuable part of the experience for him. Growing up, Connor participated in the local Northminster 4-H Club for 10 years, serving as president for his last year. Along with 4-H, Connor participated in various youth cattle events including annual judging contests, Saskatchewan Junior Angus association gold shows, and junior hereford bonanzas when the shows were held in the west and hockey didn’t get in the way. In fact, the ranch ended up flushing one of the first females that he showed at Bonanza ‘98 in Virden, Manitoba and her progeny have accumulated in the Hill 70 Herd. “I enjoy showing cattle. It’s healthy competition to be around,” says Connor, who says he learned a lot through “osmosis”. Not many of Connor’s peers have ended up at home or farming in any way. Connor says that the convergence of post-BSE markets with the boom in the oil and gas industries resulted in nearly a whole generation being lost from the cattle business in western Canada. Connor was inspired by “mom and dad” – his number one mentors - as well as by his grandpa Ralph who ranched on a large scale. Unfor tunately Connor lost his grandpa Frank at a young age and was unable to learn more from him. His family taught Connor to raise bulls with a commercial mindset and to source herd bulls from like-minded producers who rely on their cattle to pay the bills.

From a distance, Connor also admired the work and operations of the Leachman Cattle Company in Montana. This operation and Jim Leachman’s marketing techniques is what the Creech’s largely modeled their operations after. If Connor were to advise a 15-yearold today about staying involved or getting involved in this industry, he would strongly encourage kids to start networking. “There’s no shame in asking a question,” he says. “Don’t wait too long before you start making contacts and moving into your industry of choice.” Connor believes that some of the biggest advancements inside the beef industry have been in communication tools. That being said, what Connor feels is most detrimental to the state of our industry is the lack of advocacy for modern production agriculture. Outside of goals on the ranch, he’d like to someday travel to Australia to see the Royal Easter Show in Sydney and to Argentina’s Palermo show. The last few years of exceptional cattle prices have supported Connor and Ted into the family business and for that Connor feels fortunate. They also haven’t had a dry year in the past 10 years. Asked to describe himself in one word, Connor says “resourceful”. He says that could be said about everyone in the family. The mantra at home is “Don’t come back ‘til it’s done.”

This Years Bulls Kickin’ Up Dust

BK Sensation 5021 ET

H PAYBACK 3092 ET BW EPDS:

+2.2 +48.5

+67.1

+31.1

TM EPDS:

+55.4

+0.4 +54.3

+79.9

+39.8

+67.0

CBB SHAR-LO 719 SHAMELESS 308B BW EPDS:

MW Red Ribstone 63D BW EPDS:

+1.8 +57.0

+6.2 +67.7 +114.6

+26.3

+60.2

SNS 10A WESTERN LAD 2D

+92.3

+21.1

+49.6

BW EPDS:

+3.5 +45.7

+80.3

+22.9

+45.8

Thank you to our 2017 Buyers and to everyone who toured our cattle this year! John and Beth MacGougan, Rausch Cattle Co., Scott& Leanne Irvine, Guenther Ranch, Ron Guenther, Don Saar Cattle Co. Ltd., Misty Valley Farms, Jenkins Ranche, Rocking G Land and Cattle. Willard Farms, Baron Ranch, Remount Grazing, Stanley Hughes, Elkwatwer Farming Co Ltd.

MERLE & NEELTJE WYATT AND FAMILY 403-534-2277 Cell 403-485-8289 Jessica’s Cell 403-485-0237 Box 30, Arrowwood, Alberta T0L 0B0 Email: mnwyattfarms@gmail.com 87

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Ted Creech “Have a passion,” says 22-year-old Ted Creech, talking about his values and work ethic. On his family’s operation near Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Ted says “cutting corners means that you’ll leave someone else with a problem to fix later.” As of this May, Ted Creech returned home to the family ranch full-time. He’s excited about his investment with his brother in land that will expand the family operation and he’s keen on making their venture profitable. Their expansion plan will take place gradually over the next several years. Ted’s favourite time of the year is summer when he can see cattle develop on grass, and expand working facilities. His favourite ranch job is livestock selection and orchestrating mating plans alongside his brother, Connor and father Bill. Growing up, Ted was part of the Northminster 4-H Club from the age of nine through high school and he served as both vice-president and president for the club. Ted attended the Canadian Junior Hereford Association’s Bonanza show in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 2011 with a cow that went on to be named the Reserve Champion mature Cow/ Calf Pair at the World Hereford Conference in Olds in 2012. Ted graduated high school in 2013 and then traveled to Kansas the following fall to attend Hutchinson Community College. During his time there, he competed on the livestock judging team, in a year which was one of the most successful collegiate judging seasons to-date for the school. Within that tenure, his judging team was

Ted’s judging team at KSU and awards

named Reserve Champion at the American Royal Livestock show a nd C h a mp ion team at the Fort worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Ted, himself, was named the high individual at the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic, while at Hutchinson Community College. After garnering an associates degree in Arts, Ted transferred to Kansas State University (KSU) to finish his bachelor’s degree. While at Kansas State University, Ted was a member of the Meat Animal Evaluation Team and the Livestock Judging Team. His Meat Animal Evaluation Team was named National Champion for the first in the school’s history. Ted’s Livestock Judging Team was named Reserve Champion at the carload judging contest at the Denver National Western Stock Show (NWSS), the high team overall at the Flint Hills Classic; high team overall at AKSARBEN and Reserve National Champion at the N.A.I.L.E (North American International Livestock Exposition) in Louisville, Kentucky. Ted was honoured to received the high individual overall judging score at the NWSS carload judging contest and at the Iowa Beef Expo. At KSU, Ted studied livestock genetics, nutrition and meat science. Between judging and classwork, he worked at the Purebred Beef Teaching unit at KSU in the spring semester of 2016. There, he assisted in daily ranch work and prepared and pictured sale cattle for the university’s annual spring production sale.

Ted as a child

In the summer of 2016, Ted was a recipient of the Canadian Hereford Association’s Hereford Youth Keith Gilmore Foundation Scholarship. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from KSU in May of 2017. Ted’s dad, Bill Creech, and Ben Williams – Ted’s coach at Hutchinson Community College - are Ted’s biggest life mentors to-date. And like the rest of the family, Ted admires the unique ideas and marketing plans made by the Leachman operation in Montana. If he had the choice of meeting someone, inside or outside the beef industry, dead or alive, who would that person be? “Kevin O’Leary,” says Ted. “O’Leary’s track record shows that he has the ability, time and time again, to lead a company to great success and wealth. The opportunity to pick his brain and learn from him would be really unique,” says Ted. “I think his wealth of knowledge would be very beneficial to any enterprise.” Ted now honours the connections that he made in the industry from his experience on all his judging teams and says those connections will serve him well into the future. Th at f ut u r e i nv olv e s f a m i l y partnerships, herd expansion and delving into the world of carcass

Ted Judging at Paradise Hill 4-H Show

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quality and range management. “I really think it’s unique what Gardiner Angus Ranch has done, in ter ms of t heir push for el ite carcass genetics,” says Ted. “It has allowed them to produce genetically curve bending cattle that leave the commercial cattleman, feedlot and packer with more money in their pockets.” Ted believes that the push for increasing carcass quality is where the Canadian cattle

industry may go as time goes on and consumers become better educated. He says he would like to play a part

For other young producers who hold similar interests, Ted encourages them to be excited about livestock and t he opportunities that surround it. “Be proud of where you come from and don’t be afraid to show a passion for what you love to do,” he says. “Resist the temptation to say –‘We don’t do it that way around here’ - and always be willing to learn.”

“Be proud of where you come from and don’t be afraid to show a passion for what you love to do,” he says. “Resist the temptation to say –‘We don’t do it that way around here’ - and always be willing to learn.” in educating consumers about the factors involved in enhancing carcass quality. That passion and interest might just spur him to become more active on cattle association boards in the future.

GHC C5 Miss Duchess 58C

KCF Bennett Impact B451

New donor at GHC. Maternal sister to high selling female in our spring sale at $11,000. Mother is one of our top donors. Contact GHC for embryos for sale.

Good breeding bull walking the pasture here and at McCoy’s. Mother is one of Knoll Crest’s top donors. Top 1% of the breed for scrotal, REA, Marbling.

BW 5.0 WW 59.9 YW 89.3 MM 27.9 TM 57.9

BW 2.2 WW 62.2 YW 101.5 MM 22.3 TM 53.4

SIRE: NJW 100W FOUNDATION 54Z ET DAM: GHC MISS UNIQUE 25Z DOS: NJW 25C 1A VACA 12E

SIRE: KCF BENNETT REVOLUTION X51 DAM: KCF MISS M326 T56 DOS: KCF MISS PROFICIENT U201

Crittenden Bros. Howard: 306-963-7880 Grant: 306-917-7782 Spencer: 306-963-7987

Gordon: 306-963-2622 Jim: 306-220-1229 Email: h.s.crittenden@sasktel.net

Spring Bull Sale first week of April, 2018 Box 158, Imperial, SK

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Hereford Harvest

hosted by Lone Pine Cattle Services

October 20, 2017

Consignors Lone Pine Cattle Services Rob & Dawn O’Connor (306) 550-4890 Vibank Triple H Farms Ltd Lyle and Michell Heidecker (306) 367-2016 Middle Lake

Mission Ridge Herefords Steve, Fran, Matt, Mark, Paul, James & Michelle Hordos (306) 835-2007 Raymore Bieber Herefords Wally, Kathy, Herman & Christina, & Ann Bieber (306) 727-3127 Wolseley

JHF Herefords Raymond Johnson (306) 675-6137 Leross

HMS-Hi Cliffe Carmen, Brenda, Hunter, Morgan & Sydney Millham (306) 867-4231 Outlook

GWG Polled Herefords Gordon Gustafson (306) 963-2638 Imperial Webber Farms Kelly, Kristy, Ashtyn and Kriselly Webber (306) 861-8721 Midale Lohner Herefords Matt & Kelly Lohner, Kipling (306) 697-7822

XLP 75Z KELSEY 55B

2:oo pm - Vibank, SK

High selling bull at the Canada Red, White & Black Sale. Half interest sold for $18,000. His service sells!

Double Deuce Herefords Ian & Margaret Haynes (306) 545-3992 Regina Airriess Acres Trevor & Sara Airries (306) 338-3496 Wadena

HARVIE COOL WATER ET 190B

High seller in Harvie’s production sale as a calf.

Jesse Procyk (306) 722-3512 Fillmore Hereford GRLZ Kayla Hordos & Rena Leier (306) 835-2525 Raymore Rock N Roll Herefords Paul Kress (306) 424-2760 Kendal LV Farm Dayle and Dixie Martinson Logan and Brianna Martinson (306) 458-2566 Midale JustAcres Kristina, Jeff, Jillian, Emma, Matthew Just (306) 783-8820 Yorkton JVJ Polled Herefords Joe Vey Jr. (306) 233-4736 Wakaw

XLP KPH LCPH TRIBUTE ET 707B 2016 Bonanza Champion Bull

XLP 11X MATADOR 108B

Calving ease specialist

ANL A XLP ACTION ET 75Z

Supreme Champion Bull Manitoba Ag-Ex, Agribition Reserve Grand Champion Bull and RBC Supreme top ten finalist. Service and Progeny sell.

Lone Pine Cattle Services

Rob & Dawn O’Connor (306) 550-4890 Box 158 Vibank, SK S0G 4Y0 www.lonepinecattle.net 90

Sale Management:

T Bar C Cattle Company

Office: 306-933-4200 Chris Poley: 306-220-5006 Ted Serhienko: 306-221-2711 Shane Michelson: 403-363-9973

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WMB 210B LOLA 115D

BIRTH DATE: 03/03/2016 BW: 86 lbs C03029866 SIRE: SQUARE-D LANDMARK 210B {DLF IEF HYF} DAM: WMB JOY 108A {DLF IEF HYF} BW: +4.7 WW: +49.0 YW: +82.0 MM: +22.2 TM: +46.7

Selling females at the Hereford Harvest Sale, th Friday, October 20 , 2017 at Lone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank, SK. Service Sires: WMB 106A ACTION 103C {DLF IEF HYF} JJPH 106A FORCE 503C {DLF IEF HYF} WMB STUD 137C {DLF IEF HYF} HDB 3134 LOCO STUDO 305D AI Sires: MHPH 521X ACTION 106A {DLF IEF HYF} HARVIE COOL WATER ET 190B {DLF IEF HYF} HARVIE 40Y WINSTON 252C {DLF IEF HYF}

Watch for Offspring of

The Goods 305A

at the fall shows and at the Hereford Harvest Sale October 20, 2017

Box 382 Outlook, SK S0L 2N0 C: 306-867-4231 C: 306-270-5524 E: carm.dvm@sasktel.net W: hmshicliffe.com

Kathy, Herman & Christina, Ann Bieber and Family Hermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s Cell #: (306) 727-3127 or Home Phone #: (306) 698-2956 Website: www.bieberherefords.com Email: bieberherefords@gmail.com

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Airriess Acres

Consigned to the Hereford Harvest Sale 2017 AIRRIESS ACRES FANTASY 37D McCoy 55M Absolute 49S daughter bred early AI service to Victor 719T

ANL BCL 521 X VICTOR 4A

FCC Z400 CROSSFIRE 9B

AIRRIESS ACRES TEAR DROP 31E Out of a Square D Ranchman son and Blair Athol Classic 53U daughter Come check out these consignments as well as the rest of our herd anytime!

Airriess Acres TREVOR & SARA AIRRIESS Box 1073 Wadena, Sask. S0A 4J0 Phone: 306-338-3496 Email: airriessacres@hotmail.com 91

Where Quality Matters Not Quantity

MEDICINE HAT GRAND CHAMPION LPG G19Z HERMAN LAD 9C BUYER: Herman’s Horned Herefords

MEDICINE HAT RESERVE CHAMPION LPG SENSATION MARIO LAD 13C BUYER: George Schulze

2017 HERD BULLS

PAUL 37W CADET 36C

WA 406W COCOA 76C RUT 1Y LANDLORD LAD 3B

Email: lpgherefords@gmail.com Travis Henderson Cell: 780-385-1306 Lorraine Henderson Cell: 587-220-6977 Tanya Henderson 92

Thank you to all our 2017 bidders and buyers Cow Camp Ranch Guenthner Ranch Hay Creek Ranching Henry Thomas Ron Guenthner Remount Grazing Association Pipeline Grazing Red Willow Ranching George Schulze Herman’s Horned Herefords Terry Westerlund Lake Thelma Farms Candace McGougan

Your visit is always welcome and appreciated

Box 482 Forestburg,AB T0B 1N0 5mi.West and 2mi.South of Forestburg or. 19mi.North of Halkirk on Hwy855

Misty Valley Farms

THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR 41ST ANNUAL SALE SO REWARDING! 2017 High Selling Bull

2017 High Selling Heifer

MVF 138W STD DOM LAD 856C Sold to Wilson Brothers & Sons, McCord, SK, for $10,000 Wilson Bros. & Sons, McCord, SK XTC Ranches, Eastend, SK Fenton Herefords, Irma, AB Terry Aalbers, Makwa, SK Blair Bendixon, Gladmar, SK Carlrams Hereford Ranch, Cut Knife, SK Lorne & Bev Kusler, Maple Creek, SK Peggy Herman, Bindloss, AB John Joa, St. Walburg, SK Curtis Ouelette, Meadow Lake, SK Bar T Livestock, Earl Grey, SK Darren Eggeson, Maidstone, SK Raymore Colony, Raymore, SK Lost Lake Ranch, Rich Lake, SB Windimuir Herefords, Sibbald, AB Dean Miller, Hanceville, BC

MVF BUYERS 2017

Lawview Herefords, Cypress River, MB Douglas Lake Cattle Co., Douglas Lake, BC Carl Russwurm, Mildmay, ON Terril Pierson, Wardlow, AB Kent Thompson, Lloydminster, SK Robert Slade, Tompkins, SK Sam Strand, Kamloops, BC Ken Guenther, Consort, AB Bowie Ranch, Piapot, SK Williamson Ranch, Mankota, SK Tide Creek Herefords, Jenner, AB Allan Rafuse, Saskatoon, SK Crone Herefords, Hardisty, AB MN Herefords, Airdrie, AB L-O Herefords, Heinsburg, AB Pine Butte Ranch, Cranbrook, BC

MVF 46Z STD ASTER LASS 63C Sold to Allan Rafuse, Saskatoon, SK, for $10,000 Garrett Ranch, Landis, SK Dexter Slugoski, Loon Lake, SK Andy Ciancone, Kamloops, BC Diamond V Land & Cattle Co., Outlook, SK Brost Land & Livestock, Irvine, AB Davies Ranch, Lacorey, AB Harvey Zieger, Barrhead, AB Corbiell Herefords, Cluny, AB Warren Henry, Patricia, AB Miles Johnson, Turtleford, SK Brin Jack Farms, Kamloops, BC Kyle & Amber Jarvis, Brightsand, SK KJ Larre Ranching Ltd., St. Walburg, SK Curtis Goehring, Schuler, AB Pat Markevich, Waseca, SK Log Valley Ranch, Morse, SK

These excellenT sires are currenTly in use in The MisTy Valley purebred herd:

BBSF 46P TURIN 219T BAR-OM 106S STANDARD LAD 604W YV 232N SILVER STONE 923W LBH 39T STERLING 29X AGA 109U RIB STANDARD 38Y RC 51S MAGNUM LAD 51Y RUT 30U CLASSIC LAD 44Z LO 166W ASTER LAD 46Z BRETON WEST 75W LAZER 83Z

BAR-OM 604W STANDARD LAD 606Z TIDE-CREEK 163X MUSI LAD 56A C 24U RED ARROW 81A LBH 106T STANDARD 121A BBSF 40X ATTACKER 207A MVF 656 STANDARD LAD 3B LBH 335X SUPER RIB 63B MVF 656 STD RANCHER LAD 505B MN 128 STANDARD 517B

LO 606Z STD LAD 16C XTC 40W THOR 70C T-BAR-K 4W GUNNER 53C PINE BUTTE 69Y SILVR BRIT 164C FE 140Z RED SKYLINE 360C ZZB 74Z RED DANDY 84C AGA 203Y GREGORY PETE 86C AGA 15H BRIT CHAUFF ET 107C

PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR 42ND ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 2018 Harold & Alice

Ph: 306-893-2783 Cell: 306-893-7225

The Oddans

Merle & Ros Rachel & Aidan

Mark & Tracy Carter & Lincoln mvf@sasktel.net R. R. #1 Maidstone, SK S0M 1M0

Maurice

Ph: 306-893-2737 Cell: 306-893-7365

20 km North of Maidstone on Highway #21, 6.5 km West on Highway #303, then 6 km North on Range Road #3241 OR 38.5 km East of Lloydminster on Highway #303 then 6 km North on Range Road #3241 93

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FA SCRIPT BRITISHER 128Z

YV 915W SILVER STRUCK 28Z BW

Milk

FAT

REA

MARB

Milk

FAT

REA

MARB

+5.4

+46.1

+76.1

+10.4

+33.5

+0.042

-0.05

+0.06

+5.5

+48.2

+93.5

+32.2

+56.3

+0.021

+0.44

+0.07

SNS 109L SILVER STONE 81N Sire: YV STAR STRUCK 915W {DLF IEF HYF} AGA 72M MISS SUNSHINE LAD 282P

AGA 167L SILVER 232N Dam: YV 232N SILVER LASS 924W YV 82R RED EXTRA DANDY 706T

FA 109L BRITISHER 71S Dam: FA 71S BRITISHER LADY 9U FA 72K BRITISHER LADY 5R

CJH HARLAND 408 Sire: SR SCRIPT 187 SR RAPTIA 363Ã

LRD SCRIPT COMMANDER 15D

LRD SS TRUMP 9D BW

Milk

FAT

REA

MARB

Milk

FAT

REA

MARB

+4.8

+52.1

+82.2

+17

+43.1

+0.041

+0.11

+0.15

+3.0

+48.7

+86.6

+22.7

+47.1

+0.020

+0.31

+0.07

YV STAR STRUCK 915W Sire: YV 915W SILVER STRUCK 28Z YV 232N SILVER LASS 924W

CHURCHILL BRONX 902W Dam: LRD 902 LADY 2Y LRD 33 COMMAND LASS 3P

All ClAsses of CAttle for sAle! stop by And CheCk them out

SR SCRIPT 187 Sire: FA SCRIPT BRITISHER 128Z FA 71S BRITISHER LADY 9U

CH 56M RIFLE 20R Dam: LRD ANNIE 48A LRD 33 COMMAND LASS 3P

Wilf, Deb & Hayley Edgar: 403-227-4541 Cell: Wilf 403-318-4791 Deb 403-350-5936 Email: wilfedgar@gmail.com George & Marjorie Edgar: 403-227-2392 35240 Range Road 13, Red Deer County, AB T4G 0J2

Directions to farm: Take the new #365 overpass south of Innisfail. Go west following signs to Cottonwood Road. On Cottonwood Road, go west 4.5 miles to Range Road 13 and then 1 mile north.

AMERICANHEREFORDASSOCIATION September

upcoming sales

2 The Breeders Cup at Boyd Beef Cattle, Mays Lick, Ky. 4 Walker Polled Hereford Farm, Morrison, Tenn. 9 Delaney/Atkins Herefords, Lake Benton, Minn. 9 Grassy Run Farms, Winfield, W.Va. 9 Hereford Fall Classic, Taylorville, Ill. 9 Sonoma Mountain Herefords, Kenwood, Calif. 12 Genoa Livestock, Oakdale, Calif. 14 Holden Herefords, Valier, Mont. 15 Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont. 15 River Valley Polled Herefords, Newburgh, Ontario 16 Central Missouri Polled Hereford Assn., Vienna, Mo. 16 DelHawk Cattle Co., Earlville, Ill. 16 Elmlodge Polled Herefords, Indian River, Ontario 17 Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb, Ill. 17 Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Orilla, Ontario 23 Gohr Angus and Herefords, Madras, Ore. 23 White Columns/Forrest, Saluda, S.C. 25 Hoffman Ranch, Thedford, Neb. 28 Mohican West and Guests, Laurel, Mont. 30 Burns Farms and Friends, Pikeville, Tenn. 30 Lamb Bros., Wilson, Wis.

October 1 CMR Herefords Dispersal, Senatobia, Miss. 1 Genetic Selection XI at Larson Herefords, Spring Valley, Wis. 2 Baldy Maker Bull Sale, Ft. Klamath, Ore. 2 Express Ranches, Yukon, Okla. 6. Dudley Bros., Comanche, Texas 7 Breeders Classic at Stone Ridge Manor, Gettysburg, Pa. 7 Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho 7 Journagan Ranch/Missouri State Un., Springfield, Mo. 8 Brumley Farms, Caldwell, Idaho 8 Ridgeview Farm, Alto, Mich. 9 Sierra Ranches, La Grange, Calif. 10 Powell Herefords, Ft. McKavett, Texas 13 Snedden Ranch, Maricopa, Calif. 14 Heartland Genetic Blend, Perryville, Mo. 14 Maryland Hereford Assn., Boonesboro 14 Oregon Hereford Assn., Madras 14 Perks Ranch, Rockford, Ill. 14 Remitall West, Olds, Alberta 15 Express Ranches Hereford Event, Yukon, Okla. 15 Next Generation Genetics/MGM Polled Herefords, Endeavor, Wis.

15 Sullivan Farms, Dunlap, Iowa 16 The Berryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Cheyenne, Wyo. 16 P&R Herefords, Leedy, Okla. 17 Strang Herefords, Meeker, Colo. 18 Shaw Cattle Co. Online Sale, Caldwell, Idaho 18 Texas Hereford Assn., Buffalo 21 A. Goff & Sons, Harrisville, W.Va. 21 ANL Polled Herefords and Guests, Steelman, Saskatchewan 21 Buck Cattle Co., Madill, Okla. 21 C&T Cattle Co. & Friends, Kisbey, Saskatchewan 21 Lambert Ranch, Oroville, Calif. 21 Northeast Texas Hereford Assn., Mt. Pleasant 22 Blair Athol/Haroldsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Friends, Arcola, Saskatchewan 22 Reynolds Herefords, Huntsville, Mo. 25 Micheli Ranch, Ft. Bridger, Wyo. 27 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg 30 Hill-Vue Farm, Blairsville, Ga. 31 B&D Herefords, Claflin, Kan.

November 4 Burns Farms, Pikeville, Tenn. 4 Combined Excellence, Hillsboro, Ohio 4 Nelson Hirsche Purebreds, Del Bonita, Alberta 5 Great Lakes Hereford Roundup, St. Louis, Mich. 8 Barber Ranch, San Saba, Texas 10 Rees Bros., Morgan, Utah 10 White Hawk Ranch/Barnes Herefords, Cedartown, Ga. 11 Iron Lake Ranch, Athens, Texas 11 The Miss America Hereford Heifer Sale, Louisville, Ky. 11 South Dakota Hereford Assn., Brookings 11 Virginia Hereford Assn., Harrisonburg 13 Mohican West, Laurel, Mont. 14 Bowling Ranch, NewKirk, Okla. 16 Largent and Sons, Kaycee, Wyo. 17 LeForce Herefords, Pond Creek, Okla. 18 BT Cattle Co., Navasota, Texas 18 California/Nevada Hereford Assn., Roseville, Calif. 18 Fenton Hereford Ranch, Irma, Alberta 18 Show-Me Polled Hereford Classic, Windsor, Mo. 19 Heart of America Hereford Assn., Greenville, Ill. 19 Malson Angus and Herefords, Parma, Idaho 19 Nebraska Hereford Assn., Grand Island 20 Oklahoma Hereford Assn., Marietta 25 Able Acres, Wingate, Ind. 25 College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Mo. 29 Brillhart Ranch Co., Musselshell, Mont. Visit Hereford.org for more information.

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Copper Creek Ranch

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Fox & Hound Pub and Restaurant

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JBS Bank of Nova Scotia

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Peterbuilt City of Abbotsford South Alder Farm Western Star

Bank of Montreal Prairie Coast Equipment Peter Herefords North Bluff Farm

Show Sponsors

Lafarge Clearbrook Grain Tag Construction Yellowhead Herefords Westgen HiPro Feeds Landmark Realty Stockmans Magazine Ritchie Smith Raymond James Financial Farm Credit Canada McLennan Creek Herefords Parkland Fuel Corp. Mt. Pacific Mechanical McDonald and Ross Construction Valley Pulp Carriers Little Fort Herefords West Coast Herefords Coppertone Farm KFC Farms Royal Bank of Canada

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Thank You Judges

Showmanship Sarah Buchanan Bred & Owned Riley LaFrentz Open Show Emily Griffiths Open Judging Rita LaFrentz Team Judging Murray Andrews

McCormick Tractors 3-D-L Farm Ask Contracting Quality Hotel Richardson Ranch Copper T Ranch HMS Hi Cliffe Avenue Equipment Master Feeds Murphy Ridge Farm Courtenay Herefords Huber Ottawa Valley Hereford Farm Abbotsford Veterinary Clinic Denbow Transport Otter Co-op Ag Safe McLarkys Stock Yard Kootenay Polled Herefords Ogilvie Stock Ranch Abbotsford Tourism

Douglas Lake Ranch Rick Perkins Bonnetti Meats Noble Tractor Lian Mor Herefords Deanfield Ranch AM Ranching Tycorp Benwyn Farms Ltd. Lamports Polled Herefords Saskatchewan Herefords Assoc. Manitoba Jr Hereford Assoc. Dave Bull Memorial Aldergrove Credit Union 5-Star Herefords Braebeth Farm The Cliffs Farm Kal Tire Heather LeBlanc Echo Valley farm

Birch Hill Herefords Golden Horn Ranch Thompson Valley Hereford Club Ruddick Family Farm

Cedar Meadow Ranch McElroy Herefords Royal Lepage

Team Marketing Ken Friesen Dean Spady Alvin Pawlitza Team FItting Katie Songer Little League Grooming Tim Massey Derri Massey Photography, Art Cheryl Boury

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Herefords Heading West

The 38th Annual Canadian Junior Hereford Association National Show, Bonanza, was held in Abbotsford, BC from July 17-21, 2017. It was great week with 100 junior participants and 115 head of cattle. We also welcomed a junior from Sweden this year! Although our National Show was smaller than it has been in the past, the memories made will be cherished forever. Many juniors made lasting friendships, achievements and memories over the week that will last a lifetime! I would once again like to thank all the sponsors, volunteers and parents for making Bonanza another successful show. Without you, a show of such caliber would not be possible! I would like to congratulate all the Bonanza 2017 participants and I look forward to seeing everyone in Saint Hyacinthe, QC on July 17-21, 2018. Samantha Rimke Canadian Junior Hereford President

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Results Showmanship & Grooming

Junior Showmanship

Pee Wee Showmanship

Champion Junior Showman Sponsored by: Farm Credit Canada & In Focus Design Payton Haslam, BC Champion Pee Wee Showman Sponsored by: Mt. Pacific Mechanical & North Bluff Farms Curtis Hewitt, ON

Senior Showmanship

Reserve Champion Junior Showman Sponsored by: Royal Bank of Canada Kyla Lees, SK Reserve Champion Pee Wee Showman Sponsored by: Clearbrook Grain Becca Lees, SK

Reserve Intermediate Showman Sponsored by: Hi Pro Feeds Emma Lees, SK

Intermediate Showmanship

Champion Senior Showman Grand Champion Showperson Sponsored by: Prairie Coast Equipment Christin Dixon, SK

Champion Intermediate Showman Sponsored by: Parkland Fuel & South Alder Farms and Hi Pro Feeds Kylee Dixon, SK

Reserve Champion Senior Showman Reserve Grand Champion Showman Sponsored by: Richardson Ranch 101 Brandon Fraser, AB

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Semen Donation Bred & Owned Semen Donation Female

Female

Champion Heifer Calf Sponsored by: Courtenay Herefords Landon Smith, AB with GH OVERDRIVE GALA EVE 10E by JFK 41X OVERDRIVE ET 1C Reserve Champion Heifer Calf Sponsored by: Ottawa Valley Herefords Kailey Reimer, BC with MCH KER 66X MILLIE 62E by HARVIE HIGH ROLLER ET 66X

Champion Semen Donation Female Sponsored by: Westgen Daniel Schuepbach, AB with LBH 106Z MISS EXTRA DEEP 130C by BR 9279 EXTRA DEEP ET 106Z

Champion Senior Female Grand Champion Bred & Owned Female Supreme Champion Bred & Owned Animal Sponsored by: Copper Creek Ranch, Smith Farms

Billy Paul, BC with WJP CHIANTI MVP 123C by GH 8052 MVP 67Y

Reserve Champion Junior Female Sponsored by: Abby Vet Morgan Millham, SK with HMS HI-CLIFFE DUCHESS ET 93D by HI-CLIFFE WLB SAMMY 13X Reserve Champion Senior Female Sponsored by: Avenue Machinery Jeanathan Cheremshynski, AB with NCX BE MY VALENTINE 10B by BARE MR YOU TUBE 4Y

Reserve Champion Semen Donation Female Sponsored by: Oakridge Farms Jeanathan Cheremshynski, AB with NCX DIVA 1D by TLELL 8N RED ZULU 1Z Semen Donation Male

Champion Semen Donation Male Grand Champion Semen Donation Animal Sponsored by: Ritchie Smith Farms Nicholas Cheremshynski, AB with NCX EL FUEGO 38E by J-BAR-B 1S MR UNIVERSE 3U

Reserve Champion Semen Donation Male Sponsored by: Remitall West Daniel Schuepbach, AB with LBH 154U WALK HARD 40D 102

Champion Junior Female Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Female Sponsored by: JBS Trailer Morgan Millham, SK with HMS HI-CLIFFE 305A DIAMOND 64D by TCF JVJ 11X THE GOODS 305A Male

Reserve Champion Bull Calf Sponsored by: Murphy Ridge Farms Jeanathan Cheremshynski, AB with NCX E-BULL 10E by REMITALL SLEEP EASY 68U Reserve Champion Yearling Bull Sponsored by: Masterfeeds Daniel Schuepbach, AB with LBH 154U WALK HARD 40D by HARVIE OVHD WALK HARD 154U

Premier Breeder Champion Yearling Bull Grand Champion Bred & Owned Male Sponsored by: Bank of Montreal, 3DL Farms Andrew Cross, AB with BP 78B JOHN WAYNE 126D by BBSF 465Y BOYD 78B

Champion Bull Calf Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Male Sponsored by: Denbow Transport Nicholas Cheremshynski, AB with NCX EL FUEGO 38E by J-BAR-B 1S MR UNIVERSE 3U

Sponsored by: Little Fort Herefords Billy Paul, BC

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Commercial Show

Champion Heifer Calf Champion Commercial Hereford Sponsored by: Bonetti Meats Rebecca Hess, ON with GEORGI

Champion Senior Female Reserve Champion Commercial Hereford Sponsored by: Manitoba Hereford Assoc. Matthew Moore, BC with Daisy

Reser ve Cham pion Straight Bred Hereford Steer Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer Peyton Haslam, BC with GIBSON

Market Steer Show Sponsored by: West Coast Hereford Club

Champion Hereford-Influence Steer Curtis Hlusek, BC with DOMINIC Champion Yearling Female Sponsored by: Mc Larys Brandon Fraser, AB with SUGAR BABY 22D

Champion Straight Bred Hereford Steer Grand Champion Market Steer Kyla Lees, SK with BUSTER

Reserve Champion Hereford-Influence Steer Linda Hlusek, BC with DUDE

Reserve Champion Yearling Female Sponsored by: Noble Tractor Will Banford, SK with JENNY

Open Show

Junior Yearling Heifer

Senior Yearling Heifer

Champion Junior Yearling Heifer Open Reserve Grand Champion Female

Champion Senior Yearling Heifer Sponsored by: BC Hereford Assoc. Jacey Massey, AB with JDH MS 20R VICTOR 33Z 55D ET by JDH VICTOR 718T 33Z ET

Heifer Calf

Champion Heifer Calf Sponsored by: Raymond James Financial Luke Smith, AB with GH OVERDRIVE ELLA 19E by JKF 41X OVERDRIVE ET 1C

Reserve Champion Heifer Calf Sponsored by: North Bluff Farm Landon Smith, AB with GH OVERDRIVEELISE 5E by JKF 41X OVERDRIVE ET 1C

Sponsored by: Peter Herefords & Coppertone Farms

Emma Lees, SK with BNC GLENLESS 429 NELLIE 71D by KJ 647U REDEEM 429Y

Reserve Champion Junior Yearling Heifer Sponsored by: Peterbuilt Brandon Fraser, AB with CCR 38B HAZEL 76D by CCR 9500 BARCODE 38B

Reserve Champion Senior Yearling Heifer Sponsored by: Copper T Ranch Gracie Nelson, AB with GH MVP DAISY LOU 4D 103 by GH 8052 MVP 67Y

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Bull Calf

Three Head From One Family Champion 3 Head From One Family The Nelson Family - Gracie, Jade, Ryder, Maysa; AB

Champion Two Year Old Cow/Calf Pair Champion Senior Female Reserve Grand Champion Female Sponsored by: Fox and Hound Pub Billy Paul, AB with WJP CHIANTI MVP 123C by GH 8052 MVP 67Y

Champion Bull Calf Reserve Grand Champion Male Sponsored by: McLennan Creek Herefords Ryder Nelson, AB with GH 377X ECLIPSE 27E by GH ADAMS NITRO DESIGN ET 377X

Reserve Champion 3 Head From One Family The Paul Family - Billy, Ken; BC Group of Five From One Province

Champion Group of 5 From One Province Alberta

Reserve Champion Two Year Old Cow/Calf Pair Sponsored by: HMS Hi-Cliffe Sadie Nelson, AB with GH MVP COLLETTE 7C by GH 8052 MVP 67Y

Reserve Champion Bull Calf Sponsored by: South Alder Farms Makenna Reimer, BC with MCH 11X EPIC 65E by TH 71U 719T MR HEREFORD 11X Yearling Bull

Mature Cow/Calf Pair

Champion Mature Cow/Calf Pair Reserve Champion Senior Female Sponsored by: Western Star Gracie Nelson, AB with MLL 42S RESOLUTION 315Y by Remitall Super Duty 42S

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Reserve Champion Mature Cow/Calf Pair Sponsored by: City of Abbotsford Jeanathan, Cheremshynski, AB with NCX BE MY VALENTINE 10B by BARE Mr You Tube 4Y

Champion Yearling Bull Grand Champion Male Sponsored by: KFC Farms & Copper Creek Ranch Ryder Nelson, AB with GH 5Z MARTENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ROCK 344D by GH 7101 ROCK SOLID 5Z

Reserve Champion Yearling Bull Sponsored by: McDonald & Ross Andrew Cross, AB with BP 78B JOHN WAYNE 126D by BBSF 465Y BOYD 78B

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Impromptu Speeches Intermediate 1. Emma Cross, AB 2. Daniel Schuepback, AB

Senior 1. Morgan Heidecker, SK 2. Levi Rimke, MB

Pee Wee Sponsored by: Kal Tire 1. Breanna Himech, BC 2. Paige Van Sickle, AB

Junior Sponsored by: Tycrop 1. Georgia Pawlitza, SK 2. Teegan Hyndman, MB

Intermediate Sponsored by: Rick Perkins 1. Ken Paul, BC 2. Kylee Dixon, SK

Senior Sponsored by: Fraser Station Shell 1. Brandon Fraser, AB 2. Kristin Dixon, SK

Little League Grooming Sponsored by: Hereford Digest

Pee Wee Sponsored by: Royal Lapage 1. Julianna Reimer, BC & Tinley Harvie, AB Junior Sponsored by: Sullivan GM 1. Georgia Pawlitza, SK & Lola Reimer, BC 2. Brooklyn Van Sickle, AB & Kennedy Manns, MB

Intermediate Sponsored by: Spady Farms 1. Shaylyn Hunt-Sissons, SK & Jacey Massey, AB

Team Fitting

Champion Sponsor: Churchill Cattle Co, Heather LeBlanc and Top Stock Magazine Reserve Champion Sponsor: Churchill Cattle Co & Heather LeBlanc 1. Tayla Stykalo, MB; Kylee Dixon, SK; Jacey Massey, AB 2. Billy Paul, BC; Shaylyn Hunt Sissons, SK; Will Banford, SK 3. Orianna Hyndman, MB; Weston Warkentin, BC; Kyla Lees, SK

2. Landon Smith , AB & Sydney Perlinger, SK

Senior Sponsored by: Aldergrove Credit Union 1. Sage Finck, AB & Christin Dixon, SK 2. Morgan Millham, SK & Levi Rimke, MB

Public Speaking Prepared Speeches

Team Marketing Sponsored by: Copper Creek Ranch 1. Brandon Fraser, AB; Jacey Massey, AB; Colin Hlusek, BC

2. Victoria Austin, ON; Lyndsey Smith, AB; Ryder Nelson, AB

1. Dawson Spady, BC; Becca Lees, SK; Peyton Haslam, BC (Jnr)

Pee Wee Sponsored by: Birchill Herefords 1. Ayla Duke, SK 2. Curtis Hewitt, ON

Junior Sponsored by: Cedar Meadows Ranch 1. Evan Warkentin, BC 2. Kennedy Manns, MB

2. Breanna Himech, BC; Paige Van Sickle, AB; Brooklyn Van Sickle, BC (Jnr)

Intermediate Sponsored by: C Jay Ranch 1. Jacey Massey, AB 2. Erin Casey, SK

Senior Sponsored by: Fraser Station Shell 1. Chelsea McNeely, ON 2. Jillian Just, SK

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Photography

Section A: Hereford Cattle Only Sponsored by: Pine Butte Ranch Pee Wee 1. Becca Lees, SK 2. Tinley Harvie, AB 3. Will Dundass, BC

Junior 1. Teegan Hyndman, MB 2. Peyton Haslam, BC 3. Hope Lewis, BC

Intermediate 1. Gabrielle Cheremshynski, AB 2. Jacey Massey, AB 3. Erin Casey, SK

Senior 1. Emma Lees, SK

2. Hope Lewis, BC 3. Mikayla Blaschuck, SK

Section B: Hereford Cattle With One or More Persons Sponsored by: Vallee Creek Herefords Pee Wee 1. Paige Van Sickle, AB 2. Curtis Hewitt, ON 3. Jacob Krause, BC

Junior 1. Jeanathan Cheremshynski, AB 2. Georgia Pawlitza, SK 3. Teegan Hyndman, MB

Intermediate 1. Jacey Massey, AB 2. Emma Lees, SK 3. Bailey Spooner, BC

Senior 1. Victoria Austin, ON 2. Mikayla Blaschuck, SK 3. Hope Lewis, BC

Section C: Commercial Hereford Event Sponsored by: Golden Horn Ranch Pee Wee 1. Becca Lees, SK

2. Breanna Himech, BC

Junior 1. Kyla Lees, SK

2. Teegan Hyndman, MB 3. Rebecca Hess, ON

Intermediate 1. Erin Casey, SK

2. Jacey Massey, AB 3. Joanne Dyck, AB

Senior 1. Orianna Hyndman, MB 2. Jillian Just, SK 3. Samantha Rimke, MB

Hereford Art

Section A: Cattle Sale or Event Poster Sponsored by: Glendale

Pee Wee 1. Bailey Krause, BC 2. Jacob Krause, BC

Junior 1. Teegan Hyndman, MB 2. Rebecca Hess, ON

Intermediate 1. Lyndsey Smith, AB 2. Jesse Procyk, SK

Senior 1. Allison Mastine, QC 2. Orianna Hyndman, MB 3. Samantha Rimke, MB

Section B: Collage

Sponsored by: Bob Gordon Family

Daniel Schuepbach, AB

*The CHD would like to extend a special thank-you to Grant Rolston Photography for taking all of the photos used in our Bonanza Results.*

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show & sale results sale index Hill 70 Quantock Ranch Ltd. Barn Burning Bull Sale. ......................110 5th Annual Premier Hereford Bull Sale ..............................................110 Bannerlane... Sale #18 ..........................................................................110 Misty Valley 41st Production Sale .......................................................110 Carlrams Ranching Ltd. 8th Annual Bull Sale ..................................111 MJT Cattle Co. Ltd. Herefords & Angus Back to the Basics Bull Sale ..111 Holloway Farms Ltd. 7th Annual Ranchers Bull Sale ......................111 Corbiell Herefords Bull Sale ................................................................111 11th Annual Ulrich Hereford Bull Sale .................................................112 Beck Farms & McCoy Cattle Co. 8th Annual Bull Sale ....................112 Standard Hill Connection ...................................................................112 6th Annual Chittick Family Bull Sale .................................................112 117th Annual Calgary Bull Show and Sale ........................................113 98th Annual Pride of the Prairies Bull Sale ........................................113 JoNomn Hereford Ranch Bull Sale .....................................................113 Braun Hereford Ranch “Ranch Ready Bull Sale” ............................114 Range Ready Bull Sale ..........................................................................114 Harvie Ranching 8th Annual Bull Sale ...............................................114 Canada’s Red, White & Black Bull Sale .............................................114 59th Annual Medicine Hat Spring Bull Show & Sale ........................115 62nd Annual East Central Bull Show & Sale .....................................115 ANL Polled Herefords Annual Bull Sale ...........................................116 Fraser’s Total Performance Bull Sale ................................................116 3rd Annual Elite Genetics Bull Sale .....................................................116 Gillespie Hereford Ranch Bull Sale ....................................................116 Stockman Select Bull Sale ...................................................................117 6th Annual K-Cow Ranch Bull Sale ...................................................117 Mountain View Bull Sale .....................................................................117 38th Annual Bulls Eye Sale ...................................................................117 Crittenden Bros. Polled Hereford Bull & Female Sale.....................118 T Bar K Ranch 9th Annual Bull Sale ...................................................118 Wilson Lees 13th Annual Value Added Bull Sale ............................118 Walnut Drive Farms Polled Herefords Bull Sale .............................118 42nd Annual Vanderhoof All Breeds Bull Sale ...............................119 108th Annual Lacombe Bull Sale .......................................................119 80th Annual Williams Lake Bull Show & Sale ................................120

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Cody Sibbald Legacy Classic........................................................................122 Manitoba Winter Fair ....................................................................................122 Youth Forum .....................................................................................................122 Alberta Junior Provincial Show .................................................................122 109

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Hill 70 Quantock Ranch Ltd 2017 Barn Burnin’ Bull Sale February 4, 2017 At the Ranch, Lloydminster, Alberta Auctioneer: Chris Poley AVE RAGE 54 Hereford Bulls $5,593.00 30 Charolais Two Year Olds $7,564.00 32 Charolais Yearlings $5,914.00 57 Black Angus Two Year Olds $5,934.00 33 Black Angus Yearlings $5,220.00 21 Simmental Two Year Olds $5,120.00 19 Black Angus x Simmental $5,303.00 17 Red Angus x Simmental $6,103.00 60 Red Angus Two Year Olds $6,588.00 25 Red Angus Yearlings $4,340.00 18 Red Angus x Gelbvieh $4,570.00 366 Bulls $5,811.00 60 Bred Heifers $2,155.00 52 Open Heifers $1,389.00

Top Sellers

Lot 551 sold to Kotowich Evergreen Farms, AB at $12,500 Lot 612 sold to Jerry Issac, SK at $10,500 Lot 583 sold to Daryl Michaluk, AB at $10,500

Bannerlane… Sale #18 of Quality Horned Herefords

February 7, 2017 The Farm, Livelong, Saskatchewan Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog AVE RAGE 22 Two Year Old Hereford Bulls $7,306.82 3 Bred Heifers $5,666.67 1 Heifer Calf $4,500.00 26 lots grossed $182,250.00 $7,009.62 33 Commercial Bred Heifers $2,690.91

Top Sellers $20,500 Lot 19 BANNERLANE 108 BRIT SPORT 142C Buyer: Jeff and Don Fraser, Hussar, AB Sire: MVF 161R STD BRIT LAD 108U SOD: BBSF 6P SPORT 232S $17,000 Lot 12 BANNERLANE 153Y SUPER LAD 63C Buyer: Poplar Dell, Edam, SK Sire: AGA 26T YEAH JARROD 153Y SOD: BBSF 114L NUMAN 251N $11,500 Lot 11 BANNERLANE 108U STD BRIT 62C Buyer: Jim Heins, Marwayne, SK Sire: MVF 161R STD BRIT LAD 108U SOD: BBSF 114L NUMAN 251N $7,750 Lot 28 EZR 14W GOLDEN PROMISE LASS 1C Buyer: Terril Pierson, Wardlow, AB Sire: PIERAN CASS LAD 14W SOD: WA 1R STANMORE DOMINO 56U

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5th Annual Premier Hereford Bull Sale

February 6, 2017 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog AVE RAGE 34 Two Year Old Hereford Bulls $4,705.88 34 lots grossed $160,000.00 $4,705.88 74 Commercial Heifers $1,314.86

Top Sellers

$13,250 Lot 43 WA 48Z CRAZE 68C Buyer: Ken Gunther, AB and Lorraine Henderson, Forestburg, AB Sire: BBSF 4S WASHINGTON 406W SOD: TRIPLE-A MAX’S SMOK’N 27S $7,250 Lot 33 WA 11Y CLASSIC 3C Buyer: Byden Cattle Co, AB Sire: TRIPLE-A 47R STANMORE 11Y SOD: FA 121M BRITISHER209U $7,000 Lot 1 LF 5Z CAPONE ET 70C Buyer: Ken Gunther, AB Sire: GH 7101 ROCK SOLID 5Z SOD: SFL 45L STANDARD PRINCE ET 38R $1,650 Lot 211 Pen of 5 Commercial Heifers Buyer: Shane Hoff

Misty Valley 41st Production Sale With Guests LO Herefords and Mark Law February 8, 2017 At the Farm, Maidstone Saskatchewan Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog AVE RAGE 55 Two Year Old Hereford Bulls $5,237.27 42 Bred Heifers $3,839.28 4 Heifer Calves $2,262.50 101 lots grossed $458,349.61 $4,538.11 9 Commercial Heifer Calves $1,053.78 52 Commercial Bred Heifers $2,733.65

Top Sellers

$10,500 Lot 64 LO 606Z STD LAD 16C Buyer: Misty Valley Farms, Maidstone, SK and Lawview Farms, Cypress, MB Sire: BAR-OM 604W STANDARD LAD 606Z SOD: MN 30L ASTER LAD 931N $10,000 Lot 53 MVF 138W STD DOM LAD 856C Buyer: Wilson Bros and Sons, McCord, SK Sire: LBH 39T STERLING 138W SOD: MN 6S TAREYTON LAD 450U $9,750 Lot 14 MVF 219T STD TURIN LAD 119C Buyer: Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc., Irma, AB Sire: BBSF 46P TURIN 219T SOD: MN 532H BRIT VALLEY 161R $10,000 Lot 77 MVF 46Z STD ASTER LASS 63C Buyer: Allan Rafuse, Saskatoon, SK Sire: LO 166W ASTERLAD 46Z SOD: BBSF 46P TURIN 219T

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Carlrams Ranching Ltd. 8th Annual Bull Sale With Guests RNRFlicek Angus and Flicek Hereford Ranch February 9, 2017 Auctioneer: Louis Balog

Cut Knife, Saskatchewan

AVE RAGE 45 Hereford Bulls $5,071.11 12 Angus Bulls $4,983.33 57 lots grossed $287,999.91 $5,052.63 22 Commercial Heifer Calves $1,380.68 2 Ponnies $2,150.00

Top Sellers $13,500 Lot CR 30C CARLRAMS MVO 81Y STD ROYAL 30C Buyer: Red Willow Colony, Stettler, AB Sire: MVF 219T STD TURIN LAD 81Y SOD: EHF 6S ASTER LAD 35W $12,000 Lot CR 48C CR 137Y LAD 48C Buyer: Hillsvale Colony, Cut Knife, SK Sire: LBH 40W RIBSTONE 137Y SOD: LCI 157K RIBSTONE 83S $9,750 Lot 417C CR 81Y WEST LAD 417C Buyer: Log Valley Rank, Morse, SK Sire: MVF 219T STD TURIN LAD 81Y SOD: BIG-GULLY 1117 PURE GOLD 394N

Holloway Farms Ltd. 7th Annual Rancher’s Bull Sale

February 14, 2017 Sale Barn at Holloway Farms, Castor, AB Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog 34 Hereford Bulls 5 Purebred Bred Heifers 39 lots grossed $161,850.00 35 Commercial Bred Heifers

AVE RAGE

$4,175.00 $3,980.00 $4,150.00 $2,280.00

Top Sellers $16,500 Lot 1 HOLLOW 26X BERT 1C Buyer: Leroy Helbling, Mandan, ND, USA Sire: HOLLOW GILBERT 26X SOD: AGA 26R STANMORE 26R $12,500 Lot 151 HOLLOW 140Z HOWARD 151C Buyer: Lazy M Bar Ranch, Byemoor, AB Sire: HOLLOW 732W REWARD 140Z SOD: WABASH SANDMAN 111S $8,000 Lot 116 HOLLOW 868Y STOCKY 116C Buyer: Dale Guse, Cornation, AB Sire: HOLLOW 1U DEBBIE 69Y SOD: WINDRUSH 108 STANDARD LAD 1U

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sales results MJT Cattle Co. Ltd. Herefords & Angus 23rd Annual “Back to the Basics” Bull Sale February 11, 2017 Auctioneer: Chris Poley

At the Ranch, Edgerton, Alberta

AVE RAGE 10 Two Year Old Hereford Bulls $6,675.00 31 Two Year Old Angus Bulls $7,927.00 4 Yearling Angus $10,620.00 45 lots grossed $352,710.00 $7,838.00

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$9,500 Lot 116C MJT LINCOLN 116C Buyer: Westman Farms and Wilson Ranches, Vermilion, AB Sire: FCC 503W LINCOLN 3Z SOD: HPH 145R AVATAR 5U $9,000 Lot 120C MJT LINCOLN 120C Buyer: Wilson Ranches, Vermilion, AB Sire: FCC 503W LINCOLN 3Z SOD: GH ADAMS NEON TRACKER ET 507T $8,000 Lot 113C MJT LINCOLN 113C Buyer: Pibroch Colony, Westlock, AB Sire: FCC 503W LINCOLN 3Z SOD: HPH 145R AVATAR 5U

Corbiell Herefords Bull Sale

February 16, 2017 Silver Sage Community Corral, Brooks AB Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog 43 Hereford Two Year Old Bulls grossed $321,750.00 30 Purebred and Commercial Consigned Heifers

AVE RAGE

$7,480.00 $1,570.00

Top Sellers $16,000 Lot 28C C 47A BIG COUNTRY 28C Buyer: Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc., Irma, AB Sire: C 45X EXPLOSIVE LAD 47A SOD: FE 44S RED SKYLINE 24U $16,000 Lot 213C C 0132X TOTAL ADVANCE 213C Buyer: Pahl Livestock, Medicine Hat, AB Sire: HH ADVANCE 0123X SOD: MJT TOTAL ET 311W $14,500 Lot 104C C 121Z DAKOTA LAD 104C Buyer: Donalda Colony, Donalda, AB Sire: MW DAKOTA LAD 121Z SOD: 13N SILVER BRITISHER LAD 23S

Bred Heifers $5,000 Lot 6C HOLLOW 57Y AMY 6C Buyer: Crone Herefords, Hardisty, AB Sire: CC 206P GUNNER 57Y SOD: FA 68R BRITISHER 161X $5,000 Lot 23C HOLLOW 54A LILLY 23C Buyer: Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc., Irma, AB Sire: HOLLOW C57Y FERD 54A SOD: JNHR CONGRESS 57Y

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11th Annual Ulrich Herefords Bull Sale

February 21, 2017 Balog Aution, Lethbridge, AB Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog AVE RAGE 30 Coming 2 Year old Hereford Bulls $6,922.00 2 long yearlings $4,375.00 32 lots grossed $216,410.00 $6,762.00

Top Sellers $17,000 Lot 77 AGA 18Z ZOOM STAN CREDITOR 77C Buyer: YV Ranch, Airdrie, AB Sire: AGA 18Y ZOOM STANDARD 18Z SOD: AGA 114L GENERAL WILEY 24W $10,500 Lot 47 AGA 48Y SUPER COACH 47C Buyer: Braun Ranch Herefords, Simmie, SK Sire: AGA 77J SUPERMAN 48Y SOD: AGA 13G GENERAL 114L $10,000 Lot 73 AGA 28Z CO-PIOLOT SPORT 73C Buyer: Wilson Ranch, Maple Creek, SK Sire: AGA 60W BANNER SPORT ZEAL 28Z SOD: AGA 4P RIBSTONE 81S

Beck Farms & McCoy Cattle Co. 8th Annual Bull Sale

February 22, 2017 Milestone, SK Auctioneer: Chris Poley Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd 39.75 Charolais Yearling Bulls 36 Hereford Yearling Bulls 5 Two Year Old Charolais Bulls 24 Hereford x Gelbvieh Open Heifers 80.75 Bulls Grossed $502,750.00

AVE RAGE

$6622.64 $5840.28 $5850.00 $1512.50 $6,201.24

Top Sellers $17,000 Lot 51 ZTM 91D Buyer: Myalta Polled Herefords, Westlock, AB Sire: Gerber Anodyne 001A Lot 57 ZTM 34D sired by Gerber Anodyne 001A was purchased by Evergreen Cattle Co., Ituna, SK for $9,000.00 Lot 77 ZTM 20D sired by Loewen M326 Sir 33T was purchased by Allan and Michael Polvi, Rocanville, SK for $8,500.00 Lot 80 ZTM 24D sired by Boyd Worldwide 9050 ET was purchased by Brock Thompson, Carnduff, SK for $8,500.00 Lot 85 ZTM 80D sired by TH 122 711 Victor 719T was purchased by Wayne Kish, Melfort, SK for $8,500.00

Standard Hill Connection Angus and Hereford Sale February 24, 2017 Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran

Myer Homestead, Maidstone, SK

AVE RAGE 13 Hereford Bulls $3,526.92 11 Open Hereford Heifers $2,100.00 28 Angus Bulls $4,304.35 8 Open Angus Heifers $2,250.00 Sale grossed $228,375.00 2 F1 Hybrid Bulls $4,000.00 20 F1 Open Heifers $1,721.25

Top Sellers Herefords Bulls $4,750 Lot 39 STANDARD HILL DOMINATOR 46C Buyer: Gordon Spencer, Mervin, SK Sire: SHPH 7S DOMINATOR 70Y SOD: SHPH 68L ARISTOCRAT 63N $4,500 Lot 55 STANDARD HILL BRICK 52D Buyer: R & L Heather,Bigger, SK Sire: WLB LEGO 83T 90X SOD: SHPH 68H SUNDOWN 68L Hereford Heifers $2,800 Lot 75 STANDARD HILL 173A LOGAN 187D Buyer: David Mitchell, Riverbridge Ranch, Maidstone, SK Sire: SHPH 62T CANNON 173A SOD: REMITALL SUPER DUTY 42S $2,700 Lot 78 STANDARD HILL 173A STAR 123D Buyer: Spring Mountain Stock Farm - Beaverlodge, AB Sire: SHPH 62T CANNON 173A SOD: REMITALL SUPER DUTY 42S 112

6th Annual Chittick Family Bull Sale

March 3, 2017 Diamond Centre, Mayerthorpe, AB Auctioneer: Travis Rogers AVE RAGE 15 Hereford Bulls $4,253.00 36 Red Simmental Bulls $3,689.00 34 Black Simmental Bulls $4,135.00 10 Fullblood Simmental Bulls $4,695.00 22 Black Angus Bulls $3,943.00 21 Red Angus Bulls $3,917.00 138 lots grossed $553,150.00 $4,008.00

Top Sellers

$5,600 Lot 133 RCHR REMBRANDT 2D Buyer: Don Plante, Joussard, AB Sire: TH 71U 719T MR HEREFORD 11X SOD: FCC 7R NATIONAL 6U $5,600 Lot 131 RCHR TITAN 13D Buyer: Gordon Rosser, High Prairie, AB Sire: TH 89T 755T STOCKMAN 475Z SOD: FCC 7R NATIONAL 6U $5,500 Lot 137 RCHR DELUXE 3D Buyer: Danny Tonhauser, Sangudo, AB Sire: TH 71U 719T MR HEREFORD 11X SOD: HARVIE SUB ZERO 37S

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117 Annual Calgary Bull Show & Sale Century Downs Racetrack & Casino, Calgary, Alberta Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog

Grand Champion Bull

Reserve Grand Champion Bull

Sire: JNHR 414B DOMINO 814Y SOD: SGC 174S AMIGO 220W Consignor: Crone Herefords, Hardisty, AB Sold for $26,000 to Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc., Irma, AB

Sire: REMITALL-WEST GAME DAY ET 74Y SOD: CHURCHILL BRONX 902W Consignor: Dallas Farms Inc., Bowden, AB Sold for $9,000 to Mrnak Hereford Ranch, Bowman, ND, USA

Lot 139 SGC 814Y DIAMOND AMIGO 45C

104 Two Year Old Hereford Bulls 8 Yearling Hereford Bulls 2 Angus Bulls 114 lots grossed $846, 950.00 10 Ranch Horses

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March 1 & 2, 2017 Judge: Allen & Shanna Jones

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Lot 124 BCD 74Y DENZAL ET 626D

AVE RAGE $16,500 - Lot 2 - JNHR RIBSTONE 128C Top Sellers Two Year Old Bulls $7,170.00 $17,500 - Lot 128 - BCD 26Z CINCH 509C Buyer: Crone Herefords, Hardisty, AB Sire: JNHR 63W RIBSTONE 89Z $11,375.00 Buyer: Tide Creek Herefords, Jenner, AB / SOD: AGA 26R STANMORE 101T Terril Pierson, Wardlow, AB $5,125.00 Consignor: JoNomn Hereford Ranch, Clyde, AB Sire: RUT 10N RIBSTONE LAD 26Z $7,429.39 SOD: GH ADAMS MATCH POINT ET 602U Yearling Hereford Bull $7,870.00 Consignor: Dallas Farms Inc., Bowden, AB $26,500 - Lot 52 - GH SENSATION DRAFT 239D Buyer: JK Fraser Cattle, Cochrane, AB Sire: UPS SENSATION 3786 ET SOD: UPS UPTOWN ET

Consignor: Hirsche Herefords & Angus Ltd., Okotoks,

98th Annual Pride of the Praries Bulls Sale March 5 & 6 , 2017 Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds,Lloydminster, SK Auctioneer: Dan Skeels

1 Polled Yearling 8 Polled 2 Year Olds 2 Horned Herefords

AVE RAGE

$6,000.00 $3,930.00 $4,500.00

Top Sellers $6,000 Lot 33 SS-TOPLINE JASON BOURNE 108C Buyer: RF Farms Ltd. - Mannville, AB Sire: CHSF 16R JASON 10Z SOD: SS-TOPLINE XQUISITE COLD 66S Consignor: SS Cattle Company Inc. - Irma, AB

JoNomn Hereford Ranch Bull Sale

March 9, 2017 North Central Livestock Exhange - Clyde, AB Auctioneer: Travis Rogers 24 2 Year old Hereford Bulls 25 Bred Heifers 2 Cow Calf Pairs 51 Lots grossed $213,190.00

Top Sellers

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$4,710.00 $3,674.00 $4,150.00 $4,180.20

Hereford Bulls $10,250 Lot 249C JNHR RIBSTONE 249C Buyer: Eugene Slette - LaGlace, AB Sire: JNHR 63W RIBSTONE 89Z SOD: JNHR WEIGHMASTER 728W $8,000 Lot 290C JNHR BRITISHER 290C Buyer: Benwyn Farms - Progress, B.C. Sire: JNHR STANMORE 77Y SOD: GH NEON 17N Hereford Females $5,000 Lot 265C JNHR SUSIE 265C Buyer: Bar RZ - Fort McLeod, AB Sire: JNHR ABSOLUTE 180A SOD: JNHR UNIQUE STOCKTON 680Y $5,000 Lot 166 JNHR SWEETY 166C Buyer: Lanni Bristow - Heinsburg, AB Sire: JNHR 63W RIBSTONE 89Z SOD: GCK 39 SUPER RED 22T

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Braun Ranch Ready Bull Sale March 10, 2017 At the Ranch - Simmie, SK Auctioneer: Donnie Peacock AVE RAGE 26.5 Yearling Bulls $6,658.00 15 Two Year Old Bulls $5,000.00 5 Purebred Open Heifers $4,100.00 19 Commercial Heifers $1,683.00 65.5 lots grossed $303,914.00 $4,639.91

Top Sellers

Range Ready Bull Sale March 11, 2017

Heartland Livestock Services, Yorkton, SK

12 Horned Hereford Bulls

Top Sellers

AVE RAGE

$5,020.00

$7,750.00 Lot 36 PK CHILLOUT 163Z 44C Buyer: Wayne Nagy, Melville, SK Sire: T-BAR-K BRUNO 163Z SOD: FA 71S BRITISHER 118U

Hereford bulls $29,000 Lot 4 BR 028X SENSATION ET 101D Buyer: (1/2 Intrest) Brost Land and Cattle - Irvine, AB Sire: CHURCHILL SENSATION 028X SOD: CC 122E EXCURSION 68J $18,000 Lot 1 BR 15Z DOC HOLLIDAY ET 139D Buyer: Wilson Bros - McCord, SK Sire: BR 9279 EXTRA DEEP 15Z SOD: DBHR 31R STANMORE 4W $14,500 Lot 2 BR 15Z DELUXE MODEL ET 125D Buyer: Clifford and Keri-Ann Pogany - Creston, BC Sire: BR 9279 EXTRA DEEP 15Z SOD: DBHR 31R STANMORE 4W Hereford Heifer $5,500 Lot 47 BR 58Y SUPERIOR LASS 43D Buyer: Tide Creek Herefords, Jenner, AB Sire: BR 4W STANMORE 23A SOD: DBHR 35N STANDARD LAD 129S

Harvie Ranching 8th Annual Bull Sale March 14, 2017 Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran

At the Ranch Olds, AB

AVE RAGE 14.5 Hereford Yearling Bulls $6,983.33 30 Charolais Yearling Bulls $5,583.33 20 Simmental Yearling Bulls $8,550.00 6 Simm/Angus Yearling Bulls $5,083.00 70.5 lots grossed $473,750.00 $6,672.54

Top Sellers $20,000 Lot 19 ¾ Interest HARVIE STREAMLINE ET 200D Buyer: Kevin Carson - KTC Ranches, BC Sire: TH 512X 719T PLAYMAKER 14Z SOD: BNMHPH 13P HEAT 101S $8,500 Lot 16 HARVIE SOUTHERN CHARM 55D Buyer: Wayne Chisholm - W.A. Ranches, AB Sire: HARVIE COOL WATER ET 190B SOD: HARVIE ALL IN 14Z $8,000 Lot 12 HARVIE E T-BONE 222D Buyer: Stewart Busmann - CRS Ranches, AB Sire: HARVIE T-BONE 99B SOD: HARVIE RINGO ET 306U

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Johnstone’s Aution Barn - Moose Jaw, SK

Auctioneer: Scott Johnstone Sale Management - Lone Pine Cattle Services

AVE RAGE 25.5 Hereford Two Year Old Bulls $5,562.00 15.5 Hereford Yearing Bulls $4,658.00 6 Limousin Yearling Bulls $5,642.00 12 Simmental Yearling Bulls $3,483.00 10 Angus Two Year Old Bulls $5,195.00 4 Angus Yearling Bulls $3,738.00 5 Red Angus Yearling Bulls $4,010.00 2 Hybrid Yearling Bulls $4,350.00 5 Charolais Bulls $3,200.00 87 Lots grossed $408,400.00 $4,695.00

Top Sellers

Two Year Old Hereford Bulls $14,500 Lot 16 ¾ Interest,Full Possesion XLP ACTION STAR 243C Buyer: GWG Polled Herefords - Imperial, SK Sire: ANL A XLP ACTION ET 75Z SOD: BNMHPH 13P HEAT 101S Consignor: Lone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank, SK $9,000 Lot 51 WCC 17Y MR LAMBEAU 1337C Buyer: Doug Troop Hereford Farm - Brandon, MB Sire: TH 22R 16S LAMBEAU 17Y SOD: SQUARE-D TUSCON 362T Consignor: Wascana Cattle Co., Regina, SK Yearling Hereford Bulls $9,750 Lot 11 XLP BLACK FIRE 41D Buyer: Raymond Gauley - Ogema, SK Sire: MHPH 521X ACTION 106A SOD: MHPH 101S UMPIRE 118U Consignor: Lone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank, SK

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59 Annual Medicine Hat Spring Bull Show & Sale th

March 4 & 15, 2017 Judge: Duncan Flemming

Medicine Hat Exhibition Grounds, Cypress Centre, Medicine Hat, AB Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog

Grand Champion Bull

Reserve Grand Champion Bull

Sire: LPG DON 59K LAD 19Z SOD: MHH 011H BRIT LAD 46R Consignor: Little Poplar Grove Herefords, Forestburg, AB Sold for $9,000 to Herman’s Horned Herefords, Bindloss, AB

Sire: CHURCHILL SENSATION 028X SOD: JOINT-CREEK 124J LAD 72P Consignor: Little Poplar Grove Herefords, Forestburg, AB Sold for $10,750 to George Schulze

Lot 112 LPG G19Z HERMAN LAD 9C

Lot 111 LPG SENSATION MARIO LAD 13C

AVE RAGE Top Sellers Two Year Old Bulls $13,000 Lot 61A YV 40A SPECIAL ADDITION 105C Buyer: Randy Benson, Morristown, SD, USA 59 Two Year Old Hereford Bulls $7,114.41 $13,000 Lot 97 LBH 268P STANDARD 125C Sire: YV 915W SILVER ADDITION 40A 3 Yearling Hereford Bulls $6,866.67 Buyer: Vegreville Colony, Vegreville, AB SOD: LBH 268P STANDARD 30U 18 Two Year Old Angus Bulls $5,236.11 Sire: LBH 73L STANDARD 268P Consignor: YV Ranch, Airdrie, AB 17 Yearling Angus Bulls $4,611.76 SOD: XTC KING’S DIAMOND LAD 87M 97 lots grossed $440,350.00 $7,102.42 Consignor: Lilybrook Herefords Inc., Claresholm, AB $11,500 Lot 110 BP 23A CRACKER JACK 149C $13,000 Lot105 LBH 171A RIBSTONE 497C Buyer: Holloway Farms, Castor, AB Buyer: David and Donnie Mitchell, Maidstone, SK Sire: JDH TS 20W CRACKER JACK 23A ET SOD: ANCHOR 44U Sire: LBH 40W RIBSTONE 171 A Consignor: Bar Pipe Hereford Ranch, Okotoks, AB SOD: AGA 121G STANMORE 20J Consignor: Lilybrook Herefords Inc., Claresholm, AB

East Central Hereford Club’s

62nd Annual East Central Bull Show & Sale

March 17, 2017 Judge: Nels Nixdorf

Dryland Cattle Trading Corp. Veteran, Alberta Auctioneer: R.C. (Bob) Balog

Grand Champion Bull

Reserve Grand Champion Bull

Sire: CG BRIT STD LAD 42Z SOD: JNHR RED STANDARD 543S Consignor: Garrett Ranch Ltd., Landis, SK Sold for $8,500 to Lloyd Nydokus - Vermillion, AB

Sire: DIAMOND-T 13U LAD 41Y SOD: VERBEEK 70N TOM DANDY 49T Consignor: Diamond T Herefords, Oyen, AB Sold for $6,500 to Pine Butte Herefords - Cranbrook, BC

Lot 3

GR 42Z BRIT LAD 159C

AVE RAGE 26 lots grossed $135,650.00 $5,217.00

Lot 6

DIAMOND-T 41Y LAD 9C

Top Sellers

$8,000 Lot 31 LPG SENSATION RIBSTONE 4C $6,600 Buyer: Hay Creek Ranching Ltd. - Maple Creek, SK

Sire: CHURCHILL SENSATION 028X SOD: LCI 157K RIBSTONE 79P Consignor: Little Poplar Grove Herefords, Forestburg, AB

Lot 30 LPG HIGHBALL A71U LAD 18C

Buyer: Hay Creek Ranching Ltd. - Maple Creek, SK

Sire: LPG 31W 4R LAD 34Z SOD: LPG BRIT 59K LAD 71U Consignor: Little Poplar Grove Herefords, Forestburg, AB

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sales results ANL Polled Herefords with Brooks Farms March 19, 2017 Steelman, SK Auctioneer: Chris Poley Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. AVE RAGE 12 Hereford Yearling Bulls $4,133.33 4 Hereford 2 Year Old Bulls $5,300.00 16 Bulls Grossed $70,800.00 $4,425.00 3 Hereford/ Black Angus Open Heifers $1,500.00

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2017 Fraser’s Total Performance Bull Sale March 20, 2017 Auctioneer: Ross Annett

Bow Slope Auction Mart - Brooks, AB

AVE RAGE 19 Hereford Two Year Old Bulls $6,486.00 59 Angus Two Year Old Bulls $6,105.00 78 Lots grossed $483,429.00 $6,197.81

Top Sellers

Lot 8 ANL 2447 Game Changer 58W 41D sired by H BK CCC SR Game Changer ET was purchased by Steven Manns, Austin, MB for $6,200.00.

$10,500 Lot 21 DW BRITISHER 201Y LAD 68C Buyer: Alvin Sandum - Hussar, AB Sire: F A 31W BRITISHER 201Y SOD: CC 7Z LAREDO 182E

Lot 9 ANL C HAR 425X Untapped ET 70C sired by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET was purchased by Jonathan Gruenart, Yorkton, for $6,100.00.

$9,500 Lot 20 DW STANDARD 58Y LAD 67C Buyer: CO Johnson & Sons - Scandia, AB Sire: DW STANDARD 268P LAD 58Y SOD: CH 64H NAVAHO 8N

Lot 18 ANL C 143 Prince 24W 115C sired by WSF CAN-AM Prince 143 was purchased by Topp Herefords, Grace City, ND for $6,000.00.

3rd Annual Elite Genetics Bull Sale March 22, 2017 Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran

RSK Sale Barn - Douglas, MB

AVE RAGE 22 Hereford Yearling Bulls $3,972.73 1 Mature Bull $3,000.00 23 Bull lots averaged $3,930.44 6 Commercial Cow/Calf Pairs $2,500.00 18 Commercial Open Heifers $1,370.83 47 Lots grossed $130,075.00

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$9,500 Lot 7 DW STANDARD 1A LAD 24C Buyer: Chimney Hills Ranching Sire: DW STANDARD 45Y LAD 1A SOD: LBH 268P STANDARD 195U

Gillespie Hereford Ranch Bull Sale March 24, 2017 At the Ranch - Wymark, SK Auctioneer: Donnie Peacock AVE RAGE 4 Hereford Two Year Old Bulls $6,812.50 28 Hereford Yearling Bulls $6,758.93 32 Lots grossed $216,500.00 $6,765.63 4 Purebred Replacement Heifers $4,612.50

Top Sellers

$8,000 Lot 8 LEVELDALE CLASSIFIED 52B 2D Buyer: Bill Lyons - St. Thomas, Ont Sire: MCCOY 5Z CLASSIFIED 53B SOD: PCL Y NOT ME R117 ET 1Y

Hereford bulls $14,000 Lot 64D DONORAH 4Y DOMINO LAD 61D Buyer: Scott White of White Farms - Shaunavon, SK Sire: DONORAH 631 STANDARD LAD 4Y SOD: DON 3G DANDY LAD 9N

$6,500 Lot 2 LCC BANKER 101B 23D Buyer: Doug & Marlene Lyon - Roblin, MB Sire: HWCW 2Z BANKER 101B SOD: LEVELDALE YOUNG GUN 829T 32Y

$14,000 Lot 99D DONORAH 8B SUPER LAD 99D Buyer: Hickory Corner Farms - Briercrest, SK Sire: DONORAH 77J SUPER LAD ET 8B SOD: CL 1 DOMINO 929W

$6,100 Lot 14 LEVELDALE VICTOR 719T 24D Buyer: Lynn Madsen - Redvers, SK Sire: TH 122 711 VICTOR 719T SOD: HAROLDSON’S RELOAD 80P 65T

$13,000 Lot 81D DONORAH 203A KING LUX 81D Buyer: Glass Farms - Chaplin, SK Sire: NJW PMH 66X 156T LUX 203A ET SOD: DON 10N MARK LAD 18R Hereford Replacement Heifer $5,500 Lot 11D DONORAH 1A FRASER LASS 11D Buyer: Scott White of White Farms - Shaunavon, SK Sire: DW STANDARD 45Y LAD 1A SOD: DON 0192 DOMINO LAD 16Z

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AVE RAGE 25 Hereford Two Year Old Bulls $5,014.00 8 Hereford Yearling Bulls $5,962.50 35 Angus Bulls $4,978.57 68 Lots grossed $347,300.00 $5,107.35 80 Commercial Heifers $1,595.00

Top Sellers Hereford Two Year Old Bulls $12,000 Lot 20 TRIPLE A 1229 DAKOTA 1C Buyer: Hickory Corner Farms - Briercrest, SK Sire: ECR 9022 DAKOTA 1229 SOD: CL 1 DOMINO 9121W 1ET $9,000 Lot 32 TRIPLE A 028X CANYON 3C Buyer: Mark and Bobie Dean - Central Butte, SK Sire: CHURCHILL SENSATION 028X SOD: ECR 9022 DAKOTA 1229 Hereford Yearling Bulls $10,000 Lot 8 ½ Int, Full Poss TRIPLE A 47R DINO ET 112D Buyer: Lloyd Clarke - Spy Hill, SK Sire: PDHR 20J STANMORE 47R SOD: TRIPLE A 87J MAXIMUS 4M

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Stockman Select Bull Sale March 25, 2017 Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK Auctioneer: Brent Carey and Ryan Dorran

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K-Cow Ranch - 6th Annual Bull Sale March 25, 2017 At the Ranch - Elk Point, AB Auctioneer: Darcy Sheets AVE RAGE 6 Hereford Two Year Old Bulls $5,317.00 11 Hereford Yearling Bulls $4,836.00 6 Angus Two Year Old Bulls $4,708.00 14 Angus Yearling Bulls $3,860.00 7 Charolais Two Year Old Bulls $4,398.00 9 Charolais Yearling Bulls $4,056.00 53 Lots grossed $234,676.00 $4,427.85

Top Sellers

$12,000 Lot H21D ½ Interest K-COW DECKER 21D Buyer: Lazy HE Ranch - Czar, AB Sire: REMITALL WEST ISTANBUL ET 74A SOD: K-COW TRIGGER 21X $6,750 Lot H737C K-COW CADILLAC 737C Buyer: Wakulchyk Bros. - Iron River, AB Sire: DAKITCH 98W FRANCHISE 125A SOD: HF 4L BEYOND 36N $6,500 Lot H107C K-COW CONQUEST 107C Buyer: Nicolas & Alexander Wasylik - Vermilion, AB Sire: DAKITCH 98W FRANCHISE 125A SOD: DXB 35M TOURQUE 26T

$9,250 Lot 1 TRIPLE A 11D DUKE ET 18D Buyer: Wilson Brothers & Sons - McCord, SK Sire: TRIPLE A 2059 BAM BAM ET 11B SOD: DUNROBIN LEGACY 8N

Mountainview Bull Sale

38th Annual Bulls Eye Sale

March 25, 2017 Auctioneer: Don Oberg

March 28, 2017 Bow Slope Auction Mart - Brooks,AB Auctioneer: Ross Annet

Innisfail Auction Mart - Innisfail, AB

2 Fullblood Simmental Yearling Bulls 25 Red Purebred Simmental Yearling Bulls 2 Black Purebred Simmental Yearling Bulls 3 Red Angus Yearling Bulls 7 Red Angus 2 Year Old Bulls 5 Polled Hereford Yearling Bulls 4 Polled Hereford 2 Year Old Bulls 1 Black Angus Yearling Bull 1 Black Angus 2 Year Old Bull 3 Charolais Yearling Bulls 4 Charolais 22 Year Old Bulls 12 Fullblood Simmental Open Heifers Sale Grossed $304,000.00

AVE RAGE

$4,250.00 $5,536.00 $3,775.00 $4,450.00 $4,400.00 $3,780.00 $6,125.00 $3,500.00 $4,250.00 $3,767.00 $4,838.00 $1,967.00

Top Sellers

Hereford Bulls $8,500 Lot 81 CHSF 5Y PRAIRIE 44C Buyer: Kraus Bros., Duchess, AB Sire: CHSF 52U BRIAN 5Ybr /> SOD: CHSF 54L VINCENT 27U Consignor: Chestermere Herefords, Didsbury, AB $8,000 Lot 80 XX GENERAL 48A 29C Buyer: Kraus Bros., Duchess, AB Sire: CHSF 49X MASTER CHIEF 48A SOD: CHSF 28T RANCH HAND 51Y Consignor: Chestermere Herefords, Didsbury, AB

AVE RAGE 21 Hereford Two Year Old Bulls $5,202.38 17 Red Angus Two Year Old Bulls $8,367.65 26 Black Angus Two Year Old Bulls $5,202.38 2 Charolais Two Year Old Bulls $8,250.00 66 Lots grossed $422,250.00 $6,397.73 279 Commercial Heifers $1,553.76

Top Sellers $7,500 Lot 77 TIDE-CREEK 10Y STD ADVANCE 50C Buyer: Rick Williams, Williams Ranch - Patricia, AB Sire: TIDE-CREEK 1S ADCANCE LAD 10Y SOD: AGA 20J STANMORE 21M $7,500 Lot 66 TIDE-CREEK 44X BOULDER BOY 17C Buyer: Stadnicki Ranch - Jenner, AB Sire: PIERAN POSITIVE LAD 44X SOD: YV 77J SKY HIGH ET 826U $7,000 Lot 71 TIDE-CREEK 163X BRIT DOM 30C Buyer: Hays Brothers, Hannah, AB Sire: BR 52U MONTANA STANDARD 163X SOD: FE 78K BRITISHER DOMINO 185P

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sales results Crittenden Bros. Polled Herefords “Supplying the Seed” Bull and Female Sale April 6, 2017 At the Farm - Imperial, SK Auctioneer: Chris Poley Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. AVE RAGE 22 Hereford Yearling Bulls $6,115.00 29 Hereford Open Heifers $3,829.00 51 Lots grossed $245,600.00

Top Sellers Hereford Bulls $23,000 Lot 1 ½ Semen Int, Full Poss GHC VISA 75D Buyer: Cliffs Farms - Saskatoon, SK Sire: ANL C HAR T100 TAHOE 86 ET 23B SOD: TH 122 71I VICTOR 521X ET $8,000 Lot 3 ½ Semen Int, Full Poss GHC CAPITALIST 81D Buyer: Fossay Farms - Woodlands, MB Sire: SHF MANNING W18 Z22 SOD: MOHICAN WAR DRUM 409W ET $8,000 Lot 14 GHC LRL DIGITAL 32D Buyer: L & B Mortenson - Nokomis, SK Sire: ANL C HAR T100 TAHOE 86 ET 23B SOD: BBSF 101N WRANGLER 29W

T BAR K Ranch 9th Annual Bull Sale April 6, 2017 At the Ranch - Wawota, SK Auctioneer: Brent Carey AVE RAGE 10 Hereford Yearling Bulls $4,525.00 10 Hereford Two Year Old Bulls $5,120.00 26 Red Angus Yearling Bulls $6,172.00 19 Red Angus Two Year Old Bulls $5,458.00 65 Lots grossed $360,600.00

Top Sellers High Selling Hereford Two Year Old Bull $7,000.00 Lot 53C T BAR K 4W GUNNER 53C Buyer: Misty Valley Farms - Maidstone, SK Sire: DBHR 31R STANMORE 4W SOD: CHURCHILL STAR 7122 ET High Selling Hereford Yearling Bull $8,000.00 Lot 16D T BAR K 125Y AVIATOR 16D Buyer: Dallas Farms - Bowden, AB Sire: MW DAKOTA 125Y SOD: GH ADAMS MATCH POINT ET 602U

Donation Heifer (100% Proceeds to Imperial Ambulance) $5,000 Lot 33 GHC MISS MAPLE 19D Buyer: Eugene Lucas - Imperial, SK Sire: ANL C HAR T100 TAHOE 86 ET 23B SOD: BBSF 101N WRANGLER 29W

Wilson Lees 13th Value Added Bull Sale

April 7, 2017 Kisbey, SK Auctioneer: Chris Poley Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. 51.75 Polled Hereford Yearling Bulls 51.75 Bulls Grossed $362,200.00

AVE RAGE

$6,999.03 $6,999.03

Top Sellers Lot 63 - Haroldson’s Insight ET 201D sired by Churchill Red Bull 200Z was purchased by Arthur Polled Herefords, Alida, SK for $51,000.00 Lot 56 - Haroldson’s Upgrade T100 33D sired by SHF Tahoe R117 T100 was purchased by Baumgardner Cattle, Belfield, ND for $41,500.00 Lot 38 - C&T 106A Deacon 4D sired by MHPH 521X Action 106A was purchased by Gillespie Hereford Ranch and Glass Land & Cattle, Wymark, SK for $12,500.00 Lot 1 - Blair-Athol 10Y Esquire 98D sired by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET (3/4 interest, full possession) was purchased by Hugh Brownlee, White Lake, ON for $11,250.00

Walnut Drive Farms Polled Herefords & Vancise Cattle Company Red Angus Spring Bull Sale April 8, 2017 Maple Hill Auction Market, Hanover, ON Auctioneer: Carl Wright 16 Hereford Bulls 12.5 Red Angus Bulls 28.5 Lots grossed $98,100.00 3 Hereford Open Heifers 6 Red Angus Open Heifers 3 Commercial Open Heifers 1 Bred Cows 7 Cow Calf Pairs

AVE RAGE

$3,181.25 $3,631.00 $3,133.33 $2,533.33 $2,633.33 $2,500.00 $2,061.00

Top Sellers High Selling Hereford Bulls $5,000 Lot 3 JV 90Y DIAMOND LAD 74C Buyer: J.S. Ross - Clearview, ON Sire: JV 46L SPIDEL 90Y SOD: LPG EXTRA LAD 18H $4,000 Lot 5 JV 14W SPIDEL 46C Buyer: Bill Prince - Caledon, ON Sire: JV 57R SPIDEL 14W SOD: WDF 46L SPIDEL 507S $4,000 Lot 14 WDF WOODROW MISCHIEF 40D Buyer: Jeff Stewart - Norwood, ON Sire: WDF MISCH LAMP 25F SOD: SPIDEL V 797U

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High Selling Hereford Open Heifer $5,000 Lot 1 LADY 700 SPIDEL 474D Buyer: Wayne Shier - Flesherton, ON (Volume Buyer) Sire: WDF SPIDEL 700A SOD: JV 57R SPIDEL 14W

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42nd Annual Vanderhoof All Breeds Bull Sale April 8, 2017 Vanderhoof, BC Auctioneer: Wayne Jordan, Wayne Pincott, Ken Threlkeld Hereford Bulls Angus Bulls

Simmental Bulls Charolais Bulls

AVE RAGE

$4,875.00 $4,196.30

Top Sellers

AVE RAGE

$4,125.00 $3,871.43

High Selling Hereford Two Year Old Bulls $5,800.00 Lot 41 COPPER-T 2W GOLD COIN 20C Buyer: Bar WK Ranch - McBride, BC Sire: TLELL 28M NINGA 2W SOD: REMITALL NEUTRON 171N Consignor: Copper-T Ranch, Fraser Lake, BC

High Selling Hereford Yearling Bulls $5,200.00 Lot 43 TLELL 200Z DENIM 11D Buyer: 5 Star Herefords, Cecil Lake, BC Sire: CHURCHILL RED BULL 200Z SOD: RVP STAR 533P CAN-AM ET 57U Consignor: Richardson Ranch, Tlell, BC

$5,000.00 Lot 40 COPPER-T SUPER CARBON COPY 19C Buyer: Martin & Linda Dykens - Smithers, BC Sire: TLELL 42S SUPER DUDE 20W SOD: COPPER-T 6N 3P TRAPPER 27T Consignor: Copper-T Ranch, Fraser Lake, BC

$5,000.00 Lot 42 TLELL 3B DOTCOM 9D Buyer: Danny McLarry, Ootsa Lake, BC Sire: TLELL R117 BENNETT ET 3B SOD: KOANUI ROCKET Q334 Consignor: Richardson Ranch, Tlell, BC

108th Annual Lacombe Bull Sale April 11, 2017 Judge: Leonard Poholka

Central Alberta Agricultural Society - Lacombe, AB Auctioneer: Danny Skeels

Grand Champion Bull

Reserve Grand Champion Bull

Sire: BIG-GULLY 47R HANNIBAL 330Z SOD: BIG-GULLY F UPSHIFT 430U Consignor: CP Herefords, Huxley, AB Sold for $4,800 Alan Petersen Rocky Mountain House, AB

Sire: GLENROSE 17T AXEMAN 101X SOD: DXB 73J CISCO 10M Consignor: Glenrose Polled Herefords, Camrose, AB

Lot 45

HUXLEY 330Z BENTLEY LAD 60C

23 Hereford Bulls 30 Angus Bulls 53 lots grossed $208,396.00 11 Commercial Heifers

AVE RAGE

$3,904.35 $3,953.00 $3,932.00 $1,466.00

Lot 14A GLENROSE 101X CLINT 137C

Top Sellers $4,400 Lot 49 LAMPORT’S 82W CHALLENGER 76C Buyer: E.W. Grumbach - Bentley, AB Sire: BAR-H CHALLENGER 82W SOD: LAMPORT’S 25C VAQUERO 77K Consignor: Lamport Polled Herefords, Rocky View Cty, AB

$4,200 Lot 44 XH 430U STANDARD LAD 53C Buyer: Alan Petersen Rocky Mountain House, AB Sire: BID-GULLY F UPSHIFT 430U SOD: RH STANDARD STAR LAD 26N Consignor: CP Herefords, Huxley, AB

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80th Annual Williams Lake Bull Show and Sale April 12 - 13, 2017 Judge: Mike Altwasser

Williams Lake, BC Auctioneer: Larry Jordan, Wilf Smith, Wayne Jordan, Wayne Pincott, Ken Threlkeld

Grand Champion Bull

Reserve Grand Champion Bull

Sire: GH 8052 MVP 67Y SOD: LCI 157K RIBSTONE 107R Consignor: Little Fort Herefords, Little Fort, BC Sold for $7,200 to Fred Bowers - Kamloops, BC

Sire: LO 931N ASTER LAD 25U SOD: DEANFIELD 18K STANDARD 18 Consignor: Deanfield Ranch, Kamloops, BC Sold for 6,500 to Springfield Ranch, Williams Lake, BC

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AVE RAGE 44 Hereford Bulls $3,937.00 84 Angus Bulls $4,206.00 2 Charolais Bulls $3,900.00 1 Gelbvieh Bull $4,000.00 1 Simmental Bull $4,250.00 132 lots grossed $542,650.00 $4,110.98 15 Commercial Heifers $1,750.00

Lot 147 DEANFIELD 25U ASTER LAD 52C

Top Sellers

$8,000 Lot 145 DEANFIELD 25U ASTER LAD 29C Buyer: Ardills Ranch - Fort St. John, BC Sire: LO 931N ASTER LAD 25U SOD: DEANFIELD 18K STANDARD 18P Consignor: Deanfield Ranch, Kamloops, BC

$5,750 Lot 140 SUNNYBRAE GOLD STD 8C Buyer: Gang Ranch - BC Sire: BRY-DER 15S GOLD STD 14X SOD: AJD 84G BRIT DOM 35P Consignor: Sunnybrae Farm, Salmon Arm, BC

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2010

1,197.92 1,441.5 2,639.42

Bulls Females Total Animals

$3,677,889.75 $3,320,056.00 $6,997,945.75

$3,070.00 $2,303.00 $2,651.00

2011

1,238.25 828.5 2,066.75

Bulls Females Total Animals

$4,659,297.16 $2,357,288.50 $7,016,585.66

$3,763.00 $2,845.00 $3,395.00

2012

1,291.5 898.5 2,190

Bulls Females Total Animals

$5,823,355.50 $3,060,245.50 $8,883,601.00

$4,509.00 $3,406.00 $4,056.00

2013

1,304.25 707 2,011.25

Bulls Females Total Animals

$5,312,788.75 $2,676,129.00 $7,988,917.75

$4,073.00 $3,785.00 $3,972.00

2014

1,239.25 1,016.5 2,255.75

Bulls Females Total Animals

$5,902,529.75 $4,144,887.00 $10,047,416.75

$4,763.00 $3,785.00 $4,454.00

2015

1,282.5 843 2,125.5

Bulls Females Total Animals

$8,437,921.74 $3,840,527.50 $12,278,449.24

$7,359.00 $4,556.00 $5,777.00

2016

1307.75 1049 2356.75

Bulls Females Total Animals

$8,481,339.97 $5,054,776.33 $13,536,116.30

$6,485.44 $4,818.66 $5,743.55

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2016 Top Consignment Sales Lots

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Lots

Average

1. Hirsche Herefords Production Sale

$9,168.00

1. Canadian Western Agribition National Hereford Sale

18.66

$11,122.72

2. Braun Hereford Ranch Ready Bull Sale

$8,745.00

2. 116th Annual Calgary Bull Show and Sale

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$8,580.00

3. Corbiell Herefords Bull Sale

$8,297.00

3. 58th Annual Medicine Hat Spring Bull Show & Sale

109

$7,435.00

4. Autumn Alliance XXXIV

$8,004.72

4. British Connection Bull Sale

64.5

$7,403.00

5. Gillespie Hereford Ranch Last Minute Live Auction/Private Treaty Sale

$7,957.00

5. Season Finale Hereford Event

$6,766.00

POLLED HEREFORD TOP SELLERS Bull Calf

Name

Month

HAROLDSON’S TOTEM 200Z 5D

November

Price

Seller (Sale)

Buyer

$70,000.00

Haroldson’s Polled Herefords

Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords and NCX Polled Herefords

$31,000.00

Harvie Ranching

Harvey & Beth Mackay, Lachanora Polled Herefords, Herman Bieber, Nelson Herefords, and Wayne Skelton

(2/3 int.)

Yearling Bull

HARVIE 40Y WINSTON 252C

March

Coming Two-YearOld Bull (or Older)

WLB MR. CANADA 10Z 15B

October

$40,000.00

WLB Livestock

Mr. Canada Group

Heifer Calf

BNC GLENLEES 14Z CHANTEL 1D

October

$33,000.00

Glenlees Polled Herefords

Jensen Bros.

Bred or Open Yearling Heifer

HARVIE MS FIREFLY ET 198C

November

$33,000 .00

Harvie Ranching

Steven Knutson

Cow

GLENLEES 101N BAILEY 78Y

October

$10,000.00

Remital West

Michael Goodine

Cow/Calf Pair

MHPH 106A Nita 110D MHPH 10Y Nita 305B

October

$26,400.00

Medonte Highland Polled Herefords

Tori Investments

(1/2 int.)

$26,400.00 (1/2 int.)

Tori Investments

HORNED HEREFORD TOP SELLERS Name

Month

Price

Seller

Buyer

$60,000.00

Hirsche Herefords

Stuber Ranches

March

$31,000.00

Braun Hereford Ranch

Bar Crossroads and Red Willow Ranch

SNS 40W WESTERN LAD 63B

March

$40,000.00

SNS Herefords

Pahl Livestock

Heifer Calf

GH MVP DIAMOND DIANE 25D

October

$17,000.00

Hirsche Herefords

JK Fraser Cattle

Bred or Open Yearling Heifer Cow

MVF 269Y STD DOM LASS 130B

February

$8,500.00

Misty Valley Farms

Corbiell Herefords

Name

Year

Price

Seller

Buyer

Bull Calf

PRL 930K Hotline 347N

1981

$515,000

(1/2) Ponderosa Ranch Ltd.

Ponderosa Ranch, Falklands Farms

Verlou Marathon 26M 12P

1982

$335,000

(1/4) Verlou Farms

Kilmorlie Farms, Verlou Farms, HRS & Rawly’s Ranch

Yearling Bull

HARVIE 40Y WINSTON 252C

2016

$31,000

(1/2 int.) Harvie Ranching

Harvey & Beth Mackay, Lachanora Polled Herefords, Herman Bieber, Nelson Herefords, and Wayne Skelton

Coming Two - year Old Bull (or older)

Gereli Gold-Bar Rifle 67K 306R

1984

$200,000

Gold-Bar Livestock, Gereli Farms, Fairacres Farm

Lone West Management

PRL 582C Ned 842G

1978

$200,000

Ponderosa Ranch Ltd.

Louada Farms, Wilgor Farms, Strathnaver Farms, Jomaber Farm, Side Hill Farm, Findley Farms

Kilmorlie 12P Stacey

1964

$52,000

Kilmorlie Farms

Beartooth Ranch, Pharris Hereford Farms, Lazy G Ranch

Bull Calf

GH SENSATION 3786 DELUXE 17D October

Yearling Bull

BR 15Z CROSSOVER 135C

Coming Two-YearOld Bull (or Older)

N/A

*Calculations are based on Possession only

Heifer Calf

(1/2int)

ALL TIME RECORDS – POLLED HEREFORDS

ALL TIME RECORDS - HORNED HEREFORDS Bull Calf

Name

Year

Price

Seller

Buyer

GH Buck ET 26H

1998

$235,000

Hirsche Herefords.

66 Fires Ranch

Yearling Bull

HR General 65D

1995

$62,500

Hansons Ranches

Adams Ranch, Ridder Hereford Ranch

Coming Two-Year Old Bull

B&H Calgary 81 42L

1981

$280,000

B&H Hereford Farms

Calgary 81 Syndicate

Heifer Calf

GH MVP DIAMOND DIANE 25D

2016

$17,000

Hirsche Herefords

JK Fraser Cattle

Bred or Open Yearling Heifer

CGD 42L Ribstone Lass 165N

1982

$30,000

C.G., Brad Dallas

Ed Rutledge

(1/2int)

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junior show Results

18-19, 2017 Medicine Hat, Alberta Cody Sibbald Legacy Classic March Judge: Lance Leechman Photo credit: Grant Rolston Photography Inc. Champion Hereford Female DH MS 20R VICTOR 33Z 55D Jacey Massey

Reserve Champion Hereford Female Triple A 47R DINA ET 6D Luke Andrews

Manitoba Winter Fair

March 27, 2017 Brandon, Manitoba Judge: Andre Steppler Photo credit: Melissa McRae, Prairie Pistol Designs Reserve Champion Champion Hereford Heifer ROSELAWN JAYCEE GC ET 10D Hereford Heifer Justin Carvey TGJ 53B ZODIAC 1D Emma Falconer

Youth Forum

April 28-30, 2017 Lindsay, Ontario Judge: Cody Greene Photo credit: Barn Girls Photography Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer ELM-LODGE DIXIE CHICK 20D Katie Elmhirst

Champion Hereford Heifer STONEWOOD ROSE 1D Exhibited by Brittany Sherry

AJHA Provincial Show

Grand Champion Bull: LBH 23A Cracker Jack 134D Daniel Shuepbach

Res Grand Champion Bull: BP 78B John Wayne 126D Andrew Cross

Grand Champion Bred & Owned Female: NCX Miss Clarity 35C with NCX Miss Ellie 70E Gabrielle Cheremshynski

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July 4, 2017 Lacombe, Alberta Judge: Doug and Katie Roxburgh Photo credit: Glenrose Polled Herefords

Grand Champion Female: NCX Miss Clarity 35C with NCX Miss Ellie 70E Gabrielle Cheremshynski

Res Champion Bred & Owned Female: LBH 106Z MIss Extra Deep 130C with LBH 24 C Miss Ribstone 346E Daniel Schuepbach Grand Champion Bred & Owned Bull: LBH 23A CRACKER JACK 134D Daniel Schuepbach

Res Grand Champion Female:

BP 10B Miss Cal 96D Garce Misek

Res Bred & Owned Bull: BP 78B John Wayne 126D Andrew Cross

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Mark of Excellence (MOE) Shows

The MOE shows are shows given special status by the provincial associations and the CHA. Animals shown at MOE shows are eligible for recognition under the MOE Awards Program. Look for an upcoming MOE show in your area in our Events section of the CHA website and Schedule of Events on page 7 of this issue.

THIS YEAR’S WINNERS!

2017 MOE Gold Sire Award Winners

TCF JVJ 11X THE GOODS 305A - The Cliffs Farm, Joe Vey Jr., & HMS Hi-Cliffe

2017 MOE Gold Dam Award Winners

XLP 101S REESE 500Y - Lone Pine Cattle Services

2017 MOE Silver Award Winners

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MHPH MH 10Y CHASE ET 221C - Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords MHPH 10Y NITA 305B - Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords MHPH 203Y PEBBLES 410A - Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords MHPH 10Y CHIZEL ET 1021C - Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords XLP ACTION TIME 721C - Lone Pine Cattle Services & GWG Polled Herefords XLP 75Z KAIREE 97C - Lone Pine Cattle Services & Emily Sebastian XLP 75Z DAKOTA 48B - Lone Pine Cattle Services

Please note that while a record of accumulated show points is kept at the CHA office, it is the member responsibility to contact the CHA office regarding MOE Awards & verification of show points. It is extremely difficult to award Gold Dam and Gold Sire awards without member/owner/breeder/exhibitor input as to the identity of the progeny.

Emily Sebastian and Lexie O’Connor of Lone Pine Cattle Services receiving their MOE Silver award for XLP 75Z KAIREE 97C from Marilyn Charlton, Saskatchewan Hereford Association Secretary-Manager.

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$$$ Made Feed costs Just Make Sense Residual Feed Intake (RFI) The 2016 AVERAGE Hereford has an RFI score of 100. The average values for the EPD will change as EPDs are updated, so remain aware of the EPD average for Hereford cattle. A one-point change in RFI score represents 10 pounds of feed per year and a larger number on this scale indicates the animal is more efficient. For more efficient bulls whose progeny eat less than expected, their index values are larger.

Post Weaning Gain (PWG) This value is expressed in expected post weaning pounds of gain (i.e. the difference between yearling and weaning EDPs). The 2016 Hereford breed AVERAGE for the PWG EPD is 30. Like all EPDs, this is not actual pounds gained by the individual but the difference in pounds gained in the progeny. EXAMPLE EPD VALUE RFI 120 PWG > 30 RFI 105 PWG < 30

RFI Explanation

THE CHOICE IS YOURS!

The bull ate 200lb less than the average bull; he is 200lb more efficient/year The bull ate 50lb less than the average bull; he is 50lb more efficient/year

RFI 95 PWG > 30

The bull ate 50lb more than average; he is 50lb less efficient/year

RFI 80 PWG < 30

The bull ate 200lb more than average; he is 200lb less efficient/year

Group 1 = $$$ MAKERS RFI > 100 & PWG > 30 MOST efficient - eat less while gaining more Group 2 RFI > 100 & PWG < 30 Cattle that eat less, and gain less than average Group 3 RFI < 100 & PWG > 30 Cattle that eat more and gain more than average Group 4 RFI > 100 & PWG < 30 LEAST efficient - eat more and gain less than average

Selection for an RFI EPD is only economically advantageous if you also select for cattle which have a Post Weaning Gain near or above the breed average. Cattle feeders have known for years that they can make the most money from cattle which gain rapidly and now we can select for those which do it on less than the expected amount of feed!

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JUST RELEASED!

Be sure to look for our next release coming in September!!!

DNA ENVELOPES Any paper envelope will do! Be sure to include - Registration /name - Breed - Tattoo

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KEEPING YOUR RECORDS - YES WE MEAN KEEP!!! It’s mandatory for purebred breeders to keep permanent, accurate, complete breeding and calving records indefinitely

WHY

Page out of Hereford Pocket Herdbook

• No matter where you keep your records, CHA may request a copy of WHO & WHAT your “original records” at any time. • Breeding Dates natural (IN & OUT) or AI WHERE • Complete tattoos (or cross reference) • Pocket Herd Book of Bulls and Cows exposed Contact the CHA office to get your Hereford Pocket Herd book FREE!!! • Calving dates • Calf ID herefords@hereford.ca or • Sex of calf 1-888-836-7242 • Scribbler • Dam and Sire complete tattoo • Calendar • Notepad

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Can’t complete a registration online? Are You Waiting On: - A semen certificate? - A transfer? - DNA?

Will the calf change fee categories before it’s back? Want to hold the fee? If you cannot complete a registration but need the fee held at the current rate simply send an email to the office including some specific information about the error message, or why it can’t be completed now. The online system is live and will not remember that you “tried” to register so we cannot hold the fee through the online registry system.

DNA applications available INSTANTLY ONLINE Log into the Online System with your User Name & Password - Click Requests, - then, click Create DNA applications. Don’t worry – it will only bill once per test type and only enough tests to cover the reasons requested. - You can see potential charges before finalizing - Click “Check Request” Charge button at the bottom of the screen) And after each “Make Request” just hit the Refresh key until the DNA application says completed – then you can print it... (yes, immediately!) Repeat for multiple animals…

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executive director’s report Canadian Hereford Association

By Stephen Scott

E X EC U T I V E D IREC TO R , C A N A D I A N HEREFO RD A S S O C I AT I O N

The Nuts & “BOLT” of a New Generation of EPDs

Working with great partners like the American Hereford Association (AHA) and our other Pan American Cattle Evaluation (PACE) partners provides us many opportunities to improve upon existing infrastructure that will serve to benefit Hereford breeders moving forward. Estimated Progeny Differences (EPDs), as measures of genetic merit, have been calculated on purebred cattle for decades. While methodologies have been modified slightly over time, the addition of large quantities of new data - especially in the form of genotypes – to previously existing pedigree and performance information, has made EPD analysis for large data sets cumbersome and time consuming. This requires more computer power and more time to run each evaluation. And the data increases at an exponential rate each year. As a breed association, we recognize that “DATA IS KING” when it comes to evaluating cattle based on pedigree, performance and genomic information. This is where BOLT comes in. Biometric Open Language Tools (BOLT) are assisted by computer technology that takes EPD evaluations into the next generation.

Here is the 50,000-foot perspective, without getting into all the gory details…… The methodology that BOLT uses, shrinks an entire evaluation time down to a few hours. Compare that to a few days, pre-BOLT technology. Here is the 50,000-foot perspective, without getting into all the gory details…… The methodology that BOLT uses, shrinks an entire evaluation time down to a few hours. Compare that to a few days, preBOLT technology. For the American Hereford Association, this will mean no need to run interim proofs between proof runs. For Canadian breeders, this mean that if ever there were a desire here in Canada, additional proof runs can be added over and above the six that are currently completed annually. As a point of reference, the American Angus Association runs EPDs each week, with a similar methodology to BOLT. Other Associations in the USA will be following suite in the near future. The second advantage to BOLT is how it deals with Genomic data. The genomic portion of an EPD is currently evaluated using prediction equations. Created 5 years ago through research led by the AHA, these prediction equations worked for the CHA because Canadian genetics were well represented in the population representing these equations. The correlation between the two countries has been good. However, a move to BOLT will further increase the representation of Canadian cattle in genotypes in EPD evaluations. BOLT will start to give a more current analysis, showing to what extent the genes in the Hereford population are driving each trait. Throughout this past spring and summer, the American Hereford Association has made great strides with the Australian Business Research Institute (ABRI) in getting a BOLT EPD evaluation into the testing phase. The CHA will be evaluating the outcomes of their hard work over the next few months to see if BOLT is a fit for the future of the Hereford breed in Canada. All PACE Partners are looking at these outcomes to see if BOLT could define the future of PACE evaluations for all four partner countries. We’ll keep you posted……

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“BOLT” - la nouvelle génération des EPD

Nous sommes chanceux de pouvoir travailler avec des grands partenaires tels que l’American Hereford Association (AHA) et d’autres participants aux évaluations génétiques panaméricaines (PACE). Ce partenariat nous offre de nombreuses possibilités d’améliorer les infrastructures existantes qui serviront aux profits futurs des éleveurs Hereford. Les Écarts Prévus chez la Descendance (EPD), calculés pour les bovins pur-sang depuis plusieurs décennies, sont la mesure de la valeur génétique. Bien que les méthodologies aient été légèrement modifiés au fil du temps, c’est l’ajout de grandes quantités de nouvelles données - surtout sous forme de génotypes, qui fait que les analyses d’EPD, sont maintenant très lourdes et très lentes. Elles nécessitent donc plus de puissance informatique et plus de temps pour être exécutées à chaque ronde d’évaluation. De plus, les données s’accroissent à un rythme exponentiel à chaque année. Au niveau d’une association de race, nous reconnaissons que « LES DONNÉES SONT ESSENTIELLES » quand il s’agit de calculer des évaluations basées sur la généalogie, la performance et l’information génomique. Plus il y a des données, mieux sont les évaluations. Nous sommes rendus au moment où une technologie tel que « BOLT » peu faire toute une différence. B.O.L.T. = Biometric Open Language Tools (outils de langage biométrique) sont des outils assistés par une technologie informatique qui poussent

Voici un sommaire général, sans entrer dans tous les détails... La méthode, qu’utilise BOLT, permet de calculer toute une ronde d’évaluations génétiques en quelques heures, ce qui présentement, prend plusieurs jours avec la méthode actuelle. les évaluations d’EPD envers la prochaine génération. Voici un sommaire général, sans entrer dans tous les détails... La méthode, qu’utilise BOLT, permet de calculer toute une ronde d’évaluations génétiques en quelques heures, ce qui présentement, prend plusieurs jours avec la méthode actuelle. Pour l’Association américaine Hereford, cela signifierait que les épreuves provisoires entre deux rondes d’EPD officiels, ne seraient plus nécessaires. Pour les éleveurs canadiens, cela représente l’opportunité d’ajouter des rondes d’épreuve supplémentaires en sus des six qui sont actuellement complétées chaque année. A titre de référence, l’Association américaine Angus s’exécute une nouvelle ronde d’EPD à chaque semaine, utilisant une méthodologie similaire à BOLT. Autres Associations aux E.-U. suivrons suite dans un avenir proche Le second avantage de BOLT est sa capacité d’inclure les données génomiques. Présentement, la portion génomique des EPD est calculée à l’aide d’équations de prédiction, qui ont été créés par l’association américaine il y a 5 ans. Malgré que ces équations fonctionnent pour la population canadienne, puisque nos bases génétiques se ressemblent, la transition envers BOLT sera encore plus bénéfique aux évaluations de bovins canadiens. Son habilité de pouvoir donner une analyse plus précise de l’impact de chaque gène de la population Hereford sur les caractères importants, contribuera à distinguer la contribution des bovins canadiens. Au cours des derniers mois, l’Association américaine Hereford a fait de grands progrès avec l’Institut australien de recherche (ABRI) au testage d’une évaluation d’EPD calculée par BOLT. L’association canadienne évaluera les résultats de leur travail acharné au cours des prochains mois pour voir si BOLT est une solution pour l’avenir de la race Hereford au Canada. D’ailleurs tous les partenaires de PACE prendre en considération les résultats générés par BOLT lors des discussions au sujet de la prochaine étape des évaluations panaméricaines pour ses quatre pays partenaires. Ça reste à suivre! 129

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provincial reports MARITIME Maritime Hereford Association 1681 Lorne Valley Road, RR 3, Cardigan, PEI, C0A 1G0 Phone: (902) 583-2369 ellencrane26@gmail.com

By Ellen Crane M A RI T IME HEREFO RD A S S O C I AT I O N PRE SIDEN T Greetings from the Maritime Hereford Association! It looks as though the summer weather is finally upon us. Above average snowfall and below average seasonal temperatures have delayed grass growth in some regions.

The MHA will be having a photo contest until Nov. 1st, 2017. Categories include “Herefords on Pasture” and “Herefords on Display.” Winners in each category will receive a red CHA show shirt in their preferred size. The MHA was on display at the Maritime Beef Conference held in Truro, Nova Scotia on March 17th & 18th. This was our first opportunity to display the new MHA banner. Thanks to Samara McBain for her help creating this banner! On June 3rd and 4th the annual East Coast Round Up and Maritime Hereford Association AGM was held in Sussex, New Brunswick at Early Bird Farm. Prizes were donated to the junior show for the Grand and Reserve Champion Showman as well as the Grand and Reserve Champion Animal, in memory of former Hereford breeder, Elsworth Blakney. Special thank you to Gordie and Allyson Raymond and Philip and Shelley Thorne for organizing this event. Spaces for the MHA advertisement in the

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Atlantic Beef and Sheep magazine were sold during the AGM. These funds will be used to continue the advertisement for another year. Anyone interested in purchasing ad space for 2017/2018 can contact Ellen or Philip. The MHA will be having a photo contest until November 1st, 2017. Categories include “Herefords on Pasture” and “Herefords on Display.” Winners in each category will receive a red CHA show shirt in their preferred size. There will be six Mark of Excellence shows in the three Maritime provinces during 2017. They are as follows: Expo Kent August 24rd–27th Ste. Marie de Kent, New Brunswick New Brunswick Beef Expo September 22nd–24th Sussex, New Brunswick Cumberland County Exhibition August 30th–September 3th Oxford, Nova Scotia Classic Heritage Beef Show September 21st–24th Windsor, Nova Scotia Old Home Week August 11th–19th Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Dundas Plowing Match August 24th–26th Dundas, Prince Edward Island

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provincial reports ONTARIO Ontario Hereford Association 200 Edenderry Line, Ennismore, Ontario, K0L 1T0 Phone: (705) 740-5212 ontarioherefordassociation@outlook.com www.ontarioherefords.ca

By Dave Cavanagh O N TA RI O HEREFO RD A S S O C I AT I O N SEC RE TA RY/M A N AGER Greetings from Ontario and welcome to summer. I am not sure how we got here because somewhere we have totally missed spring. We have overcome last summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drought conditions by opening the flood gates. We are continuing to see 1-2 inches of rain every couple days and water conditions in late June are still at spring flood levels for the most part. There is a lot of crop that has been replanted, and there will also be a lot that does not get planted at all and while this

On the agenda for this summer, will be choosing a Ron and Nadine Wells Commercial Breeder of the Year for 2017. Several names and bios were submitted and we have a winner, so stay tuned for an announcement coming later this summer. Beef-a-rama kicks off the summer show season in Metcalfe. We have our usual MOE show requests with Peterborough, Barrie, Lindsay and Carp. New this year, the Ontario West Zone is adding a fifth MOE show with their Off-

up so keep your eyes peeled and we look forward to seeing everyone in Ontario in September.

Plans are well underway and sponsorships are currently being worked on. The schedule has once again changed a little but we will still be featuring our OHA Futurity and the OHJA Showmanship competition, along with the open Hereford MOE Show as part of Royal weekend. We plan on making this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show a great success.

New this year, the Ontario West Zone is adding a fifth MOE show with their Off-Halter show on July 29th in Mt Forest, to change things up a bit and bring a new perspective on judging to the Ontario circuit. is not good for the crop person, pasture and hay crops are outstanding, if you can get to them. This should lead to some great calf conditioning coming off pasture this fall and a group of animals that should do the Hereford breed proud heading to the sale barns. We started the year off with our AGM in April at the Holiday Inn in Peterborough. We had a great turnout for both the Friday night social, and the Saturday AGM. Once the dust settled, after an Ontario Corn Fed Beef buffet, the auction bids completed and the voting wrapped up, we ended the day with our 2017 board members being confirmed - Laura Naismith, Ivor Thurston, Karen Paszternak, Lois Batty, Jill Corp, Bob Dunsmore, Don Bellamy and Billy Elmhirst. Laura will remain as our President for 2017.

Halter show on July 29th in Mt Forest, to change things up a bit and bring a new perspective on judging to the Ontario circuit. The next edition of the Ontario Hereford Summer News will be coming out midAugust. We are currently working on format and advertising. If you have never advertised with us before, this is a great opportunity at a reasonable price to reach the Hereford breeder network in Ontario. Regardless of whether you are advertising a sale, your farm, or your top breeding prospects we can ensure that your needs are covered. We move into Sale Weekend in Ontario the 3rd weekend in September. I know you are all aware of it and are looking forward to getting the catalogues. I know if you are a social media follower there have been some sneak peeks showing

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provincial reports MANITOBA Manitoba Hereford Association Group 405, Box 7, RR4 Brandon R7A 5Y4 Phone: (204) 728-6080 jonesp@mymts.net www.mbhereford.ca

By Vivian Jones We started the year with our Annual General Meeting on January 7th, 2017. We were pleased that Stephen Scott was once again able to attend. Our Board of Directors for 2017 is as follows: President – Steven Manns Vice-President - Doug Troop Treasurer - Holly Hyndman Secretary – Vivian Jones Directors: Bobbi Rankin, Jay Rimke, Wendell Martens, Brent Blaine CHA Director – Albert Rimke There will be three designated MOE Shows in Manitoba this year. The Summer MOE Show was held June 24th at Killarney. Wally Mitchell is the Chairman. The Field Day will be held September 9th at Doug Troop Polled Herefords at Brandon. Doug Troop is the Chairman. This year’s fund raiser is a Hereford sign for the end of the lane. It will be raffled off on the Field day. The final MOE Show will take place during Ag-Ex from October 25th to October 28th at the Keystone Centre, Brandon. Chairpeople for that show are Steven Manns and Albert Rimke. Weather was challenging at our Summer MOE Show in Killarney. It started off with rain, but eventually ended in sunshine, with a high of 13! Thanks to Ken Wray for serving as the Judge and also to his daughter, Brett, for serving as the Ring person. The Junior Champion was Taylor Carvey, showing Roselawn Jaycee GCF 16D, and Reserve Junior Champion went to Roselawn Farms, showing Roselawn Faney 21B 54D. The Champion 2-year-

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old Female with calf at foot went to Levi Rimke, showing MAR W18 Miss California 408C, and the Reser ve Champion went to Roselawn Farms, showing Roselawn Cassidy 106A 7C. Grand Champion Bull went to RSK Farms & Elkhe Herefords showing RSK E 2046 Digby ET 20C, and Reserve Champion went to Roselawn Farms, showing Roselawn Rhino 21B 2E. Roselawn also showed the Breeders Herd. The Grand Champion Showperson was Levi Rimke. Thanks to everyone who was able to attend and support the show. And a special thanks to those who showed cattle. Have a great summer, and be safe.

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provincial reports S A S K ATC H E WA N Saskatchewan Hereford Association P.O. Box 713 Weyburn, Saskatchewan S4H 2K8 Phone: (306) 842-6149 skhereford@sasktel.net www.saskhereford.com

By Marilyn Charlton The Saskatchewan Hereford Association (SHA) held its annual general meeting on June 16th, 2017 at the Ag in Motion Site, north-west of Saskatoon. The association is pleased to report that 2016 was a good year for us thanks to a strong livestock market with bull and female production sales producing record prices. Re-elected President was Stephen Myer, of Maidstone, Saskatchewan. Lyal Heidecker of Middle Lake, Saskatchewan was elected Vice-President for the coming year. Also elected to the SHA Board of directors to serve a three-year term were: James Hordos of Raymore; Stephen Myer of Maidstone; Matt Lohner, of Kipling; and Logan Martinson, of Midale. Already serving terms on the board are: Kurtis Reid, Chad Wilson, Karen Wagner, Lyal Heidecker, Dale Shillington, Lance Leachman, Corey Lees and Rob O’Connor. Tyson Ringdal is the Saskatchewan Junior Hereford Association representative on the board. Elected to serve a three-year term on the Canadian Hereford Association Board was Chad Nicholas, of Milestone, who joins Murray Andrews and Doug Mann, CHA President. The SHA would like to thank Tina Lees and David Reid for their many years of dedication to the breed and their service to the association as board members. The board presented information regarding revising the Advertising and Promotion Committee to look at ways to best promote

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Saskatchewan Hereford cattle. There was also a presentation on the Saskatchewan Mentorship Program that was established to encourage young people to obtain advice, feedback, and expand their base skills and knowledge to assist them in enhancing their personal growth in the livestock industry. The SHA board is committed to building

The association is pleased to report that 2016 was a good year for us thanks to a strong livestock market with bull and female production sales producing record prices. a strong financial footing based on new direction and activities and by using profits to re-invest in the promotion of the breed and the future of the association. Thank you Rob O’Connor, for supplying the venue for the annual meeting! The Southeast Hereford Zone held its annual meeting on May 6th at the Bear Claw Casino. Elected to their board was: Chad Wilson, Logan Martinson, Jeremy Brooks, Christina Just and Matt Lohner. The annual Southeast Zone MOE Show and Field Day will be held on August 5th at the Square D Sale Site, at Langbank, Saskatchewan. Congratulations to Melvin

and Bonnie Freitag and John and Norma Weins who were honored by the zone for their dedication to and support of the Hereford breed. The Northwest Saskatchewan Hereford Club will be hosting its annual Field Day on August 3rd at Turtleford, Saskatchewan. Congratulations to Misty Valley Farms on being awarded Breeder of the Year by the club. Beef-A-Rama 2016 welcomed 48 youth, their families and 91 head of purebred and commercial cattle. This is the largest junior show in our province with a unique opportunity for young Hereford enthusiasts to gather and spend a fun filled day cultivating a lifelong passion for cattle. Thanks to Rob and Dawn O’Connor for hosting and organizing this event each year. This year’s show will again be hosted by the O’Coonor’s on July 29th at Vibank, Saskatchewan. The SHA would like to recognize individuals and f amilie s for t heir supp or t and contribution the to breed over the past year. Mr. Spence Sutter on being presented the Canadian Hereford Association Honor Roll; the Bowie Family on being presented the CHA Legacy Award and Joe Vey Jr. for receiving his 50-year pin. Congratulations to Doug Mann, Swift Current, Sk on being elected Canadian Hereford Association President.

For the past nine years, the T Bar Invitational has raised over $400,000 for youth in agriculture, donating over $90,000 to the Canadian Junior Hereford Association. The final round of the T Bar Invitational Golf Tournament took place June 19th and 20th, 2017 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The SHA would like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone involved with this event for their support of youth in Agriculture as well as our junior members involved at the national level. 133

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provincial reports A L B ER TA Alberta Hereford Association RR #2 New Norway, AB T0B 3L0 Phone: (780) 855-3912 abherefords@xplornet.ca www.albertaherefords.com

By Judy FinsethA L B ERTA HEREFO RD A S S O C I AT I O N PRE SIDEN T & Susanne Fankhanel A L B ERTA HEREFO RD A S S O C I AT I O N M A N AGER President Judy Finseth

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The future of our breed looks strong in this province! The Alberta Junior Hereford Association (AJHA) recently completed a successful show at Lacombe. Lacey and Jonathon Prichard, our new adult advisors, organized a great event for the juniors. We also had some new faces competing at Summer Synergy in Olds and a strong Alberta contingent participated in Bonanza, in Abbotsford, BC. It is gratifying to see a resurgence of interest in our junior program. Good luck to Alberta Junior President Emma Cross and her executive, as they plan activities for the upcoming year. The Junior Show kicked off a series of upcoming events in Alberta that include the Hardisty Field Day on Thursday, August 17th and the Hereford Genes event and Hereford Show at Farmfair in November. We have a core group of dedicated volunteers that keep these events running. They deserve a huge thank you from all Alberta Hereford breeders, as these events keep our breed front and centre in the cattle industry. As the incoming President, I am acutely aware of the many great leaders our association has been fortunate to have over the years. I am looking forward to the challenge of the year ahead and am thankful to have the support of a great group of Directors and breeders that I can count on. Thank you to outgoing directors Kevin Fraser and Brad Doenz, for their efforts on behalf of the Association. Thanks, also, to Susanne, for keeping the coffee on and the popcorn flowing! I would also like to thank Blair Fenton, our past president, for stepping up to the plate one more time to chair our recent annual general meeting. Visiting with our membership will be the most enjoyable part of my tenure 134

as president and I welcome input from everyone, as we strive to build on our past success and continue to promote the Hereford breed in Alberta.

Mes sage from AHA Secretar yManager Suzanne Fankhannel

First of all, the Alber ta Hereford Association extends our sincerest wishes to the Southern Alberta ranchers that were affected with the TB issue last fall. I can’t imagine what the heartbreaking news would feel like to those breeders, and dealing with rebuilding businesses and building cow numbers back up to what they had, with the support of other breeders. The AHA sponsored the following events over the past year: Balog Auction British Breed Event – Calf Sale Sponsor and Lunch, the Hereford Genes Event, the Canadian Bull Congress, and the Chinook Junior Stock Show. We still plan to support these events over the course of the next year. As manager, I represented the AHA at the Hereford Genes Event, at Farmfair in Edmonton, at the Canadian Bull Congress in Camrose and at the Calgary Bull Show & Sale with our booth. It was great seeing everyone there. We are still supporting the 4-H Breed Awards in the province and last year we awarded 120 prints from artist Shelley Kudera and gave14 extra prizes to 4-H Members across the province. The extra awards are for 4-H projects that won Grand Champion, Reserve Grand Champion or Rate of Gain at the Club, Regional or Provincial Level. This year, the AHA has selected a print from artist Sharon Guy to award the 4-H members for the 2017-2018 4-H year. Please communicate within your clubs in your area regarding these awards. The Association would like to recognize these members.

I would like to congratulate the following honorees that are going to be recognized at the future events later this year: Hall of Fame: Bill & the late Dorothy Lamport; Lamport Polled Herefords Commercial Cattleman of the Year: Stankievech Ranches; Glen & Claire Stankievech Purebred Breeder of the Year: YV Ranch; Nels & Terri Nixdorff and family The AHA Annual General Meeting was held in conjunction with the AJHA Provincial Show in Lacombe with Adult Advisors, Lacey and Jon Prichard. A new program of the “Whippersnappers” was added to the show giving the much younger junior members a touch of learning about the Hereford breed, cattle showing, grooming, and judging. There was also a fun and craft time added. Most of the members that attended this show also went to Bonanza in Abbotsford, BC in July. The Directors would like to welcome back Judy Finseth as President and Ken Rutledge as Vice President and we welcome Wes VanSickle to the board as a Director at Large for the next term. Thank you to Kevin Fraser and Brad Doenz for their time on the board for the past few years as they leave the board. Your guidance and support were greatly appreciated. I will see you at the upcoming events in t he f all/winter! H appy har ve s t!

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provincial reports BRITISH COLUMBIA British Columbia Hereford Association 5160 Skyline Way, NE , Calgary , Alberta T2E 6V1 Phone: (604)856-5755 3-d-l@telus.net www.bchereford.ca

By Janice Tapp SEC RE TA RY O F T HE B C HEREFO RD A S S O C I AT I O N Secretary Janice Tapp

It’s a Bonanza of a year so far! January: “Herefords Headin’ West—it’s 2017,” says the Bonanza Committee. Meanwhile, BC cattle people deal with ice & snow all over the province—yes even in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island. (Not necessarily a Bonanza in most eyes.) February: Conference calls, e-mails, phone calls, lists- -Bonanza planning continues as do the snowstorms, ice, wind & rain all over the province. March: BC loses one of its long-standing members, Ray Van Steinburg. His Pine Bute Ranch has held over twenty production sales, the latest of which took place in Kamloops a few days after Ray’s passing. Bulls at the sale sold throughout BC and east into Saskatchewan with the high selling bull going to Springfield Ranch, Williams Lake.

The BCHA Hereford Influence arrives in households to provide reading material as winter winds down and spring is slow to arrive. A huge thank you to Don and Jamie Richardson for producing the magazine which was sent out to members, advertisers and cattlepeople who belong to the BC Cattlemen’s Association. Those attending Bonanza also received a copy. April: The Yellowhead Hereford Breeders’ Association held its 37th Annual General Meeting in Vanderhoof on April 6th.

Executive members for this year are: President: Don Richardson, Vice President: Trevor Tapp, Secretary/Treasurer: Janice Tapp, BCHA rep.: Sheila Solmonson. Directors: Adrienne Dickson, Ken Rose, Patty Pyy, Bonny Morley, Ken Richardson The Vanderhoof All Breed’s Bull Sale took place on Saturday, April 8th. The high selling Hereford bull (and reserve high seller) was Copper-T Copper-T 2W Gold Coin 20C 2W Gold Coin 20C, consigned by Copper-T Ranch, and purchased by Bar WK Ranch, McBride. A Richardson Ranch bull, Tlell 200Z Denim 11D was high selling yearling to 5 Star Herefords of Cecil Lake. Herefords had high average. Eleven Hereford breeders participated in the 80th Annual Williams Lake Bull Show & Sale. 3-D-L had a successful show winning both Tlell 200Z Denim 11D Champion and Reserve Champion Yearling Bull. JBLC Holdings and Deanfield Ranch split the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion bulls respectively. The next day at the sale, Deanfield continued their success with the high selling Hereford bull purchased by Ardills Ranch, Fort St. John. Fred Bowers, Kamloops purchased the reserve high selling Hereford from JBLC Holdings of Little Fort. May: Copper-T Ranch, Trevor & Janice Tapp, Fraser Lake, BC won the BC Cattlemen’s Association Ranch Sustainability Award for 2017. The Tapps registered their first Herefords in 1988 and have been BCHA members for twenty-nine years. They are staunch supporter of our breed and actively support our Association. Congratulations to Copper-T Ranch.

T he West Coast Hereford Club held its AGM in Aldergrove on May 31st. Members reviewed last year’s successes and made plans for coming events including their Mark of Excellence show in September. The West Coast Executive for 2017/18 is: President: Nathan Reimer, Vice-President: Clint Smith, Secretary-Treasurer: Catherine Simpson, Directors: Vic Redekop, Daryl Kirton, Harvey Krause, Adam Hlusek, Murray Gore and Greg Peter. Registrations for Bonanza 2017 begin to arrive; the Committee continues with planning and organization. Each day brings new wrinkles and more to do. June: Next month is Bonanza 2017!! The Committee is heads up and moving forward…but by the time you read this Bonanza 2017: Herefords Headin’ West will be done. Thank you to all who donated, worked, volunteered, brought juniors and/or attended. We couldn’t have done it without you! Now we pass the torch to Bonanza 2018 in Quebec. All the best to next year’s committee. July: ....brings summer in earnest with scorching temperatures, drought and the challenges and tragedies brought on by wildfires. As you read this, many BC ranchers continue damage control and struggle for survival. What a difference a season can make!

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canadian beef breeds council report

By Michael Latimer Members of CBBC recently completed a trade mission to Beijing China to fur ther enhance relations with the China agriculture industry. We attended Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Symposium on Applied Techniques and Industry Economics in Beef Production. This was a science-based

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North America*. Until now, beef production has not been the primary focus of their government, which has focused more on pork, poultry and lamb production. With the emergence of a wealthy middle class, which places a high degree of value on luxury items (exotic cars and brand name clothing), imported beef

Canada, Australia and the USA will be primary sources of the high-quality beef that the new middle class and upper class will be demanding. The have identified Canada as a source of production expertise and genetics that will work especially well in the northern regions of China where the climate is similar to ours. conference featuring several Canadian pre senter s along with other s from France, Australia and the USA. We also participated in the opening ceremonies for the China-Canada Beef Industry Alliance (CCBIA) at which CBBC President Garner Deobald was elected Co- Chair. This alliance will serve to elevate Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presence in the China beef industry with the intent on Canada being the preferred trading partner for agricultural products and services to China. It should be noted that China currently has the third largest cattle population in the world, following Brazil and India. They recognize that they need to improve their management and genetics in order to feed their population of 1.3 billion people. The majority of cattle in China are either dairy or of Simmental origin, imported from Russia in the 1930s. Breeds native to China (Yanbian, Luxi, Qinchuan, Nanyang and Jinnan) have a mature weight which is about half of that of the Simmental raised in China. As such, the pounds of beef per animal is significantly lower than cattle in 136

will feature prominently as one of these status symbols. It is also important to recognize that although they are looking to improve and increase beef production, they recognize that they will not be able to supply all of the beef they need. Canada, Australia and the USA will be primary sources of the high-quality beef that the new middle class and upper class will be demanding. The have identified Canada as a source of production expertise and genetics that will work especially well in the northern regions of China where the climate is similar to ours. This is an incredible opportunity for both the Canadian beef and genetics sectors of our industry. * Citation: Han X.P., Hubbert B, Hubbert ME, Reinhardt CD (2016) Overview of the Beef Cattle Industry in China: The widening Deficit between Demand and Output in a Vicious Circle. J Fisheries Livest Prod 4: 190. doi: 10.4172/23322608.1000190

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CJHA President report CANADIAN J UNIOR HE RE FORD AS SOC IATION Canadian Junior Hereford Association 5160 Skyline Way, NE , Calgary , Alberta T2E 6V1 Phone: 1-888-836-7242 herefords@hereford.ca www.hereford.ca

By Samantha Rimke

Walking through the barn at Bonanza, seeing the smiles on every single face, really brings warmth and comfort to a girl’s heart. Seeing the happiness spread, it makes me forever thankful to be surrounded by other Hereford people so passionate and dedicated to what they do. In June, the tenth and final T Bar Invitational Golf Tournament was held

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a huge success in Abbotsford this year. At this once-a-year event, everyone enjoyed the competition, the great cattle and the good company. A successful show such as this one does not happen overnight. Thank you to all the volunteers involved in making it possible, and thank you to all of the Bonanza sponsors whose support enabled the CJHA to host such

It has been my pleasure to be your CJHA President for 2017, and I am honoured to be a part of such a great junior program and organization. Bonanza is a place where individuals of all ages learn something new and pass their knowledge onto someone else. I hope everyone had an enjoyable week, learned something new and gained new friendships, just like I did. in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The support from this fundraising event has granted the CJHA with endless opportunities and we are so very thankful for that. On behalf of the Canadian Junior Hereford Association and all other junior associations across Canada, I would like to sincerely thank the T Bar C Staff and the T Bar Invitational Organizing Committee for their commitment and dedication to all junior programs across Canada and raising over $400,000.00 in the past nine years. Of that, over $100,000.00 has kindly been donated to the Canadian Junior Hereford Association. A heartfelt thank you, also, to each and every golfer and sponsor for your commitment to the future of our industry over the past ten years. You have all shaped the future of our industry and provided us with endless opportunities! Bonanza - “Herefords Headin’ West”- was

a large event. I would also like the send a big heartfelt thank-you to all of our encouraging parents who also make this experience possible. It has been my pleasure to be your CJHA President for 2017, and I am honoured to be a part of such a great junior program and organization. Bonanza is a place where individuals of all ages learn something new and pass their knowledge onto someone else. I hope everyone had an enjoyable week, learned something new and gained new friendships, just like I did.

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Memorial Scroll Honour Roll

The Canadian Hereford Association honours individuals who are recognized as leaders in the development of the Hereford breed in Canada. This Award is not limited to Hereford breeders. Guidelines for the award recognize that many people on the perimeters of the Hereford industry make outstanding contributions as employees, elected representatives, research scientists, livestock specialists, etc. For these reasons, it is the intention of the Canadian Hereford Association to consider everyone associated with the Hereford industry in bestowing such awards. We place on the Honour Roll those living persons who we deem to have been most instrumental to the well being of the industry. A Memorial Scroll recognizes leaders who have passed on. It is not a coincidence that those persons who have made an outstanding contribution to the Hereford industry are also very much involved with their families in community affairs. In many instances, while we know them best for their leadership in the Hereford industry, they are also leaders in other phases of agricultural production. The assistance and knowledge of such men and women improves the well being of everyone who comes in contact with them. Many of our Canadian Hereford industry leaders have been recognized nationally and internationally for their unselfish dedication to the improvement of life for their fellow man. The Board of Directors, CANADIAN HEREFORD ASSOCIATION

Memorial Scroll ROBERT (BOB) H. GORDON and JOYCE GORDON

Robert and Joyce Gordon

Robert (Bob) Gordon was born in Oak Lake, Manitoba, back in 1932. As a young boy, he showed interest in agriculture and actively participated in the family farm business. He was a member of the Oak Lake 4-H Beef Club, which, one day, introduced him to his future wife, Joyce. Joyce, too, grew up as a 4-H member, actively participating in the Carroll 4-H Beef and Swine Club. It is their 4-H activities that brought Bob and Joyce together. They became great friends and eventually married in 1959 and started their family shortly after that. Bob and Joyce have five children – Lois, Shirley, Sheila, Lynn and Robert - and 10 grandchildren. Providing for their children and 138

teaching them a strong work ethic was i mpor t ant to t hem. Thei r children became the reason for their involvement with the Hereford breed in the early seventies. Both Bob and Joyce recognized the importance of teaching their children the benefits of working with cattle and as a result, something even more profound came about. Bob was active on the Manitoba Hereford Association Board and was a national board member in 1979. While serving on the national board, Bob had the idea to start a Canadian Junior Hereford Association and made plans to host an inaugural youth event at their family farm. This became an annual event which morphed into our current day national junior show called Bonanza. Years later, Bob and Joyce’s daughters Lois, Shirley, and Sheila helped to orchestrate and plan Bonanza 1981, in Brandon, Manitoba. All of their children are actively involved in the agriculture industry in one form or another today. As Hereford breeders, the Gordons had tremendous success. Bob was known for his good eye for cattle and his ability to pick out the ‘good ones’. Together, Bob and Joyce found themselves owning many champion cattle that did well in

the show ring and sold exceptionally well in the sale ring. Bob’s interest in cattle took him across the globe. He marketed, sold, and showed cattle internationally and helped on various trade deals. Bob’s eye landed him a dream job working for what is now known as Alta Genetics. The Gordons traveled the country together looking for the next breed changer. There is no doubt that as a team, they were a great match. In 2007, to honor their contributions to the agriculture and beef industr y, the Gordons were inducted into the Manitoba Agriculture Hall of Fame. The Gordons’ legacy will continue for many years. The hard work they did to establish Bonanza will last for generations as the program continues to be a success. Sadly, Bob passed away on July 29th, 2016. Joyce continues to be an active member in her community as a resident of Boissevain, Manitoba and attends as many Hereford sales as time permits. The Gordons will forever be remembered for their commitment and passion to the Hereford Breed.

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Honour Roll Dan Gullett

The Canadian Hereford Association congratulates Dan Gullett, for his induction into the 2017 Honour Roll. Born in Wawanesa, Manitoba at his “Aunty and Uncle’s farm” in 1937, Dan Gullet married his wife Marlene in 1958 and the couple purchased their first registered Hereford heifer from George Rankin in 1994. This was followed by the purchase of three more heifers from Roselawn Polled Herefords, which marked the establishment of MDG Polled Herefords. Dan and Marlene raised two children - Larry and Tannis - and now have five grandchildren, Branyn, Bradley, Kirby, Tyson, and Laird. As a Hereford breeder, not only did Dan have many successes, but he also dedicated his time as a volunteer and gave back to his community. While showing and selling cattle he had the high selling bull calf in 2013 at the Good as Gold Sale in Brandon, Manitoba and exhibited the Reserve Champion Bull at the Boisevain

MOE Show. He also had the Reserve Champion Female at the Ag-Ex in 1999. Being involved and giving back to the Hereford association was important to Dan. He proudly served eight years as a Director with the Manitoba Hereford Association and six years as a national director representing Manitoba on the CHA board. The Manitoba Hereford breeders recognized Dan in 2016 as “Ambassador of the Year”, honouring him for his hard work and dedication to representing the Hereford breed in Manitoba. Dan also served on the organizing committee for Bonanza 2013 in Brandon, Manitoba. Growing up, Dan was an avid baseball and hockey player. In 1961, his team won the Manitoba senior baseball provincials. Dan and his team were inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013. Also in his younger years, Dan was an active member of the Wawanesa 4-H Club and then the South Brandon 4-H Club for 12 years. Eventually, Dan became an assistant leader of the South Brandon 4-H Club and held that role for many years. As a cattleman, Dan has traveled f requent ly to show s and sales throughout western Canada and made trips South of the border to attend the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, to promote Canadian Herefords. Pursuing the best of the best was Dan’s goal and he proudly participated in the CHA’s T.H.E. program to evaluate the cattle he was raising and producing. He regularly showcased

his operation at various MOE shows, including the Manitoba Field Day and the Ag-Ex in Brandon. He would also sell his bulls at the South West Bull Development Centre. He now consigns cattle to the Lundar Bull Sale and to the Good as Gold Sale. Thanks to the support of friends and fellow Hereford breeders like George and Norma Rankin and Wally and Jackie Mitchell and family, who manage his Herefords, Dan maintains his involvement in the breed. His hard work and dedication to the Hereford breed has not gone unnoticed and will continue for many years. While he and his family are not currently involved in hands-on, day-to-day cattle production, Dan is considered part of many Hereford families throughout Manitoba.

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Honour Roll Allan (Al) Fenton

The Canadian Hereford Association congratulates Allan (Al) Fenton, for his induction into the 2017 Honour Roll. Allan Fenton was born in 1958 in Wainwright, Alberta. He was born into a long-running Hereford family known as Fenton Ranch Ltd. The Fenton family registered its first Hereford in 1946. Al registered his first cow at the age of 15 thereby setting out on the path of a registered breeder. Al married his wife Lori in 1981. And by 1996, the Fenton Ranch Ltd was divided between family and Al and Lori established what is now recognized as Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc. The Fentons currently calve out 540 registered females and foal 35 registered quarter horses. Outside of the Hereford world, Al was heavily involved in sports. He played senior hockey for 7 years in the Battle River league, winning 2 league titles. He was an Alberta Junior Fastball Silver medalist and has played men’s fastball for 30 years. Al is also a lifetime member of the American Quarter Horse Association. He registered his first Quarter Horse in 1977 and has

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trained and rode well over 200 colts for numerous ranches. Raising and showing Herefords has been a family tradition for many years. The Fenton family has a long history of exhibiting cattle at Farmfair International. Twenty-one consecutive years as exhibitors there since 1996, they were exhibitors there many years before that. Over those years, Fenton Hereford Ranch has been awarded three Rancher’s Choice Champions at the Hereford Genes Event. As the cofounder of the Hereford Genes Event and as its chairman for the last 8 years, Al has made it a priority to focus this event on promoting the value of the Hereford breed to commercial cattleman. Fenton bulls have been a mainstay at the Calgary Bull Sale. Al has sold numerous high sellers at this historic sale, has won Best Group of 5 Bulls there, 4 years in a row and has been awarded the Reserve Champion once. Al has attended every Calgary Bull Sale since his birth (except for one), with a string of Fenton Hereford Bulls. Al’s family has exhibited bulls at the Canadian Bull Congress in Camrose, Alberta and at the East Central Bull Sale for 20 consecutive years and has many Champions and high sellers at these sales. They have sold cattle into every province in Canada and to seven states in the USA. Internationally, Fenton genetics have been sought-after internationally. Semen and live cattle have been marketed into Mexico, Russia and Kazaksthan. Anyone who knows Al, knows that

he is not one to sit back and observe. He likes to be involved, provide his “two cents” and take action! Al is a former President of the Alberta Junior Hereford Association on whose board he sat for seven years. Since then, he has been the President of the Alberta Hereford Association and a Director on that board for eight years. He has also served as President of the Canadian Hereford Association and as a CHA national board member for eight years. Al has been involved with planning and implementing numerous field days including The Hardisty, Alberta Field Day which hosts the largest bull calf futurity show in Canada. Al was also the chairman of Rancher Day for the World Hereford Conference in 2012. In 2017, the Fenton Family will be hosting its 53rd Production Sale which is the longest-running Hereford sale in Canada. Al’s success would not be possible without the support of his wife Lori, their children, Conrad (Janel), Blair (Jessica) and Becky (Curtis Snethun) and their grandkids Dalee, Prior, Emerson, Beau, Gray, Tayva, Laney, Ray-Lynn, and Kacee.

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CJHA Honour Roll HEATHER FISHER LEBLANC Heather is the daughter of Dustin Leblanc and the late Angela Fisher. She was born in Williams Lake, B.C.. After losing her mother at the age of 13, Heather joined her grandmother Joan Fisher (at Dane Ranch at Tatla Lake) and was immersed in the ranching communities in rural B.C. where she previously only spent weekends. She now resides in Omega Saskatchewan and is very active in the cattle industry and show scene in Canada. Heather is a gifted student and has excelled in academics in high school and at the university level. She completed her first year in Engineering at the University of Victoria at the top of her class and was awarded numerous scholarships and bursaries including the BC Angus Assoc., IPE Junior Beef and the KGF Hereford Youth Scholarships.

Cattle have been the constant in Heatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. She has been a long-time member of 4-H and the CJHA. She played floor hockey and rugby but cattle overshadowed her sport activities. Heather was gifted her first registered polled Hereford calf in 2001. She and her mother bought and bred Hereford cattle, which they both exhibited. Heather has been a CJHA member for 16 years and has attended nine Bonanzas, starting with Abbotsford, B.C., 15 years ago. Her grandmother says she carried on where her mother left off and carries it farther. Her mother Angela was also a CJHA member and showed at Bonanza many years ago. Heather has been a BC delegate and a strong voice to the CJHA for four years and is one of the key organizers for Bonanza 2017 - no small feat considering she is working full-time at a veterinary practice in Saskatchewan and custom fitting and showing multiple breeds of cattle while maintaining her own cattle. Congratulations Heather!

CJHA Honour Roll MORGAN HEIDECKER Morgan is the daughter of Lyal and Michell Heidecker , of Middle Lake, Saskatchewan. She is the fifth generation to farm from the Triple H Farm, established in 1910 by her great, great grandfather, Fred Heidecker. Morgan has grown up raising purebred Hereford and Herefordinfluenced cattle. She has been an active member of the CJHA and 4-H. In 2011 she took a purebred Hereford heifer to Fall Fair and then proceeded to take this heifer as her 4-H project and to her first Bonanza in Saskatoon. Since that time, she has expanded her herd to five head. She has competed in several more Bonanzas and shows throughout the province. Morgan takes a very active role in the family farm in addition to being the current Vice-President of the CJHA and President of the Three Lakes 4-H Beef Club. She is

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an advocate of the agriculture industry and is a fulltime student at the University of Saskatchewan, where she is working toward a Bachelor of Science degree in Agri-Business. She was awarded several agriculture scholarships, including the KGF/CJHA Future of the Breed, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Grant and Canadian Western Agribition Scholarships. Agriculture and academics are not her only talents. Morgan is also an accomplished athlete and musician. She has competed at an elite level in track and field, soccer, badminton and cross-country. She has been playing the piano since 4 and has been awarded many certificates, trophies and scholarships at the Humboldt Music Festival. She currently is a soprano singer in the Greystone Singers in the University of Saskatchewan choir.

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CJHA Honour Roll ALLISON MASTINE Allison is the daughter of Michael Mastine and Pamela Storr. She grew up in the city of Montreal but frequently visited the family farm - Joycliff Farm, where she developed a passion for the cattle industry. Allison participated in her first Bonanza at the age of seven and has now attended 12 Bonanzas from coast to coast. She has been a member of CJHA for 14 years and a Quebec delegate on the National Council for the past seven. She is currently in her second term on the CJHA executive in the position of Communication Officer. Allison started her own herd in 2010 when she won the CJHA Heifer Lottery at Bonanza and purchased a bred heifer from Justamere Ranch. Since then, she has purchased two animals out of the Triara Dispersal Sale. She has had much success with her herd, winning numerous Canadian titles with different animals at shows across Canada and selling

semen internationally to Russia, Argentina, Brazil and throughout North America. Allison is also heavily involved with 4-H and several other junior breed associations. She sits on the Quebec Junior Simmental Board and is the Quebec Junior Angus Association Secretary. Allison is an ambassador of the cattle industry. In her High School Leadership Program, she organized a city-to-country day, bringing 60 students from suburban Montreal to the family farm, where they were introduced to a variety of farm animals, including beef and dairy cows, horses and small animals. Students were treated to a hands-on educational experience, home-made lunch and a Farmer Olympics competition. Allison is a full-time student at McGill University, studying Kindergarten/Elementary Education. She is an accomplished ballet dancer and finds time to teach ballet to young children as well. Her artistry expands to photography and scrapbooking as well. Congratulations Allison!

Thank you to T Bar C for their support over the last 10 years.

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FUTURE OF THE BREED CJHA KGF “Future of the Breed” Scholarship Winners This scholarship is presented annually to deserving CJHA members. Four scholarships valued at $1000 are bestowed each year. Applications are available at www.hereford.ca and applications must be postmarked by May 15th of the year of application. Congratulations to Christin, Nicholas, Morgan and Emma the 2017 “Future of the Breed” recipients!

CHRISTIN DIXON - Arcola, Saskatchewan

Christin is the graduating class valedictorian of Arcola School. She is an active CJHA member, having participated in seven Bonanzas since 2011. She and her family at Blair Athol Farms donated a heifer in 2016 to the Keith Gilmore Foundation. She has had tremendous success in the show ring at the national, provincial and 4-H levels. In addition to her academics and cattle, Christin is active in multiple school sports, is President of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and works part-time at a fitness centre. She is enrolled at the University of Regina’s Pre-Dentistry program. Her goal is to set up a Dental practice and continue building her herd of Hereford cattle.

NICHOLAS CHEREMSHYNSKI – Vegreville, Alberta

Nicholas graduated from Vegreville Composite High School and is enrolled at the University of Alberta’s Engineering Program. He has a special interest in Biomedical Engineering. He plans to combine his Engineering career path with his goals of becoming a leader in the Hereford industry. His vision of the future includes his younger siblings. By working together, they plan to establish a family-owned-and-operated cattle operation. Nicholas’ first Bonanza was in 2014 and he has shown at every Bonanza since. He is active on the Hereford show scene and is involved in 4-H. In addition to his involvement in the cattle industry, he is active in sports and has played football for the past six years, serving as team captain for the past two. He actively volunteers in his community with youth sport groups, community projects and tutoring fellow students.

MORGAN MILLHAM – Outlook, Saskatchewan

Morgan recently graduated from Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute and thoroughly enjoyed his time there. Besides his excellent academic performance, Morgan was the captain of his school’s football team and played on the basketball team. Morgan has been a CJHA member for 11 years and for the last three, he has served on the National Council. He has participated in and run many of the CJHA projects, including the Heifer Lottery, Semen Donation program, the Newsletter and the 50/50 fundraiser. He is also very active in 4-H and raising and showing Hereford cattle. This fall, he is enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan to study Agriculture Bioscience.

EMMA NICHOLAS – Milestone, Saskatchewan

Emma is a graduate of Milestone High School, where she served as President of the Student Council. She has been active in many school activities, including sports, science fairs and leadership. Outside of school, she is very active in her community and within the cattle industry. Emma is currently Vice-President of the Saskatchewan Junior Hereford Association (SJHA), been a CJHA member for 11 years and a 4-H member for 12 years. She has participated in numerous Bonanzas and other cattle shows. Emma is enrolled at the University of Lethbridge to begin Nursing Studies this fall. She hereby sums up her dedication to the Hereford breed: “Although I am not pursuing a career in agriculture, the family farm and its roots in the Hereford breed will never change. I plan to continue being an active member, participant and contributor to the Hereford industry.” 144

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Featuring successful Hereford and Hereford Influence projects Send your results to sarah@hereford.ca

Champion Hereford Reserve Champion Purebred female overall Exhibited by: Jacey Massey Irricana 4-H beef and multi club

Crossroad Beef Expo Junior Show Reserve Champion Female Exhibited by: Jacey Massey Irricana 4-H beef and multi club

Reserve Champion 4-H project Reserve Champion Purebred female overall Exhibited by: Jacey Massey Irricana 4-H beef and multi club

District Achievement Day Reserve Champion Heifer Exhibited by: Zane Gunderson Holden 4-H beef club

Island Show Top Hereford Exhibited by: Peyton Lewis Cowichan 4-H beef club

Spiritwood Regional Show and Sale Grand Champion female Exhibited by: Megan Wasden Spiritwood 4-H club

Spiritwood Regional Show and Sale Reserve Champion Cow/Calf Pair Exhibited by: Megan Wasden Spiritwood 4-H club

Medicine Hat & district 4-H Show and Sale 3rd in class Exhibited by: Jane Stafford Irvine 4-H beef club

Cody Sibblad Legacy Classic 3rd in class Exhibited by: Rylan Stafford Irvine 4-H beef club

Medicine Hat & district 4-H Show and Sale Reserve Grand Champion Exhibited by; Rylan Stafford Irvine 4-H beef club

Argyle 4-H Achievement Day Reserve Champion Heifer Exhibited by; Cadyn Marten Argyle 4-H Beef Club

Argyle 4-H Achievement Day Reserve Champion Steer Exhibited by; Cadyn Marten Argyle 4-H Beef Club

Weyburn Ag Society Fair Champion Middle weight steer & 2nd in class Estevan Lord of the Ring Jr. Stock Show - Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer Arcola-Kisbey Achievemnt Day Reserve Junior Champion Female Exhibited by: Christin Dixon Arcola-Kisbey Beef Club

Weyburn Agricultural Society Fair Reserve Champion female Alameda Fair - Grand Champion Jackpot Heifer Arcola-Kisbey Achievemnt Day Reserve Champion female Exhibited by: Emma Lees Arcola-Kisbey Beef Club

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Weyburn Agricultural Society Fair Class winner Exhibited by: Emma Lees Arcola-Kisbey Beef Club

Weyburn Agricultural Society Fair Reserve Champion Cloverbud Heifer Exhibited by: Becca Lees Arcola-Kisbey Beef Club

Weyburn Agricultural Society Fair Class 7 winner Exhibited by: Kate Webb Pangman-Ogema Beef Club

Weyburn Agricultural Society Fair Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer Exhibited by: Kylee Dixon Arcola-Kisbey Beef Club

Knee Hill Valley 4H Show Reserve Grand Champion Steer Exhibited by: Nathan Flewelling Knee Hill Valley 4-H Beef Club

Knee Hill Valley 4H Show Reserve Grand Champion Female Exhibited by: Nathan Flewelling Knee Hill Valley 4-H Beef Club

Drayton Valley 4H Interclub Show & Sale Exhibited by: Rylee Rogers Two Rivers 4-H Beef Club

Drayton Valley 4H Interclub Show & Sale Exhibited by: Jordynn Rogers Two Rivers 4-H Beef Club

Drayton Valley 4H Interclub Show & Sale Exhibited by: Wilson Bell Two Rivers 4-H Beef Club

Crossfield-Madden Achievement Day Reserve Champion Steer Exhibited by: Delanie Knull Crossfield-Madden 4-H Beef Club

4-H on Parade Reserve Champion Senior Steer & Reserve Champion Senior Showman Exhibited by: Delanie Crossfield-Madden 4-H Beef Club

Beaver River Achievement Day Reserve Champion Steer Exhibited by: Carson Theisen Beaver River Beef, Alberta

Weyburn Agricultural Society FairReserve Grand Champion Steer & Champion Homegrown Steer Arcola-Kisbey Achievemnt Day Grand Champion Steer Exhibited by: Kyla Lees Arcola-Kisbey Beef Club

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Weyburn Agricultural Society Fair Class winner Steer Arcola-Kisbey Acievement DayChampion Light Weight Steer Exhibited by: Kylee Dixon Arcola-Kisbey Beef Club

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New Norway 4-H Achievement Day 3rd In Class Steer Exhibited by: Paytten Fankhanel New Norway 4-H Beef Club

New Norway 4-H Achievement Day 4th In Class Steer Exhibited by: Shana Lee Fankhanel New Norway 4-H Beef Club

New Norway 4-H Achievement Day 3rd In Class Heifer Exhibited by: Cody Fankhanel New Norway 4-H Beef Club

New Norway 4-H Achievement Day Cleaver kid Wyatt Fankhanel New Norway 4-H Beef Club Weybrun Agricultural Society Fair Group of 5 Champion Hereford Steers Exhibited by: Kyla Lees, Emma Lees, Lane Newell, Kylee Dixon & Christin Dixon All from Arcola-Kisbey Beef Club

Weyburn Agricultural Society Fair Exhibited by: Heidi Fradette

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Canadian Hereford Association 2016 year-end statistics Annual Young Guns Active Life Total CHA Members Junior Total

BC 79 1 2

AB 221 16 45

SK 170 9 47

MB 78 3 13

ON 222 10 9

PQ 42 1 0

MP 53 1 1

Total 865 41 117

282

226

241

1023

129

135

152

592

2.03%

114

411

361

138

393

127

1615

-0.80%

Year

Registrations

2002**

23,393

8,383

1,767

2003**

19,259

6,735

1,749

2004**

16,621

5,192

1,579

2005**

17,531

5,845

1,308

2006**

15,839

6,078

1,202

2007**

11,962

5,529

1,126

2008**

17,964

7,506

1,014

2009**

15,038

5,483

970

2010**

13,100

5,662

934

2011**

14, 130

5, 963

878

2012**

14,133

5,756

858

2013**

12,873

5,516

865

2014**

12,698

5,720

828

2015**

12,729

5,125

873

2016**

12,827

5,963

865

Transfers* Annual Members

*Includes Title Transfers up to & including the year 2002

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2015 % Growth -0.925% -24.39% -5.98%

**Includes Foreign Registrations

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Financial Situation 5 year Comparison 2012 1,793,980 1,678,751

2013 1,101,060 1,163,045

2014 1,159,713 1,161,612

2015 1,146,246 1,080,322

2016 1,255,229 1,245,183

165,909

(61,990)

(1,899)

16,728

10,046

Cash A/R Inventory Prepaid Expense Investment (short) Capital Assets Investment (long) Assets Liabilities Balance

321,364 30,401 21,354 37,015 0 541,640 150,000 1,101,777 187,963 913,814

113,784 35,642 18,293 46,304 0 512,083 253,279 979,385 127,561 851,824

78,507 42,252 13,665 61,357 0 482,450 265,785 944,016 94,082 849,934

94,184 40,880 17,871 52,696 0 466,248 277,987 976,432 90,288 866,662

99,411 65,641 14,721 35,012 0 471,127 282,032 987,424 98,318 876,708

Current Assets Current Liabilities Working Capital

410,137 187,963 222,174

317,302 127,561 189,741

311,566 94,082 217,484

333,618 90,288 250,414

346,817 98,318 255,518

2.18

2.49

3.31

3.70

3.53

Revenues Expenses Profit

Ratio

Registration (by age of animal) and Transfers by Province â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2016 12-18 mo. 27 9 18 280 113 167

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0-6 mo.

6-12 mo.

18 + mo.

Foreign

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Transfers

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BC Male Female Alberta Male Female

504 183 321 3489 1488 2001

155 56 99 1477 627 850

72 47 25 205 52 153

4 3 1 19 10 9

762 298 464 5470 2290 3180

229 150 79 2002 1251 751

0 0 0 609 34 575

Saskatchewan

1811

1141

399

173

Male Female Manitoba

645 1166 764

491 650 366

133 266 28

53 120 11

3557

1447

554

24 9 0

1346 2211 1169

632 815 398

34 520 6

Male

221

103

327

170

Female Ontario

543 858

263 280

26 52

10 30

0 31

842 1251

228 503

6 59

Male

191

Female Quebec Male Female Maritimes Male

667 129 28 101 285 55

221 97 19 78 65 24

37 18 3 15 14 3

276

26 2 0 2 7 1

24 0 0 0 1 0

975 246 50 196 372 83

413 43 15 28 101 23

58 1 0 1 11 0

Female

230

289

TOTAL Male Female

7649 2620 5029

3522 1320 2202

803 263 540

496 154 342

81 37 44

12827 4670 8157

4723 2331 2392

1240 69 1171

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Registered 50 or more head in 2016 Members who have registered 50 or more head in 2016 LILYBROOK HEREFORDS INC

150

400

BNC POLLED HEREFORDS

HOLLOWAY FARMS 234

LANNI BRISTOW 79

FENTON HEREFORD RANCH INC

233

D W HEREFORDS

HIRSCHE HEREFORDS & ANGUS LTD

215

GEMSTONE CATTLE CO

CR BAR RANCHING

181

HARVIE RANCHING 76

ULRICH HEREFORD RANCH INC

175

LAMPORTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S POLLED HEREFORDS

DOENZ RANCHES LTD

151

JOHN LUTZ 73

BROST LAND & CATTLE CO LTD

134

ESTATE OF RAY VAN STEINBURG

GUILFORD HEREFORD RANCH

131

GARRETT RANCH 71

COULEE CREST HEREFORDS

131

MC INTYRE RANCHING CO LTD

HILL 70 QUANTOCK RANCH LTD

130

BENWYN FARM LTD

ANL POLLED HEREFORDS

122

DONALD WAYNE GILLESPIE

CORBIELL HEREFORDS 122

MERLE W WYATT

CRITTENDEN BROS 113

CARZAN LAND & LIVESTOCK

PHANTOM CREEK LIVESTOCK LTD

110

S NIXDORFF & SONS

TWIN VIEW POLLED HEREFORDS

109

BERT ANDERSON 61

MC COY CATTLE COMPANY LTD

109

BRADLEY C DALLAS

BAR PIPE HEREFORD RANCH

108

WLB POLLED HEREFORDS

ALVIN C PAWLITZA

105

RAYMOND CHITTICK 59

NELS & TERRI NIXDORFF & FAMILY

105

KEN RUTLEDGE 59

JBLC HOLDING INC

103

DOUGLAS TROOP 57

CALVIN GEORGE RAMSAY

DICK BRAUN 57

CRONE HEREFORDS 94

BLAIR FENTON 55

XTC RANCHES 93

WALLACE J MITCHELL

JO NOMN HEREFORD RANCH

COPPER CREEK RANCH

RIVER VALLEY POLLED HEREFORDS

FERME E J CHAMPAGNE ET FILS INC

HARVEY DALE DUKE

ROBERT C BANNERMAN

JAMES SPENCER DUKE

DUNCAN LEES 50

ANDERSON RANCHES LTD

EUGENE S & NORMA E POHOLKA

CRAIG DOUGLAS BRAUN

STANDARD HILL LIVESTOCK

REMITALL WEST POLLED HEREFORDS

76 73

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Hereford Farewells Joseph (Joe) Lasby January 22, 1933 - February 26, 2017 With regret, the CHA announces the passing of Joe Lasby, of Milton, Ontario. Joe was born at the home farm in Acton, Ontario – now the site of the Acton High School – completing the family of Charlie and Florence Lasby, joining brother Wallace, who was nine at the time of Joe’s birth. Joe was a familiar face at cattle shows, supporting his own children and neighbour children through 4-H and in the cattle industry, including his daughter Patty – now Market Development Manager at Genex; and his niece Cathy Lasby – owner of Preferred Agri-Marketing Services and contributing writer to the Hereford Digest; and nephew Dave Lasby, who managed the Grosvenor Farm Hereford operation. Great nephew Josh currently works for the ANL Hereford operation in Saskatchewan. While Joe himself worked off the farm his entire career, he loved the farming way of life and especially enjoyed his cows, pigs and his Border Cheviot sheep. His two grandchildren brought a special twinkle to his eyes----he declared Carly and Blake to be ‘just perfect’. Joe was the beloved husband for 45 years of the late Shirley Lasby. He will be sadly missed by his children Stephen, Heather, Patty, and Linda (Jeff) Roque. He was predeceased by his brother Wallace Lasby and sister in law Maisie Lasby (see obituary in this edition). Joe loved his job, which also gave him the time and place to pursue his farming interest until the day he died. His first job was in construction but he ultimately took a job with the Township of Nassagaweya in January of 1962. It was said that no one could run a road grader or snow plow better than Joe. He married Shirley Brennan on Valentine’s Day, 1964 in Rockwood. Joe retired from his position as Superintendent of Roads with the Town of Milton in April, 1995, and one of his retirement gifts was the “Short Acre” sign for his little farm there. He was a hard worker and continued working at part-time jobs for years. Remembered by many as a soft spoken, easy-going man, Joe always loved to hear or tell a good joke or a story. He had an excellent sense of dry humour. As a dear friend recited at Joe’s funeral….. “It is said that it takes a community to raise a child. I would say that it also took a community to keep an old man in failing health in the home that he loved. Joe’s children respected their father’s deepest wish which was to remain in his home until the end. They did this with the help of a community of people – their extended family and friends……. Joe was deeply loved, superbly cared for, and is now at peace.”

Maisie Georgia (Gordon) Lasby 1927 - January 4, 2017 It is with regret that the CHA announces the sudden yet peaceful passing of Maisie Georgia (Gordon) Lasby of Rockwood, Ontario. In her 90th year, Maisie passed away at Hospice Wellington on Wednesday night, January 4th, 2017. She had a smile that could warm you as well as any grandmother’s smile could. She embodied well the role of loving mother, grandmother and wife, to her family and her extended community. Wife to the late Wallace Lasby (August 2007), her best friend and farming partner for over 60 years. Admired and loved Mom of Bill, Bob, Cathy and David (Shirley). Very proud and always supportive Grandma of Justin (Jaimie), Joshua and Jessica. Her special brother-in-law, Joe Lasby, would pass away just over a month later. Maisie was admired and greatly respected by Stephen Lasby, Heather Wood, Patty Lasby (of Genex), Linda (Jeff) Rogue and their children Carly and Blake, Peggy Marshall and her family and Marion McPhail and her family. Predeceased by her parents Roy and Jean (Jackson) Gordon; her parents-in-law Charles and Florence (Swanston) Lasby; sisters and brothers in law, Marjorie and Neil McPhail and Hilda and Stewart Kerr; sister-in-law Shirley Lasby and nephew Jim McPhail. Maisie was proud to be a farmer and a farmer’s wife and was greatly involved in the Hereford community. She spent her entire life in the farming community. For some time in the 1990s, Maisie and Wallace hosted the Ontario Hereford Association’s heifer development centre. She was a leader and organizer for many organizations and events. She was a faithful member of the Eden Mills Presbyterian Church, the Choir and the Presbyterian Women’s group. She was a very loyal member and leader in the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario (Arkell, Eden Mills and Dublin Branches). But her greatest joy was attending cattle shows where her grandchildren were competing so she could lead their cheering section.

Craig Gary Ludwig January 9, 1941 - January 8, 2017 It is with regret that the CHA announces the passing of Craig Gary Ludwig, husband, father, grandfather, on Sunday, January 8th, one day before his 76th birthday. Craig attended a one-room schoolhouse, drove a tractor at a young age and worked on neighbors’ farms in his teen years to earn money to keep his family’s farm going. He always felt a close connection to his western Iowa origins. He earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Iowa State University where het met his wife, Nancy on a blind date on Valentine’s Day, 1965. Craig then earned his PhD in Animal Science at Oklahoma State University. He and Nancy married on May 27th, 1967, and moved to the Kansas City area in 1969. Craig worked for the American Hereford Association (AHA) for 29 years, travelling throughout the U.S. and the world. Following his work for the AHA, he was the CEO for several other cattle associations. At home, Craig was a skilled builder and remodeler. He loved caring for his yard, planting and tending his extensive garden – especially the tomato plants and flowers – feeding the birds, playing fantasy football with his longtime league, and participating in his Bible study group. When his sons were young, Craig coached their softball and 3&2 Baseball league teams, leading them to division championships on a couple of occasions to his great delight. As a sports fan, he was also for many years a keen tailgater at Chiefs games with close friends. His grandchildren were his pride and joy and he attended many of their games. He and Nancy were also able to visit their two granddaughters on several occasions when they lived in England and Germany. Craig is survived by his wife Nancy of 49 years, his son Chad (Tracy Moran), his daughter Laura Butler (Marvin), his son Scott (fiancée Bri), brothers Arnold (Marilynn) and Jon (Barb), grandchildren Elrica and Gabriella Ludwig and Remi, Brody, and Hadley Butler. Preceding him in death were his parents, Arnold and Marjorie Ludwig, his sister Suzan and brother-in-law Ronnie.

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Gilbert (Gil) James Henderson September 5, 1926 - January 30, 2017 It is with regret that the CHA announces the passing of Gilbert James Henderson of Onondaga Farms, St George, Ontario, in his 91st year. Gil will be sadly missed by his sister Margaret Watson (Doug) of Innisfil, his brother George Henderson of Texas, sister-in-law Alice Bennett (Fred) of Woodstock and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his wife Molly. Gil was born to working class parents, George, a plumber and Pansy, a nurse. Gil grew up in Toronto but spent some of his summers on a family friend’s farm in Woodstock Ontario where he grew to love the land and outdoor activities. At age 16, Gil purchased his first gun with savings from his summer job and began taking part in the sport of hunting and later Trap shooting competitions, winning several North American and international championships and titles in the sport, including a Silver medal in the World Competition, in Moscow, Russia. He went on to compete in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy and also made the Olympic team in 1968 and 1972.In one North American competition, he beat out the famous Roy Rogers for the title. He was the Administrator for the Canadian Shooting Team at the Montreal Summer Olympic Games in 1976. In 1981, Gil was inducted into the Ontario Trapshooting Hall of Fame and to Brant County’s Sport’s Hall of Recognition. Gil served in the Canadian Infantry Battalion in the World War II. After he returned from service he eventually became a partner with George Watts in Watts and Henderson Plumbing and Heating, later becoming the sole owner of Rexway Sheet Metal.In 1965, Gil and Molly purchased their farm in St. George, Ontario. Shortly thereafter, they formed a partnership with Ducks Unlimited to protect and develop wetlands on the property, modifying farming practices accordingly. As part of those efforts, he worked with Harry Lumsden in the recovery of the Trumpeter Swan in Ontario in 1982 when there were no wild pairs in the province. Fourteen years later, the Trumpeter Swan is no longer considered “at risk”. Gil and Molly received the 1990 Ontario Environmental Stewardship Award and the Canadian Environmental Stewardship Award. Several Honour Roll distinctions were received for their environmental efforts.In 1993, they were honoured with the Brant County Farm of the Year Award. Onandago Farms also raised and exported champion Hereford cattle across Canada and the world. Gil and Molly, along with Cathy Lasby formed a show committee to bring the First Canadian National Hereford Show to the Royal Winter Fair in 1994. Onandaga Farms won the Grand Champion Bull, Reserve Grand Champion Female and Premier Breeder awards at that show. The operation was presented with the CHA Mark of Excellence Award in 2001. Gil was a director on the board of the Ontario Hereford Association. He was also honoured with the Canadian Hereford Stockman’s National Cattlemen’s Award at the Denver National Western Stockshow. Gil and his wife Molly went above and beyond in their support of the Hereford breed, both on their own operation and through the Canadian Hereford Association itself. They were intrinsically involved in the building project, décor and furniture of the current CHA offices at Skyline Way in Calgary. In the eighties and nineties, Onandaga Farms held several successful annual production sales. What breeders attending remember most is Gil and Molly’s friendship. No matter their age or social status, they made everyone feel important and welcomed. Their operation is now dedicated to the Tim Horton’s Foundation where a scaled-down version of previous operations now serve to host children at a special camp there. Raymond Harry Van Steinburg 1923 - March 4, 2017 It is with regret that the CHA announces the passing of legendary Hereford breeder Raymond Harry Van Steinburg. Raymond, age 94, of Wycliffe, British Columbia peacefully passed away on Saturday, March 4th, 2017, at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital. Ray is survived by his son Ron, and daughters Kathryn and Lynette and by his five grandsons and two great-grandchildren. He was born near Moosomin, Saskatchewan in 1923 but his family moved to the Kootenay Lake area while he was young. Ray maintained a mine engine from the age of 14 and then later in his teens, worked on and helped manage a dairy before joining the Canadian Armed Forces to fight in World War II. During the war, he drove a wrecker all over Europe helping the troops keep moving, often crossing into enemy territory to collect Allied transports and other vehicles. When the war ended, he volunteered to stay and help clean up to help our European allies get back on their feet. Ray returned to Kimberley, British Columbia after the war and worked at Cominco for a short time before taking over a taxi stand and grew it to be a thriving business in a post-war time when it was difficult to get cars for personal use. He was the first to bring 2-way radios into the Kootenays as a way to better serve his customers. Ray married Edythe Mae Derricott in 1951 and later that year, they moved to Wycliffe where they started a dairy and egg business. In 1959, they sold the dairy cattle and started buying Herefords. Together, they built Pine Butte Ranch and on March 10th, after Ray’s death, and according to Ray’s wishes, the ranch hosted its 22nd bull sale. Ray was incredibly active in the ranching community, serving on boards and committees for several decades in nearly every area of the beef industry and land stewardship. He was presented dozens of awards and citations in appreciation of his work locally, nationally and even internationally. Not one to be told how (or when) to live his life by doctors, Ray exceeded medical expectations many times throughout his life. On February 9th he was told that he only had 3-4 days to live due to cancer complications. He proudly outlived this last prediction by 20 days. He was the last in his family of origin to pass away. Pine Butte Ranch is ably managed by Ray’s daughter Lynette Van Steinberg and her partner Hugh McLuckie who plan to keep the operation going. Hugh says “Ray will never be gone,” referring to the gems of wisdom that he left along the way. Gisela M. Rimke November 21, 1925 - April 13, 2017 It is with regret that the CHA announces the passing of Gisela Rimke (nee Welzel). She passed away peacefully at the age of 91 years on April 13th, 2017. She is predeceased by her husband Hubert (2016) and is survived by her sons John (wife Cleo and daughter Kelsey), Albert (wife Michelle and children Jay, Samantha, and Levi), and David (wife Cheryl and children Charlena, Reed, and Owen). Gisela was born in Glatz, Germany on November 21st, 1925. She received her nursing degree in Germany and Switzerland. She immigrated to Canada in 1956 and furthered her education at the Grey Nuns of Canada in Regina, Saskatchewan. From there, she accepted a nursing position in Lynn Lake, Manitoba, where she met the love of her life, Hubert Rimke. They were married in Winnipeg on May 7th, 1960. They spent eight years in Lynn Lake before purchasing a farm in Rorketon, Manitoba. While running a farm with Hubert, she worked as a nurse in Dauphin, Ste. Rose, and Winnipegosis. Her fondest memories of being a nurse was helping deliver many children of families she knew. She retired from nursing in 1990. They sold the farm in 2003 and moved to Dauphin. In 2012, the couple moved to Winnipeg, where in 2015, for health reasons, she resided at the Golden Links Lodge personal care home. The family would like to thank the staff of Golden Links Lodge for their loving care. Theodore Alexander McCracken November 22, 1934 - May 14, 2017 It is with regret that the CHA announces the passing of Theodore McCracken, life long farmer and Hereford Breeder of Roseneath, Ontario. Theodore passed away peacefully at Northumberland Hills Hospital on Sunday, May 14th, 2017, at the age of 83. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Shirley McCracken (nee Brown) and his four children, Marion Fraser (Keith Hillyard), Allan McCracken, Greg McCracken (Donna Bevan) and Heather Ogden (Mark). He is also survived by his five grandchildren, Sean Fraser (Tricia Barrett), Scott McCracken (Sarah Carr), Kelsey Taylor (Will Grant), Julie Taylor (Connor Brown) and Lauren Ogden. Theodore was predeceased by his parents Ross and Edna McCracken (nee Doxtator). He was a brother to the late Audrey Winkworth (Bob), Ila Sherwin and Frieda Danford. When Theodore retired from dairy farming he went full long into Hereford production, looking for the best females he could find to establish a reputable herd. The herd name was Trent Hills Farm and the investment in some top females in the breed led to several prestigious show ring honours in the last nearly 20 years of Theodore’s life.

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Margaret Rose Pogany March 26, 1927 - May 18, 2017 It is with regret that the CHA announces the passing of Margaret Rose Pogany – Hereford breeder of British Columbia’s Golden Horn Ranch. Margaret was born in Melville, Saskatchewan on March 27th, 1927 and resided in Melville until June, 1936 when her parents Julia and Steve Szabo and one sister Betty moved to a homestead north of Mistatim, Saskatchewan. When Margaret was 16, she went with friends to find work in London, Ontario, and worked there from May to October, returning to Mistatim by train. On February 19th, 1945, her childhood sweetheart returned to marry her and the couple took the train to Creston, British Columbia, where they settled for a few years, later raising their family near Lister, BC. This is where they established the Golden Horn Ranch as a dairy for a few years, eventually switching to Horned Herefords. Margaret and Joe gained much respect as one of the top purebred Hereford producers in British Columbia associated with the BC and Canadian Hereford Associations. This legacy is now being carried on by Clifford and Kari-Ann Pogany. Margaret loved gardening, sewing, cooking, and hosting dinner parties. She enjoyed attending Red Hat functions, going to Cowboy Poetry events and writing her own poetry but most of all, she loved being with family and living on the farm. She was pre-deceased by parents Julia and Steve Szabo, husband of 56 years Joe Pogany in 2001 and granddaughter Jackie Pogany in 1986. Margaret will be missed by family, son Ken (Nola) Pogany of Leduc County, granddaughter Kim (Byron) Myhre, great-grandchildren Haley, Tanner, Ethan and Brooke of Sherwood Park, Alberta; granddaughter Kari (Nigel) Kucher; great-grandchildren Savanna and Jake of Edmonton, Alberta, and Derek(Robin) Pogany; great-grandchildren Cohen and Benjamin of Sherwood Park, Alberta; daughter Gloria (Gary) Knight, grandson Joel (Val) Knight of Calgary, Alberta, granddaughter Leah Knight of Hinton, AB; son Clifford (Kari-Ann) Pogany, granddaughter Amanda Pogany (Alex Murray) of Kamloops, BC, granddaughter Brandi Pogany (Rob Wegner) of Creston, BC and Darlene Pogany of Sherwood Park, Alberta. Jean Miola Latimer April 1, 1926 - May 22, 2017 It is with regret that the CHA announces the passing of Jean Miola (Winter) Latimer, of Remitall Cattle Company, Olds, Alberta. Jean passed away on Monday, May 22nd, 2017 at the age of 91 years following a brief illness at the Red Deer Regional Hospital in Red Deer, Alberta. Jean will be lovingly remembered by her children, Linda (Doug) Henderson, Gary (Jacci) Latimer, Marlene (Ian) Harvie, Nancy Latimer, Bryan (Annette) Latimer and Elaine (Greg) Urwin, as well as by 22 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, sister-in-law Mary (Jim) Buzzard and brother-in-law Marvin (Mary) Latimer. She is predeceased by her husband Louis Latimer, brother and sister-in-law Mac and Lil Winter, sister and brother-in-law Betty and Hugo Widmer, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Carroll and Jeannie Latimer, brother-in-law Norval Latimer, nephew Kim Winter, nephew Michael Widmer, niece Janet Moore, great niece Michelle Winter and great nephews Brad Lewis, Joshua Bishop. Jean was born to Harry and Ethel Winter on April 1st, 1926 in Olds, Alberta and grew up east of Olds in the Poplar Creek district. She attended school at Poplar Creek and then moved to Olds to finish and graduate from high school. She then taught school for a year at Poplar Creek. Jean married Louis Taylor Latimer on December 3rd, 1945. They began farming together and soon moved to a ranch north of Sundre. About a year later, land was purchased south of Olds and Jean and Louis began the journey to establish Remitall Cattle Company. They raised six children and built the business to become a successful and internationally respected purebred herd. Focus was on hard work and family participation. Jean worked in the farm office in addition to looking after kids, housework and cooking for family, employees and guests. In 1954 Jean and Louis formed a partnership with Louie’s brother Carroll and Jeannie, which continued for 20 years. From 1960-1972 Jean and Louis, Carroll and Jeannie purchased the John Deere business ‘Yule & Latimer’ in Olds. Jean played an active role in the business, doing the accounting work in its early years. Together with Louis, many awards were received including the American Shorthorn Association Builder of the Breed, Alberta Angus Association Breeder of the Year, County of Mountain View Family Farm Award and the Bank of Montreal Family Farm Award. Jean was also an active member of the Olds Agricultural Society, serving as secretary for a lengthy time. She volunteered and served on board positions for the Coburn Women’s Institute, Alberta Shorthorn Ladies Auxiliary, Hereford Belles, the Youth Creative Arts Section of Olds Ag Society, the Olds Figure Skating Club and the Olds Red Hat Society. Jean and Louis travelled to various countries around the world, promoting cattle, attending shows and touring herds. They, in turn, hosted many guests over the years. Jean always welcomed people with a meal, homemade pie and a place to stay. Jean and Louis were able to celebrate 65 years of marriage before Louis passed in 2010. Jean’s greatest joy was her family - children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and extended family. Family events and activities were always top priority. She formed special bonds with everyone by attending birthday parties, hockey, baseball, soccer games, dance recitals, plays, swim meets, cattle shows, trips and much more. Jean had a true love for reading and constantly had a book on the go. She also enjoyed playing bridge and in recent years found great pleasure and companionship in bridge groups twice a week. Jean was vibrant and sharp-witted with a great sense of humour and continued attending events, driving and living independently right up until her recent illness. Isabel Mary Bishop June 16, 1930 - May 23, 2017 It is with regret that the CHA announces the passing of Isabel Mary Bishop. Isabel was born on June 16th, 1930 on the family farm near Weyburn, Saskatchewan to Jacob and Barbara (Honig) Probe. Isabel was the third of four children. She married Donald M. Bishop on June 27, 1953 and together they had four boys and two girls. Isabel is survived by her sons Manferd (Lisa), Errin, Darrell (Catherine) and William (Jana); daughters, Marilyn (Gaylend) Trenchuk and Rosemarie (Darrell) Klein; grandchildren Chris (Tabitha), Shelley (Kerry), Byron (Hanna), Errin (Alexandra), Patrick, Tammy (Adam), Tylee, Hailee, Michael (Loro), Barrett (Amy), Wyatt (Cressida), Connor, Ryley (Stephanie), Spencer, Mitchell, Donny, Amy-Marie (Jeremy) and Daniel; great-grandchildren, Gabrielle, Carter, Cayl, Clara-Bella, Aaro, Ella, Helaina, Yianna, Nora, Cohen, Jade, Leo, Noah, Raine, Delaney, Damen, Kennedy, Reid, Presley, Rhett and Pyper; and sister, Dorothy (Joe) Honovich; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Isabel was predeceased by her husband, Donald; great-grandson, Casey Ralph; brother, Donald (Irma) Probe; and sister, Jeannie (Donald) Neddow. If Isabel wasn’t in her garden or picking apples, she was sewing or helping others in any way she could. Her family is thankful for the memories they shared with her. Keith Henry Cassey 1928 - June 26, 2017 Keith Henry Casey of Tompkins, Saskatchewan, passed away in Maple Creek on Monday, June 26th, 2017, at the age of 89 years. Beloved husband of the late Marion Casey, Keith leaves to cherish his memory one son Doug (Lisa) Casey; four grandchildren - Diana Dimmock, Laurel Dimmock (Bodhi Kimber), Matt Casey and Erin Casey; two great-grandchildren Ryder and Tierney, as well as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife Marion on March 21, 2016; his parents, John and Gertrude Casey, one daughter Gwenda Casey on June 14, 2017. Keith was raised on the family farm where he spent his entire life. He married Marion Allan on July 8th, 1952, and together they continued to farm and raise their family. Keith served as Councilor for the R.M. of Piapot for 18 years. He enjoyed square dancing, team roping, and travelling.

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ANDRUCHOW, ARTHUR BREWLOTT FARMS BRISTOW, LANNI BROWN, CAYLYNNE COPPERTONE FARMS LTD CRANE CATTLE COMPANY CRONE HEREFORDS GILMAR, GLEN KEYNOTE FARMS KRESS, PAUL J LARKIN, GEOFFREY LEVELDALE POLLED HEREFORDS LISKEARD FARMS LTD LONE SPRUCE POLLED HEREFORDS MISSION RIDGE HEREFORDS MOOREHAVEN FARMS NICHOL, ANGELA DAWN OTTAWA VALLEY HEREFORD FARMS PRICHARD, DAVID W RAND, EVERETT ROCK’N “H” HEREFORDS SCHAAD, WAYNE P & MARY E SCHROEDER LORNE SHADY BIRCH FARM SIX SOUTH ACRES LTD SKR FARM SMITH, DENNIS STEELE BROOK FARMS TIM HORTON CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION VAN KESSEL, CASEY & JILL WATKINSON, BARBARA WEBBER, KELLY WELLS, JASON WELLS, RALPH JACK WILMS, LANE WRAY, KEN & JUDY

1392357 ONT INC 3-D-L FARM AIRRIESS ACRES ANDREWS, MURRAY CLARK ANDREWS, RUSSELL & FAYE AULDER CREEK FARMS BARBER, GREG BELL, DONALD & BRENDA BLACK, RAY & INGRID BOOSE, GARY & NORMA JEAN BRADLEY FARMS CHURCH, C GORDON COPPER CREEK RANCH D W HEREFORDS DICKSON, ADRIENNE DIXON, HANNAH DOUBLE DEUCE ACRES HOFFMAN, DIANE JUNKIN, M RAE & NORMA EDGAR LYONS, WM & AUDREY MARK MC KERRICHER FARMS INC MASTINE, JOHN NBG POLLED HEREFORDS NEWTON, JAMES E PRICHARD, KENNETH RANKIN, BLAIR & BOBBI RED ROCK POLLED HEREFORDS SPRING MOUNTAIN STOCK FARM SPRING VALLEY FARMS THORNTON, ROBERT B TOD MOUNTAIN RANCH TROOP, DOUGLAS TROOP, VICTOR A TWIN VIEW POLLED HEREFORDS VAN CAESEELE, WESLEY VEY JR, JOE WARD, LARRY WILMS, DALE M WILSON, ALLAN D WINDERMERE FARMS WINDY HILL FARMS XTC Ranches ZANE MC KERRICHER FARMS INC

A M RANCHING ALLEN, PHIL & LESLEY ANDERSON RANCHES LTD BAR PIPE HEREFORD RANCH BIG GULLY FARM BRICKER, ROSS A CONCORDIA HEREFORDS COURTENAY HEREFORDS DORBAY POLLED HEREFORDS ECHO VALLEY FARM HEREFORD GRLZ HIGHMARK RANCHING JBLC HOLDING INC LILYBROOK HEREFORDS INC LOST LAKE RANCH MAGNUM RANCHING MEDONTE HIGHLANDS POLLED HEREFORDS MILLHAM, HUNTER, MORGAN & SYDNEY MILLHAM, JAMES F MITCHELL, DAVID P NIXDORFF, NELS & TERRI & FAMILY PHANTOM CREEK LIVESTOCK LTD POGANY, CLIFFORD & KARI-ANN PUGH, WALLACE & FERN REID, DAVID G RICHARDSON RANCH RICHAUD STOCK FARMS ROSSER, GORDON L RSK FARMS SEARS, REYNOLDS & MARGARET WHEATON STRANGE, DENISE STROMSMOE, NYLE & CLINT TAPP, TREVOR L TRIPLE H FARM LTD ULRICH HEREFORD RANCH INC V AND G POLLED HEREFORDS W BAR M FARMS ZOETEMAN, STUART & SHERRI

Deadline: June 1st of each year. 2016 numbers are based off of the 2015 Calf Crop Program: Breeders will be recognized based on an All-Star scoring system for reporting performance data: (3 Star Breeder – report CE, BW, WW) (4 Star Breeder – report CE, BW, & WW plus one additional trait.)(5 Star Breeder – report CE, BW, & WW plus two additional traits.) Reward:-Primary Member’s Name included in the THE All-Star list published in the August issue of the Digest. -Primary Member’s Name included in special web search and illustrated under Membership Details and Breeder/Owner with THE Star logo on the web. -Logo can be used in the breeder’s own advertising / promotional materials until August of the following year. The key to this program is to pay attention to your Compliance Reports. These reports are returned along with any Performance reports at birth, weaning or yearling, and will identify any missing data. (Online users have access to these reports at any time.) After submitting weights for the June 1st Pan American Cattle Evaluation (PACE), review and return any missing data immediately so that you are not excluded from the All-Star list which debuts in the August issue of the Canadian Hereford Digest.

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quick reference To place an ad in The Canadian Hereford Digest, call 1-888-836-7242 or visit our website at www.hereford.ca Lamport’s Polled Herefords

Daryl & Linda Kirton 30018 Townshipline Rd. Abbotsford BC V4X 1Z4

We offer an outcross advantage. Yearling and two-year-old bulls for sale selected for carcass superiority.

3-D-L Polled Herefords

Bill Lamport Brad Lamport 403-226-0345 403-226-0450 Balzac, AB www.lamportspolledherefords.com

Email: 3-d-l@telus.net Website: www.3-d-l.com Phone: (604) 856-5755 Fax: (604) 856-5749

Do enz Ran c h e s Annual Sale in November

PHIL & CATHERINE BROWN MANAGERS

E-mail: doenzranches@gmail.com www.doenzranches.net

PHIL: (+1) 250 293 6857 CATHERINE: (+1) 250 293 6858

Nelson Doenz: (403) 642-7696 Brad Doenz: (403) 642-7694 Herdsman Josh Pickett: (403) 642-7686 PO Box 362, Warner, AB T0K 2L0 3.2 km E of Warner on #504 & 3.2 km N on Rg #170

P.O. BOX 817, PRINCETON, BC V0X 1W0 OFFICE: (+1) 250 295 4099 FAX: (+1) 250 295 4079 COPPERCREEK@XPLORNET.CA WWW.COPPERCREEKRANCH.COM

Andy Schuepbach

Breeders of Quality Hereford Cattle Since 1905

Chestermere Herefords R R 1 Didsbury, AB T0M 0W0 phone:(403) 335-8571 cell: (403) 815-9038 email: chestermereherefords@chsf.ca www.chsf.ca visitors always welcome!

Ph.:(403) 224-2162 Fax: (403) 224-3738 Box 89, Bowden, Alta. T0M 0K0 1/4 mile East of Bowden underpass on #587

andy@lilybrookherefords.com

Practical, Efficient C

Dedicated fax: 403 625-1500

www.lilybrookherefords.com

LITTLE RED DEER Andy Schuepbach HEREFORD FARM Phone: 403 625-4693 “Legendary Hereford Progeny” Cell: 403 625-6316 Box 2044, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada, T0L 0T0

George Edgar Wilf Edgar andy@lilybrookherefords.com Practical, Efficient Cattle Are Our Livelihood! (403) 227-2392 (403) 227-4541 403 625-1500 35240 Range Rd 13, Red DeerDedicated County,fax: Alberta T4G 0J2

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www.lilybrookherefords.com

2 mi. South, 4 1/2 mi. West, 1 mi. North of Innisfail

Andy Schuepbach

KEVIN & JANICE WIRSTA LEXI & KAILEY Email: kcow@telus.net Website: www.kcow.ca

Ph/Fax: 780-724-2789 Cell 780-614-5959

BOX 1450, ELK POINT, ALBERTA T0A 1A0

Lakeford Polled Herefords Brad & Kathy Dallas

Practical, Efficient Cattle Are Our Livelihood!

Bruce & Karen Butler & Family Horned & Polled Herefords Box 189 New Norway, AB T0B 3L0 Phone: 403 625-4693 P: (780) 855-2340 Cell: 403 C: 625-6316 (780) 608-0815

Polled Herefords Since 1961

The Bricker Family

Box 2044, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada, T0L 0T0

ALBERTA

Harvey Zieger R. R. 2 ● Barrhead, AB ● T7N 1N3 780-674-4878 ● hjzieger@gmail.com

BALZAC, ALBERTA, CANADA T0M 0E0 Fax: (430) 226-4873 Gladys Allen & Shanna (403) 226-0055 (403) 226-0767 Box 240 Box 221 Email: asjones@efirehose.net

ALBERTA

Phone: 403 625-4693 Cell: 403 625-6316

Registered & Commercial Horned Herefords Canadian Pedigrees ALBERTA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

YESTERDAY’S TRADITION - TODAY’S TECHNOLOGY

Dave and Jean Prichard Dan & Shelley Prichard Ph 780-385-2226 Kaylee, Amber & Erin Fax (780) 385-2298 Ph 780-385-2298 Cell (780) 385-5125

F: (780) 855-2454 Box 2044, Claresholm, Alberta, E: lonepineranch@ymail.com Canada, T0L 0T0 W: www.lonepineranch.webs.com FB: www.facebook.com/lonepineranch andy@lilybrookherefords.com Practical, Efficient Cattle Are Our Livelihood!

LONE PINE RANCH

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Dedicated fax: 403 625-1500

www.lilybrookherefords.com

Andy Schuepbach Phone: 403 625-4693 TERI MANNING & WOODY KUMPULA Cell: 403 625-6316

Phone (780) 623-7468 Cell (780) 689-6606 Box 2044, Claresholm, Alberta, Box 27, Site 5, Rich Lake,Canada, AB T0A 2Z0 T0L 0T0 80 km NW of St. Paul or 50andy@lilybrookherefords.com km SE of Lac La Biche

Practical, Efficient Cattle Are Our Livelihood!

Box 394, Killam, Alberta T0B 2L0

Email: lakeford@xplornet.com

Practical, Efficient C

Dedicated fax: 403 625-1500

www.lilybrookherefords.com

Andy Schuepbach Phone: 403 625-4693 Cell: 403 625-6316 Box 2044, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada, T0L 0T0

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quick reference Polled Herefords “Reg. Cattle Since 1952”

Evan Roberts

Visitors Welcome Anytime

Farm 780-349-6861 Cell 780-206-6802 Box 5279, Westlock, Alberta T7P 2P4 Located 1 mile North of Westlock on Hwy. 44

R.R. 2, Airdrie, Alta. T4B 2A4

S. Nixdorff & Sons

Jesse Bannerman box 341 Livelong sk s0m 1j0 Cell: 306-845-9194 ezranching@gmail.com

Nels (403) 948-5604 Rob (403) 948-2569 Scott (403) 948-5232 Fax (403) 948-3300 Paul (403) 935-4334

REGISTERED COMMERCIAL HORNED HEREFORDS

Box 25, Landis, SK S0K 2K0 Email: grltd@yourlink.ca

Box 102 Brosseau, AB T0B 0P0

S. Jones & Sons “Herefords”

Verne (306) 658-2022 Bill & Luke (306) 658-4750

ULRICH HEREFORD RANCH INC. “Performance Tested Herefords” Hans Ulrich Peter Ulrich (403) 625-2237 Ph/Fax (403) 625-2434 Cell (403)625-1036 Email: peter@ulrich-hereford-ranch-inc.com Web site: www.ulrich-hereford-ranch-inc.com Box 843, Claresholm, Alberta T0L 0T0

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Quality Cattle For Sale At All Times

Balzac, Alberta T0M 0E0 (403) 226-0200 (403) 226-0623

9 1/2 km E. of Balzac interchange on Hwy. #2 & 1 km N.

From Clareshom, 8 mi. (12.8 km) E., 4 mi. (6.4 km) N., 1/4 mi. E.

Jim & Georgine Westgard

www.westgardwindimuir.com Email jgwestgard@netago.ca Box 27, Sibbald, Alberta T0J 3E0

SASKATCHEWAN

Phone (403) 676-2167 Cell (403) 664-9412

AQUA HOLLOW RANCH Polled Hereford • Red Angus • Grains Spence and Janice Jock Sutter Sutter 306-452-7894 Cell: 306-452-7888 Sally Sutter/Aaron Kamp 306-452-8441 Fax: 306-452-6345 c.sutter@sasktel.net 4 km North of Redvers on #8 hwy Box 414 Redvers, Sask., Canada S0C 2H0

services index “The Complete Auction Service” Bob Balog Auctioneer (403) 382-5727

Louis Balog Auctioneer (403) 331-0611

sold@balogauction.com www.balogauction.com Box 786, Lethbridge, Alta. T1J 3Z6 Ph: (403) 320-1980 Fax : (403) 320-2660

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Phone: (780) 657-2270 Cell: (780) 603-1079 Email ncx@xplornet.ca

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Dennis & Andrea Babiuk

Wes, Bernie, Dustin, Cody & Austin Phone: (306) 658-4535 Cell: (306) 948-9663

HMS Hi-Cliffe Hunter, Morgan & Sydney Carmen & Brenda Millham Box 382 Outlook, SK S0L 2N0 C: 306-867-4231 C: 306-270-5524 E: carm.dvm@sasktel.net W: hmshicliffe.com

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The Total Solution

Rea Mahaffy

ONTARIO

“An alliance of consumer oriented beef industry participants”

Horned Hereford Black Angus Black Baldie Heifers

ERIN BROOK POLLED HEREFORDS rannoch65@gmail.com 65 Guest Court Unit 2 Box 2 St Mary’s ON N4X 1E5 (226) 661-0430

Web Site: www.lockfarms.com

Ferme

Triple H Farm Ltd. Lyal & Michell Heidecker livewires@sasktel.net

QUEBEC

SASKATCHEWAN

quick reference

Middle Lake, Sk. CANADA

306-231-3986 306-231-8783

triplehfarm.ca

MAHJAM

Farm

Polled Herefords Acères 150, route 220 Bonsecours, QC J0e 1H0

Téléphone Ferme: (450) 535-6606 mahjam@cooptel.qc.ca

Lyons Polled Herefords

Don, Diane Guilford & Family

Clearwater, MB (204) 873-2430 Reg. Black angus & Polled HeRefoRds

ONTARIO

MANITOBA

fAMille TéTreAulT - Jean & alan

William & Audrey Lyons 10893 Mill Rd. RR7 St. Thomas, ON N5P 3T2 Phone: 519-764-9560 Cell: 519-639-8991

Fax: 519-764-9615 Email: ablyons@amtelecom.net

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MARITIMES

Oulton Farm

OSF

Victor & Novadawn Oulton

RR #1, Windsor, NS B0N 2T0 Phone/Fax: 902-798-4440 Email. oulton.farm@ns.sympatico.ca C A N A D I A N

O’Shea Farms

Inquiries Always Welcome

osheafarms@hotmail.com Home of McCoy 55M Absolute 49S

Bulls & Females for Sale

Granton, Ontario C: 519-588-2241

HEREF

Lloyd & Sharon Francis 8698 Route 102 | Public Landing | New Brunswick | E5K 4L3 Tel: (506) 214-6300 | Cell: (506) 333-3160 powerbythehour@gmail.com

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Box 1562 Vulcan, Alberta T0L 2B0

Grant Ph: 403-593-2217 Craig Ph: 403-651-9441 Email: grantspix@gmail.com Web: www.grantspix.com

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CHA Board of Directors Doug Mann, President - 2019 Box 1456 Swift Current, SK S9H 3X4 P/F: (306) 773-4121 w_mann@xplornet.ca Albert Rimke, Vice President - 2019 Box 370, Oak Lake, MB R0M 1P0 P: (204)855-2534 F: (204)855-2711 amrimke@rfnow.com Daryl Kirton - 2019 30018 Townshipline Rd. Abbotsford, BC V4X 1Z4 P: (604) 856-5755 F: (604) 856-5749 3-d-l@telus.net Nels Nixdorff - 2019 RR 2, WAirdrie, AB T4B 2A4 P:(403) 948-5604 F:(403) 948-3300 nnixdorff@efirehose.net

Official Voice of the Canadian Hereford Association Publisher – Canadian Hereford Association Managing Editor – Jacob Onyschuk Associate Editor – Catherine Brown Art Director & Production Manager– Gina Devlin Advertising Director – Jacob Onyschuk

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Blaine Brost - 2020 Box 96, Irvine, AB T0J 1V0 P: (403) 834-2262 F: (403) 834-2145 bsbrost@shockware.com Bryan Latimer - 2018 Box 16 Site 2 RR 4, Olds, AB T4H 1T8 P: (403) 556-2960 F: (403) 556-3160 ablatimer@xplornet.ca David Reid - 2017 706 Nesslin Cres Saskatoon, SK S7J 4V3 P: (306) 373-6100 F: (306) 933-3512 david.reid@rbc.com Murray Andrews - 2018 Box 1373, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4R3 P: (306) 694-5821 F: (306) 692-6007 mandrews@sasktel.net Leon Silk - 2018 154 Brimley RD S Box 26 Grafton, ON K0K 2G0 P: (905) 349-3766 sonic@eagle.ca Jill Corp - 2019 RR1 500 Grassy Rd, Omemee, ON K0L 2W0 P: (705) 799-7488 corpcreekfarm@hotmail.com Jean Tetreault - 2018 150 Route 220 Bonsecours, PQ J0E 1H0 P: (450) 535-6606 mahjam@cooptel.qc.ca Philip Thorne - 2019 353 Baseline Road Glenvale, NB E4Z 2Z8 P: (506) 756-3649 pthorne@valacta.com 172

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VISION The Canadian Hereford Digest is committed to being the showcase for both the breed and breeders of Canadian Hereford cattle. MISSION To support the unity of the Hereford breed locally, nationally and internationally. Emphasizing communication between breeders, their provincial and national associations and their customers. Hereford EPD Averages Fall 2017

CE BW WW YW Milk TM MCE SC CW Stay (%) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (%) (cm) (lbs) (%)

MPI

FMI

RFI

PWG REA (in2)

FAT MARB (in)

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3.1

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1.5

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0.36 0.005 0.08

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1.0

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1.5

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0.34 0.005 0.09

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In honor of Canada’s 150th Birthday, the Digest team dug up some Hereford history to share in the celebrations. This ad was submitted by Ron and Nadine Wells from Ontario. This particular peice comes from a booklet titled ‘Selecting a Beef Bull’. Dick Sibald wrote and drew the ad back in 1963.

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Handyman Jacks People develop a morbid relationship with the most unlikely things. “Git rid of that horse, Newt! It’s bound to kill ya someday!” But Newt keeps saddlin’ up the widow maker. “Don’t be eatin’ those chilis, Newt! Ya know they’ll keep you up all night!” But Newt eats ‘em and spends the night on the john. “Dadgummit, Newt! I know that was yer Daddy’s pocket knife, but enough’s enough!” But Newt’s still cuttin’ calves with a half-inch blade. I’ve spent half my life cursing Handyman Jacks. I’ve turned the air blue coaxing them to cooperate. I can attest that it is impossible to injure one with anything short of an acetylene torch. I know they will work the first day, but the instant they are exposed to the smell of burnt rubber or the hint of desperation, they sull up. Oh, they work sometimes, just to keep you off guard. Like the time I was cruising a country road east of Malta and I felt thunk. I saw my rear wheel pass me on the left, bounce through the ditch and disappear into a field of waist high wheat! It didn’t take long for the truck to stop. For a hundred yards behind my rig it looked like I’d been installing telephone cable! Stuck out there, I improvised with a long fence pole I found near an irrigation pump. I jacked it up with the Handyman Chin Smasher and Slim Mechanism. Up one, down two, up one, down one, and so on. From the rear I wedged the pole over the axle and chained it tight. The pole stuck out several feet behind the bumper. Then I lowered the truck down by pounding the jack with a calf puller until the bumper rested on the protruding pole. I waited until a lone irrigator passed by and had him drag me ten miles back to the farm shop. I limped in like a one leg-ged cross country skier! Two years later the jack showed its true colors. I was comin’ south outta Grouse Creek in a brand new 3/4 ton vet truck. The high mountain road was snow packed and I was testing my traction. I missed a turn and slid off a ditch, high centered. ‘No sweat,’ I thought, ‘I’ll just jack it up and pile some wood underneath the tire.’ Once again I engaged the Combination Handyman Post Puller and Fickle Finger Mangler. I jacked that baby up ‘til the pickup was clear, packed everything I could find under the tire and flipped the lever that lowered the jack. With each pump of the handle, the pickup rose instead of fell! I alternated pumping and whacking the jack with the star wrench. Finally I got clear to the top of the jack! My brand new pickup had its left hind cocked up like a dog markin’ his territory. It took an hour on the lonely road for a meandering hay truck to rumble by. It was equipped with snow chains. They backed up to me and, with a screech and a whomp, pulled me off the jack. I drove that pickup for three years with a bent frame and a driver’s side door that never closed properly. But I’m still carryin’ the miserable rat bag of a jack around in the back of my latest truck. Me and Newt, knowin’ better but stupidly hoping it’ll work just one more time.

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3-D-L Polled Herefords...................................................................169

Airriess .............................................................................................91 Alta Genetics..................................................................................170 American Hereford Association.......................................................96 ANL & Guests Production Sale........................................................65 A.X.A. Polled Herefords..............................................................5, 171 Aqua Hollow Ranch........................................................................170

Balog Auction Service Ltd....................................................... 23, 170 Bannerlane Herefords.....................................................................53 Bar Pipe Hereford Ranch.................................................................36 Bar-RZ Polled Herefords..................................................................73 Bieber Herefords.............................................................................. 91 Big Gully..............................................................................................8 Blair-Athol Polled Herefords............................................................ 37 Bradley Farms................................................................................ 171 Braun Ranch.....................................................................................18 Breton West Herefords.................................................................... 10 Brost Land & Cattle Co. Ltd.............................................................64

C & T Cattle Co.................................................................................25 Canadian Farm Ins. Corp............................................................... 171 Chestermere Herefords.................................................................169 Church Ranch...................................................................................62 Copper Creek Ranch.............................................................. IFC, 196 Coppertone Farms Ltd...................................................................169 Corbiell Herefords............................................................................ 14 Coulee Crest.....................................................................................40 Courtenay Herefords........................................................................28 Crittenden Bros................................................................................89 Crone Herefords............................................................................... 17 Cutbank.............................................................................................79

Dallas Farms..................................................................................169 Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants Ltd.........................................170 Deanfield Ranch...............................................................................28 Dorbay Polled Herefords..........................................................97, 171 Dorran, Ryan...................................................................................170 Dorran, Cassie................................................................................171 Double Deuce Acres Polled Herefords............................................ 91

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Elmlodge Polled Herefords................................................................ 9 Elite Genetics Production Sale........................................................38 Erin Brook Polled Herefords...........................................................171 Eureka Hereford Farms inc..............................................................78 EZ Ranching....................................................................................170

Farmfair International...................................................................... 97 Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc.............................................................BC First Choice Female Sale.................................................................80 Flewelling Cattle Co Ltd.................................................................169

Garrett Ranch Ltd.................................................................... 63, 170 Gemstone Cattle Company.............................................................. 81 Glenrose Polled Herefords...............................................................63 Grant Rolston Photography Ltd............................................ 147, 171 Guilford Hereford Ranch................................................................171

HBM Polled Herefords................................................................... 171 Highmark Ranching Polled Herefords...........................................169 HMS Hi-Cliffe........................................................................... 91, 170 H.S. Knill Company Limited........................................................... 171 Holloway Farms Ltd.......................................................................... 16 HZ Herefords...........................................................................78, 169

JK Fraser...........................................................................................48 Johner Stock Farm.........................................................................170 Jones Hereford Ranches...............................................................169 JoNomn Hereford Ranch................................................................. 77 JVJ Polled Herefords......................................................................170

K-Cow Ranch...........................................................................67, 169

Lakeford Polled Herefords.............................................................169 Lakes Ranch Polled Herefords.......................................................IBC Lamportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Polled Herefords.................................................... 51, 169 LCI/Doenz Ranches................................................................ 71, 169

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To place an ad in The Canadian Hereford Digest, call 1-888-836-7242 or visit our website at www.hereford.ca Lian Mor Polled Herefords...............................................................45 Lilybrook Herefords................................................................. 19, 169 Little Fort Herefords.........................................................................52 Little Poplar Grove Herefords..........................................................92 Little Red Deer Hereford Farm...............................................95, 169 Livestock Media Plus ....................................................................178 L-O Horned Herefords...................................................................... 61 Lock Farms..................................................................................... 171 Lone Pine Cattle Services/Hereford Harvest.................................90 Lone Pine Ranch............................................................................169 Los Toros Ranchero.........................................................................94 Lost Lake Ranch.............................................................................169 Lyons Polled Herefords........................................................... 39, 171

S. Jones & Sons.............................................................................170 Sampson’s Thunderbird Ranch Ltd..............................................170 Season Finale Hereford Event.........................................................68 Shady Birch ......................................................................................47 Shar-Lo Farms................................................................................ 171 Skelton Cattle Co............................................................................170 SNS Herefords......................................................................... 72, 170 SS Cattle Company Inc..................................................................170 Stith, Dale.......................................................................................170 Stockmen’s Insurance................................................................... 171 Stromsmoe Herefords & Black Angus............................................54 Square-D Herefords.........................................................................29

Mahjam Farm................................................................................. 171 McKenzie Herefords......................................................................... 76 Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords............................................... 3 Misty Valley Farms...........................................................................93 MN Herefords...................................................................................49 Myalta Farms..................................................................................170

Take the Lead Bid Off......................................................................54 Taboo Polled Herefords.................................................................. 171 Tide Creek Herefords.......................................................................30 Triple H Herefords.......................................................................... 171

Ulrich Hereford Ranch Inc...................................................... 98, 170

NBG Polled Herefords.................................................................... 171 ‘NCX Polled Herefords.....................................................................170 Neslon Hirsche Purebreds...............................................................31

Oulton Farm................................................................................... 171 O’Shea Farms.......................................................................... 94, 171

Pahl Livestock Ltd............................................................................70 Phantom Creek Livestock................................................................11 Pine Butte Ranch.............................................................................69

Walnut Drive Farms..........................................................................82 Wascana ..........................................................................................47 Westgard Windimuir Herefords.............................................. 24, 170 Wildbear Herefords.......................................................................... 76 Wyatt Farms...................................................................................... 87

XTC Ranches.....................................................................................46

YV Ranch...........................................................................................55

Remitall West................................................................................... 27 Richardson Ranch...................................................................67, 169 River Bridge Ranch..........................................................................22 River Valley Polled Herefords...........................................................15 RSK Farms........................................................................................38 Rutledge Herefords............................................................................ 4

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Bridget Andrews & Christian Moulding Box 1177 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, S6H 3P9 1 (306) 631-9254 | livestockplus@gmail.com 178

INNOVATIVE | CREATIVE | ACCOUNTABLE

Semen & embryoS for Sale

C95 A 43587249 FEB. 12, 2015

SHF CANNON Z210 C95

{DLF HYF IEF}

Outstanding genetic outcross, smooth polled, pigment, huge barrel and hip with large well-shaped testicals and a good foot. He has sired moderate birth weight calves and is suitable to breed heifers to. His mother is one of Sandhill Farms top cows. Pictured above at 131/2 months weighing 1586 lbs.

Check his video at www.crittendenbros.com EPD

CE BW WW YW M M&G +5.4 +1.2 +57 +84 +29 +57 .29 .61 .39 .42 .14 SC CW FAT REA MARB BMI +1.2 +66 +0.092 +0.25 +0.42 +$ 24 .32 .29 .29 .29 .26 -

F REST EASY 847

CEM +3.4 .24 CEZ +$ 20 -

MCW US TS +82 +1.24 +1.26 .35 P P BII CHB +$ 19 +$ 29 -

GHC LRL CANNONBALL 66 E

GV CMR X151 MR 847 Z210 GRANDVIEW CMR MS 424 X151 ET LOEWEN M326 SIR 33T

SHF MISTY 33T Y35 HVH QUEEN 1022 37S

FOR SEMEN CONTACT: Howard 306-963-2414 or cell 306-963-7880 or Kevin at 620-546-4570

Stop and check out C95’s calves at Crittenden Bros. and Sandhill Farms . Semen priced at $1500 for 20 straws. Limited packages available.

Owned by: Lakes Ranch | Crittenden Bros. | Sandhill Farms, Haviland, Kansas

Crittenden Bros. Polled Herefords

Cattle Since 1909 and Polled Herefords Since 1975

Box 158, Imperial, SK S0G 2J0

Ranch at Ashmont, Alberta

Howard & Sharon

Winston (Win) Stothert

604.922.9652 • wstothert@shaw.ca 1107-2222 Bellevue Ave., West Vancouver, BC V7V 1C7

306.963.2414 • Howard Cell: 306.963.7880

Gordon & Shirley

306.963.2622 • h.s.crittenden@sasktel.net

Sandhill Farms 2048 280th Avenue Haviland, Kansas 67059

Kevin & Vera Schultz

(620) 995-4072 • Fax: (620) 995-4071 Kevin@SandHillFarms.com

53rd Annual Fall Sale November 18, 2017

RUT 10X AMIGO LAD 78A

FE 152S FRONTLINE 199Y

Future Looks Bright. 2017 Calgary Champion SGC 814Y DIAMOND AMIGO 45C

FE 43T EMPEROR 232Z

2017 Sale Offering

Sale Gelding Al & Lori Fenton Becky & Curtis Snethun Ray-Lynn & Kacee Phone/Fax: 780-754-2384 Cell: 780-842-7806

bulls registered bred heifers commercial bred Heifers Broke Ranch Geldings fancy foals Conrad & Janel Fenton Dalee, Prior, Emerson & Beau Phone: 780-754-3321 Cell: 780-209-3600

Sale Gelding Blair & Jessica Fenton Gray, Tayva & Laney Phone: 780-754-2891 Cell: 587-281-0900

Email: fentonherefordranch@gmail.com • Box 479, Irma, AB T0B 2H0 • www. fentonherefordranch.com 7 miles East of Irma on Hwy. #14 or 11 miles West of Wainwright - Look for the Hereford Sign