The Fullblood Simmental Fleckvieh Federation (FSFF) established the Fred Schuetze award to recognize breeders who have made a significant impact on the Fullblood Simmental Fleckvieh breed. Fred was instrumental in the creation of the Federation and served as a long standing FSFF President; his dedication to the breed is unwavering, and the recipients of this award are equally appreciated for their contributions. Ron & Carla Mae were married in 1957 and have one son, Greg, and two daughters, Shauna & Joanne. The family bought a farm that they called Harkaway Simmentals in Ontario in 1972. In 1976, Ron attended the very first Simmental show in North America, The Toronto Royal, with his cousin Harry Haney, and fell in love with the Simmental breed. He bought his first female in 1979, Kingfiled Altise The Bar 5 Ranch was established in 1969 by a group of 5 ranchers. They began to focus on Fullblood Simmental cattle in 1978. Bar 5 sold its very first polled fullblood bull, Bar 5 Catalyst 639P, in 1983, and its very first female, Bar 5 Ms Pol General, in 1990; Ron bought both. In July 1990, Ron and his son Greg, and Irving Langill purchased Bar 5 from Mr. Ron Nolan Emil Stange. Ron & Carla became the sole owners of Bar 5 Simmental Stock Farms Ltd in 1997. In 1998, Ron purchased a group of the very best Fullblood Fleckvieh cows in South 2016 Fred Schuetze Award Recipient Africa. In 2002, Bar 5 introduced a “Designed Maternal Crossbreeding System” and started production of Fullblood Fleckvieh cattle in South Africa in partnership with Toverberg Simmentals. Embryos were produced in South Africa, imported into Canada and transplanted at the North American Bar 5 facility. Bar 5 cattle are walking in many countries including the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Chile, Nicaragua, Columbia, South Africa, China, Korea, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand! Ron and Carla participated in many shows and were very involved in Simmental affairs. Bar 5 exhibited winning cattle at Agribition, The Royal (in Toronto), Brandon Royal, and many smaller shows in Canada. They also did exceptionally well with pens of bulls in Denver, CO. More recently they helped to establish the Fullblood Simmental Fleckvieh show, “The Pinnacle”, at the NAILE in Louisville, KY. Ron and Carla have both served on the Ontario Simmental Association as Directors and President. Ron has also served on the Canadian Simmental Association and the Fullblood Simmental Fleckvieh Federation as a Director and President for each. This past summer Ron & Carla regretfully announced the dispersal of Bar 5. On October 1, 2016, the entire herd and most of the semen and frozen embryos were sold. The legacy left by Bar 5 is second to none. They will be missed by the Simmental community! The FSFF is proud to recognize Ron Nolan of Bar 5 Stock Farms (Ontario, Canada) as the 2015 Fred Schuetze Award recipient! Congratulations Ron & Carla, and the Nolan family for your incredible stance within our breed!
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