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The Charolais Connection 124 Shannon Road Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 5B1 Ph. (306) 546 3940 • Fax (306) 546 3942 Home Page: http://www.charolaisbanner.com charolaisbanner@gmail.com ISSN 0824 1767 Manager/Publisher Helge By Managing Editor Candace By charolaisbanner@gmail.com @ByCandace

MARCH 2016 • VOL. XXXIII, NO. 2 From the Field ............................................................................................8 du champ ..................................................................................................10 Canadian Charolais Association ..............................................................14 De L’Association de Charolais Canadien ..................................................14 Profile – Windy Ridge Farms Ltd. ............................................................23 Social Media Concepts ..............................................................................38 Herd Health– Treatment for Scours Other Than Antibiotics ..................46 Designer Genes..........................................................................................50 Drought Proofing a Pasture ....................................................................56 Canadian Charolais Youth Association News ..........................................58 Reduce Winter Feeding Losses ................................................................60 Water Requirements for Livestock During Winter..................................62 BIXSco and Cargill Limited Sign Deal ......................................................63 Livestock Industry Embraces Awareness ..................................................64 Calendar of Events ....................................................................................73 Industry Info ..............................................................................................77 Index of Advertisers ..................................................................................78

Production/Graphic Design Susan Penner charolais.susan@sasktel.net Web Design Dalyse Robertson pdmrobertson@gmail.com FIELDMEN: Alberta & British Columbia Craig Scott 5107 Shannon Drive, Olds, AB T4H 1X3 Res. (403) 507 2258 Fax (403) 507 2268 Cell (403) 651 9441 sbanner@telusplanet.net @craigscott222 Saskatchewan, Manitoba, USA & Eastern Canada Helge By 124 Shannon Rd., Regina, SK S4S 5B1 Office (306) 546 3940 Fax (306) 546 3942 Res. (306) 584 7937 Cell (306) 536 4261 charolaisbanner@gmail.com @CharolaisBanner SUBSCRIPTIONS: $9.45 per year $25.20 – 3 years (Prices include 5% GST) The Charolais Connection is mailed to over 13,000 cattlemen nationwide. Those cattlemen include all purebred Charolais breeders, buyers of purebred Charolais bulls from the past six years and all subscribers to the Charolais Banner. No material contained in the Charolais Connection may be reprinted without the permission of the Charolais Banner. The publishers reserve the right to refuse any advertisements. The material produced in this publication is done so with the highest integrity, however, we assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. We are responsible for only the value of the advertisement. Animals in the photographs in the Connection have not been altered by computer enhancement or mechanical methods according to the knowledge of the publisher.

On the cover… Photo taken at Campbells Charolais, Griffin, SK

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SPARROWS PATRIOT 24X sons Muscle, Hair, Style and Docility

JDJ NORTHERN STAR 109P son Calving ease with performance

HTA QUANTUM son Thickness, Hair, Longevity

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WINN MANS BIG RIG son Length, Style, Hair and Calving Ease

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POINTS TO PONDER

From the Field Helge By

With over 6,000 clicks of the shutter, through dozens and dozens of bull pens, picturing is finished for the spring bull sale ads and catalogues. I cannot remember having as nice of a winter for picturing in Western Canada as we had this year. Other parts of Canada have had everything from above average temperatures to big snows and below average temperatures. The lack of moisture in some parts is cause for some concern but, hopefully, it will come as rain and we won’t have to contend with any more snow or ice this winter. With the mild weather since last fall, it was interesting to find the hair so good in the bull pens this winter. I know breeders have been selecting for good quality hair coats, but with the weather, I wasn’t sure the animals would have grown hair as much as they did. The good haired feeder calves will bring extra dollars from the buyers, so it is important to keep an eye on it. I know many of you haven’t started calving yet and it is a long time until fall sales but here is something to consider. Last fall I got visiting with a large feedlot operator in Ontario at a pre-sort, pre-vaccinate sale at the start of Beef week in Keady. These Charcross calves were bringing top dollars because of the quality and the strict vaccination protocols they adhere to. As a feedlot operator if they aren’t sure the cattle they are buying have been pre-vaccinated, they will routinely give them a shot of Draxxin and other medications when processing them on entry to reduce sickness. This feedlot man’s concern isn’t just the cost of doing this from his end, but what happens when there is a break in these drugs’ effectiveness or some drug resistance. It would be much better if all calves in the fall were pre-vaccinated before weaning and waterer trained and been on some feed to eliminate the need to do the 8

treatments and to slow the possibility of this happening. He was generous enough to share what they do in their operations. “Our calf program on receiving is the following: Bovi Gold, Covexin 8, Ivomec, ADE, check for bulls and stags, clean any horns plus pain med, feedlot tags with corresponding CCIA tag and Draxxin. If the cattle are from a back grounding program, we skip the Draxxin. We do not implant calves on arrival but we do afterwards. I see too many problems with steer calves that have been implanted early. Mainly behavior problems. The implants should be saved for the last 180 days on feed. To be honest, put the dollars into vaccines. A 550 lb. vs a 575 lb calf (the heavier one implanted) brings the same dollars per head.” “I feel the calf program on the ranch should look like this; Bovi Gold, 8 way, blackleg at branding, no implants from a vaccinated cow. Another option if the calves stay on the ranch is to wean and start on feed which saves antibiotic usage. Lastly if the calves are going right off the cow at least have the minimum of a Bovi Gold 5 IBR, BVD, PI3, BRSV and what really helps is access to a water bowl and access to dry feed and being fed in a place that the calves can be by themselves. The feed area by themselves with a water bowl and a bunk is really helping these cattle stay stress free. When they get to their new home they know what these scary things are. Also the area by themselves with some human contact will make weaning a very simple process.” I know what many of you are thinking and yes unless you are selling just your calves in packages and can guarantee the vaccination protocols, you aren’t getting paid for the extra time and effort you put into it. Somehow the industry will have to address this and make positive steps forward. In a perfect world with BIXS or other traceability/herd health programs, we should be able to Charolais Connection • March 2016

identify these calves and eliminate the extra vaccinating and treating routinely done now. The first Charolais bull sales have been very strong with the demand high and the supply no more than in previous years. Already this spring I have seen some commercial producers buying their first Charolais bull in many years and the bulls going to breed straight black cows. The message is getting through from the order buyers and feedlots that the quality silver calves will bring a premium as well. We will have a shortage of Charolais bulls when a bigger portion of the cow/calf industry realizes the dollars they are missing out on by not using a Charolais bull. We need more Charolais breeders especially in some areas that are almost void of them. If you have thought about becoming a seedstock producer, I would say there is a great opportunity to get started and have a ready bull market moving forward. So as we get into more of the bull sales, if Craig Scott or I can be of any assistance, please don’t hesitate to give us a call. We are always happy to help in any way we can. And on another note, if you have a 4-H member in your household that is showing a Charolais animal this year, we want to hear Charolais Success stories. Any one who wins a 4-H Regional with a Charolais sired animal will be published in an upcoming Charolais Connection, if we get the information in time. Just email us with your results. As I said last month, all our Charolais Banner and Charolais Connection magazines are online for free at charolaisbanner.com if you want to go back to past issues or show your neighbour past articles. We also try to keep the sale news very current on our homepage so you can check out the latest results, usually within a day of the sale. Until next time, Helge

QUALITY BULLS that will add the PERFORMANCE you want and the RETURN you need

On Offer: Elder’s Catalyst 14C • 4th Gen Pld Elder’s Zeus x EldersSpecialEdition BW 100, Adj 205 732, Adj 365 1553 CE 76 BW 2.7 WW 47 YW 88 M 19.2 TM 43

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Elder’s Cheyenne 65C • Dbl Pld Grant’s Playboy x Sparrows Nixon BW 95, Adj 205 780, Adj 365 1289 CE 95 BW -.7 WW 40 YW 65 M 23.1 TM 43

• Many Polled • Some Red Factor • Guaranteed • Free delivery up to 200 km before May 1 or take them home sale day and deduct $100 from your total purchase

Elder’s Candid 75C • 3rd Gen Pld/s CML Encore x Bar J Silverado 14S BW 87, Adj 205 665, Adj 365 1391 CE 98 BW -1.8 WW 24 YW 56 M 25.7 TM 38

Elder’s Crusier 7C • Red Factor, 3rd Gen Pld SRK Canyon x Elder’s Lil Boogie BW 95, Adj 205 902, Adj 365 1667 CE 99 BW -2.5 WW 44 YW 92 M 22.2 TM 22.2

Thank you to all our previous buyers for supporting and believing in our program!

Elder’s Chrome 107C • Red Factor, 3rd Gen Pld HBSF Red River x Elder’s Cocoa BW 100, Adj 205 760, Adj 365 1432 CE 89 BW 1.5 WW 43 YW 89 M 7.8 TM 39

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Mel Elder Ron & Donna Elder 306-267-4986 Michael & Judy Elder 306-267-5655 Box 81 Coronach, SK S0H 0Z0 • relder@sasktel.net Visitors Welcome

Elder’s Cozmo 138C • Polled Sparrows Nixon x Bar J Silverado BW 108, Adj 205 834, Adj 365 1516 CE 47 BW 4 WW 51 YW 99 M 23.7 TM 49

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POINT A SURVEILLER

Du champ Helge By

Avec plus de 6000 clics de l’obturateur de nos caméras, dans des dizaines et dizaines d’enclos de taureaux. Le montage est terminé pour les annonces de ventes et pour les catalogues. Je ne me souviens pas d’avoir vu un aussi bel hiver dans l’ouest canadien. D’autres régions du Canada ont été au-dessus de la moyenne des températures avec beaucoup de neige. Le manque d’humidité dans certaines régions est sûrement préoccupant, en espérant qu’il sera compensé sous forme de pluie et n’ont pas avoir plus de neige ou de glace. Avec le temps doux qui s’est installé depuis l’automne dernier, il était très intéressant de constater que les taureaux dans les parcs ont une superbe toison cet hiver. Je sais que les éleveurs sélectionnent, pour avoir de bonnes couches de poils, mais je ne suis pas sûr qu’ilsont augmenté comme d’habitude. Car les bons veaux d’embouche avec beaucoup de poils rapportent d’avantage, il est donc important d’en prendre note. Je sais que plusieurs d’entre vous n’ont pas encore commencé leur saison de vêlage, car cela est très intéressant pour les ventes d’automne et cela est vraiment à considérer. L’automne dernier j’ai visité un gros parc d’engraissement de l’Ontario, et assisté à un pré-tri de pré-vaccination pour vente qui avait eu lieu en début de semaine du bœuf (Keady) Ces veaux charolais croisés rapportent les plus hauts prix à cause de la qualité et des protocoles de vaccination très stricte à laquelle ils adhèrent. En tant qu’opérateur de parc d’engraissement, s’ils ne sont pas sûr que le bétail qu’ils achètent ont été pré-vacciné, ils vont leur administrer régulièrement une dose de DRAXXIN et d’autres médicaments, lors de leur traitement à l’entrée pour réduire au minimum les maladies. La préoccupation de l’opérateur, est non seulement le coût, mais c’est de savoir s’il y aura une 10

rupture dans l’efficacité des médicaments, mais une résistance à ceux-ci. Il serait beaucoup mieux si tous nos veaux à l’automne étaient pré-vaccinés avant le sevrage et habitué aux abreuvoirs, et à certains aliments, afin d’éliminer de faire un chevauchement de traitements. Il a eu la générosité de partager ses méthodes de travail avec moi. Notre travail à la réception des veaux est le suivant : BOVI GOLD, COVEXIN 8. IVOMEC, ADE, vérifier les mâles et les mal castrés décorner avec médicament pour la douleur, étiquettes de parcs avec une étiquette et DRAXXIN CCIA correspondant. Si les veaux sont déjà sur un programme connus nous sautons le DRAXXIN. Nous n’implantons pas les veauxà l’arrivée, mais nous le faisons par la suite. Nous voyons trop de problèmes avec les veaux implantés trop tôt. Principalement des problèmes de comportement. Les implants peuvent être oubliés pour les premiers 180jours. Pour être honnête mettre de l’argent sur les vaccins pour un veau de 550 livres et un veau non implanté de 575 livres il n’y a pas de différence le tout rapporte le même montant d’argent. Sur un programme de vaccination à la ferme il devrait ressembler à ceci : BOVI GOLD, 8 WAY, BLACK LEG TYPE, et pas d’implants d’une vache vaccinée. Une autre option si les veaux demeurent à la ferme, est de sevrer et de commencer l’alimentation, ce qui permet d’économiser sur l’utilisation des antibiotiques. Enfin si les veaux demeurent avec la vache est d’au moins d’avoir le minimum : BOVI GOLD, IBR, BVD, P13, BRSV, et ce qui aide vraiment c’est d’avoir accès aux abreuvoirs, et aux aliments secs où seul les veaux peuvent avoir accès. Une zone d’alimentation avec accès à l’eau et une bonne litière est un bon remède antistress. Quand ils arrivent dans un nouvel environnement ils connaissent déjà à quoi s’attendent. Ainsi l’endroit où ils habitent avec un Charolais Connection • March 2016

peu de contact humain, rendra le processus du sevrage beaucoup plus simple. Je sais ce que beaucoup d’entre vous en pensent, excepté si vous les vendez tous en même temps, alors vous pouvez garantir le protocole de vaccination, et que vous n’êtes pas payé pour le temps et les efforts que vous y mettez. De toute manière l’industrie devra se pencher sur cette situation pour y apporté que du positif. Dans un monde parfait avec BIXS ou d’autre programmes de santé traçabilité / de troupeau, nous devrions être en mesure d’identifier ces veaux et d’éliminer la vaccination supplémentaire systématique. Les premières ventes de taureaux charolais ont ététrès fortes et la demande beaucoup plus forte que l’offre.Déjà ce printemps nous avons vu certains producteurs commerciaux acheter leur premier taureau charolais depuis plusieurs années, et utiliser ces taureaux sur des vaches noirs. Le message passe par les acheteurs à qui leurs veaux vont rapporter lors de la vente. Nous aurons une pénurie de taureaux charolais quand une plus grande partie de l’industrie vache/veaux, réaliseront qu’il passe à côté d’argent supplémentaire en n’utilisant pas un taureau charolais. Nous avons besoin d’éleveurs charolais car dans certaines régions ils sont inexistants. Si vous pensez devenir un éleveur pur-sang, je dirais qu’il y a un bon marché et à la hausse. Alors que nous débutons dans les ventes de taureaux, si Craig Scott ou moi-même pouvons vous aider n’hésitez pas à nous contacter. Nous sommes toujours heureux de vous aider de quelque manière que ce soit. Et sur une autre note si vous avez un membre des 4-H dans votre famille qui présente un animal charolais cette année, nous voulons entendre parler de vos succès. Tout membre qui gagne une expo régionale avec un charolais sera publié dans la prochaine édition continued on page 18

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LT Sundance X Roundup BW 80 lbs WW 820 lbs BW -1.6 WW 49.4 YW 84.6 M 17

Steppler 83U X Kaboom BW 93 lbs WW 1005 lbs BW 0 WW 44.5 YW 75.5 M 20

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Steppler 83U X Roundup BW 98 lbs WW 780 lbs BW 1.2 WW 43.9 YW 76.6 M 16.8

Steppler 83U X Roundup BW 90 lbs WW 770 lbs BW 0.1 WW 42.7 YW 74.3 M 12.7

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LAE Land Baron X Steppler 83U BW 108 lbs WW 910 lbs BW 4.9 WW 60.8 YW 107.9 M 21.8

LAE Land Baron X Steppler 83U BW 85 lbs WW 845 lbs BW -0.5 WW 50.4 YW 88.8 M 25.7

LT Sundance X Steppler 83U BW 90 lbs WW 810 lbs BW 0.9 WW 54.2 YW 85.1 M 15.4

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A sample of the two year olds on offer

DSY 46B • All State x Seminole CE 75.8 BW -.2 WW 41 YW 87 M 18.7 TM 39.2 BW 87, Adj WW 758 • Recommended for heifers DSY 73C • Copenhagen x Santiago CE 77 BW .9 WW 40 YW 86 M 26.7 TM 47 BW 99, Adj WW 704, Adj YW 1374

DSY 9C • Jacksonville x Roundup CE 99 Bw -3.8 WW 33 YW 64 M 17.5 TM 34 BW 82, Adj WW 702, Adj YW 1358 Recommended for heifers

DSY 193C • Copenhagen x Belin CE 61 BW 1.9 WW 42 YW 94 M 24.9 TM 46 BW 101, Adj WW 734, Adj YW 1345

DSY 91C • Copenhagen x Distinction CE 74 BW 2 WW 46 YW 100 M 23.3 TM 46.3 BW 99, Adj WW 695, Adj YW 1418

DSY 103C • Talon x Memphis CE 51 BW 2.7 WW 46 YW 87 M 23.3 TM 46.4 BW 104, Adj WW 733, Adj YW 1392

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DSY 135C • Seminole x Sanchez CE 63 BW 2.2 WW 43 YW 91 M 24.5 TM 46 BW 102, Adj WW 715, Adj YW 1325

DSY 64C • Blue Value x Seminole CE 87 BW 1.4 WW 59 YW 107 M 19.6 TM 49 BW 102, Adj WW 900, Adj YW 1529

DSY 66C • Blue Value x Roundup CE 92 BW .4 WW 57 YW 104 M 18 TM 47 BW 97, Adj WW 790, Adj YW 1350 Recommended for heifers

DSY 161C • Geddes x Oakridge CE 56 BW 3.3 WW 58 YW 94 M 8.5 TM 37 BW 101, Adj WW 753, Adj YW 1419

Call for more information or view the catalogue and videos online at www.bylivestock.com Box 7, Miami, MB R0G 1H0 Dan & Pat Steppler • T 204-435-2021 Andre & Katie Steppler T 204-435-2463 C 204-750-1951 @steppler_andre • stepplerfarms@hotmail.com www.stepplerfarms.com Charolais Connection • March 2016

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FROM THE CANADIAN CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION

Why–A Popular Question CANADIAN CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION 2320, 41st Avenue NE, Calgary, AB T2E 6W8 403.250.9242 F 403.291.9324 www.charolais.com @canCharolais www.facebook.com/cdncharolais PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVES: ALBERTA President: Stephen Cholak, Lamont Secretary: Kristina Prokuda, Glenevis SASKATCHEWAN President: Greg Gilliland, Carievale Secretary: Dave Blechinger, Rosetown MANITOBA President: Shawn Airey, Rivers Secretary: Rae Trimble, Portage la Prairie ONTARIO President: Jim Baker, Stayner, ON Secretary: Doris Aitken, Mount Forest QUEBEC President: Mathieu Palerme, Gatineau Secretary: Laurent Jourdain, Saint-Hyacinthe MARITIMES President: Ricky Milton, Cornwall, PE Secretary: Jennifer MacDonald, St. Mary’s, Kent Co., NB STAFF: General Manager: MEL REEKIE Registry Manager: LOIS CHIVILO Registry: JUDY CUMMER French Membership: BERNARD DORE bernarddore@videotron.ca EXECUTIVE: PRESIDENT: BRIAN COUGHLIN RR3 1012 Snake River Line, Cobden, ON K0J 1K0 613.646.9741 C 613.312.0270 bh.cornerview@gmail.com

1st VICE-PRESIDENT: ANDRE STEPPLER Box 248, Miami, MB R0G1H0 204.435.2463 C 204.750.1951 F 204.435.2021 steppleran@hotmail.com

2nd VICE-PRES: ROD McLEOD

Mel Reekie, General Manager

Why. Why is a popular question. Many weigh their options of why – why use this bull or that bull, this breed or that breed. Many people have asked me over the years, why use a Charolais bull? My answer is simple, Why not? While markets are nearly impossible to predict at times, the proven performance from your Charolais bull is predictable. The Charolais herd has made genetic improvements that add value. Lowered birth weights, increased weaning and yearling weights all add value to your bottom line. While you cannot control or always predict the market, you can control your calf crop. Efficient char-cross calves have the ability to pad your wallet with their naturally heavier weaning weights and market premiums. Charolais influenced cattle are yielding premiums at the markets across the country; it pays to sell Charolais influenced cattle. As you read through the Connection, you’ll see taglines describing exactly why to purchase a Charolais bull. Success – Quality – Performance – Pounds – Profit – Consistent – Powerful –Proven – Future. Couple these qualities with the history of

the breeders’ programs and it is a winning situation. We’re also fortunate in the Charolais breed to not only have well established breeders but also youthful, energetic breeders that have realized the long lasting potential our breed offers their operations and that of their customers. Keep in mind the significance of a Registration Certificate when purchasing your next bull. A Registration paper from the Canadian Charolais Association provides value; it’s recognized around the globe as representing integrity, traceability and a guarantee of the product. Registration and identification are cornerstones to the association. The CCA collects performance data and monitors desirable traits for overall breed improvement made possible through maintained and detailed pedigrees. As members of the CCA, purebred breeders have contributed a lot of time, effort and information leading to genetic progress to not only their personal herd but also the Canadian herd. Please refer to www.charolais.com for a list of Active Members of the Association and watch for Upcoming Sales and Events; allow the Charolais community to benefit your herd and profits!

293113 Twp Rd 263, Rockyview County, AB T4A 0N5 403.932.4622 C 403.540.7986 F 403.250.8928 rodmcl@telus.net

PAST PRESIDENT: BRENT SAUNDERS RR 3, Markdale, ON N0C 1H0 519.986.4165 C 519.372.6196 F 519.986.4273 saunders@bmts.com

DIRECTORS: RICKY MILTON 4558 Route 19, Nine Mile Creek, PEI C0A 1H2 902.675.3091 C 902.393.8699 rmilton@upei.ca

BERNARD BÉGIN 1630 Rg St-Martin, Ste-Marie, PQ G6E 3A8 418.387.7514 C 418.389.7181 F 418.387.5623 louberfarm@hotmail.com DARWIN ROSSO 78 325 4th Ave SW, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 5V2 306.693.2384 rosso.c@sasktel.net MIKE ELDER Box 216, Coronach, SK S0H 0Z0 306.267.5655 C 306.267.7730 mjelder@sasktel.net KASEY PHILLIPS Box 420, Waskatenau, AB T0A 3P0 780.358.2360 C 780.656.6400 kphillips@mcsnet.ca

TRAVIS FOOT Box 414, Esther, AB T0J 1H0 403.664.3167 C 403.664.0961 Travis@bigskyrealestate.ca

DE LA CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE

Pourquoi–une question populair Mel Reekie, Directeur général

---Pourquoi. Pourquoi est la source de plusieurs questions. Lorsqu’on considère une réponse, on se demande “pourquoi”; pourquoi ce taureau et non pas celui-ci? Pourquoi cette race et non-pas celle-ci? On me demande souvent; « pourquoi utiliser la race Charolais? » Et ma réponse est simple; « Pourquoi pas? » Il est bien entendu qu’il est impossible de prédire le prix des marchés, pourtant la performance d’un taureau Charolais est prédictible. La race en générale a pris des mesures d’amélioration génétique qui vous assure une valeur ajoutée. En particulier, les poids à la naissance ont été diminués, tout en augmentant les poids au sevrage et les poids à un an – un scenario qui affectera vos profits d’une façon positive.

Les prix de marchés sont hors de votre contrôle, mais la qualité de vos veaux est entre vos mains. L’efficacité des veaux Charolais croisés a l’habilité de bien remplir vos portemonnaies puisque ces veaux sont plus lourds de nature au sevrage et très en demande auprès des acheteurs d’un bout à l’autre du pays. Dans cet édition du Connection, vous remarquerez des slogans qui décrivent parfaitement les attributs d’un taureau Charolais, soient : Succès – QualitéPerformance – Poids – Consistance – Puissance – Avenir. Lorsqu’on marie ces qualités avec l’historique éprouvé d’un éleveur, la valeur est assurée. Nous sommes vraiment choyés avec nos éleveurs

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View the catalogue online at www.charolaisbanner.com

PALE 40C • CML Encore x HTA Vegas • 4th Gen Pld CE 64 BW 1.9 WW 34 YW 78 M 25.4 TM 42

PALE 16C • Gerrard Pastor x EC No Doubt • 4th Gen Pld CE 62 BW 2.2 WW 61 YW 118 M 23.8 TM 54

257 Perry, Gatineau, QC J9J 3A1 Etienne Palerme DVM 819-210-7210 epalerme@hotmail.com Mathieu Palerme 819-213-3143 PALE 25C • Anjou Pure Power x LT Rio Blanco • Pld CE 32 BW 3.1 WW 53 YW 102 M 22.6 TM 49

“At the forefront of tomorrow's genetics”

PALE 21C • Anjou Pure Power x STA Gibson's Finest • Pld CE 60 BW 2.9 WW 48 YW 90 M 22.8 TM 47

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DRD CHAROLAIS ~ Available privately or at Last Chance Bull Sale, May 31st, Moose Jaw, SK

DRD Edgar 231C • 4th Gen Polled DRD Caracus 66C • 4th Gen Pld, Red Factor DRD Sapgedde 4C • Double Polled Feb 3 BW 90 lb. • Jan 31 1280 lb. March 1 BW 95 lb. • Jan 31 1380 lb. Feb 2 BW 110 lb. • Jan 31 1320 lb. LT Ledger x Whitecap Locator SRK Canyon x JWX Sterling Gold Silverstream Geddes x DRD Granite CE 99 BW -1.7 WW 47 YW 82 M 20.6 TM 44 CE 88 BW .3 WW 52 YW 100 M 19.5 TM 46 CE 36 BW 3.1 WW 52 YW 83 M 12.3 TM 38 Also available – DRD Crackerjack 277C – a dark red, double polled son of SRK Canyon x Beaver Creek Torque

DRD CHAROLAIS ~ Don Railton ~ Box 91, Sintaluta, SK S0G 4N0 ~ 306.727.4927 DU CHAMP, SUITE DE LA PAGE 10

du CHAROLAIS CONNECTION si nous obtenons l’information à temps. Il vous suffit de nous envoyer vos résultats par email. Comme je le disais le mois dernier, tous nos magazines soit le Charolais

Connection et le Banner sont en ligne gratuitement sur le site: charolaisbanner.com pour que vous puissiez voir ou consulter d’anciens articles intéressants. Nous essayons de vous tenir au courant des dernières

nouvelles, et des résultats de vente, généralement le lendemain de la vente. À la prochaine, Helge

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Charolais qui sont bien établis, tout en restant avant-gardistes et qui développent la race pour le bien-être à long terme de leurs clients. N’oubliez pas l’importance d’un certificat d’enregistrement lorsque vous sélectionnez votre prochain taureau. L’enregistrement officiel issu de l’Association Canadienne Charolais vous assure une reconnaissance 18

mondiale d’intégrité, de traçabilité et une garantie du produit. Les registres d’animaux sont la fondation de notre association. Nous recueillons aussi des données de performance et nous gardons un œil près sur les caractères influençant la désirabilité de la race dans l’industrie. Les membres de l’association Charolais, qui ont des éleveurs Charolais Connection • March 2016

pur-sang, investirent leur temps et leurs efforts envers un progrès génétique qui bénéficient non seulement leur troupeau, mais la race en générale. Nous vous invitons à visiter notre site web www.charolais.compour la liste des éleveurs, les activités et d’autres informations pertinentes au sujet de la race Charolais.

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Phillips Farms to the Alameda Bull Sale, March 26

PFC CHIEF 502C • 4th Gen Pld G.BROS Alejandro 346A x Merit 8671U CE 57 BW 3 WW 52 YW 99 M 16.4 TM 42

PFC COLONEL 504C • Pld MVY Showcase x Pleasant Dawn Hybrid CE 64 BW 2.3 WW 53 YW 93 M 22.7 TM 49

Dam: MVY 51Y

Dam: JMB 133Y

Phillips

PFC BIG MONEY 406B Double Pld Keys Ten-Acious x JWX Silver Bullet CE 55 BW 3.6 WW 51 YW 100 M 18.4 TM 44

Farms

CHAROLAIS Kurtis & Kristy Phillips Box 357, Estevan, SK S4A 2A4

T 306-636-2213 C 306-421-6416

5TH Annual Family Bull Sale • March 26, 2016 •1:30 P.M. at the Ranch • 41 Charolais Yearlings & 2 Two Year Olds • 21 Angus • 23 Herefords ALSO SELLING: • 16 Purebred Replacement Females (Charolais, Hereford & Angus) • 22 Commercial Replacement Females

THJ 53B Lot 58

THJ 82B Lot 65

AHT 422B Lot 85

John & Kirsten Taylor Ph: 780.858.2435 C: 780.806.3395

KJW 971B Lot 45

KJWW 30C Lot 14

www.kcow.ca

Kevin & Janice, Kailey & Lexi Wirsta Ph: 780.724.2789 C: 780.614.5959 E: kcow@telus.net

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Dick and Sandra Hamilton, Windy Ridge Farms Ltd. operate a successful cattle and grain operation near Darlingford, Manitoba, with their son Michael and his fiance Kayla. Their eldest son, Matthew Hamilton lives with his fiancé Stacey in Toronto, where he is finishing school. They run 270 cows and this is about their capacity for pasture. The winter feed isn’t the issue at this point. They run two calving periods. About 40 cows calve from October 15 to December 10th. “It gives us forty nice big calves and we background them to 1000 lb. and they go to Ontario. It gives us a more spread out cash flow. I don’t mind calving that time of year, things are pretty much cleaned up and it gives us a month gap to when the main herd starts calving.

a few years during BSE.” “We try to buy good Charolais replacements because we don’t really have a space for heifers. Before BSE we raised our own heifers. They were all 100% white and quiet. We found after BSE we could sell the heifer calves and buy a decent cow for close to the same value and gain a year,” explains Dick. “We have people

keeping an eye out for good white females every year.” “You know if you are going to a sale, you might as well buy a load,” Sandra adds with a laugh. “The whiter the better is what our Ontario buyer says.” “I don’t know how many times we see ads in the paper for Charolais

“We usually have four loads go to Ontario each spring. This year one load had a high average of 1080 lb.” “We run 260-270 cows but through BSE we probably got to 325 cows. We survived, but there were a couple of pretty tough years. The first 1000 lb. calves we sold went for $.45 per pound. It was a good thing oats were cheap.” Dick remembers. “So we ended up fattening all of the calves for

Michael, Kayla holding June, Sandra & Dick Hamilton – everyone works on the farm

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Calves enjoying a sunny day on the huge straw pack

❝ We try to buy good Charolais replacements because we don't really have a space for heifers.❞

cows and we go to see them and there isn’t a white cow there. We are so disappointed. Now when we phone to arrange to have a look at them, we ask what colour they are,” says Sandra. The Hamiltons strive for a uniform herd and inquiring about the colour of a package of females is part of that uniformity. “I phoned a guy with a hundred Charolais cows for sale and asked him how many were white. He replied there were five or six,” Dick recalls. “They get off the truck and I think ‘What is this?’” exclaims Sandra. “We don’t mind a little gold or tan, but

reds just don’t fit in to our herd. We like an even coloured pen.” When the calves go to pasture at the start of June, the Hamiltons try to have them as vigorous as possible, usually 250-400 pounds. The calves are weaned in mid-October between 600-700 pounds. “We get used to what our cattle look like and when you get out and compare, it is so surprising,” shares Sandra. “We feed our cattle well. They get what they need to grow and we get paid by the pound,” Dick adds. “We have them on creep feed in April and May. It is pretty light, but it keeps them out of the way when continued on page 26

Younger group that will go to market in March

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JSR COLTON 12C • LT Ledger x JSR Usher BW 90 lb., Adj WW 775 lb., Adj YW 1341 lb. BW -1.4 WW 47 YW 77 M 18.9 TM 43

JSR LOCK N LOAD 97C • LT Ledger x HTA Vegas BW 87 lb., Adj WW 704 lb., Adj YW 1302 lb. BW -.9 WW 51 YW 88 M 23.2 TM 49

JSR ALABAMA 17C • Sparrows Birmingham x Shelco Made Easy BW 101 lb., Adj WW 705 lb., Adj YW 1390 lb. BW .9 WW 49 YW 85 M 17.6 TM 42

JHR BOSCO 7B • ABC Ultro Mahomet x JSR Sensation BW 98 lb. BW -.5 WW 39 YW 67 M 18.8 TM 38

SALE STAFF Auctioneer: Scott Kuhl 519.934.2339 Ringmen: John Mielhausen 519. 378.5076 Glen Sinclair 519.372.8614

Videos will be available at DVAuction.com, charolaisbanner.com and on our Facebook page

JSR HULK 33C • Merit Roundup x EC No Doubt BW 107 lb., Adj WW 859 lb., Adj YW 1563 lb. BW .7 WW 50 YW 98 M 16.6 TM 42

Brent Saunders 519.372.6196 Darrell Saunders 519.373.6788 RR 3, Markdale, ON N0C 1H0 • saunders@bmts.com

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Mix mills are used to produce the backgrounding rations for the feeders

the bulls are put in with the cows. When we breed inside the pens, it has saved many accidents. We learned to do it to protect the calves. It has made a big difference,” tells Dick. “Even when we are taking our calves to the community pasture, ours are already so much bigger. Genetics, creep feeding and early calving all contribute to this.,” says Sandra. “We love to talk cows, but this time of year (interview was in August), the grain sort of takes over. It gets a little overwhelming doing both grain and cows. In the spring we are busy with the cows and we don’t get seeding real early,” tells Sandra. “Those years when it was too wet to seed, those guys that only had grain would get out there in the mud, getting stuck and complaining. I just told them they should have a couple hundred cows and they wouldn’t be worried about the fields until they dried up,” Dick laughs. Dick and Mike do the swathing and seeding. Sandra and

Kayla do most of the baling and combining. Everyone pitches in to get the work done. The discussion quickly turns to whoever swathes the canola, should have to combine it and how having a cook would really help in the busiest seasons of the year. The laughter around their table is quick and free-flowing, showing just how much they enjoy their work. They crop about 2700 acres and all four of them make their income from the farm. No one has an off-farm job and they just recently incorporated as part of a succession plan. Dick’s dad passed away when Dick was only 23. He didn’t have any brothers and it was up to him and Sandra to keep things going. His Dad had 30 Shorthorns, but they switched to a Charolais bull in 1977 and haven’t had anything since. Dick has been farming since 1973 when he was still in school. They had 40 cows when Dick’s father, James died in 1982 and slowly started to build up the herd. “When we continued on page 30

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ON OFFER: Charolais and Black Angus Yearling and Two Year Old Bulls and Open Commercial Replacement Heifers

• All bulls are ranch raised and performance tested • Delivery available • Free board until May 1

CWC 24C • Winn Mans Kracken x Borderlands Mack 138R

CWC 40C • JDJ Smokester x Paladin

CWC 49C • Winn Mans Kracken x Borderlands Mack 138R

CWC 71B • Borderlands True Blue 65Z x LAE Lanchez

Thank you to our 2015 supporters! Borderland Cattle Company

CWC 63C • Winn Mans Kracken x Peugeot Rockglen, SK

Glenn, Wendy & Wyatt Ching • 306-476-2439 View the catalogue online at: www.borderlandcattleco.com Charolais Connection • March 2016

GERRARD POWERPLAY 2C • BW 105 WW 835 YW 1445 Cedardale Zeal 125Z X SVY Starstruck 559R (Freedom) BW 0.4 WW 39.3 YW 63.6 Milk 22.3 TM 42

GERRARD CONTROLLER 6C • BW 106 WW 780 YW 1434 Cedardale Zeal 125Z X SVY Starstruck 559R (Freedom) BW 0.4 WW 39.3 YW 63.6 Milk 22.3 TM 42

GERRARD EMBLEM 9C • BW 90 WW 775 YW 1429 Cedardale Zeal 125Z X SVY Starstruck 559R (Freedom) BW 0.4 WW 39.3 YW 63.6 Milk 22.3 TM 42

GERRARD SAN DIEGO 13C • BW 98 WW 758 YW 1403 Cedardale Zeal 125Z X SVY Starstruck 559R (Freedom) BW 0.4 WW 39.3 YW 63.6 Milk 22.3 TM 42

GERRARD DEPTH CHARGE 14C • BW 102 WW 760 YW 1430 Gerrard Pastor 35Z X DYV Paynes Rita 13R (Cigar) BW 2.6 WW 55.8 YW 103.5 Milk 22.6 TM 50.6

GERRARD INTIMIDATOR 15C • BW 100 WW 785 YW 1495 Gerrard Earnhardt 3A X DYV Paynes Rita 13R (Cigar) BW 1.8 WW 51.9 YW 91.5 Milk 22.6 TM 43.6

Catalogue and videos can be viewed at www.charolaisbanner.com Sale Manager

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❝ Genetics, creep feeding and early calving all contribute to this…,❞ “The first load should go out in the first couple weeks in January. The load will be the 40 fall calves and the biggest of the spring calvers to make up the load. So some of our January calves will sell in January at a 1000 pounds. The March calves will go in March. They will eat about 20 lb. of oats a day. We crush it and mix it with the better hay and fill a couple of self feeders.” got to 100 we thought, wow, this is a pile!” At the time, land was really hard to get. Now the farm rents more and owns nine quarters. Half of the seeded acres are canola every year, 1000 acres are wheat and 300 acres are barley or oats. This year the farm has 80 acres of corn for silage for the first time. “The barley and oats are for feed. The feeder cattle won’t get any corn silage this year, we will give it to the cows until we are set up better for that. The calves here are already on creep feed, when the calves come home from Woodlands (a community pasture that used to be a PFRA pasture) towards the end of October, they will go in the pen and be on self feed and the cows will go to fall grazing. They are so early they need to be weaned by then anyway.” They do this to prevent losing pounds during the critical weaning period.

They aren’t afraid of work, using a lot of square bales and individual pens when calving. “It was definitely difficult when the boys were playing hockey, but it is what we do.” They start breeding on the first of April. The cows go to Woodlands pasture around the first of June. “The calves are all tagged, pre-vaccinated with Calfguard 2 and given Ticlaserol at birth. The Ticlaserol is for coccidiosis and cryptosporidiosis. Crypto can be really bad. We think we got a bit of it from somewhere during the BSE years, we aren’t really sure where, but the Ticlaserol has really helped to clean it right up. We shouldn’t have to give them Calfguard 2 because they should be covered by the cows getting Scourboss 9, but rotavirus can come up through the manure and the Calfguard covers it. When you calve in tight spaces, you have to protect yourself and we are pretty safe with this protocol. The calves also get Enforce at 5 days in both nostrils. As soon as 30-40 days are up, they get Pyramid 5,” explains Dick.

Older calves ready to be marketed, averaging 950 to 1,000 lb on January 25. Weaned in September & October.

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“Castration is done in May by pinching them with a burdizzo. They get a blackleg and 8-Way at this time, too. I like to see the vigour in the calves. I know banding is quicker, but they seem to grow better if you can leave them until they are three months old before we pinch them. I think it is to our advantage, we get pounds and they are healthier. By then they are a big strong animal and if we get bad weather, they can take it. We don’t put the CCIA RFID buttons on until they are going to pasture. They get a booster shot when they come home from pasture.” “We have our own pasture in Woodlands and get to take our own bulls. They are mostly bred when they go, but it is a requirement of the pasture that bulls be with them. We send three, two younger ones and one mature bull for the 120 cows. We have enough bulls at home for 25 cows per bull for the seven weeks before they go to pasture,” says Dick. “The cows are vaccinated before breeding with Express 10 and Vitamin A. All of our cows get Rumensin all winter and it sure seems to make a

difference in their overall health. We just started a few years ago and they seem so much healthier. They tell us ‘healthier stomach, healthier cows, healthier fetus.’ It just helps them digest the food better.” “All of our creep feeders for the

❝ For us, if we have a calf under 100 lb., we are disappointed…❞ calves have Rumensin in them now. It’s not only grain that makes them do well, it’s the little things in there that make a difference. The feeders get 32% Beef Builder and Rumensin mixed in with the crushed oats right from the start. You only want them to get a pound a day. So as they start to eat more, you have to keep calculating what they are getting and cut back on the 32% Beef Builder and Rumensin. If they are on Rumensin they can’t get coccidiosis even as large feeders. It is

preventative, it isn’t a cure. If it is in their stomach, that bug can’t exist. I think it helps with crypto too. They are kind of related, crypto is a bug it isn’t a virus. It definitely holds it down in the cows. They can hold it in their stomach for years and years and every time they pass manure it is on the ground and the calf can pick it up. It’s kind of like spraying wild oats, the more you hold them down, the less of them there are out there. It has made a huge difference.” “They used to tell us to just spread them out, get them out of the pens. That only helped minimally and if you got a heavy snow storm while they were spread all over you had another problem. Now we have gone the opposite. We keep them confined, keep it clean, keep them well vaccinated and we can control everything else. Now if there is a storm, something we can’t control, those calves are all inside. We use a lot of straw.” “We like bigger birth weight bulls and that saves us some money because they are not in as much demand. We go up to 110 lb. We bring in replacement females and it helps to keep us going to the same purebred continued on page 34

150 in this pen of calves averaging about 850 in January, with some March calves in the bunch. Amazingly clean with the whole pen bedded.

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breeder as they aren’t related.”

too,” Michael explains.

“For us, if we have a calf under 100 lb., we are disappointed,” Sandra explains.

❝ We feed our

The cows come home from the community pasture between the fifteenth and twentieth of October.

“We weigh some of our calves so we have an idea what we are dealing with. Sandra keeps track of the breeding dates and if the weather changes fast, we know who is close and who to watch,” Dick explains.

cattle well. They get

“If it is really, really cold, they don’t seem to give you much warning. With the dates we know who to get in the pen, as they don’t seem to show as much,” says Sandra.

paid by the pound.❞

“When it’s thirty below, checking six times a day just isn’t enough,” Dick adds. “Every hour or hour and a half is what we do when it is that cold,” Michael confirms. “If you don’t check that often you miss something and are kicking yourself for the next few days.” “Mike played Junior A hockey for three years in Winkler. They wouldn’t let him live at home, so calving was

what they need to grow and we get

pretty hectic those years.” “Now between herd checks during calving we read the Connection and watch the website for news,” Dick says. “We like to check things out everyday on the Charolais Banner website. It’s kind of funny, you can go to the sale and it seems like coffee row knows the results when you get to town the day after the sale. Even grain guys are talking about it. They watch the grain markets and watching the cow market is interesting for them

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The bulls all have to be semen tested and trichomonisis tested to go to the pasture. They pull them from the pasture on September 10. We either have to pick them up or they put them in a small paddock. It is a real struggle to keep the bulls away from the cows in the fall when you don’t want to be feeding them. We keep the bulls in pens of three or four. We put two yearlings with one older quiet one, so they can have enough space that they can both eat and not let the big guy get it all. Shorter breeding periods are less labour but you need more space at calving time. When you mix this family’s high standards of quality Charolais females and bulls, top management and lighthearted viewpoints along with their quick to laugh characters, it is easy to see they will continue to enjoy what they do with success.

NMF 528C MVY Xplorer x SDC Laredo CE 96 BW -4.5 WW 46 YW 78 M 25.7 TM 49 Homozygous Polled out of a Gold Star Dam of Distinction.

NMF 531C MVY Xplorer x SOS Crimson Tide CE 99 BW -6 WW 41 YW 71 M 27.3 TM 48 One of the many heifer bulls on offer out of the Prairie Rose cow family.

NMF 507C Tri-N Captain Morgan x SOS Crimson Tide CE 89 BW -1.5 WW 51 YW 103 M 26.2 TM 52 Homo Polled, Homo Red, Non Diluter. Sale feature. One of the thickest, deepest bulls we have raised to date.

NYK 61C TRI-N Captain Morgan x TRI-N Payday CE 97 BW -3.2 WW 48 YW 86 M 24.4 TM 48 Homo Polled, Homo Red, Non Diluter. Stout made, deep bodied, smooth fronted herdbull.

NYK 74C TWN Yangster x Full sister to Tri-N Captain Morgan CE 94 BW -1.3 WW 61 YW 121 M 18.4 TM 49 Thick, thick, thick!

Guest Consignors: BAKSM Angus 204-721-4805 Nu-Horizon Angus 306-336-2246

BAKSM 1C HF Tiger x HF Syndicate 15 Red & Black Angus Yearling & Two Year Old Bulls

Ashern Auction Mart Manager, Commercial Consultant Kirk Kiesman 204-768-0019 Sale Manager:

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MANAGEMENT

Social Media Concepts Marty Seymour, Canadian Western Agribition CEO

Social media was invented to improve the connectivity we have with our friends, neighbours, customers, and an infinite amount of strangers. The irony on the social media highway is the harder we try to connect the more disconnected we become. The volumes of useless gossip, sensationalism and misinformation have turned many of us into cynics and skeptics impacting the original intention of social media in the first place. The cluttering of content driven by the informal competition to get more Likes, Shares, or Retweets has become an official pastime for many users. Whether you like it or not, one fact about social media remains true; it’s here to stay. Therein lies the opportunity. Whether you use Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, or any other trending software, you have a huge opportunity to reach your customers. Social media can be a very effective marketing outlet to help you sell something. Some sell tickets (like Agribition), some sell ideas (like political pundits) and others sell cattle. Either way, people build social networks to sell one thing or another. If you are going to play in this domain you must have one goal: get noticed. There are some best practices you can employ when making posts on any social media platform. Be authentic Authenticity is the best way to grow the number of followers you have. Remember, the basis of the medium is about talking to your friends; be who you are. The more authentic you are, the faster your user base will grow. Complement this by acknowledging other’s content and reposting and liking their posts. Being authentic is more than just talking about yourself, it is also about showing interest in others, too. Include photos or hot links in all that you post. Use a catchy photo to 38

grab viewer’s attention, and then redirect them to your show catalogue, website, or some other location where they can look at the cattle in greater detail. Remember, social media is about people. The most popular post for Agribition in 2015 included an iconic photo of a beef show. It should be no surprise the horseman stole the show.

right types of social networks. Our industry is already a target of many special interest groups whose purpose is to elicit negative responses from the industry and make us look bad. Keep your content positive, focus on solutions to problems and stop the complaining cycle. The types of friends and followers you will attract will reflect the positive or negative

Create a call to action Any post that requires engagement such as a Like, Share, or Retweet, broadens your reach. At Agribition, we do a “Caption this” contest from time to time. They are light, humorous, and require direct engagement and sharing. The intent of this strategy is to encourage those who follow you to help spread the word. Some organizations use contesting to strike engagement. Although effective, contesting objectives are predictable and are met with mixed results and some sites have tight rules about contesting. Focus on a call to action that incorporates your authenticity and anchor it with a great photo. Avoid negativity Negative comments and offensive language works in politics and it sells newspapers, but it doesn’t attract the

nature of your content. Frequency If you plan to post for a specific event like a bull sale, be mindful of the frequency to which you post as well. Your friends and followers want to hear what you are up to, but they don’t want to hear about it all the time. Make sure your posts are timely and meaningful. Networking Social media platforms offer the illusion people are friends and they are truly connected. Researchers recently identified most Facebook users only have 4 ‘true’ friends within their Facebook base. Strike a balance of social media interactions and face to face contact with people and your network will grow even faster.

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SELLING: 30 Yearling Charolais Bulls 3 Two Year Old Charolais Bulls 20 Yearling Red Angus Bulls

HMG 18C Winn Mans Lanzadero X HC Prince BW 4.6 WW 46 YW 99 M 26.9 TM 50

HMG 49B Sparrows Richmond X P-3 Perfect Lad BW 4.2 WW 36 YW 73 M 21.2 TM 39

2 Two Year Old Red Angus Bulls 1 Yearling Black Angus Bull 10 Open Red Angus Commercial Heifers 5 Open Charcross Heifers

HMG 74C

HMG 4C

Winn Mans Lanzadero X Ruth Sunrise BW -3.7 WW 26 YW 68 M 27.3 TM 40

Red Howe Finest Tradition X Red VII Dominor BW -2.2 WW 44 YW 64 M 7 TM 29

HMG 56C

HMG 66C CSS Sir Gridmaker X Wood River Country Boy BW -4.2 WW 34 YW 58 M 23.0 TM 40

Red Crowfoot Moonshine 8081U X Red EKW Lucky BW -2.0 WW 76 YW 113 M 16 TM 54

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SOCIAL MEDIA, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 38

Marty Seymour is the CEO of Canadian Western Agribition. With over 130,000 visitors on an annual basis from over 70 countries, Agribition is Canada’s premier purebred beef exhibition.

Caption this – one of our fun tweets

Social media as a marketing tool No single platform is the perfect sales tool for your business. Although social media may seem like the hot thing, it will not replace traditional advertising mediums. The most 40

comprehensive marketing strategies involve a calculated mix of print, radio, TV, direct mail, and social media. Strike the mix that works for your business and your message. The important thing to remember Charolais Connection • March 2016

about social media is that it is meant to be fun. Don’t overthink what you do, or get bogged down in having the perfect post. Make it real, and make a difference.

LKVR 40B • 3rd Gen Pld CE 58 BW 2.5 WW 54 YW 104 M 19.6 TM 47 MXS The Big Ticket x MXS Silver Lining

LKVR 74B • 4th Gen Pld CE 92 BW -2.1 WW 37 YW 81 M 23.9 TM 43 LA Smooth Deal x MHCL Wildcard LKVR 18B • 3rd Gen Pld CE 79 BW -.5 WW 45 YW 86 M 21.5 TM 44 MXS The Big Ticket x Wrangler Jack Pot

LKVR 37B • 3rd Gen Pld CE 75 BW 2 WW 47 YW 87 M 22.5 TM 46 MXS The Great One x Hopewell Wildcard LKVR 31B • 4th Gen Pld CE 96 BW -1.5 WW 45 YW 79 M 18.5 TM 41 MXS Victory 122Y x Veralta Wranger 3U

LKVR 67B • 4th Gen Pld CE 100 BW -5.9 WW 25 YW 54 M 20.6 TM 33 LAE Smooth Deal x Beck’s Alakazam Recommended for Heifers

Rob & Heather Murray • Box 511, Marwayne, AB T0B 2X0 Home: 780-875-0218 Cell: 780-205-0912 robjmurray@hotmail.com • @lakeviewchar Follow Lakeview Charolais on facebook and twitter, videos available. Charolais Connection • March 2016

15 Two Year Olds • 48 Yearlings • Most are Polled • Some Red Factor

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

Consignors C2 CHAROLAIS Jeff & Jackie Cavers 204-242-3467 C 204-242-4448 SUNBLADE CHAROLAIS Tyler Stewart 204-847-2213 C 204-847-0612

Sale Manager

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

R & G MCDONALD LIVESTOCK Ron & Gail McDonald 204-466-2883 C 204-724-2811

DOUBLE P STOCK FARMS Jared Preston 204-732-2054 C 204-647-5416

HAPPY HAVEN CHAROLAIS Kevin & Crystal Stebeleski 204-234-5425 C 204-365-6010

CATTLE LAC CHAROLAIS Tyler Wilkinson 204-448-2181 C 204-447-0284

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C2 CAPTAIN 34C HTA Senator x Winn Man Lanzadero Meat, muscle and hair!

C2 CHICAGO 18C JWX Fifty Shades x PCC Navigator Calving ease with performance

C2 CARDINAL 27C Beaver Creek Xfire x JWX Reality Red Add colour and pounds to your calves

C2 CONRAD 43C Elder’s Armageddon x HTA Ice Minus birth weigh EPD and above average YW

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JFC 427B • Polled • Roundup x Kokanee BW 91 lb. • Safe for heifers or cows

• Summer calved • Designed to produce two-year olds

JFC 428B • 3rd Gen Polled • No Doubt x Uncas BW 80 lb. • Safe for heifers or cows

Where quality and value meet

Johnston Charolais JFC 432B • Polled • All State x Kokanee BW 94 lb.

Scott & Shelley Johnston Box 123, Rathwell, MB R0G 1S0 204.749.2247 C 204.723.5030 h.scott.johnston@gmail.com

JFC 445B • 4th Gen Polled • Gridmaker x Vortex BW 97 lb.

Watch for o ur consignmen ts in the

RAMM 7C • Sire: Merit Roundup

WW 84 | Sept 21 WW 865 | Jan 25 1497 BW 1.1 WW 49 YW 95 M 23 TM 48

BW 98 | Sept 21 WW 960 | Jan 25 1503 BW 1.7 WW 52 YW 100 M 23 TM 47

in Neepaw a, March 2 9 or privately at the farm

RAMM 74C • Sire: Pleasant Dawn Major

BW 98 | Sept 21 WW 960 | Jan 25 1492 BW .4 WW 49 YW 95 M 20 TM 45

BW 105 | Sept 21 WW 810 | Jan 25 1359 BW 1 WW 46 YW 87 M 22 TM 45

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RAMM 11C • Sire: Merit Roundup

cDONALD LIV G M Ron & Gail ESTO

McDonald Box 85, Sidney, MB R0H 1L0 H 204-466-2883 C 204-724-2811 rgmcdonaldlivestock@inethome.ca

RAMM 5C • Sire: Merit Roundup

DOUBLE P STOCK FARMS – Consigning to the 2nd Annual Prairie Dis nc on Charolais Bull Sale Neepawa Beau ful Plains Ag Complex, March 29, 2016, 1:00 PM 5 TWO YEAR OLDS • Sons of Jacksonville, Zorro and Appraiser • Grandsons of Silver Buckle and Victory Red 2 YEARLINGS • Red Factor Western Spur grandson and Gridline son Thank you to last year’s buyers: Ca le Lac Ranch, Ed Pisichko, Glenn Shewchuk & Tri-N-Charolais

JAPR King of Hearts 7C

JAPR Mr Zorro Best 26B Our family has been showing females and selling bulls for years. Contact us at:

Neil & Lisa Preston 204.732.2054/447.0119 • lisap@inethome.ca | Jared Preston 204.647.5416 • jppreston223@gmail.com

Come by for a visit, we would love to see you!

KTS 18C • Cougarhill Hank son Polled • BW 106 lb. • Visitors Welcome

KCH 93C • JS Stallone son Red Factor • BW 102 lb.

HAPPY HAVEN CHAROLAIS

DST 43C • WC Benelli son • Shown in Brandon Double Polled • Plus HAPPY HAVEN CUPID 10C, a growthy WC Benelli x Hank son

Kevin & Crystal Stebeleski • Box 266, Oakburn, MB R0J 1L0 • 204-234-5425 C 204-365-6010 • happyhaven@goinet.ca

15 BULLS SELL at Chopper K Red Angus & Guest Campbells Charolais Bull Sale • 2:00 April 6th, 2016 Alameda, SK

Janelle Campbell Box 93, Griffin, SK S0C 1G0 ccfarms@sdcwireless.com

T: 306.842.6231 C: 306.861.9933

Campbells Charolais CAMPBELLS CHECKMATE 324C Pleasant Dawn Magnum x Campbells RollsRoyce BW 95 lb., Polled/s CE 80 BW -.2 WW 43 YW 80 M 25.6 TM 47 Hip, top and powerful

CAMPBELLS CASH FLOW 317C Pleasant Dawn Magnum x DBLG’s Champ BW 100 lb., 3rd Gen Pld CE 60 BW 1.1 WW 43 YW 81 M 24.2 TM 46 Performance, length & quarter

CAMPBELLS CHALLENGER 187C Pleasant Dawn Magnum 56T x Pleasant Dawn Magnum 26T BW 97 lb., 4th Gen Pld CE 74 BW .9 WW 43 YW 87 M 28.6 TM 50 Buff, length and quiet

Also selling Red Angus Bulls from Chopper K Thank you to all our past, present and future customers for their support Charolais Connection • March 2016

HERD HEALTH

Treatments for Scours other than Antibiotics Roy Lewis, DVM

Producers often look for the magic bullet (an antibiotic) when it comes to scours treatments. In reality although helpful if a bacteria is involved, more commonly the other treatments given are most likely to help with the cure. I always say if I only had one thing to treat scours with it would be electrolytes. This article will focus on the “other" more effective treatments. Although the infectious cause of scours whether it be a virus (rota or corona) or bacteria (ecoli or salmonella or clostridial) or a protozoa (cryptosporidiosis), it is often the dehydration and electrolyte imbalances from the fluid losses which kills the calf. Fluid and electrolyte replacement is by far the most important treatment when it comes to scours. The calf is both loosing tremendous amounts of water and electrolytes out the back end but if really depressed sucking is also diminished. A normal 90-100 pound calf needs four to five liters of fluids daily for maintenance or ten percent of its body weight. In order to grow and do well a healthy calf takes on more than that. If dehydrated we must add in more to allow it to catch up so to speak. Standard recommendation on a scouring calf is one and a half to two liters up to four times daily. There are several very good brands of electrolytes on the market so see which one your veterinarian carries and recommends. They are balanced with the main electrolytes being Na, Cl and K as well as varying amounts of dextrose for energy. The high energy (HE) electrolytes are especially important to use if the calf has lost body weight or is going to be on electrolytes for an extended period of time. Since there is no protein in the electrolytes, we must not give electrolytes as the sole source of nutrients for more than two days 46

otherwise weightloss will become a major problem. Getting the calf back onto milk even at every other feeding will be beneficial even though the scours may not have fully cleared yet. Don’t mix milk and electrolytes at the same feeding. The electrolytes by diluting the milk it interferes with the clotting mechanism forming the curds and whey. This will aggravate the diarrhea even further. Electrolytes come in individual packages or containers holding up to several gallons of powdered concentrated electrolytes. Follow the instructions closely to get the right dilution and seal the container well between uses. I don’t recommend home made electrolytes as a mistake in formulation can cause a calf to become too alkalotic, too acidotic or give them salt poisoning. The better quality electrolytes have been specially researched and formulated to provide electrolytes in the right proportions. The only time I personally break from this routine is a calf that is very acidotic. An acidotic calf will be very weak and staggery with a drunken stupor. I treat only initially with one tablespoon of straight baking soda in a small amount of water. Baking soda or sodium bicarbonate is a strong base so will help neutralize the acid. The electrolytes will do this too but require the calf’s body to convert more bicarbonate and the process takes longer. After the initial bout of baking soda follow up with your regular electrolytes. Only do this on the very acidotic calves. Definitely go over with your veterinarian the electrolytes they use and in what situations they give them plus the amounts number of treatments per day, etc. Anytime you catch a calf to treat it for scours electrolytes are good to give even the one time. Products like keopectate and other stool hardeners can be mixed in to help prevent fluid Charolais Connection • March 2016

loss out the back end. Some of the scour boluses will have these mixed in as well. The problem with scour boluses is the tablets drop into the rumen which isn’t fully functioning yet. Also the intestines ability to absorb is compromised so it is best to use injectable products including antibiotics where possible. If the scours lasts for more than a few days the natural bacterial organisms may be killed and must be reintroduced. There are a number of very good commercial probiotic products out there which provide large numbers of lactobacillus and streptococcus organisms. These will help digestion get back too normal. Again they are more important than antibiotics. One must watch to not overtreat with antibiotics as they may themselves wipe out the normal gut flora (organisms). Always keep the calves and their mothers isolated in an area away from the calving herd where it is warm dry and preferably stress free. Use a different esophageal feeder for the scouring calves and the newborn ones. Disinfect everything inbetween usages and change coveralls after treating the scouring calves as well as dip your boots. Farmers can themselves be the biggest spread of scours around the farmyard. Another method is to deal with any calving cows first before you begin treatments on the scouring calves. If calves get dehydrated to the point where their eyes sink into their heads they are greater than eight to ten percent dehydrated and oral electrolytes alone will not get them back to normal so this is where intravenous fluids may be necessary. One can also give nonsteroidal antinflammatories such as banamine or metacam to help with the shock toxemia (these must be prescribed by your veterinarian). The kidneys must continued on page 48

LEJ 501C LEJ COMMANDER 501C 4th Gen Polled, Red Factor

LEJ 510C LEJ CONNER 510C 4th Gen Polled, Red Factor

Call for more information or stop by to preview the bulls! We also have a strong pen of two year old and yearling bulls available at the farm. From white to dark red.

Thank you to all our past customers and we look forward to fulfilling your future needs.

DPS 20C • Silverstream Geddes x Sparrows Alcatraz BW 107, 205 DW 822, 365 DW 1414 CE 31 BW 3.5 WW 51 YW 89 M 14.4 TM 40

DPS 9C • SRK Canyon x MXS Vermillion BW 83, 205 DW 815, 365 DW 1605 CE 99 BW -4.2 WW 48 YW 92 M 24.8 TM 49

DPS 25C • GBROS Augustus x MLM Laredo BW 97, 205 DW 887, 365 DW 1538 CE 77 BW .3 WW 46 YW 89 M 24.2 TM 47

Donnie & Heather Swistun RR 1, North Battleford, SK S9A 2X3

306.445.9868 • C 306.481.6680

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DPS 37C • GBROS Augustus x SVS Nobleman BW 102, 205 DW 869, 365 DW 1472 CE 92 BW -.7 WW 43 YW 80 M 25 TM 46

Top Herdbull Prospect TTSS 12B BW 84 lb. | WW 714 lb. BW -2.2 WW 35 YW 60 M 18.9 Cedarlea Gridmaker 55Y x Sparrows Cossack granddaughter

TTSS 75B BW 101 lb. | WW 698 lb. BW .5 WW 38 YW 74 M 24.9 Cedarlea Gridmaker 55Y x HTA Platinum 676S

TTSS 29B | BW 101 lb. | WW 734 lb. BW 1 WW 38 YW 69 M 20.9 Cedarlea Gridmaker 55Y x GMC Global 25T

June Rose Charolais

TSS 43B | BW 97 lb. | WW 702 lb. BW 1 WW 42 YW 74 M 18.7 Cedarlea Gridmaker 55Y x LT Bluegrass granddaughter

Box 321, Simpson, SK S0G 4M0 Peter, Lynne and Shannon Stewart T 306-836-4613 Trevor & Tammy Stewart and family T 306-946-2456 • C 306-946-8474 junerose@sasktel.net • @junerosechar

PHS 14B | BW 103 lb. | WW 711 lb. BW 1.6 WW 42 YW 73 M 18.1 TM 39 Cedarlea Gridmaker 55Y x Sparrows Cossack granddaughter

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be functioning so you must make sure you are hydrating the animal well when administering these types of products. These suggestions should provide a much better outcome to scour treatment success rather than relying

on just the “magic” antibiotic bullet. As always preventions such as scours vaccinating and good biosecurity practices will go a long ways to stopping the spread of scours. It is often best to get a proper diagnosis as

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to what scours organism it is as this may better equip you with ways to prevent it and treat the clinical cases for a favourable outcome.

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NEWS

Designer Genes Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director; printed with permission of the Canadian Cattlemen magazine

The New Year brings some new requirements under Canada’s Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle. Effective January 1, 2016, Canadian beef producers are required to use pain control, in consultation with your veterinarian, to mitigate pain associated with dehorning calves after horn bud attachment (2-3 months of age) or when castrating bulls older than nine months of age. Most producers realize that the longer you wait, the more difficult and painful it gets, and the greater the setback in animal growth. More and more producers are using some form of pain control (especially NSAID drugs like meloxicam, flunixin, ketoprofen) even in younger calves. So the new Code requirements will primarily impact late-born calves, those that escaped early processing, and some seedstock bull calves that fail to measure up. See www.beefresearch.ca/pain for more information and our new video featuring ranch and feedlot managers explaining their stance on pain control. Whether a beef animal is horned or polled is determined by a single gene, so the widespread use of polled genetics has greatly reduced the need to dehorn beef calves. Because polled is dominant to horned, it can take generations before breeders can be confident that a polled line isn’t hiding some recessive horned genetics. At the same time, breeders also need to think about calving ease, growth rate, conformation, carcass merit, and so on. Developing polled lines in traditionally horned breeds is a very slow process. You can’t just take a horned animal and turn it into a polled animal. Until recently. A research paper entitled “Efficient nonmeiotic allele introgression in livestock using custom endonucleases” (PNAS 110:1652616531) described how American researchers used new tools called 50

“TALENs” and “CRISPERs” to do genetic surgery that replaced horned DNA with polled DNA in bovine cells. This has moved from the research lab into practical application. Using cells cultured from a Holstein bull, a company called Recombinetics has used this approach to replace the Holstein horned gene with a polled gene from an Angus. The DNA from these “gene edited” cells were moved into bovine eggs to create embryos, transplanted into recipient cows, and healthy polled Holstein bull calves are on the ground. This technology has also been used on beef cattle; the double-muscling gene has been successfully copied from Belgian Blue and pasted into Wagyu and Nellore cattle. As astonishing as that may sound, remember that polled/horned is a genetically simple trait. It is controlled by a single gene, researchers know where it is located, and the precise mutation responsible for the polled trait is well-characterized. The horned/polled gene also doesn’t seem to interact with other traits. This means that the horned/polled gene could be switched out and replaced like a fuse, with virtually no impact

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on other traits. Double muscling is also a single gene trait. Post-mortem tenderness also appears to be under relatively simple genetic control. In contrast, “polygenic” traits (things like feed efficiency, growth and reproduction) are governed by a large number of different genes that all have to work together in a coordinated manner. No one knows exactly how many or which genes are actually involved in those traits, or where they are all located. Not only that, but many genes are involved in more than one trait. For example, the genes that determine when and how much estrogen is produced will affect fertility, growth and carcass composition. Also, sometimes the expression of one gene is affected by another gene. For instance, a gene coding for estrogen production won’t have any effect if the gene coding for the estrogen receptor is faulty. Geneticists will need to learn much more about the actual genetic basis of beef production traits and the interactions among them before gene editing technology will be able to continued on page 52

CED 58C CEDARDALE CHAROKEE 58C • DOUBLE POLLED BD Jan. 19/2015 • Merit Roundup X Sparrows Alliance BW 92 lbs., ADJ.WW 832 lbs., ADJ. YW 1378 lbs. BW 0.1 WW 46.9 YW 87.4 M 14.9 MWWT 38.4

CED 76C CEDARDALE CALISTO 76C • DOUBLE POLLED BD Jan. 23/2015 • Merit Roundup X LT Wyoming Wind BW 94 lbs., ADJ. WW 828 lbs., ADJ. YW 1492 lbs. BW 0.2 WW 48.2 YW 92.1 M 16.4 MWWT 40.5

CED 95C CEDARDALE CYRUS 95C • DOUBLE POLLED BD Feb. 5/2015 • Cedardale Zeal 125Z X SHX 206J BW 94 lbs., ADJ. WW 774 lbs., ADJ. YW 1428 lbs. BW 0.5 WW 45.4 YW 71.7 M 16.3 MWWT 39.0

CED 93C

CED 82C

CED 88C

CEDARDALE CALYPSO 93C • DOUBLE POLLED BD Feb. 2/2015 • Merit Roundup X JDJ Smokester BW 93 lbs., ADJ. WW 839 lbs., ADJ. YW 1493 lbs. BW 0.6 WW 48.6 YW 89.3 M 18.3 MWWT 42.6

CEDARDALE CALLOWAY 82C • DOUBLE POLLED BD Jan. 26/2015 • LT Ledger X Sparrows Alcatraz BW 88 lbs., ADJ. WW 779 lbs., ADJ. YW 1358 lbs. BW -2.3 WW 45.1 YW 78.5 M 23.5 MWWT 46.1

CEDARDALE COLORADO 88C • POLLED BD Jan. 27/2015 • LT Ledger X MNE Banjo BW 96 lbs., ADJ. WW 809 lbs., ADJ. YW 1414 lbs. BW 0.5 WW 50.1 YW 86.4 M 20.8 MWWT 45.9

CED 114C CEDARDALE CESAR 114C • DOUBLE POLLED BD Mar. 3/2015 • Cedardale Zeal 125Z X Cedardale Winchester 70W BW 90 lbs., ADJ. WW 817 lbs., ADJ. YW 1491 lbs. BW -0.3 WW 41.3 YW 70.0 M 19.1 MWWT 39.8

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Eastern Select Bull and Female Sale

From Triple K Charolais, sons of these herdsires sell

Saturday, April 9TH, 1:00 PM Hoard’s Station Sale Barn, Campbellford, ON

25 CHAROLAIS (Full French & Polled) 3 RED ANGUS & 4 RED SIMMENTALS Bar J Winchester 11W

For further information, contact:

Triple K Charolais

Sunrise Masterpiece 33Y

View the catalogue online at www.charolaisbanner.com

Brian & Trina Kelly • Napanee, ON triplekcharolais@gmail.com 613-378-2533

From Mack’s Charolais & Red Angus

From M & L Cattle Co.

Sons of Blackbern Yardley 4Y, plus homozygous polled sons of Turton and Ledger

Sons of Silverstream Performer and other Full French A.I. sires – PTIT Prince, Rainbow 13S & Impair

Mack’s Charolais & Red Angus Wayne and Jacqui Mack • Campbellford, ON mack.wj@nexicom.net • 705-768-0057

M & L Cattle Company Roger Maloney, Helen Lynett and Family Indian River, ON • 705-295-6439 roger@mlcattleco.com

View sale entries at www.mlcattleco.com

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improve things like fertility, feed efficiency, longevity, growth performance or beef quality. For instance, geneticists and meat scientists at the University of Alberta are collaborating on a Beef Cluster project to identify the genes responsible for connective tissue content in beef. That will help genetic improvement, even without gene editing. Time will tell whether or how gene editing will be regulated or accepted by the public. Traditional breeding aims to make favorable genes more common in the population. Gene editing does the same thing, just a lot faster and more specifically. This type of gene editing didn’t produce a novel trait; it just switched an existing cattle gene with another version. It didn’t introduce new DNA from a different species, as was done with Roundup Ready crops. This may make gene editing technology more acceptable to some people. But the fact that it is all cattle DNA, and all the genes are in 52

their original places, means that geneedited cattle can’t be distinguished from traditionally bred cattle. The Beef Research Cluster is funded by the National Checkoff and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada with additional contributions from provincial beef industry groups and

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governments to advance research and technology transfer supporting the Canadian beef industry’s vision to be recognized as a preferred supplier of healthy, high-quality beef, cattle and genetics. Dr. Reynold Bergen is the science director of the Beef Cattle Research Council.

MUTRIE FARMS BAR H CHAROLAIS

BULL SALE

with guests

Hawken Shorthorns, Black Ridge Angus and Dual E Cattle Co. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13TH | 1:00 PM Candiac, SK Auction Mart 1 hour SE of Regina off Hwy 48

Offering Charolais 10 Two Year Olds 28 Yearlings • Most are Polled • Many Red Factor

Angus 3 Red Angus Yearlings 7 Black Angus Yearlings Shorthorn 6 Yearlings

SWR 2C • 4th Gen Pld Minus BW son of XAL Firestruck

SWR 17C • 3rd Gen Polled Red Factor, complete, stout son of JWX Zeus

• Easy calving • Structurally sound • Not over fat bulls • Industry leading genetics BARH 144B • 3rd Gen Pld Calving ease son of Bluegrass in top 3% of breed for CE & BW

SWR 6C • 4th Gen Polled Easy doing with tons of hair is this son of SWR Axel

For more information or to receive a catalogue, give us a call, or view the catalogue online at www.bylivestock.com Sale Manager

306-584-7937 Helge By 306-536-3374 Candace By 306-536-3374 charolaisbanner@gmail.com

BARH 174C • 4th Gen Polled - 3.9 BW EPD is this complete son of LT Ledger

MUTRIE FARMS

BAR H CHAROLAIS

Box 57, Glenavon, SK S0G 1Y0

Kevin & Donna Haylock & family 306-697-2901 grenlock@sasktel.net

Richard & Helen Sydorko 306-429-2711 Wade Sydorko 306-529-6268 mutriefarms@gmail.com

BLACK RIDGE ANGUS FARM

Box 459, Grenfell, SK S0G 2B0

John & Bonnie Moleski 306-432-4832 C 306-331-8787 blackridge.angus@sasktel.net

Conveniently located 3/4 mile off Hwy 1

Box 114, Dysart, SK S0G 1H0

SWR 33B • 3rd Gen Polled Red Factor son of our great herdbull, JWX Wadsworth, still going strong at 7

DUAL E CATTLE CO. Wynyard, SK Eric & Erin Yewsiuk Eric 306-560-7085 Erin 305-560-7449 dualecattleco@gmail.com

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HAWKEN SHORTHORNS Jodi Hawken 306-429-2737 Box 239, Glenavon, SK S0G 1Y0

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12 SONS OF BAR J TROJAN 68X Top 1% of breed for CE and BW EPD

WRAZ 95C BW 0.1 WW 56 YW 89 M 16 TM 44 74 lb. BW heifer bull sired by Red Brylor JKC Ghost Rider 108Y

GBR 102C CE 82 BW -2.2 WW 32 YW 63 M 22.7 TM 39

WRAZ 48C BW 0.8 WW 56 YW 91 M 19 TM 46 98 lb. super stout son of of Red Brylor JKC Ghost Rider 108Y

GBR 17C CE 86 BW -2 WW 35 YW 69 M 22.5 TM 40

WRAZ 29C BW -2.4 WW 59 YW 87 M 18 TM 48 • 75 lb. calving ease & minus BW in this big topped son of Red Crowfoot Moonshine 3084A

GBR 26C CE 61 BW -.5 WW 43 YW 84 M 25.5 TM 47

Phil & Lana Birnie & Family Box 461, Wawota, SK S0G 5A0 T 306-739-2988 • C 306-577-7440 “The program you Info@wraz.ca • Gordon Murray can count on” T 306-739-2177 • C 306-646-7980

OPEN HOUSE at WRAZ Saturday, April 2, starting at 1:30 p.m. Presale viewing of the bulls, their sires, dams and siblings with calves at foot.

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5 Sons of PLEASANT DAWN INFUSION 413A GBR 20C CE 65 BW -1.5 WW 33 YW 63 M 23.2 TM 40

GBR 43C CE 59 BW 2.3 WW 40 YW 80 M 23.5 TM 44

GBR 85C CE 92 BW -2.1 WW 37 YW 73 M 22 TM 40

5 Sons of G.BROS CREW 607Y

GBR 54C CE 92 BW -1.2 WW 39 YW 77 M 27.3 TM 47

GBR 94C CE 73 BW 1.5 WW 42 TM 82 M 19.5 TM 40

GBR 61C GBR 191C

CE 83 BW .5 WW 42 YW 79 M 26.5 TM 47

CE 80 BW 1.2 WW 45 YW 85 M 21.7 TM 44 Sale Manager

306-584-7937 Helge By 306-536-4261 Candace By 306-536-3374 charolaisbanner@gmail.com

View the catalogue online at www.bylivestock.com

Kelly, Tracy, William & Wyatt Brimner Box 93, Manor, SK S0C 1R0 T 306-448-2028 • C 306-577-7698

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MANAGEMENT

Drought-proofing a Pasture Begins Years Before the Event Terry Kowalchuk, PAg, Provincial Specialist, Forage Crops, Crops and Irrigation Branch, Agriview, Saskatchewan Agriculture

For most cattle producers, the spring of 2015 looked promising. Beef prices were at an all-time high, soil moisture conditions were good to excellent and there was no reason to believe that the wet weather we had grown accustomed to would change. But change it did. For most of the province, the spring of 2015 will go down as one of the driest springs on record, with some areas receiving less than an inch of precipitation from April right through to July. Financier Warren Buffet said: “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” This is especially true in grazing management. For many, the spring of 2015 was a wakeup call. Pastures that had been overgrazed dried out quickly, providing very little forage yield. Some livestock

producers scrambled to find alternate feed supplies; others began culling and reducing herd size and others sought advise about what they could do to address the lack of production on their pastures. What they learned was that droughtproofing a pasture should begin several years before an event. Those who have experienced droughts in the past understand the importance of maintaining litter cover and carry-over from one year to the next. These producers manage their pastures to increase the soil’s moisture-holding capacity so that rain and melting snow are absorbed where they fall. The approach to achieving this goal varies with each ranching operation, depending on the mix of tame, annual and native pasture. The level of management also varies, from

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low-intensity rotational grazing to high-intensity “mob grazing” systems where cattle are moved on a daily basis. Regardless of which system is used, the goals are the same: using the range or pasture to obtain the highest sustainable animal yield without endangering forage plants, soil, water resources and other land attributes. The key principle is to balance forage supply with livestock production in order to build or maintain litter cover which, in turn, improves the soil’s moisture-holding capacity and prevents runoff and erosion. Over time, these systems increase the productive capacity of the land while increasing its resilience to environmental extreme of too little or too much moisture. For more info contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.

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CANADIAN CHAROLAIS YOUTH ASSOCIATION NEWS

OCYA Seeking Volunteers Courtney Black, Treasurer and Ontario President

Each year the Canadian Charolais Youth Association works hard to plan a fantastic summer conference for members from all over Canada to attend! This summer the conference will be in Olds, Alberta, and everyone on the national board can’t wait to see what the Alberta planning committee has in store for us! Since there are so many activities and competitions at each conference for members to take part in, it is easy to see how it takes months of planning to organize it all beforehand. In the summer of 2017, the CCYA conference will be held in Ontario again, and believe it or not, the planning has already begun! The planning committee consists of youth members from the province that is holding the conference that summer, and they work together through a number of conference calls and emails to organize many of the CCYA NATIONAL BOARD charolaisyouth@gmail.com President: Shae-Lynn Evans evans32s@uregina.ca Vice-President: Wyatt Ching gw.ching@sasktel.net Treasurer: Courtney Black petunia-101@hotmail.com Secretary: Tomina Jackson tomi_j_@hotmail.com

activities for the week. Being a part of the planning committee for a conference gives members a great sense of teamwork and responsibility, along with a leadership experience that won’t be forgotten! The planning committee works together to decide upon the provincial location, along with finding fairgrounds to hold the conference and hotels/accommodations for members and their families to stay. They also organize prizes, clothing, donations, and fundraising, which are all extremely important parts of running the show. Along with all of the above, they also get the opportunity to organize things like the catering, the banquet, and the keep and cull location, as well as finding and contacting judges for our wide range of competitions! Not only do we need judges for showmanship, judging, and grooming, but we also get the chance to meet some great people who are involved in judging photography, Director: Luke Marshall lsm742@mail.usask.ca Director: Megan McLeod rmeganmcleod@rvschools.ab.ca Director: Shelby Evans sle379@mail.usask.ca Director: Keegan Blehm keegb34@yahoo.ca

artwork, team marketing, and individual marketing. Four years ago I got the amazing opportunity to work with a great planning committee to organize the last Ontario conference which gave me great teamwork experience and responsibility that I now see reflected in my academic and workplace settings. I am currently looking for youth members who would be interested in being a part of the summer 2017 Ontario planning committee with me, since planning is starting to get underway! It is a great opportunity and I encourage anyone who has any questions to contact me, as I would be more than happy to discuss any questions regarding the committee or even just the conference with you! My email is cblack04@mail.uoguelph.ca and my phone number is 613.323.7171, or you can find me on Facebook. I look forward to working with you and planning another amazing conference! Vice-President: Luke Marshall lsm742@mail.usask.ca Secretary: Jade Marshall Treasurer: Aidan Jamieson CCYA Provincial Advisors SK: Suzanne Smyth | suzanneblake@hotmail.com ON: Billie-Jo Saunders | dbjsaunders@gmail.com MB: Donna Jackson | Jackson7@mymts.net AB: Kasey Phillips | kphillips@mcsnet.ca Youth Coordinator: Kirstin Sparrow kp.sparrow@hotmail.com

2016 CCYA Conference & Show Executive President: Megan McLeod rmeganmcleod@rvschools.ab.ca

Plan to Attend…Canadian Charolais Youth Association Conference and Show

July 12 -15th, 2016 58

Olds, Alberta

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12th Annual Bull Sale March 26, 2016, 1:00 p.m. • Ashern Auction Mart, Ashern, MB

TMJF Champ 374C • 4th Gen Polled LT Ledger x TMJF Tomson CE 100 BW -2.1 WW 52 YW 93 M 26.3 TM 52 BW 110 lb., Sept 23 WW 780

TMJF Carlson 384C • 3rd Gen Polled Winn Mans Bonita x M6 Grid Maker CE 95 BW .3 WW 57 YW 109 M 25.8 TM 54 BW 104 lb., Sept 23 WW 740

• All Bulls Semen Tested • We will keep them until May 1 • Many A.I. sired and alll of the sires have been used on our own heifers. • Most bulls have below breed average BW EPD and above breed average WW EPD

TMJF Clemens 371C • 3rd Gen Polled Merit Roundup x SVY Kaboom CE 100 BW -4.9 WW 46 YW 90 M 22.5 TM 46 BW 78 lb., Sept 23 WW 755

View the sale catalogue online at www.charolaisbanner.com For catalogues or information contact:

SELLING

Tee M Jay Charolais

Terry & Marilyn Johnson Box 206, Ashern, MB R0C 0E0

YEARLINGS

Ph: 204.768.2819 • tmjfarm@mts.net

POLLED FULL FRENCH CHAROLAIS BULLS consigned to Vanderhoof Bull Sale Saturday, April 9th, Vanderhoof, BC

Three sons of DAHLIA SC sell • 1 Two Year Old and 4 Yearling Bulls • All A.I. sired with the meat and thickness you expect in Full French bulls Catalogue online at www.bclivestock.bc.ca Phone Bids – Al Smith 250-570-2143 Thanks to our 2015 Buyers: Valanjou Charolais, Clyde, AB; Chomiak Charolais, Mundare, AB and Stuart McFee, Burns Lake, BC

SOUTHSIDE CHAROLAIS Polled Full French Ken Rose 25476 Keefes Ld. Rd., Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E4 T 250-694-3500 • C 250-692-0853 krose@lakescom.net

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MANAGEMENT

Reduce Winter Feeding Losses Lorne Klein, PAg, Regional Forage Specialist, Weyburn, AgriviewAgriculture

When stored forages are supplied to livestock during winter, it is inevitable a portion of the feed will be lost. Some may be ground into the soil and snow, and some will be fouled and left uneaten. Losses can be reduced, but there will be extra costs associated with supplying and managing the feed. In years of low forage prices, the extra costs may not be justified, but this winter, the extra time and management could pay off. In 2005, an Alberta study compared three methods of feeding alfalfa/meadow bromegrass hay: bale unrolling on snow, bale processing on snow and bale processing in feeders. The snow was a minimum of six inches deep. The hay was restricted to 90 per cent of voluntary intake to ensure the feed left behind was caused by the cow’s inability to consume the feed rather than oversupply. Supplementary straw was provided free-choice. The hay was fed daily. Bales weighing 1,250 poinds were unrolled or processed into 230 foot lines. Feed weight losses were 12 per cent when unrolled on snow, 19 per cent when

processed on snow and zero percent when processed in a feed bunk. Compounding the weight losses was feed quality loss. Fine materials, which have a higher feed quality, made up a disproportionate amount of the feed lost. The unrolled bales lost 24.6 per cent of the total bale protein in the snow. The weight and quality losses increased feeding costs due to the extra feed required as well as the extra machine-hours to deliver the feed. In this trial, which assumed $60 per ton and 180-day feeding period, the extra cost per head was $45 for unrolling and $75 for processing on the snow. Today’s feed costs are considerably higher.

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Bale grazing has become a popular method of winter feeding due to its ease and convenience, but the amount of fouled or uneaten forage means it may be somewhat inefficient. Efficiency can be increased by feeding fewer bales more frequently as the cattle have less opportunity to foul or waste feed. Producers currently providing more than 10 days of feed at a time may want to experiment with three- to five-day allowances. After several feedings, they should be able to visually judge whether the increased management has resulted in a noticeable feed saving. For more information contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.

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MANAGEMENT

Water Requirements for Livestock During Winter LeeAnn Forsythe, DVM MVetSci, Disease Surveillance Veterinarian, Livestock Branch, AgriviewSaskatchewan

During winter, livestock producers should closely monitor the quality and availability of their animals’ water supplies in order to ensure they remain healthy and productive. An animal’s water requirements are based on it species and breed, activity level and production status (i.e. growth, pregnancy or lactation), as well as environment and climate. Livestock tend to decrease their water intake during the winter. This can lead them to eat less, which can result in a decline in body condition. Snow should not be used as the sole source of water for cattle. Fresh, clean snow can be sued as a primary water source in some extensive beef operations, but it is essential that a permanent source of water is in place for times when there is not enough loose, clean snow that has not been trampled, wind-blown or crusted. Snow must not be used as the sole source of water for cattle that are lactating, growing or in poor condition as they will lose the excess energy they need to produce milk, gain weight or regain their health. It is also important to allow cattle several days, even weeks, to acclimatize themselves to using snow as a primary water source. Snow is not a suitable source of

water for horses. They have very specific water requirements during winter and cannot eat enough snow to adequately hydrate themselves. Without sufficient water, horses cannot eat enough to stay warm. They will lose weight and become suseptible to impaction and colic. Forcing a horse to eat snow as a source of water is actually counterproductive in that the calories used for melting the snow will not be available for body warmth, condition, maintenance and overall health. Quality and palatability also affect water consumption. Livestock will limit their consumption of water to the point of dehydration if the quality

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is compromised. Producers noticing a reluctance to drink, reduced feed consumption or decline in body condition in their animals should test the quality of their water supplies. It is important to monitor livestock regularly during the winter and producers should use body condition scoring to assess livestock’s body reserves or fat accumulation. A decrease in body condition may indicate that livestock do not have enough good quality water to digest their food. For more information, visit the National Farm Animal Care Council’s website at www.nfacc.ca.

NEWS

BIXSco and Cargill Limited Sign Deal Enabling Flow of Carcass Data Through Supply Chain Deborah Wilson, Sr. Vice President, BIXSco Inc.

BIXSco Inc. (BIXSco) and Cargill Limited (Cargill) have released further details of a signed master agreement through which Cargill will provide the past three years of beef carcass data, and all future data, to BIXSco. This agreement is a tremendous step forward in enabling the tracking of cattle production information through the supply chain—allowing everyone from producers, packers, and retailers to unlock the value of their data and reflect the pride of the Canadian cattle industry by allowing it to verify the quality of its beef. “Access to carcass data has long been identified as the major roadblock to industry-wide data sharing as it relates to cattle production information throughout the supply chain. With this agreement, that roadblock has been removed,” said Hubert Lau, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BIXSco. “In partnership with Cargill, we look forward to helping the industry unlock value by sharing data through the Beef InfoXChange System (BIXS), which now includes more detailed carcass data to help beef producers improve management and profitability.” Lau added that BIXS’ data management system is currently being rebuilt to accommodate the anticipated high volume of data. The more robust system will also allow the supply chain to buy and sell data up-and downstream. The enhanced BIXS data management system will continue to ensure no personal information is shared through the system; users will remain anonymous until they choose to contact a source of information. ”Cargill has worked with BIXS since its inception in 2009. We look forward to continuing on this journey and embracing the potential of this data management system,” said Chantelle Donahue, Vice President,

Corporate Affairs, Cargill. “This agreement is a crucial step in ensuring information flows up and down the cattle value chain,” said Dennis Laycraft, Executive Vice President of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association.“

What does the Cargill agreement enable? The agreement provides for the last three years of carcass data for cattle processed and all future carcass data to be provided to BIXS, in trust, as available. At present, fifteen fields of data will be provided. Initial data

transfer will start with their Alberta asset, but will work towards including Ontario when the time is right. When will the data be accessible? The data will be provided to BIXS following an audit by Cargill of BIXS’ privacy functions. The audit is partially complete. Additionally, BIXS’ data management system is currently being rebuilt to accommodate the anticipated high volume of data, and providing a better system that will allow for robust data trading up and downstream. Who pays for what? BIXS is similar to a stock market by allowing buyers and sellers to exchange data for a price. In addition to purchasing carcass data (which will help producers improve their operating efficiency and profitability), producers will also be able to sell their management data to others, allowing them to be compensated for their work in capturing data. Much data lies dormant in desktops across the country. BIXS allows all parts of the supply chain to unlock the value of data by sharing it and determining fair value for based on market factors. The end result is a supply chain that is more knowledgeable, productive, profitable, and responsive to increasing demand by domestic and foreign consumers for more information about the quality of Canadian beef. About BIXS BIXS was established in 2009 as a platform for information sharing. The BIXS database includes information about individual animal and carcass data, management protocols, and health treatments. No personal information is shared through the system; users remain anonymous until they choose to contact a source of information.

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ADVOCACY

Livestock Industry Embraces Awareness Programming Michelle Panko, PAg, Provincial Agriculture Awareness Specialist, Regional Services Branch, Agriview

Consumers are becoming increasingly interested in how their food is produced. However, the majority of consumers live in urban centres and have no personal connection to agriculture. In order to connect with these consumers, Saskatchewan’s livestock industry has created videos that show the public how modern agriculture works. For the past two years, the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association has created videos to showcase the ranches of The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA) winners. Michael and Tammy Burgess won the 2014 TESA. A videotour of their Circle Y Ranch at Big Beaver showed the diverse array of species that coexist with cattle amidst native pasture in the Big Muddy

Valley. The video created for the 2015 winners, Jason and Karla Hicks of Bluestone Stock Farms at Parkbeg, shows year-round grass management and its importance in balancing the health and sustainability of native grass and wildlife. The videos can be found at www.skstockgrowers.com/tesa. The Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan (PCAP) produced a video, entitled Conservation Conversations, that shows how ranchers sustainably produce beef while protecting the ecosystem and providing landscapes that will be enjoyed by the public for generations. The video can be found at www.pcap-sk.org. The Saskatchewan Egg Producers produced a series of video vignettes

that take viewers inside barns and egg-grading facilities. These videos allow the public to “meet” egg farmers and learn about their farms and the different hen housing methods they use. Additional videos focused on the food safety measures at an egg-grading station in Saskatoon and on interviews with scientists who discussed their current research as well as potential career opportunities. The videos can be found under “On the Farm” at www.saskegg.com. Videos are only one example of the many types of initiatives eligible for funding under the Agriculture Awareness Initiative Program (AAIP). The AAIP is funded under the Growing Forward 2 program, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.

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IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES IN OUR INDUSTRY

Calendar of Events March 6-7 97th Pride of the Prairies Bull Show & Sale, Lloydminster (SK) Exhibition Grounds

March 11 Footprint Farms Charolais Power Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Dryland Cattle Trading Corp., Veteran, AB

March 14 Palmer Charolais with Nielson Land & Cattle Co. 5th Annual Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m., at the Palmer farm, Bladworth, SK

March 7 Coyote Flats Charolais 1st Annual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Coaldale, AB

March 11 A. Sparrow Farms Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., at the farm, Vanscoy, SK

March 15 Gilliland Bros. Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Carievale, SK

March 8 McTavish Charolais 5th Annual Charolais & Red Angus Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Moosomin, SK

March 11 12th Annual Northern Classic Bull Sale, Grand Prairie, AB

March 15 Prairie Partners Bull & Female Sale, 1:00 p.m., Killarney (MB) Auction Mart

March 8 Harvie Ranching Bull Sale, at the ranch, Olds, AB March 8 Valley Charolais Bull Sale, 12:30 p.m., BC Livestock Co-op, Kamloops, BC March 8 Built Right Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Provost (AB) Livestock Exchange

March 11 Neilson Cattle Co. 26th Annual Bull Sale, at the farm, Willowbrook, SK March 12 Horseshoe E Charolais Annual Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK March 12 Benchmark Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m., Renfrew Pontiac Livestock Facility, Cobden, ON March 12 Source for Success Bull Sale, Elmlodge Herefords, Indian River, ON

DIAMOND W CHAROLAIS, RED & BLACK ANGUS

14th Annual Thursday, March 17, 2016 • 1:30 PM Bull Sale VALLEY LIVESTOCK SALES, MINITONAS, MB

March 16 McKeary Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Bow Slope Shipping, Brooks, AB March 17 14th Annual Diamond W Charolais, Red & Black Angus Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Minitonas, MB March 17 Buffalo Lake Charolais and Shorthorns Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Stettler (AB) Auction Mart

Selling:

CHAROLAIS RED & BLACK ANGUS

Orland, Ivan & Ethel Walker Box 235, Hudson Bay, SK S0E 0Y0 T 306-865-3953 C 306-865-6539 diamondw@sasktel.net

45 Two Year Old & Yearling Bulls 17 Two Year Old & Yearling Bulls

Our bulls will work for you: • Big, solid bulls that can cover pastures • Lot of Hair – Full of Meat • Big Testicles, Good Feet, Easy Fleshing • Structurally sound • Performance Tested • Semen Tested, Measured and Ready to Work!

WIE 60C • Royal Dynasty x Bolivar CE 71 BW 1.8 WW 39 YW 80 M 19.7 TM 39 BW 80, Adj WW 734, Adj YW 1291, ADG 3.48

WOB 69C • Roundup x Bolivar CE 76 BW 1.6 WW 46 YW 93 M 18.3 TM 41 BW 105, Adj WW 790, Adj YW 1400, ADG 3.81

62 BULLS

Commercial Consultants:

WIO 13C • Moonshine x Mambo BW -1.1 WW 62 Yw 88 M 8 TM 40 CE 4.3 BW 80, Sept 25 WW 750, Jan 20 1275 SALE MANAGER:

Clayton Hawreluik, Heartland Livestock, Yorkton, SK 306-621-3824; Ron Reed Livestock, Lethbridge, AB 403-625-0233

Valley Livestock Sales: Randy Hart, 204-734-8624

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Jumper x LIG 114R

Ritmo x HDT 10Y

These bulls used on our own large commercial herd give us the meat, hair and performance that tops the market STEPHEN CHAROLAIS FARM Home of Full French Charolais

Jumper x Casoar x PCFL 9X

SCF 192A x PCFL 9X

Kelly Stephen Box 26, Moosomin, SK S0G 3N0 (W) 306-435-3548 (H) 306-435-2087 (C) 306-435-7383 kellyandpam@rfnow.com

Give us a call and let us help you muscle up your herd March 18 Reese Cattle Co. Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Innisfail (AB) Auction Mart March 18 13th Annual Family Tradition Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., at Rolling D Charolais, Dropmore, MB March 18 Thistle Ridge Ranch Bull Sale, Taber (AB) Agriplex March 19 Rollin’ Acres/Patton/Whiskey Hollow & Guests 6th Annual Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Maple Hill Auctions, Hanover, ON March 19 Pleasant Dawn Charolais 14th Annual Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB

March 19 Canada’s Red, White & Black Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK

March 24 Northern Impact III Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., North Central Livestock, Clyde, AB

March 19 North Central Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., North Central Livestock Exchange, Clyde, AB

March 24 Elder Charolais 6th Annual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Coronach, SK

March 19 11th Annual Select Genetics Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Heartland Livestock, Swift Current, SK March 21 North West Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Kramer’s Big Bid Barn, North Battleford, SK March 21 Grassroots Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Dryland Trading Corp., Veteran, AB

March 19 Sandan Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Erskine, AB

March 22 Steppler Farms 5th Annual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Miami, MB

March 19 Ferme Palerme Charolais Bull Sale, Vinoy Test Station, 1:00 p.m., at Ferme Gagnon, Cheneville, QC

March 23 HTA Charolais & Guests Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Beautiful Plains Ag Complex, Neepawa, MB

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March 26 K-Cow Ranch Family Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m., at the ranch, Elk Point, AB March 26 Impact Angus & Charolais Bull & Female Sale, 1:00 p.m., Saskatoon (SK) Livestock Sales March 26 PIC Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Carson Sales Arena, Listowel, ON March 26 Borderland Cattle Company Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m, at the ranch, Rockglen, SK March 26 5th Annual High Point Charolais Breeders Bull Sale, 6:00 p.m., at Sunrise Charolais, Stayner, ON March 26 Transon’s Mountainview Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Innisfail (AB) Auction Mart

March 26 Tee M Jay Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m, Ashern (MB) Auction Mart March 26 Cornerview Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m., Renfrew Pontiac Livestock Facility, Cobden, ON March 26 Alameda Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Alameda (SK) Auction Mart March 26 Lazy S Limousin & Charolais Bull Sale, 6:00 p.m., VJV Auction, Rimbey, AB March 28 Allanville Farms Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Tisdale, SK March 29 Prairie Distinction Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Beautiful Plains Ag Complex, Neepawa, MB April 1 Ranaman Ranch and Parklane Charolais Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Olds (AB) Auction Mart

April 2 Vermilion Charolais Group 30th Annual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Nilsson Bros. Livestock Exchange, Vermilion, AB April 2 Maritime Bull Test Station Sale, at the test station, Nappan, NS April 2 Saunders Charolais 11th Annual Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Keady (ON) Livestock Market April 2 Tri-N Charolais Farms & Guests 1st Annual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Heartland Livestock, Virden April 2 JTA Diamond Bull sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Courval, SK April 2 Transcon’s 21st Annual Advantage Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Saskatoon (SK) Livestock Sales April 3 Best of the Breeds Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Heartland Livestock, Yorkton, SK

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April 4 Wilgenbusch Charolais 13th Annual North of the 49th Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the ranch, Halbrite, SK April 4 Martens Cattle Co/Four Bar X Ranch Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Spiritwood (SK) Stockyards April 5 Cedarlea Charolais & Windy Willows Angus “Git R Done” Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at Windy Willows Farm, Hodgeville, SK April 6 White Cap/Rosso Charolais & Howe Red Angus Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at White Cap Charolais, Moose Jaw, SK April 6 Chopper K Red Angus & Campbell Charolais Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Alameda (SK), Auction Mart April 7 Hunter Charolais 5th Annual Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m., DST, at the farm, Roblin, MB

PRAIRIE GOLD BULLS

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Good Selection of Two Year Old & Yearling Bulls • Most are Polled • Some Red Factor HERDSIRE FOR SALE 33X – Full brother to Kingston – AVAILABLE PRIVATELY

GMC TNT 5T • HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

CEDARLEA BATALLION 65Y • HOMOZYGOUS PLD

TNT

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Great heifer bull for years. This No Doubt son has been very consistent for us. CE 82 BW -.3 WW 50 YW 100 M 26.1 TM 51

Great set of calves on the ground from this son of CSS Sir Gridmaker 2W. Calving ease with meat and growth. CE 75 BW 1 WW 45 YW 84 M 27.8 TM 50

Thank you to our many past customers. We invite your inspection anytime.

SB FERNANDO 33X • POLLED

FERNANDO Easy doing, meat machine who is doing a great job here. Calving ease & performance. Winn Mans Lanza x Sparrows Matador CE 77 BW 1.9 WW 46 YW 106 M 34.2 TM 57

PRAIRIE GOLD CHAROLAIS Dave & Alva Blechinger Box 6, Rosetown, SK S0L 2V0 306.882.4081 Charolais – as Good as Gold

April 7 White Lake Colony Bull Sale, Balog Auction Market, Lethbridge, AB

April 13 Mutrie Farms/Bar H Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Candiac (SK) Auction Market

April 9 Vanderhoof (BC) Bull Sale

April 14 Sliding Hill Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m., at the farm, Canora, SK

April 9 Eastern Select Bull & Female Sale, 1:00 p.m., Hoards Station Sale Barn, Campbellford, ON April 9 Wilkenridge & Guest Walking Plow Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Ridgeville (MB) Hall April 12 Top Cut Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Stockman’s Weigh Co., Mankota, SK

JTA Diamond CHAROLAIS BULL SALE

April 15-24 World Charolais Congress, Mexico April 16 Brimner Cattle Co. and WRAZ Red Angus Cornerstone Bull & Female Sale, 1:30 p.m., Whitewood (SK) Auction Mart April 16 Cedardale Charolais 13th Annual Bull & Select Female Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Nestleton, ON April 16 Lindskov-Thiel Bull Sale, at the ranch, Isabel, SD

1:00 PM • Saturday, April 2ND, 2016 On the farm • Beef on a bun 12:00

June 17 & 18 Canadian Charolais Association Annual General Meeting in North/Central Alberta

6 Two Year Olds & 30 Yearlings

July 12-15 Canadian Charolais Youth Association Conference & Show, Olds, AB

All Semen Tested • Tans & Whites • Will keep til May 1

For info call: Jerome & Cindy Tremblay

306-394-4406 • Courval, SK 76

April 15 79th Annual Williams Lake (BC) Bull Sale

August 9-12 Canadian Beef Industry Conference (CBIC), Calgary, AB

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NEWS

Industry Info Beef Drippings Receive Taste Award Beef Dripping (BD) has been named one of the 50 best foods in the UK and Ireland. Produced in Ireland, BD is made from the suet of grass-fed Angus and Hereford beef, rendered down and clarified to pure fat. The product was described as “nutrient rich, high in omega-3 acids, clean, pure and carries great flavor”. Eating Meat Benefits Heart A study from the University of East Anglia, Norfolk, England, reports that eating meat can be as beneficial as regular exercise for heart health. The study researched the effects of seven different amino acids to heart health on 2000 women. Researchers found evidence that women who consumed amino acids had better cardiovascular health. Meat consumption was also linked to low levels of arterial stiffness. “Proteinrich foods such as meat, fish, dairy, produce, beans, lentils, broccoli and spinach could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.” Older People Need More Protein Recent experiments have discovered

that adding protein to the diets of men above the age of 50, together with weight lifting, improved muscle protein synthesis. The ability to retain or build muscle was influenced by the intake of protein, which provides amino acids for the body to use as building blocks for protein. Exercise increased protein synthesis while age decreases it, but exercise alone cannot overcome all effects of age. Iron-Branding Damages Hides An article published in the Republic of Botswana advises cattle producers to stop hot-iron branding because of its effect on quality and value of the leather. The report states that eliminating branding is vital for making the leather industry more viable. In Botswana, cattle are branded over much of their bodies with specific no area designated for branding. The article says, “a viable leather sector can be realized by ensuring that farmers get incentives for taking care to eliminate hide damage”.

BREEDING SEASON WILL SOON BE HERE Many superb herdbulls will be on offer this spring Know what you need and take advantage of the tremendous offering If you need assistance with your purchases, give us a call

Neilson Cattle Company Bull Sale Willowbrook, SK • March 11, 2016

Horseshoe E Charolais Bull Sale Moose Jaw, SK • March 12, 2016

Sandan Charolais and Springside Farms Annual Charolais Bull Sale Erksine, AB • March 19, 2016

Steppler Farms 5th Annual Bull Sale Miami, MB • March 22, 2016

Impact Charolais & Angus Bull Sale Saskatoon, SK • March 26, 2016

Best of the Breeds Bull Sale Yorkton, SK • April 3, 2016

Anderson’s Four Bar X Ranch & Martens Cattle Co. Angus & Charolais Bull Sale Spiritwood, SK • April 4, 2016

Chopper K Red Angus/Campbell Charolais Bull Sale Alameda, SK • April 6, 2016

Hunter Charolais 5th Annual Bull Sale Roblin, MB • April 7, 2016

White Lake Colony Charolais Bull Sale Lethbridge, AB • April 7, 2016

Spirit of the North Bull Sale Spiritwood, SK • April 11, 2016

Pasture Ready Bull Sale Saskatoon, SK • May 28, 2016

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Advertisers Index Acadia Ranching 1976 Ltd.............................61 Amabec Charolais ..........................................70 Angle H Stock Farm .......................................75 Annuroc Charolais .........................................70 B Bar D Charolais ...........................................70 Baker Charolais ..............................................70 BAKSM Angus ................................................35 Bar H Charolais .........................................53,71 Bar Punch Ranch ............................................68 Beck Farms .....................................................71 Be Rich Farms.................................................68 Blackbern Charolais .......................................70 Black Ridge Angus Farm................................53 Bo Jan Enterprises .........................................71 Borderland Cattle Company .........................27 Bova Tech Ltd.................................................67 Bow Valley Genetics Ltd. ...............................67 Bricney Stock Farms .......................................71 Bridor Charolais .............................................70 Brimner Cattle Company.....................54,55,71 Buffalo Lake Charolais .................................68 By Livestock............3,7,9,12,13,35,42,53,54,55, .........................................................73,IBC,OBC Campbells Charolais ......................................45 Carey, Brent....................................................67 Cattle Lac Charolais .......................................42 Cedardale Charolais..................................51,70 Cedarlea Farms ................................................7 Charla Moore Farms ......................................71 Char Maine Ranching....................................68 Charolais Journal ...........................................67 Charworth Charolais Farms...........................68 Chomiak Charolais ........................................68 Circle Cee Charolais Farms ............................68 Cleveland Farms.............................................75 Cline Cattle Co. ..............................................69 CMT Farms......................................................75 Cornerview Charolais ....................................19 Cougar Hill Ranch ..........................................71 Coyote Flats Charolais ...................................68 Creek's Edge Land & Cattle Co. ...............11,71 CR Simmentals & Sons ...................................75 C2 Charolais .........................................42,43,69 Davis Rairdan .................................................67 Defoort Stock Farm .......................................69 Demarah Farms..............................................68 Diamond W Charolais...............................72,73 DLMS ......................................................3,12,13 Dog Patch Acres.............................................37 Dorran, Ryan ..................................................67 Double L Ranch..............................................68 Double P Stock Farms ..........................42,45,69 DRD Charolais ................................................18 Dual E Cattle Co.............................................53 Dubuc Charolais.............................................71 Dudgeon Snobelen Land & Cattle................70 Eaton Charolais..............................................72 Edge, Dean.....................................................67 Elder Charolais Farms .................................9,72 Ericson Livestock Services ..............................67 Ferme Palerme ..........................................17,71 Fischer Charolais ............................................68 Flat Valley Cattle Co. .....................................59 Fleury, Michael...............................................67 Flewelling, Craig ............................................67

Foat Valley Stock Farm ..................................68 Footprint Farms ............................................68 Future Farms ..................................................68 Gerrard Cattle Co......................................28,68 Gilliland Bros. Charolais ................................72 Good Anchor Charolais .................................68 H.S. Knill Company Ltd..................................67 Happy Haven Charolais .......................42,45,69 Harcourt Charolais.........................................36 Hard Rock Land & Cattle Co..........................69 Harvie Ranching ............................................68 Hawken Shorthorns.......................................53 HEJ Charolais .................................................68 Hicks Charolais ...............................................70 High Bluff Stock Farm ................................5,69 Holk Charolais................................................68 Horseshoe E Charolais ...................................72 HTA Charolais Farm ...................................3,69 Hunter Charolais ....................................70,IBC JMB Charolais ................................................70 Johnson Charolais..........................................68 Johnston Charolais ...................................42,44 Johnstone Auction.........................................67 Jordan River Charolais...................................72 JTA Diamond Charolais .................................76 June Rose Charolais .......................................48 Kaiser Charolais Farm ....................................68 Kanewischer, Jerry .........................................67 Kay R Land & Cattle Ltd. ...............................68 KCH Charolais ................................................69 K Cow Ranch..................................................20 Kirlene Cattle .................................................70 La Ferme Patry de Weedon ...........................71 Lakeview Charolais ........................................41 Land O' Lakes Charolais ................................70 Langstaff Charolais........................................70 Laurel Creek Ranch........................................72 Lazy S Cattle Co. ............................................22 Leemar Charolais ...........................................68 LEJ Charolais .............................................47,70 Lindskov Thiel Charolais Ranch ....................72 M & L Cattle Co.........................................52,70 Mack's Charolais .......................................52,70 Maple Leaf Charolais.....................................68 Martens Cattle Co.....................................31,72 Martens Charolais..........................................70 McAvoy Charolais Farm............................21,72 McKay Charolais ............................................70 McKeary Charolais .........................................69 McLeod Livestock...........................................67 McTavish Charolais ........................................72 Medonte Charolais ........................................71 Miller Land & Livestock ............................18,71 Murphy Livestock...........................................69 Mutrie Farms.............................................53,72 Myhre Land and Cattle..................................70 Nahachewsky Charolais.................................72 Norheim Ranching.........................................67 Nu Horizon Angus .........................................35 P & H Ranching Co.........................................69 Packer Charolais.............................................71 Palmer Charolais ............................................72 Parklane Charolais .........................................69 Patton Charolais ............................................71 Phillips Farms ............................................20,72

Charolais Connection â€˘ March 2016

Pleasant Dawn Charolais...............................70 Poley, Chris .....................................................67 Poplar Bluff Stock Farm.................................20 Potter Charolais .............................................71 Prairie Cove Consulting .................................67 Prairie Gold Charolais...............................72,76 Prairie View Charolais ...................................70 Pro Char Charolais .........................................69 Qualman Charolais .......................................72 R & G McDonald .......................................42,44 Rammer Charolais..........................................17 Rawes Ranches...............................................69 Rebuild with Steel .........................................67 Reese Cattle Company.....................................6 Reykdal Farms Charolais................................70 Rollin' Acres Charolais ...................................71 Rosso Charolais .............................................33 Royale Charolais ............................................71 RRTS Charolais ...............................................69 Saddleridge Charolais....................................69 San Dan Charolais Farms ..........................15,69 Saunders Charolais ...................................25,71 Scarth Cattle Co. ............................................70 Serhienko/Voegeli Cattle Co. ........................72 Sharodon Farms .............................................71 Skeels, Danny .................................................67 Sliding Hills Charolais ...............................57,72 Southside Charolais .......................................59 A. Sparrow Farms..........................................IFC Springside Farms.......................................15,69 Spruceview Charolais.....................................69 Stephen Charolais Farm ...........................72,74 Steppler Farms Ltd. .............................12,13,70 Stock, Mark ....................................................67 Stockmen's Insurance ....................................67 Sugarloaf Charolais .......................................69 Sunblade Charolais ........................................42 Sunrise Charolais............................................71 Swistun Charolais...........................................47 T Bar C Cattle Co..............15,21,31,36,37,75,77 Tee M Jay Charolais .......................................59 Temple Farms .................................................72 Thistle Ridge Ranch .......................................69 Transcon Livestock Corp. ..................5,28,29,68 Tri N Charolais...........................................35,70 Triple K Charolais...........................................52 Turnbull Charolais..........................................69 Vermillion Charolais Group...........................40 Western Litho ................................................68 Whiskey Hollow Cattle Company .................71 White Cap Charolais .................................33,72 White Lake Colony ........................................49 WhiteWater Livestock ...................................71 Wilgenbusch Charolais..........................72,OBC Wilkie Ranch ..................................................69 Winters Charolais...........................................71 Wood River Charolais ..................................39 Wrangler Charolais........................................69 WRAZ Red Angus......................................54,55