Thank You to All the Bull Customers that are putting ARY genetics to work in their herds in 2015!!! WATCH FOR AIREY CONSIGNMENTS TO THE KEYSTONE KLASSIC SALE!
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RAY, BARB, TERINDA & NIKODA AIREY BOX 922 RIVERS MB R0K 1X0 rbairey@hotmail.com
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Ray 204 724 3600
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Editor’s Corner
Lois McRae and Arlene Kirkpatrick Well spring has been busy with calving, bull sales and now on to fixing fence for pastures and breeding. Congratulations to all the Angus breeders who hosted top notch Angus events with a strong set of Angus bulls for commercial and purebred breeders to select from. Along with that the hospitality at the Angus sales was second to none, where our guests got to visit and admire the Angus cattle. The cattle market is exciting and with top quality Angus bulls and females the outlook is very promising. Don’t forget to tag your Angus calves with the Angus tags for the fall feeder sales and upcoming Angus shows. Be proud to be an Angus producer. May 28-30, the Canadian Livestock Markets Convention and Auctioneer finals are held this year in Winnipeg. Great way to network with your livestock marketing reps.
Summer time is a great time to stop in at Angus producers for a herd tour or check out the Angus cattle at the Manitoba Angus Gold Show in Oak Lake this summer. See details in this issue of the Outlook. July 31, August 1 and 2 is the Manitoba Youth Beef Roundup, the summer Junior show for our Junior Angus members along with commercial Juniors and other breed Juniors. August 2nd afternoon is show day or view the schedule in this Outlook. Nominations for Manitoba’s Premier Angus Sale, the Keystone Klassic are in this issue of the Outlook. Please take time if you are interested and complete the form and send to T Bar C, so you are added to the selection list. Enjoy the summer months with your family or friends and some tasty Angus steaks on the barbeque and check out more Angus recipes on Page 12. See you down the Angus Trail!!!!!
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MANITOBA ANGUS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Allan Nykoliation
Well, we survived another Manitoba winter. I must say this one was a whole lot easier to handle. The bull sale reports were definitely much stronger this year. That should help in paying some overdue bills! I’m just hoping everyone remembers, not all papered cattle should be bulls, keep that knife sharp it will be better in the long run. I would like to invite all cattle producers to our “Angus Summer Gold Show”, which will be held in conjunction with the Oak Lake Fair on July 18.
This year we will be going back to the halter show format, so get that top heifer tied up early. I’m hoping everyone has a successful breeding season and maybe this grass will get growing! Talk to you down the road.
ENJOY AN ANGUS STEAK ON THE BBQ THIS SUMMER!
MANITOBA ANGUS ASSOCIATION 2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Back L to R: Jeremy Pilkey, Dylan Funk, Tim Baker, Shawn Birmingham, Nicholas Bray & Cameron Nykoliation. Front L to R: Raina Syrnyk, Larissa Hamilton, Allan Nykoliation & Arlene Kirkpatrick. Pictured to the R: Barb Airey
PRESIDENT Allan Nykoliation 204-562-3508 * n7stockfarms@rfnow.com
DIRECTORS
VICE-PRESIDENT Larissa Hamilton 204-827-2002 larissa_hamilton@hotmail.com
Tim Baker 204-966-3320 *greenbushangus@gmail.com
Nicholas Bray 204-447-7203 *dirtbiker001@gmail.com
Barb Airey CANADIAN DIRECTOR 204-566-2134 *rbairey@hotmail.com Shawn Birmingham 204-573-6377 shawnbirmingham@yahoo.ca Dylan Funk JUNIOR DIRECTOR 204-245-0185 Raina Syrnyk *dylanfunk_31@hotmail.com 204-648-7206 raina_bree22@hotmail.com Cameron Nykoliation SECRETARY-TREASURER 204-762-3302 *cnykoliation@gmail.com Arlene Kirkpatrick Ph/Fax: (204)725-3597 ~ 1-888-622-6487 Jeremy Pilkey E-mail: ackirkpatrick@rfnow.com 204-720-1675 *jeremypilkey@hotmail.com
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Canadian Angus Association 292140 Wagon Wheel Blvd Rocky View County, AB T4A 0E2, Canada Phone: 403-571-3580 Toll-free: 1-888-571-3580 Fax: 403-571-3599 www.cdnangus.ca
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MANITOBA ANGUS ASSOC. SUMMER “GOLD� SHOW On Saturday, July 18, 2015 in conjunction with Oak Lake Fair at Oak Lake, MB Exhibitors may arrive between 8am - 10am on July 18
Show will start at 1:00 p.m.
There are Commercial Classes, Animals entered must be 50% Angus
This show will have Canadian Angus Gold Show status and therefore All 2012, 2013, 2014 animals & 2015 calves shown, must be registered & have the Canadian Angus RFID tag in. .
There will be Junior classes in the morning. Everyone is welcome to come & enjoy a visit at the Oak Lake Fair while viewing some great Angus cattle and all other exhibits.
Thank You to Oak Lake Fair for being a Gold Show host!
For more details see www.mbangus.ca or phone 1-204-725-3597
Junior Report
by Raina Syrnyk Hello Juniors! I hope your spring is going well and you are gearing up for the summer shows. Showdown 2015 will be in Olds, Alberta July 16-18. It is a great opportunity for anyone to attend, and keep in mind that you do not need to bring animals to participate. If you plan on attending, make sure to check out the scholarships and travel bursaries available on the CJAA website. The MJAA summer show will be in conjunction with the Angus gold show in Oak Lake on July 18. Also, the Manitoba Junior Beef RoundUp will be July 31- August 2 in Neepawa, MB. I encourage all juniors to head out to Neepawa for this fun filled weekend. If you haven't already, check out and like the Manitoba Junior Angus Association and the Canadian Junior Angus Association Facebook pages to keep up with Junior events and opportunities across Canada year round. See you all this summer! 4
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Please Complete entry forms by July 10 (late entries will be accepted depending on space& numbers. Scan & Email to mbangus@gmail.com or Ph. 1-888-622-6487 if you have any questions. Manitoba Angus Association, Arlene Kirkpatrick Secretary Box 25 Site 30 RR2 Brandon R7A 5Y2
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Class 1 – Heifer Calf born 2015 Class 2- Yearling Heifers born 2014 Class 4- Cow born before 2013with calf at foot Class 5- Grand Champion Female Class 6- Bull calf born in 2015 Class 7- Yearling Bull Born in 2014 Class 9- Grand Champion Bull Class 10 – Breeder’s herd JUNIOR ANGUS SHOW 12-15 Class 12J- Heifer Calf Class 13J- Yearling Heifer Class 15J- Grand Champion Junior Show COMMERICAL CLASSES Class 16C- Commercial Cow Calf Pair Class 17C – Grand Champion Commercial Angus Female.
Manitoba Angus Summer Gold Show –cattle will be shown on halter in regular show format. There will be a Manitoba Junior Angus Show at 11 am . Entry fees & prize money as per Oak Lake Ag Society . All entries born from 2012 up to 2015 must be Angus Tagged to be entered. All animals must have a registration number to take part in the Gold Show.
at Oak Lake Fair Grounds, Oak Lake, Manitoba Arrival time is before 10am on July 18, 2015. Show will be held at 1:00 p.m. Supper will be Available.
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Manitoba Junior Angus Member wins CAA Foundation Scholarship at Goal Conference in Guelph, Ontario My name is Jennifer Jermey. My family (Ross and Dr. Helen Jermey, and my brothers Chris and Will) run Spruce Ridge Stock Farms, located in Ashern, Manitoba. We run approximately 100 purebred Black Angus cows along with a few select Red cows. I personally have my own small herd that is run in conjunction with the main herd that mostly contains past Junior Angus projects and a few heifers bought from different herds in the province. I attended my first Manitoba Junior Angus Show in 2004 in Oak Lake. It was a great adventure for a first time Pee-Wee member and I made friends that are still part of my life today. I returned again in 2006, for the final year it was held in Oak Lake before being moved to Neepawa and was combined with the other breeds to create one large summer show. I have also been strongly involved in the 4-H program. I am currently working through my eleventh year as a member of the Lakeside 4-H Beef Club. I have served on different positions in the club as well as serving on our Area Council board and the Manitoba 4-H Council advisory board for two years. I have been part of the Manitoba 4-H “Funfest” committee for four years, helping to plan the provincial 4-H summer beef show. I have had Grand Champion steer with a homegrown Black Angus cross as well as reserve champion and grand champion cow/calf pair with heifers chosen from my own breeding program at our area’s annual achievement. Recently I was awarded Reserve Champion Adult 4-H speech at this year’s provincial 4-H public speaking competition. Our family has always believed strongly in the Junior Angus program and has made a point of trying to attend Showdown whenever possible. To date we have attended: Brandon MB (2005), Moose Jaw, SK (2007), Dundas, PEI (2009), Weyburn, SK (2011) and Virden, MB (2014). I have always focused on more than the cattle show and have been extremely competitive in the other events. I have been public speaking champion, sales talk champion, reserve champion with my scrapbook and reserve champion with my literature submission. The focus on the other aspects of Showdown accumulated last year when I won Senior Grand Aggregate as well as bred and owned Senior Champion Female. It was the goal I have been working towards since I attended my first Showdown in 2005 and saw the excellent work completed by other Junior members. It was a great validation of all the hours spent trying to take the perfect picture for my scrapbook or trying to convince somebody that they wanted to buy my heifer as I was practicing for sales talk. I was selected to attend GOAL in Guelph Ontario this year. I had not seriously considered going but the bursary was advertised, and with the strong encouragement of our Manitoba Director, Rainia Syrnyk, I applied and was selected to go. GOAL 2015 was held February 14 th -16th and was a great opportunity to meet other Junior members. I had a great weekend reconnecting with people I had met and making new friends. GOAL had a large variety of speakers that covered issues relating to different aspects of the Angus breed and our lives as young adults. Dr. Rob Swackhammer, of Swackhammer Vet Services, covered herd health and was able to answer questions we had in regards to the future of animal health. It was also a great chance to discuss different practices done on different farms. Dr. Tim Henshaw, of EastGen, walked us through the estrus cycle of a cow and talked briefly about silent heats and how to identify them. Cory Van Groningen of VG Meats, talked about his family’s meat business and how he is using a smart phone app to connect people with the best product for their needs. The MacArthers of Heatherlea Farm Market discussed their farm market that supplies their local beef and produce with the surrounding consumer base. They also discussed their expansion from a few chest freezers in their garage to a full time business with multiple employees. They were kind enough to offer their advice for starting a similar business and answer any questions we had. Kristy Stevenson presented an in depth look at social media and how to use it as a positive tool for your business. She encouraged every farm to create a website and to link all social media sites in use together. She also highlighted some of the statistics of different sites and told us how to use that to our advantage. Crystal Mackay and Kristen Kelderman of Farm and Food Care Ontario held separate talks about the importance of agriculture programs that connect with the general public. We heard stories about the different questions commonly asked and brainstormed how to best approach answering different questions. Geof Bednar from Certified Angus Beef held a long talk about the history and development of the Certified Angus Beef brand. He also covered the standards that have to be met in order for the cut of beef to be part of the brand. Geof had an interactive component where he had two volunteers cut steaks to compare the cost of buying precut steaks in a restaurant or cutting them in house. The conference also had some great interactive activities that were designed to have us meet new people and try new things. Jim “Basketball” Jones had an active talk about how everyone can overcome challenges. He had lessons in being kind and respecting other people hidden in some amazing basketball tricks. He was also able to get the whole room on their feet and dancing before sharing his own story of graduating at the top of his college with a learning disability that prevented him from reading at more than a middle school level. My personal highlight of GOAL 2015 was the Legacy Scholarships. They are presented by the Canadian Angus Foundation to five Junior Angus members in attendance at GOAL. They were judged on 4 different aspects of our applications and interviews. The first part was our résumés which included all of the Angus and beef events we had attended as well as school and volunteer events. The second part was based on our grades. They requested that a transcript be included with the application and would count for 25% of the final score. The third section was an in person interview held the morning before GOAL started. There was a 3 person panel that asked questions that ranged from future career goals, involvement in the Angus industry and our input on the then breaking BSE case in Alberta. The final section was a panel discussion at the dinner Saturday night. CEO Rob Smith held a panel discussion that had questions that related to the pressing issues of our breed and what we envisioned the future to look like within the Angus breed. There was $11,000.00 in prize money, divided between the 5 finalists, that was put forward by the Canadian Angus Foundation. First went to Matt Bates, followed by Michaela Chalmers in second, I was third and Allison Speller and Tyler Dietrich were the other 2 finalists. It was a great experience and my fellow competitors were what the Junior Angus program works to create. My scholarship money will be used for next year’s tuition at Brandon University. I am in the integrated program, which is a program designed for future early and middle school teachers. My end goal is to teach grade 4, somewhere in rural Manitoba. I am just finishing my first year now, and look forward to the summer and the chance to reconnect with others I have met during my time in the Junior and 4-H program. I strongly encourage anyone considering GOAL, or is a junior member older than 15 to apply to attend. The Canadian Angus Foundation supplies a number of bursaries to attend and this year there was not enough applications to fill all of the spots. GOAL 2016 will be held in Ottawa Ontario and it will be lots of fun. I am already planning to attend next year and encourage anyone with questions to talk with Raina Syrnyk, Belinda Wagner or myself, as it is a great opportunity to travel and is a lot of fun. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the Canadian Angus Foundation and everyone who supports it. I wish everyone a great coming year and I look forward to seeing you at Showdown 2015 in Olds Alberta. (We requested and would like to thank Jennifer for doing this write-up, to let other Junior & potential Jr. Angus members know about the great opportunities available to them.)
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Cor Vet Cattle Co. Dr. Corey W. Jones D.V.M. Melita. MB Ph:(204)264-0444 Wayne Jones Ph:(204)665-2449 corvetcc@gmail.com
A huge thanks to all the bidders and buyers!! who supported the Cow-Boys Angus Bull Sale that was held March, 28, 2015 at Taylor Auctions in Melita, MB. A great crowd was on hand to fill the stands after having perused a very strong set of bulls being offered for sale and enjoying a delicious beef on a bun lunch. 1B Sire: Vin-Mar Focus In 8847 Purchased by: Schunicht Farms
7B Sire: Vision Unanimous 1418 Purchased by: George Turner
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Sire: SAV Harvestor 0338 Purchased by Rockin S, Nokomis, SK
Sire: Cor Vet Heavy Hitter 12Y Purchased by Kevin Anderson, Melita, MB
56A The support of the following producers is greatly appreciated for choosing to incorporate Cor Vet genetics into their breeding programs this year: **Kevin Anderson Melita, MB Ranch 8 Whitewood, SK Western Beef Development Centre Lanigan, SK (2 bulls) George Turner Lauder, MB **David Vanmackelbergh Medora, MB **Dell Farms Melita, MB Fairlane Farms Hartney, MB Bob Renwick Melita, MB (** repeat buyers)
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Rocking S Nokomis, SK **Schunicht Farms Strathmore, AB Corey Bailey, Lenore, MB (2 bulls) **Charles Henrion Storthoaks, SK **Airway Farms Boissevain, MB Curtis Bugg Melita, MB **Kevin Brigden Melita, MB
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GREETINGS FROM CANADIAN ANGUS CEO ROB SMITH
To everyone who is finishing their calving or just getting going; breeding cows or thinking about how to ‘match and stack’ bloodlines to do so; or simply reveling in the unprecedented, extraordinary success that has been the 2015 bull sale season… ‘Happy Day’ to you! There is now only 35 days until our National Convention starts in Calgary! Your Association is very excited to be hosting this year, in part at Angus Central, your Angus ‘home away from home’. Please consider taking a few days from your farm or ranch and coming to Calgary from June 4th-6th. The schedule and registration form links are found elsewhere in this e-news so please think about the value of fraternity and collective celebration of our national Angus successes before you get too busy with haying and silaging. There are a number of ‘launches’ we will be doing at Convention, so please be looking for those. Your CAA will be unveiling our new research project, commercial member database and a communications/advertising opportunity for you to promote to your fellow members and commercial Angus producers. Your Canadian Angus Foundation will be debuting its new cookbook as well as (as ‘press time’) our new official Black and Red Angus art work for the first time in 10 years. We are very excited for all aspects of Convention, and look forward to your reaction to our new initiatives, ventures and products. As Convention approaches a lot of time will be spent this upcoming month working on the Canadian Angus Foundation "Building the Legacy 4" sale, seeking donations of 'the best of the best' Canadian Angus genetics as well as other 'cool stuff ' and experiences. If you have something exciting, valuable and in high demand that you wish to donate, please contact me. 2014’s "Building the Legacy 3" in Moose Jaw set the proverbial 'bar' VERY high, and we will do our best to try and capture the magic, fun and MEMBER VALUE of last year's donations again in 2015. It's a 'tall order', I know... but we are doing our very best! And please expect the “Building the Legacy 4” sale catalogue to appear in your mailbox sometime in the two weeks after our Victoria Day long weekend. And I don’t mean your ‘e-mail’ box… I mean your MAIL mailbox! To provide the highest possible exposure to those CAA members, partners and friends who donate so benevolently of their genetic foundation as well as their ‘pocketbook’, we will be mailing catalogues to every CAA member this year. Please check this catalogue out and consider purchasing from the offering, and supporting your Canadian Angus Foundation! Speaking of which… thank you for your nominations to two of our relatively new Foundation youth recognition initiatives, the Outstanding Young Angus Breeder award, which will be presented in its second year at Convention, and our new Junior Angus Stockman of the Year award, to be presented at Showdown in Olds this July. We had many nominations for these awards and we appreciate you respecting our fine young Angus stockmen and women. The deadline is TODAY to apply for the Robert C. McHaffie Junior Ambassador competition, and we look forward to another impressive process featuring five (5) inspiring Angus youth during Convention. Finally, please remember the Dick Turner Memorial Scholarship deadline which is May 15th. Here is a link to the application form on our website: http:// www.canangusfoundation.ca/2015%20Dick%20Turner%20 Memorial%20Scholarship%20Application.pdf.
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Some staff updates for you… Previous marketing assistants, Matt Bates and Keltey Whelan, are back with your CAA and working to enhance your CAA member experience every day through the summer months. Keltey is located at Angus Central, our national headquarters, while Matt will operate from his home in Ontario, as he did two years ago. These are two talented young cattlefolk, and we are lucky to have their enthusiasm, creativity and dedication helping Canadian Angus for the next few months. Further, one of our longest serving staff members, Cheryl Hazenberg, has decided to return to her native Ontario for the majority of the year. Subsequently, her position with your CAA has changed from “Director, Technical Services” to “Eastern Canada Manager”. She is still responsible for most of her prior duties, but will be a CAA senior staff providing closer contact to our many members in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. Her contact information has not changed; if you need to reach Cheryl for any reason her number remains 403-888-3454 but please know she is located in Ontario. We are now offering a “Basic CAPP” enrolment… In response to those members who raise straight Canadian genetics and would like eventually be a part of our genetic evaluations, submit performance data on their calves, and benefit from the other tools provided by the Canadian Angus Performance Program including a substantial fee incentive on registrations and transfers, your Association will provide a basic, in-herd version of the Performance Program (no EPDs) as of June 1st. For more information on this program please contact your CAA Director of Breed Development, Kajal Devani. Bull sale transfers are really starting to ‘pour in’, and while we remind you to send them in, please note you have an additional 30 days to do so at the lowest cost available. Part of the Fee Schedule Update that was launched on January 1st, 2015 is a change on the lowest transfer fee times from 60 days and under to 90 days and under. Please remember to send your yearling weights to us by May 15th to assure inclusion in the next Black and Red evaluations, performed along the evaluations done by our partners and friends ‘to the south’, the American Angus Association and Red Angus Association of America. In the next month our registration deadlines will come for both Convention and Carcass 101 (http://www.cdnangus.ca/main_ page.htm). Please make sure you get in on the action for one or both of these highly-rated events. Plans we well underway for this October’s World Angus Secretariat in Mexico. I believe there will be a delegation at our Convention to promote this event, and we have information included here as well. I believe Canada will have the largest delegation in attendance… let’s go and make our global Angus friends and partners know how much “Angus means business” in Canada! As always, please contact me with any questions or concerns you may ave: 1-888-571-3580 Toll Free. You are why I'm here and your input is absolutely critical to me. Until next month everyone!
Cheers : Rob Smith.
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PATRIOT 4057 is the most recent addition to Kembar Angus! JSTN 57B is a son of Connealy Earnan 076E a sire that is noted for producing high performance stout made calves. He is a maternal brother to the well known Brooking Prosecutor Bull! Patriot was purchased out of the Brooking Sale in Radville, SK
Thank You to all of our customers who have purchased Bulls and heifers over this
past year! Your support of our program is appreciated! Special Thanks to Kevin & Laura Lee Harms of Black Hawk Angus for purchasing a package of heifers this spring!
This year’s calf crop is probably one of the best group we’ve ever had!! Due to last
year’s deep mud we did very little AI’ing, but our walking bulls did the job! Our herd bulls are sons of: Kodiak 5R, SAV Pioneer, KMK Alliance, Sitz Upward and SAV Brand Name.
Visitors are welcome anytime! Colin & Arlene Kirkpatrick Kemnay, MB Ph. 204-725-3597 or 204-761-8526 email:ackirkpatrick@rfnow.com MANITOBA ANGUS OUTLOOK
Our best news this spring! We became new Grandparents to a baby boy, named Chet Woychyshyn! We couldn’t be happier!
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All entries for the sale must meet the sale management’s selection criteria
Nominations for Keystone Klassic Red & Black Sale Farm Name: ___________________________________________ Breeder Name: _________________________________________ Address:______________________________________________ Postal Code: ___________________________________________ Phone Number: ________________________________________ Cell Number: __________________________________________ Email Address: _________________________________________ Directions to Farm: _____________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Deadline for nominations July 8, 2015
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Worth the price By Christy Johnson, Director of Advertising & Promotions, Certified Angus Beef LLC Spring 2015
The beef industry’s diversity along the supply chain can be both blessing and curse. You might say it’s even set up that way. When you finally get into these years where prices are really good for cattle and calves, beef prices for consumers shoot up. Retailers struggle to find front-page beef features at prices that will attract shoppers to buy the beef to support those cattle prices. You know, the kind of ads that make them look twice and make plans to shop there today: “Buy one, get one free! (BOGO)” With few signs of beef price relief in 2015, retail partners need all the help they can get to drive in-store beef sales, because those BOGOs are mostly going over to pork and chicken. So, what’s the good news? The price of Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand steaks, roasts and grinds isn’t the only thing that’s moved significantly higher in the past year. AAA, AA and even Agrade beef has also moved higher. When a consumer is looking at a $20 or $30 package of steaks, she’s more than willing to pay another $2 or $3 to upgrade to CAB. She knows the brand means her family will enjoy every bite of this purchase. That’s why research published last year says more than 80% of shoppers surveyed in the U.S. and Canada would pay at least an extra $1 per pound for that upgrade. The demand is high for the dependable performance of high-quality beef, even when money is tight for consumers. Especially when money is tight – again, according to research. Retailers are not able to feature beef on their advertising flyers as frequently as in the past, but their customers are still seeking memorable eating experiences. And those don’t necessarily come in the form of a chicken breast. Had that been the case, beef consumption would have tanked years ago and CAB would not have seen 10 consecutive years of growth. The cattle cycle has turned to rebuilding, and all signals favor a significant turn toward higher marbling, for beef that does not lose its spot in the meat case to pork or chicken. As those signals keep encouraging you to expand or start new high-quality herds, this brand will continue to provide marketing support for our licensed retailers. But it won’t be focused on how to cut prices to compete with lesser protein options. We’ll help them build on CAB premium variety such as the increasing demand for high-quality grinds as well as steaks, roasts and newly identified cuts. Diversity keeps our product relevant all year long, either as the star of the show or through a cameo appearance as a main-dish ingredient. We’re looking at new ways to help retailers get more shoppers to try CAB, and then build brand loyalty through advertising, point-of-sale materials, contests, store events and more. By the time our government reports start telling us the beef supply has picked up to fill those demand channels – with your help – retail customers will be hooked on the best beef they can buy and supermarket ad features will guide them toward a tasty variety.
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RE
0.76 .46
4%
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19 60.63 38.30 33.63 79.86 63
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SOLUTION
PregCheCk™
95
84% Reliability
MOGCK Sure Shot x KG Onward 6221 | Reg#: 16796888
Solution is one of the breed’s most unique semi-proven sires with calving ease, performance and high quality phenotype that ranks in the top 3% of the breed for both $W and $B. CED BW
WW
YW
RADG SCR
Doc HPG CEM
MILK
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10% 15%
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12 -1.7 69 125 0.26 1.47 15 12.3 12 .74 .85 .78 .72 .37 .74 .44 .14 .15
28 .23
MW
30 .38
MH
0.3 .20
$EN
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CW
57 .32
MARB
0.45 .45
4%
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34 62.65 79.98 33.62 121.41 154 3%
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EXCITEMENT
PregCheCk™
97
80% Reliability
Basin Expedition R156 x Vermilion Payweight J847 | Reg#: 16047404
Excitement offers a big spread, outcross genetics and exceptional phenotype. He’s a calving ease bull with breed-leading growth that will moderate milk.
CED
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Doc
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13 0.1 74 130 0.25 0.80 28 .80 .91 .86 .82 .39 .83 .80
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$EN
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51 .40
10%
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RE
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$W
$F
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60.25 89.61 19.59 106.21 15% EPDs as of 3/27/15
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16th Annual Canadian Junior Angus Show July 16 - 18, 2015 Olds, Alberta
• Marketing • Grooming • Farm Sign • Art • Photography • Conformation • Judging • Scrapbook • Graphic Design • Public Speaking • Showmanship • Literature • Angus Cook-off and • Lots of FUN!
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
1:00 pm ................. Move In Begins
Thursday, July 16, 2015
12 noon.................. Move in Complete 12:30 pm ............... Orientation & Lunch 1:00 pm ................. CJAA Annual Meeting 2:00 pm.................. Team Grooming 5:00 pm.................. Judging (Individual competition - written reasons) 5:30 pm.................. Supper & Extravaganza
Friday, July 17, 2015
9:00 am ................. Showmanship 11:00 - 4:00 pm...... Print Marketing 12 noon.................. Public Speaking 1:00 - 4:00 pm ....... Sales Talk 2:30 pm.................. Show Ring Team Judging (must qualify from the individual competition) 6:00 pm ................. Cook-off & BBQ
Saturday, July 18, 2015
8:00 - 10:00 am ..... Breakfast 10:00 am ............... Conformation Classes 5:00 pm.................. Banquet, Awards Presentations, Auction & Dance * Move out must be complete by Sunday, July 19 at 12 noon.
**The Canadian Angus Foundation will be providing travel bursuries to attend Showdown as well as signficant cash prizes for the Conformation Classes and Aggregate Winners. There will also be three draws made for vouchers to purchase Angus females - 1 at $3000 and 2 at $2000. All exhibitors will automatically be entered to win! Visit the CAF web-site at www.canangusfoundation.ca for more information and to apply for the bursaries.**
Contact: Chad Lorenz, CJAA President - 403-896-9585 Stacey Domolewski, Alberta Director - 403-635-1847 Belinda Wagner, CJAA Coordinator - 306-537-1518 email bwagner@cdnangus.ca http://juniors.cdnangus.ca
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CATTLEMEN’S CORNER GENEX LAUNCHES PREGCHECK™ FERTILITY RANKING
By Brad Johnson, Beef Product Development Manager
Beef sire fertility data has always been high on the wish list of Genex members, customers and sales representatives, yet has proven highly elusive. That is, until now. Genex is pleased to launch PregCheck, the first sire fertility evaluation in the beef industry. The historical method to evaluate semen fertility was for a trained veterinarian or lab technician to check semen with a microscope for percent live sperm cells, motility and morphology. In fact, every collection of semen produced by Genex is evaluated multiple times in the lab before it’s approved for use in the marketplace. Lab analysis is very effective in ensuring semen has been properly processed, frozen and handled. However, lab analysis of bull semen only tells part of the story. The semen of two different bulls may look very similar under the microscope, yet perform very differently when used in cows. A far better method is to let the cows tell us which bull’s semen is most fertile, and that’s what PregCheck does. The dairy industry has had sire conception rate evaluations for decades. Routine pregnancy checks, standard farm management software, high artificial insemination (A.I.) use and lack of natural service sires allows modern dairies to capture large amounts of highly accurate breeding data that’s difficult to obtain from beef ranches. Recently Genex has worked with several large dairies to generate PregCheck rankings for beef sires. Beef semen is used on the dairy, a veterinarian pregnancy tests cows at 30 to 40 days post-breeding and reconfirms at 60 to 80 days. Pregnancy results are entered in the farm’s computer software and ultimately this data becomes part of the Genex fertility evaluation run approximately every 90 days. The evaluation model is the same model used for so many years for dairy sires, except set to a beef base, meaning beef sires are compared against other beef sires. Many variables are statistically accounted for in the model, these include: technician, herd effect, age of cow, milk production levels, number of previous breedings and many others. This highly sophisticated genetic evaluation model, along with accurate on-farm data, results in PregCheck data that is extremely sound and reliable. It should be noted that PregCheck is not an EPD, but can be read and utilized similarly to an EPD or a performance ratio. In some herds, focusing heavily on maximizing the number of early born, A.I. sired calves is imperative. Using high ranking PregCheck sires from Genex will help do so, versus using unproven young sires or unknown sires from other sources. Using proven, high ranking PregCheck sires from Genex is a great way to stack the deck in your favor! For most situations, PregCheck will become a part of the A.I. sire selection criteria, but should not be the only criteria. Using PregCheck proven sires will allow the ranch to achieve more pregnancies to A.I., thus reducing labor at calving by tightening the calving window, weaning older heavier calves and making genetic progress at a more rapid rate. Like A.I. sires with proven EPDs for calving ease or growth traits, a sire with a PregCheck ranking will help reduce risk versus the unknown. PregCheck is an evaluation of the bull’s frozen semen conception rates, not natural service capabilities of his sons or fertility level of his daughters. While one goal is certainly to find the extremely high fertility bulls, PregCheck arguably offers greater value as a culling tool. Genex has already removed bulls from the lineup due to poor PregCheck evaluations, and will continue to do so as data is available on more bulls. While this decision has sent some genetically solid bulls back to the breeding pasture, rest assured that Genex is committed to providing the most fertile semen in the industry. This dedication to high fertility allows Genex members, customers and sales representatives to use Genex beef sires with a greater confidence, knowing these bulls have not only met the traditional laboratory evaluation but also passed the test on the farm/ranch.
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2015 Sale Results
M & J Farms Simmental & Angus Bull Sale February 19, 2015—Russell, MB 20 Simmental bulls averaged $7060 11 Simm Angus bulls averaged $7345. 7 Red Angus bulls averaged $7114 8 Black Angus bulls averaged $6418 23 Angus bred heifers averaged $3413 High Selling Angus Bulls:
Lot 38-Red MJ Donovan 24A sold to H Bar M Land & Cattle Co. and Ellwood Farm from Macklin, SK for $17,500. Lot 46-MLG Rumchata 2A sold to Royston Farms, Russell, MB for $8500 Lot 48-MLG Pioneer 6A sold to Edgehill Farms Shoal Lake, MB for $8000.
Stewart Cattle Co. & Guests Bull Sale
February 26, 2015— Neepawa, MB 52 Yearling Angus Bulls averaged $5876 SCC Gridlock 3B sold to Crowe Bros. Gilbert Plains for $16,000 SCC Kodiak 44B sold to Butler Hill Farms Cromer, MB for $8500
CATTLEMAN’S CONNECTION 20TH ANNUAL BULL SALE March 6, 2015—Brandon,MB 95 Yearling Bulls averaged $5800. High sellers: Lot 65 (Special Focus X Upward) sold to Larry MacNab Mervin, SK for $11,500. MAR MAC FARMS and Guests BULL SALE March 11, 2015 at Mar Mac Farms, Brandon, MB 78 bulls averaged $6,285 Black Angus Bulls averaged $7,241. Top Selling Black Angus Lot 27: Mar Mac Blueprint 56B, son of LT Driven 9087 sold for $21,000 to Blairs.Ag, Lanigan, SK. Lot 32: Mar Mac Cedar Ridge 29B, son of Cole Creek Cedar Ridge sold for $14,000 to Midnight Oil Land and Livestock, Redvers, SK. Red Angus Bulls averaged $6,683. Top Selling Red Angus Bulls Lot 4: Red Mar Mac Neptune 118B, son of Red Flying K Neptune sold for $12, 500 to Guild Farms, Brandon, MB. Lot 17: Red Mar Mac Mars 301B, son of Red VGW Game Plan 816 sold for $12,000 to Boyd Lines, Swift Current, SK Lot 1: Red Mar Mac Night Hawk 53B, son of Red Blair’s Prowler 214X sold for $10,000 to Rack Red Angus, Claresholm, AB. TRIPLE J FARMS BULL SALE March 27, 2015 - Whitewood, SK 61 Yearling Angus Bulls averaged $5,270 High seller: Lot 43 at $20,000.
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LLB SPRING SPECTACULAR March 14, 2015 - Erskine, AB
293 Purebred Lots avg. $5,227 99 Open Heifers avg. $4,306; 110 Yearling Bulls avg. $5,400; 84 Two Year Old Bulls avg. $6,150. Commercial Lots - 7 Two Year Olds with calves avg. $4,130; 11 Breds avg. $3,564; 235 Open Heifers avg. $2,083. BLACK PEARL BULL & FEMALE SALE March 15 - Tisdale, SK Sale Results: 15 Yearling Bulls averaged $4130 2 Fall Born Bulls averaged $4450. 3 Two year old bulls averaged $4000 16 heifers averaged $3568.75 36 Lots Averaged $3,887.50 High Selling Yearling Bulls Lot 19B - Royal S. Upshot 19B was purchased by Melba Stock Farm Ltd., Chaplin, SK for $6,250.00 Lot 34B Royal S. Yellowstone 34B sold to Melba Stock Farm Ltd. Chaplin SK for $6,250.00 Remitall Farms Bull & Select Female Sale March 16, 2015 - Olds, AB 61 Yearling Bulls averaged $6,649 Remitall F Brigadier 86B sold to: LLB Angus for $30,000. Remitall F Bouncer 46B sold to: Battle T Cattle Co. & Mathieu Farms for $16,250. Remitall F Becker 6B sold to: J Lazy A Ranch for $14,250. 29 open heifers averaged $4,888 Remitall F Classy Lady 40B sold to: Tannas Cattle Co. for $8,000. Remitall F Beauty 45B sold to: Lorenzen Farms, USA for $7,750. 20th Annual Tools of the Trade Bull & Select Female Sale March 18, 2015 at Dundurn, SK 61 bulls averaged $6,422 14 heifers averaged $3,939 High Sellers Red Wilbar Backdraft 331B for $13,000 to Jensen's Red Angus, Leader, SK Wilbar Back in Black 546B for $12,000 to Duralta Farms, Vegreville, AB Red Wilbar Packer 383B for $12,000 to Fraser's Red Angus, Melita, MB Wilbar Lucy 516B for $7,000 to Cherona Farms & Twisted T, Asquith, SK
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HOLLINGER LAND & CATTLE BULL & FEMALE SALE March 23, 2015 28 Bulls Averaged ............$5,677.00 7 Purebred Heifers Averaged ............$4,565.00 4 Semen Packs Averaged ............$5,000.00 35 Live Lots Averaged $5454.29 High Selling Bulls Lot 1 - HLC 244Y Hustler 428B was purchased by Bandura Ranches, Duchess, AB for $21,000.00 Lot 2 - HLC 336U Hurricane 447B was purchased by Bryces Bar B Ranch, Arcola, SK for $21,000.00 High Selling Heifer Lot 33 - HLC 244Y Miss Marion 456B was purchased by Justamere Farms, Lloydminster, SK for $6,500.00 High Selling Pen of 3 Commercial Replacement Heifers Lot 42B - Consigned by LD Stock Farms, Neudorf, SK was purchased by Jerry Hudy of Melville, SK for $7,200. COW-BOYS BULL SALE March 28, 2015 Melita, MB 51 bulls averaged $5353.00 High Sellers:
Ramrod Cattle Co. High selling yearling was lot 34 Ramrod Fearless 445B for $10,000.00 to Batho Farms Ltd and A.M. Ranching Oak Lake, MB High selling 2-year-old was lot 7 Ramrod Payday 357A for $9750.00 to Lanny-Brook Angus Brandon, MB.
Corvet Cattle Co.
High selling yearling was lot 42 Cor Vet Harvestor 13B for $6600.00 to Rocking S Ranch Nokomis, SK. High selling 2-year-old was lot 13 Cor Vet Heavy Hitter 56A for $7600 to Kevin Anderson Melita, MB.
BEST OF THE BREEDS BULL SALE March 29, 2015 Yorkton, SK 11 Red Angus Bulls averaged $8,331 10 Gelbvieh Bulls averaged $6590. 9 Black Angus Bulls averaged $6,733 16 Simmental Bulls averaged $5,934 28 Charolais Bulls averaged $5,857 74 Bulls averaged $6,447 High Selling Red Angus Bulls Lot 27 - Red Twin Heritage Hustle 53B, 1/2 interest and full possession was purchased by Welsh Prairie Red Angus, Rio, WI for $24,000.00 Lot 36 - Red Twin Heritage Solider 9B, 2/3 interest and full possession was purchased by Kenray Farm, Redvers, SK and WCF Red Angus, Goderich, ON for $12,000.00 High Selling Black Angus Bulls Lot 39 - Black Ridge Resource 2B was purchased by Dublanica Farms, Foam Lake, SK for $17,000.00 Lot 44 - Black Ridge Iron Man 3B was purchased by Jonathan Grunert, Yorkton, SK for $9,000.00
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COCKBURN RED ANGUS / MERIT CATTLE CO. BULL SALE March 30, 2015 Moose Jaw, SK Red Angus average $6,644 Black Angus average $8,510 64 Yearling Bulls averaged $7,781 High selling Red Angus
Lot 8 - Red Cockburn Breakout 412B, sold to Stuart Cattle Station, Edam, SK for $16,000 Lot 4 - Red Cockburn Matrix 403B, sold to CF Cattle at $13,250
High Selling Black Angus
Lot 110 - Merit Rage 4031B, sold to RC Angus, Sidney, MT at $37,500 Lot 106 - Merit Stoney Creek 4023B, sold to Bear Creek Angus, Maple Creek, SK for $22,000 Lot 120 - Merit 4067B, sold to Logan Dew, Windthorst, SK for $16,250 THE CHOPPER K ANNUAL BULL SALE with Campbell Charolais
April 1, 2015 Alameda, SK 25 Angus Bulls Averaged $5,562 14 Charolais Bulls averaged $6,892 39 lots averaged $6892 High Selling Angus Bulls: Lot 20 - Chopper K Habanero 370B was purchased by Victor Krieger, Alameda, SK for $8,750.00 Lot 21 - Red Chopper K Habanero 373B was purchased by Boutin Beef, Alida, SK for $8,600.00 Lot 15 - Red Chopper K Capacity 357B was purchased by Stuart Cattle Station, Edam, SK for $8,300.00 EASTONDALE ANGUS BULL & FEMALE SALE April 8, 2015 - Wawota, SK
34 Angus Bulls averaged $6,613 15 Yearling Heifers averaged $3,510 High Selling Bulls: $15,000 *Lot 16 Eastondale Main Event 95’14 to Windy Willows Farms, Hodgeville, SK $9750 *Lot 2 Eastondale Consensus 17’14 to David Hepburn, Moosomin, SK $9500 Lot 17 Eastondale Main Event 130’14 to Bob Brickley, Kennedy $9500 *Lot 20 Eastondale Main Event 18’14 to Flying B Ranch, Kennedy, SK $9500 *Lot 42 Eastondale Cassanova 126’14 to Ward’s Red Angus, Saskatoon, SK and Double V Stock Farm, Mozart, SK $9500 *Lot 15 Eastondale Main Event 122’14 to Blackhawk Angus, Mather, MB
High Selling Heifer:
$5,200 - Lot 62 Eastondale Topsy 134’14 to Swan Hills Ranch, Swan River, MB
SOUTH VIEW RANCH APRIL 9, 2015 Ceylon, SK 71 bulls averaged $6,288 High Selling Red Angus Bull: SVR 188B to Lacombe Research Station for $10,000 High Selling Black Angus Bull: SVR 425B to Mark & Zane McKerricher for $11,000
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DOUGLAS BULL TEST STATION SALE April 4, 2015 Douglas, MB 50 Bulls averaged $3922 Lot 6 consigned by KLM Angus, Bagot,MB sold for $9500 to Brent Jones, Austin, MB Lot 62 consigned by Squirrel Creek Angus, MacGregor sold for $7750 to Gerald Smith, Oak Lake, MB Lot 5 consigned by KLM Angus Bagot sold for $7250 to Maurice Mangin, Notre Dame , MB Angus Heifers 8 sold for $ 21, 100 averaged $ 2637 see results at manitobabulltest.com BUY THE BEEF BULL SALE April 7, 2015 - Neepawa, MB 27 Yearling Red Angus Bulls averaged $3,925. 10 Two Year Old Red Angus Bulls averaged $4,970. 6 Open Purebred Red Angus Heifers averaged $3,950. High Selling Lots Lot 171A - $7,000 - Juergen Schubert, Zhoda, MB Lot 110B - $7,000 - Garth Monk, Ashern, MB WINDY WILLOWS BULL & FEMALE SALE 2014
April 7 2015- Hodgeville, SK 47 Black Angus bulls averaged $5,461 12 Red Angus bulls averaged $5,979 59 Bulls averaged $5,719 8 Open heifers averaged $3,263 High Selling Angus Bulls: Lot 16 - Windy Willows Boomer 169B sold for $14,500 to Brian & Edith Guilloux, Kennedy, SK. ͒Lot 1 - Windy Willows Right On 31B sold for $12,500 to Corrie Richardson, Eastend, SK. ͒High Selling Red Angus Bulls: Lot 62 - Red WWF Provincial 193B sold for $8,250 to Steven Cook, Steeprock, MB. Lot 55 - Red WWF Provincial 24B sold for $8,000 to Stolson Farms, Hodgeville, SK. High Selling Angus Open Heifer Lot 67 - WWF Upper Cut Blackbird 115B to Colt Kornfeld, Val Marie, SK for $5,000.
BLUE COLLAR BULL SALE April 11, 2015
54 yearling bulls averaged $5645 13 Open Heifers averaged $3,784 High Selling Bulls:
Lot 67B – SHR Revere 127B was purchased by Venture Farms, Roblin MB for $24,000.00 Lot 7 – Northern View Ascension 100B was purchased by CorVet Cattle Co. Melita, MB for $11,500.00 High Selling Heifers Lot 63 – Parkwood Joanna 4B was purchased by MCS Angus, Wynyard SK for $5100.00 Lot 62 – Parkwood Joyce 34B was purchased by Chance Jackson, Sedley SK for $4900.00
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SOUTH WEST BULL SALE April 11, Oak Lake, MB
Sale average $3970 High Selling Red Angus Bull Red Fraser Answer 459B sold to JAS Red Angus for $9600 High Selling Black Angus Bull Emmatt Creek Snapback 403B sold to Mel & Rae Huber Montmartre, SK and Wraz Red Angus, Wawota, SK for $5300 High Selling Hereford Bull consigned by Levi Rimke MAR 1R Big Bang 36B sold to Glen Jackson, Sinclair, MB
YOUNG DALE ANGUS BULL SALE April 14, 2015 - Alameda, SK
47 Yearling Bulls Averaged $11,624 27 Open Heifers Averaged $6,396 4 Embryos averaged $4,425
High Selling Bulls
Lot 46B - Young Dale Believe 46B sold for $146,000 to Richmond Ranch, Rumsey, AB & Associaties. Lot 143B - Young Dale Xcaliber 143B sold for $30,000 to Arda Angus, Acme, AB. Lot 123B -Young Dale Xcaliber 123B sold for $28,000 to Kurt Bullerwell, Cut Knife, SK. Lot 16B - Young Dale Zalman 16B sold for $28,000 to Symens Land & Cattle, Claresholm, AB. High Selling Open Heifers Lot 124B - Young Dale Grace 124B sold for $23,500 to Matt Arntz, MB. Lot 6B—Young Dale Countess 6B sold for $14,500 to West Wind Angus, California
CORNERSTONE BULL & FEMALE SALE April 18, 2015 Whitewood, SK 30 Red Angus Bulls Averaged $5,950
1 semen Lot averaged $4,000 12 Red Angus Yearling Heifers Averaged $4,621 43 lots averaged $5,534 24 Commercial Red Angus Yearling Heifers averaged $2,756
High Selling Bulls
Lot 1, Red Wraz Phantom 12B, sold for $26,000 to Double C Red Angus, Foam Lake, SK. Lot 24, Red Wraz Swayze 71B, sold for $10,000 to Brox Stock Farm, Wetaskiwin, AB.
High Selling Yearling Heifer
Lot 42, Red Wraz Blockanna 54B, sold for $9,250 to Baxter Blair, McLean & Blairs.Ag, Lanigan, SK.
SHORT GRASS BULL SALE April 18 - Aneroid, SK
Top selling bulls: Lot 1 Sandy Bar Ambush 20Y 726B – sold to T Bar T Ranch & Sheidghan Angus for $28,000 Lot 5 Sandy Bar Ambush 10Y 713B sold to Heinrich Ortmann for $21,000 High Selling Heifers: Sandy Bar Miss Quality 603B sold to Breed Creek Ranch for $10,250 Sandy Bar Delia 618B sold to Breed Creek Ranch for $10,000 6 Pairs of Chickens (Raised $43,200) to charity of the buyer’s choice.
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The MAA has several new projects coming up. We would like to get some new MB Angus cattle photos to use in these projects. They can be Black, Red or both together. Send to: ackirkpatrick@rfnow.com or manitobaangus@gmail.com
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Manitoba Ag Ex – Official Announcement The Manitoba Livestock Expo has showcased excellence in the cattle industry for over a decade. Each year, the best purebred cattle in Western Canada come to Brandon to compete in this prestigious show. In the fall of 2015, this show will be known as Manitoba Ag Ex. From October 29th to 31st, 2015, Manitoba Ag Ex will continue to host the premier cattle show in Manitoba. There will continue to be a focus on agricultural education and in addition to this, a partnership with Crossfire Bull Riding Promotions will bring an added feature to the event. On Friday, October 30th, Wheat City Wild, a sanctioned Bull Riders Canada event featuring top bull riders from across Canada will take place at Manitoba Ag Ex. Co-chairs for the event are Shannon Carvey and Dallas Johnston. Both co-chairs are on the board of directors of the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. Both are cattle producers and in recent years have committed a substantial amount of time to the Manitoba Livestock Expo. “The rebranding of the event will allow us to continue to include the key components of the Manitoba Livestock Expo while building and growing the event,” says Carvey. “We know that we will continue to see some of the best cattle in Canada featured at our show. We are excited to provide the public with an evening of thrilling entertainment. And we look forward to what the future holds for the Manitoba Ag Ex.” May 22, 2015
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Deadline for Major Jay Fox Memorial Scholarship ( MB Outstanding Young Farmers) June 1, 2015 Deadline for SHOWDOWN entries (June 2-20 late entries) June 4-6, Canadian Angus National Convention, Calgary, AB June 5, Deadline for Manitoba Beef Producers Bursary (mbbeef.ca) June 6, Legacy Sale - CAA Foundation Fundraiser June 15 Deadline for CJAA Scholarship ( cdnangus.ca Juniors) July 1, Deadline for MB Youth Beef Round-up Scholarship July 8 Keystone Klassic Nominations due July 10 Deadline for Round-up entries ( MBYBR facebook page.) July 10 MB Angus Summer Show entries due. July 18 MB Angus Summer Gold Show, Oak Lake, MB July 16—18 SHOWDOWN in Olds, AB July 31—Aug 2 MB Junior Beef ROUND-UP in Neepawa, MB October 30 MB Angus Fall Gold Show at MLE in Brandon, MB December 5 Keystone Klassic Sale, Brandon, MB ADVERTISER’S INDEX Airey Cattle Co. …………………..IBC Anderson Cattle Co. ………...…...12 CorVet ………………………….…....7 Fraser Farms………………..……..25 Genex…………………………….....18 Hamco Cattle ……………………..IFC HBH ……………………………...…BC
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