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To the National Charolais Sale November 26th, Regina From the top of the program, we offer this Sparrows Copenhagen daughter out of one of our most consistent cow families.

Bred for a January calf to LT Blue Value 7903 ET.

STEPPLER WHITE ARROW 163B A sample of the 12 bred heifers to the

No Borders Sale December 8th, Virden

STEPPLER MISS 289B CE 44 BW 3.5 WW 47 YW 98 M 20.7 TM 44 Sparrows Copenhagen bred to Steppler Jacksonville

STEPPLER MISS 246B CE 86 BW 1.2 WW 38 YW 75 M 20.5 TM 40 Steppler Jacksonville x Sparrows Seminole bred WC Hard As Steel. The other 11 heifers are bred to the sire of this heifer.

He is an example of what our heifer bull produces.

STEPPLER MIS 185B Sparrows Seminole bred to Steppler Jacksonville.

Watch for our Seminole two year old in our show string to see how good these females are!

Box 7, Miami, MB R0G 1H0 • www.stepplerfarms.com

Dan & Pat 204.435.2021 Andre & Katie T 204.435.2463 C 204.750.1951 @steppler_andre • stepplerfarms@hotmail.com 6 miles West of Miami and 1.5 miles South

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Contemporary Grouping ............................................14 Profile – Cliff Graydon ................................................17 Eastern National Sale ..................................................28 Obituary – Clare Geddes ............................................29 Olds Fall Classic............................................................33 Renfrew Show ............................................................34 Alberta Select catalogue ............................................35 Lindsay Show ..............................................................59 Young Ranchman’s All Breeds Livestock Show..........60 Canadian Charolais Youth Conference & Show 2015....61 Obituary – George Bolin ............................................78

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Departments From the Field ..............................................................6 Du Champ ......................................................................8 Canadian Charolais Association ................................10 De l’Association de Charolais Canadien ....................12 Canadian Charolais Youth Association News ............16 Charolais Life ..............................................................30 Canadian Beef Breeds Council....................................31 Herd Health ................................................................32 Magazine Rates and Deadlines ..................................72 Calendar of Events ......................................................79 Index of Advertisers ....................................................82

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POINTS TO PONDER

From the Field Helge By

It’s early October and most of the harvest in Western Canada is wrapping up with mainly corn being the only crop left to be harvested across Canada. The crops and feed situation ended up way better than it looked like it would in July, with many areas receiving plenty of moisture since then. The moisture situation next spring should be very good for most to get the grass and hay going.

The commercial calf run is getting rolling with the prices down from the highs of six months ago but still looking like they will be very good.

The word I am hearing from some of the auction markets is that quality will play a bigger roll with the uncertainties in the market place.

Quality should always win but there are times that we just don’t see a big enough premium for the front end cattle.

The first purebred female sale of the fall was in Quebec and was very positive, with lots of interest from right across Canada and cattle selling into six provinces. There are only a few female sales in Ontario and six in Western Canada this fall, so there are not as many numbers selling and only one dispersal. The quality is high and the interest is strong so it will make for a very nice fall. I know there are many culling harder and adding a top end one or two to their programs with the feed situations in some areas. You can never go wrong increasing the quality of your herd.

The show season is upon us now too, and again, I would encourage you all to come out and support the producers who are being the promoters for the breed and see the progeny of some new bulls in the industry. Comparing different genetics and programs is just part of shows with the networking of 6

breeders a very important part.

Candace was at a conference with a mainly urban audience and the discussion got into agriculture needing to be more sustainable and how farmers aren’t doing enough for the environment, etc. These people that know very little, if anything, about agriculture are planning to have a conference on earth friendly sustainability. Speaking up in defence of the industry opened a door to providing more information. They were shocked to hear the stats she shared and wanted better and more information. We are working on putting together information on urban sustainability to send this orgnization in an attempt to get urbanites to take more responsibility on this subject. Maybe it is time the industry started to redirect the focus to the largest part of the population's lifestyle choices that affect the environment. It seems agriculture is always on the defence, maybe it's time for a strong offence. Many of these people want to be pro-active and do the right thing, they just aren't getting good information to follow. They follow the biggest mouth, which is often based on poor or no science. Some statistics that we found from the U.S.A. are quite interesting. Getting food to our tables eats up 10 percent of the total U.S. energy budget, uses 50 percent of U.S. land, and swallows 80 percent of freshwater consumed in the United States. Yet, 40 percent of food in the United States today goes uneaten.

That is more than 20 pounds of food per person every month, a shocking waste of resources.

It is like the GMO debate where many people do not understand what GMO stands for or how it has benefited so much production of so many crops and the environment. But unfortunately the vocal uninformed seem to be winning much of the discussion with science not being the Charolais Banner • October 2015

main source of information. Emotion wins over common sense it seems.

Social media has so much discussion on these topics and sometimes we need to answer back with comments on how everyone can do their part and not to just always point the finger at the farmer.

Speaking of social media I thought Ted Serhienko made an excellent point in his last Herefords Today editorial “Communications in the past decade are the biggest change.

The wireless age has added an ease to communication. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and the likes can provide instant information but in virtually all cases this communication is not long lasting. Hence the comment, ”Yeah, I think I saw something on Facebook.” Although the wireless age is awesome, cowboys still like to have something in their hands to read!”

I enjoy gathering lots of very useful information from Twitter, Instagram, etc. and am glad to see many Charolais breeders using it for marketing purposes. These can be very efficient for quick updates or reminders but unless you have all of your customers following you, the messages aren’t reaching their full potential.

The next World Congress is in Mexico and this will be a great event that we got a glimpse of in a promotional video in France. It will be held in the centre of Mexico in the province of Jalisco with time in the city of Guadalajara. It will run from April 15th to 24th so start thinking about it now as time goes quickly and you won’t want to miss it. There is an ad in this issue and a link to their website with complete details. If you have any questions, just let us know, as we already have our plane tickets booked.

Until next time, Helge

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2015 1:30 P.M. Saskatoon (SK) Livestock Sales

Herd Improving Genetics

A sample of our offering…

Featuring: Roundup, Ledger, Legend, Pastor, Zeal, Senator, Ultimate, Zeus, 83U, Double Down & Fire Water

Brought to you by these progressive breeders:

MVY 53B HBC 418B Big volume, performance daughter Size, correctness & broody is this of Pastor bred Xplorer.

Senator daughter bred Rome.

Horseshoe E Charolais Kenaston

306-252-2246

Cow/Calf Pair

Creek’s Edge Land & Cattle Yellow Creek

306-279-2033

Hunter Charolais Roblin

204-937-2531

McAvoy Charolais Arelee

306-236-4464

LAE 5144C LAE 133Y Eldorado daughter bred Aggregate. Growthy, long Roundup daughter.

Harcourt Charolais Quill Lake

306-383-2346

Rosso Charolais Moose Jaw

306-690-8916

Cay’s Cattle Kinnistino

306-864-7893

HC 435B Feminine, stylish, Zeus daughter bred Kaboom.

SKW 56B These Ledger daughters are going to be good. Bred Zeal.

HBC 508C Big haired, Roundup show prospect.

CAYS 11C Fire Water herdsire prospect campaigned with his dam.

Contact us for a catalogue or more information. View the catalogue online at www.bylivestock.com Sale Manager: 306-584-7937 Helge By 306-536-4261 Candace By 306-536-3374 charolaisbanner@gmail.com

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POINTS À RÉFLÉCHIR

Du Champ Helge By

Nous sommes au début d’octobre et les récoltes dans l’ouest canadien sont pratiquement terminé seul le maïs reste à récolter. La situation qui primait en juillet, c’est beaucoup amélioré, on a eu beaucoup d’humidité depuis, ce qui a aidé pour les cultures et les aliments pour le bétail. Le temps sec à fait place à l’humidité ce qui sera bon pour les récoltes et pacage printemps prochain.

Le veau d’embouche a connu une baisse de prix par rapport aux sommets d’il y a six mois, mais il y a une bonne demande et les prix resteront bons. Ce que les Marchés d’Animaux nous disent, est que la qualité va jouer beaucoup sur les prix. La qualité sera toujours gagnante, ce que nous ne voyons pas toujours.

La première vente de femelles de race pure a débuté au Quebec et a été très positive, et démontré beaucoup d’intérêt, car des femelles ont été vendues dans six provinces. Il y a quelques ventes de femelles en Ontario et six dans l’ouest Canadien cet automne, donc il y a peu de ventes et seulement une de dispersion. La qualité est élevée et l’intérêt est fort pour les bons animaux. Je sais qu’il y a eu beaucoup d’animaux réformés, du a des situations causé par la sécheresse dans certaines régions. Donc vous ne pouvez jamais vous tromper en augmentant la qualité de votre troupeau.

La saison des expositions est arrivée et je vous encourage fortement à les visiter, et de vérifier la descendance des nouveaux taureaux dans l’industrie. La comparaison de la génétique est une partie très importante d’une exposition, mais le contact avec les

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éleveurs est la partie la plus importante.

Candace assistait à une conférence composé uniquement de public urbain, qui discutait sur la durabilité et disait que les agriculteurs devraient en faire plus pour l’environnement. Ces personnes en connaissaient peu, sinon rien à propos de l’agriculture et organisaient des rencontres des amis de la terre. Ila parlaient pour la défense de l’industrie et ils ont ouvert une porte à l’information. Ils ont été choqué d’entendre les statistiques sur des informations qu’ils partagent.

Nous travaillons sur la durabilité urbaine, et aider les citadins à prendre conscience et a avoir plus de responsabilité à ce sujet. Il est peutêtre temps que l’industrie dirige son focus sur le choix de vie de la population qui affectent l’environnement. Beaucoup de gens veulent être pro- actif et faire la bonne chose, mais ne reçoivent pas la bonne information. Ils écoutent des placotages souvent basé sur des faits non scientifiques. Quelques statistiques que nous avons trouvées du côté des USA sont tout à fait intéressantes. La nourriture que nous consommons coûte 10% du budget total de l’énergie des USA et utilise 50% des terres, et avale 80% de l’eau consommé aux USA. Pourtant 40% des aliments aux USA est gaspillés.

Plus de 20 livres d’aliments par personne par mois sont gaspillé. C’est comme le débat sur les OGM beaucoup de gens ne comprennent pas ce que signifie OGM ou comment il a bénéficié à la production des cultures et de l’environnement. Mais malheureusement la désinformation par le bouche à bouche l’a emporté sur le côté science. Souvent l’émotion l’emporte sur le bon sens. Les médias sociaux ont beaucoup de discutions sur ces sujets, et parfois nous avons besoin d’intervenir pour rectifier

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certains commentaires et leur démontrer qu’il ne faut pas toujours pointer du doigt l’agriculture. Parlant de média sociaux je pensais a Ted Serhienko qui a soulevé un excellent point dans son dernier éditorial dans (Hereford Today) dans la dernière décennie, il y a eu de très grands changements, l’ère du sans fil a ajouté une facilité de communication, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, peuvent fournir des informations instantanés, mais dans pratiquement tous les cas ces communications ne sont pas de longue durée. D’où le commentaire j’ai vu quelque chose sur Facebook.

Bien que l’ère du sans fil est génial, les cowboys aiment toujours avoir quelque chose dans leurs mains pour le lire. Il y a beaucoup d’informations très utiles à recueillir sur ces réseaux et je suis heureux de voir de nombreux éleveurs Charolais l’utiliser à des fins de marketing.

Ceux-ci peuvent être très efficaces pour des mises à jour ou des rappels rapides, mais pour rejoindre vos clients ces messages n’atteindrons pas leur plein potentiel.

Le prochain Congrès Mondial se tiendra au Mexique et ce sera un grand évènement, nous en avons eu un aperçu sur un vidéo promotionnel lors de notre voyage en France. Il aura lieu dans le centre du Mexique, dans la province de Jalisco dans la ville de Guadalajara. Il se déroulera du 15 avril au 24 avril donc commencé à y penser car le temps passe très vite et c’est un évènement à ne pas manquer. Il y a une annonce pour le Congrès et un lien sur le site web avec les informations complètes.

Si vous avez des questions, nous pouvons y répondre, quant à nous nos billets sont déjà réservés. À la prochaine, Helge

Agribition Sale Agribition Sale 281Z Sparrows Eldorado bred Sparrows Escobar ($55,000 high seller)

509C • Merit Roundup

504C • Merit Roundup • Co-owned with Turkey & Laurie Snelgrove

578C • Winnman’s Vistazo

472B 471B

Merit Roundup

Merit Roundup

133Y Sparrow’s Eldorado bred LAE Aggregate 407B 440B

5144C• Merit Roundup

LAE Land of Plenty

Merit Roundup

451B 4142B

Sparrow’s Landmark

Winnman’s Vistazo

218Z Merit Roundup bred Sparrow’s Landmark

Contact us for more information Layne & Paula Evans, Shae-Lynn, Shelby and Calina Box 390, Kenaston, SK S0G 2N0 T: 306-252-2246 F: 306-252-2009 lpevans@sasktel.net www.horseshoeecharolais.com

526C• McTavish High Voltage

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FROM THE CANADIAN CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION

Dates to Remember 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: Lyle Bignell, Stettler 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: ANNE BRUNET CharolaisEnFrancais@gmail.com EXECUTIVE: PRESIDENT: BRIAN COUGHLIN 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 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

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Mel Reekie, General Manager

The beef business is booming; but that’s not news to anyone!

Charolais sales last fall and this spring were superior with record highs. At the yards, it doesn’t matter whether you’re selling heifers, steers or culls; prices are at levels that yield profit.

This summer we were fortunate to host delegates from across the globe for the World Charolais Technical Conference. It was clear through the enthusiasm and interest that our Canadian genetics are sought after because they are of the highest quality. If you’re interested in a cattle oriented tour, consider saving the date for the 2016 World Charolais Congress hosted by Mexico, April 15-24, 2016. Further information will be posted at www.charolais.com as details become available.

Not only is there interest from around the globe in what the Charolais herd in Canada has to offer but also with the youth, right here at home! The annual Canadian Charolais Youth Association (CCYA) Conference and Show held in Yorkton, SK had a strong attendance exceeding that of the last few years. Youth, cattle and enthusiasm were a plenty – there were even young recruits from other breeds joining in on the excitement that Charolais has to offer! Enjoy the full report of the July 22-25, 2015 Conference later in this issue.

You can support the CCYA by participating in their Semen Auction being held at Agribition this year.The auction is organized by the National CCYA Board with semen from industry leading bulls being sold and the profits going back to provide youth scholarships and other various activities.

There’s no shortage of sales this fall.The quality runs deep and regardless of your operation, there is something for everyone.

Superior genetics will be on display and available at various shows and sales with the Canadian National Charolais Show and Sale November 26 & 27 at Canadian Western Agribition, Regina SK. At the Association, we’re on the upward trend of active breeding females. It’s an exciting time to be in the Charolais

business. Your CCA Board of Directors are meeting in October and we’ll have a more in depth update on Association news and happenings in the December Banner.

If you’ve read through my report this far, congratulations! The first to email me at the CCA Office with the location of this year’s National show will receive some Charolais swag!

UPCOMING CCA DATES TO REMEMBER Weaning Data Deadline – October 31, 2015. Submit your weaning data ASAP to ensure you’re included in the upcoming EPD Evaluation. As producers, please continue to contribute your performance data, we must maintain an accurate database to ensure positive breed improvements.

CCA Scholarship Deadline – October 31 annually. Are you involved in agriculture and registered in a postsecondary education program? Do you or your family use Charolais bulls?

Submit your completed application to the CCA Office by October 31 to be considered for one of three available scholarships totalling $3500. Application forms are available at www.charolais.com/association/scholarships Information will be arriving in your mailbox late November for 2016 Whole Herd Enrollment. Please review and have your females enrolled by January 1, 2016.

Annual CCA Membership fees are also due January 1, 2016.

The key to a solid DNA result is to start with a quality sample. It’s never too early to do a DNA test, but unfortunately it can be too late. Please request your DNA forms from the CCA Office. When submitting your samples it’s best to have a minimum 65 hairs per animal and each sample clearly identified. No rush results can be guaranteed; DNA sample results can take up to four weeks to receive. As a reminder and in reference to our CCA By-Laws: • Walking sires must have DNA on file • AI sires must be Parent Verified (Sire and Dam) • All Full French animals must be Parent Verified • ET calves must be Parent Verified • Donor Dams must have DNA on file

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~ Cow/Calf Pairs ~

GLM 4W

~ Show Worthy Heifer Calves ~

GLM 33C

GLM 11C

Proven producing SVS Nobleman daughter and LAE Avalanche heifer calf

Circle Cee Legend daughter

~ Young females as good as they get ~

~ Herdbulls Including ~

GLM 15A These half sisters by HC X-EMPT are good

HC 335A TR Mr Fire Water who was a top seller in last year’s Sterling Collection Sale

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SKW PARDNER 78Y Homozygous Polled Excellent feet and proven

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DE L’ASSOCIATION DE CHAROLAIS CANADIEN

Dates à retenir ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE CHAROLAIS 2320, 41st Avenue NE, Calgary, AB T2E 6W8 403.250.9242 F 403.291.9324 www.charolais.com @canCharolais www.facebook.com/cdncharoREPRÉSENTANTS PROVINCIAUX: ALBERTA President: Lyle Bignell, Stettler 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 PERSONNEL: General Manager: MEL REEKIE Registry Manager: LOIS CHIVILO Registry: JUDY CUMMER French Membership: ANNE BRUNET CharolaisEnFrancais@gmail.com EXÉCUTIF: PRESIDENT: BRIAN COUGHLIN 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 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

DIRECTEURS: 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

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Mel Reekie, Directeur Général

L’industrie du bœuf est en plein essor ; mais ce n'est pas une grosse nouvelle pour personne! Les ventes d’animaux Charolais de l'automne dernier et du printemps ont surpassé des niveaux record. Les marchés d’animaux commerciaux se maintiennent aussi, peu importe le type de bovins. Que ce soit des génisses, des bovillons ou des vaches de reforme; les prix atteignent des marges rentables.

Cet été nous avons eu l’honneur de recevoir des délégués de partout dans le monde pour la Conférence technique mondiale Charolais. L'enthousiasme et l'intérêt que les gens ont démontré pour notre génétique canadienne, confirment la qualité supérieure de nos animaux. Si vous avez l’envie de joindre l’utile à l’agréable avec un voyage au flair Charolais, prenez note de la date pour le Congrès mondial Charolais de 2016 qui sera au Mexique du 15 au 24 avril 2016. De plus amples renseignements seront affichés sur notre site àwww.charolais.com.

Non seulement y a-t-il intérêt de partout dans le monde pour nos Charolais canadiens, mais aussi auprès des jeunes éleveursd’ici !

La conférence junior annuelle, qui s'est tenue à Yorkton, en Saskatchewan, a connue une forte participation, supérieure à celle des dernières années. Des juniors, des bovins et de l'enthousiasme y étaienten abondance – il y avait même des jeunes recrues des autres races. L’excitation Charolais est contagieuse!

Je vous invite à prendre connaissance au rapport complet de cette conférence qui a eu lieu du 22 au 25 juillet un peu plus loin dans ce numéro du Banner.

Vous pouvez supporter nos junior par l’entremise de leur encan de semence qui aura lieu à l'Agribition cette année. La vente aux enchères est organisée par l’association junioret rassemble de la semence de taureaux leaders de la race Charolais. Tous les revenues seront retournés aux juniorset serviront à offrir des bourses d’études età financer d'autres activités diverses.

Il n'y a pas de pénurie de ventes cet automne. La qualité est vaste et peu importevotre type d’exploitation, il y a des animaux à vendre pour tous les goûts.

N’oubliez pas le concours national et la

vente Charolaisles 26 & 27 novembre à la Canadian Western Agribition, à Regina en Saskatchewan où la génétique supérieure sera exposéeet disponibles, tous comme aux diverses expositionsun peu partout au pays. À l'Association, nous remarquons une tendance à la hausse pour l’inscription des femelles reproductrices actives. C'est une période excitante pour tous ceux impliqués dans la race Charolais. Votre Conseil d'administration se réunit en octobre et nous aurons unemise à jour plus en profondeur sur les nouvelles de l'Association et des événements dans le Banner de décembre.

Je vous remercie d’avoir pris le temps de lire mon rapport et pour ce faire, je vous invite à participer à un petit concours. La première personne qui m’enverra un courriel me disant où le jugement charolais national aura lieu cette année, recevra un cadeau Charolais.

DATE IMPORTANTES À RETENIR: 31 octobre, 2015 – données de sevrage.

Veuillez soumettre vos données de poids au sevrage le plus tôt possible pour ainsi être inclus dans les prochaines évaluations génétiques (EPD). Nous prions tous les éleveurs à contribuer leurs données de performances pour continuer l’amélioration de la race avec des informations précises.

31 octobre – date finale pour la demande de bourse d’étude. Si vous êtes un étudiant au niveau collégial impliqué en agriculture et que votre famille utilise de la génétique Charolaise, vous qualifiez pour l’application d’une bourse d’étude. Au total $3500 seront offerts à trois étudiants. Le formulaire d’inscription est affiché à www.charolais.com/association/scholarships 1er janvier 2016 – Vous recevrez l’information concernant votre enrôlement de troupeau d’ici quelques semaines. SVP révisez votre inventaire de femelles et enrôler vos femelles avant le 1er janvier. On vous rappelle que vos frais d’adhésion à l’association sont aussi dus le 1er janvier.

La clé pour des résultats solides d’ADN débute avec un échantillon de qualité. Il n'est jamais trop tôt pour faire un test d’ADN, mais malheureusement, il peut être trop tard. Demandez vos formulaires d'ADN au bureau de l’association. Lorsque vous soumettez vos échantillons, il est

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STERLING COLLECTION

AGRIBITION

McAVOY

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MVY BO-PEEP 5C

MVY REBBECA 53B

Cedardale Zeal125Z x JMB Thor 735T Show heifer alert!

Gerrard Pastor 35Z x PCC Balistik 441P Powerful big volume heifer bred to MVY Xplorer 21X, the calving ease bull

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MVY KANDICE 4C

MVY TINA 79B

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SVY Epic Pld 127Y x Pleasantdawn Hybrid 37W Fancy, feminine, highly maternal bred to MVY Xplorer 21X

~ The Best in Polled Genetics ~ STERLING COLLECTION ~ December 4, 2015, Saskatoon, SK 4 Bred Heifers • 1 Heifer Calf

HBC 508C Merit Roundup x LT Ledger • CE 90 BW -1.4 WW 53 YW 100 M 22 TM 49

Harcourt Charolais

HBC 420B HTA Senator bred Merit Roundup • CE 74 BW 1.4 WW 39 YW 78 M 22.4 TM 42

Doug & Tammy Harcourt • Box 637, Quill Lake, SK S0A 3E0 • 306-383-2346 • d.t.harcourt@sasktel.net For more information or to view videos of the sale heifers, check out our website: www.harcourtcharolais.com

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MANAGEMENT

Contemporary Grouping Sean McGrath

An only child is always the best in their family at everything. The challenge is that they are also the worst. As soon as a sibling comes along, one is bigger, or smaller or better at math or more athletic. The same is true with cattle, and we can use this principal to determine genetic differences.

EPD are all about comparisons. If there are two or more animals that are the same sex and are managed in the same way throughout their lifetime, their differences can be compared and used to calculate an EPD. Any animal is the result of their genotype or genetics, interacting with the environment. What we see or weigh is the phenotype. The equation we use to refer to this is: P (phenotype) = G (Genotype) x E (Environment) If animals are raised in the same environment (E) then the differences we see/measure are mostly due to Genotype (G). The actual EPD calculation is quite a bit more involved than this, but this is the basic premise. The goal when reporting data is to try to make sure that the cattle with the same environmental opportunity are grouped together.

Some cattle are bigger, or faster growing or easier calving or easier keeping or more fertile than others.

The challenge is that we can’t compare animals raised in isolation or without the same opportunities. Animals that are raised in the same way and can be directly compared are considered a contemporary group. The word comparison, by definition implies that we require at least 2 animals raised in the same manner. This is the smallest contemporary group that can be used for genetic evaluation. One animal will be bigger, or faster or more advanced than the other.

As the groups get larger, more information can be determined. It is one thing to be the valedictorian in a class of 2, but in a class of 100 or more 14

it is generally a greater achievement.

Again, the same is true with cattle.

The ability to compare larger numbers of animals provides a better idea of where an animal fits in the grand scheme of things.

When completing forms, it is not necessary to identify/separate animals into age groups or by sex. It is extremely important to accurately define animals by differences in management. For example, if early calving cows are calved in a corral and later cows out on pasture you may wish to identify calves as group 1 (corral) and group 2 (pasture). Or if calves are raised differently preweaning, the groups should be identified separately. Perhaps the best example would be if one group of calves had creep feed and another group did not. The computer will then further subdivide these groups by sex and age, and will apply various adjustments based on age of dam and whether or not the calves were creep fed.

The really important thing about contemporary grouping is the comparisons. If there are no differences, then the contemporary group is what we call non-informative and the data would not be included in the genetic evaluation. As an example, let’s consider the 205 day adjusted weaning weights on 3 bull calves (A, B, C) in the same group, and let’s assume that all of them are 700 pounds. This is a non-informative group as it provides no information

about which calves have greater genetics for growth. A is not bigger or smaller than B or C. We can’t obtain any information about which calf has “more” or “less” growth.

The most common example of this is calving ease scores. If all the heifers in a calving group calve without assistance, there is no way to use that data to determine which is “easier” calving than the others. To predict calving ease differences we therefore have to use other related information such as which calves are born lighter, or with a shorter gestation, than others.

One of the other important considerations with a contemporary grouping is that over time it can only get smaller, never bigger. Let’s use a herd with a management group of 10animals. The bulls and heifers are split so at birth there are 2 contemporary groups; one group with 5 bulls (A, B, C, D, E) and one with 5 heifers (F, G, H, I, J). During the summer, the member takes 2 of the bulls and 2 of the heifers and shows them are various fairs. At weaning, we now have 2 management groups (shown and not shown) and 4 contemporary groups. One group of 3 heifers that were not shown, one group of 2 heifers that were shown, one group of 3 bulls that were not shown and one group of 2 bulls that were shown.

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Calving ABCDEFGHIJ

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HAPPY HAVEN BROOKLYN 14B MVX Cougarhill Hank 720G x Happy Haven Eldorado 14R Bred Merit Roundup

HAPPY HAVEN BERMUDA 11B Cornerview Xcalibre 27X x JWX Silver Buckle 524U Bred Explorer

HAPPY HAVEN BETTY 49B KCH Winchester 26X x Happy Haven Tauras 36T Bred Explorer

HAPPY HAVEN BOUNTY 71B KCH Winchester 26X x Happy Haven Tauras 36T Bred Merit Roundup

HAPPY HAVEN GIRLCRUSH 38C KKK Bronco 2204p x HBSF Extra 2X Watch for her at the Ag-Ex show also

HAPPY HAVEN BONNIE 92B KCH Winchester 26X x Happy Haven Tauras 36T Bred Medicine Man

HAPPY HAVEN CHAROLAIS Kevin, Crystal, Kory & Shaylin Stebeleski • Box 266, Oakburn, MB R0J 1L0

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CANADIAN CHAROLAIS YOUTH ASSOCIATION NEWS

2015 Conference & Show Wyatt Ching, National Board Vice-President

The annual Canadian Charolais Youth Conference and Show was held in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, July 22- 25, 2015. 68 youth members participated in the conference, exhibiting 75 head. The weather was warm but not too extreme making for an enjoyable conference. The conference kicked off with the highly anticipated mixer Wednesday night. This mixer was another one for the books. The participants had fun and made friends while parents stood back and watched the water, shaving cream, and syrup fly as the kids took part in games that are made to be messy.

There were a large number of juniors at the conference this year.

With so many juniors, the National Board and planning committee 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

decided to take a page out of the AIJCA’s (American Juniors) book and try a mentorship program. The program pairs each junior member with a senior mentor and is given a book with questions to ask the national board and planning committee members. Each senior gets a junior that they mentor throughout the conference, whether it is helping them by introducing them to their partners for team events or helping them fill out judging cards. The mentorship program was well received by all. It really helped many of the juniors because they were first time CCYA participants. The mentorship program got the new juniors and the seniors acquainted and it was another fun activity for juniors to participate in.

Keep and Cull was at Sliding Hills Charolais and was a competition that the mentorship program really

Secretary: Tomina Jackson tomi_j_@hotmail.com Director: Luke Marshall lsm742@mail.usask.ca Director: Megan McLeod rmeganmcleod@rvschools.ab.ca Director: Shelby Evans sle379@mail.usask.ca

helped both seniors and juniors. All the juniors had a senior that could help answer questions about the competition. The senior members really enjoyed this approach to the competition.

The Barn Bosses were Carey Weinbender, Canora, and Glenn Ching, Rockglen. Both Carey and Glenn really helped to make sure all events were on time and everything ran smooth.

At the banquet, Carey and LeeAnn Weinbender were presented with the CCYA Honouree Award for their efforts in organizing and making this conference a success. The event wouldn’t have happened without everyone who sponsored and volunteered time to help make it such a great conference.

Next year’s conference will be July 12-15, 2016, in conjunction with Summer Synergy, Olds, Alberta.

Director: Keegan Blehm keegb34@yahoo.ca

Secretary: Jade Marshall Treasurer: Aidan Jamieson

2016 CCYA Conf. & Show Exec.

President: Megan McLeod rmeganmcleod@rvschools.ab.ca Vice-President: Luke Marshall lsm742@mail.usask.ca

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

DE L’ASSOCIATION DE CHAROLAIS CANADIEN, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 préférable d'avoir un minimum de 65 poils par animal et chaque échantillon clairement identifié. Les résultats de ne sont pas garanties pour les commandes rush; Les résultats pour un échantillon d’ADN peuvent prendre jusqu'à quatre semaines. On vous rappel les règlements de l’association qui exigent

un test d’ADN; • Tous les taureaux en service naturel doivent avoir un test d’ADN • Tous les taureaux en insémination doivent être vérifiés à leur père et leur mère • Tous les animaux pur-sang français doivent être vérifiés à

CONTEMPORARY GROUP, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 are penned together. At yearling we breeder reporting data, just remember now have 2 management groups to group animals together that are (heifers that were fed together and managed together. If the bulls and bulls that were fed together), but we heifers are all run together in the same still wind up with 4 contemporary pasture they can all be entered using groups because of the way they were the same group number. If they are fed treated before weaning. separately on different rations, then The computer at the Charolais office group them separately. Contemporary groups will never increase in size, so can readily split cattle by age and sex and define contemporary groups. As a ideally larger groups are better, but 16

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leur père et leur mère • Tous les veaux issus de transplantation embryonnaire doivent être vérifiés à leur père et leur mère • Toutes les donneuses d’embryons doivent avoir un test d’ADN even if you have a small herd, it is worthwhile to report performance data, as it only takes 2 animals with differences to create a meaningful comparison.

Accurately identifying management groups, results in more accurate contemporary groups and EPD that are more reflective of the population’s true genetic merit.

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alking through a pasture pit is empty. You have to apply to looking at cows with Cliff have it reclaimed. An accessor says if Graydon is always entertaining. He there is much left or not and if it is and Rose have a mixed farm at time to fill it in and level it for Woodmore, Manitoba. Their son production again.

Warren farms with them, his wife Cliff got started in Charolais cattle Vanessa is the in 1958 when his local vet and their father went with ❝I think guys are just lazy. daughter Amy an A.I. technician If you have a 60 lb. birth lives close by to a stud station working as a in Madison, weight bull, the calves are teaching assistant Wisconsin. “I doing summersaults on and helping on don’t remember the farm whenever the name of the the way out. It is such a she can. Their Charolais bull they disservice to the females operation has were marketing at roughly 200 cows the time, but my that could easily be and the purebreds Dad liked him. At producing a better product.❞ are promoted the time we were under the name milking cows by Walking Plow Charolais. hand, they were dual purpose cows They have a few black cows in the and decided to try breeding them herd as an experiment. Last year Charolais. In 1960, I showed the first they sold their cull white heifer calves Charcross steer in Manitoba 4-H, and for forty cents a pound more than after the first show, I knew exactly the black steers they had. “I think where to go – right to the bottom of guys are just lazy. If you have a 60 lb. the line. They had no idea what to do birth weight bull, the calves are with him, he was a great, big, full doing summersaults on the way out. muscled steer and he was spotted, It is such a disservice to the females white with some tan spots. He was that could easily be producing a real quiet, I could drop the rope, and better product.” sometimes I did. I knew where I could go and let the judge figure out what Cliff’s pasture contains some gravel pits that are active and some that have he was going to do with the rest of the class.” been reclaimed. The government charges a royalty on the gravel and it “We went through the whole show is used to reclaim the land when the season like that, at that time they had Charolais Banner • October 2015

4-H shows all over the place and the grand finale was in Steinbach. I placed last of course, I wasn’t in the champion or reserve or anything like that. They sold the Grand and Reserve first and when my steer got called up it was purchased by Swift, the packing plant in Winnipeg at the time, for more than 50 cents a pound more than any other steer that day. He weighed a lot more than the other steers. I went back to the barn and my chest was really puffed out and I was full of myself telling the rest of them what they could do with their little red and black dogs. And somebody kicked my ass and I mean hard, I

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turned around talking about their ❝We bought nine heifers and there was my union fellowships, Dad. He said ‘I I would reach in that day as the don’t ever want to my pocket and hear you act like pull out my union Manitoba Syndicate that again.’ You card and let them and Jarvis never did never heard me know I am one of say anything like them. I joined the get a bull…❞ that again.” union in 1968 when I finished “That’s how we my apprenticeship. I met Rose while I got started in Charolais. We bred was working in Colorado and we everything A.I. but we never were married in 1973. All the while I upgraded any cattle. I have always was away, Dad looked after my cows. had cattle, I bought my first heifer Funny thing is they never made any when I was 12 years old and I have money in that time, they just covered had cattle ever since. In 1970 we their expenses,” Cliff laughs. bought our first purebred bull, it was a Hannibal son. We hauled him in the “In 1975, Dad bought cows and back of a half ton that had coil heifers from Clare Geddes. In 1975 springs. My Dad said it was quite a Rose and I bought our purebred trip, but the bull was so quiet and females from a guy at St. Lazare. We we’ve had purebred bulls ever since.” basically built the herd up from there.

We didn’t buy a lot of females until Cliff went rodeoing in the late 60s Morris Chubey and I started the and then worked as a boiler maker. “I Manitoba Syndicate.” was a card carrying union member from 1968 to January 1, 2015. I kept “Morris was also raising Charolais paying my full union dues, not out-of- and we got along very well. We went work dues, so that I could sit in the to a double header sale one day in Legislature and when the NDP started Brandon. Jarvis Chubey needed a bull.

The first sale before lunch, he never lifted a hand and Morris had bought two heifers. So at lunch I was teasing Jarvis a little bit, I said you know, we are going to take turns bidding on this, but we’ll go together the three of us on everything we buy. Morris thought this was pretty funny and had quite a chuckle. Then Jarvis said, ‘who is going to tell me when to quit?’

Nobody, and nobody is going to tell us when to quit either. We bought nine heifers that day as the Manitoba Syndicate and Jarvis never did get a bull,” Cliff chuckles. Everybody thought we made a fortune when we sold those heifers, we didn’t lose any,

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Cliff finds ways to promote Charolais, in this photo Orest Christchuk (another Manitoba Syndicate member) helped by bringing a cow to the Dairy Queen in Steinbach

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Cliff and Amy Graydon attending a sale

Amy (3rd from the left, back row) with the Manitoba delegates at Renfrew 2005

but we didn’t make a fortune and we certainly had a lot of fun. The Manitoba Syndicate operated for six or seven years.

We met lots of good people through showing cattle. It would be nice to show cattle again, but I just don’t have the time. Warren isn’t interested in that. Showing is part of the purebred business if you are going to capitalize on your investment. You have to be out there showing and you have to be out there infront of the people. That is part of the promotion that just takes time.”

Amy (their daughter) was really involved and enjoyed that part of the business. She attended CCYA Conferences and has many friends from the program.

“When BSE hit, that was a tough time. We had a bull market built up in the States and it was immediately shut

off. (The Graydons are only twelve miles from the United States border.)

Many of the producers in Manitoba didn’t survive through the crisis.”

❝Showing is part of the purebred business if you are going to capitalize on your investment. You have to be out there showing and you have to be out there in front of the people.❞ “Now the industry has changed there as well. The operations are bigger down there just like they have become here. The Charolais people that were close to the border, are no longer there. It is mostly blacks and

reds. We have a couple of long time customers that are finding their way back and last year one of them bought five bulls. It is taking some work to build up again, but it is coming.”

“We had a Charolais group in this area called the Southeast Manitoba Charolais Breeders. We had our first sale in 1993 in Grunthal with around sixteen breeders consigning. The last group sale was in 2001. When Whole Herd Enrollment came in, we lost some people that were registering all of their calves, but didn’t want to be told they had to.”

“Everything goes in cycles and Charolais will blossom again the way they should. We have a big foundation of black and red females just waiting for Charolais bulls to visit them. When the cattle prices drop, the Charolais bulls will still be in big demand.”

Cliff was involved in the start of the Gunton Test Station. Their Ag Rep, Ray Salmon, felt there was a need for a supply of quality bulls in southeast Manitoba and interlake. Those producers just didn’t travel to Douglas Test Station to buy bulls.

Gunton was the first test station to start semen testing. It was a decision Cliff took some flack over from other Charolais breeders, but he felt it was continued on page 22

A sample of the females at Walking Plow Charolais

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Sells in NATIONAL SALE

Sells in NO BORDERS

MCL PLD DREAMER 85B • A JWX Maverick 630Z daughter that was Junior Champion at CCYA this sumner and Chanpion Charolais at the Young Ranchman’s show.

Sells bred to Grant’s Anchor

MCL PLD BAILEY 983B • Great brood cow prospect by JWX Maverick and bred to Grant’s Anchor

2014 National Reserve Grand Champion Bull, son of Pleasant Dawn Spawn

GRANT’S ANCHOR 311A

Watch for her at Ag-Ex & National Show

Sells in NO BORDERS

MCL PLD CARRIE 514C Fancy Grant’ s Anchor heifer calf that was Champion Charolas Heifer Calf at the Young Ranchman’s show

MCL 570C • Double Polled daughter of Grant’s Anchor.

Junior Alert! She will be a great show prospect.

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❝The cost of production is going up from influence by people who know nothing about agriculture.❞ necessary to protect the breeders. The first Gunton Test Station Sale was in 1985 and Walking Plow Charolais had the bull with highest average daily gain. There were 54 bulls on test.

“I have never been bashful or shy about promoting Charolais.”

Cliff recalls his start in politics and feels it has been a natural progression throughout his life. Those who know Cliff’s quick wit and dry sense of humour may find this hard to believe, but Cliff has been involved in getting things done for the betterment of many for a long time.

“When we went farming there was no organization to represent the cow/calf producers in Manitoba.

There was a group called the Beef Growers that had 100 membership and it was all feedlot guys or big operators. The average cow/calf guy at that time had 30 cows and had no representation. In 1974 when we bought cows, in the fall the cow and calf weren’t worth the price we paid for the cow. The market had just fallen off the edge of the world.”

“My neighbour and I were complaining to each other and felt that we needed some representation.

So we started lobbying and working and organizing. All of this work came out of our back pocket. There were guys that would fill our tank with gas and send us on our way, maybe give us a sandwich. My neighbour Pepsi

Pete had this bloody old cadillac that was dustier inside than on the outside, no heater. We started one morning at seven in Dauphin at a breakfast meeting, we had six more meetings that day with the last one at Hadishville (on the Ontario border) and I got home at three o’clock in the morning. I’d get up and feed the cows and leave at six thirty. There were many days like that.”

“We did it though, we organized the province and we called it the Cow/Calf Organization and we divided it into 14 districts. The NDP had a BIAP program (Beef Income Assurance Program) but it wasn’t doing what it should have. We fought with the NDP to try to get decent policies to represent the average guy.”

“We did a lot of travelling around the province, as Rose can attest to. At any rate, in 1977 Sterling Lyon got elected and the province had a Conservative government. At that time I wasn’t interested in provincial politics but I had a problem with the socialists. I was debating them on TV and the Conservative wannabes were using me and I was a willing participant. So when the dust settled after the 1977 election, a lot of the rural area that was NDP was now Conservative. While we were organizing the beef industry, we were actually assisting in a change in government.”

“Sterling Lyon gave us a check-off of one dollar per head to fund the organization. So now we have an organization that is properly funded to represent us. That was my goal.”

“I was appointed to the first interim board along with 13 others. We had to draw up a constitution and conduct

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❝When we went farming there was no organization to represent the cow/calf producers in Manitoba.❞ the first election of the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association (MCPA).

Those 14 districts are still the way the MCPA is organized.”

Editor’s note: MCPA – recently changed to Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) – is the exclusive voice of the beef industry in Manitoba and represents 7000 beef producers across the province. MBP is a non-profit organization with a producer elected board that consists of 14 directors, each representing cattle producers in a specific region or district of the province along with four full time staff.

“We conducted the election and had to establish the pecking order of the board. Knowing this was the Beef organization and the Cow/Calf organization working together for the first time, each piece of the industry would elect who they felt would serve them best. As it turned out, there were seven feedlot guys and seven cow/calf guys elected. So the cow/calf guys didn’t do anything different than the feedlot guys, we had a meeting the night before in the hotel to decide who we wanted to put forward for positions on the board. The boys insisted that I take on the president’s role. We had four votes the next day for president and they were tied every time. The acting secretary who had been appointed by the government decided this was going to be established by the casting of lots. I was just a stump rancher and I had no idea what casting of lots was, so I continued on page 24

A six year old herdsire

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asked. He said the decision would be made by flipping a coin and that’s how the first president of the MCPA was established. Norman Eadie, from Dugald, won the toss. It was one of the best things that happened to the organization. He was a lot more mature than I was at the time and he was a great guy.”

“We had quite a task in establishing the checkoff system. I was chairing the committee to explain the process to the packing industry and auction marts. It was basically on the honour system. We did not have the power to audit anyone to make sure funds were transferred appropriately. Every time an animal changed hands there was supposed to be one dollar deducted.

So they called a meeting with the packers and some of the auction mart guys and I was told in the first five minutes of the meeting that the packers would require $.80 to collect the $1 and would only pass on $.20. I talked a little bit and talked a little bit explaining that we couldn’t do that.

They weren’t budging, so I said we would just have to talk to the minister and get the power to collect it. Then John Creshanga, the top buyer for Canada Packers, stood up and said, ‘We owe these boys a bill of gratitude.

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Canada Packers will collect and submit one dollar per head, there will be no collection fee. And we will advertise any other packer that does not and we do know how many head go through your packing plants.’ He made a speech and it only took him a

❝We owe these boys a bill of gratitude. We would have a marketing board in Manitoba if it hadn’t been for them.❞ minute and half, and everyone voted in favour. Some of them went away and didn’t do it, but that was the beginning of getting some money together.”

“In the first three years I got $1000 to cover my expenses. I went to San Francisco to a brand convention. We have no brand inspection here because nobody branded. Branding will become a thing of the past as the activists keep driving the industry. Our entire agricultural industry is so influenced by people that are so disconnected from agriculture that it makes it very difficult. They add a lot of costs to production. Right now you have

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major companies writing sustainable procedures for production. Hello! We are stewards of the land, we know that if you ruin it you have nothing.”

Rose interjects, “If anybody wants to be sustainable, it’s the farmer.”

“The cost of production is going up from influence by people who know nothing about agriculture. They drive by a field and see a big combine and think he is getting rich. Nobody knows that this guy is working around the clock when they are gone to the lake. What I tell everybody is when you are self-employed you can work half a day if you want. You can decide if you want to start at six in the morning and quit at six at night or start at six at night and quit at six in the morning. But you can work a half day if you are self-employed.”

“I only stayed with the MCPA for three years after I was elected, but I have stayed involved in the organization. We have been very continued on page 26

Right: Cliff Graydon, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba; Below: Cliff participating in a parade in his riding

No Borders Select Sale

Tuesday, December 8th, 2015 1:00 PM Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB

Offering: 54 Quality, Selected Lots Polled, Red Factor, Full French Proven Producing Females – from the top of the herd Future Breed Matrons – out of and bred to industry leading sires Show Prospect Heifer Calves – some right out of the show string!

DSY 289B – One of 12 from Steppler Farms.

Copenhagen bred Jacksonville

JCAV 69B – Stylish Rhapsody bred Armageddon

BBMT 82B – Deep, broody Monument bred 9104A

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KTS 38C – Bronco heifer calf from the show string

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fortunate that excellent people have bulls, because they will tell the truth stepped up to run.” about you.’ And that is a fact.”

“That is one of the ways I got into “You never know what is going to politics. I did a couple of terms on happen in life. I was on the vet board council in this for years and we area. People are had a crappy old ❝In the cattle industry always calling for clinic and Ray help to get Salmon and I your word is something done. worked hard to your honour. ❞ Even in the get a decent clinic.

Charolais We felt if we built business, I got a the clinic we call one night from Raymond Airey. would be able to get a vet. We started He said ‘My Dad said I should call a building fund and the clinic did get you.’ He explained that they needed a built. I did that work never dreaming bunch of rooms at the new Canad Inn that one day I would have a daughterin Brandon and he thought I could in-law working as a vet in that clinic. help. I told him I’d try. It just so The best things in life are when you happened the CEO grew up here and do things for everybody. So many was a friend of mine. And it is no people do things because they are different in any business, it is who good for themselves. When we started you know. The relationships you a cattle organization we did it for make in your life are how you get everybody. When we built the clinic, things done.” we did it for everybody. You are doing community work, you give back when “So I called him up and told him you can. That is what I am doing now we would break the hotel in as the as an MLA.” destination to be for any cattle functions in the province, but he had “We had a really good MLA in our to give us the rooms. He gave us a riding and we had picked somebody great rate but there was one stipulation to replace him when he retired. that we have no cattle in the lobby.”

Unfortunately, when our MLA “We set up a media event in front of retired, the guy we had picked had moved and wasn’t available. He called the hotel with Clinton Hinsburg me and said, Cliff you have to do it. leading the heifer they were donating After some thought and discussion, I for the CCYA fundraiser and Jimmy agreed to run and was elected in 2007.

Hunter was with him. I invited the We lost the election and being in hotel manager and the Keystone opposition sucks. I have a reputation manager. I wanted everybody to get a for being one of the best hecklers in piece of the action. When the media came, it was so cold and windy, the manager decided they could bring the heifer inside. When that heifer stepped off that rug her legs went out like Bambi. I told Jimmy to hold her up and he basically lifted the heifer on her feet. Clinton did the talking and it was quite a deal. We had three minutes of prime time TV that night, it was just fantastic. Grant Moffat took a bunch of pictures and they got sent to the head office in Winnipeg where they still hang.”

“I got asked to do things because of the people I knew. That is the way it works in any industry if you have a reputation of getting things done in an honest way. In the cattle industry your word is your honour. My Dad told me ‘Don’t bullshit about your Vanessa and Warren Graydon and family 26

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the house Manitoba has ever had.

Even the one Liberal in the house has told people, I have never heard anyone heckle like he does.”

The next election is April 19, 2016.

He is looking forward to it as he hopes they can form government.

“We’ve worked damn hard and we are way more prepared for this election than we were four years ago.”

Rose says, “I am not into politics the way Cliff is but I am happy he enjoys what he is doing. I am just happy that he is able to do something where he can have a little bit of recognition, because he has always done everything and no one knows. I hope they form government because I want him to be in government.”

Cliff shared some advice and philosophy before we left. “The reason there are mountains is so they can be climbed. The only thing that will hold you back are your own dreams or lack of dreams. Maintain your integrity with your cattle, that’s it. We have never had a calving wreck with a bull. We have helped lots of people out over the years when they couldn’t afford a bull, sometimes it comes back and sometimes it doesn’t.

It doesn’t matter, as long as it felt good when you did it.”

Cliff has dedicated his life to the service of others. We hope he continues to share his experience and knowledge with the province he loves, but on the other side of the house after the next election.

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CATTLE TO SIX PROVINCES

Eastern National Sale Eastern National Sale September 26, 2015 • Ste-Marie, QC Gross Average 3 Cow/Calf Pairs $30,100 $10,033 3 Bred Cows 21,000 7,000 27 Bred Heifers 146,700 5,433 5 Heifer Calves 18,100 3,620 2 Embryo Lots 2,700 1,350 1 Pregnant Recip 4,100 4,100

Charolais, Halbrite, SK. Consigned by Louber Farms.

Lot 9, MISS LOUBER TIMEOUT 633A (Double Polled/s, 46 WW EPD, 93 YW EPD), sired by VFF Time Out 172Y, out of a LOUB Mr. Louber Skymont 153R daughter, bred to KAYR Velocity 812Z. Sold for $7,700 to Ranch Ostiguy. Consigned by Louber Farms.

Lot 42, LXL BLIZARD LXL9B (Polled, -1.3 BW EPD, 26.3 Milk EPD), sired by Merit Roundup 9508W, out of an MNE Banjo 70B daughter, bred Red Angus. Sold for $7,000 to Ferme Palerme, Gatineau. Consigned by LXL Charolais, Aboujagane, NB. High Selling Heifer Calf Lot 33, POST CAMYLLE 601C (3rd Gen. Polled, .1 BW EPD, 103 YW EPD), sired by Merit Roundup 9508W, out of a Sparrows Eldorado 361L daughter. Sold for $4,100 to Francois Poirier, Ste-Agathe-deLotbinoere.

Consigned by Ranch Ostiguy Pierre Ostiguy both Charolais. consigned and

Taking last year off from having a sale, the eight consignors, from four provinces, put forth a very good quality offering. The interest was good across the country and saw cattle sell into six provinces with nine heading to Western Canada.

High Selling Cow/Calf Pair Lot 1, MISS LOUBER BULLET 221Y (3rd Gen. Polled, 104 YW EPD, 25.4 Milk EPD), sired by JWX Silver Bullet 524W, out of an EC No Doubt 2022P daughter, bred to CML Heisman 413B. Sold for $8,700 to Golden Brook Farms, Malagash, NS. Consigned by Louber Farms, SteMarie.

Lot 1A, MISS LOUBER TOP 964C (3rd Gen. Polled, 102 YW EPD), sired

by Grant’s Synergy 41X. Sold for $3,900 to Langstaff Charolais, Wallaceburg, ON. High Selling Bred Cows Lot 3, MISS LOUBER MONGO 209Y (Double Polled, 25.3 Milk EPD), sired by Pro-Char Mongo 57U, out of an RPJ En-V 625S daughter, bred to Winn Mans Big Rig 639Y. Sold for $7,600 to Kaiser Cattle Co., Hussar, AB. Consigned by Louber Farms.

Lot 35, POST ZORAN 603Z (Double Polled, 81 CE EPD), sired by Virgil SC, out of a Bar J Silverado 14S daughter, bred to Winn Mans Big Rig 639Y. Sold for $7,000 to Genitex, Plessisville. Consigned by Ranch Ostiguy Charolais, St-Cesaire.

High Selling Bred Heifers Lot 6, MISS LOUBER SUPERIOR 623A (3rd Gen. Polled, 57 WW EPD, 111 YW EPD), sired by Mr Louber Superior 739W, out of a High Bluff Hank 41R daughter, bred to HTA Mantracker 958W. Sold for $8,800 to Steppler Farms Ltd, Miami, MB. Consigned by Louber Farms.

Lot 13, MISS LOUBER BOX 671A (Double Polled, 61 WW EPD, 122 YW EPD), sired by LAE Juice Box 190Y, out of an M6 Grid Maker 104 PET daughter, bred to CML Heisman 413B. Sold for $8,400 to Wilgenbusch

Etienne & Mathieu Palerme were also consignors and buyers of three

Anne Alexandre, Marcel & Geoffrey Dumont bought a high selling cow

Barry & Payden Kaiser enjoyed a few days in Quebec and took a high seller home

Bonnie & Ken Langille another repeat customer who took two to Nova Scotia

Ferme ARF Champagne were volume buyers taking six head for $22,700

Katie & Andre Steppler came east and took three home

41 Lots

$222,700

$5,432

Auctioneer: Charles Menard Blockman: Bernard Bégin Sale Manager: By Livestock

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OBITUARY

Clarence Eric Geddes Clare was predeceased by his parents, brother Cameron and his precious wife Dorothy Geddes. He is survived by daughter Pamela Salzburger, sons Eric, Earl (Helen Ann), Michael and Maurice (Jane), nine grandchildren & 13 great grandchildren.

Clare lived his entire life in the Pilot Mound area of Manitoba except for his years of service in Europe during World War II. His passions for searching for historical artifacts, birds and flowers were well served by living on the farm west of Pilot Mound from 1946 until he moved to town. He looked forward to the Legion’s Remembrance Day services and always dressed up and marched along with the other Legion members, reminding his children to never forget the sacrifice so many have made.

Clare was a pioneer in many respects but certainly in the cattle business in Canada, where he brought some of the very first Charolais cross cattle to Canada in 1958, from Texas, and the very first French Charolais, from France, in 1966. His leadership at the Canadian Charolais Association resulted in the first North American Hotel Ballroom Sale in the brand new Lombard Hotel in Winnipeg in 1971.

He was all for creating a stir.

Clare was a director of the Canadian Charolais Association from 1960-1974 and president in 1964 and 1965. He was president of the Manitoba Charolais Association in 1968, 1969 and 1970.

Clare and his wife Dorothy travelled to many countries around the world while he was involved in providing leadership to the International Charolais Association.

His trip to Argentina was a highlight as well as the friendships he made in France and Japan. In 1981, Clare

1919 – 2015

imported a French bull from Scotland named Kinloch Roger which became a mainstay for many years in the Char-O-Clare operation.

His commitment to agricultural leadership and development was recognized by the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame, Red River Exhibition, Canadian and Charolais Internationals, the Manitoba Beef Cattle Performance Association as well as many others including the Pilot Mound community for his volunteer work.

He enjoyed social get togethers, especially dancing. So much so that he moved the Forester’s Hall out to the farm so there could still be community dancing. For many it became known as the “Dancing Stock Farm.”

He taught us the value of trees, to pick up a stone as it might be an ancient artifact and to smell a flower because we likely wouldn't see it again. He was a man of few words, in difficult times he would often say, “Life goes on.”

NO BORDERS SALE

NATIONAL SALE AT AGRIBITION

A sample of the sisters to the bulls we sold this spring McTAVISH SILVER SAGE 112C

McTAVISH KAROLINA 82B

Performance, hair, hip and great EPD with milk in the top 3% • Sired by SVY Monument Pld 159Y

SVY Monument with volume, meat and broodiness Top 10% for WW, YW & Milk • Bred to Winn Mans 9104A

NO BORDERS SALE

NO BORDERS SALE

McTAVISH KATRIN 67C

McTAVISH JEWEL 47B

Another SVY Monument heifer calf that will make a great cow

Feminine & attractive daughter of Pleasant Dawn Magnum 49Y • Bred to Winn Mans 9104A

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NEWS

Charolais Life This column will be dedicated to keeping Charolais members in touch with the people of the business. It will contain births, weddings, convocations and momentous anniversaries and events of note, but not high school graduations. If you have news and/or photos you’d like to submit, please email charolaisbanner@gmail.com for print in upcoming issues.

Chomiak’s Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary

Jared Bone this July. Fawn and Jared reside in Calgary, Alberta. Fawn is a CCYA Alumni and continues to be involved in the beef industry working for the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and Jared works as a Fisheries Habitat Technician.21" long.

It’s a Boy!

Congratulations to John and Cathie Chomiak who celebrated their 50th Anniversary on August 14th. John and Cathie operate Chomiak Charolais at Mundare, Alberta.

It’s a Boy! Travis and Nichole Foot, of Footprint Farms, Esther, Alberta, are thrilled to announce the birth of Reid James, who was born on April 28th, a little brother to Ridge. He was 8 lb., 8 oz measuring Jackson - Bone Wed

Coen Leif By was born July 12th to Emily Norton and Bartley By, Macoun, Saskatchewan.

He weighed 7 lb., 11 oz., measuring 23 3/8 inches, he is a little brother for Fynn. Bartley is a CCYA Alumni and was delighted to make Helge and Candace By, of Regina, grandparents.

It’s a boy!

Owen Murray Raymond was born July 22, weighing 7 lb., 12 oz. to Dave and Crystal Raymond of Aneroid, SK. A little brother for Tristen and Brooke. Crystal is a CCYA Alumni and past SCA Board Member.

Proud grandparents are Murray and Nicole Blake, Wood River Charolais, McCord, Saskatchewan.

It’s A Girl Annylee Turmel was born August 4, weighing 6.14 lb, to proud parents Dominic Turmel and Véronique Bégin.

Bernard and Louise Bégin, Louber Farms, Ste-Marie de Beauce, Quebec are the proud grandparents.

It’s a Girl!

Kelly and JulieAnne Howe are excited to announce the arrival of Avery Nicole to their family on August 5, weighing 6 lb., 10 oz. Proud older siblings Matthew and Elise are ecstatic to have a new baby sister.

Grandparents Lois and Dale Howe as well as uncle Micheal Howe are pleased to have another family member in the mix. Kelly and JulieAnne are part of the Howe Family Farm, home of White Cap Charolais in Moose Jaw, SK. Hunter & Allison Wed

It’s a Girl!

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Gentry Elizabeth was born on July 31, weighing 7 lb., 9 oz., measuring 20.5 inches, to Kerrie and Scott Harvie and big brother Chick.

Proud grandparents are Marlene and Ian Harvie, of Harvie Ranching, Olds, Alberta.

Doug and Marianne Hunter, Hunter Charolais, of Roblin, Manitoba, are pleased to announce the marriage of continued on page 31

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Canadian Beef Breeds Council Report Michael Latimer, CBBC Executive Director

Kazakhstan Trade Mission As part of our ongoing trade relations with Kazakhstan, the Canadian Beef Breeds Council (CBBC) attended a trade mission to Kazakhstan in August of 2015. This was in part to follow-up and build on activities from 2012, 2013, and 2014 trade missions to Kazakhstan. According to CanFax, Kazakhstan accounted for 39% of live breeding cattle exports in 2013. This will have been lower in 2014, but remains a priority export market for Canada.

The trade mission was developed

by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry with support from the Canadian Embassy in Kazakhstan as well as other Canadian government agencies and industry representatives. The role of CBBC on trade missions is to promote the Canadian purebred beef cattle and beef cattle genetics sector and not any specific breed. However, we often find ourselves discussing the strength of a particular breed and promoting the benefits of other sectors of Canadian agriculture such as dairy genetics, crops/forages, beef and many more; so representatives need to be prepared to answer a wide variety of random questions.

The Kazak organizations that we met with were generally well informed of the value of Canadian

beef cattle, and how they improve local breeding stock in several functional traits. This is largely the result of the good work done by livestock exporters, breed associations and the tremendous support we have from the trade commissioner service through the Canadian Embassy in Kazakhstan.

There are a number of interested buyers but financing and health regulations remain a barrier to increasing the number of cattle exported to Kazakhstan. It is primarily limited to buyers who can access financing outside of government programs and can do so in ‘planeloads’ of approximately 300 head of open heifers. CBBC will continue to work with our members and government agencies in developing opportunities in Kazakhstan for Canadian genetics.

Trade Mission to Turkey The second leg of our trade mission took us to the country of Turkey. The export certificate for live cattle is currently being negotiated and we anticipate access in the near future. Currently, there is access for semen and embryos from Canada.

The Canadian dairy industry has exported a significant volume of semen to Turkey as they have a well developed dairy production system and dairy products feature prominently in the Turkish diet.

It was interesting to visit several dairy farms as they utilized both Simmental and Holstein cattle. The beef cattle industry in Turkey is less developed than the dairy industry but is well positioned geographically and economically to grow over the next few years.

The younger generation of Turkish consumers prefer beef products over their traditional dishes of lamb and mutton. Due to import tariffs on beef, it is more economical to import live feeder cattle, feed them for approximately 90 days and slaughter them under their ceremonial Halal standards.

We visited a feedlot with a onetime capacity of 3000 head that were all imported from Uruguay. These cattle were primarily Hereford and Angus (Red and Black) and were in excellent condition. However, the Cattle Breeders’ Association of Turkey indicated that they need to further develop their domestic production in order to reduce their reliance on beef production through importing feeder cattle. They indicated that this will be accomplished through importing breeding stock and improving production management practices to fill the increasing demand for beef in Turkey. This will also be an important market for Canadian genetics as we look to add value to purebred cattle in Canada.

CHAROLAIS LIFE, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 30 their son Jimmy to Amy Allison of Douglas, Manitoba. The two tied the knot in Roblin on July 18th. Jimmy is a CCYA Alumni and a Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. Amy and Jimmy plan to work, farm and raise their family in Roblin.

McDonald Receives Recognition Bert McDonald, JMB Charolais, Brookdale, Manitoba, received a plaque for his dedication to Manitoba youth. He was a founding member of the Manitoba Youth Beef Roundup board and has served for seven years.

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HERD HEALTH

Fall Vaccinations and Processing Roy Lewis DVM

Producers are in the best position to control stress and maximize resistance to disease when timing of weaning is totally in their control. It has been proven time and again in the past with preimmunized (vaccinated) calves both morbidity (% getting sick) and mortality (% dying) are reduced.

It is far better to prevent disease by vaccination than treat it both in terms of costs death loss and chronics. If you have not immunized at spring turnout for the common diseases such as blackleg (7 or 8 Way), IBR, PI3, BVD, BRSV do it NOW. The most prevalent respiratory pathogens Mannheimia Hemolytica, Pasteurella Multocida and Histophilus are also thrown into the mix. Most veterinarians are recommending these as the common infectious diseases to vaccinate for. The most important thing to remember is the calves ideally should have protection to these diseases before the stress of weaning occurs.

If vaccinated initially at spring turnout the booster can be given right at weaning.

Any other stressful procedures such as castration of the poorer bulls or tattooing are best done ahead of weaning as well. Hopefully these procedures are already done but if not don’t leave them until weaning.

The only stress at weaning should be the actual weaning event itself.

If the calves were not immunized at spring turnout the priming or initial shots must be given at least two weeks prior to the major stress of weaning. This allows the calves to achieve maximum immunity. This requires the herd to be brought in, separated, immunized and put back together. Effort that is well worth the investment in healthier calves that go on to gain well and make good breeding stock. If doing the two-stage weaning with the nose flaps these

could be put on now.

Most producers can attain the protection they require by giving two main vaccinations in the fall. A multivalent viral and bacterial vaccine contains protection against IBR, PI3 and BRSV the respiratory viral diseases as well as BVD and Mannheimia. A couple of vaccines on the market also contain protection against Pasteurella Multocida another bacteria that can cause pneumonia.

BVD is often involved in the respiratory disease complex as well as causing severe diarrhea. BVD and IBR are also the two main reproductive diseases we want to especially protect the replacement heifers from. The second vaccination involves 8-way blackleg combined with histophilus.

Your veterinarian could best advise the best combination for your farm and geographic area. Use the combinations, which minimize the number of shots necessary.

The trend is always to use the modified live vaccines (where you mix the liquid to activate the powder) because they instill a longer immunity in the calves and are generally cheaper. These are fragile vaccines once mixed so don’t overheat or freeze them and use any mixed product within two hours. If the modified vaccines are used in the spring at turnout and/or in the fall it is imperative the cowherd has been well protected for the reproductive diseases IBR and BVD ahead of time.

As long as the cows have good immunity to these diseases the calves can be given the modified live vaccines while still sucking their mothers.

Histophilus (ITEME) was once a significant killer in feedlots but vaccinating has severely reduced its incidence. A lot of the chronics in feedlots from heart abscesses to severe arthritis can be traced back to this disease. Vaccinating prior to weaning is critical to acquire the immunity necessary to protect calves

from the many forms of this disease.

Even though feedlots vaccinate directly upon arrival they still have a large number of cases. This is simply because it is too late and vaccinating when calves are stressed does not achieve as high a level of immunity.

This constitutes a second choice option at best. You as seedstock producers have the option of vaccinating at the most ideal time.

Follow the weather reports and try to wean when weather is the most stable. Snowstorms or times when ambient temperatures are really fluctuating are obviously not ideal times to wean. When temperatures fluctuate below freezing at night to warm during the day this allows for a natural buildup of extra fluid on the lungs. In stressed calves this is where the respiratory viruses such as BRSV will multiply causing respiratory disease. We definitely see more severe cases of BRSV in farm-raised calves than in purchased ones.

Remember to apply an endectocide together with an oral dewormer like safeguard, as this should remove all internal and external parasites improving gain and maintaining healthier calves. This is getting to be a routine procedure now across Canada. Removing the parasites helps the calves develop a good immunity to vaccines as well as improve gains.

We always try to use subcutaneous vaccinations whenever possible to maintain beef quality. This way is easier and there is way less chance of needle breakage.

The transition period to get calves started on proper feed is critical.

Ideally if they have had creep feed over the summer the change will be minimal? If the calves are used to the pen and know where the watering bowls etc. are, change is again minimized. It is best to remove the cows and leave calves in their familiar surroundings. This is not always possible I know. Make sure water (Good Quality & Clean Water) is continued on page 33

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MCLEOD SWEEPS

Olds Fall Classic Charolais Show Olds Fall Classic Charolais Show October 3, 2015 • Olds, AB Judge: Todd Bygrove, Lloydminster, SK 22 Entries • A B.O.S.S. Show

Females Born in 2015 1. ONL HOT DAM 14C (JIL Thunder Roll 69Z), Daines/ONeill Livestock, Red Deer County; 2. JIL WISH LIST 2C (TR Mr Fire Water 5792R), Future Farms, Red Deer County; 3. KAYR TEMPTED 803C (KAYR Velocity 812Z), Kay-R Land and Cattle, Waskatenau.

Heifer Calf Champion ONL HOT DAM 14C, Daines/O’Neill Livestock Reserve Heifer Calf Champion JIL WISH LIST 2C, Future Farms Females Born in 2014 Split 1 1. JIL GOODNIGHT KIZZ 57B (Dubuc Zenith 302Z), Future Farms; 2. SDC BELLADONNA 56B (KEYS All State 149X), Daines/O’Neill Livestock; 3. SOS HOT MESS 50B (VFF Vikse Ice 189Z), Hopewell Charolais, Kerrobert, SK. Females Born in 2014 Split 2 1. ML DESIRAE 422B (Gerrard Pastor 35Z), McLeod Livestock, Cochrane; 2. CML COVERGIRL 429B (CML Diablo 2X), McLeod Livestock; 3. JILL FRENCH KISS 3B (Dubuc Zenith 302Z), Future Farms.

Female Born Prior to 2013 with Calf 1. PZC TR DESIRAE 012 (CML Diablo 2X), McLeod Livestock.

Senior Champion Female PZC TR DESIRAE 012, McLeod Livestock

(McKeary’s Reckoning 1X), Demarah Farms, Bowden; 3. ONL DADDY COOL 4C (JIL Thunder Roll 69Z), Daines/O”Neill Livestock.

Bull Calf Champion JIL THRILLER 40C, Future Farms

Reserve Senior Champion Female GERRARD ERVETTA 30A, Daines/O’Neill Livestock

Reserve Bull Calf Champion DEMARAH’S RECKONING 506C, Demarah Farms

Grand Champion Female PZC TR DESIRAE 012, McLeod Livestock

Bull Born in 2013 1. CML DISTINCTION 318A (Merit Vintage 4065P), McLeod Livestock, Sun Rise Charolais, Stayner, ON and Silver Spur Ranches, WY.

Reserve Grand Champion Female ONL HOT DAM 14C, Daines/O’Neill Livestock Bulls Born in 2015 1. JIL THRILLER 40C (TR MR Fire Water 5792R), Future Farms; 2.

DEMARAH’S RECKONING 506C

Grand Champion Bull CML DISTINCTION 318A, McLeod Livestock, Sun Rise Charolais, and Silver Spur Ranches

Grand Champion Bull – CML DISTINCTION 318A, McLeod Livestock, Sun Rise Charolais, and Silver Spur Ranches

Grand Champion Female – PZC TR DESIRAE 012, McLeod Livestock

Reserve Grand Champion Bull – JIL THRILLER 40C, Future Farms

Reserve Grand Champion Female – ONL HOT DAM 14C, Daines/O’Neill Livestock

Junior Champion Female ML DESIRAE 422B, McLeod Livestock Reserve Junior Champion Female JIL GOODNIGHT KIZZ 57B, Future Farms Female Born in 2013 with Calf 1. GERRARD ERVETTA 30A (KEYS Wishbone 40Y- calf JIL Thunder Roll 69Z), Daines/O’Neill Livestock.

HERD HEALTH, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 32 readily available and there is lots of bunk space. It is also good to spread the forage in several locations to get calves started. Grass hays are the best to start with as they most closely mimic the pasture situation. If grain is introduced begin very gradually and bring up over a weeks time.

When all precautions have been

taken, still watch diligently especially the first two weeks for signs of respiratory disease and digestive upsets. Work with your nutritionist and veterinarian to assist setting up the ideal program for your calves. Specific pneumonia treatments are best left up to you and your personal veterinarian.

By utilizing these procedures it is not

uncommon to keep death loss very low (in the order of 1%) and purebred herds could be even less than that. I know most of you have tons of experience weaning your purebred herds so this article may have been more of a review, but hopefully a few ideas were learned. Hope the weaning and processing this fall goes well.

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BLACKBERN/SHARODON WIN

Renfrew Fair Charolais Show Renfrew Fair Charolais Show September 6, 2015 • Renfrew, ON Judge: Jay Bradley 43 Entries – A BOSS Show

Bulls Born in 2015 1. BLACKBERN CASANOVA 9C (CML Encore 4Y), Blackbern Farm, Foresters Fall; 2. CORNERVIEW CONQUEST 3C (Mr Louber Synergie 457Z), Cornerview Charolais, Cobden; 3. BAKER FARMS CAPONE 4C (Gerrard Montezuma 6T), Baker Farms, Madoc; 4. BAKER FARMS CON ARTIST 3C (BakerFarms Absolutem 15A), Baker Farms; 5. BAKER FARMS C. KLEIN 9C (Gerrard Montezuma 6T), Baker Farms.

Bull Calf Champion BLACKBERN CASANOVA 9C, Blackbern Farm.

Reserve Bull Calf Champion CORNERVIEW CONQUEST 3C, Cornerview Charolais.

Bull Born in 2014 1. MCTAVISH HALLELUJAH 79B (Pleasant Dawn Magnum 49Y), Cornerview Charolais.

Junior Champion Bull MCTAVISH HALLELUJAH 79B, Cornerview Charolais.

Bull Born in 2013 1. KIRLENE DOCK N ROLL 18A (Kirlene Dockage 58X), Kirlene Cattle, Brighton.

Senior Champion Bull KIRLENE DOCK N ROLL 18A, Kirlene Cattle.

Grand Champion Bull BLACKBERN CASANOVA 9C, Blackbern Farm.

CHLOE 6C (Gerrard Montezuma 6T), Fourthland Farms; 5. WHITEWATER CHAMPAGNE 9C (LAE Juice Box 190Y), WhiteWater Livestock, Haley Station.

Heifer Calf Champion CORNERVIEW CREAM PUFF 1C, Cornerview Charolais

Females Born Prior to 2013 with Calf 1. BLACKBERN TRACEY 13T (HTA Spirit Pld 826H, calf - RPJ Pistol 129Y), Blackbern Farm.

Reserve Heifer Calf Champion FOURTHLANE CLOVER 19C (LT Bluegrass 4017 P), Fourthlane Farms.

Senior Champion Female SHARODON ALWAYS EASY 16A, Sharodon Charolais

Females Born in 2014 – Split 1 1. CORNERVIEW BROOKLYN 44B (Sparrows Barlow 254Z), Cornerview Charolais; 2. BLACKBERN BETHANY 48B (Bridor Travis 15T), Blackbern Farm

Reserve Senior Champion Female WHITEWATER APHRODITE 3A, WhiteWater Livestock.

Females Born in 2014 – Split 2 1. SHARODON 33C BEWITCHED 7B (D R Revelation 467), Sharodon Charolais, Omemee; 2. BRIDOR BELINDA 9B (Sunrise Sunburst 21Y), Fourthlane Farms; 3. MELBAR ICE PRINCESS 1B (LT Ledger 0332 P), Melbar Farms, Ameliasburg; 4. FONDOAK BATTLE BORN 4B (KEYS All State 149X), Fondoak Farm, Renfrew; 5. HC BABYFACE 464B (SVY Northstar 153Y), Kirlene Cattle.

Junior Champion Female SHARODON 33C BEWITCHED 7B, Sharodon Charolais.

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Grand Champion Female SHARODON 33C BEWITCHED 7B, Sharodon Charolais.

Reserve Grand Champion Female BRIDOR BELINDA 9B, Fourthlane Farms.

Breeder’s Herd 1. Baker Farms; 2. Melbar Farms; 3. Cornerview Charolais; 4. Kirlene Cattle; 5. Blackbern Farm.

Get of Sire 1. Melbar Farms (LT Ledger 0332 P); 2.

Kirlene Cattle (Gerrard Montezuma 6T).

Progeny of Dam 1. Baker Farms (Baker Farms Zagucci 8Z); 2. Melbar Farms (Kirlene Carrie 47X).

Reserve Junior Champion Female BRIDOR BELINDA 9B, Fourthlane Farms.

Females Born in 2013 with Calf 1. SHARODON ALWAYS EASY 16A (Shelco Made Easy 512R, calf - D R Revelation 467), Sharodon Charolais; 2. WHITEWATER APHRODITE 3A (Sparrows Fargo 811U, calf - Winn Mans Big Rig 639Y), WhiteWater

Reserve Grand Champion Bull CORNERVIEW CONQUEST 3C, Cornerview Charolais.

Females Born in 2015 1. CORNERVIEW CREAM PUFF 1C (Mr Louber Synergie 457Z), Cornerview Charolais; 2. FOURTHLANE CLOVER 19C (LT Bluegrass 4017 P), Fourthlane Farms, Consecon; 3. BAKER FARMS CINDERELLA 14C (D R Revelation 467), Baker Farms; 4. FOURTHLANE

Livestock; 3. CORNERVIEW AMARETTO 13A (Sparrows Coach 467S, calf - Sparrows Barlow 254Z), Cornerview Charolais

Grand Champion Bull – BLACKBERN CASANOVA 9C, Blackbern Farm

Charolais Banner • October 2015

Reserve Grand Champion Female – BRIDOR BELINDA 9B, Fourthlane Farms

Grand Champion Female – SHARODON 33C BEWITCHED 7B, Sharodon Charolais

December 10th & 11th, 2015 • Westerner Park • Red Deer, Alberta December 10 4:00 p.m................................................Alberta Charolais Association Annual Meeting 6:00 p.m. ...........................................................................................................Supper 7:30 p.m......................................................................Alberta Select Single Bull Show

December 11 10-11:00 a.m.....................................................Registration of Commercial Producers 11:00 a.m........................................................................Alberta Select Pen Bull Show 1:00 p.m. ........Draws for the $11,000 in Bull Sale Credits and Pick of the Barn Winner 1:30 p.m..........................................................................................Alberta Select Sale

Sale Day Phones Helge By.................................................................................................306-536-4261 Candace By.............................................................................................306-536-3374 Craig Scott, Charolais Banner .................................................................403-651-9441 Brent Carey, Auctioneer..........................................................................403-650-9028 Rod McLeod, Ringman ...........................................................................403-540-7986 Don Oberg, Ringman..............................................................................780-678-6926

Terms & Conditions The sale will be conducted under the Canadian Charolais Association Code of Ethics.

Copies will be available upon request.

Insurance Insurance will be available sale day

Absentee Buying We certainly hope you can attend the sale, but if it doesn’t work that way, please call one of the staff. They would be happy to assist you with your purchase in a professional manner.

Credit Card Purchases Mastercard and Visa may be used for payment of your purchases. A 3% surcharge will apply.

Delivery

The Alberta Charolais Association event of the year is upon us again. This truly is an event that every breeder, not only in Alberta but across Canada should attend. It is two days of action packed excitement, enthusiasm and networking with Charolais breeders and commercial producers. It starts with the ACA AGM on Thursday afternoon, followed by supper and the Select Single Bull Show. All the cattle are housed in the great facility at the Westerner Park and there is lots of time to view the cattle and visit with breeders from across the country. Friday morning is the Select Pen Bull Show with draws of $11,000 in Bull Sale Credits and Pick of the Barn Winner. Last year there were many premier breeders who found their next herd bull in the pen show. The finale of the two days is the Select sale with another quality offering from 15 of Alberta’s top breeders.

We are very excited to be helping with the sale again and although the numbers aren’t big, the quality is extremely high. The breeders participating this year offered their very best knowing the caliber of cattle that will be here. As you will see in the catalogue this sale has something for everyone, from an exclusive semen offering from a proven herdsire to unique embryos and flushes that will put you at the forefront of the industry. We have some picks and choices of bull and heifer calves and bred heifers that let you get into the keeper pen to find a great one. There are some fancy show prospect heifer calves that would work in any program, purebred or clubby. Bred heifers that took some convincing to get as the breeders didn’t want to part with them knowing how good they would be. Some cow/calf pairs that show how well these cows can produce.

If you want to improve the quality of your herd or buy your first Charolais, this sale is the place to be. The quality is high, the networking will be great and you can enjoy two days of great Charolais hospitality.

If we can be of any assistance or get you more information before the sale to help facilitate your purchasing, please don’t hesitate to contact us, any of the sale staff or consignors.

Always in the best interest of Charolais, Helge & Candace By

The consignors will assist in arrangements for delivery. Extra costs are to the account of the purchaser. All risk is assumed by the buyer.

Breed Average EPD CE 69 | BW 1.6 | WW 43 | YW 81 | M 21.2 | TM 43

Sale Manager

Cover photo: CCYA Photography Entry by Peri Phillips, Waskatenau

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

4-H SALE CREDITS The Alberta Charolais Association is pleased to announce that Alberta 4-H members from across the province are eligible to win one of the following sale credits that can be used at the 2015 Alberta Select Sale 1st Place: $2000 Sale Credit towards the purchase of an animal in the 2015 Alberta Select Sale 2nd Place: $1000 Sale Credit towards the purchase of an animal in the 2015 Alberta Select Sale 3rd Place: $1000 Sale Credit towards the purchase of an animal in the 2015 Alberta Select Sale In order to be eligible to win you must have shown a Charolais sired project in 2014/15 or you are going to show a Charolais sired project in 2015/16. All you need to do is come to the Alberta Select Sale in Red Deer and register for the draw! Many of you will have received information from your club leader but if you have not, all you need to do is bring a picture of your 2014/15 project or your 2015/16 project with you to the registration desk and your name will automatically be entered in the draw for the sale credits that can be used to purchase an animal in the 2015 Alberta Select Sale.

Registration will take place between 10-10:30 am on December 11, 2015.

The draw to announce the winners will take place just prior to the start of the Alberta Select Sale at 1:30 PM

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PRO-CHAR CASSY 105B PFC408686

SPARROWS DURANGO 585P(P) WINN MANS LANZA 610S(P) WINN MAN MERIT 036K(P) SPARROWS KINGSTON 139Y(P) SPARROWS MATADOR 7K SPARROWS DELIGHT 374P SPARROWS DELIGHT 74L

PROK 105B

DBL PLD

10 February 2014

FWT BAR 951 SAM DBLS SILENT SAM PLD 461P HILLVIEW MISS POLL 5A(QP) CST MISS CASTINE 7S(P) WES-LOVE FRONTIER 223M(P) CST MS CASTINE 5P(P) CASTINE MISSOURI RAIN 4M(P)

Cassy is a brood cow in the making. This is the only Kingston daughter we are selling this year so we brought our best. She is that deep, soggy, easy doing type of female with piles of hair. Cassy was Kendall’s 4‐H heifer and was shown once and was the Inter-club Reserve Champion Female. We sold Cassy’s full sister in the 2013 Alberta Select to Johnson Charolais, and she is doing a heck of a job on her bull calf. This is also the only female selling bred to our exciting new bull SPARROWS Service Sire: HOMBRE 449B HOMBRE 449B. Bred March 31 to SPARROWS HOMBRE 449B, preg checks safe to this date.

Exposed to WC DOUBLETREE 2009P Apr 11‐21, exposed to HOMBRE Apr 22‐May 10.

CE 89

BW .2

WW 40

YW 78

M 25.9

TM 46

Consigned by Pro-Char Charolais, Glenevis David & Kristina Prokuda • 780-932-1654 Alberta Charolais Select Sale

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PRO-CHAR NEVADA 83B PFC408672

LT SILVER DISTANCE 5342P LT LONG DISTANCE 9001 PLD LT BELLE 7026 P WC DOUBLETREE 2009 P LT BLUE VALUE 7903 ET(P) WC PRAISE 0058 P LT PRAISE 8324 P ET

PROK 83B

22 January 2014

SPARROWS MUSCAT 33K(P) SILVER FOXX IGINLA 15M(P) SILVER FOXX MS READY 96F(S) SOS NEVADA PLD 86P CHARDEL TURBO 964J(P) SOS LADY TURBO PLD 36M(P) P-3 MS ALABAMA 8-149H(P)

Bred March 23 to Sparrows Kingston 139Y, preg checked safe. Exposed Apr 22‐May 10 to Sparrows Hombre 449B. Nevada is Helge’s pick of the DoubleTree heifers and she is a good one. She is a big, deep bodied female with lots of length and has a clean front end. This will be one of the first of the DoubleTree daughters to milk and things are looking great.

Nevada has an outcross pedigree SPARROWS KINGSTON 139Y and could lay down Service Sire of PROK 83B and and have your next sire of PROK 105B Herd Bull! She is bred early to Sparrows Kingston which makes this even more exciting.

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4TH GEN PLD

CE 64

BW 1.3

WW 39

YW 74

M 17.8

Consigned by Pro-Char Charolais, Glenevis David & Kristina Prokuda • 780-932-1654

PRO-CHAR STARLIGHT 15C QPFC415427

PROK 15C

TM 37

3RD GEN PLD

15 January 2015

WINN MANS LANZA 610S(P) SPARROWS KINGSTON 139Y(P) SPARROWS DELIGHT 374P HRJ WIDOW MAKER 12A(QP) BAR E W RED ROCKETTE 6S(QP) HRJ MISS PARIS 7U(QP) HRJ MISS PARIS 7S(P) CRYSTAL D PIERCE 40P(QP) JWX TRIPLE PLAY 34T(QP) RJV BO-JAN 349N PRO-CHAR STARLIGHT 8W(QP) ONOWAY STONEWALKER 85Z(QP) STERLING'S STARLIGHT 11F(QP) HHT MS POLL STAR 1A(P)

Starlight is double red and three generations polled.

She will be one of the hardest females to let go. She is deep, thick, feminine and very wide topped. When you see her you will definitely love her. She is from a no-miss cow family and her mother is the only daughter we have out of the old 11F cow, because they have always been selected first to go to consignment sales. 15C will be the first and only daughter selling this year out of our newest Red Herdbull, HRJ Widow Maker 12A, who we purchased with A Sparrow Farms.

CE 50 BW 3.1 WW 47 YW 87 If a junior purchases Starlight for CCYA, we will offer to take her home, breed her and get her ready for the Consigned by Pro-Char Charolais, Glenevis David & Kristina Prokuda • 780-932-1654 conference in Olds, July, 2016.

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M 20.9

TM 45

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CIRCLE CEE FIREWORKS 415B PFC410147

CEE 415B

DBL PLD

18 February 2014

LT WYOMING WIND 4020 PLD THOMAS OAHE WIND 0772ET P THOMAS MS CAMELOT 5646 TR MR FIRE WATER 5792RET(P) LHD CIGAR E46(P) THOMASSWISSERSWEET17964ET THOMAS MS BONANZA 8698 MVX COUGARHILL HANK 720G MOORE'S LEGACY 117L(P) MOORMAID FOCUS 8103H(P) CIRCLE CEE QUEEN 602S(S) SILVERBIRCH STRIKE 76E(P) SILVERBIRCH QUEENIE 32H(P) SILVERBIRCH HONEY 32X(P)

Bred April 2 to Circle Cee Legend 307A. Exposed May 15 – August 30 to CEE RETZ Remedy 17B. Preg tested safe to Legend.

Due January 10, 2016.

Perfection! 415B exemplifies everything we want our females to be. We cannot come up with enough adjectives to describe this female and how excited we are to see what she will do for the lucky purchaser. Fire Water females speak for themselves; they are Champions in shows across North America and are now producing Champions in those same shows. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to own a great one. Especially one bred to the hottest new calving ease bull in the country, Legend. This is a female to build a foundation around. Watch for Fireworks like the 1st of July in Red Deer!

Watch for a video online at www.circlecee.com in the near future.

CE 64

BW 1.6

WW 42

YW 78

M 21.2

TM 42

Consigned by Circle Cee Charolais, Lamont Frank & Elly Cholak • 780-796-2108 | Stephen & Deb Cholak • 780-485-7865

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CEE RETZ MARGARITA 13C PEFC415818

JDJ SMOKESTER J1377 P ET DA PASSPORT 502 P ET OW MISS MARION 0025 ET WC BENELLI 2134 P ET VCR SIR DUKE 914 PLD JWK CLARICE J139 ET JWK CLARICE D050 ET JWK IMPRESSIVE D040 ET(P) WCR PRIME CUT 764 PLD WCR MISS EASE 4314 CIRCLE CEE ILLUSION 302N(P) RGP EUREKA 17E(P) CIRCLE CEE DREAM 112L(P) HOPEWELL STEELGIRL 631F

CEE 13C

DBL PLD

23 January 2015

Wow! The first WC Benelli daughter to sell in Canada! Out of the impeccable Illusion 302N donor! Now you can see why we are so pumped to bring this lot to the Select. 13C was our first ET calf born and has been a stand out since day 1. We see her as a smaller version of her tremendous dam

and are very confident she will exhibit the same volume, depth and angularity as her mother does today at age 12. This is a herdbull producing donor in the Donor dam – Cee 302N making, out of the top cow family at Circle Cee and an opportunity to get CE 72 BW .4 WW 43 YW 79 M 19.4 TM 41 on board with the new hottest bloodline in Canada.

We promise this Margarita is made with the very best Tequila and will not give you a headache the next morning. Look her and her pen of full sib brothers up sale day!

Watch for a video online at www.circlecee.com in the near future.

Co‐consigned by Saddleridge Charolais | Ralph and Liz Retzlaff and family, Rosemary and Circle Cee Charolais, Lamont | Frank & Elly Cholak • 780-796-2108 | Stephen & Deb Cholak • 780-485-7865 Alberta Charolais Select Sale

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Selling Choice of ET Heifer Calves

MISS PRAIRIE COVE 508C PEFC415569

PCC 508C

CE 47 LT WYOMING WIND 4020 PLD THOMAS OAHE WIND 0772ET P THOMAS MS CAMELOT 5646 TR MR FIRE WATER 5792RET(P) LHD CIGAR E46(P) THOMASSWISSERSWEET17964ET THOMAS MS BONANZA 8698

BW 2.7

POLLED

27 January 2015

WW 43

FVC TANGO 907Y WILLOWVALE PROJECTOR 90C WILLOWVALE LADY MIST 82U(S) STAUFFERS MADISON 85M SODERGLEN SUNDOWNER 89A SFL 89A MISS FISTFULL19F LCC MISS ECLIPSE 18 X

YW 79

M 25.6

WHAT A POWERHOUSE FEMALE! The Firewater x Madison 85M matings have been amazingly successful, with 11 full sibs averaging $10,000 per head. The extension of neck and height at which it comes out of the top of the shoulder is beyond compare. Madison 85M has done a masterful job of putting rib shape into her heifer calves. Miss Prairie Cove 508C is a long bodied, smooth made, performance backed female. Madison 85M has a huge milk EPD of 34.5 and puts that into her calves as they have all milked exceptionally well with great udders. Miss Prairie Cove 508C has a very attractive look to her front end head and neck. Madison 85M is still flushing and has a great track record this has been proven to be highly hereditary so if you want a high quality female that has donor potential down the road, take a look at Miss Prairie Cove 508C as she will follow right along in her mothers footsteps.

Also with Miss Prairie Cove 508C, Prairie Cove Charolais is willing to keep, feed and breed her to any bull owned by Prairie Cove Charolais and have her delivered to Olds for CCYA 2016 for any junior or junior family to show and have a great time at one of the premier events the Canadian Charolais Youth Association puts on every year.

Donor dam Stauffers Madison 85M

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TM 47

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MISS PRAIRIE COVE 509C PEFC415565

PCC 509C

CE 54

3RD GEN PLD

29 January 2015

BW 3

WW 44

YW 91

M 19.4

TM 42

OUTCROSS! OUTCROSS !OUTCROSS! Miss Prairie Cove 509C is an HTA Vegas daughter out of the dynamic producing female Sparrows Tempest 174K. Miss Prairie Cove 509C is long bodied attractive made female that exhibits many of the same qualities her mother has that have made her so popular and in to the high quality producer she is. Miss Prairie Cove 509C is a half sister to the new up and coming donor female at Prairie Cove Charolais, Miss Prairie Cove 314A, as we like to call her the covergirl, we are ecstatic about her future as well. She is a half sister to the Supreme Champion female at Prince Albert Fair (she is now in the running for the RBC Agribition Supreme title in Regina) Miss Prairie Cove 309Aand is an HTA Vegas daughter that Justin & Layne Cay purchased from Prairie Cove Charolais and have done such a great job with!

Everything adds up on Miss Prairie Cove 509C. She comes from a no miss cow family (Sparrows Tempest 174K) and a proven performance adding bull (HTA Vegas) – the guess work is all done, get ready to cash cheques cause this female will make you nothing but money, and piles of it!

Also with Miss Prairie Cove 509C, Prairie Cove Charolais is willing to keep, feed and breed her to any bull owned by Prairie Cove Charolais and have her delivered to Olds for CCYA 2016 for any junior or junior family to show and have a great time at one of the premier events the Canadian Charolais Youth Association puts on every year.

MERIT 5323R(P) HTA SENATOR 8130U(P) HTA BRIDGET438P(P) HTA VEGAS 134Y(QP) M6 GRID MAKER 104 PET HTA PAGE (R) 694S(P) JWX PAGE 25P(P)

SPARROWS KINGPIN 213E(P) SPARROWS ADVANTAGE 230H(P) SPARROWS SYMPHONY 130F(P) SPARROWS TEMPEST 174K(P) HTA MAJESTIC 318C SPARROWS SPARKLE 74F(P) RLTC MISS TRIM 74A(P)

Miss Prairie Cove 309A, sister to PCC 509C – an HTA Vegas daughter and Supreme Champion at PA fair

Miss Prairie Cove 314A, sister to PCC 509C – The leading up-and-coming donor at PCC out of the dynamic producing Sparrows Tempest 174K

Consigned by Prairie Cove Charolais, Bowden Tim & Wanda Bullick • 403-244-3341 C 403-350-9858 | Tyler Bullick • 403-501-0660 Alberta Charolais Select Sale

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BWP UVRAY 7U PEFC370503

CYRANO(F) RAINBOW MR CYRANO 32D(F) FRIVOLE(F) MVX COUGARHILL HANK 720G WILDOR RAVEN 6M MVX EDITH 806X SUNSET ACRES NOREEN 18N

POLLED

BWP 7U

10 February 2008

WCR SIR PERFECTION 734 LHD MR PERFECT Y416(P) LHD MS SHOWME OFF W159 SOS LADY PERFECT PLD 2M THE HHP MONTE CARLO 1ST(P) P-3 LADY MONTE 0-80Z(P) P-3 LADY MIDAS 6-130U(P)

Bred April 7 to Sparrows Kingston 139Y. Talk about a timeless pedigree! 7U is a polled, ET, Hank daughter, out of a full sister to Detonator and is backed by many generations of show and flush cows. She is a hard working, long bodied, fertile cow, always settling first service and has already produced two high-end herdbulls for D & G Ranching in Donalda and the Lampsons at Hanna. We have one daughter in the herd and her Pastor heifer calf at side shows how this female out produces herself. The real icing on the cake is her early service to the high selling bull in Canada, Sparrows Kingston. Be sure to checkmark this donor candidate as you can build a cow family around her.

7A

CE 72

BW 2.2

WW 35

YW 69

M 22

SOS PRECIOUS 115C PFC414938

SOS 115C

TM 40

DBL PLD BW 94 | WW 788

10 February 2015 CE 54

BW 3

SVY PILGRIM PLD 655S GERRARD PREACHER 31U(P) GERRARD EVETTA 2L(P) GERRARD PASTOR 35Z(P) RPJ IMPRESSED 121L(P) GERRARD ROXANNE 18P(P) GERRARD ROXANNE 27M(P)

WW 47

YW 94

M 25.1

TM 49

Pastor offspring were all the rage at the spring bull sales and fall shows and Precious 115C fits that bill. We feel these Pastor females are going to be collector’s items as they exhibit easy fleshing and high maternal traits. She is also backed by a prolific cow family. Don’t overlook the earning potential in this heifer calf.

Consigned by Connection Cattle Company • Barry & Larissa Peril 204-878-2517 and Springside Farms • Mike Panasiuk • 250-832-8209 Bob Burla • 250-517-8521

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SOS PEACHES 42B PFC409225

SVY PILGRIM PLD 655S GERRARD PREACHER 31U(P) GERRARD EVETTA 2L(P) GERRARD PASTOR 35Z(P) RPJ IMPRESSED 121L(P) GERRARD ROXANNE 18P(P) GERRARD ROXANNE 27M(P)

SOS 42B

DBL PLD BW 103 | WW 784

24 January 2014

EATONS PREDICTOR 9230 LT WESTERN SPUR 2061 PLD LT MAIDEN'S BREEZE 8242P ALT SPUR ZOE 255W(P) HFCC PLD BOND 19L ALT ZOE 153T PRAIRIE COVE MISS 4K

Bred April 10 to Sparrows Kingston 139Y. What a rush for us last fall when we went back on the show road with our multiple class winners. We were super excited when pick of the heifer calf crop at the Alberta Select ended up spinning four times to average almost $9000. We were equally as pleased when SOS Peaches 42B was still left in the pen. We have high hopes for this female and feel she is flawless! She has length, depth, eye appeal, great numbers and her pedigree reads like a whose who of the Charolais breed. PCC, LT, SVY, HFCC and ALT are just some of the tattoos in her pedigree. To top this sale feature off is the tattoo of SB. Yes, she is safe to Sparrows Kingston for a January calf. Put the right calf at side and we feel you could have a deadly show pair for next year and a great cow for years to come.

CE 36

BW 4.7

WW 53

YW 101

Consigned by Springside Farms • Mike Panasiuk • 250-832-8209 | Bob Burla • 250-517-8521 8

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M 22.4

TM 49

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PICK OF THE BULL CALVES

2015 marked the strongest set of bull calves ever here at Springside. On September 10th, 69 bull calves were weaned to average 857 lb. We are proud to offer PICK OF THE BULL PEN at the Alberta Select!

Our program is simple here at SOS. Disposition is a must! We also consider many other criteria such as Performance, Calving Ease, Hair, Fertility and Cow Families.

In the pen are sons of PASTOR, GEDDES, TIMEOUT 172Y and our walking bulls CSS NAVIGATOR 20Y, WINN MANS CHAVEZ 826Y and HTA TUFF ENUFF 947W. Feel free to select right out of the show string or come back to the ranch and check out the entire pen and their dams and siblings. We will do our best to match you with the bull to suit your needs. There is NO wrong choice here!

• Selling 3/4 interest and Full Possession • Selection must be made by January 15, 2016 • Terms to be announced sale day

Consigned by Springside Farms • Mike Panasiuk • 250-832-8209 | Bob Burla • 250-517-8521

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SOS CARAMELLA 73C QPFC414900

JS EQUITY 11R(QP) KBK RALLY 24T(QP) KBK RED ROCK 14R(QP) HTA TUFF ENUFF 947W(QP) HEJ RIPPER 66P(P) HTA SARA 773T(QP) HTA SARA 591R(P) BALDRIDGE FASTTRACK 82F(P) CMF 192 WRANGLER 256(P) CMF 138 OF D040 192 ANCHOR XERA 3X(P) BLKC HERSHEY 9P(QP) ANCHOR TAMARA 4T(P) ANCHOR MOLLY 1M(P)

SOS 73C

RED FACTOR, 3RD GEN PLD

2 February 2015

Looking for a show heifer that is going to turn into an excellent cow?

Check out Carmella 73C. This soft made, red factor calf is stylish, hairy and has a super disposition. We are confident she will make an excellent uddered, profitable and trouble free cow after her show career.

Consigned by Springside Farms Mike Panasiuk • 250-832-8209 | Bob Burla • 250-517-8521

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PFC415584

SOS 82C

BW 4.1

WW 39

YW 70

MOORE'S LEGACY 117L(P) SHELCO MADE EASY 512R(P) SHELCO DOLL 311N DUBUC ZENITH 202Z(P) SILVERSTREAM PERFORMERP38 DUBUC XANNIE 29X(P) SFL 105 MISS MONTE 20L(P) KAYR GRID GRID IRON 400S(P) CSS SIR GRIDMAKER 2W(P) CSS LADY RED NAVIGATOR 1T(QP) JIL SHEZA DIAMOND 8Z(P) BAR DIAMOND HANK 22M(P) JIL HER DIAMONDS 15X(P) JIL MISS MAJESTIC 51R

TM 44

BW 71 | WW 678

We always dip in to the semen tank to breed our heifers to SOS Detonator 8M and when you see Photo Bomb 82C, you will know why. Quite possibly the hairiest heifer in the pen with show potential, but more importantly, the makings of an awesome brood cow.

All our Detonator daughters have excellent udders with loads of milk, are fertile, and last for years. 82C is made the same way.

CE 85

BW 1.5

WW 41

YW 76

JIL FRENCH KISS 3B PFC410928

M 24.3

3RD GEN PLD

8 February 2015

Consigned by Springside Farms Mike Panasiuk • 250-832-8209 | Bob Burla • 250-517-8521

JIL 3B

M 24.8

TM 45

3RD GEN PLD

3 January 2014

This is the first opportunity to become a proud owner of a DUBUC Zenith 202Z yearling.

Zenith has become one of the primary herdsires at Future Farms, just by looking at this heifer you can understand why. To boot, she is bred for January to LT Blue Blood 1131PLD, giving you the opportunity to be one of the very few breeders with his calves.

Consigned by Future Farms, Innisfail Allan & Leona Marshall • 403-227-2594 10

CE 98

SOS PHOTO BOMB 82C

WCR SIR PERFECTION 734 LHD MR PERFECT Y416(P) LHD MS SHOWME OFF W159 SOS POLLED DETONATOR 8M THE HHP MONTE CARLO 1ST(P) P-3 LADY MONTE 0-80Z(P) P-3 LADY MIDAS 6-130U(P) DBAR SURVIVOR 220M(P) CEDARDALE TYRANT 31T(P) CEDARDALE MEMORABLE 19M(P) ANCHOR SOS ANGELA 11A(P) ANCHOR WRANGLER 14W(P) ANCHOR YUCCA 2Y(P) ANCHOR WHIMSY 15W(QP)

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BW 78 | WW 728

CE 93

BW .5

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WW 40

YW 77

M 21.3

TM 41

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JIL WISH LIST 2C PFC415653

LT WYOMING WIND 4020 PLD THOMAS OAHE WIND 0772ET P THOMAS MS CAMELOT 5646 TR MR FIRE WATER 5792RET(P) LHD CIGAR E46(P) THOMASSWISSERSWEET17964ET THOMAS MS BONANZA 8698 OCR AJS STACKER L42 PLD LCF COOL WHIP 411R ET LAZY JR MISS ZING 629F(P) JIL COOL SENSATION 5X CAD GRID ROAD 8P JIL MIRANDA 12S MIRANDA 7P

POLLED

JIL 2C

2 January 2015

The JIL Miranda 7P cow family loves to produce top notch females, putting a bred heifer through this sale two years ago that is now producing at Johnson Charolais, in addition to producing several outstanding 4-H and show females at Future Farms. Super stout, smooth and stylish, this heifer is following that trend and should be at the top of everyone’s Wish List this year.

Consigned by Future Farms, Innisfail Allan & Leona Marshall • 403-227-2594

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CE 67

BW 1.7

WW 35

YW 70

VFF VIKSE JACKIE 45Z PFC396255

VFF 45Z

M 20.9

TM 38

3RD GEN PLD

9 January 2012

Whoop! Whoop! This Gridmaker daughter is the real deal! Sweet fronted, totally trouble free feet with a super udder and tremendous milk flow. She is raising a power house of a heifer calf.

We kept 45Z first calf 7B in our herd and she looks great. There is not a lot of things I would change in this great young female and we are super pumped to take her to Farmfair with her calf at side. When you see her heifer calf just imagine what her future holds. I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if she doesn’t raise progeny that will be front and center in anyone’s program.

Ultrasound safe to calve mid-January to a Time Out Son 114A or 97Y. 45Z ‘s sire Gridmaker was the Agribition RBC Supreme Champion Bull.

We are retaining a flush in 45Z at the buyers convenience.

M6 GRID MAKER 104 PET KAYR GRID GRID IRON 400S(P) KAYR MISS 400P(P) CSS SIR GRIDMAKER 2W(P) PCC NAVIGATOR 403P CSS LADY RED NAVIGATOR 1T(QP) PVF B DOUBLE A MS RED 13H(QP) CARDINALS MAVERICK 9023P CARDINAL BONANZA PLD CARDINAL LADY 7436 ALT JACKIE 265W(P) HFCC PLD BOND 19L ALT TANISHA 167N(P) PRAIRIE COVE MISS 732G

14A

CE 88

BW 1.6

WW 36

YW 65

VIKSE JACKIE 95C PFC415179

M 17.7

TM 36

3RD GEN PLD

VFF 95C

20 January 2015

Double Whoop! Whoop!

95C is truly that good. She deserves a double whoop, whoop. When you stop and study 95C, there aren’t a lot of things I would change. Her dam, 45Z milked like a trooper, her feet look totally trouble free, she carries loads of muscle expression and tremendous depth of body. We really believe she has some real special future in store for her and could easily be in the top of anyone’s herd. I really believe she is that good. The Starstruck cow family has been absolutely amazing for Dennis Serhienko and his family. 45Z ‘s granddam, 559R with her daughter were the Agribition RBC Supreme Champion Female. 45Z’s sire was the Agribition RBC Supreme Champion Bull. That’s why she gets a Double Whoop, Whoop!

LHD CIGAR E46(P) JDJ SMOKESTER J1377 P ET JD MS COMMANDER B309 SIRE: SVY ON STAR PLD 222Z WILDOR RAVEN 6M SVY STARSTRUCK 823U(P) SVY STARSTRUCK 559R(P)

Consigned by Vikse Family Farm, Donalda Dave & Tracee Vikse • 403-883-2461 C 780-608-4460

CE 53

BW 4

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WW 43

YW 69

M 20.7

TM 42 11

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HRJ PIN UP GIRL 501C PFC415405

HRJ 501C

POLLED

1 January 2015

WINN MANS LANZADO 832U(P) WINN MANS VISTAZO 740X(P) WINN MANS EVA 740T(P) LAE ANCHOR 383A(P) MOORE'S LEGACY 117L(P) MNE PETUNIA 1P(P) MNE ELVA 44E(S) WINN MANS LANZA 610S(P) SPARROWS KINGSTON 139Y(P) SPARROWS DELIGHT 374P HRJ MISS BRANDY 13A(Q) BAR E W RED ROCKETTE 6S(QP) HRM MISS BRANDY 21U(QP) HRJ MISS BRANDY 5N(QP)

Sire – LAE ANCHOR 383A Pin Up Girl is the real deal! Sired by our new senior CE 85 BW 0 WW 45 YW 92 M 26.3 TM 49 herdsire LAE Anchor and out of a fist calf Kingston female; her pedigree tells it all. We can’t say enough good things about the Anchor calves, the consistency is second to none. Pin Up Girl combines thickness and shape with eye appeal. She is big squared hipped strong topped and super clean fronted. We feel she has potential to do great things, don't miss out on her!

Consigned by Johnson Charolais, Barrhead | Herb, Brenda, Stephen & Joel Johnson • 780-674-5957 C 780-305-9196

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HRJ CALLING CAROLINE 526C QPFC415499

HRJ 526C

RED FACTOR, 4TH GEN PLD

16 January 2015

LT SILVER DISTANCE 5342P LT LONG DISTANCE 9001 PLD LT BELLE 7026 P WC DOUBLETREE 2009 P LT BLUE VALUE 7903 ET(P) WC PRAISE 0058 P LT PRAISE 8324 P ET JWX TRIPLE PLAY 34T(QP) PRO-CHAR CIDER 36X(QP) CER PATSY 9P(QP) HRJ MISS CAROLINE 39Z(QP) HRJ RED TITAN 29T(QP) HRJ MISS QUEEN 47X(QP) HRJ MISS QUEEN 58U(QP)

Sire – WC DOUBLETREE 2009 P Here is a heifer that the older she gets the more we CE 60 BW 1.1 WW 38 YW 71 M 18.6 TM 37 wish we were keeping her! Calling Caroline offers a new spice into red factor genetics with an outcross pedigree. When we acquired WC Doubletree along with ProChar from Wright Charolais, Caroline was exactly what we had in mind. She combines lots of body and softness into a fancy clean package. Following in her dams footsteps she will carry a picture perfect udder. Caroline is a cool new twist on the red factor world!

Consigned by Johnson Charolais, Barrhead | Herb, Brenda, Stephen & Joel Johnson • 780-674-5957 C 780-305-9196 12

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Pick of Bred Heifers

Harvie Ranching is excited to be offering a pick of our 2015 bred heifers. What a fantastic opportunity it will be to be able to come to our ranch and choose from 26 top quality bred heifers that represent our top cow families. We have only sold a handful of Charolais females publically in the last 15 years and those females have went on to be Donor cows and produce high selling bulls for Rust Mountain, McLeod Livestock and High Bluff Stock Farms.

Most of the heifers were bred to HARVIE WALKS ON WATER 164B, who is a son out of the great LT BALLERINA 7143P and FIREWATER. These heifers were exposed from April 13‐June 20 and are preg checked safe.

As another mating option, we have 3 full sisters to HARVIE WALKS ON WATER 164B, who were AI’d to HARVIE STOUT 124X. This should be an outstanding combination as the last time we crossed HARVIE STOUT 124X with a FIREWATER, Harvie Ranching produced our high selling herdbull HARVIE STOUT 17B, who sold to Letniaks for $20,000.

We look forward to touring you through this powerful group of bred heifers. The quality runs deep so you may get different opinions on what the Harvie Ranching crew would pick, depending if Ian, Scott or Cole gives you the tour.

Pick to be made by January 1, 2016.

HARVIE WALKS ON WATER 164B Homo Polled Service sire and also has 3 full sisters on offer

WHITECAP LAREDO 232T Homo Polled Sire of many of the heifers

HARVIE STOUT 124X Homo Polled • Leptin TT Service sire and sire of many of the heifers

Consigned by Harvie Ranching, Olds Ian & Marlene Harvie • C 403-507-3886 | Scott & Kerrie Harvie • C 403-586-4278 | Cole & Jill Harvie • 403-994-1314 Alberta Charolais Select Sale

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ONL OBSESSION 5C PFC414519

ONL 5C

3RD GEN PLD

26 February 2015

Sire – JIL Thunder Roll 69Z

Dam – KCM Jewel 927W

CE 59

BW 2.7

THOMAS OAHE WIND 0772ET P TR MR FIRE WATER 5792RET(P) THOMASSWISSERSWEET17964ET JIL THUNDER ROLL 69Z(P) BAR DIAMOND HANK 22M(P) JIL SENSATION 71S(P) JIL SENSATION 11M SVY DELIVERANCE PLD 401P MXS ALLEGRO 701T(P) MXS MAUDE 408P(P) KCM JEWEL 927W(P) LT WYOMING WIND 4020 PLD KCM JEWEL 922J(P) EXL MISS BRAMPTON 534E

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WW 38

YW 74

M 19.7

TM 39

Worthy of obsession! This is the first Charolais female we will be offering for sale AND first Thunder daughter to ever sell! We’ve had a sweet obsession with this heifer from day one. She has show heifer written all over her and with the pedigree she comes loaded with, she isn’t just another pretty face; she’s the real deal. Her dam is a proven producer; her maternal halfMaternal ½ Sibling – KCM Spectacular Bid 240Z brother, Spectacular Bid, is our other herdsire and is a bull that we’re really excited about. Her sire has done nothering but exceed our expectations. Our high-selling bull this spring was sired by Thunder and went to Nebraska. This heifer is sound and has great feet. As if she isn’t sweet enough to look at, she’s a sweetheart to be around – ready to hit the show road and then make one heck of a momma cow with serious donor potential! For updated pictures and videos, follow us on Facebook at Daines Cattle & O’Neill Livestock.

Consigned by Daines Cattle & O’Neill Livestock, Red Deer County Kyle & Jocelyn O’Neill • 403-877-2615

WGD MISS COCO 13C PFC415082

WGD 13C

DBL PLD

2 February 2015

SODER DATELINE 526M(P) BXB DATELINE SON 65R(P) P-3 LADY PERFECT 6-198F(P) JMB DATELINE 104Y(P) MNE GREEN LIGHT 15G(P) JMB STAR LIGHT 2K JMB LITTLE STAR 304C(P) MVX COUGARHILL HANK 720G BAR DIAMOND HANK 22M(P) BAR DIAMOND MISS 47G(P) JIL HER DIAMONDS 15X(P) FROGS OLYMPIAN 2L(P) JIL MISS MAJESTIC 51R JIL MISS ACADIA 25L

When you have the opportunity to select out of one of the most renowned Charolais herds, Future Farms, and you find momma cows like 15X that produce heifers like this, you can’t help but be pleased.

Coco is a heifer that is solid from the ground up. She’s sound and has great feet. Her dam is a beauty of a cow that has an excellent udder that will stand the test of time. This is the first female that I’m offering for sale and she’s a hard one to let go. This is a female that has a lot of performance and will make a solid producer in anyone’s herd. For updated pictures and videos, follow us on Facebook at Daines Cattle & O’Neill Livestock.

Consigned by Daines Cattle & O’Neill Livestock, Red Deer County • Wyatt Daines • 403-348-9753 14

CE 65

BW 2.7

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WW 48

YW 84

M 17.1

TM 41

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SELLING A FLUSH — RPJ MISS TRIM 298Z PFC395429

RPJ 298Z

17 March 2012

4TH GEN PLD

2nd calf – ONL Hot Dam 14C

1st calf – ONL Chara 4B

CE 72

BW 2.9

WW 41

YW 94

When we decided to hold this maternal machine open for a year and flush her, we had no intentions of selling a flush. We’re crazy about this cow, but when you’re this excited about something, it’s hard not to share it! Right from the get-go we knew that “Tiffany,” was special and she is consistently proving it.

Aside from being easy on the eyes, she’s easy doing, gentle as can be, has awesome feet, is really sound and flat out produces! This young donor milks . . . not just in quantity, but in quality; she puts pounds on her calves! Her first calf, ONL Chara 4B was one of our high-sellers to Wilgenbusch Charolais. Chara had a 205 day adj. weight of 940 lb. and was our heaviest sale bull. Her 2015 heifer calf, ONL Hot Dam 14C is following in her momma’s foot-steps and will be retained in our herd, look for her in our fall show string.

If offering a flush on Tiffany isn’t enough, we are offering the buyer the option of using our herdsire, JIL Thunder Roll 69Z, for the flush. This opportunity is a game changer! For updated pictures and videos, follow us on Facebook at Daines Cattle & O’Neill Livestock. *Guaranteeing a minimum of 6 eggs, no cap. She produced 9 eggs on her first flush and 13 on her second. **All flush work to be completed at Sundown Livestock Transplants. Flush can be completed late March for fresh transfers. ***All flush expenses are at the cost of the buyer.

M 25

TM 46

ROSSO NEW HORIZON 8L(P) BAR J SILVERADO 14S(P) BAR J LOLLYPOP 8L(P) JWX SILVER BULLET 524W(P) S$ MONTANA SILVER(P) KMAC MISS MARMALADE 31R(P) SOS LADY MARMALADE 47L(P) MXS CAVIAR 515R(P) WHITECAP LAREDO 232T(P) HKS CUTTING EDGE LADY196P(P) RPJ MISS TRIM 72X(P) LT RIO BLANCO 1234 P RPJ MISS TRIM 797T(P) RLTC MISS TRIM 14C(P)

Consigned by Daines Cattle & O’Neill Livestock, Red Deer County Kyle & Jocelyn O’Neill • 403-877-2615

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ANJOU BAVARDE 428B PFC410333

JMB DATELINE 754T(P) G.BROS ULTIMATE 918X(P) G BROS GIFT RAPT 117T(P) CEDARLEA ULTIMO 79Z(P) SOS POLLED DETONATOR 8M CEDARLEA UTAH 37U(P) CEDARLEA MORNIN STAR 98M(QP) TSC BMT EXCELLENTJR 219M(F) MULKAY'S ROMEO 69R(F) BAR 7 EASY KATE 69K(F) ANJOU ZAGANNE 234Z ANJOU PABLO 407P(F0 ANJOU WILDA 972W ANJOU MISS 546R

HXL 428B

POLLED

6 February 2014

This is a very correct daughter of Cedarlea Ultimo, who has crossed exceptionally well with my French heifers combining calving ease while still maintaining great performance. With her solid maternal pedigree you will have a very productive polled female with loads of potential.

428B is bred to the no miss Circle Cee Legend April 7.

Consigned by Valanjou Charolais Ranch, Clyde Philippe Lusson • 780-348-5683

CE 95

BW 3.1

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WW 30

YW 58

M 23.1

TM 38 15

22A

22B

SELLING CHOICE DBL PLD

3RD GEN PLD

KCC NO DOUBT QUEBEC 1B

KCC NO DOUBT CAPTIVATING 2C

PFC412967

PFC415743

CE 72

KCC 1B

BW 1.8

WW 46

4 January 2014

YW 98

M 29.1

TM 52

EXCLUSIF(F) SILVERSTREAM PERFORMERP38(F) SILVERSTREAM HOUGHTY H83E(F) TRI-N PREFIX PLD ET 54Y BALDRIDGE FASTTRACK 82F(P) KCH MALIBU 1M(P) KCH DIXIE DARLIN PLD 1D M6 GRID MAKER 104 PET EC NO DOUBT 2022P EC LADY DUKE 2022P LOUB MISS 228 DOUBT 604U HTA WHITEHOT 105A(P) LOUB MS JANABEL-HOT228J(P) LAN ANNABEL 14A

We are very pleased to consign choice of two heifers that we are very proud of to the Alberta Select Sale this year. KCC 1B and KCC 2C are maternal sisters to this year’s high selling cow, LOUB 221Y, at the Eastern National Sale in September. 1B, “Becs” was Payden’s 4-H heifer last year and was very easy going with an excellent disposition. She is a very correct female and would make an excellent addition to any herd. She caught on the first cycle to AI and was preg tested safe for a January 26th Ledger calf.

CE 75

KCC 2C

BW 2.3

WW 51

SDC TIME OUT 88T VFF TIME OUT 172Y(P) KMAC PERFECT TEENA 6T(P) VIKSE OVER TIME 104A(P) SOS HEMI PLD 65N SOS VICTORIA 32T(P) SOS BACHOLERETTE 41N(P) M6 GRID MAKER 104 PET EC NO DOUBT 2022P(P) EC LADY DUKE 2022P LOUB MISS 228 DOUBT 604U(P) HTA WHITEHOT 105A(P) LOUB MS JANABEL-HOT228J(P) LAN ANNABEL 14A

YW 102

1 February 2015

M 21.3

TM 47

2C, “Tiv”, was eye catching from the start and we have been very excited to see what she would grow up to look like and so far we have not been disappointed. She is a deep bodied heifer with lots of length, volume and a great disposition.

Those in search of a 4-H project should take a look here.

They would both make great additions to any herd. Make sure you don’t miss them sale day!

Consigned by Kaiser Cattle Co., Hussar • Barry & Leeann Kaiser • 403-787-2489

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CFC 38A SORORITY GIRL 5C PFC415655

CFC 5C

3RD GEN PLD

12 January 2015

If you are in search of a heifer for a first time junior or a young show person here she is. CFC 5C is an absolute sweet heart, sound structured, long bodied, with extra clean lines. She will hold her own in the show ring with the eye appeal to get the judges attention and the muscle dimension and thickness to hold it. 5C is sired by Cedarlea The Keg 38A, the $12,000 high selling Time Out son from the Git-R-Done Bull sale. Whether you are in the market for a front pasture female or a show ring contender we feel 5C has the makings to do both very, very well.

SDC TIME OUT 88T VFF TIME OUT 172Y(P) KMAC PERFECT TEENA 6T(P) CEDARLEA THE KEG 38A(P) CSS SHOW BOAT 5J(P) CEDARLEA WILDA 65W(P) CEDARLEA RED ROSE 16R(QP) HTA WHITEHOT 105A(P) DIAMOND W WHITEHOT 7W(P) CHARDEL LADY LUCK 408P(P) JOR MISS WHITEHOT 5A(P) SVS NOBLEMAN 25N(QP) JOR NOBLEMANS LADY 9U(P) JOR LADY RIPPER 7S(QP)

Consigned by Coyote Flats Charolais, Coaldale George & Angela Lohues • Mark & Trish Lohues 403-345-2988 C 403-634-2989 16

CE 87

BW .7

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WW 42

YW 87

M 22.9

TM 44

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CFC 53Z BAHA ROSE 9C PFC415656

SVS MASTERCARD 2M(QP) PLEASANT DAWN MAX 70S(QP) PLEASANTDAWN IMPRES 90N(P) PLEASANTDAWN SPLENDOR 53Z(P) DIAMOND W REDVAR 78U(QP) PLESANT DAWN DANIA 403X(P) PLEASANTDAWNBELMONT 103N(QP) SDC LAREDO 17N(QP) KCH CANYON 82R(QP) KCH ARIZONA 40M(P) CJC MISS RED CANYON 55X(QP) DCR MR TOM TERRIFIC J996(P) CJC MISS TERRIFIC 47T(P) CJC VISIONS LADY 37H

CFC 9C

15 January 2015

Here is a no holes heifer that is solid made. CFC 9C is great haired, smooth and moves with her head high. She has the highest weaning weight of the 2015 heifer calves. 9C is the daughter of the Pleasant Dawn Splendor 53Z bull. He was the high selling bull that is now breeding great functional calves both heifers like 9C and some sale feature bulls that will be in our upcoming sale on March 7, 2016.

Consigned by Coyote Flats Charolais, Coaldale George & Angela Lohues • Mark & Trish Lohues 403-345-2988 C 403-634-2989

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CE 96

BW .7

WW 38

YW 69

M 25.6

WRANGLER MS KINGSTON 46C PFC415772

SPARROWS DURANGO 585P(P) WINN MANS LANZA 610S(P) WINN MAN MERIT 036K(P) SPARROWS KINGSTON 139Y(P) SPARROWS MATADOR 7K SPARROWS DELIGHT 374P SPARROWS DELIGHT 74L LT WYOMING WIND 4020 PLD SOS HEMI PLD 65N SOS DAISY MAE PLD 5L WRANGLER MS HEMI 37T(P) SOS SMOKIN JOE 20L(P) SOS SMOKIN MARY 32R(P) SOS LADY PRIME CUT 19M(P)

WDE 46C

DBL PLD

Which heifer is better? You be the judge. Maternal brother sold last year at the Wrangler Made Bull Sale for $11,500 to Just EZ Charolais.

CE 94

BW .3

WW 47

YW 94

M 24.5

WRANGLER MS KINGSTON 64C PFC415773

SPARROWS DURANGO 585P(P) WINN MANS LANZA 610S(P) WINN MAN MERIT 036K(P) SPARROWS KINGSTON 139Y(P) SPARROWS MATADOR 7K SPARROWS DELIGHT 374P SPARROWS DELIGHT 74L SPARROWS DURANGO 585P(P) HTA DURMAX 642S HTA BOBBI JO PLD 207M(P) STAUFFERS MISS CARLO PLD 26Y SHELCO MADE EASY 512R(P) STAUFFERS MISS CARLO 94U(P) STAUFFERS MS CARLO 41M(QP)

TM 45

13 January 2015

Consigned by Wrangler Charolais, Westlock Wade & Sherry Meakin • 780-349-2982

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3RD GEN PLD

WDE 64C

TM 48

DBL PLD

24 January 2015

A solid Kingston heifer from the top end of the heifer pen. She has a solid pedigree with style to burn, this heifer will produce calves at the top end of your herd. Her full sister has produced a stout bull calf this year that will turn heads at the Alberta Select Bull Show.

Consigned by Wrangler Charolais, Westlock Wade & Sherry Meakin • 780-349-2982

CE 93

BW .4

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WW 45

YW 96

M 27.9

TM 51 17

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Pick of the McLeod Livestock 2015 Embryo Transplant Heifer Calves

TARGET PLD GINNY 40P • The cornerstone female to our program Dam of: CML Pld Wilma 3S – CML Pld Ginny 4T – CML Pld Ginny 6U – CML Pld Ginny 1X –

½ interest sold for $50,000 ½ interest sold for $20,000 Dam of the $18,000 CML Manhattan 449B Dam of the $25,000 CML Aces Wild 1Z

CML Razr 7Y – CML Superstition 13Z – CML Maxxam 320A – CML Distinction 318A – CML Gunslinger 410B –

¾ interest sold for $20,000 ½ Interest sold for $35,000 ½ interest sold for $20,000 ½ Canadian interest sold for $30,000 ½ interest sold for $30,000

4 heifer calves to select from: KCM PROWLER 2X x TARGET PLD GINNY 40P • LEVI’S PATRIOT x TARGET PLD GINNY 40P KEYS TEN-ACIOUS 166S x TARGET PLD GINNY 40P

Over the past few years we have had several inquires about selling the pick of our heifer calves and we have always gave the same answer, “That we were building our program and that they were not for sale”. We are strong supporters of Charolais events in our province, so when it came time to support the Alberta Select Sale and the fact that the CCYA will be having their annual conference in Alberta in 2016 we thought we should offer one of our top heifer calves for the sale. That was the easy part, deciding which heifer to put in the sale was the tough decision. So, we decided it would be easier if we just let “You be the Judge” of our 2015 Embryo Transplant Heifer Calves so that you can select your next show heifer or future donor cow. There are a total of 16 heifer calves to choose from out of 5 of our leading donor cows. The matings include — 4 calves out of TARGET PLD GINNY 40P, 4 calves out of CML PLD GINNY 6U, 1 calf out of CML PLD WILMA 3S, 2 calves out of PZC TR DESIRAE 012, 4 calves out of HARVIE FIREFLY 14T and 1 calf out of WINN MAN MERIT 036K, the dam of WINN MANS LANZA 610S. They are sired by CML ENCORE 4Y, CML DISTINCTION 318A, GERRARD PASTOR 35Z, KCM PROWLER 2X, SPARROWS SANCHEZ 715T, VFF TIME OUT 172Y, LEVI’S PATRIOT 7Y and KEYS TEN-ACIOUS 166S. The new buyer will have until our Bull Sale, Feb 17, 2016 to make their selection. If a junior member purchases the heifer, we will offer to keep her at our place, breed her to one of our sires and get her ready for the CCYA Conference that will be held in Olds, Alberta from July 11 - 15, 2016. Never before have we opened up our heifer pen. This is a rare opportunity to select a female that could have a major impact on your program for years to come.

CML PLD GINNY 6U

CML PLD WILMA 3S

PZC TR DESIRAE 012

• 2011 Farmfair Grand Champion Female • 2011 Olds Fall Classic Grand Champion Female • Dam of CML Manhattan 449B selling for $18,000 in our 2015 bull sale • Dam of CML Intel 334A selling for $9500 in our 2014 bull sale • Dam of CML Commander 337A selling for $9500 in our 2014 bull sale 4 heifer calves to select from: Sparrows Sanchez 715T x CML Pld Ginny 6U VFF Time Out 172Y x CML Pld Ginny 6U (These have all 4 of the highest leptin scores)

Dam of: CML Diablo 2X, Denver Grand Champion Bull • CML Encore 4Y, Canadian National Champion, Agribition Champion, US National Reserve Champion Bull • CML Touchdown 414B, High selling bull in our 2015 sale at $41,000 • CML Heisman 413B, Second high selling bull in our 2015 sale at $35,000 1 heifer calf to select from: GERRARD PASTOR 35Z x CML PLD WILMA 3S

• 2014 Agribition Grand Champion Female • 2014 Farmfair Grand Champion Female • 2014 BOSS Show Female of the Year 2 heifer calves to select from: CML DISTINCTION 318A x PZC TR DESIRAE 012

1 heifer from SPARROWS SANCHEZ x WINN MAN MERIT 036K (Dam of Winn Mans Lanza 610S)

Consigned by McLeod Livestock, Cochrane Rod & April McLeod C 403-540-7986 18

Other matings: 4 heifers from CML ENCORE 4Y x HARVIES FIREFLY 14T See Lot 28 for information

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Flush Lot from Harvies Firefly 14T Lot A

Selling 5 Embryos sired by CML Encore 4Y

This mating has the potential to create more exciting progeny.

We will guarantee 2 pregnancies if the work is done at Davis Rairdan Embryo.

The buyer will have the option of doubling up and taking 10 embryos sired by CML Encore 4Y and then we will guarantee 5 pregnancies if the work is done at Davis Rairdan Embryo.

CML Firefly 502C

CML Draft Pick 436B

Lot B

Selling 10 Embryos out of Harvies Firefly 14T to the bull of your choice

Harvies Firefly is open and ready to flush. You are purchasing the right to flush her to the bull of your choice. McLeod Livestock will offer any bull from our herdbull battery. If you select a bull outside of the McLeod herdbull battery, you will be responsible for supplying 4 straws of semen for the flush. McLeod Livestock will pay for all costs associated with the flush. If Harvies Firefly 14T produces more than 10 embryos, you will have the option of purchasing as many as you want at the same per embryo price as the embryos bring in the sale. If you only want to purchase the 10 embryos, anything over the 10 embryos is the property of McLeod Livestock. If she produces less than 10 eggs you will be refunded on a prorated basis according to the number of embryos she produces. McLeod Livestock will guarantee a 50% conception rate on the embryos if the work is done at Davis Rairdan Embryo.

Harvies Firefly 14T – 2008 Agribition Junior Champion Female Firefly has quickly become a top producer in the McLeod Livestock donor lineup. Her very first heifer sired by Sparrows Sanchez 715T produced a $14,000 herdsire with her first calf.

In our bull sale this spring, CML Draft Pick 436B sired by CML Encore 4Y sold for $11,500 to Well Charolais, Condo, SD. Watch for the offspring of Firefly that will be on display at the Alberta Select Sale. CML Firefly 502C sired by CML Encore 4Y very well could be the pick of our 2015 transplant heifer calves. We will also have a pen of 3 bulls all out of Firefly and CML Encore 4Y. You have the option of selecting either Lot A or B. RAINBOW MR CYRANO 32D(F) MVX COUGARHILL HANK 720G MVX EDITH 806X HARVIE STINGER 2R(P) SPARROWS ALLIANCE 513G(P) HFCC ANASTASIA 7L(P) HFCC ANASTASIA 519E LANG'S ERIC THE RED 3E(QS) HARVIE JAGER 65J(P) HARVIE MISS FRANCIS 47F HARVIE MS NADIRA 112N(P) KJP SKY FIRE 51T(P) HARVIE MISS FIREFLY 31F(P) PAR MISS CANDY 27X(P)

Consigned by McLeod Livestock, Cochrane Rod & April McLeod C 403-540-7986 Alberta Charolais Select Sale

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As this is our first consignment to the Alberta Select Sale, we couldn’t think of a better way than to come with two heifers off CML ENCORE 4Y. We were so very fortunate for the opportunity to purchase half the walking rights on such an awesome bull. He is one of the most decorated bulls in recent history, winning almost every show he entered! Both of these heifers come from cows we purchased from XXX Farms.

49C’s mother, XXX 233Y was in our flush program last year and 48C`s mother, XXX 212Z will most definitely be on the list to flush as well. The cow families behind both of these heifers, on the top and bottom of their pedigrees, show these girls will go home and be front pasture females for their new owners.

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WJS CHARISHED SECRET 48C PFC415723

WJS 48C

3RD GEN PLD

2 January 2015

SPARROWS ALCATRAZ 18N(P) SPARROWS SANCHEZ 715T(P) SPARROWS DANA 321L(P) CML ENCORE 4Y(P) MERIT VINTAGE 4065P(P) CML PLD WILMA 3S TARGET PLD GINNY 40P VAL-END AVIATOR 21R(P) SILVER SHADOW JIM-DANDY 7T(P) SILVER SHADOW GRACIE 69N XXX MISS DANDY 212Z(P) DAVD 609J XXX MS ICE 112T(P) XXX ULYSSES 12R

Consigned by Big Johnson Charolais, Amisk Byron & Bernice Johnson 780-856-2175 C 780-806-3560

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CE 89

BW .9

WW 37

YW 74

M 21

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SPARROWS ALCATRAZ 18N(P) SPARROWS SANCHEZ 715T(P) SPARROWS DANA 321L(P) CML ENCORE 4Y(P) MERIT VINTAGE 4065P(P) CML PLD WILMA 3S TARGET PLD GINNY 40P VAL-END AVIATOR 21R(P) SILVER SHADOW JIM-DANDY 7T(P) SILVER SHADOW GRACIE 69N XXX MISS DANDY 233Y(P) VERALTA ROSE A 53S(P) XXX MISS ROSE 232U(P) XXX MISS CASOAR 231N

Consigned by Big Johnson Charolais, Amisk Byron & Bernice Johnson 780-856-2175 C 780-806-3560 20

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KCM PROWLER 2X PMC336337

CE 98 ABC CAJA QUEBRADA MERIT 5323R(P) MERIT REBECCA 9035J(P) HTA SENATOR 8130U(P) DIM CREEK DIVIDEND 43M(P) HTA BRIDGET438P(P) HTA BRIDGET PLD 201M(P)

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With a Calving ease EPD of 98, a Birth Weight EPD of -.2 and a Milk EPD of 22.5, Prowler is an excellent choice to use as your calving ease specialist. We wish that there was an EPD for disposition because Prowler would easily be a trait leader. Not only are his calves born easy and quiet to handle, you can use him to improve foot structure, he will keep sheaths tight on his bull calves, he will add length of body and frame size. Come to Red Deer and see him in person as he will be on display.

CCYA Fundraiser: Selling the right to use KCM Prowler 2X 31A for any 3 months of natural breeding in 2016 All the proceeds from the sale of the 3 month walking rights on Prowler will be donated to the 2016 CCYA Conference to be held in Olds, Alberta, in July 2016.

Here is a win win opportunity for someone to have one of the breeds proven sires walking their pastures in 2016 and at the same time they will be supporting the Canadian Charolais Youth Association. The successful bidder will be able to select any 3 month period in 2016 to have possession of KCM Prowler 2X. The buyer will be responsible for the transportation of the bull to and from their breeding establishment.

Prowler is a proven breeder and we will supply a current semen test prior to the buyer taking possession of the bull.

70 straws of KCM Prowler 2X 31B Semen sold in lots of 10 straws This will be the only opportunity to purchase semen for the 2016 breeding season.

Consigned by McLeod Livestock, Cochrane • Rod & April McLeod C 403-540-7986 and Kay R Land & Cattle Ltd. • Kasey & Arlana Phillips 780-656-6400 Alberta Charolais Select Sale

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CCYA Fundraiser: SPARROWS KINGSTON 139Y PMC341135

SB 139Y

ABC LATORO 263G SPARROWS DURANGO 585P(P) SPARROWS BLANCHE 585G(P) WINN MANS LANZA 610S(P) MERIT 5133E(P) WINN MAN MERIT 036K(P) MERIT SMOOTHIE 8073H(P)

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ABC LATORO 263G SPARROWS MATADOR 7K SPARROWS BAMBI 607D(P) SPARROWS DELIGHT 374P SPARROWS ALLIANCE 513G(P) SPARROWS DELIGHT 74L RLTC MISS TRIM 74A(P)

10 straws of Canadian Qualified Semen on Sparrows Kingston 139Y All the proceeds from the sale of this Semen Package will be donated to the 2016 CCYA Conference to be held in Olds, Alberta, in July 2016.

Here is an opportunity to purchase 10 straws of Canadian Qualified semen from the most talked about Charolais bull in 2015. Kingston is the feature herdsire for the programs of Pro-Char Charolais and Johnson Charolais. He has sired the past two Champions of the Alberta Select Single Bull Show.

He is a trait leader with the Canadian Charolais Association for Yearling Weight, Milk and Total Maternal EPD.

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Donated by Pro-Char Charolais, Glenevis • David & Kristina Prokuda 780-932-1654 and Johnson Charolais, Barrhead • Herb, Brenda, Stephen & Joel Johnson 780-305-9196

CCYA Fundraiser: 1 FLUSH PACKAGE All the proceeds from the sale of this Flush Package will be donated to the 2016 CCYA Conference to be held in Olds, AB in July 2016.

The flush package from Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants will include drugs for stimulating donor, flushing of donor, all freezing and related costs, implanting up to 5 fresh or frozen embryos. Buyer is responsible for transporting donor cow to Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants, all related board costs of donor cow and supplying semen for the flush.

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CCYA Fundraiser: EXCEPTIONAL ART WORK – Hunter’s Gaze by Edward Aldrich 40 X 40 Giclee on Canvas - Grand Edition (Edition 22/95)

In this dramatic portrait of one of nature's most powerful and fierce creatures, a grizzly stares intently into the distance. www.somersetfineart.com/pc-6060-427-hunters-gaze-by-edwardaldrich.aspx#.Vh7Qkvm6eM8 Donated by Ron Kletzel Ron Kletzel was involved with Charolais from a very early age. His grandfather purchased the first purebred bull that Rudiger Charolais sold the fall of 1960. They purchased their first females from the Michaelis Ranch in Texas in 1961 as well as the 1st purebred female sold in the 1st consignment sale in Canada from Rodney James.

His family imported 1 bull and 2 females in the first French Importation and over the years imported 4 bulls and 8 females from France.

They had the 1st and 3rd high gaining bulls, the same year, twice at the U of S Test Station sired by their own herd bulls.

Ron, whose farm name was Char-Ron Charolais from Denzil, Saskatchewan had the 1977 Agribition Grand Champion Bull and the 1980 Grand Champion Female both sired by their own herd sires.

Successfully showed his own cattle at shows like the World Show, Agribition and Denver as well as sticking cattle for other breeders at shows including the Toronto Royal, Denver, Houston and more.

He was one of the first Canadians to be placed on the American Charolais judging list.

Ron is retired and living in Edmonton. He was an art dealer for many years and is now donating his remaining prints to different organizations that he can help out.

CCYA Fundraiser: Bow Valley Genetics $1000 Production Credit All the proceeds from the sale of this $1000 Production Credit will be donated to the 2016 CCYA Conference to be held in Olds, AB in July 2016.

This $1000 Production Credit can be used towards any of the services that Bow Valley Genetics provide including: Export Embryo Transfer Services in centre and/or on farm, Owners Use Semen Production and Export Semen Production.

Operated by: Dr. ROB F STABLES, DVM Office Manager: ANGELA MORASCH Herdsman: CLINT MORASCH Main Office: +1-587-887-1934 • Fax: +1-587-317-7392 Email: embryos@bowvalleygenetics.com www.bowvalleygenetics.com Mail: Box 1239, Brooks, AB, T1R 1C1

MEDONTE, EMB/ROLLIN’ ACRES, GOLD-BAR WIN

Lindsay Fair Charolais Show Lindsay Fair Charolais Show September 18, 2015 • Renfrew, ON Judge: Jim Murray 54 Entries – A BOSS Show

Bulls Born in 2015 1. ECHO SPRINGS JAGERMEISTER 54C (Jezabel), Echo Spring Charolais, Hawkestone; 2. BRIDOR CHEVY 12C (TR PZC Mr Turton 0749 ET), Bridor Charolais, Mount Forest; 3. XAL CUSTOM MADE 1C (XAL Fire It Up 5A), Medonte Charolais, Hillsdale; 4. LBL CUSTOM MADE 41C (Cedardale Yellowstone 25Y), Little Bitty Livestock, Oakwood; 5. M&L TREZEGOAL 268C (Trezegoal), M & L Cattle Co., Indian River.

Bull Calf Champion ECHO SPRINGS JAGERMEISTER 54C, Echo Spring Charolais.

Reserve Bull Calf Champion BRIDOR CHEVY 12C, Bridor Charolais.

Bull Born in 2014 1. ROLLIN ACRES ZIP 12B (SCF You Betcha 94Y), Rollin’ Acres Charolais, Shelburne & Gold-Bar Livestock, Victoria Harbour.

Junior Champion Bull ROLLIN ACRES ZIP 12B, Rollin’ Acres Charolais & Gold-Bar Livestock.

Grand Champion Bull ROLLIN ACRES ZIP 12B, Rollin’ Acres Charolais & Gold-Bar Livestock.

Reserve Grand Champion Bull ECHO SPRINGS JAGERMEISTER 54C, Echo Spring Charolais.

Females Born in 2015 1. EMB SEDUCTION 67C (Echo Springs Webster 8W), EMB Charolais, Hawkestone; 2. ECHO SPRINGS ORIANNA 13C (HAMM Mogo U23), Echo Spring Charolais; 3. MELBAR SNOW PRINCESS 3C (LT Ledger

0332 P), Melbar Farms, Ameliasburg; 4. BRIDOR CONNIE 1C (SVY Freedom Pld 307N), Bridor Charolais; 5. BF Cinderella Z 14C (D R Revelation 467), Baker Farms, Madoc.

Heifer Calf Champion EMB SEDUCTION 67C, EMB Charolais.

Reserve Heifer Calf Champion ECHO SPRINGS ORIANNA 13C, Echo Spring Charolais.

Females Born in 2014 – Split 1 1. SOUTHVIEW RUSSPARK 146B (HTA Matrix 865U), Southview Farm Ltd., Courtice.

Females Born in 2014 – Split 2 1. BRIDOR BUBBA 22B (TR PZC Mr Turton 0794 ET), Bridor Charolais; 2. ECHO SPRINGS ORIANNA 4B (D R Revelation 467), Echo Spring Charolais; 3. SHARODON 33C BEWITCHED 7B (D R Revelation 467), Sharodon Charolais, Omemee; 4. MELBAR ICE PRINCESS 1B (LT Ledger 0332P), Melbar Farms; 5.

WHISKEY HOLLOW BLOSSOM 2B (D R Revelation 467), Whiskey Hollow Cattle Co., Norwood.

Junior Champion Female BRIDOR BUBBA 22B, Bridor Charolais.

Reserve Junior Champion Female ECHO SPRINGS ORIANNA 4B, Echo Spring Charolais.

Females Born in 2013 with Calf 1. MEDONTE CAN’T TOUCH 16A (TR Mr Fire Water 5792RET, calf - D R Revelation 467), Medonte Charolais & EMB Charolais; 2. AGA A TURDY GIRL 6A (TR PZC Mr Turton 0794ET, calf - Cedardale Winchester 70W), Little Bitty Livestock; 3. ECHO SPRINGS MIRABELLE 8A (D R Revelation 467, calf - TR PZC Mr Turton 0794ET), Echo Spring Charolais; 4. CEDARDALE MISS 2A

(CSS Sir Gridmaker 2W, calf - D R Revelation 467), Rollin’ Acres Charolais; 5. SHARODON ALWAYS EASY 16A (Shelco Made Easy 512R, calf - D R Revelation 467), Sharodon Charolais.

Females Born Prior to 2013 with Calf 1. SHARODON 2B TALULA 4T (EC No Doubt 2022P, calf - Gerrard Montezuma 6T), Sharodon Charolais; 2. ECHO SPRINGS ZOEY 61Z (EC/CY Millionaire 705N P, calf - WC Benelli 2134P ET), Medonte Charolais.

Senior Champion Female MEDONTE CAN’T TOUCH 16A, Medonte Charolais & EMB Charolais.

Reserve Senior Champion Female SHARODON 2B TALULA 4T, Sharodon Charolais.

Grand Champion Female MEDONTE CAN’T TOUCH 16A (TR Mr Fire Water 5792RET, calf - D R Revelation 467), Medonte Charolais & EMB Charolais.

Reserve Grand Champion Female BRIDOR BUBBA 22B, Bridor Charolais.

Breeder’s Herd 1. Echo Spring Charolais; 2. Little Bitty Livestock; 3. Bridor Charolais; 4. Baker Farms; 5. Cedardale Charolais.

Get of Sire 1. Melbar Farms (LT Ledger 0332P); 2. Southview Farm Ltd. (HTA Matrix 865U).

Progeny of Dam 1. Bridor Charolais (Rollin Acres Dazzle 807U); 2. Echo Spring Charolais (Echo Springs Orianna 91Z); 3. Baker Farms (Baker Farms Zagucci 8Z); 4. Melbar Farms (Kirlene Carrie 47X).

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McCAW/ELDER WIN

Young Ranchman’s All Breeds Livestock Show The show was attended by youth across three provinces, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba, on September 25, 26 and 27 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. There was 150 participants, exhibiting 170 head of cattle. They competed over the course of three days, in skill competitions such as public speaking, art, photography, team grooming, showmanship and show team judging. Saturday afternoon an open prospect steer show was held. The show concluded on Sunday with the

Reserve Champion Charolais Heifer Calf – MCL PLD Star Power 12C, Wacey McCaw, Whitewood

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conformation show. Brian Barragree from Absorkee, Montana, evaluated both the prospect steers as well as the female show.

On Saturday evening, at the Young Ranchman’s banquet, the online and live auction for the Cody Sibbald Legacy Fund was completed.

The funds raised are to go towards helping qualified youth at the Young Ranchman’s Show take part in some worthwhile and memorable Champion Charolais Heifer Calf – MCL PLD CARRIE 514C, Morgan Debenham, Kennedy travel and educational scholarship opportunities.

Junior & Grand Champion Charolais Female – MCL PLD Dreamer 85B, Wacey McCaw

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Reserve Junior & Reserve Grand Champion Charolais Female – Elder’s Princess 359B, Cassidi Elder, Coronach

Canadian Charolais Youth Conference & Show 2015

“CHAROLAIS PRIDE ON THE PRAIRIES”

CCYA National Board (L-R): Kirstin Sparrow, Youth Co-ordinator, Vanscoy; Keegan Blehm, La Riviere, MB; Shelby Evans, Kenaston; Shae-Lynn Evans, President, Kenaston; Courtney Black, Treasurer, Foresters Falls, ON; Wyatt Ching, Vice-President, Rockglen. Missing: Tomina Jackson, Secretary, Inglis, MB; Luke Marshall, Innisfail, AB; Megan McLeod, Cochrane, AB.

The Canadian Charolais Youth Conference & Show was held in Yorkton, Saskatchewan this year from July 22nd to the 25th. 65 eager participants experienced a terrific event, with 65 head in the show. With 29 juniors and 26 intermediates, the 12 seniors had their work cut out for them as they assisted and mentored the younger groups. The strength in the youth divisions points to a strong organization for years to come.

The educational seminars started

the Conference on the first afternoon.

AgMoreThanEver has visited the CCYA Conference and Show for the past few years, Kara Martinson and her team got the group thinking about agriculture with a power point presentation on agricultural promotion and some interesting Ag Facts. Once broken into groups, youth were asked to write tweets for the AgMoreThanEver twitter page using hash-tags like #agproud and #farm365, some of these were posted

online! The Juniors created Ag posters and paper fortune-tellers, the Intermediates watched video parodies created by the Peterson Farm Brothers and tried to create some of their own.

Riley Lafrentz, from Wheatland Cattle Co., Bienfait, worked with each age group on the different aspects of judging cattle. Riley made some great points on how to present yourself, how to work with animals and ringman to organize a ring and how to put together an effective set of oral reasons. This advice went a long way for our youth in both the Individual and Team Judging events held throughout the week.

Dr. Bart Lardner and Kathy Larson from the Western Beef Development Center in Lanigan also did a seminar for the group. The juniors learned about things to look for when selecting cattle for a herd and grazing choices. A presentation on the costs of heifer development and some specific research done at Termunde related to breeding and feeding replacement females was given to the intermediates. A presentation focused on the goals at Termunde Ranch, as well as data gathered from trials focused on different grazing systems for cow herds (swath grazing, bale grazing, corn grazing) promoted an excellent discussion among the Seniors.

The Yorkton Exhibition Association sponsored a barbecued steak supper for everyone on the opening night

Left: The 2015 Conference was hosted by the Weinbender, Ching, Evans, Smyth, Grieve, Beck and Rosso families – hats off to you and thanks!

Right: Shae-Lynn Evans and Emma Sparrow dedicated the show to the memory of John Wilgenbusch. They expressed their heartfelt loss of a strong supporter of the program through every fundraiser they held and working to help host conferences in the province. His enthusiasm for CCYA was appreciated and will be missed.

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“CHAROLAIS PRIDE ON THE PRAIRIES”

Shelby Evans, on behalf of the CCYA National Board, presented LeeAnn and Carey Weinbender with the CCYA Honouree Awards

setting the stage for the hospitality experienced throughout the week.

As has been the case for a number of years, the opening mixer was a highlight for everyone. The kids all participated and those that were new to the program soon set aside their apprehension and enjoyed the evening making many friends. Warm showers in the wash rack were welcomed, but for some reason the swimming area in the hotel smelled more of maple syrup than chlorine that night.

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of Canora hosted the Keep and Cull Competition. Jordan River Charolais, Glen and Lori Mangels, Carrot River, joined them to sponsor, cook and serve supper for all of the participants and their families. Everyone got a chance to have a herd tour and the youth enjoyed a team balloon breaking competition. The game turned out to be so popular, they played three rounds before it was time to leave.

Mike and Joanne Neilson, Neilson Cattle Company, Willowbrook, hosted a pizza supper Friday night in their beautiful yard and their sale facility. It was a relaxed supper and the kids enjoyed more games before returning to Yorkton to retire.

Barn Bosses for the event were Carey Weinbender and Glenn Ching. All of the parents chipped in where necessary to hold animals for the judging competitions and to help things run smoothly. Although the parents are not allowed to help the participants, this help enables the youth to participate in the week’s activities freely.

Special thanks to the Grieve family, who provided the animals for the team grooming finals.

2nd Generation CCYA Conference and Show Participations Awards were awarded to Morgan Debenham, Kennedy; Hunter, Halle and Hayla Herback, Bladworth; Will Rosso, Moose Jaw; and Pheonix and Titan Preston-Winder, Neudorf.

All in all it was a terrific week and many of the youth are already talking about attending next year in Alberta!

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CAY SWEEPS

Canadian Charolais Youth Association National Show Canadian Charolais Youth Association National Charolais Show July 25, 2015 • Yorkton, SK Judge: Trent Leibreich, Radville 65 Entries

Bulls Born in 2015 1. CAYS MOONSHINE 11C (TR Mr Fire Water 5792RET), Justin Cay, Kinistino; 2. LAE COWBOY CASANOVA507C (Merit Roundup 9508W), Shae-Lynn Evans, Kenaston; 3. BECKS MARQUEZ 534C (Sparrows Hombre 128Y), Mason Beck, Milestone; 4. ROSSO DAVIDSON 7C (MXS Irresistibull

Bull Calf Champion – CAYS MOONSHINE 11C, Justin Cay

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357A), Haley Rosso, Moose Jaw. Bull Calf Champion CAYS MOONSHINE 11C, Justin Cay Reserve Bull Calf Champion LAE COWBOY CASANOVA 507C, Shae-Lynn Evans.

Females Born in 2015 1. LAE COCONUT 555C (Circle Cee Legend 307A), Calina Evans, Kenaston; 2. BECKS NADINE 5C (LT Blue Value 7903 ET), Jorja Beck, Milestone.

Females Born in 2014 - Split 1 1. MCL PLD DREAMER 85B (JWX Maverick 630Z), Wacey McCaw,

Reserve Bull Calf Champion – LAE COWBOY CASANOVA 507C, Shae-Lynn Evans

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Whitewood; 2. ROSSO MS ROXY 21B (LT Ledger 0332 P), Raelynne Rosso, Moose Jaw; 3. MCL PLD BAILEY 983B (JWX Maverick 630Z), Zachary Graham, Estevan; 4. ROSSO MS BLOSSOM 42B (Merit Roundup 9508W), Tyson Black, Foresters Fall, ON; 5. BORDERLANDS BRYNN 57B (MXS Cougarhill Hank 720G), Christina Franks, Scout Lake.

Females Born in 2014 - Split 2 1. ROSSO MS ZENA 6B (Merit Roundup 9508W), Will Rosso, Moose Jaw; 2. DBLG MISSY 180B (HBSF Specialist 108U), Jared Gilliland, Carievale; 3. HBC VENUS 416B (Sparrows Divergent 104Y), Justin Harcourt, Quill Lake; 4. MISS PRAIRIECOVE 416B (TR Mr Fire Water 5792 RET), Marshall Prokuda, Glenevis, AB; 5. JAPR MISS YOKO 15B (FFBB Red Buckle Pld 16X), Jared Preston, Ste. Rose du Lac, MB. Females Born in 2014 - Split 3 1. SPARROWS CRACKLIN ROSE 153B (Winn Mans Skaggs 663X),

Emma Sparrow, Vanscoy; 2. ELDERS PRINCESS 359B (TR PZC Mr Turton 0794 ET), Cassidi Elder, Coronach; 3. HIGHBLUFF FUTTON 55B (HBSF Zorro 1Z), Kendall Prokuda, Glenevis, AB; 4. BORDERLANDS SERENADE 30B (Sparrows Eldorado 361L), Wyatt Ching, Rockglen; 5. LEJ BAMBOO 431B (HC X-Pedition 52X) Erik Olsen, Portage La Prairie, MB. Junior Yearling Heifer Champion MCL PLD DREAMER 85B, Wacey McCaw Reserve Junior Yearling Heifer Champion SPARROWS CRACKLIN ROSE 153B, Emma Sparrow.

Females Born in 2014 - Split 4 1. LAE BLUSH 464B (Sparrows Landmark 963W), Shelby Evans, Kenaston; 2. SHSH CALLIE 35B (Eatons Royal Dynasty 6164 P), Laura Weinbender, Canora; 3. BDT BELLE 11B (JDJ Smokester J1377 P ET), Tony Fijala, Darlingford, MB; 4. JCAV MS NEXUS 40B (HTA Senator 8130U), Courtney Black, Foresters Fall, ON; 5. JAPR MISS ARIEL 8B (Tri-N Accessor 148Z), Brooke Preston, Ste. Rose du Lac.

PEACHES 42B (Gerrard Pastor 35Z), Jules Smyth, Roblin, MB; 3. BORDERLANDS BERRY 4B (Sparrows Eldorado 361L), Riley Keller, Rockglen; 4. SHSH SUE 410B (Eatons Royal Dynasty 6164 P), Dale Weinbender, Canora; 5. SOS DWTS 23B (HBSF Zorro 1Z), Angus Smyth, Roblin.

Females Born in 2014 - Split 6 1. SHSH LAURA 3B (EC No Doubt 2022 P), Sarah Weinbender, Canora; 2. KAYR BLAKELY 408B (Rolling D Classic 878U), Kord Phillips, Waskatenau, AB; 3. BECKS ANNE 4B (SM Anchor Y124 P), Kylie Beck, Milestone; 4. BWP BREEZE 7B (D R Revelation 467), Keegan Blehm, La Riviere, MB; 5. STEPPLERS MISS BROOKE 30B (Sparrows Copenhagen 210Z), Dylan Grieve, Fillmore.

Senior Yearling Heifer Champion LAE BLITZ 469B, Shae-Lynn Evans Reserve Senior Yearling Heifer Champion LAE BLUSH 464B, Shelby Evans Females Born in 2013 with 2015 Calf 1. PRAIRIECOVE MISS 309A (HTA Vegas 134Y, calf - TR Mr Fire Water 5792 RET), Justin Cay; 2. BECKS MARIE 8A (Sparrows Eldorado 361L, calf - Sparrows Hombre 128Y), Mason Beck; 3. RGCG AURORA 368A (HBSF Specialist 108U, calf Sunrise Sunburst 21Y), Kamryn Gilliland, Carievale; 4. ROSSO MS MELISSA 39A (Merit Roundup 9508W, calf - MXS Irresistibull 357A), Haley Rosso; 5. HC WILD ROSE 346A (KCM Ultimate 144Y, calf LAE Zeuss 2104Z), Titan PrestonWinder, Neudorf.

Females Born in 2012 with 2015 Calf 1. MEDONTE REVEALING 10Z (D R Revelation 467, calf - KCM Prowler 2X), Cassidi Elder; 2. LAE JAZZLAND 123Y (Sparrows Landmark 963W, calf - Merit Roundup 9508W), Shae-Lynn Evans.

Females Born in 2014 - Split 5 1. LAE BLITZ 469B (Merit Roundup 9508W), Shae-Lynn Evans; 2. SOS

Females Born in 2014 - Split 7 1. CRG STOPPIN’ TRAFFIC 10B (TR PZC Mr Turton 0794 ET), Georgia Pawlitza, Hazlet; 2. LAE WILDFIRE 402B (Merit Roundup 9508W), Calina Evans; 3. STEPPLERS MISS WATKINS 22B (Sparrows Copenhagen 210Z), Kiernan Olsen, Portage La Prairie, MB; 4. JCAV LIZZIE 4B (KCM Ultimate 144Y), Cody Nichol, Darlingford.

Reserve Junior Yearling Heifer Champion – SPARROWS CRACKLIN ROSE 153B, Emma Sparrow

Reserve Senior Yearling Heifer Champion – LAE BLUSH 464B, Shelby Evans

Junior Yearling Heifer Champion – MCL PLD DREAMER 85B, Wacey McCaw

Reserve Senior Champion Female – BECKS MARIE 8A, Mason Beck

Senior & Grand Champion Female – PRAIRIECOVE MISS 309A, Justin Cay

Senior Yearling Heifer & Reserve Grand Champion Female – LAE BLITZ 469B, Shae-Lynn Evans

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Senior Champion Female PRAIRIECOVE MISS 309A, Justin Cay. Reserve Senior Champion Female BECKS MARIE 8A, Mason Beck.

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Reserve Commercial Yearling Heifer Champion SUGAR, Rachael Verwey.

Commercial Female Born in 2012 with 2105 Calf 1. RAZZLE, Angel Grieve, Fillmore.

Commercial Champion Female – BELLA, Pheonix Preston-Winder

Reserve Commercial Champion Female – SUGAR, Rachael Verwey

Red Factor Female 1. MISS PRAIRIECOVE 415B (TR Mr Fire Water 5792 RET), Marshall Prokuda; 2. JAPR MISS YOKO 15B (FFBB Red Buckle Pld 16X), Jared Preston.

Market Steer - Split 1 1. RANGO, Morgan Debenham, Kennedy; 2. PEEWEE, Larissa Rutten, Wawota; 3. CARLOS, Dylan Grieve; 4. JAMAL, Dylan Grieve.

Champion Market Steer – JOSE, Dylan Grieve

Reserve Champion Market Steer – OMBRE, Kaden Beck

Market Steer - Split 2 1. JOSE, Dylan Grieve; 2. OMBRE, Kaden Beck, Milestone; 3. MOONSHINE, Raelynne Rosso; 4. POKEY, Brooke Preston.

Commercial Female Born in 2014 1. BELLA, Pheonix Preston-Winder, Neudorf; 2. SUGAR, Rachael Verwey, Portage La Prairie, MB; 3. BONGO, Ethan Myhre, Dauphin, MB; 4. MISS

SMOKE, Cade Rutten, Wawota; 5. HERA, Randi Verwey, Portage La Prairie, MB.

Champion Market Steer Jose, Dylan Grieve.

Commercial Yearling Heifer Champion BELLA, Pheonix Preston-Winder.

Reserve Champion Market Steer Ombre, Kaden Beck.

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“CHAROLAIS PRIDE ON THE PRAIRIES” — AWARDS — HERDSMANSHIP 1. Wyatt Ching, Rockglen; Riley Keller, Rockglen; Christina Franks, Scout Lake; Brett Grieve, Fillmore; Keegan Blehm, La Riviere, MB; Fischer Cavers, La Riviere, MB; Mason Beck, Milestone. 2. Emma Sparrow, Vanscoy; Justin Cay, Kinistino; Emma Just, Yorkton; Cassidi Elder, Coronach; Keanan Elder, Coronach; Jorja Beck, Milestone; Hayla Herback, Bladworth. 3. Sarah Weinbender, Canora, Dale Weinbender, Canora, Kord Phillips, Waskatenau, AB; Kamryn Gilliland, Carievale; Jared Gilliland, Carievale; Halle Herback, Bladworth, Jace Hansen, Springside; 4. Courtney Black, Foresters Fall, ON; Tyson Black, Foresters Falls, ON; Kylie Beck, Milestone; Morgan Debenham, Kennedy; Titan Preston-Winder, Neudorf; Pheonix Preston-Winder, Neudorf. 5. Laura Weinbender, Canora; Angel Grieve, Fillmore; Kaden Beck, Milestone; Jules Smyth, Roblin, MB; Angus Smyth, Roblin, MB; Georgia Pawlitza, Hazlet; Hannah Brietkreitz, Springside. 6. Wacey McCaw, Whitewood; Raelynne Rosso, Moose Jaw; Haley Rosso, Moose Jaw; Zachary Graham, Estevan; Will Rosso, Moose Jaw;

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Peri Phillips, Waskatenau, AB. 7. Dylan Grieve, Fillmore; Cody Nichol, Darlingford, MB; Jillian Just, Yorkton; Cade Rutten, Wawota; Larissa Rutten, Wawota; Kiernan Olsen, Portage La Prairie, AB. 8. Jared Preston, Ste. Rose du Lac, MB; Brooke Preston, Ste. Rose du Lac, MB; Thea Valstar, Springside; Kendall Prokuda, Glenevis, AB; Marshall Prokuda, Glenevis, AB; Erik Olsen, Portage La Prairie, MB. 9. Shae-Lynn Evans, Kenaston; Shelby

Evans, Kenaston; Calina Evans, Kenaston; Brice Verwey, Portage La Prairie, MB; Hunter Herback, Bladworth; Matthew Just, Yorkton. 10. Rachael Verway, Portage La Prairie; Lindsay Verway, Portage La Prairie; Tony Fijala, Darlingford, MB; Randi Verwey, Portage La Prairie; Justin Harcourt, Quill Lake; Caitlin Graham, Estevan; Ethan Myhre, Dauphin, MB.

Riley Keller, Christina Franks; Wyatt Ching, Mason Beck, Keegan Blehm, Fischer Cavers, Brett Grieve

Hayla Herback, Emma Just, Cassidi Elder, Emma Sparrow, Jorja Beck, Justin Cay, Keanan Elder

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JUNIOR ARTWORK

INTERMEDIATE ARTWORK

SENIOR ARTWORK

Georgia Pawlitza, Perri Phillips 1. Georgia Pawlitza; 2. Peri Phillips; 3. Jorja Beck; 4. Marshall Prokuda; 5. Morgan Debenham; 6. Kaden Beck; 7. Kendall Prokuda; 8. Will Rosso; 9. Kamryn Gilliland; 10. Justin Harcourt.

Kord Phillips, Haley Rosso 1. Kord Phillips; 2. Haley Rosso; 3. Tyson Black; 4. Kylie Beck; 5. Lindsay Verwey; 6. Christina Franks; 7. Calina Evans; 8. Angus Smyth; 9. Raelynne Rosso; 10. Larissa Rutten.

Laura Weinbender, Shelby Evans 1. Laura Weinbender; 2. Shelby Evans; 3. Emma Sparrow; 4. Courtney Black; 5. Shae-Lynn Evans.

JUNIOR PHOTOGRAPHY

INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY

SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHY

Kendall Prokuda, Peri Phillips 1. Kendall Prokuda; 2. Peri Phillips; 3. Jules Smyth; 4. Georgia Pawlitza; 5. Kaden Beck; 6. Phoenix Preston-Winder; 7. Cassidi Elder; 8. Marshall Prokuda; 9. Morgan Debenham; 10. Jorja Beck.

Calina Evans, Angus Smyth 1. Calina Evans; 2. Angus Smyth; Christina Franks; 4. Justin Cay; 5. Kylie Beck; 6. Haley Rosso; 7. Kord Phillips, Tyson Black; 9. Raelynne Rosso & Dale Weinbender.

Emma Sparrow, Shelby Evans 1. Emma Sparrow; 2. Shelby Evans; 3. Shae-Lynn Evans; 4. Laura Weinbender; 5. Rachael Verwey; 6. Sarah Weinbender.

JUNIOR KEEP & CULL

INTERMEDIATE KEEP & CULL

SENIOR KEEP & CULL

Kamryn Gilliland, Hannah Brietkreitz

Lindsay Verwey, Jillian Just

Rachael Verwey, Emma Sparrow

1. Kamryn Gilliland; 2. Hannah Brietkreitz; 3. Justin Harcourt; 4. Hunter Herback; 5. Erik Olsen & Jules Smyth; 7. Marshall Prokuda; 8. Morgan Debenham & Bason Beck; 10. Randy Verwey.

1. Lindsay Verwey; 2. Jillian Just; 3. Kylie Beck; 4.

Calina Evans; 5. Larissa Rutten; 6. Keegan Blehm; 7.

Dale Weinbender; 8. Angus Smyth; 9. Kord Phillips; 10. Brice Verwey.

1. Rachael Verwey; 2. Emma Sparrow; 3. Wacey McCaw; 4. Riley Keller; 5. Dylan Grieve; 6. Wyatt Ching.

JUNIOR HEIFER JUDGING

INTERMEDIATE HEIFER JUDGING

SENIOR HEIFER JUDGING

Kendall Prokuda, Georgia Pawlitza

Angus Smyth, Angel Grieve

Shelby Evans, Riley Keller

1. Kendall Prokuda; 2. Georgia Pawlitza; 3. Justin Harcourt; 4. Morgan Debenham; 5. Cassidi Elder; 6.

Cade Rutten & Jules Smyth; 8. Kamryn Gilliland; 9.

Keanan Elder; 10 Randy Verwey & Mason Beck.

1. Angus Smyth; 2. Angel Grieve; 3. Kord Phillips; 4.

Tyson Black; 5. Calina Evans; 6. Lindsay Verwey; 7.

Dale Weinbender & Christina Franks; 9. Thea Valstar; 10. Haley Rosso & Kylie Beck.

1. Shelby Evans; 2. Riley Keller; 3. Shae-Lynn Evans; 4. Wacey McCaw; 5. Rachael Verwey; 6. Dylan Grieve; 7. Laura Weinbender; 8. Jared Preston; 9.

Sarah Weinbender; 10. Courtney Black.

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JUNIOR HAY JUDGING

INTERMEDIATE HAY JUDGING

SENIOR HAY JUDGING

Randi Verwey, Jules Smyth 1. Randy Verwey; 2. Jules Smyth; 3. Peri Phillips; 4. Cassidi Elder; 5. Georgia Pawlitza; 6. Caitlin Graham; 7. Mason Beck; 8. Hunter Herback; 9. Erik Olsen; 10. Justin Harcourt.

Dale Weinbender, Kord Phillips 1. Dale Weinbender; 2.Kord Phillips; 3. Justin Cay; 4. Zachary Graham, Raelynne Rosso, Brice Verwey; 7. Jillian Just; 8. Thea Valstar & Brooke Preston; 10. Emma Just.

Wacey McCaw, Rachael Verwey 1. Wacey McCaw; 2. Rachael Verwey; 3. Jared Preston; 4. Shae-Lynn Evans; 5. Shelby Evans; 6. Emma Sparrow.

JUNIOR STEER JUDGING

INTERMEDIATE STEER JUDGING

SENIOR STEER JUDGING

Georgia Pawlitza, Kaden Back 1. Georgia Pawlitza; 2. Kaden Beck; 3. Mason Beck & Marshall Prokuda; 5. Jules Smyth, Kendall Prokuda & Morgan Debenham; 8. Cassidi Elder; 9.

Randi Verwey & Jace Hansen.

Kord Phillips, Kylie Beck, Justin Cay 1. Kord Phillips; 2. Kylie Beck & Justin Cay; 4. Angel Grieve; 5. Larissa Rutten; 6. Zachary Graham & Angus Smyth; 8. Dale Weinbender, Raelynne Rosso & Brooke Preston.

Shelby Evans, Shae-Lynn Evans 1. Shelby Evans; 2. Shae-Lynn Evans; 3. Emma Sparrow; 4. Sarah Weinbender; 5. Rachael Verwey; 6. Dylan Grieve.

JUNIOR ORAL REASONS

INTERMEDIATE ORAL REASONS

SENIOR ORAL REASONS

Georgia Pawlitza, Kaden Beck 1. Georgia Pawlitza; 2. Morgan Debenham; 3. Kamryn Gilliland; 4. Will Rosso; 5. Cassidi Elder, Marshall Prokuda & Justin Harcourt; 8. Mason Beck; 9. Peri Phillips; 10. Kendall Prokuda.

Kord Phillips, Dale Weinbender 1. Kord Phillips; 2. Dale Weinbender; 3. Justin Cay; 4. Angus Smyth; 5. Zachary Graham; 6. Tyson Black, Raelynne Rosso & Angel Grieve; 9. Kylie Beck; 10. Haley Rosso.

Shelby Evans, Shae-Lynn Evans 1. Shelby Evans; 2. Shae-Lynn Evans; 3. Wacey McCaw; 4. Rachael Verwey; 5. Jared Preston; 6. Emma Sparrow.

JUNIOR TEAM JUDGING

INTERMEDIATE TEAM JUDGING

SENIOR TEAM JUDGING

Justin Harcourt, Kiernan Olsen; Peri Phillips, Hunter Herback 1. Justin Harcourt, Kiernan Olsen; 2. Peri Phillips, Hunter Herback; 3. Mason Beck, Hayla Herback; 4. Kendall Prokuda, Georgia Pawliza; 5. Marshall Prokuda, Randy Verwey & Ethan Myhre.

Kord Phillips, Angus Smyth; Keegan Blehm, Larissa Rutten 1. Kord Phillips, Angus Smyth; 2. Keegan Blehm, Larissa Rutten; 3. Zachary Graham, Tyson Black; 4. Emma Just, Brett Grieve.

Sarah Weinbender, Shelby Evans; Shae-Lynn Evans, Riley Keller 1. Shelby Evans, Sarah Weinbender; 2. Shae-Lynn Evans, Riley Keller; 3. Dylan Grieve, Courtney Black.

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JUNIOR TEAM SELLING

INTERMEDIATE TEAM SELLING

SENIOR TEAM SELLING

Jace Hansen, Cassidi Elder, Morgan Debenham, Jules Smyth 1. Cassidi Eldder, Jace Hansen; 2. Jules Smyth, Morgan Debenham; 3. Jorja Beck, Hannah Brietkreitz; 4. Matthew Just, Erik Olsen; 5. Halle Herback, Keanan Elder; 6. Will Rosso, Cade Rutten; 7. Kaden Beck, Titan Preston-Winder; 8. Caitlin Graham, Pheonix Preston-Winder; 9. Kamryn Gilliland, Fischer Cavers.

Brooke Preston, Kylie Beck; Calina Evans, Jared Gilliland 1. Kylie Beck, Brooke Preston; 2. Calina Evans, Jared Gilliland; 3. Brice Verwey, Cody Nichol; 5. Justin Cay Thea Valstar; 6. Raelynne Rosso, Jillian Just; 7. Haley Rosso, Tony Fijala; 8. Angel Grieve, Christina Franks.

Wyatt Ching, Emma Sparrow; Laura Weinbender, Jared Preston 1. Emma Sparrow, Wyatt Ching; 2. Laura Weinbender, Jared Preston; 3. Wacey McCaw, Rachael Verwey.

JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL SELLING

JUNIOR RADIO AD

Kaden Beck, Titan Preston-Winder 1. Kaden Beck; 2. Titan Preston-Winder; 3. Hunter Herback; 4. Caden Rutten & Pheonix Preston-Winder; 6. Kiernan Olson.

Morgan Debenham, Mason Beck 1. Morgan Debenham; 2. Mason Beck; 3. Kendall Prokuda & Halle Herback; 5. Georgia Pawlitza; 6. Erik Olsen; 7. Hayla Herback.

JUNIOR MAGAZINE AD

INTERMEDIATE INDIVIDUAL MARKETING

Kamryn Gilliland, Cassidi Elder 1. Kamryn Gilliland, Cassidi Elder; 3. Jace Hansen; 4. Hannah Brietkreitz; 5. Matthew Just; 6. Caitlin Graham; 7. Jorja Beck & Justin Harcourt; 9. Marshall Prokuda; 10. Jules Smyth.

Lindsay Verwey, Calina Evans 1. Lindsay Verwey; 2. Calina Evans; 3. Jillian Just; 4. Brice Verwey; 5. Brooke Preston; 6. Justin Cay; 7. Christina Franks; 8. Angus Smyth; 9. Larissa Rutten & Keegan Blehm

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP

INTERMEDIATE SHOWMANSHIP

Jules Smyth, Peri Phillips 1. Jules Smyth; 2. Peri Phillips; 3. Cassidi Elder; 4. Georgia Pawlitza; 5. Matthew Just; 6. Kaden Beck; 7. Pheonix Preston-Winder; 8. Marshall Prokuda; 9. Ethan Myhre; 10. Titan Preston-Winder.

Kord Phillips, Justin Cay 1. Kord Phillips; 2. Justin Cay; 3. Angus Smyth; 4. Raelynne Rosso; 5. Dale Weinbender; 6. Calina Evans; 7. Haley Rosso; 8. Jared Gilliland; 9. Emma Just; 10. Kylie Beck.

TEAM GROOMING

Caitlin Graham, Cody Nichol, Raelynne Rosso; Shae-Lynn Evans, Pheonix Preston-Winder

1. Raelynne Rosso, Cody Nichol & Caitlin Graham; 2. Shae-Lynn Evans, Pheonix Preston-Winder; 3. Shelby Evans, Tony Fijala & Keanan Elder; 4. Calina Evans, Angus Smyth & Hunter Herback; 5. Dale Weinbender, Hannah Brietkreitz & Cassidi Elder; 6. Wacey McCaw, Larissa Rutten & Randi Verwey; 7. Wyatt Ching, Jules Smyth & Halle Herback; 8. Dylan Grieve, Keegan Blehm & Kendall Prokuda; 9. Emma Sparrow, Erik Olsen & Peri Phillips; 10. Kord Phillips, Thea Valstar & Will Rosso.

SENIOR INDIVIDUAL MARKETING

Shelby Evans, Sarah Weinbender 1. Shelby Evans; 2. Sarah Weinbender; 3. Shae-Lynn Evans; 4. Wacey McCaw; 5. Emma Sparrow; 6. Rachael Verwey.

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JUNIOR ESSAY

INTERMEDIATE ESSAY

Wacey McCaw, Emma Sparrow 1. Wacey McCaw; 2. Emma Sparrow; 3. Shae-Lynn Evans; 4. Courtney Black; 5. Shelby Evans; 6. Sarah Weinbender.

Kendall Prokuda, Marshall Prokuda 1. $125 Kendall Prokuda, 2. $75 Marshall Prokuda

Calina Evans, Tyson Black 1. $200 Calina Evans; 2. $100 Tyson Black

SENIOR ESSAY

JUNIOR AMBASSADOR

INTERMEDIATE AMBASSADOR

Shae-Lynn Evans 1. $300 Shae-Lynn Evans

Mason Beck, Georgia Pawlitza 1. Mason Beck; 2. Georgia Pawlitza; 3. Justin Harcourt; 4. Jorja Beck; 5. Cassidi Elder; 6. Will Rosso; 7. Kendall Prokuda & Ethan Myhre; 9. Kaden Beck & Jules Smyth

Raelynne Rosso, Dale Weinbender 1. Raelynne Rosso, 2. Dale Weinbender; 3. Calina Evans; 4. Kord Phillips; 5. Angus Smyth; 6. Tyson Black; 7. Justin Cay; 8. Haley Rosso; 9. Brice Verwey; 10. Zachary Graham.

SENIOR AMBASSADOR

JUNIOR AGGREGATE

INTERMEDIATE AGGREGATE

Shae-Lynn Evans, Sarah Weinbender 1. Shae-Lynn Evans; 2. Sarah Weinbender; 3. Emma Sparrow; 4. Shelby Evans; 5. Wyatt Ching; 6. Courtney Black.

Cassidi Elder, Georgia Pawlitza 1. Cassidi Elder; 2. Georgia Pawlitza; 3. Jules Smyth; 4. Mason Beck; 5. Justin Harcourt & Kaden Beck; 7. Morgan Debenham; 8. Peri Phillips & Kendall Prokuda; 10. Marshall Prokuda.

1. Kord Phillips; 2. Angus Smyth & Dale Weinbender; 4. Calina Evans & Raelynne Rosso; 6. Justin Cay; 7. Haley Rosso; 8. Tyson Black; 9. Kylie Beck; 10. Christina Franks.

SENIOR AGGREGATE

CCA EDUCATION AWARD

CCYA LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP

Emma Sparrow, Shae-Lynn Evans

Shae-Lynn Evans, Emma Sparrow, Shelby Evans 1. $1000 Shae-Lynn Evans; 2. $500 Emma Sparrow; 3. $300 Shelby Evans.

Rachael Verwey, Shae-Lynn Evans, Laura Weinbender 1. $1400 Rachael Verwey; 2. $900 Shae-Lynn Evans; 3. $700 Laura Weinbender.

1. Emma Sparrow; 2. Shae-Lynn Evans; 3. Shelby Evans; 4. Sarah Weinbender; 5. Courtney Black; 6. Wacey McCaw.

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OBITUARY

George Bolin 1944 – 2015

Long-time resident of Cecil Lake, British Columbia and well-known rancher, George Bolin passed away July 9, 2015 in 78

Edmonton, Alberta.

George was born August 19, 1944 in Fort St. John, BC. George was a dedicated rancher and took great pride in raising his herd of Charolais cattle. He ran a large herd under the name Bar B Charolais. For over 30 Charolais Banner • October 2015

years they had a bull sale every spring in Dawson Creek, selling 40 bulls.

The cowherd and herd bulls sold to Bob Miles at Williams Lake last winter. George was a very familiar face at local auctions. He is survived by his wife Lynda.

IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES IN OUR INDUSTRY

Calendar of Events October 29 Little Lady Classic, 12:00 p.m., Keytone Centre, Brandon, MB October 29 All Breeds Jackpot Bull Show, 3:00 p.m., Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB October 30 Manitoba Ag Ex Charolais Show, 1:00 p.m., Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB (A BOSS Show) October 31 Supreme Beef Extravaganza, 7:00 p.m., Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB October 31 Macks Charolais & Hunt Charolais Production Sale, 1:00 p.m., Hoard’s Station, Campbellford, ON November 6 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, 1:00 p.m., Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON (A BOSS Show) November 12 Edmonton Farmfair Charolais Futurity Show, 4:30 p.m., Northlands Park, Edmonton, AB November 13 Edmonton Farmfair Charolais Show, 4:00 p.m., Northlands Park, Edmonton, AB (A BOSS Show) November 17 Acadia Colony Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Oyen, AB November 24 First Lady Classic Bred Heifer Jackpot, 11:00 a.m., Stadium, Evraz Place, Regina, SK November 24 President’s Classic Jackpot Bull Calf Show, 11:00 a.m., Stadium, Evraz Place, Regina, SK November 26 Canadian National Charolais Sale, 3:30 p.m., Auditorium, Evraz Place, Regina, SK November 27 Canadian National Charolais Show, 2:30 p.m., Stadium, Evraz Place, Regina, SK (A BOSS Show)

November 28 Bull Pen Alley Show, 10:00 a.m., Stock Exchange, Evraz Place, Regina, SK November 28 Agribition Beef Supreme Challenge, 4:00 p.m., Stadium, Evraz Place, Regina, SK December 4 Sterling Collection Sale, 1:30 p.m., Saskatoon (SK) Livestock Sales December 5 Jordan River Charolais Dispersal Sale, 1:00 p.m., Saskatoon (SK) Livestock Sales December 7 Rock Solid Bred Heifer Sale, 1:00 p.m., Heartland Livestock, Swift Current, SK December 8 No Borders Select Sale, 1:00 p.m., Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB December 10 Alberta Charolais Association AGM, 4:00 p.m., Red Deer (AB) Westerner Park December 10 Alberta Select Single Bull Show, 7:30 p.m., Red Deer (AB) Westerner Park December 11 Alberta Select Pen Bull Show, 11:00 a.m., Red Deer (AB) Westerner Park December 11 Alberta Charolais Select Sale, 1:30 p.m., Red Deer (AB) Westerner Park December 14 Wilgenbusch Charolais Volume I Biennial Female Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the ranch, Halbrite, SK December 17 Char-Maine Ranching 11th Annual Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange, Fort McLeod, AB

2016 January 9 Manitoba Charolais Association Annual General Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Victoria Inn, Brandon, MB

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January 20 – 22 Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference, Saskatoon (SK) Inn January 30 M.C. Quantock “Canada’s Bulls” Bull Sale, 12 noon, Lloydminster (AB) Exhibition Grounds February 6 Hill 70 Quantock Ranch “Barn Burnin’ Bull Sale”, 12 noon, at the ranch, Lloydminster, AB/SK February 13 Myrhe Land & Cattle Co. Bull Sale (Denbie Ranch & Guests) Ste. Rose du Lac, MB February 15 Tip the Scale Angus & Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Vikse Family Farm, Donalda, AB February 16 Rawes Ranches Ltd. 33rd Annual Performance Tested Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the ranch, Strome, AB February 17 McLeod Livestock & Kay-R Land & Livestock Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Olds (AB), Cow Palace February 20 P&H Ranching 4th Annual Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Innisfail (AB) Auction Mart February 20 Saint-Martin (QC) Test Station Sale February 23 Rainalta Simmental & Charolais & Guests 22nd Annual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Bow Slope Shipping, Brooks, AB February 24 Beck Farms & McCoy Cattle Co. 7th Annual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at Beck Farms, Milestone, SK February 26 Maple Leaf Charolais 12th Annual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Ponoka (AB) Ag Events Centre February 26 HEJ Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Innisfail (AB) Auction Mart 79

February 28 Pro-Char Charolais 5th Annual Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m., at the farm, Glenevis, AB

March 11 Neilson Cattle Co. 26th Annual Bull Sale, at the farm, Willowbrook, SK

March 4 South Central Charolais Breeders Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Innisfail (AB) Auction Mart

March 12 Horseshoe E Charolais Annual Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK

March 5 Wrangler Made 4th Annual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Sekura-Triple J Livestock, Westlock, AB

March 12 Vente Synergie, 12:30 p.m., SteSophie de Levard, QC

March 5 Chomiak Charolais 12th Annual Bull & Female Sale, 1:00 p.m., Viking (AB) Auction Market March 5 High Country Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Pincher Creek (AB) Ag Grounds March 5 Ferme Louber Annual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Ste-Marie de Beauce, QC March 6-7 97th Pride of the Prairies Bull Show & Sale, Lloydminster (SK) Exhibition Grounds March 7 Coyote Flats Charolais 1st Annual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Coaldale, AB March 8 Harvie Ranching Bull Sale, at the ranch, Olds, AB March 8 McTavish Charolais 5th Annual Charolais & Red Angus Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Moosomin, SK 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 Footprint Farms Charolais Power Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Dryland Cattle Trading Corp., Veteran, AB March 11 A. Sparrow Farms Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., at the farm, Vanscoy, SK March 11 12th Annual Northern Classic Bull Sale, Grand Prairie, AB 80

March 12 Benchmark Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m., Renfrew Pontiac Livestock Facility, Cobden, ON March 14 Palmer Charolais with Nielson Land & Cattle Co. 5th Annual Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m., at the Palmer farm, Bladworth, SK March 15 Gilliland Bros. Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Carievale, SK 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 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 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 Sandan Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Erskine, AB

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March 19 Ferme Palerme Charolais Bull Sale, Vinoy Test Station, 1:00 p.m., at Ferme Gagnon, Cheneville, QC March 19 Northern Impact III Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., North Central Livestock, Clyde, AB March 21 North West Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Kramer’s Big Bid Barn, North Battleford, SK March 22 Steppler Farms 5th Annual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Miami, MB March 23 HTA Charolais & Guests Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Beautiful Plains Ag Complex, Neepawa, MB March 23 Transcon’s 21st Annual Advantage Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Saskatoon (SK) Livestock Sales March 24 Elder Charolais 6th Annual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Coronach, SK March 25 Thistle Ridge Ranch Bull Sale, Taber (AB) Agriplex March 25 K-Cow Ranch Family Bull Sale, 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., Carmarthen Lake Farms, Singhampton, ON March 26 Quebec Select Bull Sale, Ferme A.R.F. Champagne, St-Sylvestre, QC March 26 Source for Success Bull Sale, Elmlodge Herefords, Indian River, 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 29 Prairie Distinction Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Beautiful Plains Ag Complex, Neepawa, MB March 30 Charmark Ranches Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Bow Slope Shipping, Brooks, AB April 2 Vermilion Charolais Group 29th 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 3 Best of the Breeds Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Heartland Livestock, Yorkton, SK

April 4 Wilgenbusch Charolais 13th Annual North of the 49th Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Halbrite, SK April 4 Branding the Best 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 April 7 Grassroots Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Dryland Trading Corp., Veteran, AB April 9 Vanderhoof (BC) Bull Sale April 9 Eastern Select Bull & Female Sale, 1:00 p.m., Hoards Station Sale Barn, Campbellford, ON

April 9 Saint-Hyacinthe (QC) Test Station Sale April 11 11th Annual Select Genetics Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the Forsyth Ranch, Herbert, SK April 12 Top Cut Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Stockman’s Weigh Co., Mankota, SK April 13 Mutrie Farms/Bar H Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Candiac (SK) Auction Market April 14 Sliding Hill Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m., at the farm, Canora, SK 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

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Good Anchor Charolais..............................74

Phillips Farms..............................................78

Annuroc Charolais......................................76

GRP Ltd. ......................................................73

Pleasant Dawn Charolais ...........................76

B Bar D Charolais........................................76

H.S. Knill Company Ltd. .............................73

Poley, Chris .................................................73

Baker Charolais ..........................................76

Happy Haven Charolais.........................15,75

Bar H Charolais...........................................77

Harcourt Charolais ..................................7,13

Bar Punch Ranch ........................................74

Hard Rock Land & Cattle Co. .....................75

Beck Farms..................................................77

Harvie Ranching ........................................74

Prairie Gold Charolais ................................78

Be Rich Farms .............................................74

HEJ Charolais .............................................74

Prairie Sky Farms (Cypress) ........................81

Blackbern Charolais ...................................76

Hicks Charolais ...........................................76

Prairie View Charolais................................76

Bo Jan Enterprises......................................77

High Bluff Stock Farm................................75

Pro Char Charolais .....................................75

Bova Tech Ltd. ............................................73

Holk Charolais ............................................74

Bow Valley Genetics Ltd. ...........................73

Horseshoe E Charolais..........................7,9,78

Bricney Stock Farms ...................................77

HTA Charolais Farm ...................................75

Bridor Charolais..........................................76

Hunter Charolais ..............................7,75,IBC

Rebuild with Steel......................................73

Brimner Cattle Company ...........................77

JMB Charolais ............................................75

Reykdal Farms Charolais ............................76

Buffalo Lake Charolais ..............................74

Johnson Charolais ......................................74

Rollin' Acres Charolais ...............................77

By Livestock .....................................5,7,11,25

Johnstone Auction .....................................73

Rosso Charolais (Cypress)........................7,81

Carey, Brent ................................................73

Jordan River Charolais ..........................11,78

Royale Charolais.........................................77

Cay's Cattle ..............................................7,19

Kaiser Charolais Farm ................................74

Cedardale Charolais ...................................76

Kanewischer, Jerry .....................................73

Cedarlea Farms (Cypress) ..........................81

Kay R Land & Cattle Ltd.............................74

Charla Moore Farms...................................77

KCH Charolais.............................................75

Sandan Charolais Farms.............................75

Char Maine Ranching ................................74

Kirlene Cattle .............................................76

Saunders Charolais.....................................77

Charolais Journal........................................73

La Ferme Patry de Weedon .......................77

Scarth Cattle Co..........................................76

Char Top Charolais (Cypress) .....................81

Land O' Lakes Charolais.............................76

Serhienko/Voegeli Cattle Co......................78

Charworth Charolais Farms .......................74

Langstaff Charolais ....................................76

Chomiak Charolais ....................................74

Laurel Creek Ranch ....................................78

Circle Cee Charolais Farms.........................74

Leemar Charolais........................................74

Cougar Hill Ranch ......................................77

LEJ Charolais...............................................75

Coyote Flats Charolais................................74

Lindskov Thiel Charolais Ranch.................78

A. Sparrow Farms ......................................IFC

Creek's Edge Land & Cattle Co...............7,77

M & L Cattle Co. .........................................76

Spruceview Charolais .................................75

C2 Charolais................................................75

Mack's Charolais.........................................76

Stephen Charolais Farm.............................78

Davis Rairdan .............................................73

Maple Leaf Charolais .................................74

Steppler Farms Ltd. ................................3,76

Defoort Stock Farm....................................75

Martens Cattle Co. .....................................78

Demarah Farms ..........................................74

Martens Charolais ......................................75

Diamond W Charolais ................................77

McAvoy Charolais Farm .....................7,13,78

DLMS ............................................................5

McCaw Livestock ........................................21

Sunrise Charolais ........................................77

Dorran, Ryan ..............................................73

McKay Charolais.........................................76

Temple Farms .............................................78

Double L Ranch ..........................................74

McKeary Charolais .....................................74

Thistle Ridge Ranch....................................75

Double P Stock Farms ................................75

McLeod Livestock .......................................73

Thomas Ranch ............................................23

Dubuc Charolais .........................................77

McTavish Charolais................................29,78

Transcon Livestock Corp. ...........................73

Dudgeon Snobelen Land & Cattle ............76

Medonte Charolais.....................................76

Eaton Charolais ..........................................78

Miller Land & Livestock..............................76

Elder Charolais Farms.................................77

Murphy Livestock .......................................75

Ericson Livestock Services ..........................73

Mutrie Farms ..............................................78

Western Litho .............................................74

Ferme Palerme ...........................................77

Myhre Land and Cattle ..............................76

Whiskey Hollow Cattle Company..............77

Fischer Charolais.........................................74

Nahachewsky Charolais .............................78

White Cap Charolais ..................................78

Fleury, Michael ...........................................73

Norheim Ranching .....................................73

WhiteWater Livestock................................77

Foat Valley Stock Farm...............................74

N3 Stock Farms (Cypress) ...........................81

Footprint Farms .........................................74

P & H Ranching Co. ....................................75

4 G Charolais Ranch ...................................77

Packer Charolais .........................................76

Future Farms...............................................74

Palmer Charolais ........................................78

Winters Charolais .......................................77

Gerrard Cattle Co. ......................................74

Parklane Charolais .....................................75

Wood River Charolais (Cypress).................81

Gilliland Bros. Charolais.............................77

Patton Charolais.........................................77

Wrangler Charolais ....................................75

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Potter Charolais..........................................77 Prairie Cove Consulting .............................73

Qualman Charolais ....................................78 Rawes Ranches ...........................................75

RRTS Charolais............................................75 Saddleridge Charolais ................................75

Sharodon Farms .........................................77 Skeels, Danny .............................................73 Sliding Hills Charolais.................................78

Stock, Mark.................................................73 Stockmen's Insurance.................................73

Tri N Charolais ............................................76 Turnbull Charolais ......................................75

Wilgenbusch Charolais ......................78,OBC Wilkie Ranch...............................................75

HC WINDY RIVER 506C 3rd Gen Pld • One of the best KCM Ultimate daughters we have produced so far

HC UNIQUE 435B • 4th Gen Pld Elder’s Zeus 22Z daughter bred March 30 to SVY Kaboom

HC SWEET HEART 445B • Polled SVY Northstar daughter bred April 25th to HC Belize 404B

HC TUNDRA 456B • Polled HC Zone Point daughter bred Mar 30 to LT Ledger

HC SWEET CREAM 492B DSY SVY Rio 17P bred March 30 to CS Pld Junction

Hunter Charolais

Box 569, Roblin, MB R0L 1P0 • Doug & Marianne Hunter T 204-937-2531 C 204-937-7737 Jimmy & Amy Hunter 204-937-0219 • Michael Hunter 204-247-0301 • @HunterCharolais • huntchar@mymts.net

For more information or to see videos of the sale heifers, visit our website, www.huntercharolais.com

Our first progeny of SILVERSTREAM EVOLUTION JWX CAMEO 23C • Evolution out of the great CSS 32R cow who is the dam of many, including JWX DOMINO 23Z (Herdsire at Kay-R)

JWX BACHELORETTE 747B Gerrard Pastor 35Z x M6 Grid Maker 104 PET Bred JWX Silver Buckle 524U

JWX CLOUD NINE 46C Evolution x SVY Deliverance Pld 401P

JWX BAILEY 848B TR Mr Fire Water 5792 RET x SVY Freedom PLD 307N • Bred M6 Gridmaker 104 PET

JWX BOSSY 1747B TR Mr Do It All 2705Z ET x Bar J Silverado 14S Bred JWX Maverick 630Z

NATIONAL SALE

JWX CANDY 983C Silverstream Evolution x M6 Gridmaker 104 PET

JWX CHEERLEADER 835C Circle Cee Fired Up 104Y x SVY Titleist Pld 424P

JWX CHARDONNAY 3312C Elder’s Zeus 22Z x LAE Juice Box 190Y

Give us a call or see more including videos of the sale cattle on our website

Brenda Wilgenbusch 306-458-2688 Box 4, Halbrite, SK S0C 1H0 • wilgenbusch@sasktel.net

Craig & Tricia Wilgenbusch 306-458-7482 Wilgenbusch-Charolais

ctwilgenbusch@hotmail.com • @WilgenbuschChar www.wilgenbuschcharolais.com