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learwater is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in South Central Manitoba. A stone’s throw to the south lies the village of Sarles, North Dakota while to the north is a body of water called Rock Lake at the bottom of the Pembina Valley. Off the southeastern shores of Rock Lake, you will find a purebred livestock establishment whose heritage dates back one hundred and thirteen years.

In 1903, a sixteen-year-old Brit, John Rothwell Guilford, ran away from his apprenticeship in Tunbridge Wells, England and came to Canada. As most others who came in that era, he worked for

“Why” he would ask,” would anyone hit a little, white ball with a stick, in a pasture, go find it again and then hit it again? And if that isn’t dumb enough, you ride in a buggy while you are lookin’ and call it exercise. Jesus!” Shorty and his brothers heard that same description of the sport nearly every time they went golfing as young men, and try as they might his Dad always had work to do, until one summer day some twenty odd years ago. Shorty had stopped off to see his brother and meet the two additions to his brother’s family… screaming, twin girls. Shorty had supper with his brother , his wife and three young kids but after a couple of beers, Shorty’s sister in law suggested that maybe he and Shorty should go golf the following morning, but she warned “only nine holes.” The two of them were nearly out of the house that day, when the phone rang. It was Dad and Mom, they were passing through town and Grandma wanted to “see the girls.” In the ten minutes or so, it took the parents to arrive, Shorty and his brother had firmed up a tee time, for 18 holes, so when Dad arrived he had a choice. Dad loved choices… he could stay with his wife, his daughter in law, two newly minted granddaughters and a two year old grandson, or golf. It was on that day that Shorty’s Dad took up golf. His enthusiasm to get out of the house, quickly gave way to the realization of what he was about to do, for the first time, at the age of nearly sixty. He was about to do something that all of us agreed would be even dumber then Shorty’s Dad’s idea about golf...he was going to walk around in that “pasture” for absolutely no reason whatsoever. It all started innocent enough, with his statement “This is the dumbest game I have ever seen…I will just walk around while you golf. Just don’t get one of those stupid buggies”.

A couple holes in and it was “ Hey! that went pretty far, do you think I could try a shot?” He could, so after a quick lesson on how to hold a golf club, he teed up a ball, swung hard and missed. Shorty reminded him to swing smooth not hard and Shorty stood back and watched his Dad hit his very first golf shot, nearly two hundred yards straight down the middle of the fairway. He was hooked. His second and third shot went nearly two hundred yards as well, the only problem was, the third shot was a putt. From that day on golf became a big part of the family’s social activities at least those taking place in or near summer. He eventually got Shorty’s Mom out as well, and although she golfed a little, she mostly provided eyes for locating wayward balls and a quick wit to provide unsolicited golf tips. Shorty’s Dad never understood the accepted pace of golf. To him golf was a timed event. There was no practise swings, no lining up shots and he nearly sprinted between shots. Over the years Shorty’s Mom slowed the sprints to a very fast walks, but the best of his game was enjoyed at break neck speed. In Shorty’s Dad’s later years, he developed a bit of a reputation amongst the siblings of being a scratch golfer. Not in the true sense of a scratch golfer, but as one of the brothers explained it…”he is a scratch golfer because he manages to scratch off a stroke or two from every hole”. That bothered the brothers, but not Shorty. Shorty would golf with his Dad because it was one thing they could do that wasn’t work, didn’t lead to a fight and was kinda fun. In the later years, his Dad even took up using the “buggies” but mostly because Shorty lied and said his knees were too sore for him to walk.

The other thing I do in the summer while being on the road is attend junior shows. Let me tell you our business will be in good hands in the future. Both purebred and commercially, today’s juniors are extremely talented. They are very well spoken, knowledgeable

John’s only son, Frank, graduated from the Diploma Course in Agriculture at the University of Manitoba and came back to join the farming operation in 1937. Frank and his wife Kae raised six children - two daughters and four sons. The oldest, _____, practiced as a nurse and married a Toronto lawyer; the second is David, a purebred livestock breeder operating Guilford Farms at Clearwater; the third was Ken who was employed by Versatile Machine in Winnipeg; then a set of twins, Diane and Don. Diane is ??? a pastor or priest in Morden while Don owns Guilford Hereford Ranch. The youngest,

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We are pleased to announce that the ninth annual T Bar Invitational golf tournament was again, an overwhelming success, surpassing the 2015 tournament and raising over $50,000.00 for youth in the beef industry. Eight national junior breed associations, representing nearly 2,200 members, will reap rewards because of the generosity of sponsors. In addition, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Canadian Western Agribition, Manitoba Youth Beef Roundup, Summer Synergy, Stockade Roundup and the Young Ranchman’s All Breeds Livestock Show which all host junior interbreed events. A successful social sponsored by Alta Genetics was held on the night of June 28th at the office of T Bar C Cattle, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The next morning, golfers of all ages and skill levels took to the course for golf, fellowship, and good cheer. The day concluded with an awards banquet and presentation of the T Bar Invitational champions trophy. “We are extremely happy with this year’s event which surpassed our expectations. With the ongoing commitment of the tournament participants and sponsors we have raised over $400,000.00, which has positively impacted a great amount of youth” said Bryan Kostiuk, co-chairman of the tournament. “The tournament encompasses people from all segments of the industry as well as those who supported a great cause.” Plans for the tenth annual T Bar Invitational have begun. Watch for updates at www.tbarinvitational.com for further information on this year’s sponsors and more information on next year’s event. Special thank you to the Canadian Hereford Association, Canadian Junior Hereford Association, Saskatchewan Herefords, Herefords Today, GWG Polled Herefords, Phantom Creek Livestock, Holmes Farm, Double J Polled Herefords, The Cliffs Farm, Libke Polled Herefords, NCX Polled Herefords, Lock Farms, HMS Hi-Cliffe, Oakridge Farms, AM Ranching, Big Gully Farm and Blairs.Ag Cattle Company for their continued support. Hole Sponsor:

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The last time Shorty golfed with his Dad and a couple of brothers was last year. Any visit with Dad by anyone in between April and October was greeted with “Hey you boys want to golf?”, usually before the truck rolled to a stop. If you

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In 1925, John Guilford purchased his first purebreds; two registered horned Hereford heifer calves from W. Coldron at Glenora, Manitoba, situated at the northeastern end of Rock Lake. Since the purchase was in early fall and the farm was only eight or nine miles via the lake, John waited until freeze-up, took a team and sleigh box across the frozen lake and returned, proudly, with his beginnings of a herd of purebred cattle - Rosie 56500 and May Wallace 56502.

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about the cattle business and the world and have amazing abilities to present and display livestock to the public. I have actually caught myself standing in awe of some of our Canadian juniors. I believe the junior programs are as strong as they have ever been and we have more kids than ever passionate about the business , planning to not only stay involved in the cattle business but already plan to be leaders in the industry. Hats off to the organizers, the volunteers and the sponsors of our junior programs. Never before have we had so many young people coming up in the business with the honed skills to run, promote the business and the product we produce... Which has also never been more important than it is right now? The beef industry as a whole has not done nearly enough to tell our story and connect with the young consumers of today. Our story is the “Greenest”, most wholesome of all our protein competitors, unfortunately, we know it but most consumers do not. We need to promote what great stewards of the land and environment beef producers are and how our animals are produced “free range” their entire life. Our produce is safe, nutritious and delicious, that is what every young consumer needs to see. I truly feel that our current crop of juniors will be better prepared and able to get the message out than any other. It is hard for us who see cows out calving, grazing and producing our product so wholesomely every day to grasp that not everyone realizes it. However, the disconnect between rural and urban is huge and only getting greater. I recently heard a story that totally shocked me. A girl who grew up on a mixed farm and was involved in every aspect of farm life sent her eight and ten-year-old kids back to the farm for a vacation. The mother who had grown up there had worked in the garden, fed cows, hogs, chickens and drove a tractor when needed, went to university and stayed in the city. When her children, who are only one generation removed from the farm, went to stay with their grandparents for the first time on the farm, were amazed when they found something growing in the yard that looked just like a cucumber...you don’t think we have a disconnect? We all need to tell our story and more importantly, help prepare our youth to communicate with those of their same age to narrow the gap between rural and urban...fact and fiction.

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Golf...Continued Shorty’s Dad had always looked at the sport of golf with…. well distain. He often described the activity as stupid, a waste of time and boring.

It’s summer time again and for me, that means back on the road touring herds and selecting cattle for fall female sales. This summer is a total opposite to last year when it comes to weather. Ontario East which is normally lush and green is much dryer than normal. Recent rains have helped in many areas, however, more is needed to get pastures growing again. In the west it is much greener than a year ago, many of the hardest hit drought areas last summer are receiving ample moisture this year, restocking grass and feed supplies. Hay is trading at half the price or less of last year at this time. We all know calves are not going to be as high as they were last fall, however, they will still be quite strong. I have talked to producers who have had offers on their calves, six hundred pound steers are fetching bids of $2.00 and higher. If you think back three years, $2.00 calves were the dream, we never saw $2.00 calves, we shot right passed and went to the $3.00 range and higher, which was great but not sustainable long term. If calves settle back to the level we were dreaming of not so long ago and are sustainable it puts the business in a very good position. There is still a great deal to be optimistic about and many factors that could still push these calves a little higher than we think. Feed costs will be much lower than a year ago, not only is roughage more readily available and 50% cheaper than last year, there is potential for a bumper crop in the western grain belt. The government and industry leaders in grain handling and transportation are already concerned about the potential glut of grain in the system which could result in a backlog similar to three years ago, which means producers needing to sell grain to sustain cash flow will look to move it into the feed market. The Canadian dollar continues to struggle against the greenback which has always been positive for the Canadian calf market. A recent report from the USDA also indicates cattle on feed numbers in the US are significantly lower than earlier reported, all these factors can have a very positive effect on the calf market.

a farmer for a couple of years, then purchased a half section of ground which is farmed by his youngest grandson Robert today.

This article is really a continuation of two previous articles, Breeding Bull Management Summer 2009 and Tips on Managing the Newly Purchased Bull Spring 2015. In the 2015 article I wrote that the two main causes of declines in semen quality were heat and stress. By far the most common cause of heat is fat in the neck of the scrotum. Fever, local inflammation, hernias and extremely hot weather are much less prevalent. Feeding high energy diets from pre-weaning up to the yearling stage doesn’t appear to result in as much scrotal fat accumulation compared with feeding similar diets after 16 to 18 months of age. Breed and genetic line probably influence where and how fat is laid down as much as anything. British breeds, or British breed-based cattle; particularly, Herefords and Speckle Park are more prone to scrotal fat accumulation. Angus accumulate fat in the scrotal neck and also under the skin of the entire scrotum causing the testicles to look plump with almost no scrotal neck. The temptation to overfatten bulls for sale as two-year olds is the root cause of many problems - obesity has also been linked to poor sex drive, lameness and premature culling. Advantages assumed by buying a two-year old over a yearling bull can easily be lost due to overfeeding. Stressors associated with increases in sperm abnormalities have to be of at least 3 or 4 day duration. Persistent pain from lameness or fighting injuries, bad weather, or perhaps dehorning have all been demonstrated to cause substantial declines in the proportion of normal sperm due to stress. The appearance of sperm exhibiting the distal midpiece reflex appear first and may be the only abnormality in cases of mild, short-lived stressors. Sperm exhibiting the distal midpiece reflexes can appear in substantial numbers and almost completely disappear within as short as a 3 week window. More severe or long-standing stressful events will result in the appearance of different sperm defects arriving in the sperm picture in a sequence dictated by where the defect occurred in the sperm production process. Very long standing stressors such as a bad foot rot continue to affect many stages along the sperm production process; therefore, a number of different sperm defects will be present; for example: distal midpiece reflexes; proximal droplets; pyriform heads and nuclear vacuoles. Other causes of poor sperm morphology include genetics, toxins, season, puberty and nutrition. There are a few inherited sperm defects such as the Dag defect and the Tail Stump defect where high numbers of sperm are affected and a genetic link has been proven. Fortunately these are relatively rare. For many other defects a genetic basis has been proposed, but not substantiated. Complicated modes of inheritance and variable expression of the defect are a large part of the reason that a genetic link remains suspected at best. For instance,several of the abnormal sperm morphologies that are suspected of being heritable when in large numbers, may also appear in small to moderate numbers usually with other sperm defects as a result of some other disturbance of sperm production. The

temptation to point fingers at the breeding program, therefore, should not be your first response. Puberty requires a few to several months to be completed. The onset of puberty is marked by a low sperm concentration and a high proportion of abnormal sperm. Once sexual maturity has been achieved the bull is able to produce a concentrated semen sample and should have greater than 70% morphologically normal sperm. At the onset of puberty there are a variety of sperm abnormalities present including abnormal head shapes, tightly coiled midpieces and proximal droplets. As puberty progresses proximal droplets become the most prevalent abnormality. Proportions of proximal droplets can be as high as 30, 40, 50, or even 60%; usually with a smattering of other defects. By and large, the pubertal sperm picture is the reason for the Decision Deferred category on the Western Canadian Association of Bovine Practitioners (WCABP) breeding soundness evaluation form. This classification implies that the bull will likely have a Satisfactory classification soon, but is not Satisfactory on the day of the test. A Decision Deferred classification doesn’t seem as final as an Unsatisfactory, “the bull is no good”, classification. Proportions of proximal droplets can decline rather quickly within 3 weeks to a month, so retesting in due time is recommended. Sperm with the proximal droplet are not capable of fertilization and it appears that when there are large numbers of proximal droplets even the normal appearing sperm have poor fertilizing potential. Using a bull with high numbers of proximal droplets for breeding has been proven to result in low conception rates. Puberty and scrotal circumference are closely related with bigger testicles being predictive of puberty beginning at an earlier age. Bulls with large scrotal circumferences and pubertal sperm pictures, i.e. proximal droplets, likely are experiencing prolonged puberty. A pubertal sperm picture is not a “rusty load”. The “rusty load” term was coined for bulls that accumulate, or build up sperm in their tubular duct system. These are usually older bulls that continue to store sperm during periods of sexual rest rather than clean out old sperm daily with urination. The typical scenario at semen testing is a large volume of semen (30 plus mL), containing lots of dead sperm with detached heads. Although cattle can breed year round there is a seasonal effect on sperm production which is especially evident in northern climates. More bulls will fail their semen test during the winter and early spring months than during the late spring and summer. This can be problematic for those hosting early spring bull sales. Seasonality may also be confounded by nutrition – feed quality in the winter often falls short of lush summer pasture. Seasonal/ nutritional sperm pictures usually present with a smattering of defects with some bulls being more affected than others. With bull sale season peaking in March and turnouts on many commercial operations not occurring until mid-June to mid-July there are many circumstances that can have a negative effect on sperm quality. Over the last couple of years I have

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Page 20 You Ought to Know... ....that spring of 2015 established unprecedented price records in the production of beef cattle throughout the world. Although beef is not considered a staple, but a luxury item throughout the globe, economic factors of supply and demand are the engines which drive this market forward. In the majority of cases, all levels of the beef chain are realizing long awaited profits allowing producers to set long term plans for the years that lie ahead. Late fall 2014 and 2015 spring bull sales have been more than ideal....if you had trouble selling your bulls for a well deserved premium....you did not do anything about your marketing program. So, what makes one bull sale more successful that another a few miles apart or a few weeks apart? No doubt, quality and condition of the bulls selling is an important factor, but in many cases the genetics are similar or relatively the same as artificial insemination and embryo transfer has allowed breeders to compete on the same playing field. The difference then boils down to customer service and the “power of advertising!” Over the past decade, we have seen enormous change in the Hereford breed and its membership....the majority of those who chose to weather the storm and improve the herd and their program are young second and third generation men and women, many graduates of the Canadian Junior Hereford Association. Since I had the opportunity to work with and watch these young breeders move forward, those who were more aggressive with their promotion through advertising, the electronic highway and livestock shows are now reaping their well earned rewards from advertising they could barely afford in the lean years. Those who opted to be contract advertisers have established a quality level of image for their program....hence, those looking for Herefords will shop there first. Some will argue that the new generation uses the electronic highway to often, but we must remind ourselves that the average age of farmers and ranchers in North America is over fifty-eight years of age....and if they are like me, they want to sit and read publications and view the pictures. Since the success of a breed or program is based on selling bulls to ranchers... publication advertising remains the broadest level of promotion to each and every program. The more frequent ... the more successful...just ask Tim’s or MacDonalds! Since the Canadian Junior Hereford Association has been a great training ground for the future of the livestock industry and agriculture in general, we must not forget their efforts as they host Bonanza and the AGM in Fredericton, New Brunswick in the last weekend of July. Keeping the juniors in mind, the 8th annual T Bar Invitational, is being held in Saskatoon on June 23 and 24th at the beautiful and challenging Dakota Dunes Golf course, just a short week prior to the PGA Canadian Tour being held there. Funds raised by this tournament (which is open to golfers of every age and caliber) go directly to the Canadian Junior Associations for the development of their programs and scholarships. T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. is a livestock marketing company dedicated to the advancement of youth in the livestock industry. Plan to be there for a fun time and do you part in supporting the juniors of Canada!

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Hereford Harvest

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October 14, 2016 2:oo pm - Vibank, SK

Consignors Lone Pine Cattle Services Rob & Dawn O’Connor (306) 762-4543 Vibank

Mission Ridge Herefords Steve, Fran, Matt, Mark, Paul, James & Michelle Hordos (306) 835-2007 Raymore

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learwater is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in South Central Manitoba. A stoneâ€™s throw to the south lies the village of Sarles, North Dakota while to the north is a body of water called Rock Lake at the bottom of the Pembina Valley. Off the southeastern shores of Rock Lake, you will find a purebred livestock establishment whose heritage dates back one hundred and thirteen years.

In 1903, a sixteen-year-old Brit, John Rothwell Guilford, ran away from his apprenticeship in Tunbridge Wells, England and came to Canada. As most others who came in that era, he worked for

a farmer for a couple of years, then purchased a half section of ground which is owned by his youngest grandson Robert today. In 1925, John Guilford purchased his first purebreds; two registered horned Hereford heifer calves from W. Coldron at Glenora, Manitoba, situated at the northeastern end of Rock Lake. Since the purchase was in early fall and the farm was only eight or nine miles via the lake, John waited until freeze-up, took a team and sleigh box across the frozen lake and returned proudly, with his beginnings of a herd of purebred cattle - Rosie 56500 and May Wallace 56502. Johnâ€™s only son, Frank, graduated from the Diploma Course in Agriculture at the University of Manitoba and came back to join the farming operation in 1937. Frank and his wife Kae raised six children - two daughters and four sons. The oldest daughter, Jean, practiced as a nurse and married a Toronto lawyer; the second is David, a purebred livestock breeder operating Guilford Farms at Clearwater; the third was Ken who was employed by Versatile Machine in Winnipeg; then a set of twins, Diane and Don. Diane is an Anglican priest and professional mediator in Morden while Don owns Guilford Hereford Ranch. The youngest,

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Robert, is a grain farmer who operates on the home farm at Clearwater. After graduating high school, Don Guilford went to work in the Alberta Oil patch for five years. In 1969, he met Diane Clemens from Pincher Creek. Her parents had a small ranch in the foothills and she worked as an accountant for a large construction company. They were married in November 1971 and three years later, in 1974, they decided to go back home and join the family partnership. The partnership consisted of Don and Diane, his parents Frank and Kae, his older brother Dave and wife Carol, operating under Guilford Farms. In 1985, Frank and Kae decided to slow down and sold their interest in Guilford Farms to the brothers, Dave and Don. The brothers split the Hereford-based cow herd and in 1986, Don and Diane established Guilford Hereford Ranch using the GHR prefix. Don Guilford purchased his first registered Hereford female fifty-one years ago in 1965 and the herd expanded from there. In 2001, Don and Diane decided to expand the cow herd and purchase most

of the hay, thus providing extra grazing land for the added breeding herd (Don loved cows and hated haying). In 2002, the couple expanded into another breed - Angus. Don relates, â€œWe wanted to expand our market but adding more Hereford females was not the answer, as it would not change our market. We were looking for a breed that would complement our program and management practices. We felt that Angus cows, like our Herefords, would work very well at generating profit.â€?

"For the past three decades, their goal has been to produce fertile, feed efficient cows that can maintain themselves on grass and hay, produce a calf every year..." A friend working in the oil patch west of Edmonton called and asked Don if he was still looking for cattle. He had been by Ronan Angus, Ralph and Lorree Erdell, Mayerthorpe, Alberta and had seen a good group of cows and heifers there. The Guilfords purchased a package of fifteen bred heifers, sight-unseen, which started the basic herd; in addition, they selected a donor female from Crescent Creek Angus, Goodeve, Saskatchewan who produced several foundation daughters and a couple of sons used in the program. Since 1986, Guilford Hereford Ranch has grown to a land base of nearly thirteen hundred acres; all 25

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pasture of which one-half is native grass... grazing three hundred and sixty bred females in two breeds of beef cattle. In an effort to pasture that many animals, the Guilfords started rotational grazing using a cell grazing system. The entire pastureland is divided into twenty-acre paddocks. At the present time they have seventy permanent paddocks. Over the past twenty years, they have doubled their stocking rates. Until this year, Guilford Hereford Ranch’s labor force numbered two - Diane and Don. The cow herd is wintered and calved seven miles from the home farm. They are checked once a day while they weigh, tag and tattoo the newborns (they have a 3.5% death loss.) They target their worst land for winter and bale grazing, running the cow herd on a one-half section all winter with access to well water. The pasture has wind-breaks for shelter; they bale graze the herd but do not provide straw for bedding; therefore, eliminating manure clean out. A small portion of the herd is calved from January 15 to February 28 (45 days) which they call winter calving and the main herd is spring calving in May and June (60 days). The Guilford breeding program is very unique and most efficient. They have two breeding seasons. The Hereford cows are run with Hereford bulls for 21 days and the same is done with the Angus cows, running Angus on Angus. After 21 days, the Herefords are put into two big pastures and put with Angus bulls while the Angus cows are put into one large pasture with Hereford bulls. This breeding system was applied to suit their rotational grazing methods and it has increased the fertility of the herd. In a 21-

day breeding season over 80% of cows have been settled. Don relates, “What I like about it is that every replacement heifer that we have now is conceived in the first cycle and every bull calf we sell is also conceived in that first cycle. From an economic point of view, fertility is ten times more important than rate of gain and all the rest of the things that we look at when we go to buy cattle.” The cattle run in a ranch environment quite like many of

"From an economic point of view, fertility is ten times more important than rate of gain and all the rest of the things that we look at when we go to buy cat tle.” their commercial customers. They do not tolerate bad feet or prolapse. Don relates, “ The last time we trimmed feet was 1977 and in 2013 during calving season, we convenience pulled one cow and two first calf heifers.” Every Hereford cow and Angus in the herd today were born on the ranch. Although Guilford Hereford Ranch did not do a lot of showing, whenever they went to town they were competitive. In 2005, they were Premier Breeder and Exhibitor at the Manitoba Livestock Expo and never stood below third at Agribition.

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Don and Diane have three girls. Their oldest daughter Stacey is a school teacher and her husband Kevin has a construction company. They have three children - Rhett, Rory and Ryler. Andrea, the middle daughter works for United Suppliers, and Jody works for Cargill. Together they have two children, Josh and Blair. Jennifer, the youngest daughter works for Syngenta, and Mike, who works for United Suppliers, have two daughters Brooklyn and Kaelyn. In 1987, Guilford Hereford Ranch was recognized as Manitobaâ€™s Premier Purebred Breeder. In 1989, they received the Outstanding Young Farmer Award for Canada and in 2009, they were awarded the Environmental Stewardship Award from the Manitoba Cattle Producers.

Father time catches up to us all. Now that the children have grown up and have children of their own and no boys to take over the ranch, the couple has decided to slow down, do a little traveling and enjoy life... itâ€™s been quite a while since buying that first heifer in 1965. They will disperse on December 17th and 18th at Heartland Livestock, Swift Current, Saskatchewan... the same market which they have sold their baldies. For the past three decades, their goal has been to produce fertile, feed efficient cows that can maintain themselves on grass and hay, produce a calf every year that will develop into replacement females and breeding bulls for their customers, with minimum inputs and infrastructure and still excel. They have made their total living with their cows... so they have had to be profitable!

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Revisiting Cow Herd Performance

One of the joys of summer is checking the cattle herd at pasture; especially, looking at how the calves are growing. Thoughts wander to quality of the pasture; cow performance and health; the bulls you have purchased and how well their progeny are doing; mineral supplementation; fly control and so on. With any luck, your cattle checks are mostly easy not requiring a treatment or a search for missing cattle. Most of us can’t help but wonder what those calves will be worth when it comes time to market them? What will our marketing plan be? Will we hold some or all of the calves back? Will we keep more replacement heifers and expand the herd, or is this a good time to sell off some bred cows to lighten the workload? The pasture season is also a great time to evaluate how your herd is measuring up. Are you satisfied with your herd’s performance or are you looking for change? Maybe you are just a bit curious about what others in the industry are doing? There are a few different ways to see how your herd measures up. Probably the simplest and without a doubt the most common technique is looking over the neighbor’s fence to eyeball his or her calves. It helps if you know roughly how many cows she has, and maybe when he calves and any other genetic or management tools the Jones’ may have at their disposal. This information can help make keeping up a whole lot easier. Getting off the ranch on guided tours, visiting other commercial or purebred operations and attending livestock shows are definitely worthwhile; however, topping my list would be trips to the auction market to assess calf weights; breeding/ feeding programs and of course market price. Next on the list is making use of cow-calf production survey data - a definite step forward for the manager that is not easily wowed by the sale-topping pen of calves that on the surface look superior to anything he has ever marketed. The survey data is used to produce benchmarks for production indicators, management factors and economic numbers that you can use for comparison with your herd’s numbers. Sets of benchmarks may be found in industry magazines or online through the interweb. The ever popular economist, Harlan Hughes, recently utilized data from North Dakota’s Farm Business Management Benchmarks in the July 2016 issue of Beef Magazine, pages 6-8, which is part of the Finpack (farm financial planning and analysis software) set of benchmarks produced by the University of Minnesota. For Western Canadians, an excellent resource is the 2014 Western Canadian Cow-Calf Survey (2014 WCCCS) published in June 2015 by the Western Canadian Beef Development Centre (WCBDC). This survey is easily found on the WCBDC website, provincial ministries of agriculture and on the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) website. The data was gathered from producer surveys submitted from all four western provinces. The authors of this report have a done a good job of reporting the percentage response to each question and have presented the data in both tables and figures.

Weaned calf sales are the bread and butter of the cow-calf industry so it stands to reason that calculations like weaning percentage (live calves born per females exposed during the previous breeding season) and the more telling pounds of weaned calf per female exposed are very useful herd performance indicators. The latter addresses not only pregnancy rate, abortions, and calf loss but also time of calving, calving distribution, cow productivity (milking ability) and overall herd nutrition. In the 2014 WCCCS the weaning percentage was 85% and the average pounds of weaned calf per cow exposed was 534 pounds. Seventy two percent of respondents sold on average almost half of their calves at weaning. Just 9% preconditioned their calves for 30 to 60 days before marketing. Now most of us agree, no single cow-type or breed makeup is going to fit every operation, but regardless of the type of cattle we all get paid based on pounds of calf sold. I recently read an article where it was shown that the most profitable producers fed their calves for a period following weaning to increase the value of those calves. One of the problems with benchmarks are that they are typically reported as averages. If your own herd’s performance exceeds the benchmark in all categories that just means you are better than average of the producers completing the survey. Researchers also use benchmarks to look at industry trends, to see where more research is needed and to see how well producers are utilizing knowledge that has already been produced. You can access that information too. Using the examples above, the weaning percentage should be at least 90% which will definitely help pull the pounds of weaned calf up. Another interesting finding in the 2014 WCCCS was that only 42% of respondents reported having 60% or more of their calves born in the first 3 weeks of the calving. Given that typical natural service conception rates are 60 to 70% per cycle achieving the goal of 60% of the calf crop in the first 3 weeks requires that all of the cows are cycling at the beginning of the breeding season. Clearly that is not happening in the majority of herds which will, in turn, have a substantial negative affect on weaned calf weights. If this decribes your herd then things like better pre-calving and post-calving nutrition; selecting replacements from early-calving cows and managing heifers so that they have more time to recover after their first calf before rebreeding should definitely be addressed. Blind faith just simply leaves too much money on the table instead of your back pocket. Future articles will cover tools to improve reproductive performance.

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You Ought to Know... While working on catalogues, numbers are very relevant; EPD’s exemplify cow family tendencies and are an excellent method in selecting the type of seed stock you would like in your program. You, the breeders, have spent a lot of money with the Association in creating these tools, which hopefully are actually used; but with most breeders only two or three are actually looked at. There are now seventeen traits which have an expected progeny difference and adding any more will have to result in changing the size of the pedigree in print. This does not include the basic requirements in selection... that being phenotype, soundness, hair and disposition. The question is which traits do you use and why? No doubt, BW is a trait everyone uses and some will also look at its derivatives CE and MCE. This trait is very simple, as it is based on a weight turned in to the Association when registering your calves. (You do physically weigh your calves... don’t you?) For the past few springs, birth weight has been a large factor in the selection of bulls by the commercial producers in all breeds... British and Continental... simply because a live little calf has been worth a lot of money in the fall, based on the stocker market, in comparison to a big dead one. The other economic factor that plays with the commercial producer is that in many cases, Mama is the hired man and many programs have gone to turning their bulls out at a much later date. The second trait most looked at is MILK. It is measured in pounds, basically birth to weaning. Since 1982, MILK has gone from the average 5.1 lbs. in a rapid growth pace to 22.1 lbs. in 2015. Now granted in the early 80’s, most Polled Hereford females were shy with their groceries... and to coin the phrase, “We’ve come a long way Baby.” Over three decades, the breeders have done a great job... too good... as many of our first calf heifers milk too much. Since we rely on the commercial producer to sustain our livelihood by purchasing bulls and replacement females, we must know that the producer and his hired man, Mama, will not be milking out cows in May in the pasture... they will change breeds first. Just like humans, gravity takes over and your five year old cow looks like she is ten. The Holstein industry has proven that there is a high correlation with milk production and fertility problems. So ask yourself the question, “How high is too high when it comes to milk?” The next traits looked at are WW, YW and TM... three very important traits for those who market lots of bulls as yearlings. It is a trait that is simple to read in pounds and very straight forward. I believe they are the most important traits, simply because we are in the industry to produce pounds of beef. If you could put together a package of replacement females using TM, you would have a set of high income earning cows.

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The carcass traits are somewhat inaccurate, as we do not have enough testing on the slaughtered Herefords to give us adequate numbers. We must remember that it takes three hundred and fifty six to seven weight stockers to fill a feedlot pen... I can’t remember the last time I have seen a pen of straight bred Herefords in a feedlot! Now we get into the new area ideal for University professors and Association employees... CW, STAY, MPI, FMI, RFI and PWG. For those who breed Herefords in the eastern half of our country. I ask, “How many of you have looked at any of this for selection?” These trait selections are built to inform the rancher and I would even question how many breeders in the western half of this great country pay any mind to it... remember these traits cost money to build and administrate. But now that we have these traits we must use them, as MPI and STAY are important guidelines in putting together a functional productive cowherd with longevity and fertility. The biggest problem with EPD’s is the educational side. For usage and marketing advantage, we must educate both our breeders, so that they can educate their commercial customers as to what they are, what they mean and how to benefit by taking advantage of the work done to achieve these tools. Right now, they sit in a computer or at the bottom of a printed pedigree... and who had the brainwave of putting EPD’s out six times a year? The Hereford breed is showing signs of regaining some of its market which has eroded over the past couple of decades. This market share is mainly through the commercial sector by using Herefords on other breed females. This bodes well for breeders and the Association, but the breed needs visibility through national advertising. Speaking of advertising, the fall show season is rapidly approaching. Edmonton’s Farm Fair bull show and the commercial pen barn at Agribition are ideal areas to display bulls that are geared for marketing in the spring. They get traffic and it doesn’t take much oil or glue to get them ready... those who have participated in the past have reaped excellent results.

I Just Thought You Ought To Know...

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Heifer Calf Champion Exhibited by Emma Lees BNC Glenlees 14Z Chantel 1D Reserve Heifer Calf Champion Exhibited by Lexie O’Connor XLP Splendor ET 75D Reserve Junior Champion Female Exhibited by Christin Dixon Blair-Athol TW Debbie Doo 22C

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE & SENIOR CHAMPION

GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE & JUNIOR CHAMPION

Exhibited by Emma Lees BNC 14Z Star Maker 69C

Exhibited by Emma Lees JC Daisy 14Z

Reserve Senior Champion Female Exhibited by Ayla Duke Square-D Reiss 237A

Reserve Junior Champion Bull Exhibited by Jesse Procyk XLP MDF Stone 108C

Reserve Bull Calf Champion Exhibited by Kyla Lees Glenlees JC 27B Easy Ride 14D

Champion Three Head from a Family Emma, Kyla and Becca Lees

Junior Champion Bull Exhibited by Remi Mitchel Kirby Lone Pine Gold ET 350C

Reserve Champion Three Head from a Family Lexie O’Connor Champion Pee Wee Showman Darby McCormack

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Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Female

Champion Bred & Owned Female

Exhibited by Luke Webb LKW Debbie 3D

Grand Champion Bull & Senior Champion

Reserve Champion Bull & Bull Calf Champion

Exhibited by Kate Webb KAW Ruby 1D

Exhibited by Luke Andrews Triple A 47R Dino ET 112D

Champion Bred & Owned Bull

Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Bull

Exhibited by Lexie Oâ€™Connor XLP KPH LCPH Tribute ET 707B

Exhibited by Sarah Felskie XLP SF Heat 131D Reserve Champion Pee Wee Showman Ayla Duke

Champion Intermediate Showman Christin Dixon

Champion Junior Showman Emma Lees

Reserve Champion Intermediate Showman Jade Sibbald

Reserve Champion Junior Showman Hailey Sibbald

Champion Senior Showman Riley Ingram

Exhibited by Kriselly Webber KW Toxic 152D Reserve Champion Senior Showman Tyson Scott Champion Pee Wee Groom Darby McCormack Reserve Champion Pee Wee Groom Ayla Duke

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Reserve Champion Commercial Female

Grand Champion Commercial Female

Hailey Sibbald

Reserve Grand Champion Steer

Grand Champion Steer

Tyson Scott

Christin Dixon

Tyson Scott

Champion Junior Groom Champion PeeWee Judge Emma Lees Darby McCormack Reserve Champion Junior Groom Emily Sebastian Champion Intermediate Groom Ashtyn Webber Reserve Champion Intermediate Groom Kylee Dixon

Public Speaking Junior Reserve Champion Sydney McCormack Reserve Champion Reserve Champion Judge PeeWee Judge Christen Dixon Public Speaking Tanner McCormack Intermediate Champion Public Speaking Pee Wee Bailey McCormack Champion Junior Judge Champion Emma Lees Jade Charlton Public Speaking Intermediate Reserve Reserve Champion Public Speaking Pee Wee Champion Junior Judge Reserve Champion Kylee Dixon Casie Brokenshire Brock Dorrance

Champion Intermediate Senior Champion Groom Judge Tyson Scott Bailey McCormack

Public Speaking Junior Champion Lexie Oâ€™Connor

Public Speaking Senior Champion Jillian Just

Reserve Champion Intermediate Judge Kylee Dixon

Grand Aggregate

Reserve Champion Senior Groom Andrew Dunsmore

Champion Senior Judge Tyson Scott

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Fall Sale Line up

Autumn Angus Classic Sale, Hanover, ON

Sepetmber 3, 2016

Autumn Alliance Sale, Orillia, ON

Sepetmber 18, 2016

Eastern Extravaganza Angus Sale, Lindsay, ON

October 1, 2016

Autumn Tradition Black Angus Production Sale, Blackstock, ON

October 2, 2016

Gilchrist Farms & Friends “In It To Win It” Sale, Lucknow, ON

October 8, 2016

Hereford Harvest Sale, Vibank, SK

October 14, 2016

ANL & Guests Production Sale, Steelman, SK

October 15, 2016

C&T Cattle Co. “Take the Next Step” Sale, Kisbey, SK

October 15, 2016

Blair Athol/Haroldson’s and Friends Female Sale, Arcola, SK

October 16, 2016

Angus Harvest Classic Sale, Moose Jaw, SK

October 21, 2016

Twin View Polled Herefords Production Sale, Strathclair, MB

October 22, 2016

Western National Hereford Sale, Brandon, MB

October 27, 2016

Royal Elite All Breeds Sale, Toronto, ON

November 4, 2016

Jewels & Diamonds Simmental Production Sale, Ponoka, AB

November 18, 2016

Canadian Western Agribition Speckle Park Sale, Regina, SK

November 23, 2016

Canadian Western Agribition Charolais Sale, Regina, SK

November 24, 2016

Canadian Western Agribition Gelbvieh Sale, Regina, SK

November 24, 2016

Canadian Western Agribition Hereford Sale, Regina, SK

November 24, 2016

Champions By Design Club Calf Genetics Sale, Regina, SK

November 25, 2016

Acadia Colony Bull Sale, Oyen, AB

November 30, 2016

Manitoba Angus Keystone Klassic Sale, Brandon, MB

December 3, 2016

Right Cross Ranch Commercial Bred Heifer & Long Yearling Bull Sale, Kisbey, SK

December 5, 2016

Double Bar D “Sharing The Herd” Production Sale, Grenfell, SK

December 7, 2016

Alberta Charolais Select Sale, Red Deer, AB

December 9, 2016

Stoughton Farms Complete Dispersal, Lloydminster, SK

December 12, 2016

Guilford Hereford Ranch Complete Hereford & Angus Dispersal, Swift Current, SK

December 17-18, 2016

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Golf... Shorty’s Dad had always looked at the sport of golf with…. well distain. He often described the activity as stupid, a waste of time and boring. “Why” he would ask,” would anyone hit a little, white ball with a stick, in a pasture, go find it again and then hit it again? And if that isn’t dumb enough, you ride in a buggy while you are lookin’ and call it exercise. Jesus!” Shorty and his brothers heard that same description of the sport nearly every time they went golfing as young men, and try as they might his Dad always had work to do, until one summer day some twenty odd years ago. Shorty had stopped off to see his brother and meet the two additions to his brother’s family… screaming, twin girls. Shorty had supper with his brother , his wife and three young kids but after a couple of beers, Shorty’s sister in law suggested that maybe he and Shorty should go golf the following morning, but she warned “only nine holes.” The two of them were nearly out of the house that day, when the phone rang. It was Dad and Mom, they were passing through town and Grandma wanted to “see the girls.” In the ten minutes or so, it took the parents to arrive, Shorty and his brother had firmed up a tee time, for 18 holes, so when Dad arrived he had a choice. Dad loved choices… he could stay with his wife, his daughter in law, two newly minted granddaughters and a two year old grandson, or golf. It was on that day that Shorty’s Dad took up golf. His enthusiasm to get out of the house, quickly gave way to the realization of what he was about to do, for the first time, at the age of nearly sixty. He was about to do something that all of us agreed would be even dumber then Shorty’s Dad’s idea about golf...he was going to walk around in that “pasture” for absolutely no reason whatsoever. It all started innocent enough, with his statement “This is the dumbest game I have ever seen…I will just walk around while you golf. Just don’t get one of those stupid buggies”.

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were to phone him and tell him you were coming, he would be standing at the end of the drive like an eager student on his first day on the school bus, golf clubs in hand. So off we went. One of the brothers wanted to keep score, so they did. Shorty’s Dad would hit the odd good shot, followed by some really poor ones, each poor one followed by “Oh for the love of Pete!”, two or three putts and take a four on that hole. The brothers soon realized they were competing primarily amongst themselves and give their Dad a smug, selfrighteous look as they marked down his score.

The round that day took a couple of hours, everyone had a few laughs and Shorty watched his Dad smile at “his boys” while chasing a stupid little ball around a pasture. As they walked back to the truck, Shorty realized just how important the game of golf had become and how absolutely unimportant the score was in their games of golf. David Seymour Rolston passed away on June 12 of this year. The thing that bothered us both was that we didn’t get to golf with each other this year, but the most important thing I remember is that we did get to golf together at all. He was a son, a brother, a husband, a father, a grandfather, a great grandfather, a cattleman, a rancher and a damn good human being. He was not a golfer in the truest sense of the definition, but he embodied everything that is good about the game…..except scorekeeping.

Tough Times I am changing pace a little this issue. This is a one off, next issue I will have another of Shorty’s stories, but for this issue, I have some personal observations. Over the past year and a bit, I have endured three losses in my life. I will explain, in chronological order, just what those losses have been and things I have learned. Just before Christmas 2014, I received news that my Mom had passed away while I was on the road. The news did not come as a shock, she had been in failing health for a while, however, I was profoundly saddened. My Mom was a physically small, ordinary farm wife, hired hand, parts getter, cook, seamstress, but mostly a mother. She taught me that you don’t have to be big to be tough, you don’t have to be educated to be wise and that you don’t have to have money to be happy. She was my Mom, my mentor and my hero. In April of 2015, I lost a younger brother to cancer. He and I were as close as I have been to any of my many siblings, in age, in work ethic and in personality. We were geographically separated, but were of similar mind and spoke often in what turned out to be our later years. I went to see him the summer before he passed and we spent a few days just hanging out. He showed me around the area he had chosen to call home, showed some of the things that he had achieved as an agricultural consultant, but mostly we just talked. The highlight of that trip was a floor hockey game that we both played the night before I left. He had played floor hockey with the same 17 guys for 30 years every Thursday night, and I had played one game with them about 20 years ago. I was invited back to play and he and I played one last floor hockey game, against each other, but together. My brother was all about competition, and on this last occasion, I won. He took a photo of me holding up a wooden, full sized, replica of the Stanley cup. He didn’t want to…but he did.

He and I shared our sense of humour, we have laughed a lot over the years. On the day he passed, I received a text from his adult daughter that read: “Hey Uncle Grant, it really sucks that Dad passed away on your birthday. I am so sorry.” I responded with a text that read: “Thanks Jode. Your Dad could never remember which day was my birthday and which day was Uncle Kevin.” Her response was a quick text back that read: “Oh yeah, just before he died he said to wish Uncle Kevin a Happy Birthday” She is her father’s daughter. The last and most recent loss is that of my father. My father and I have had a difficult and for the most part a contentious, relationship. I think it started out pretty well, but went downhill as I became older and less respectful. I take ownership of not only that start of the decline but also the duration. I have deduced from my Mom and Dad that there is a maternal instinct. My Mom embodied that very concept and she did it firmly but quietly. I have also realized that men are not born with a paternal instinct… it is a learned behavior. My paternal Grandfather passed away when his only son was 5 years old. My Grandmother raised my Dad and my Aunt as a single mother. While I am sure my Dad picked up his work ethic from his mother, he learned his paternal instinct “on the fly.” That is a difficult task for anyone. He did a great job when you look at the big picture… but as the eldest I endured that learning process. We were able to overcome the ill will in the last few years, but now I long to have some of the lost years back. I am not sure what he really thought of me at the end, maybe it is best I not know, but I learned a lot from him over the years. 37

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My Dad had an incredible work ethic, something I picked up through osmosis I suspect. He was also generous with his time. If anyone needed help he was there, that was paid back to him in his later years. As he got older there was a steady stream of folks through the house and then hospice wishing him well or just sitting there for a visit. As an adult son, that is all you want to see. Most of you that are reading this know me for what I do as a profession. The satisfaction I get from that profession is not

in the photos that I produce, there is little if any artistic merit in those, but the satisfying part of what I do is any help that I provide to you in the day to day operation of your business. I realize now that is a tribute to my Dad. I am a long way from wise. I certainly am in no position to give any of you any sort advice… but having said that I would urge all of you to be kind to your fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons and daughters. The time we share together is often too short.

Grant Rolston was born and raised in ranching country near Penticton, British Columbia. After graduating school, he worked on a purebred Hereford ranch, then assumed a position at Western Breeders Artificial Insemination Unit. In 1980, he left the livestock scene and joined the Edmonton Police Department, where he received his formal training in photography, working for the IDENT unit (crime scene investigation). After a decade, he returned to the industry, purchasing a herd of purebred Angus cattle but both Grant and his wife, Lauralee, worked off the ranch to make a living. He chose livestock photography and is now Canada’s premier livestock photographer of beef cattle. Grant and Lauralee travel throughout nine provinces in Canada for on farm photography, in addition to all major livestock shows, including the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, Canadian Western Agribition, and all major National Junior shows in the summer months. Grant and Lauralee Rolston reside in Vulcan, Alberta. With four decades of experience, Grant shares things that are “Not Taken for Granted.”

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Bar-RZ Polled

Stu & Sherri Zoeteman

Herefords

Fort Macleod, AB T0L 0Z0

Box 532

Res: (403) 553-2687 Cell: (403) 330-6490 Fax:(403) 553-2699 barrz2@telus.net

Breton West Herefords Eugene, Norma & Leonard Poholka Box 325, Breton, Alberta T0C 0P0 Phone: (780) 8989590 Fax: (780) 696-3777 Cell: (780) 621-8377 or (780) 542-0622 Email: bretonwest@gmail.com

Mick & Debbie Trefiak

14 miles east of Wainright and 11 miles north on range road 4-3

Visit: bretonwestherefords.com

Dave & Jean Prichard Dan & Shelly Prichard & Family Box 394, Killam, AB Box 598, Killam, AB T0B 2L0 T0B 2L0 780-385-2226 780-385-2298 Danâ€™s Cell: 780-385-5125

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Chris Lane Appointed New CEO of Canadian Western Agribition

egina, Saskatchewan- Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Chris Lane as their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective July 4, 2016. Chris previously held the position of Senior Producer at CBC. “On Behalf of the board, we are pleased to welcome Chris to the CWA team,” says CWA President, Stewart Stone. “He brings a great mix of leadership, communications, and community involvement”. Chris Lane grew up with an agricultural background in Northern Alberta and has over a decade experience leading teams and organizations.

“I am excited to join an organization that has such a strong footprint in the community and passion for the industry,” says Chris. CWA looks forward to adding Chris Lane to the CWA team as they prepare for the 2016 show. Canadian Western Agribition (CWA), located in Regina, Saskatchewan, is the best beef show on the continent and the largest livestock show in Canada. The show is anchored by beef cattle and features horses, bison, sheep, goats and an extensive agribusiness trade show. CWA continues to promote the expansion, development and interest in agriculture. The 46th edition of CWA will be held November 21-26, 2016.

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Saskatoon, SK David & Kathy Kurtis & Selene Kyle, Sarah, GriďŹƒn & Davis C: 306-220-2226 Kaitlyn & Con E: ks.reid@sasktel.net H: 306-373-6100 Matt Lautner Cattle Canada C: 306-221-7039 E: champs.reid@shaw.ca WWW.THECLIFFSFARM.COM

Producing working Polled Hereford Cattle with strong maternal traits since 1950.

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David & Arlinda Justin & Amber David & Arlinda Justin, Amber Johner Johner& Casey Johner (306) 893-2714 (306)Johner 893-2667 (306) 893-2714 (306) 893-2667 Box 52 Maidstone fax: Box 52, MaidstoneSK, S0M 1M0 email:email: (306) 893-4632 S0M 1M0 jsf3@sasktel.net jsf3@sasktel.net Saskatchewan, Annual Bull Sale 3rd Saturday in February www.johnerstockfarm.com

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The Mitchells

Box 475, Maidstone, SK S0M 1M0 David & Maxine (306) 893-2838

The Martinsons Midale, Sask. Dayle & Dixie (306) 458- 2566 Logan & Brianna (306) 458-7170

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79th Annual Williams Lake Bull Show & Sale April 14-15, 2016 Williams Lake, BC Auctioneers: Larry Jordan, Wilf Smith, Wayne Jordan, Wayne Pincott & Ken Threlkeld Sale Results 42 Hereford Bulls 71 Angus Bulls 4 Gelbvieh Bulls 3 Simmental Bulls

Averaged $5,894.00 Averaged $4,835.00 Averaged $4,812.00 Averaged $2,933.00

5 Charolais Bulls

Averaged $4,000.00

125 Lots Grossed $656,950.00 and Averaged $5,255.60

Lot 29 - VCH Gold Lad 4B sired by MN 17P Standard Lad 535Y was purchased by Lois and Cliff Hinsche, 150 Mile House, BC for $8,750.00 Lot 47 - LFH Hometown 10Y 40B sired by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET was purchased by Lois and Cliff Hinsche, 150 Mile House, BC for $8,750.00 Lot 35 - Deanfield 25U Aster Lad 7B sired by LO 931N Aster Lad 25U was purchased by G & B Jacobson, Big Lake, BC for $8,500.00 Lot 39 - Deanfield 25U Aster Lad 31B sired by LO 931N Aster Lad 25U was purchased by Douglas Lake Cattle Co., Douglas Lake, BC for $8,500.00 Lot 12 - JSH 5A Cache 1C sired by TLELL 8N Red Zulu 1Z was purchased by Hatch Creek Ranch, Topley, BC for $5,500.00

High Selling Hereford Bulls Lot 2 - CKP 211Y Chinook Rambo 6B sired by LCI Chinook 211Y was purchased by Lois and Cliff Hinsche, 150 Mile House, BC for $10,500.00

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Box 370, Oak Lake, MB R0M 1P0

4 ¼ Miles South of Oak Lake on Lansdowne Road

Albert & Michelle Rimke Jay, Samantha & Levi

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MNH Herefords

Martin & Nell Chobotar Box 385, Vita, MB ROA 2K0 Ph: 204-425-3820

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POLLED HEREFORDS AND BLACK AND RED PUREBRED SIMMENTAL

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Gordon, Robert (bob) henry November 13, 1932 – July 29, 2016

Robert (Bob) Henry Gordon, beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away peacefully July 29, 2016, in Boissevain, Manitoba, Canada. Bob was born November 13, 1932, in Oak Lake, Manitoba to the late Henry and Ella (Ronberg) Gordon. Bob is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Joyce of Boissevain; his children Lois (Blair) McRae of Brandon, MB; Shirley Kaufman (BC Derrow) of Mt Sydney, VA; Sheila (Kevin) Jensen of Courtland, KS; B. Lynn Gordon of Brookings, SD; Bruce (Kindra) Gordon of Whitewood, SD; and ten loving grandchildren Brett and Melissa McRae, Cole Kaufman, Brady, Brooke and Ben Jensen, Bridger, Danika, Matea, and Bennett Gordon; one brother Wayne (Eleanor) Gordon and sister Cheryl (Don) Brown both of Souris, MB. Growing up in the 30’s, Bob loved the country lifestyle and farm life and at an early age, he had a dream of becoming a registered livestock breeder. His interest in 4-H started as a young boy and continued throughout his lifetime. He exhibited his first steer at the Brandon Winter Fair in 1946 and sold him for $0.16/lb. Bob’s determination to show steers resulted in him riding in the rail box car 1,500 miles to the Toronto Royal Show in Ontario to exhibit steers. Bob’s family moved to Souris, MB in 1955 to the Hume farm which became their homestead. He married Joyce (Honeyman) of Hayfield, MB in 1959. In 1961, his family was in the dairy business shipping milk for 10 years. Then Bob and his brother Wayne formed Kinnaber Cattle Co., establishing their Shorthorn operation. Bob took a risk purchasing a large framed white Shorthorn bull “TPS Coronet Leader 21st” who generated a new era in the Shorthorn breed. Bob was named “Builder of the Shorthorn Breed” in 1970, an honor he always cherished. He was instrumental in forming the Canadian Shorthorn Lassie Organization and served as director and president of the Manitoba Shorthorn Club. The Shorthorn days were exciting times for Bob, leading the Gordons to become regular suppliers of Shorthorn bulls to large American ranches. One of Bob’s proudest accomplishments was breeding and exhibiting the Grand Champion Female at the prestigious National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO (1969, 1970, 1971), along with Reserve Champion Female (1970, 1971), plus showing champions at Chicago International Livestock Show in 1968 and 1969. Bob was honored to judge many livestock shows including the Canadian Western Agribition, Toronto Royal, many 4-H achievement days and U.S. state fairs. After traveling to the Midland Test Station, Billings, MT in 1968, Bob saw the first half-blood bull and anticipated the need for Simmental cattle in Canada. In 1969, Bar-5 Simmentals, Brandon, MB, was formed with Bob as the first president. Bar-5 Simmentals seedstock became sought after across North America. At this time, Bob initiated the importation of Simmental cattle from Europe. Achilles Cattle Co., a marketing group was formed and Bob was hired as manager to promote and sell Simmental semen all over the world. In the 70’s, the Hereford herd was established when his children’s love for showing cattle developed and together as a family, they logged many miles showing at junior and Hereford shows across Canada. Bob strongly believed in youth and during his role as director on the Canadian Hereford Association Board, he initiated the formation of the Canadian Junior Hereford Association (CJHA) and hosted the inaugural CJHA event at Kinnaber on August 12, 1979. Kinnaber Cattle Co. became well- known for breeding top Hereford cattle and the family enjoyed many years in the Hereford breed but dispersed the herd in 1983, as the children started their college education.

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Bob was intrigued by the Angus breed and developed a small herd he enjoyed. Then with his astute cattle knowledge of all breeds, Bob was named “Sire Selector and Manager of the Beef Program for Western Breeders and Alta Genetics, Balzac, AB” in 1985. Together Bob and Joyce travelled Canada, the U.S. and Europe extensively, seeking breed leading herdsires in the beef industry that where right for the times. Through their travels they developed lifelong friendships in the cattle business. November 12, 1995, Bob was inducted into the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame and in 2007, Bob and Joyce together were inducted into the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame for their contribution to agriculture and the beef industry. Bob demonstrated a lifelong commitment to advancement of agriculture and served as a role model for others. He served on many boards and associations, such as the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association, which initiated the Douglas Bull Test Station, where his foresight and involvement along with his fellow cattlemen helped to move the cattle industry forward. For years, many cattlemen encouraged Bob to write about his cattle knowledge. In 2003, Bob and Joyce wrote “A Cattleman’s Walk Down Memory Lane” chronicling their lifelong experiences in farming and the livestock industry. Bob and Joyce retired to Boissevain in 2008. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, mother-and-father-in law, Rosella and Findlay Honeyman and brother-in-law, Keith Honeyman. In memory of Bob, donations may be made to Bob Gordon Memorial Fund with proceeds going to youth and agriculture endeavors, Box 605 Boissevain, Manitoba R0K 0E0.

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The family of Walter Morley Bieber, Sr. of Wolseley is deeply saddened to announce his passing at Wolseley Memorial Union Hospital on July 28, 2016 at the age of 70 years. His wife and children were at his side. He was the dearly beloved husband of and devoted husband to Kathleen M. Bieber (nee Castiday) for over 44 years. He is the cherished father of Margaret, Ann, Herman (Christina), Walter (Danika) and Jane (Ryan Elder); the proud grandfather of Walter and Danika’s children Maggie, Beth and Danny; Herman and Christina’s children Aiva, Mya, Raya and Noah; Jane and Ryan’s children Dominik and Konnor. He is also survived by extensive family and many friends. Walter was born in Wolseley on May 13, 1946 to the late Herman and Margaret (nee More) Bieber. He will be fondly remembered by his brother John, his sister Marjorie and his cousin Patrick More. He was predeceased by his cousin James More.

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Walter attended Spring Hill and Southgate country schools, Wolseley Public School and Wolseley High School. He liked the rural lifestyle and very early in his life decided to farm. After graduating from high school, he began farming with his father Herman and brother John. They engaged in mixed farming, with Walter developing an extensive knowledge of crop-growing practices and the purebred Hereford industry. Following his marriage to Kathleen Castiday on February 5, 1972, they established their home south of Wolseley, located at the site of the original homestead of Walter’s grandfather John Bieber. Together they created a happy and welcoming home. In later years, Walter continued to farm with his sons Herman and Walter, Jr. Contributions in memoriam may be made to the Wolseley Memorial Union Hospital, c/o the Town of Wolseley or the R.M of Wolseley. Condolences may be made at www.tubmanfh.com

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Advertiser Index 3-D-L Polled Herefords

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Hereford GRLZ 15 Hidden Meadow Farms 17 HMS Hi-Cliffe 14, 15, 46 Holden Herefords 44 H.S. Knill Co. Ltd. 14 Jesse Procyk 15 JHF Herefords 15 Johner Stock Farm 46 Jo Nomn Hereford Ranch 42 K & C Herefords 44 K-Cow Ranch 42 KTCT Polled Herefords 50 Lazy RC Ranch 58 L-W Cattle Co. 44 Lakeford Polled Herefords 42 Lamport’s Polled Herefords 42 Lemondale Herefords 40 Leveldale Polled Hereford Cattle 50 LCI Doenz Ranches 42 Lock Farms 47 Lone Pine Cattle Services 13, 15 Lucky U Cattle Co. 44 LV Farms 47 Maple Hurst Farms 58 Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords 1 Mission Ridge Herefords 15 MJT Cattle Co. Ltd. 42 MNH Herefords 50 Moorehaven Farms 40

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October 16, 2016 Arcola, Saskatchewan

Featuring Services To R LEADER 6964

BW: 1.3 WW: 71.0 YW: 122 MM: 24 TM: 49

Churchill Red Bull 200Z

BW: -0.4 WW: 59.5 YW: 96.6 MM: 36.3 TM: 66.1

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