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By Bruce Holmquist General Manager, Canadian Simmental Association

SUSTAINABILITY AND FEEDING THE WORLD

I have had the privilege and responsibility of traveling to various parts of the world this summer to represent the Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) as its General Manager. Face to face events have now resumed as things move back to normal in most regions of the world which has al lowed me to attend events across Western Canada, the United States of America, and the World Simmental Fleckvieh Federation Conference in Europe.

While traveling to these events, a shared discussion has been prevalent regarding how we will feed the rapidly growing world population in a sustainable and efficient manner and that also works in harmony with the resources utilized by us as ranchers and farmers. One thing that food producers share around the world is increasing pressure to validate what we do and why we do it in order to, at times, counter very misguided Gov ernment and social policy that unfortunately is a result of a total lack of understanding of how food is produced.

Agricultural practices have changed immensely over the last fifty years, especially with the improvements in grain production practices. Billions of dollars have been spent on researching new varieties of corn and other grains that now allow some crops to be grown in non-traditional regions. Drought, insect and disease resistance has been greatly improved for many grains that now make it possible to add different crops to a grower’s rotation and to spread out the risk of having “all the eggs in one basket”. All of this has been accomplished through plant breeding that uses the latest technology and science.

Swine and poultry production has followed a similar path in the research and development of new bloodlines, strains, and composites that have greatly improved the output of those species which are direct competitors to beef production. Much of the breeding in the hog and poultry sectors has been done by large corporations and breeding companies and one has to admit it has produced results and efficiencies that the beef sector has not seen. Although demand for beef is at an all-time high we have seen our product become a high cost or premium product when compared to other proteins.

We have seen great improvements in beef quality through work done by breed associations and their members, however the science that has led to genetic improvement on many traits is often disputed by some breeders and, at times, outright ignored by others. The opinion that “all my cattle are good so don’t tell me that they are below average in any way” still lives. We often see breeding decisions made based on emotion and feelings to wards a favorite cow or bull in the pedigree, though at times their progeny may not produce to nearly the same level. “We will give him one more try” is an expensive gamble in cattle breeding. Cattle have a long generation al interval when we work to make substantial changes, especially when some breeders ignore using all the tools that are available to them.

One of the misnomers that I have heard several times is that the beef in dustry has become more efficient because we are producing more beef from less cows. The North American cowherd is dropping in numbers at an alarming rate yet we are selling more product at higher prices than ever before. This is largely due to longer time on feed and delaying harvest of the animals until they reach a larger size with more cost to the process. For many cattle the most expensive gain is within the last 1-2 months of a fed animal’s life and it is often said that the larger carcass size is an exam ple of how the beef industry has become more efficient. Without custom feeding for tax benefits, or by packers who want to better control supply and availability through captive supply, those feedlots would have a much more difficult time showing profitability.

What are some of the answers to sustainable beef production in North America? Much of it depends on not competing for resources needed for grains and other crops. Many regions of this planet that are capable of producing food for humans is rangeland and cannot be harvested except through a ruminant such as a cow, sheep or, goat. We need to strive to use that land in a sustainable and efficient manner while also continuing to improve beef production in all the traditional areas that we are doing now. This can only be done with genetics that are predictable and effective in producing beef that is sustainable in every way including profitability of the producer.

Calf prices are looking very good for this fall and for the immediate future with abundant feed in most regions. May this be the start of an era of prof itability and sustainability for all segments of the beef industry.

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Breed IMPROVEMENT

By Sean McGrath Breed Improvement Coordinator for the Canadian Simmental Association

BEEF GRADING AND GENETIC SELECTION

There has been a lot of debate over the last couple of years about markets and the role that processors play in those markets. Regardless of your opin ion on the cattle markets and packer control it is still extremely important that consumers continue to purchase beef and enjoy the eating experience.

It is easy to argue that the market is disjointed in terms of market signals, ownership and pricing but it is tough to argue that carcass characteristics are not important to the long-term success of the industry. Carcass char acteristics generally have a moderate to high heritability, meaning that the genetic component has a large impact on end-product merit, regardless of management. From a genetics provider perspective this produces a conun drum as we may be one further step removed from, as previously noted, a disjointed market. If we can accept that simply being a step or two away from the end-product does not abdicate us from responsibility, then the next question should be, what is carcass quality?

The answer as it turns out may vary, however there are some universal threads.

Carcasses are valued based on the weight of the carcass, the yield of the carcass and the quality grade of the carcass. The relative influence of each of these on the price may vary, depending on the program or market that the carcass is sold into, but generally speaking, a carcass is valued on these three things. The grading system is designed to classify carcasses into cate gories that describe a series of broad attributes, but these categories are not always adequate for genetic evaluation.

When we talk about carcass characteristics (including genetic evaluation) we are referring to differences in youthful cattle. In Canada A grade cattle are youthful and contain adequate muscling, bright red muscle fibres and a min imum of 2mm of backfat. Cattle that fall outside of these parameters that are still youthful, will fall into the B grades. This includes cattle with inadequate muscling, devoid of marbling or dark cutters. B grades tend to be severely discounted in most industry pricing schematics.

“A” grade cattle are further separated into yield grade classes and marbling levels. Yield grade is based on a muscle score and fat thickness and is a pre diction of the retail yield of closely trimmed, boneless cuts from the round, chuck, loin and rib. Cattle are sorted into yield categories of 1 to 5 with 1 being the highest yielding and 5 being the least. These cattle are also sorted into marbling categories of A, AA, AAA (Choice) and Prime, representing increas ing levels of marbling respectively. A typical pricing grid will offer higher pric es for high yielding/high marbling carcasses and discounts for low yielding/ low marbling carcasses. Grading is designed to sort harvested cattle on a given day or specific point in time. A very good description of the Canadian grading system is available at http://beefgradingagency.ca

So What About Genetic Evaluation?

Unfortunately, for the purposes of genetic evaluation standard beef grading information or categorization is not generally adequate. The categorization used to sort carcasses for marketing and pricing does not provide a level of detail that allows us to sort out genetic differences between animals. For example, we may be interested in identifying cattle that have the potential to increase carcass yield. A carcass that yields 52.4% will receive the same Yield Grade 1 score as a carcass that yields 56% yet the genetics that contrib uted to the 56% calf have more potential to increase yield overall. Marbling is also a good example. A carcass may grade AAA and yet be barely above a AA grade, while a AAA carcass may also be just slightly below a Canada prime. There is a significant difference between these carcasses and the genetics that make them up (all else being equal). For this reason, we require more detailed information to conduct genetic evaluation of carcass merit. An ex ample of carcass data from 4 calves is shown in Table 1. In the table, standard grading data is shown in BOLD. Comparing this data to the more detailed information that would be collected for genetic evaluation shows that there can be significant differences even between carcasses that are sorted into the same category for grading purposes.

As with other genetic evaluations, prior history is also important so that proper contemporary groups can be formed. This is not specifically the case for cattle to be simply graded.

Table 1. Sample Grading information (BOLD) and detailed carcass information from 4 calves

Options:

There are a variety of options available for CSA members that might be interested in collecting and evaluating carcass data in their selection pro grams. Grading camera data may be available in some situations. This data is computed using a digital image of the carcass rib-eye and can provide the detailed types of measurements required for genetic evaluation of carcass merit. As well, the use of ultrasound data in yearling seedstock provides a good source of easily accessible data that is highly correlated to carcass performance. Members who are interested in pursuing carcass merit in their programs are encouraged to contact the CSA to explore potential options and to obtain further information and support.

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Par Bruce Holmquist Dirécteur général - Association Simmental du Canada

LA DURABILITÉ ET NOURRIR LE MONDE

À titre de directeur général, j’ai eu le privilège et la responsabilité de me rendre dans diverses parties du monde cet été pour représenter l’Association Simmental du Canada (ASC). Les événements en présentiel ont maintenant repris alors que la situation revient à la normale dans la plupart des régions du monde, ce qui m’a permis d’assister à des événements dans l’Ouest canadien, aux États-Unis et à la Conférence de la Fédération mondiale Simmental Fleckvieh en Europe.

Lors de mes déplacements à ces événements, une discussion commune a été répétée sur la façon dont nous allons nourrir la population mondiale en croissance rapide d’une manière durable et efficace, tout en fonctionnant également en har monie avec les ressources utilisées par nous les éleveurs et les agriculteurs. Une chose que partagent les producteurs d’aliments du monde entier est la pression croissante pour valider ce que nous faisons et pourquoi nous le faisons. Et parfois, cela est pour contrer la politique gouvernementale et sociale très mal informée qui est malheureusement le résultat d’un manque total de compréhension de la façon dont nos aliments sont produits.

Les pratiques agricoles ont énormément changé au cours des cinquante dernières années, surtout avec l’amélioration des pratiques de production des céréales. Des milliards de dollars ont été consacrés à la recherche de nouvelles variétés de maïs et d’autres céréales qui permettent maintenant de produire certaines cultures dans des régions non traditionnelles. La résistance à la sécheresse, aux insectes et aux maladies a été grandement améliorée pour de nombreuses céréales, ce qui permet maintenant d’ajouter différentes cultures à la rotation d’un producteur et de répartir le risque de mettre « tous ses œufs dans le même panier ». Tout cela a été accompli grâce à la sélection végétale qui utilise les dernières technologies et la science.

La production porcine et avicole a suivi une voie semblable dans la recherche et le développement de nouvelles lignées, de souches et d’animaux composites qui ont grandement amélioré la production de ces espèces, lesquelles sont en concurrence directe avec la production de viande de bœuf. Une bonne partie de la sélection dans les secteurs du porc et de la volaille a été faite par de grandes com pagnies et des sociétés de sélection génétique. Il faut admettre qu’elle a produit des résultats et des gains d’efficacité que le secteur du boeuf n’a jamais vus. Alors que la demande pour la viande de boeuf n’ait jamais été aussi élevée, nous avons vu la viande de boeuf devenir un produit à valeur élevée ou de qualité supérieure comparativement aux autres sources de protéines.

Nous avons constaté de grandes améliorations de la qualité du bœuf grâce au travail des associations de races et de leurs membres. Toutefois, la science qui a favorisé une amélioration génétique pour de nombreux caractères est souvent

contestée par certains éleveurs et, parfois, elle est carrément ignorée par d’autres. Le discours selon lequel « tous mes bovins sont bons, alors ne me dites pas qu’ils sont en dessous de la moyenne d’une manière ou d’une autre » est toujours d’actu alité. Nous voyons souvent des décisions d’élevage prises en fonction de l’émotion et des sentiments envers une vache ou un taureau favori dans un pedigree, bien que parfois leur progéniture peut ne pas produire au même niveau. « On va lui donner une autre chance » est un pari coûteux dans l’élevage du bétail. L’intervalle entre les générations est long chez les bovins, lorsque nous travaillons à apporter des changements majeurs, et principalement lorsque certains éleveurs ignorent l’utilisation de tous les outils à leur disposition.

J’ai entendu à plusieurs reprises la fausseté suivante, soit que l’industrie bovine est devenue plus efficace parce que nous produisons plus de boeuf à partir de moins de vaches. Le cheptel bovin nord-américain diminue à un rythme alarmant, toutefois nous vendons plus de produits à des prix plus élevés que jamais. Cela s’explique en grande partie par la prolongation de la durée d’engraissement et le report de l’abattage des animaux jusqu’à ce qu’ils atteignent un poids plus élevé avec un coût d’engraissement supérieur. Pour de nombreux bovins, le gain le plus coûteux se situe dans les deux derniers mois de la vie d’un animal engraissé, et on dit souvent que la grosseur de la carcasse est un exemple de la façon dont l’industrie bovine est devenue plus efficace. Sans l’engraissement effectué à forfait pour des avantages fiscaux, ou par les abattoirs qui veulent mieux contrôler l’offre et la disponibilité grâce à l’approvisionnement captif, ces parcs d’engraissement auraient beaucoup plus de difficulté à démontrer leur rentabilité.

Quelles sont quelques-unes des solutions à la production bovine durable en Amérique du Nord? Cela dépend en bonne partie de l’absence de concurrence pour les ressources nécessaires à la production des céréales et des autres cul tures. De nombreuses régions sur notre planète ne peuvent pas produire de la nourriture pour les humains, car elles sont constituées de pâturages naturels qui ne peuvent être récoltés que par un ruminant comme une vache, un mouton ou une chèvre. Nous devons utiliser ces terres de façon durable et efficace, tout en continuant d’améliorer la production de boeuf dans toutes les régions tradition nelles comme nous le faisons actuellement. Cela ne peut se faire qu’avec une génétique prévisible et efficace pour produire du bœuf qui est durable à tous les égards, y compris pour la rentabilité du producteur.

Les prix des veaux d’embouche sont très bons cet automne et pour un avenir immédiat, et nous avons une bonne disponibilité d’aliments dans la plupart des régions. Souhaitons que ce soit le début d’une ère de rentabilité et de durabilité pour tous les segments de l’industrie bovine.

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Amelioration De la race

Par Sean McGrath Coordonnateur des programmes d’amélioration de la race, Association Simmental du Canada CLASSEMENT DES CARCASSES ET SÉLECTION GÉNÉTIQUE

Il y a eu beaucoup de discussions au cours des deux dernières années au sujet des marchés et du rôle que jouent les transformateurs dans ces marchés. Peu importe votre opinion sur les marchés du bétail et le contrôle détenu par les abattoirs, il est toujours extrêmement important que les consommateurs continuent d’acheter de la viande de boeuf et de profiter de leur expérience alimentaire.

Il est facile de soutenir que le marché des bovins est déconnecté en termes de signaux du marché, de propriété des animaux et du prix, mais il est difficile de prétendre que les caractéristiques des carcasses ne sont pas importantes pour le succès à long terme de l’industrie bovine. Les caractéristiques de la carcasse ont généralement une héritabilité moyenne à élevée, ce qui veut dire que la partie génétique a un impact important sur les qualités du produit final, et cela peu im porte la régie. Tel que mentionné précédemment, du point de vue d’un fournisseur de génétique, cela crée tout un dilemme, car nous sommes peut-être à une étape de plus d’un marché dysfonctionnel. Si on peut accepter en fait d’être à une ou deux étapes du produit final sans nous soustraire à nos responsabilités, alors la question à se poser devrait être : qu’est-ce que la qualité des carcasses? La réponse peut effectivement varier, toutefois il y a quelques lignes de pensée universelles.

Les carcasses sont évaluées en fonction du poids, du rendement et de leur qual ité. L’influence relative de chacun de ces facteurs sur le prix peut varier, selon le programme ou le marché dans lequel la carcasse est vendue, mais en général, une carcasse est évaluée sur ces trois éléments. Le système de classement des carcasses est conçu pour classer les carcasses en catégories décrivant une série de propriétés générales, toutefois ces catégories ne sont pas toujours adéquates au niveau de l’évaluation génétique.

Quand nous parlons des caractéristiques de la carcasse (ainsi que d’évaluation génétique), nous faisons référence aux différences chez les jeunes bovins. Au Canada, les bovins de la catégorie A sont jeunes et présentent une musculature développée, des fibres musculaires rouge vif et ont un minimum de 2 mm de gras dorsal. Les bovins qui ne rencontrent pas tous ces paramètres et qui sont encore jeunes seront alors classés dans la catégorie B. Cela comprend les bovins avec un musculature insuffisante, dépourvus de persillage ou les carcasses classées « viande de coupe sombre ». Dans la plupart des grilles de prix dans l’industrie, les carcasses classées B reçoivent des pénalités importantes.

Les bovins de la catégorie A sont ensuite répartis en catégories de rendement et en niveaux de persillage. La catégorie de rendement est basée sur un score muscula ture et une épaisseur de gras, et elle est une prédiction du rendement au détail de coupes dégraissées et désossées de la ronde, de la palette, de la longe et des côtes. Les bovins sont classés en catégories de rendement de 1 à 5, 1 étant le rendement le plus élevé et 5 étant le moins élevé. Ces bovins sont également classés dans les catégories A, AA, AAA (Choix) et « Prime », lesquels représentent respectivement des niveaux croissants de persillage. Une grille de prix typique offrira des prix plus élevés pour les carcasses à haut rendement/persillage élevé et des pénalités pour les carcasses à plus faible rendement/persillage faible. Le classement est conçu pour trier les bovins abattus une journée donnée ou à un moment précis. Une très bonne description du système de classement canadien est disponible à https:// beefgradingagency.ca/fr/classement-du-betail/classement-du-boeuf/.

Malheureusement, pour les fins de l’évaluation génétique, les renseignements sur le classement des carcasses ou les différentes catégories ne sont généralement pas adéquats. La catégorisation utilisée pour trier les carcasses aux fins de com mercialisation et d’établissement des prix ne fournit pas un niveau de détail qui nous permet de déterminer les différences génétiques entre les animaux. Par ex emple, nous pourrions être intéressés à identifier les bovins qui ont le potentiel d’augmenter le rendement de la carcasse. Une carcasse qui produit un rendement de 52,4 % recevra le même de catégorie 1 qu’une carcasse qui produit un rende ment de 56 %, mais la génétique qui a contribué à l’animal ayant obtenu 56 % de rendement a plus de potentiel pour augmenter le rendement global.

Le persillage est aussi un bon exemple. Une carcasse peut être classée AAA, tout en étant à peine au-dessus d’une autre classée AA, tandis qu’une carcasse AAA peut aussi être légèrement inférieure à une carcasse classée Prime. Il y a une différence importante entre ces carcasses et la génétique qui les compose (toutes choses étant par ailleurs égales). Pour cette raison, nous avons besoin de renseignements plus détaillés pour effectuer l’évaluation génétique du mérite de la carcasse. Le tableau 1 présente un exemple de données sur les carcasses de quatre veaux. Dans le tableau, les données de classement sont indiquées EN CARACTÈRE GRAS. La comparaison de ces données avec les renseignements plus détaillés qui seraient recueillis aux fins d’évaluation génétique montre qu’il peut y avoir des différences importantes même entre les carcasses qui sont réparties dans la même catégorie aux fins du classement.

Comme c’est vrai pour d’autres évaluations génétiques, les informations historiques sont également importantes pour que des groupes contemporains appropriés puissent être formés. Ce n’est pas précisément le cas pour les bovins qui doivent simplement être classés.

Tableau 1. Exemple de résultats de classement (EN GRAS) et information détaillée sur les carcasses de 4 veaux.

Options

Les membres de l’ASC disposent de diverses options pour recueillir et évaluer les données sur les carcasses dans leurs programmes de sélection. Les données du classement effectué par une caméra peuvent être disponibles dans certaines sit uations. Ces données sont calculées à l’aide d’une image numérique de l’œil-delonge de la carcasse et peuvent fournir les types détaillés de mesures nécessaires à l’évaluation génétique du mérite de la carcasse. De plus, l’utilisation de données de mesures par les ultrasons obtenues chez les sujets d’un an constitue une bonne source de données facilement accessibles qui est fortement corrélée au rendement de la carcasse.

Les membres souhaitant exploiter davantage le mérite génétique de la carcasse dans leurs programmes sont invités à communiquer avec l’ASC pour explorer les options possibles et obtenir de plus amples renseignements et du soutien.

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1.Familiarize yourself with CSA’s DNA testing requirements.

2.Contact the sale, bull test, show, etc., you may be participating in to be clear of their DNA requirements.

3.Order kits early (at least two months before you need results) by contacting the CSA – cansim@simmental.com or 403-250-7979 /1-866-860-6051. Please follow instructions and have all the required information before calling.

4.Use a blood card, TSU, or hair card for collection. NEVER send vials of blood, bags of hair, etc. to the lab or the CSA office.

5.Follow the instructions for collection included with your kits. Failure to collect the samples properly may result in samples failing testing.

6.If you make a mistake, i.e. collect the sample from the wrong animal, etc., do NOT send the sample to the lab. If you do, contact CSA immediately.

7.Never send hair samples to the lab without either, 1) ordering the DNA kit through the CSA office (Registry Staff). Or, 2) by utilizing the Online Lab Order System under – My Herd | My Lab | My Lab Test Requests.

8.Send samples to the lab as soon as possible. Getting them out the door ensures faster processing and less time for paperwork to get mixed up.

9.Check your email for results. Online participants should regularly check under - My Herd | My Lab | My Lab Test Results

10.If you have a question, the CSA is happy to help. Please have your membership number and information on the animal you are inquiring about (CSA number, tattoo, etc.).

Vets ADVICE

By Roy Lewis, DVM

COCCIDIOSIS AND INTERNAL PARASITISM A COMBINED DUAL ENEMY

The two clinical syndromes listed in the title are two I thought we had rid from the cattle sector. They are on the comeback trail and I will tell you why plus new strategies to keep them at bay. It is why the clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment must be reviewed at times. Direct communication between yourself as rancher/farmer nutritionist and veterinarian are sometimes necessary to realize the maximum benefits your cattle get from preventing either or both of these disease syndromes from slowly creeping into your herd. Also of course subclinical levels of both these parasites can sometimes slow down production.

All of us old enough remember the days of the bloody diarrhea, associated with severe irritation and straining associated with a coccidiosis outbreak either as young (usually one-month old plus) calves or weaned calves in the backgrounding lot. These bad cases may be very hard to treat.

They maybe associated with weather changes or other stressors. The nervous coccidiosis that often still had the bloody diarrhea associated would give distinct nervous signs. These signs would be staggering going down convulsing with the head thrown back and might be barely distinguishable from polioencephalomalacia, ITEME, lead poisoning some mycotoxins or even vitamin A deficiency. These outbreaks were often sporadic but often several calves were involved and brought about by stressors such as weather changes or processing. Anything which inhibits the immune system such as dexamethasone for aborting heifers to a high worm count may suppress the immune system yielding an increase in coccidiosis including the nervous form. Canada and the United States are two of the few countries where this type of coccidiosis is reported.

Controlling coccidiosis involves controlling manure disposal onto cropped land plus preventing runoff collecting in calving fields to preventative treatment given to the calves themselves. Another method is cows before calving given a coccidiostat such as rumensin or monensin in the feed before calving to reduce shedding of the infective oocysts (eggs) onto the ground. Other treatment products such as deccox may be given in creep feed for young calves or put in TMRs (total mixed rations). There is a treatment product called toltrazuril (baycox) that is also specifically a coccidiosis treatment product. Prevention or treatment increases gains prevents clinical cases which often become poor doing. Straining from coccidiosis may even cause prolapsed rectums that must be dealt with and repaired, so the more prevention we can do the better. The toltrazuril has been prescribed by veterinarians across western Canada for more than a decade to help prevent coccidiosis and it seems to help prevent cryptosporidiosis. It seems that producers that use this product have very little trouble with

cryptosporidiosis. This evidence is just from experience. I will do an article in an upcoming magazine on cryptosporidiosis and what can be done for it.

Where internal parasites fit into this scenario is that we are finding the macrocyclic family (ivermectin type) of dewormers becoming less and less effective against internal worms and most recently (within the last several years) being less effective against external lice (sucking and biting). What we have seen is increasing numbers of internal worms in people’s cattle herds. Even though prior good management procedures were being followed. What can ensue is the presence of internal worms: the cattle’s immune system is then working overtime to try and get the parasites to stop laying eggs. This takes up a lot of energy and another part of the immune system is downplayed allowing coccidia to flourish under these conditions. This involves the different part of the immune systems cells which deal with extracellular organisms (worms) versus intracellular organisms (coccidia). With this mechanism then if worms increase, coccidia will as well.

Since coccidiostats are a category four antimicrobial, my worry was they might be pulled from antibiotic free programs. The vast majority of these programs allow these coccidiostats and they are a mistake removing from any feeding program in my opinion. They have been proven to be an economical effective way of keeping coccidiosis in check along with all the health and growth and feed efficiency benefits associated with them. Plus to my knowledge no resistance has been seen.

Fortunately, if in doubt both disease syndromes can be diagnosed with fecal flotations where both oocysts and worm eggs can be identified on the same fecal. Likewise, when treated they can be checked again for a substantial decrease in parasite numbers. One must realize that, especially if before one month into the problem fecals may reveal no oocysts because the cycle has not been completed yet. Veterinarians may need to start treatment based on clinical signs and go with their gut instincts on this one.

In deworming trials done over the last decades if one can get the internal worms down to close to zero with say deworming with a different anthelmintic like safeguard, we find the coccidia will be dramatically reduced secondarily. Again, removing the worms allows the cattle’s immune system to substantially reduce the coccidia. This is a secondary benefit and one we will take. The coccidiostats are still being allowed to be used and have proven very effective and economic over the years in both commercial and purebred operations. Winter in this country helps us with internal parasite transmission because everything is in frozen suspended animation as far as parasites eggs are concerned.

A Vision of Value Creation

Sandy Russell, CEO Canadian Beef Breeds Council

The Canadian Beef Improvement Network (CBIN) has continued to advance a steady pace in recent months with significant gains being made in development. In order to achieve these advancements, there has been a need at times, to focus on specific steps of the development process. Although that has been important in achieving tangible outcomes, it is equally important that we don’t lose sight of the broad vision of CBIN - a multi-step development process with the ultimate goal of unlocking value for the entire Cana dian beef by connecting genetic data to production metrics from conception to consumption.

As we have outlined on several occasions, CBIN has a four-step development plan to drive this transformational initiative forward to full operation and this plan in its entirety remains our overarching goal. Only then will we be able to truly capture the value of genetics across the entire beef production chain. The four-step plan is as follows:

1. Build the Data Foundation: Build an operational system that will standardize data collection amongst participating Breed Associations (in progress and to be completed by early 2023).

2. Facilitate Data Linkages: Develop a cross-sector genetic data hub that will facilitate linkages of genetic data to traditional production metrics.

3. Translate Data: Create the analytical resources to assist in the translation of genetic data into informed decisions that allow increased value capture from conception to consumption.

4. Drive Adoption: Advance the understanding of the value of genetic data incorporation and resource utilization across the entire beef production system.

With step one, the development of a registry portal to standardize and unify data collection, well underway, we now must shift our focus to the next stages of development. It is only through connecting genetic data to the other production metrics of importance within the beef production system will we be able to fully capture the value of genetic data. There is no doubt that CBIN is a transformational undertaking for the Canadian beef industry with significant potential to create sustainable value for all segments of the production chain and all steps of the development plan are critical to success but

if there is one that, in my mind, is the most challenging yet most fundamental to achieving the vision of CBIN it is step two. Connecting genetic data to production metrics across all segments of our beef production system is no small feat but yet without tackling this broader linkage we truly will fall short of the ultimate goal of CBIN.

Genetic advancements within the beef industry have lagged other livestock production systems and while I truly believe our diversity is our greatest advantage, it has also been our greatest challenge at times. Identifying that diversity to help inform producers, breeding and production decisions is essential to creating value within the beef production system and being able to consistently replicate that value within each of our businesses. While we know that Canadian beef cattle genetics are highly sought after, both domestically and internationally, the ability to access and interpret genetic data has been limiting, it was clear that the data infrastructure did not currently exist within the beef industry to efficiently and effectively link genetic data to metrics of importance across the production chain. It is for these reasons that we must tackle the next steps in the development process, as challenging as they may be. Only then will we be able to fully realize both the economic and environmental value of data driven genetic advancements within the Canadian beef industry.

Substantial collaborative efforts have driven CBIN to this stage of development but clearly, much work lies ahead in our efforts to fully capture the return on our investment in this transformational initiative. While the momentum has been significant recently, we must continue to drive forward in the development of CBIN in order to capture the value potential of Canada’s leading beef cattle genetics. This will require continued collaborative efforts of all those involved in beef production and I am confident we will continue to rise to the challenge and capture the potential opportunity that lies ahead.

Sandy Russell Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Beef Breeds Council

Beef improvement federation

Transparency Drives Consumer Support of the Beef Industry

Petre explains the importance of data transparency to meet consumer demands.

“A significant portion of the public has been convinced that ruminants are a major cause of climate change. This message has become ubiquitous; many believe in it, and we need to be able to present data that shows ruminant agriculture is one of the few ways to produce food that sequesters more carbon and is more carbon neutral than any other form of agriculture. We need transparency,” said Ruraidh Petre, Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef executive director. Petre was a featured speaker during the 2022 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Symposium June 2 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Petre explained the rhetoric many beef consumers have heard, the reality of how producers can improve their trust in the industry and the impact the Sustainable Beef Network will have on the global support for beef.

Rhetoric vs reality

“Consumers of late, are tired of being told what to eat. They want to eat beef, but they want to be reassured it’s a responsible thing to do,” Petre added.

Sustainable Beef Network

The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) a network of roundtables spanning more than 24 countries to develop the role of beef in a thriving and sustainable food system. Producers are the driving force of the roundtables because without them, there would be no action on the ground. The GRSB has three global goals focusing on climate impact, animal health and welfare, and nature positive production. They plan to achieve a 30% reduction in the intensity of carbon emissions and for the beef industry to be a net positive contributor to nature by 2030. They also focus on providing animals with an environment in which they can thrive.

“Good animal health contributes to human health through a reduction in zoonoses, as well as reducing the need for pharmaceuticals that are critical to human health, the overuse of which can lead to resistance,” Petre explained.

Climate change is a major issue facing the beef industry as many consumers are convinced ruminants are the leading cause. This rhetoric and other negative messages about beef production have reduced trust in the industry. However, the facts are in favor of the beef industry; producers need to provide the data through the supply chain to create the transparency the consumer demands. The demand for beef and prices remains high but we must continue to share the message of the beef industry.

Petre explains the importance of data transparency to meet consumer demands.

To watch Petre’s full presentation, visit https://youtu.be/tc0zLeSxxL8. For more information about this year’s Symposium and the Beef Improvement Federation, including additional presentations and award winners, visit BIFSymposium.com.

Reg Schellenberg CCA President

Fall’s arrival brings many things including the return of our elected officials to Ottawa and the much anticipated Canadian Cattle Association’s (CCA) annual BBQ on the Hill to help kick-off the fall session of Parliament. Our team in Ottawa worked hard to make this year’s event a resounding success.

Hosting a BBQ-style reception on the Hill is a great meeting place for CCA directors and staff to connect with Parliamentarians and their staff and informally discuss the policy priorities of cattle producers in the lead up to the consultation for the next federal budget. We enjoyed having so many of our Parliamentary colleagues – new and old – join us for a delicious and nutritious burger made from certified sustainable beef. This was a fitting touch following our successful “Don’t Label My Beef” campaign last spring.

Here’s a snapshot of the priorities that we will continue to discuss with Parliamentarians and government officials throughout the fall session.

Adverse weather

The impacts of the adverse weather – drought and flooding - in the prairies are still top of mind. Minister Bibeau’s announcement of the initial regions eligible for the Livestock Tax Deferral provision on August 30, 2022, was welcomed news for many cattle producers, but we know some regions have been overlooked. This announced list of designated regions is preliminary, and more regions will likely be added as forage yield information becomes available. We continue to advocate for all impacted producers to be included. Longer term, CCA is seeking to have the Livestock Tax Deferral provisions available for producers to self-elect to manage through adverse events that result in the forced sales of cattle.

FMD Vaccine Bank

With many areas of the world being foot and mouth disease (FMD) positive, CCA continues to advocate for the establishment of a Canadian vaccine bank of 30 million doses with 2.5 million of 12 different strains as part of our emergency preparedness plan. While FMD has not been detected in North America, the risk still exists, as the world opens to more frequent travel. FMD is the most economically and socially devastating livestock disease threat to Canada and is highly contagious to livestock and wildlife.

There is a vaccine bank in the United States (U.S.), we cannot count on having access to it, as there aren’t enough doses to meet the needs of U.S. producers, if disease was found in North America. For this reason, it is important that Canada is not reliant on the U.S. and have an inhouse vaccine bank. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency agrees with us on this point, but the challenge remains securing the funding needed to support establishing and maintaining the doses. CCA will continue to build on our advocacy efforts on this issue and this will be a key ask in our submission for pre-budget consultations.

To help protect our livestock and wildlife populations and our

economy, everyone plays a role in stopping the spread of FMD. If you are returning from an FMD positive country, please report this to the Canadian Border Services Agency and avoid contact with livestock or agricultural operations for at least five days, and 14 days if you have been in rural areas or in close contact with livestock. It is also recommended that footwear should be left behind if you know you’ve been in a country that’s positive.

Trade

Trade continues to be an important priority for us. Our team is actively engaging the Government when it comes to the negotiation of new trade agreements and reviews to existing agreements to ensure that Canadian cattle producers benefit from expanded market access. CCA continues to monitor the negotiations of the Canada-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement and raising the importance with both elected and department officials of addressing technical barriers found in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) that are limiting Canada’s beef exports to the European Union (EU).

With the fifth anniversary of CETA’s implementation on September 21, 2022, frustrated Canadian cattle producers were reminded of the continuing imbalance of the beef trade between Canada and the EU. CCA’s advocacy work continues to address the technical barriers that are plaguing this agreement. Earlier this year, CCA submitted scientific evidence on why the EU should recognize the efficacy of Canada’s food safety system. We remain hopeful that their review of the science will result in the approval of the way things are done in Canada. This approval will pave the way for both Canada and the EU to enjoy beneficial growth in bilateral beef trade in the future.

Environment and sustainability Lastly, with the launch of our new brand in July, we hope to create more opportunities to share our positive story when it comes to raising cattle in Canada and how we are a world leader in sustainable beef production.

With the myths of the negative impacts of beef production on the environment, it is important that we highlight to the Government how the Canadian beef industry, through the 2020-2024 National Beef Strategy and our 2030 goals, are aligned with their climate change targets. We can also share our progress through the identified specific metrics and illustrate how we continue to make improvements. If we don’t tell our story, we can be sure that someone else will. We are taking that story to meetings with Ottawa decision makers. This is being supported by a digital campaign targeted at the Ottawa Parliamentary area. Environmental pressure on our industry continues from many players. We are making sure that the cattle production story is being presented accurately.

Best wishes for a successful and safe fall with positive returns on your labour for the fall calf run and harvest.

2022 CSA TOTAL HERD ENROLLMENT PROGRAM MEMBERS

Thank you to these CSA members who are ‘THE’ program participants and provide the data that drives Simmental genetic improvement for the benefit of the Canadian Beef industry.

3M SIMMENTAL RANCH, M & D, FURBER, LONE BUTTE, BC

4 MATT SIMMENTALS, KAITLYN MATTERS, NANTON, AB 7 PILLARS RANCH, SHANE & PRISCILLA QUIST, SHELL LAKE, SK

ABC CATTLE CO., RICK MCINTYRE, CHURCHBRIDGE, SK ACADEMY HILL LIVESTOCK, JOHN & KATHY PEARSON, GRAFTON, ON BRUCE & JEAN ADAIR, BROWNFIELD, AB KEN AND TREENA ADAIR, BROWNFIELD, AB GRANT AINSWORTH, MAYERTHORPE, AB JADE AINSWORTH, MAYERTHORPE, AB

AJB LIVESTOCK, AMY BONCHUK, ROSSBURN, MB ALCOVIA SIMMENTALS, MICHAEL & CHERYL LAYER, ALCOVE, QC

ALDARON, AARON GRAY & ALECIA WEINHEIMER, LANGENBURG, SK

SCOTT ALDRED, WEST LORNE, ON ALLIANCE SIMMENTAL FARMS, MIKE MCCART, NORTH GOWER, ON

ALTON CENTURY FARMS LTD, BLAKE ALTON, KINCARDINE, ON ANCHOR D SIMMENTALS LTD, DAN & KAREN SKEELS, RIMBEY, AB

ANCHOR J SIMMENTALS, JOHN DYCK, LA CRETE, AB ANDERSON BROTHERS CATTLE COMPANY, BRUCE & COLIN ANDERSON, LAC LA BICHE, AB KIM ANWENDER, RADVILLE, SK SADIE ANWENDER, RADVILLE, SK AP SIMMENTALS, APRIL & PATRICK DAVY, FISHER BRANCH, MB

ARC SIMMENTALS, ADDISON CHARBONNEAU, HALKIRK, AB

ARIKA’S SIMMENTAL RANCH, ARIKA KATHOL, DRAYTON VALLEY, AB

COLIN B. ARNOLD, THORNDALE, ON DONNA ARTHUR, MAYERTHORPE, AB SHAYLYN & LINDSAY ARTHUR, MAYERTHORPE, AB ASHANBROOK SIMMENTALS, NEIL & HOLLY GROTENHUIS, AYTON, ON DONNA MARIE ASHER, GRANDORA, SK ASHWORTH FARM & RANCH LTD., KELLY ASHWORTH, OUNGRE, SK

J. RANDY AUMACK, SPIRITWOOD, SK RUSSELL AUMACK, RABBIT LAKE, SK AVALON SIMMENTALS, G. PATRICK MADIGAN, MUNSTER, ON B. MCFARLANE FAMILY HOLDINGS LTD, R G & DONNA L MCFARLANE, MOUNT FOREST, ON BACK IN BLACK SIMMENTALS, SARAH LENG, GUNN, AB BALAMORE FARM LTD., JOSEPH COOPER, GREAT VILLAGE, NS

BAR 9 SIMMENTALS, WILLIAM & CORY MANDZIUK, GILBERT PLAINS, MB

BARBARA VANCE, V5 SIMMENTALS, BARBARA VANCE, KANATA, ON

BAR CL FARM, LINUS CLARK, SUNDRE, AB

BAR J SIMMENTALS, HAYLEY JUSTIN & JACK ROBERTSON, AMARANTH, MB

BAR M SIMMENTALS, PAT MUEHLEN, VANDERHOOF, BC ADDISON BARNETT, MOOSE JAW, SK

BRODY BARNETT, MOOSE JAW, SK JOE BARNETT, MOOSE JAW, SK

BAR T5 FARMS, GREG THOMPSON, FORT ASSINIBOINE, AB

B BAR C SIMMENTALS, BRETT & CHRIS HOUCHIN, BOWDEN, AB

BEAR CANYON SIMMENTAL RANCH, BEAR CANYON COLONY, CHERRY POINT, AB DAWSON & OWEN BEAULAC, SPIRITWOOD, SK EDWARD & BRENDA BEAULAC, SPIRITWOOD, SK FRANCIS BEAUMONT, JACQUES-CARTIER, QC BEAVER RIDGE SIMMENTAL, ALVIN & WANDA FEDYK, PIERCELAND, SK BEECHINOR BROS. SIMMENTALS, JOHN & MICHELLE BEECHINOR, BENTLEY, AB BEECHINOR LAND & LIVESTOCK LTD., STEFON & REBECCA BEECHINOR, BENTLY, AB

BEL-CHAR FARM, DARCY CLOW, GODFREY, ON

BELL FAMILY FARM, RICHARD BELL, ARTHUR,ON BENDALL CATTLE, MICHAEL & MELISSA BENDALL, ASHMONT, AB

BERGMAN FAMILY FARM, AARON BERGMAN, LANGENBURG, SK

BERT’S NR SIMMENTALS, NORBERT DE ROCQUIGNY, HAYWOOD, MB

BERWEST FARMS, CECIL BERKHOLTZ, BITTERN LAKE, AB

BIG LOOP RANCHING LTD, WAYNE MCNEILL, SHAMROCK, SK

BIG ROCK SIMMENTALS, LARRY & CHARLENE, RAST CRESTON, BC

BIG SKY SIMMENTALS, MATHEW C. SMITH, TREHERNE, MB

BLACK GOLD SIMMENTALS, CRAIG & JACK OATTE, & SERHIENKO CATTLE C, LLOYDMINSTER, SK

BLACK’S CATTLE CO., MEGHAN BLACK, BLOOMFIELD, NB

BLACK GOLD SIMMENTALS & BOHRSON MARKETING & RUST MOUNTAIN VIEW R, LLOYDMINSTER, SK

BLACK GOLD SIMMENTALS, RANDY NOBLE, LLOYDMINSTER, SK

BLACK GOLD SIMMENTALS & GREENWOOD, LLOYDMINSTER, SK

BLACK RIDGE SIMMENTALS, JOHN AND BONNIE MOLESKI, DYSART, SK BLAIR STONE SIMMENTALS, BLAIR STONE, WESTEROSE, AB

BLAZIN’ J INC., DARCY & CAITLYN LIND, VALLEYVIEW, AB BLAZIN J, CAITLYN LIND, VALLEYVIEW, AB BLUE ROSE SIMMENTALS, GORDON FIKE, VICKI BENOIT & ELIZABETH HORMEROSKY, COCHRANE, AB BLUSHROSE SIMMENTAL FARM, ALAN BLODER, UNITY, SK

BOHRSON MARK/DEEG/RILEY BOHRSON, OLDS, AB BOHRSON MARKETING & ANCHOR D RANCH, RIMBEY, AB BOHRSON MKTGDEEG SIMMENTALQUINN WILSON, OLDS, AB BOISVERT SIMMENTAL, MARC BOISVERT, ST-GERMAINGRANTHAM, QC

DYLAN BONCHUK, BIRTLE, MB BONCHUK FARMS, DAVE & WAYNE BONCHUK, SOLSGIRTH, MB WAYNE BONCHUK, BIRTLE, MB BOOMER CREEK LIVESTOCK, OWEN B MARTIN, WALLENSTEIN, ON GARRY BOON, LUCKY LAKE, SK SHANDA BOON, LUCKY LAKE, SK BOTTWOOD ACRES, ADAM & JODY BOTT, BELWOOD, ON BOUNDARY RANCH, SARAH & DARBY DELORME, ROBSART, SK

CARRIE F. BRAUN, SIMMIE, SK BREEZY RIDGE SIMMENTALS, CLAIRE ROUIRE, ELM CREEK, MB COLTEN BRENNEIS, STURGEON COUNTY, AB BRKY LIVESTOCK, COOPER BROKENSHIRE, ESTEVAN, SK BROCK RANCHES, BRIAN & ROXANNE EBBESEN, RED DEER COUNTY, AB BROKEN ARROW CATTLE CO., ROBIN JAMIESON, SHEFFORD, QC

BROKEN C SIMMENTALS, CADE CRUICKSHANKS, BRANDON, MB BROOKSLAND FARM, TYLER, JENNIFER, EMMA, MARGARET BROOKS, WOLSELEY, SK BROOKSLAND FARM, EMMA BROOKS, WOLSELEY, SK GRADY BROWN, STAVELY, AB

JEFF BRUKETA, FOOTHILLS, AB

C.D. LAND & CATTLE, DOUG & CHERYL DOMOLEWSKI, TABER, AB C4 SIMMENTALS, SHAWN & STACI CHARBONNEAU, HALKIRK, AB C4 SIMMENTALS, BRIAN CHAPPELL, NORWOOD, ON CAMDEN CATTLE CO., LLOYD JORGENSON, NEW BRIGDEN, AB

CARMICHAEL FARMING CO. LTD, ENOCH & AMOS ENTZ, GULL LAKE, SK

CARPATHIAN LAND & LIVESTOCK, KURT YAREMKO, ST PAUL, AB

CARPATHIAN LAND & LIVESTOCK, KYLE YAREMKO, ST PAUL, AB

BRAD CARSON, WINNIPEG, MB

NEIL CARSON, ROSSBURN, MB

CEDAR VIEW SIMMENTALS, GARY NEUMAN, BARRHEAD, AB

CENTURY SIMMENTALS, JESSE PUKALO, SPRUCE GROVE, AB

CHERRY CREEK FARMS, LYNNE ANDERSON, BOISSEVAIN, MB

JOSEPH CHESCU, INGLIS, MB

CHESTERMERE STOCK FARM, ROSS BRICKER, DIDSBURY, AB

CHIN SIMMENTAL, DAN SLINGERLAND, COALDALE, AB RAYMOND CHITTICK, MAYERTHORPE, AB

CHRIS GOTT SIMMENTALS, CHRIS ANDRUKIEWICZ, BARRHEAD, AB

CIRCLE G SIMMENTALS, GARTH CUTLER, LACOMBE, AB CIRCLE Z SIMMENTALS, DANIEL ZIEHR, PARKLAND COUNTY, AB CITY VIEW SIMMENTALS, BLAINE R. BARNETT, MOOSE JAW, SK

CLARKE CATTLE, ROBERT & ARLONE CLARKE, BRETON, AB

CLARKE FAMILY FARM INC., DARYL & CONNIE CLARKE, BLENHEIM, ON CLARKSON VALLEY SIMMENTALS, KYLE & ASHLEY KLASSEN, CROOKED CREEK, AB CLEARWATER SIMMENTALS, CHAD SMITH, OLDS, AB COLE MCMAHON & KADE RANCIER, GALAHAD, AB BLAIR WILLIAMSON, RYAN COLVIN, LAMBTON SHORES, ON

COME AS U R SIMMENTALS, KEVIN GRANGER & BONNIE BROOKS, STORTHOAKS, SK COUNTRY ROCK RANCH, CALVIN & JENN WORKMAN, BIRTLE, MB

COWASSAGET BROOK FARMS, FRASER MCCALLUM, TABUSINTAC, NB COYOTE RIDGE, NATHAN & KIM MALSBURY, RED DEER COUNTY, AB CRAIG SIMMENTAL, KEN CRAIG, MOSSBANK, SK CREST VIEW CATTLE CO., GREG WOYCHYSHYN, MINNEDOSA, MB

CREST VIEW LAND&CATTLE CO.LTD., TERRY & FREDA WOYCHYSHYN, ERICKSON, MB

CRIMSON CREEK SIMMENTALS, DUSTIN & ASHLEY RUSHINKA, GARLAND, MB

CROCUS SIMMENTALS, TIMOTHY P. SCHERGER, SWIFT CURRENT, SK

CROFT CREEK RANCH, LYLE & VONDA WIENS, VANDERHOOF, BC RON CROSBY, VANDERHOOF, BC

CROSSROAD FARMS, JODY WOYTIUK, SHELL LAKE, SK CROSSROAD FARMS, GERALD & LAURIE WOYTIUK, SHELL LAKE, SK ROBERT CRUICKSHANKS, BRANDON, MB

CRYSTAL SPRINGS RANCH INC., ECKBERT, CHRISTA, GEORGE, SARAH WEITZEL, CHARLIE LAKE, BC CURTIS SIMMENTALS, JUSTIN & LANDON CURTIS, BETHUNE, SK

CW SALTWATER SIMMENTALS, CONNOR WHITE, CANNING, NS CZECH-MATE SIMM & BRADLEY DUNDAS, CARSTAIRS, AB

CZECH-MATE LIVESTOCK, ANDREW & AJ SULLIVAN, JIM & GWEN SMITH, CARSTAIRS, AB

DAC SIMMENTALS, DAVID & AMY CHURCHILL, SHERWOOD PARK, AB BENOIT DAIGLE, SAINTEHÃLÈNE-DE-BAGOT, QC

LOGAN DAINES, PENHOLD, AB DARLING CATTLE COMPANY,

CAROLYN DARLING, CASTLETON, ON DART SIMMENTALS, RYAN KWIATKOWSKI, GLENDON, AB

DAVENOR FARM, JESSICA SEVACK, OGDEN, QC

KAITLYN DAVEY, WESTBOURNE, MB

DANE DEEG C/O JORDAN & KATIE DEEG, WHEATLAND COUNTY, AB

DEEG SIMMENTALS, ROGER & DAVID DEEG, WHEATLAND COUNTY, AB

DEER RANGE FARMS, GORDON & TRAVIS OLSON, STEWART VALLEY, SK

ISABELLA & MACKAYLA DELORME, ROBSART, SK DESPICS, LAURIE LALANCETTE & MAXIME FONTAINE, PALMAROLLE, QC

DESTINY SIMMENTALS, TODD & KAREN CAMPBELL, MEAFORD, ON

BRITTANY & JOHN DEW, INGLESIDE, ON DIAMOND ANCHOR RANCH, BRIAN & KEVIN SCHMIDT, FORT VERMILION, AB

DIAMOND J RANCH, CHARLES CAVE, BATTLEFORD, SK DIAMOND T SIMMENTALS, TROY, MELANIE, ROY, LORETTA CERNY, BARRHEAD, AB

DIAMOND V SIMMENTALS, MATTHEW WIATR & ALICIA FRY, GOODSOIL, SK

DJ FARMS, DENNIS & DEBBIE ELLIOTT, STAFFA, ON DK LAND & CATTLE CORP., DUSTIN & KIRSTEN FORNWALD, LAMPMAN, SK KATHRYN DOLLIVER, STETTLER, AB DONOVANDALE & J-STAR LIVESTOCK, ASHTON, ON DONOVANDALE FARMS, GERALD & KEITHA DONOVAN, ASHTON, ON KAYLEA DONOVAN, ASHTON, ON DORA LEE GENETICS, ROSS & ELIZABETH SMALL, HARRISTON, ON DOUBLE BAR D RANCH, KEN & RICHARD DIMLER, GRENFELL, SK DOUBLE BAR MD, DALE & MAXINE DOYLE, SHANNONVILLE, ON DOUBLE D SIMMENTAL, DORIS DOELGER, BEAUSEJOUR, MB DOUBLE G SIMMENTALS, G. GOODSMAN, STALWART, SK DOUBLE Q SIMMENTALS, DANE & WHITNEY QUARTLY, RED DEER COUNTY, AB DOUBLE R SIMMENTALS, RYAN HEATHER, BIGGAR, SK DOWNEY FARMS, ALLAN & JACQUIE DOWNEY, COULTER, MB RYAN DOWNEY, COULTER, MB DOWNHILL SIMMENTALS, EVERETT OLSON, MINNEDOSA, MB WESLEY DOYON, SAINT-BENOÃŽT-LABRE, QC DRIFTING “M” RANCH, GRANT & CHARITY MILLS, JANSEN, SK

CHUCK & TAMMY DUBE, BROWNFIELD, AB DUCE RANCH, SHAWN DUCE, CARDSTON, AB KEIRA DUGUID, ARNES, MB DUNC’S CATTLE COMPANY, IAN MCRAE, GLENCOE, ON DUSTY LAND RANCH, BRANDON HOFER, GOODSOIL, SK DWAYANN SIMMENTALS, DWAYNE & ANDREA HORST, ARTHUR, ON EAGLE-RIDGE SIMMENTALS, D&L AND D&D BLAIN AND MCLEAN, OLDS, AB KADE EARLEY, KERWOOD, ON EAST POPLAR SIMMENTALS, KYRON & KELSEY MANSKE, CORONACH, SK EDN SIMMENTALS, DEAN ELDON NEITZ, MAPLE CREEK, SK E G, C SIMMENTAL FARMS, CARMAN JACKSON, INGLIS, MB

KATIE ELMHIRST, INDIAN RIVER, ON ELM TREE FARMS, GLENN & PAMELA WOTTEN, LITTLE BRITAIN, ON EPP FARMS LTD., CLIFFORD CAROL & JAMES EPP, ATHABASCA, AB

ERIXON SIMMENTALS INC., DAVID & KRISTA ERIXON, CLAVET, SK DALE L. EYBEN, VERMILION AB AMY FADDEN, VERMILION, AB FALLEN TIMBER FARMS, CHET & JAMIE JANS, GROUNDBIRCH, BC

FAR-L FARMS, DONALD FARRELL, RIPLEY, ON BAR CL FARM, L & J FARM, SUNDRE, AB

FERME B.M.S. ENR, M & S BELANGER, ST-JEAN-DEDIEU, QC FERME BILODEAU DES ETOILES INC., JEAN-PHILIPPE, BILODEAU, INVERNESS, QC FERME CHRISTEL, FERNAND & CHRISTEL PELLETIER JR, LA CROCHE, QC

FERME DALOE FLECKVIEH SENC, DANIEL CUSTEAU & ANNICK LANGLOIS, ST-FRANÃOIS-XAVIER-DEBROMPTON, QC

FERME FORBELL S.E.N.C., PERRY BELL & ANNIE VACHON, ST-ISIDORE DE CLIFTO, QC

FERME GAGNON INC., Y & D GAGNON, CHENEVILLE, QC

FERME LAROSE, ANNIE LAROSE & BRIGITTE VALLEE, SAINT-ISIDORE-DE-CLIFTON, QC

FERME LOUMI S.E.N.C., M & J LATENDRESSE, ET L. BROUILLET, ST-JEAN-DE-MATHA, QC

FERME SIBELLE FLECK S.E.N.C, G & H BELLAVANCE, DE LEVRAR, QC

FERN CREEK SIMMENTAL, COREY PASCHKE, LOVE, SK FERN CREEK SIMMENTALS, BETTY & RAYMOND PASCHKE, LOVE, SK

FIRELINE CATTLE COMPANY, LEANNA MITCHELL, BARRIERE, BC

FIVE STAR SIMMENTALS, TERRY JULIE & EMILY ZALESCHUK, ALVENA, SK

FLEMING STOCK FARMS LTD., D. & C. FLEMING, GRANUM, AB

FLYING F RANCH, MIKE FELLNER, WEYBURN, SK FLYING S RANCH, KEN & SHAUNA SINCLAIR, SPRUCE LAKE, SK

FLYING W LIVESTOCK, CHANTAL WICKENHEISER, VIBANK, SK

FLYING W STOCK FARM,COLBY WOLKOWSKI, CANORA, SK FORDEN FAIRVIEW FARM LTD, LYLE & LEANNE FORDEN, PUNNICHY, SK FORE SEE CATTLE CO., ROD CHIZAWSKY & SANDI BEREZAN, VEGREVILLE, AB FOREVER YOUNG FARMS, BILL & NANCY YOUNG, TIVERTON, ON FOURTHLANE FARMS, SCOTT COLTON & SARAH WOOD, CONSECON, ON RON FURLOTTE, NASH CREEK, NB FUSION LIVESTOCK, ROSS GILES & JULIE DENISON, CASSIDY DAWSON & HOPE PINKHAM, METCALFE, ON FUSION LIVESTOCK/DONOVANDALE FARMS, METCALFE, ON G.T.A. RANCH INC, GREG & TRACEY AINSWORTH, MAYERTHORPE, AB

GALAXY SIMMENTALS, EDWARD (EDDY) & APRIL DREGER, YORKTON,SK GAMACHE SIMMENTALS, RICHARD GAMACHE, BONNYVILLE, AB GARDNER LIVESTOCK, TRACY, TYSON, LISA, EMMA, ROY & TAMI GARDNER & RUDY FRIESEN, OLDS, AB PETER & MARLENE, GAUNCE, NEW SCOTLAND, NB BONNIE GLASMAN, RUSSELL, MB GLASMAN FARMS LTD., MATTHEW & LEANNE GLASMAN, RUSSELL, MB GLENDALE FARM, DAVID & DEBBIE BRUKETA, FOOTHILLS, AB GOLDEN VIEW CATTLE COMPANY, TINA SENETZA, SMOKY LAKE, AB GOODBUY LIVESTOCK, LILYANNE BOUFFARD, STANSTEAD, QC GORDON JONES SIMMENTALS, GORDON JONES, BALDUR,MB GRA-TAN RANCH,GRANT & TANYA CHITTICK, MAYERTHORPE, AB JOHN GRANT, EDAM, SK GRASS ROOTS RANCH, ROBERT VOICE, BRADWELL, SK GRAVANDALE SIMMENTAL, IVAN & GRACE OESCH, WELLESLEY, ON GRINALTA FARMS, RUEBEN A. & ELAINE GRINDE, HOLDEN, AB GRONA FARMS, DALLAS GRONA, PORCUPINE PLAIN, SK GROUPE BMS BOSIVERT SIBELLE FLECK, C/O FERME SIBELLE FLECK SENC, STE-SOPHIE DE LEVRAR, QC GUS’S COW SCHOOL, GUS REID, MOOREFIELD, ON HADDIE SIMMENTALS, ASHLEY FAIRMINER & BRANDON ERNEST, WALKERTON, ON CHAD HADDOW, BAY TREE, AB ANDREA, ERIN, LEE HADWAY, DIDSBURY, AB DAYNA RAE ANNE HADWAY, DIDSBURY, AB JOSIE CAROLYNNE, HADWAY, DIDSBURY, AB HAMPTON SIMMENTALS, JODI HAMPTON, FALUN, AB HANDFORD SIMMENTALS, ROBERT HANDFORD, SNOWFLAKE, MB HARBECK CATTLE COMPANY, SAM BUSCHBECK, MARKDALE, ON HARMONY RIDGE FARM, HOWARD & VONA PYNE & KARL TAYLOR, HARMONY, NS

HARVIE CREST CATTLE COMPANY, SCOTT & KERRIE

HARVIE, OLDS, AB

HARVIE RANCHING&E G C SIMMENTAL, C/O CARMAN JACKSON, INGLIS, MB

HEMA SIMMENTAL, ANTOINE BOURGEOIS, STOKE, QC CARLA HICKS, MORTLACH, SK

HICKS SIMMENTAL, DOUG & BETTY HICKS, MOOSE JAW, SK

HIDDEN STONE FARM, DONALD & SHERRY KATHOL, ROCKYFORD, AB

HIGH BLUFF STOCK FARM, CARMAN & DONNA JACKSON, INGLIS, MB

HIGHWOOD LAND & CATTLE, STACY YOUNG, BROME, QC HILLCREST SIMMENTALS, KANDEE LUCAS-HAGERMAN, NAPANEE, ON

HOEGL LIVESTOCK LTD., MURRY HOEGL, LLOYDMINSTER, SK

HOLMESTEAD FARM, CRAIG & ANGIE HOLMES, BROOKDALE, MB

PAIGE HOLMQUIST, BEATTY, SK

HOMESTEAD-T SIMMENTALS, MARCEL & ALINE THEROUX, NOTREDAME DE LOURDES, MB

CORBIN HOUCHIN, BOWDEN, AB

HURLEY SIMMENTALS, ALLEN HURLEY, ECHO BAY, ON INDIAN RIVER CATTLE COMPANY, BILLY JUANITA OWEN & KATIE ELMHIRST, INDIAN RIVER, ON INDIAN RIVER RANCH, DARCY AMENDT & SUSAN WRIGHT-AMENDT, BRETON, AB

J. HANDLEY & S. WILLIAMS, JOANNE, SHANE, HANDLEY WILLIAMS, EAST GARAFRAXA, ON ROSS & MARILYN JANSEN, BEECHY, SK

ANDREW JANZEN, ROSEMARY, AB

MATTHEW JANZEN, ROSEMARY, AB THOMAS JANZEN, ROSEMARY, AB

JAYDAWN FARMS, D & J MCQUAIG, SEXSMITH, AB JAYDAWN FARMS, KRIS MCQUAIG, SEXSMITH, AB JAYSHAW, JASON & SHAWNA BAST, LAVOY, AB JAYSHAW SIMM & RON TURNER, STONY PLAIN, AB JAYSHAW SIMM/RAFTER 4-T FARMS, LAVOY, AB

J B LIVESTOCK COMPANY, JASON BRUKETA, FOOTHILLS, AB

JCL SIMMENTALS, ZOEY BOAL, MERRICKVILLE, ON JCL SIMMENTALS, MADISON BOAL, MERRICKVILLE, ON JCL SIMMENTALS, COLBY BOAL, MERRICKVILLE, ON JEFF CHRISTOPHER & RIVER POINT CATTLE CO., GLENCOE, ON

SANDRA JEFFERY, MOOSE JAW, SK

JEM SIMMENTALS, JONATHAN KLEIN, BARRHEAD, AB J HANDLEY, S WILLIAMS & T & K CAMPBELL, EAST GARAFRAXA, ON

JK BAR CATTLE TY-D LIVESTOCK & NJAA CATTLE, VERMILION, AB

JM NEW TREND CATTLE CO., JACEY MASSEY, WHEATLAND COUNTY, AB

JNR FARMS, JERRY & NICOLE REPKA, WILLINGDON, AB JO-DREEN FARM, TREVOR PAULEY & DOREEN STEEVES, STONEY CREEK, NB

DANA & MEGAN JOHNS, KENTON, MB

JOHNSON RANCHING, BYRON BERNICE & WYATT JOHNSON, AMISK, AB

JP CATTLE CO, GLEN & BARRY LOWES, ERIC PATEMAN, MCAULEY, MB

JR CATTLE, JAMES ROGER GOOD, FALUN, AB

JT LIVESTOCK LTD., JOHN & TAMMY DOLLIVER, STETTLER, AB

KABAN SIMMENTALS, JUSTIN & ASHLEY KABAN, CHIPMAN, AB

KARSIN FARMS SIMMENTALS, JONATHAN KARSIN, NEWTON, MB

KATHOL SIMMENTAL RANCH, GRAHAM & SUSAN KATHOL, DRAYTON VALLEY, AB GRAYDEN KAY, LLOYDMINSTER, AB KD’S SIMMENTALS, KADEN LIBOIRON, JENNER, AB KEATO MEADOW SIMMENTALS, JONATHAN & EBONY KITTLITZ, FORT SASKATCHEWAN, AB KEET SIMMENTALS, RICHARD & BRETT KEET, DALMENY, SK KEHO LAKE SIMMENTALS, EMIL & CORNELIA SABAU, COALHURST, AB KEYSTONE & JETSTREAM LIVESTOCK, SHANE WILLIAMS, JOANNE HANDLEY, SCOTT MATTHEWS & EMILY GREY, EAST GARAFRAXA, ON KEYSTONE LIVESTOCK, SCOTT MATTHEWS, EMILY GREY, TAYLOR AND BRYNN MATTHEWS, COOKSHIREEATON, QC

KIN CATTLE CO, GARY & FAYE, CHITTICK, MAYERTHORPE, AB

KINDRED SPIRIT CATTLE CO., BRIAN RICHE / ROBERT MCDOUGALL, LUMSDEN, SK

COLBY KLASSEN, CROOKED CREEK, AB

DAVID KORTH, ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, AB

KRS SIMMENTALS, KERRI REANNE & LORRAINE SANFORD, QUESNEL, BC

KRUGER FARMS, RYAN KRUGER, SUNDRE, AB

KSL SIMMENTALS, KEEGAN SCORGIE, BEAVERLODGE, AB

KULYK SIMMENTALS, RICHARD KULYK, NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK

KUNTZ SIMMENTAL FARM, G B AND T KUNTZ, BATTLEFORD, SK

KURTIS, PROPERZI LAND AND CATTLE, KURTIS PROPERZI, BARRHEAD, AB

KUZIO FARMS, DALE KUZIO, RANFURLY, AB

LORNE KWASNICKI, SCOUT LAKE, SK

TED & KAREENA, KWASNICKI, ASSINIBOIA, SK

KWIATKOWSKI CATTLE, LAURENCE & SHELDON KWIATKOWSKI, SAINT LINA, AB

KZ SIMMENTALS, KREO ZIEMMER, MAYERTHORPE, AB

LABATTE SIMMENTALS, BARRY H. LABATTE, GLADMAR, SK

ALAIN LABBE, SAINT-GERVAIS, QC

LA FERME BISCHOF, CLAIRE BISCHOF, BAIE D’URFE, QC

LA FERMIERE FOLLE, JULIE LAUZON & REID MCBRIDE, CAMPBELL’S BAY, QC

LAKE BOTTOM CATTLE CO., BARRIE COLLEEN & DACIE, PRZEKOP, SMOKY LAKE, AB

L AND J, SUNDRE, AB

LANGER FLECKVIEH SIMMENTALS, LYLE & PAM LANGER, YELLOWHEAD COUNTY, AB

LA RANCH, LUKE MUEHLEN, VANDERHOOF, BC

LAWNVIEW SIMMENTALS, ALLAN LAWN, HAMIOTA, MB

LAZY MC CATTLE COMPANY, CLINT MORASCH, BASSANO, AB

LAZY RAINBOW RIVER RANCH INC., GEORGE BERNIER, FISHER BRANCH, MB

LAZY S RANCH INC., DOREEN AINSWORTH, MAYERTHORPE, AB

L C RANCH, L. CRAIG & L. CODY HOGG, MEDICINE HAT, AB BERNARD AND LISE LEAHY, LAKEFIELD, ON MARLIN ROSS, JOHN LEBLANC, ESTEVAN, SK ROSS LEBLANC, ESTEVAN, SK

LEEWOOD RANCH, COLT ARNOLD, MANNVILLE, AB LEEWOOD RANCH, DEBBIE ARNOLD, MANNVILLE, AB LEITIR MHOR CATTLE COMPANY, CRAIG & CARLYE REID, CHELSEY, ON CLAUDE LEMAY, SHAWINIGAN, QC LES ENTREPRISES JP BARRETTE INC., PHILIPPE BARRETTE, SAINT-BARTHÃLEMY, QC LEWIS FARMS LTD., KEN LEWIS, SPRUCE GROVE, AB TYLER & ERIN LIBKE, HANLEY, SK ALLAN J. LINDAL, FISHER BRANCH, MB

LITTLE PERKS RANCH, LIAM & IVY PERKIN, ELGIN, MB LITTLE WILLOW CREEK RANCH, BLAINE SCOTT & CLAYTON HARLAND, FRENCHMAN BUTTE, SK LJ FARMS, SUNDRE, AB

LOCKHART VALLEY & HANNAH ROBSON, RIMBEY, AB LOCKHART VALLEY SIMMENTALS, LEE & TINA ROBSON, RIMBEY, AB

LOCUST HILL FARMS, JARRETT & KRISTA JOHNSON, DOBBINTON, ON

LONESOME WILLOW RANCHES, W & L MALYSH, VILNA, AB

LONE STONE FARMS, LONNIE, KAREN, NATE, AL BROWN, WESTLOCK, AB

LONG LAKE SIMMENTALS, JIM & BARB WARBURTON, POPLAR POINT, MB

LONGVIEW CATTLE COMPANY, SHAR & RAYEL KACZMAR, GRENFELL, SK

DELIA LOOMIS, CAROLINE, AB DONNA LOUGHRAN, CHILLIWACK, BC LUV-IN-IT CATTLE COMPANY, JASON & TRISHA FRENCH, MAYERTHORPE, AB

LWD SIMMENTALS, SCOTT & NATALIE DIXON, JOLICURE, NB

LYSENG LAND & CATTLE, MARK & JOSH LYSENG, ARMENA, AB

M & J FARMS, MILES GLASMAN, RUSSELL, MB M & R CATTLE CO., MICHAEL CHAMBERS, WIMBORNE, AB

MACCROSTIE LIVESTOCK, JEFF MACCROSTIE, PAISLEY, ON HAWKIN MADER, CARSTAIRS, AB

MADER RANCHES, RANDY RONDA RYLEY, JILLIAN MADER, CARSTAIRS, AB

MADER RANCHES/KCH CATTLE CO., CARSTAIRS, AB MADER RANCHES/WILSON STOCK/CANADIAN DONORS, CARSTAIRS, AB

STELLA MADER, CARSTAIRS, AB

MADGE SIMMENTALS, TANNER MADGE, HANNA, AB MAPLEHURST FARMS, TIM DAVEY, WESTBOURNE, MB

MAPLE LAKE STOCK FARMS, GERRY & LINDA BERTHOLET, HARTNEY, MB

MAPLE STONE FARM, ROBERT & CAROLYN RIDLER, TILLSONBURG, ON MARK, TAMY FROST, FAMILY, KINGSEY FALLS, QC MARK LAND & CATTLE CORP., LEONARD MARK, IRMA, AB

MAR MAC FARMS, A BLAIR MCRAE, BRANDON, MB JONATHON E. MARTIN, PROTON STATION, ON MARYWOOD SIMMENTALS, JOSH WOODDISSE TAIKA VON KONIGSLOW, PALMERSTON, ON MASTERLOC SIMMENTALS, LORNE MAST, TIGER LILY, AB PAUL & JENNIFER MASTINE, MELBOURNE, QC MATHESON FARMS, P. J. B. & B. MATHESON, FOREST HILL, PE

MAVV FARMS INC., MIKE IMLER, OKOTOKS, AB MAXWELL SIMMENTALS, G. & G. K. MAXWELL, VIKING, AB BRIAN J. MCCARTHY, MOOSOMIN, SK MCCORMACK FAMILY RANCH, TANNER MCCORMACK, GRENFELL, SK

MCCORMACK FAMILY RANCH, SCOTT & CAROLYN MCCORMACK, GRENFELL, SK MCELDON ACRES, VICTORIA MCELDON, MILLBROOK, ON MCG SIMMENTALS, MURRAY & CHERYL BROWN, STAVELY, AB MCINTOSH LIVESTOCK, BLAIR MCINTOSH, MAYMONT, SK MCMANUS SIMMENTALS, BOYD MCMANUS, MINNEDOSA, MB MCMILLEN RANCHING LTD., JIM MCMILLEN, CARIEVALE, SK MICHAEL MARONDA, FIRST CLASS CATTLE & KARSIN FARMS, NEWTON, MB WYATT MILLAR, GRANDORA, SK BRIAN MILLER, OKOTOKS, AB MILLINGTON RANCH, DEAN & GINA SENTES, DUVAL, SK MITCHELL CATTLE CO. INC., M K I & A MITCHELL, BARRIERE, BC MONTAGNEOUSE CREEK SIMMENTAL, HERMAN GIESBRECHT, WORSLEY, AB MOONLITE FARM, JANICE & NORBERT LUKEN, FAIRVIEW, AB MOOSE BUILT SIMMENTALS, WARREN & ELEANOR HERNDIER, LEMBERG, SK EVERETT MORE, VIRDEN, MB MSE LAND & CATTLE CO. LTD., JOSH & SARAH VAN DEN BOSSCHE, HENDON, SK MUIRHEAD CATTLE CO., WARD JUSTIN & AMANDA MUIRHEAD, SHELLBROOK, SK WENDY MUNRO-BURKHOLDER, QUEENSVILLE, ON MUTCH FARMS, STEPHEN & JENNIE MUTCH, VERNON, PE

NELSON RANCH, LOWELL NELSON, MORRIN, AB NEUMAN SIMMENTALS, NELSON & NANCY NEUMAN, GREELY, ON NEWTON CREEK SIMMENTALS, ANDREW KUSCHMINDER, PICKARDVILLE, AB

NEW TREND CATTLE COMPANY, TIM & DERRI MASSEY, WHEATLAND COUNTY, AB NIWA RANCHING CO. LTD., LOUISE NIWA, ACADIA VALLEY, AB NJAA CATTLE CO., CONNOR NJAA, BIRCH HILLS, SK NOLARA FARMS, LARRY & NOLA VANSICKLE, MAYERTHORPE, AB

NORTH CREEK SIMMENTALS, BARRY & RENITA SAUNDERS, BORDEN, SK NORTHWIND AG LTD., BAILEY & GERALDINE WAGMAN, MAKWA, SK

NORWOOD FAMILY FARM, CHARLES & GERALDINE NORWOOD, WESTPORT, ON KYLE & JOCELYN O’NEILL, RED DEER COUNTY, AB OAKVIEW SIMMENTALS, TODD & DANNA COLLINS, DARLINGFORD, MB O DOUBLE E SIMMENTALS, O & E BAKKEHAUG, HYTHE, AB

DOUGLAS S. OESCH, WELLESLEY, ON OH KAY FARMS, ROBERT LOUGHEED, RED DEER COUNTY, AB

OKOTOKS FLECKVIEH EMBRYO GROUP, SHACKLADY, OKOTOKS, AB

OLMSTEAD CATTLE CO., BRYCE & NIKKI OLMSTEAD, CARBERRY, MB

BRIAN & RONDA OLSON, OHATON, AB

OTTER CREEK FARM, JACK R HANSEN, NEEBING, ON OUTBACK ACRES FARM, ANDRE VEILLEUX & DEBERA LACHAPELLE, AYER’S CLIFF, QC

OUTBACK CATTLE CO., J. PAUL ABRAMS, HIGH RIVER, AB

OUTLAW CATTLE CO., BRADLEY DUNDAS, HUSSAR, AB RILEY PASHULKA, DERWENT, AB

PDK SIMMENTALS, WILLIAM PRODONCHUK, REGINA, SK AVRY PEARSON, CALMAR, AB

DUNCAN PEARSON, CALMAR, AB

PEARSON FARMS, MERRILL PEARSON, CALMAR, AB PEMLOCK SIMMENTAL, SCOTT LETTS, WESTLOCK, AB PEREPELKIN FARMS, ASHLEY PEREPELKIN, CONDOR, AB

PERKIN LAND & CATTLE/WORKMAN BROS, ELGIN, MB PERKIN LAND & CATTLE CO., DARRYL & TANYA PERKIN, ELGIN, MB

EDIE TONER & CLARENCE PERLINGE, HANDEL, SK CLARENCE PERLINGER, HANDEL, SK

PERNITSKY FARMS LTD, NICK & ANTHONY PERNITSKY, WILKIE, SK

BILL PETERS, PERDUE, SK TIFFANY PETERS, PERDUE, SK

VIRGINIA PETERS (SAPSFORD), PERDUE, SK

PHEASANTDALE CATTLE COMPANY, LIONEL PAT LEE & CORALEE STILBORN, BALCARRES, SK KURTUS PIERSON, LACOMBE, AB

PIESCHEL FARMS, GARY & DEVON, RAE ERICKSON PIESCHEL, ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB PINCH HILL CATTLE COMPANY, BRANDON HOMER, STITTSVILLE, ON PINE CREEK SIMMENTALS, GEORGES, GOEDELE, ALOIS KERCKHOF, COUNTY OF BARRHEAD, AB POOLES ARROW RANCH, CHARLES & LYNN POOLE, PRINCE GEORGE, BC PORTER RANCHES LTD., C/O SANDRA PORTER, STONY PLAIN, AB PRAIRIE VIEW SIMMENTALS, CLIFFORD NELSON, STALWART, SK PROPER A SIMMENTALS, AMBER PROPERZI, BARRHEAD, AB

JESSE EMERY & MIRANDA PYBUS, CAMP CREEK, AB LEVI QUIST, SHELL LAKE, SK R PLUS SIMM & JETSTREAM, EAST GARAFRAXA, ON R & B RANCH, RANDY WHEELER & BONNIE SMITH, WHEELER/SMITH, DOUGLAS, ON R & R ACRES, RANDY BOLLUM, ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB

R3 CATTLE, SHAUN LIVINGSTONE, BRETON, AB RACHIDO RANCH, RANDAL & DONNA CHITTICK, MAYERTHORPE, AB RAFTER 4-T FARMS LTD, DARRELL & LORALIE TATARIN, HAIRY HILL, AB RAFTER JL RANCHES, J. L. GILES, VERMILION, AB RAINBOW RIVER SIMMENTALS, JENNILEE STEWART, FISHER BRANCH, MB RANCH DANCLAU INC, PIERRE & DANIEL REICHENBACH, ST-ULRIC, QC RANCH DU TRIO S.E.N.C., STEVE PLANTE LUC PLANTE & YVES BOUDRIAS, SAINT-CLAUDE, QC ABBY RANCIER, KILLAM, AB

RANCIER FARMS, GARTH & ANGELA RANCIER, KILLAM, AB

RANCIER FARMS & BOHRSON LIVESTOCK, KILLAM, AB RANCIER FARMS & DOUBLE BAR D RANCH, KILLAM, AB KADE RANCIER, KILLAM, AB RAY J SIMMENTALS, RAY & JEANETTE JANSSEN, ST. ROSE, MB

RDG SIMMENTALS, RYAN GYLANDER, WILDWOOD, AB AMANDA REAY, HANLEY, SK REDRICH FARMS, BILL & TRACY DIETRICH, FORESTBURG, AB

RED TOP LIVESTOCK, BEN & KASSANDRA FARRANT, LOUSANA, AB RED WILLOW RANCH&NOBLE COUNTRY ESTATES C/O, CUT KNIFE, SK RED WILLOW RANCH LTD., DARREN TYLER, CUT KNIFE, SK LISA REICH, TOMAHAWK, AB RENDEZVOUS FARMS, DAVID GERALD & RICH MAGUET, STE ROSE DU LAC, MB

RENTZ FARMS, SHAWN RENTZ, BARRHEAD, AB

RICH-MC SIMMENTALS, MYLIA RICHARDS & JASON

MCLEAN, PILOT MOUND, MB

RICHLAN FARMS, KAROLYN JONES, BRETON, AB RICHWOOD SIMMENTALS, RICHARD J WOODDISSE, MOOREFIELD, ON

RIDGELINE CATTLE CO., TRAVIS & CRYSTAL FISK, PARRY, SK

RIRIE LAND & CATTLE, CODY & RUSSELL RIRIE, MAGRATH, AB

RISKAN HOPE FARM, VERN & BARB LUTHER, CRAIK, SK RIVERPOINT, XCEL LIVESTOCK, CLARKE FAMILY, GLENCOE, ON

RIVER POINT CATTLE & REX CRAWFORD, GLENCOE, ON

RIVER POINT CATTLE CO., JANE & REED CRAWFORD, GLENCOE, ON

RIVERS EDGE RANCH, COREY SCOTT, RIMBEY, AB

RJ FARMS, ROBERT JOHNSTON, SEAFORTH, ON RK CATTLE CO., SANDY REID, MOOREFIELD, ON RKT SIMMENTALS, RICK & JACKIE TAYLOR, MINNEDOSA, MB

ROBB FARMS LTD., GARY ROBB, MAIDSTONE, SK

ROBERTSON BROS. SIMMENTAL, JAMES & EARL ROBERTSON, PICTOU, NS

ROBSON ACRES, LAURA ROBSON, MILLBROOK, ON ROBSON ACRES & RED RIBBON LIVESTOCK, MILLBROOK, ON

ROCKIN’ G RANCH, CHRIS & TERRYL GILLIS, BALDUR, MB

ROCKING R SIMMENTALS, RODERICK & KAREN ORANGE, BLUFFTON, AB

ROCKING WC LIVESTOCK, CONWAY CAMPBELL, CHAMPION, AB

ROGER FORTIER & FILS MONIQUE DEMERS FORTIER, ST-PIERRE-BAPTISTE, QC

ROGERSON FARMS, BLAKE & JESSICA ROGERSON, CAMP CREEK, AB

ROSBERN FARMS, MACDOUGALL GILLIAN MCCANN TYLER, BRISTOL, QC

ROSEBUD SIMMENTALS, DWAYNE & LILLIAN DOWELL, DIDSBURY, AB

ROSE HILL SIMMENTALS, JANET & DARREL WENIG, WELDON, SK

ROSEMEAD FARM, IVAN C MATTHEWS, SARSFIELD, ON CHASE BENNETT & MAKENZIE ROWLEY, CLIVE, AB R PLUS SIMMENTALS, R & M LEBLANC, ESTEVAN, SK RRTS SIMMENTAL, ROB & TINA STOWARDS, WESTWOLD, BC RUSYLVIA CATTLE & LEE SHOLOGAN, WESTLOCK, AB RUSYLVIA CATTLE CO., KEN AND JOSIE PASHULKA, TYSON RILEY & TAYLOR PASHULKA, DERWENT, AB RUZICKA FARMS, DAVID RUZICKA, KILLAM, AB RUZICKA FARMS, MICHAEL & JENINE RUZICKA, KILLAM, AB

RUZICKA FARMS, SARA-JANE RUZICKA, KILLAM, AB RUZICKA FARMS, DAYNA RUZICKA, KILLAM, AB SAGE SIMMENTALS, JORDAN LAIRD & JUSTINE KNULL, YELLOWHEAD COUNTY, AB SAJ SIMMENTALS, STUART JAMIESON, EDAM, SK S AND S SIMMENTALS, STANLEY & SCOTT GIDDINGS, ENDEAVOUR, SK

SANDSTONE FLECKVIEH SIMMENTALS, DON JENKINS, MARSHFIELD, PE

SARGEANT CATTLE COMPANY LTD., WAYNE SARGEANT, RIMBEY, AB ALLISON SATCHWELL, CREMONA, AB SATCHWELL FARMS LTD., BRANDON & DANIELLE SATCHWELL, CREMONA, AB SAUGEEN ACRES, DAVE SMYTH, RED DEER COUNTY, AB SAWLEY RANCHES LTD., TYLER JERRYCHARMAY SAWLEY, NANTON, AB KALE L SCHERGER, SWIFT CURRENT, SK LANE T SCHERGER, SWIFT CURRENT, SK SCHWEITZER SIMMENTALS, CAMERON SCHWEITZER, BRANDON, MB SCISSORS CREEK CATTLE CO, RYDER JACE & NASH BEUTLER, WHITEWOOD, SK SCISSORS CREEK CATTLE CO., MARK & JENNALEE BEUTLER, WHITEWOOD, SK SCOTT LAND & CATTLE, DEVON SCOTT, ARROWWOOD, AB

SECTION 17 LIVESTOCK, TRAVIS RATHGEBER, MELVILLE, SK SERHIENKO, MAYMONT, SK SERVICE ANIMAL NOISEUX, CHANTAL BOISVERT, STPAUL D’ABBOTSFORD, QC SEVEN-M LIVESTOCK, BRADLY & DONNA MORISHITA, DUCHESS, AB

DR. EDWARD M. SHACKLADY, OKOTOKS, AB

SHADY NOOK SIMMENTALS, STACEY & SUSAN BELL, CLIVE, AB

SHAWN & ANJE MILLER, SHAWN MILLER, DIDSBURY, AB SHAYSON SIMMENTALS, SHAY & HEIDI MARTINDALE, LA COREY, AB

SHORE SIMMENTALS, STEVEN & HOLLY SEBASTIAN, MONTMARTRE, SK

SIBL SIMMENTALS, IVAN, LINDA, BARCLAY SMITH, CHERHILL, AB

SIGNAL SIMMENTALS, ARIK LINDAL, FISHER BRANCH, MB

SILVER CREEK SIMMENTALS, G A C & A FISK, MILESTONE, SK

MAXWELL SIMMENTALS & CIRCLE G SIMMENTALS, VIKING, AB

SIMMERON RANCH M. SKARET, MARTIN SKARET, STURGEON COUNTY, AB SINISTER SIMMENTALS, DERRICK KYLUIK, ONSLAUGHT WELDING INC., SPIRITWOOD, SK

SIROSKI SIMMENTALS, BRETT JAMES AND DONNA SIROSKI, DAVIDSON, SK

SIX PACK SIMMENTALS, VICTOR ENS, MARTENSVILLE, SK GARREN SKEELS, RIMBEY, AB MACKENZIE SKEELS, RIMBEY, AB

SKYLARK CATTLE COMPANY, EMILEE ORO, CLIVE, AB SKYRIDGE FARMS, GILLES VUIGNIER, ST. CLAUDE, MB SKYWEST SIMMENTALS, RILEY EDWARDS, DIDSBURY, AB

DENNIS & JEANNE SMALL, RED DEER COUNTY, AB BOBBIE SMITH, HEINSBURG, AB BRADEN J. SMITH, VALLEYVIEW, AB DALE R & JUDY SMITH, VALLEYVIEW, AB DEAN SMITH, HEINSBURG, AB KENT J. SMITH, VALLEYVIEW, AB MAUREEN & ERIC SMITH, BYEMOOR, AB

TULSA SMITH, BYEMOOR, AB SODERGLEN RANCHES LTD, STAN GRAD, ROCKYVIEW COUNTY, AB SODERGLEN SOUTH INC., SCOTT LEES, ROCKYVIEW COUNTY, AB

SOMERLED FARM, BOB GRANT, KANATA, ON SOUTHAM SIMMENTALS, SHARON SOUTHAM, ELM CREEK, MB

SOUTHPAW CATTLE COMPANY, RON DALEY &TAMMI VANTIGHEM, CARSTAIRS, AB

SOUTH RIDGE SIMMENTALS, KENDRIK DUNSBERGEN & NICOLE VAN HIERDEN, MONARCH, AB SOUTH SEVEN FARMS, ROBERT STUART, VEGREVILLE, AB SOUTH SEVEN FARMS LTD., LINDEN STUART, VEGREVILLE, AB SPRING CREEK COLONY, ANDY HOFER, CYPRESS COUNTY, AB SPRING LAKE SIMMENTALS, DOUG LARENE & ERIC ZIMMER, DAYSLAND, AB SPRUCEBURN SIMMENTALS, W & D MCMURTRY, RED DEER COUNTY, AB SPRUCE GROVE CATTLE CO., BRUCE HOLMQUIST, KINISTINO, SK

SPRUCE ROCK FARMS, CHELSEA HEUFF, CARDINAL, ON SPRUCE VIEW ACRES, STEVE & TRACY KUSHNERIK, CAMROSE COUNTY, AB

SR RANCH, ROBERT SIEWERT, CAYLEY, AB LEE & CORALEE STILBORN, BALCARRES, SK JASON & KELLY STILLMAN, HAVELOCK, ON STILL WATER RANCHES, KAITLYN DAVEDIUK, BONNYVILLE, AB STOREBO FARMS, DALE & DWIGHT, BRYCE STOREBO, BAXTER, BEECHY, SK STRATHSPEY SIMMENTALS, LOGAN & MEGAN JEWELL, MEADOWBANK, PE

DEANNE STRATULIAK, DAWSON CREEK, BC STRIKER CATTLE CO., KIM & TYLER WARBURTON, BRANDON, MB STURGEON RIVER PUREBREDS, SARAH BOWMAN, ONOWAY, AB

SUNNYSIDE SIMMENTALS, TOM & SHARON TURNBULL, LUMSDEN, SK

SUNNY VALLEY SIMMENTALS, WAYNE & LINDA LIBKE, HANLEY, SK

SUN RISE SIMMENTALS, EVAN & LINDA CUSS, SPY HILL, SK

SUNRISE SIMMENTALS & JP CATTLE CO, C/O, SPY HILL, SK

SUN RISE SIMMENTALS & MAXWELL SIMMENTALS, SPY HILL, SK

SUN STAR SIMMENTALS, MERLIN JOY & DEAN

ARNTZEN, SEDGEWICK, AB

SUNVILLE SIMMENTALS, DUANE NADINE JERRY CAUMARTIN, MCCREARY, MB

DEREK SUTTER, ALLIANCE, AB

KILEY SUTTER, ALLIANCE, AB

SWAN LAKE FARMS LTD., GREG GOUDY, STOUGHTON, SK

SWANTEWITT SIMMENTALS, DONELLE & GERD BREMMEKAMP, YELLOWHEAD COUNTY, AB

TANDEM T FARMS LTD., THOMAS & TORI PONICH, SMOKY LAKE, AB

DAMIAN MOORE & AMY TAYLOR, OLDS, AB

TAYLOR FAMILY FARMS LTD., JAMES & CHANTEL TAYLOR, LESLIEVILLE, AB

TER-RON FARMS, TERRY AND ROB ADAMS, FORESTBURG, AB

SYDNEY THORGILSSON, LUNDAR, MB

THUNDERBROOK FARMS, MARK TRUEMAN, TRUEMANVILLE, NS

TILSON CREEK FARMS, BRAYDEN KRESHEWSKI, ROSSBURN, MB

TIME VIEW FARMS, TIM MEL ALEX & TROY COULTES, BRUSSELS, ON

TIMM CATTLE CO., DARREL & JENNA TIMM, KINISTINO, SK

TODD SIMMENTAL, C/O KIRK STODDARD, WATERLOO, QC TOLLVIEW FARMS, BRETT TOLL, OTTAWA, ON TONETTE FARMS, THOMAS G. STILLMAN, HAVELOCK, ON TOWNVIEW FARMS, JARET GIRODAT, SHAUNAVON, SK TRENDSETTER LIVESTOCK SERVICES, RYAN COOK, BIG VALLEY, AB

TRI-STAR CATTLE CO, THOMAS CLARK MARCHANT, ARDEN, MB TRIANGLE 33 SIMMENTALS, RITTER/YOUNG, EARL GREY, SK

TRIANGLE STOCK FARMS, VANCE AND MICHELE KLEPPER, PARKLAND COUNTY, AB

TRI K CATTLE, KEITH & KEIRAN HODGES, BEAVERLODGE, AB

TRIPLE-K SIMMENTALS, BERNIE D KLAMMER, VEGREVILLE, AB

TRIPLE 7 CATTLE, ELBERT DIJKGRAAF & STIJNTJE BEUMER, RED DEER COUNTY, AB

TRIPLE C CATTLE CO., CARLYN CABRAL, HILLSBURGH, ON

TRIPLE R SIMMENTAL, R & Y DEQUIER, CARMAN, MB TRIPLE T DIAMOND SIMMENTAL, WADE & ANGELA THORGILSSON, LUNDAR, MB

TRIPLE T DIAMOND SIMMENTALS, STEWART THORGILSSON, LUNDAR, MB

TSN SIMMENTALS, TOBY NOBLE, LLOYDMINSTER, SK

TWIN BRAE SIMMENTALS, BARRY & GLENDA CHESCU, INGLIS, MB

TWIN MEADOW & ALLIANCE SIMMENTAL, C/O PATRICK & TRACEY WILCOX, TREHERNE, MB

TWIN MEADOW LIVESTOCK FARMS, PATRICK & TRACEY WILCOX, TREHERNE, MB

TWIN OAK LIVESTOCK, GARY JOSIE & MARY JANE ROBINSON, TREHERNE, MB

TWIN SPRINGS FARM LTD., BRAYDON MATT & TWYLA THOMPSON, LLOYDMINSTER, SK

TWISTED B RANCH, BREANN WOOSLEY & BRANDON PERKINS, NIPAWIN, SK

TWISTED SISTERS CATTLE CO., BRIANNA KIMMEL, LLOYDMINSTER, AB

TWO TALL SIMMENTALS, SHAELYNN HOUCHIN, BOWDEN, AB

TY-D LIVESTOCK, TY & TAYLOR DRAVES, STREAMSTOWN, AB

TY-D LIVESTOCK & DARLENE SCRIBER, STREAMSTOWN, AB

ULES BAXTER & PATTI CRAWFORD-BAXTER, ULES & PATTI CRAWFORD BAXTER, NEWTOWN, NB

VALLEYFIELD SIMMENTALS, LARRY J. DYCK, STANLEY, MB

VAN DE VELDE CATTLE, JARED & MATTHEW VAN DE VELDE, MARIAPOLIS, MB

VEENENDAAL FARMS INC., NORMAN & CHARLENE, VEENENDAAL, HOMEWOOD, MB VIRGINIA RANCH, HARRY & MICHELLE SATCHWELL, CREMONA, AB

VIRGINIA RANCH & SATCHWELL FARMS LTD., CREMONA, AB

VOICE/BOHRSON/BLACK GOLD, LLOYDMINSTER, SK

WAG CATTLE CO., ANDREW & WENDY GRIFFITHS, CALGARY, AB

WAGNER’S LIVESTOCK, JUSTIN & MCKENZIE WAGNER, LESLIEVILLE, AB

WALKERBRAE FARMS, TYSON & SCOTT WALKER, GUELPH, ON WALLGREN FARMS, DEAN WALLGREN, EDGERTON, AB LLOYD & JEFF WATSON, NEILBURG, SK

WAYDAMAR FARMS, DAVID J. MILLINER, DUNDALK, ON JOE WEISGERBER, MEDICINE HAT, AB

MIKE WEISGERBER, BOW ISLAND, AB

WELDEHAVEN FARMS, ANDREW WELDEN, GRENVILLE, QC

WEPPLER CATTLE COMPANY, BRAEDEN WEPPLER, TARA, ON

WERSTROH FARMS LTD., RANDY & CAROL WERSTROH, MEDSTEAD, SK

WESTEROSE STONE SIMMENTALS, BLAINE STONE, WESTEROSE, AB

WESTFORD FARM, CAROLYN HANNAFORD, VANKLEEK HILL, ON

WESTGOLD FARMS LTD. & RUSYLVIA CATTLE CO., MINBURN, AB

WESTHILL RANCH SIMMENTALS, ROBERT KATELYNMATT HOLBA, GOODSOIL, SK WESTWAY FARMS LTD., TOM & CAROL ANN HADWAY, DIDSBURY, AB

WHEATLAND SIMMENTAL STOCK FARM, VERNON LAFRENTZ, BIENFAIT, SK

WHISKEY JACK SIMMENTAL, DARCY & TAMARA KURIGA, WHITELAW, AB

WHITEWATER LIVESTOCK, KURTIS & CHELSEA BLACK, HALEY STATION, ON WHITEWOOD RANCH, TOM & KRISTIE KNUDSEN, FORT KENT, AB

WILCOX SIMMENTALS, ERNIE & BETTY WILCOX, TREHERNE, MB

WILD OAK FARMS, TINA HIDDINK & BRANDON HIDDINK, BLOOMFIELD, ON LUCAS WILLIAMS, EAST GARAFRAXA, ON BLAIR WILLIAMSON, LAMBTON SHORES, ON WILLIAM THOMAS WALTER HADWAY, WILL HADWAY, DIDSBURY, AB

WILLOW CREEK SIMMENTALS, MICHAEL W KLASSEN, CROOKED CREEK, AB WINDING LANE SIMMENTALS, CHRIS & JANINE PENNER, CARMAN, MB WISE RANCH, DALLAS WISE, IRRICANA, AB WISER HEIGHTS STOCK FARMS, BRAD & VAL ARNOLD, THORNDALE, ON WLB LIVESTOCK, BILL & NANCY BIGLIENI, DOUGLAS, MB WOLFE’S FLECKVIEH, SHANE J WOLFE, SUNDRE, AB ALLISON WOLFE, VALLEYVIEW, AB COURTNEY WOLFE, VALLEYVIEW, AB

WOLFE FARMS, TONY WOLFE, VALLEYVIEW, AB

HANNA LOUISE WOLFE, SUNDRE, AB

RILEY WOLFE, VALLEYVIEW, AB BREANN WOOLSEY, NIPAWIN, SK

WYECREST FARMS, RICK BATTY, BROOKLIN, ON XCEL LIVESTOCK, KEVIN MACINTYRE & TRACY BEHNKE, RUSSELL, ON

XCEL LIVESTOCK & RIVERPOINT CATTLE, GLENCOE, ON

XCEL LIVESTOCK, KENDRA STANLEY, RUSSELL, ON XRC SIMMENTALS, IAN & CATHY KLICS, MEADOW LAKE, SK

YELLOW ROSE CATTLE CO., BOBBI-GAYLE HOSEGOOD, FALUN, AB

CRYSTAL YOUNG, BRETON, AB

DALE A. YOUNG, PARKBEG, SK

ROBERT & DEANNE YOUNG, BRETON, AB TERRY & LORETTA YOUNG, EARL GREY, SK

ZIEVIEW FARMS INC, SHANA & DARYL ZIEBARTH, PAKENHAM, ON

1ST Class Mailing

Foreign 1ST Class Mailing

Farewell to Rae-Lee

The CSA staff and Board of Directors would like to wish Rae all the best on her maternity leave for the year!

Congratulations to Bryan Kostiuk of T Bar C Cattle Co. and Vanessa Beech of Western Litho Printers on their wedding June 25, 2022.

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Our Deepest Sympathies

Brian Good, lifelong resident of the Red Deer area passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 in Red Deer, Alberta, at the age of 68 years.

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Lynanne; daughter, Tracy (Curtis); son, Kevin (Arminnie); grandchildren, Dan Huss (Jess), Ethan, Kyler, Jenae and Mason; brother, Stan (Roxann) and their children, Lauren (Stephanie) and Nathan; as well as many family and friends. Brian was predeceased by his parents, Glen and Dorothy (Dot).

Loss of Brian Good (“Mr. Angus”)

The Canadian Angus fraternity is saddened to share the news of Brian Good’s passing. Brian, also known in beef circles as “Mr. Angus”, was the Canadian Angus Association’s longest-serving employee when he retired after nearly 21 years of service in February 2021. Brian travelled around the world representing Canadian Angus and no matter where he went, he seemed to know everyone and always had time for cup of coffee and a chat. He will be greatly missed.

GOOD, Brian Glenn

December 29, 1953 – July 19, 2022

Brian began his career with the CAA on June 15, 2000 and played an integral role in the growth of the Angus breed across Canada and the Canadian Angus brand internationally. As well as being the face of the CAA across Canada at auction marts, sales, events and in the pastures across Canada, Brian also represented the CAA abroad on many occasions in places such as China, the USA, Mexico, Russia and the UK. Angus was a lifelong endeavour for Brian and his family. He was raised in a purebred family Angus operation, Black Browe Cattle Co. After the main herd was sold in 1991, Brian, his wife Lynanne and their children Kevin and Tracy, continued to operate for a few years as Allwest Ranch before Brian began working in the beef industry as an export fieldman and then in sales management before joining CAA. Brian’s key responsibilities were to support auction markets, promote the Angus breed and work with the commercial cattle industry. He maintained a reliable presence at Angus feeder sales, bull sales, industry events and auction marts throughout this career. He made many lifelong friends through his work and kept in touch with many of those who met through his job during his retirement. It was the highlight of his career to receive the Livestock Markets Association of Canada (LMAC) Industry Champion Award at the 2019 LMAC Convention.

Of Lomond, beloved husband of Joyce, passed away at Vulcan Extendicare on August 24, 2022 at the age of 82 years. Darrell was born August 2, 1940 to Fred and Viola Maronda in Vulcan, AB.

Darrell is survived by his wife Joyce and daughters Shelley Maronda, Cheryl Blanchette and Grandchildren Bailey, Morgan and Michael. Darrell also had four great grandchildren Warren, Isiah, Trinity and Marley. Darrell was predeceased by his parents Fred and Viola, Shelley’s partner Jim McKay, brother Ron, sister Donna Ray Teasdale and son Warren Maronda.

MARONDA, Darrell

August 2, 1940 – August 24, 2022

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5W Farms

7 Lazy T 7 Cattle Co

7D Images

Ag Land Farms

Alliance Simmentals

Alta Genetics

Anchor D Ranch Simmentals

Anwender Cattle Co

Ashworth Farms & Ranch Ltd.

B2 Cattle Co

Bar 9 Simmentals

Bar M Simmentals

Barb Judd Barry Wiens Bert’s NR Simmentals

Big Kerr Simmentals

Big Sig Cattle Co

Black Gold Simmentals

Blaine Huston

Blair Irvine

Bobby Jo Foster

Bohrson Marketing Services

Boisvert Simmentals

Bonchuk Farms

Bootsman Ag Boston Fetting

Bova-Tech Ltd.

Bovey Family Farms

Bow Valley Genetics

Brittany & Jon Dew

Broken Arrow Cattle

Broken C Simmentals

Browden Labatte

Bruce Holmquist

Bullseye Feeds

Cam Ramsey

Cameo Farms

Canadian Cattle Indentification

Agency

Canadian Cattlemen Magazine

Canadian Simmental Association

Canadian Simmental Country

Canadian Sires

Canadian Western Agribition

Cattlevids Ventures

Charity Booster Circle G Simmentals

City View Simmentals

Clark Murray Clarke Family Farms

Cody & Carley Jo Carson

Come As U R Simmentals

Corner View Cattle Co

Cowgirl Sisterhood Boutique

Crest View Land & Cattle Co. Ltd.

Crosby Cattle Co

Curtis Simmentals

Czech-Mate Livestock /

Andrew & AJ Sullivan

Czech-Mate Livestock / Jim & Gwen Smith

Dale Eyben

Dallas Kreuger

Darcy Tarrant

Darren Paget

Davenor Farm

Davis- Rairdon Embryo

Transplants

Deeg Simmentals

Delichte Simmentals

Denise Carson Derek Westman

Diamond D Livestock

DK Land & Cattle

DLMS- Cattle Vids

DMV Genetiq

Dobbie Simmentals

Dodge City Simmentals

Dorran Marketing

Double Bar D Farms

Downhill Simmentals

Dunmac Farms - Ryan Macleod

EastWest Cattle Group -

FERME ERISA INC

EastWest Cattle Group - Ferme Gagnon

EastWest Cattle Group - Ultra

Livestock

Elm Tree Farms

Erixon Simmentals Inc

Evergreen Farms Faulkner Farms

FCC Farm Credit Canada

Ferme Erisa Inc

Ferme Gagnon

Ferme Terra Agri Inc

Fermes Terra Agri

First Class Cattle Marketing

Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation

Futures One Sale Group

Gallagher Garren Skeels

Gary Waldron

Gracie Falconer

Grant Lodge Farms Grassroots Ranch

Gravandale Simmentals

Greenvalley Ranch Ltd

Grona Farms

Hailey Jamieson

Handford Simmentals

Haney Boys / Cody Haney

Harvie Crest Cattle

Hi Tech Farms

High Bluff Stock Farm

High Country Cattle Services

Hoffus Stock Farms

Horner Cattle Co

Hume Farms Ltd

Ivan Smith

J R Simmentals / Jim Ranson

Jack Auction Group

Jack Buba Jamieson Genetics

Jason Morse Jetstream Livestock

Jim and Reena Pulyk

Jim Sandstrum

JNR Farms

Johnson Ranching

JP Cattle Co

JR / Yellow Rose / Hampton

Simmentals

Kade Earley

Karsin Farms Simmentals

KCH Cattle Co

KD’s Simmentals

Keira Duguid

Ketchum Manufacturing

Keystone Livestock

Kim Heuff

Kruger Farms

KT Ranches

LA Ranch

LaBatte Farms Ltd

Labatte Simmentals

Lane Scherger

Lauren Johnson

Lee & Faith Shologan

Lewis Farms

Lil Chicks Cattle Co

Little Willow Creek Ranch

Littleman Herd

Locust Hill Farms

Lone Stone Farms Long Lake Simmentals

Lorne Webster

Lyndon Pulyk

Lyseng Land & Cattle

M & J Farms

M&J Farms

Mackenzie Skeels

Mader Ranches

Maple Falls Simmentals

Maplehurst Farms

Mar Mac Farms

Maxwell Simmentals

Peter & Bernice Olson

Peter Sweeten

Peters Simmentals

Pierre Lacombe

Pieschel Farms

Pine Creek Simmentals

Prairie Pistol Design Prairie Wind Farms

Pure Country Simmentals

R Plus Simmentals

Rafter 4-T Farms Ltd

Rain J Sullivan

Rainbow River Simmentals

Rancier Farms

Rawluk Livestock

Red Rich Farms

Red Top Livestock

Red Willow Ranch

Rich-Mc Simmentals

Rick-Sha Farms

Ridgeline Cattle Co

Ridgeview Cattle Co

River Point Cattle Co

Robb Farms

Robert Cruickshanks

Roy Lewis

R-Plus Simmentals

Rusylvia Cattle Co

SAJ Simmentals

SIBL Simmentals

Signe De’Athe

Silver Ridge Livestock

Taylor Johnson Tim McVicar

Timberlind Auctions

Today’s Publishing

Todd Simmental

Tony Robertson

Townview Farms

Transcon Livestock Corp

Trendsetter Livestock

Triangle K Simmentals

Triple D Simmentals

Triple R Simmental

Tulsa Smith

Twin Meadow Livestock Farm

Tyler McCann Ultra Livestock

V-5 Simmentals

Valleyview Ag Services

Webster Farms

Westbrook Ventures

Westman Farms - Derek Westman

Westway Farms Ltd

Wilcox Livestock

Willerton Simmentals

Wilson Stock Farm

WLB Simmentals

Wyatt Millar XRC Simmentals

Young Canadian Simmental Association

Zane Labatte

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TRANSCON’S WESTERN HARVEST 9TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BRED HEIFER SALE

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November 5th

Cherry Creek Farms Online Bull & Female Sale

FarmGateTimedAuctions.ca

November 15th

Come As U R - Rainbow River Simmentals Online Sale DVAuction.com

November 17th

Pembina Triangle Simmental Assoc. 42nd Annual Sale Cypress River, Manitoba

November 30th

Associate Invitational Simmental Sale FarmGateTimedAuctions.ca

December 4th

Queens of the Heartland Production Sale McAuley, Manitoba

December 5th

Northern Light Bred Heifer & 2 Year Old Bull Sale Rossburn, Manitoba

December 6th

Keystone Konnection 43rd Annual Sale Brandon, Manitoba

December 10th Transcon’s Season Wrap Up Sale Neepawa, Manitoba

December 10th

Shades Of The Prairie Simmental Sale Brandon, Manitoba

December 11th

Bonchuk Farms Female Production Sale McAuley, Manitoba

Box 274, Austin, MB R0H 0C0

President: Melissa McRae 204-573-9903

Secretary: Laurelly Beswitherick 204-637-2046 b2@inetlink.ca

Join us forMANITOBA’S LARGEST CATTLE SHOW

Manitoba Ag Ex

Brandon, Manitoba

Wednesday, October 26

Little Lady Jackpot

Jackpot Bull Sale

Thursday, October 27

YCSA Meeting held in the Simmental Barn following tie outs

Friday, October 28

Simmental Show Supreme Breed Extravaganza

Saturday, October 29

Junior Show & Showmanship **new this year** $1500 Scholarship to Champion Overall Showman

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Jason Danard

5W Simmentals 48

Adair Ranch 42

Alameda Agencies Ltd. 51

Alliance Simmental Farms 48

Alta Genetics 52

Anchor D Simmentals Ltd. 42, BC

Applecross 42

Ashworth Farm & Ranch Ltd. 13, 46

Aumack Simmentals 46

Bar CL Livestock 42

Beechinor Bros. Simmentals 19, 42

Big Rock Simmentals & Hay Sales 42

Black River Farms 48

Blacksand Cattle Company 48

Blushrose Simmental Farm 46

Bohrson Marketing Services 13, 14, 15, 52

Bonchuk Farms 48

Boomer Creek Livestock 48

Bouchard Livestock International 52

Boundary Ranch 46

Bova-Tech Ltd. 52

Bow Valley Genetics 52

Brooksland Farms 46

Brown, Grady 51

Canadian Cattlemen 52 Carey, Brent 51

Cattle Cures 51

Chittick Farms 5

Circle G Simmentals & Angus 42 City View Simmentals 46

Clearwater Simmentals 42

Come As U R 10,11

Coulee Crossing Cattle Co. 21 Crocus Simmentals 21 Crossroad Farms 46 Crowe Bros. 13

Czech-Mate Livestock 13, 42

Davis Rairda Embryo Transplants Ltd. 52

Deeg Simmentals 42 Destiny Simmentals 49

Diamond T Simmentals 17, 42

DJ Farms 49

DLMS 5,7, 11

Donovandale Farms 49

Dora Lee Genetics 49

Dorran, Ryan 51

Dorran, Steve 51

Double Bar D Farms IFC, 46

Double G Simmentals 46

Downey Farms 48

Dunc’s Cattle Co. 49

Dwayann Simmentals 49

Dwajo Angus 17

Eagle Ridge Simmentals 19, 43

East Poplar Simmentals 21, 46

Edge, Dean 51

EDN Simmentals 46

Elm Tree Farms 49

Fallen Timber Farms 42

Ferme Davenor Farm 50

Ferme Gagnon Inc. 50

First Class Cattle Marketing 52

Flying W Stock Farm 21

Foley Simmentals 49

Genex 52

GJR Simmentals 46

Grant Rolston Photography Ltd. 51

Gran-Tan Farms 5

Gravandale Simmentals 49

Grinalta Farms 43

Grona Farms 13

Harvie Crest Cattle Co. 13 H.S. Knill Co. Ltd.

Hairy Hill Cattle Co. 43 Hannah Simmentals

High Bluff Stock Farm

High Country Cattle Services 43 Hi-Tech Farms

Hoegl Livestock

Horner Cattle Co. 13 Indian River Cattle Co.

Jamieson Genetics

Janzen Ranches 43

JB Livestock Company 25 Jetstream Livestock 49

JNR Farms 43

JT Livestock Ltd. 13 Johnson Ranching 43 Keato Meadow Simmentals 43 Kin Kin Cattle Co. 5, 43 KSL Simmentals

Kuntz Simmental Farm

LaBatte Simmentals 21, 47 Langer Fleckvieh Simmentals 19 Lazy Bar-B Simmentals 21, 47 Lazy S Ranch Inc.

Leewood Ranch

Lewis Farms 43 Little Willow Creek Ranch

Lockhart Valley Simmentals

Lobster Point Farms

Lone Stone Farms 17, 43 Longview Cattle Co.

M & J Farms

M & R Cattle Co.

MacKenzie Cattle Company

Mader Ranches

Mar Mac Farms

Masterfeeds

Maxwell Simmentals

McCormack Family Ranch

MCG Simmentals

McIntosh Livestock 47 McManus Simmentals

McMillen Ranching Ltd.

Millington Ranch

MI Simmentals

Mitchell Cattle Co.

Nolara Farms

North Creek Simmentals

North Hill Simmentals

OBI Livestock Ltd.

O Double E Simmentals

Okotoks Fleckvieh Embryo Group 25, 44 Oslanski Simmental Farms

Outback Cattle Co.

Parkhill Ranches

Peace Country Simmentals

Pearson Farms

Pheasantdale Cattle Co. 21, 47 Pine Creek Simmentals

Porter Ranches

Pro Rich Seeds

Rachido Ranch

RDG Simmentals 44

Red Top Livestock 13

Rehorst Farms Ltd. 49

Rich MC Farms Ltd. 14, 15, 48

Ririe Simmentals 44

River Point Cattle Co. 49

Riverbank Farms 48

R-Plus Simmentals 23

Robb Farms 47

Robson Acres 49

Rosebud Simmentals 44

Rust Mountain View Ranch 50

SAJ Simmentals 47

Scott Land & Cattle 25

Section 17 Livestock 21

Seven-M Livestock 45

Silver Smith Farms 45

Silver Creek Simmentals 21

Simmeron Fleckvieh Simmentals 45

Skeels, Dan 51

Southpaw Cattle Company 45

Spring Creek Simmentals 47

Spring Lake Simmentals 45

Stanley Martins Farms 9

Starwest Farms 45

Steen Agences Inc. 51

Stewart Simmentals 50

Stock, Mark 51

Stone Hill Farm 50

Stone Simmentals 45

Storebo Farm 47

Sullivan Simmentals 50

Sully’s Farm 50

Sun Rise Simmentals 47

Sun Star Simmentals 45

Sunny Valley Simmentals 21, 47

Swan Lake Farms 48

Swantewitt Simmentals 17, 45

T Bar C Cattle Co. 23, 52

Team Auction Sales 52

The Register 50

Three Point Cattle Co. 25

Timm Cattle Co. 21

Timberlind Auctions 51

Todd Simmental Farm 50

Transcon Livestock Corp. 17, 19, 21, 25, 52, IBC

Triangle 33 Simmentals 21

Triple Rose Simmentals 50

Tryon Simmentals 50

Ty-D Livestock 13

Tymarc Livestock 45

Verleysen Farms 45

Vernon, Terry & Marty 25

Virginia Ranch 19, 45

W2 Farms 48

W2 Land & Cattle 45

Weldehaven Farms 50

Wells Crossing 45

Westway Farms Ltd. 45

WHR Simmentals 25

Willerton Simmentals 13

Wolfe’s Fleckvieh 46

Windy Knoll Farms 50

Wild Rose Cattle Co. 13

Wolfe Farms 46

XRC Simmentals 48

Rainbow River Simmentals

11 Rancier Farms

X-T Simmentals 21

CSA Executive

President

Shane Williams

East Garafraxa, ON

P: 519-787-1323 C: 519-938-1220 jetslivestock@aol.com

First Vice-President

Byron Johnson

Amisk, AB

P: (780) 856-2175 C: (780) 806-3560 johnsonranching@gmail.com

Second Vice-President

Scott Mathews

Canton de Hatley, QC C: (819) 993-5187 scottmathews01@gmail.com

CSA Directors

Barclay Smith Cherhill, AB P: (780) 305-6716 barclay.sibl@hotmail.com

Ben Farrant Lousana, AB P: 403-896-4331 redtopagventures@gmail.com

Blair McIntosh Maymont, SK C: (306) 441-7755 mcintoshlivestock@hotmail.com

Randy Noble Lloydminster, AB

P: (306) 821-0113 randyjoenoble@gmail.com

Bill Biglieni

Douglas, MB, C: (204) 729-7925 wlblivestock@gmail.com

Jennie Mutch Vernon, PEI C: (902) 388-1613 jenniemutch@gmail.com

Provincial Associations

British Columbia

Reanne Sanford Quesnel, BC P: (250) 991-9496 reanne@krssimmentals.ca

Alberta President

Stefon Beechinor Bentley, AB beechinorlivestock@gmail.com 403-597-4001

Field Person

Dwayne Martin Stettler, AB

P: (780) 940-3510 dmartin3510@gmail.com

Secretary: Katie Deeg P: (403) 899-2291 albertasimmental@gmail.com Saskatchewan President

Blaine Barnett Moose Jaw, SK C: (306) 631-6618 cityviewsimmentals@sasktel.net

Secretary: Carolyn McCormack

P: (306) 697-2945 sasksimmental@yourlink.ca

Manitoba Melissa McRae

President Brandon, MB P: (204) 573-9903 prairiepistoldesigns@gmail.com

Secretary: Laurelly Beswitherick P: (204) 637-2046 b2cattleco1@gmail.com

Ontario President Blair Williamson Lambton Shores, ON 519-808-0516 ridgeviewshorthorns@hotmail.com Member Services Manager: Ashton Colvin memberservices.osa@gmail.com

Quebec President: Pat Sullivan Gracefield, QC P: (819)-334-2409

Secretary: Cassidy Cadarette Foster Lac Brome, QC P: (450)-204-6836 asq-qsa@outlook.com Maritimes President Kerwin Delong Kingston, NS P: (902) 765-2645 kdelong@bellaliant.net

Secretary: Lacey Fisher

Amherst, NS P: (902) 661-0766 timberwoodfarms@seasidehighspeed.com

CSA Staff General Manager

Bruce Holmquist

C: (639) 314-4613 bholmquist@simmental.com Office Manager

Barb Judd P: (403) 250-7979 bjudd@simmental.com

Programs Coordinator

Sue Giles P: (403) 793-0409 sgiles@simmental.com

Processing Department & Member Services Perry Welygan pwelygan@simmental.com

Laurie Macdonald lmacdonald@simmental.com Dallas Wise dwise@simmental.com

Receptionist & Member Services

Devra Leavitt dleavitt@simmental.com Administrative Assistant Stacey Price sprice@simmental.com

YCSA Coordinator

Crystal Fisk P: (306) 897-0274 cfisk@simmental.com

What’s Happening

OCTOBER

OCT. 10 BALAMORE FARMS SHORELINE FEMALE SALE WITH GUEST LOBSTER POINT PROPERTIES

GREAT VILLAGE, NS

OCT. 13 THE EVOLUTION: VOLUME 2 LLOYDMINSTER, SK

OCT. 14 ANCHOR D “PASTURE TREASURE FEMALE SALE RIMBEY, AB

OCT. 15 STARS OF THE VALLEY SIMMENTAL SALE METCALFE, ON

OCT. 15 DECEMBER WINTER SIMMENTAL COUNTRY ISSUE ADVERTISING DEADLINE

OCT. 16 RPCC & GUESTS “FALL GALA” PRODUCTION SALE GLENCOE, ON

OCT. 20 2022 EDITION MADER RANCHES LADIES NIGHT CARSTAIRS, AB

OCT. 22 QUEBEC ELITE SALE SHEFFORD, QC

OCT. 22 ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PRODUCTION SALE NAPPAN, NS

OCT. 22 - 24 GILCHRIST GENETIC GEMS ONLINE SIMMENTAL HEIFER CALF SALE

DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED

OCT. 26 - 29 MANITOBA AG EX BRANDON, MB

OCT. 28 - 29 EDAM FALL FAIR EDAM, SK

OCT.29 OSA SIMMENTAL INFLUENCE FEEDER CALF SALE KEADY, ON

OCT. 31 RUST MOUNTAIN VIEW RANCH PRODUCTION SALE MERCER, ND

NOVEMBER

NOV. 4 - 13 ROYAL AGRICULTURE WINTER FAIR TORONTO, ON

NOV. 1 - 5 LLOYDMINSTER STOCKADE ROUNDUP LLOYDMINSTER, SK

NOV. 2 - 5 YORKTON HARVEST SHOWDOWN YORKTON, SK

NOV. 5 POPLAR MEADOWS PRODUCTION SALE FORT FRASER, BC

NOV. 5 CHERRY CREEK FARMS ONLINE BULL & FEMALE SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED

NOV. 9 - 12 FARM FAIR INTERNATIONAL EDMONTON, AB

NOV. 15 COME AS U R - RAINBOW RIVER SIMMENTALS ONLINE PRODUCTION SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED

NOV. 16 RIDGELINE CATTLE CO. DISPERSAL MOOSE JAW, SK

NOV. 16 CHITTICK FAMILY 6TH ANNUAL BULL SALE MAYERTHORPE, AB

NOV. 17

PEMBINA TRIANGLE SIMMENTAL ASSOC. 42ND ANNUAL SALE CYPRESS RIVER, MB

NOV. 19 TANGLE RIDGE RANCH 22ND ANNUAL BEEFMAKER SALE OKOTOKS, AB

NOV. 19 FUTURES ONE ONLINE SIMMENTAL SALE :: EDITION 13 DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED

NOV. 19 STANLEY MARTINS FARMS BRED FLECKVIEH FEMALE SALE DECORAH, IA

NOV. 20 LAKEVIEW SIMMENTALS ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE MEACHAM, SK

NOV. 21 SUN RISE SIMMENTALS COMPLETE DISPERSAL SALE MCAULEY, MB

NOV. 21-22 LEAHY LIVESTOCK 2ND ANNUAL SELECT SIMMENTAL ONLINE PRODUCTION SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED

NOV. 23 CAMROSE COUNTRY CLASSIC 11TH ANNIVERSARY SALE VIKING, AB

NOV. 24 LEWIS FARMS “LEADING LADIES FEMALE SALE” SPRUCE GROVE, AB

NOV. 24 PLACE YOUR BET FEMALE PRODUCTION SALE CAMROSE, AB

NOV. 25 LONE STONE FARMS INVITATIONAL FEMALE SALE WESTLOCK, AB

NOV. 25 SIMPOWER FEMALE SALE OLDS, AB

NOV. 26 PEACE COUNTRY SIMMENTAL AND ANGUS FEMALE SALE DAWSON CREEK, BC

NOV. 27 BIG HILLS SIMMENTALS 1ST ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE

NEEPAWA, MB

NOV. 28 - DEC. 3 CANADIAN WESTERN AGRIBITION

REGINA, SK

NOV. 30 AGRIBITION SIMMENTAL “CWA 51ST ANNIVERSARY” SALE REGINA, SK NOV 30 – DEC 1 ASSOCIATE INVITATIONAL DLMS FARMGATE

DECEMBER

DEC. 3 TRANSCON’S WESTERN HARVEST 9TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BRED HEIFER SALE INNISFAIL, AB DEC. 3 WOLFE FARMS 18TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE

VALLEYVIEW, AB DEC. 4 QUEENS OF THE HEARTLAND PRODUCTION SALE

MCAULEY, MB DEC. 5 NORTHERN LIGHT SIMMENTALS BRED HEIFER & 2 YEAROLD BULL SALE ROSSBURN, MB DEC. 6 KEYSTONE KONNECTION 43RD ANNUAL SIMMENTAL SALE BRANDON, MB DEC. 7 DOUBLE BAR D “SHARING THE HERD” GENETICS SALE GRENFELL, SK DEC. 8 TRANSCON’S SIMMSATIONAL 45TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL SALE MOOSE JAW, SK DEC. 9 MCMILLEN RANCHING LTD. “HERDBUILDER 2022” SALE

CARIEVALE, SK DEC. 10 TRANSCON’S SEASON WRAP-UP SIMMENTAL BULL & FEMALE SALE

NEEPAWA, MB DEC. 10 SHADES OF THE PRAIRIES SIMMENTAL SALE BRANDON, MB DEC. 11 BONCHUK FARMS FEMALE PRODUCTION SALE

MCAULEY, MB DEC. 12 BORDER CITY 5TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL SALE

LLOYDMINSTER, SK DEC. 12 Y COULEE “YOU BE THE JUDGE” FALL BULL AND HEIFER SALE

LLOYDMINSTER, SK DEC. 13

SOUTHERN ALBERTA SIMMENTAL ROUND UP 29TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE

STAVELY, AB DEC. 13 LADIES OF WINDY KNOLL ONLINE FEMALE SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED DEC. 14 CANADIAN DONORS PREGNANT RECIPIENT ONLINE SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED DEC. 16 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 11TH ANNIVERSARY SIMMENTAL SALE OLDS, AB DEC. 17 TRANSCON’S NATIONAL TRUST ON ICE SEMEN & EMBRYO SALE CHAPTER XV

INNISFAIL, AB

DEC. 18 TRANSCON’S FLECKVIEH EQUATION FULLBLOOD SALE INNISFAIL, AB DEC. 18 TRANSCON’S ULTIMATE RED & BLACK XXV SIMMENTAL SALE INNISFAIL, AB DEC. 20 SPRING CREEK SIMMENTALS & RED ROSE ANGUS COMPLETE DISPERSAL MOOSOMIN, SK

DEC. 21 - 22 R PLUS SIMMENTALS COMPLETE DISPERSAL ESTEVAN, SK DEC. 30 PREMIER & GUESTS FALLS VIEW PRODUCTION SALE LISTOWEL, ON DEC. 31 NEW YEARS RESOLUTION SALE EDMONTON, AB

FEBRUARY

FEB. 4 KT RANCH BULL SALE

MOOSE JAW, SK

FEB. 7 BLAIRS.AG CATTLE CO & GUESTS PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE BULL SALE SEDLEY, SK

FEB. 9 RUST MOUNTAIN VIEW RANCH 12TH ANNUAL BULL SALE MERCER, ND

FEB. 10 GENETIC EDGE 24TH ANNUAL BULL SALE RIMBEY, AB

FEB. 11 JNR FARMS BULL & FEMALE SALE WILLINGDON, AB FEB. 12 ROD & STARS SIMMENTAL BULL SALE

DLMS.CA

FEB. 15 STEPPLER FARMS BULL SALE MIAMI, MB

FEB. 15 FUTURE LEGENDS 4TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL SALE INNISFAIL, AB

FEB. 17 MADER RANCHES 34TH ANNUAL BULL SALE CARSTAIRS, AB

FEB. 17

TRIANGLE STOCK FARM ANNUAL BULL SALE

PARKLAND COUNTY, AB

FEB. 18 P & H RANCHING & CIRCLE G BULL SALE

INNISFAIL, AB

FEB. 18 TRIPLE THREAT 5TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE

FALUN, AB

FEB. 20 RENDEZVOUS FARMS 19TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY MONDAY

SIMMENTAL BULL STE. ROSE DU LAC, MB

FEB. 20 ULTRA/CZECH-MATE 6TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE

INNISFAIL, AB

FEB. 21 W2 LAND & CATTLE BULL SALE – CHAPTER 5

VERMILION, AB

FEB. 22 CROSSROAD FARMS 17TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE

SHELL LAKE, SK

FEB. 23 ROBB/HOEGL/GREENWOOD 18TH ANNUAL BULL SALE

LLOYDMINSTER, SK

FEB. 24 MAXWELL/RANCIER 28TH ANNUAL BULL SALE

CAMROSE, AB

FEB. 24 LONE STONE FARMS SIMMENTAL & RED ANGUS BULL SALE

WESTLOCK, AB

FEB. 25 LEWIS FARMS 38TH ANNUAL BULL SALE

SPRUCE GROVE, AB

FEB. 25 TRI K CATTLE BULL & HEIFER SALE

BEAVERLODGE, AB

FEB. 26 M&J / GLASMAN FARMS SIMMENTAL & ANGUS TWO YEAR OLD BULL & FEMALE SALE RUSSELL, MB

FEB. 26 BULL FEST ’23 SIMMENTAL BULL SALE CAMROSE, AB

FEB. 27 BEECHINOR BROS. SIMMENTAL BULL SALE BENTLEY, AB

FEB. 27 ERIXON SIMMENTALS BULL & FEMALE SALE CLAVET, SK

FEB. 27 KSL SIMMENTALS 5TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE BEAVERLODGE, AB

FEB. 28 DOUBLE BAR D “BEST OF BOTH WORLDS” 23RD ANNUAL BULL SALE GRENFELL, SK

MARCH

MAR. 1 RUSYLVIA CATTLE CO 3RD ANNUAL BULL SALE DERWENT, AB

MAR. 1 THE EVENT 3RD ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE OLDS, AB

MAR. 1 SPRING LAKE SIMMENTALS, THE ZIMMERS - BULL SALE DAYSLAND, AB

MAR. 1 MCG SIMMENTALS & GUEST TEMPEST RED ANGUS BULL AND FEMALE SALE STAVELY, AB

MAR. 2 JP CATTLE CO. SIMMENTAL & ANGUS BULL SALE MCAULEY, MB

MAR. 2 PHEASANTDALE 19TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE BALCARRES, SK

MAR. 2 WESTWAY FARMS 20TH ANNUAL BULL SALE DIDSBURY, AB

MAR. 3 LABATTE SIMMENTALS 43RD ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE MOOSE JAW, SK

MAR. 3 FERME GAGNON INC. & GUESTS 24TH ANNUAL BULL SALE CHENEVILLE, PQ

MAR. 3 CHITTICK FAMILY 12TH ANNUAL BULL SALE MAYERTHORPE, AB

MAR. 4 BRIDGE CITY SIMMENTAL BULL & FEMALE SALE SASKATOON, SK

MAR. 4 MCMILLEN RANCHING LTD 29TH ANNUAL BULL SALE CARIEVALE, SK

MAR. 4 LOCKHART VALLEY 18TH ANNUAL BULL SALE RIMBEY, AB

MAR. 5 PREMIUM BEEF SIMMENTAL BULL SALE KENTON, MB

MAR. 5 MARCH MADNESS ONLINE FROZEN GENETICS DLMS.CA

MAR. 5 CANADIAN DONORS FALL CALVING PREGNANT RECIPIENT SALE DLMS.CA

MAR. 6 CANADIAN CENTRAL BULL & FEMALE SIMMENTAL & ANGUS SALE NEEPAWA, MB

MAR. 6 TRANSCON’S BULL SPECTRUM SIMMENTAL SALE INNISFAIL, AB

MAR. 6 RED WILLOW RANCH BULL & FEMALE SALE CUTKNIFE, SK

MAR. 6 ASHWORTH FARM & RANCH 20TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL SALE OUNGRE, SK

MAR. 6 GREENVALLEY RANCH ONLINE BULL SALE DLMS.CA

MAR. 7 BONCHUK FARMS ANNUAL BULL SALE VIRDEN, MB

MAR. 7

JOHNSON RANCHING 10TH ANNUAL BULL SALE

PROVOST, AB

MAR. 8 SUNNY VALLEY SIMMENTALS 33RD ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE

HANLEY, SK

MAR. 8 MAR-MAC FARMS BULL SALE

BRANDON, MB

MAR. 9 TRANSCON’S 5TH ANNUAL NEXT STEP BULL SALE

THORSBY, AB MAR. 9 DEEG SIMMENTALS 20TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE

STRATHMORE, AB

MAR. 10 RAINBOW RIVER SIMMENTALS 8TH ANNUAL ONLINE BULL SALE

MAR. 10

DLMS.CA

NORTHERN CLASSIC 20TH ANNUAL CHAROLAIS & SIMMENTAL BULL SALE

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB MAR. 11 TRANSCON’S RED DEER COUNTY BULL SALE

INNISFAIL, AB MAR. 11 BLACK GOLD SIMMENTALS BULL & FEMALE SALE

LLOYDMINSTER, SK MAR. 11 RANCHERS SELECT 4TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL SALE

NEEPAWA, MB MAR. 11 BRANDL CATTLE CO. ANGUS AND SIMMENTAL BULL SALE

JARVIE, AB MAR. 12 CROWE BROS. ONLINE BULL SALE

DLMS.CA MAR. 12 CANADIAN MADE ONLINE SIMMENTAL BULL SALE

DLMS.CA MAR. 13 SOUTH SASK SIMMENTAL & ANGUS SALE

MOOSE JAW, SK MAR. 13 MCINTOSH RANCH & GUEST ONLINE BULL SALE

DLMS.CA MAR. 13 OAKVIEW / PERKIN / TRIPLE R SIMMENTAL BULL SALE

DARLINGFORD, MB MAR. 14 PRAIRIE PARTNERS BULL SALE

KILLARNEY, MB MAR. 14 KUNTZ-MCINTOSH-SAJ 24TH ANNUAL BULL SALE

LLOYDMINSTER, SK MAR. 14 AJB LIVESTOCK ONLINE BULL SALE

DLMS.CA MAR. 15 KT RANCH BULL SALE

CHERRYVILLE, BC MAR. 16 TER-RON FARMS 18TH ANNUAL BULL & SELECT FEMALE SALE

FORESTBURG, AB MAR. 16 NORTHERN LIGHT SIMMENTALS BULL SALE

ROSSBURN, MB MAR. 17 PORTER RANCHES BULL SALE

STONY PLAIN, AB MAR. 17 HIGH BLUFF STOCK FARMS CHAROLAIS & SIMMENTAL BULL SALE

INGLIS, MB MAR. 18 PROUDLY WESTERN SIMMENTAL BULL SALE

WHITEWOOD, SK MAR. 19 KULYK SIMMENTALS 19TH ANNUAL BULL SALE

LLOYDMINSTER, SK MAR. 19 TRANSCON’S PREMIUM BEEF SIMMENTAL BULL SALE NEEPAWA, MB MAR. 23 JANZEN RANCHES 30TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL & RED ANGUS BULL SALE

ROSEMARY, AB MAR. 23

WHEATLAND CATTLE CO 19TH ANNUAL BULL SALE

BIENFAIT, SK MAR. 24 CATTLE CAPITAL BULL SALE

MCREARY, MB MAR. 25 PERROT 6TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE

ALAMEDA, SK MAR. 25 LA / BAR M / CROSBY BULL SALE

VANDERHOOF, BC MAR. 25 COUNTRY ROOTS BULL SALE

VANDERHOOF, BC MAR. 26 BEST OF THE BREEDS BULL SALE

YORKTON, SK MAR. 27 SOUTHWEST SHOWCASE 14TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL SALE

SWIFT CURRENT, SK MAR. 28 REDRICH FARMS 5TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE

FORESTBURG, AB

APRIL

APR. 1 SIX MILE RANCH 48TH ANNUAL BULL SALE

FIR MOUNTAIN, SK APR. 1 TRANSCON’S ADVANTAGE BULL SALE SASKATOON, SK APR. 3 TRANSCON’S CATTLE COUNTRY SIMMENTAL BULL SALE

ASHERN, MB APR. 3 SPIRIT OF THE NORTH BULL SALE

SPIRITWOOD, SK