October / November Simmental Country 2023

Canadian Simmental!

hosts the World july 29 to AUGUST 4

Taking Place In Beautiful Alberta, Canada Touring Central Alberta

including events in Calgary, Olds, Banff & Strathmore

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE MONDAY JULY 29 Tours, Welcome Reception & Opening Ceremonies TUESDAY JULY 30 Farm Tours – Central Alberta WEDNESDAY JULY 31 WSFF Board Meeting, Banff Tour THURSDAY AUG. 1 Farm Tours – Central & North Central Alberta FRIDAY AUG. 2 Speakers, YCSA events, Simmental Sale SATURDAY AUG. 3 YCSA show, FCSF Auction SUNDAY AUG. 4 Strathmore Rodeo, Closing Ceremonies 1 OCTNOV SC Insides 23.indd 1

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VOLUME 44, NUMBER 4

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2024 CSA DNA/ULTRASOUND PROGRAM Replacement Heifer and Yearling Bull Ultrasound DNA Program CSA is offering a rebate on replacement heifers and yearling bulls born in 2023 (L) that are ultrasound scanned and 100K DNA tested by the same member Completed ultrasound and 100K DNA results must be submitted to the CSA office by July 31, 2024 CSA will credit $27.50 per animal to active CSA member accounts by October 1, 2024

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CSA REBATES FOR 2023 DNA PROGRAM DEADLINE DECEMBER 31, 2023

Total Herd Enrollment Heifer DNA Program The CSA is offering a rebate for basic and genomically enhanced parentage panels on females born in 2021 (“J” 2 year old heifers) that are enrolled in the 2023 CSA Total Herd Enrollment (THE) program.

DNA test kits must be ordered by December 31, 2023 and submitted to lab by February 1, 2024.

CSA will credit $10 per animal to active CSA member accounts by April 1, 2024 DNA tests are sire verified at a minimum

For more information, contact the CSA office: (403) 250-7979 | cansim@simmental.com

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From The

Gatepost

By Bruce Holmquist General Manager, Canadian Simmental Association

Canadian Simmental Breeders are Hosting the World Simmental and Fleckvieh breeders from around the World are expected that youth from other breeds will also join us for the coming to Canada for the 2024 World Simmental Congress from event.

July 29 – August 4, 2024!

There is already strong interest from the USA, Mexico, Central and The World Simmental Fleckvieh Federation (WSFF) meets South America towards the Congress as well as the UK, Europe, biannually at Congresses which are held in a different country Africa and Australasia. We are confident that this will be an event each time, and in 2024 it will be Canada’s turn to shine as we to remember as well one of the largest ever held in Canada. We again host delegates from the WSFF’s 24 member countries. It are proud of our breed’s history in Canada, and this is our chance has been 18 years since Canada last hosted the WSFF Congress to display how Simmental has become an important part of the and for those who attended the events in 2006 it was a great Canadian beef industry. Canadian Simmental genetics have been opportunity to meet breeders from around the world and across exported to many countries around the world because Canadian Canada for fellowship and to engage in commerce, as well as Simmental cattle have developed a reputation for their great education on issues facing all those involved in the breed. quality and broad base of genetics. The 2024 Congress is an Hundreds of international and Canadian Simmental enthusiasts excellent opportunity for Simmental producers from around the are expected to be in Alberta for the Congress where they will see world to come and see Canadian Simmental cattle for themselves. firsthand how the Simmental breed has evolved and prospered in Canada. The events being planned for Calgary, Olds, and surrounding areas include cultural excursions that highlight points of interest for international guests, several farm tours to showcase various aspects of the Simmental breed, a world class sale hosted in Olds at the Bohrson Marketing Services facility, the Canadian YCSA National Classic show at Olds Regional Exhibition, as well as a traditional rodeo event at the Strathmore Stampede. The Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation is also already planning their 2024 sale that will be held in Olds during the Congress and it promises to be the largest and best ever!

Along with conducting the business of the WSFF with its members and regular meetings, there will be technical sessions held which will feature presentations from some of the leading beef researchers from around the world. The YCSA National show promises to be the largest ever held in Canada and will be a great display of the youth in Canada’s beef seedstock community. It is

Canadian Simmental Association Vice President, Jennie Mutch, is chairing the WSFF Congress organizing committee which is comprised of several talented and dedicated volunteers who have been directly involved in the organizing of the Congress to this point. Several sub-committees are now being structured that are dealing with sponsorship, volunteers, entertainment and show and display venues. If you are interested in volunteering for any of these please contact Jennie.

Plan on joining as we host the World!

2024 WSFF Congress information can be found at www.simmental.com

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Breed

IMPROVEMENT

By Sean McGrath Breed Improvement Coordinator for the Canadian Simmental Association

What’s in the Toolbox I was recently asked to present at a meeting from the perspective of our own ranch, the why, and how we go about choosing and adopting technology in our operation. One of the key points to our technology selection is that it fits into and moves us toward the mission or long-term vision for our operation.

That said we use a very different blend of technology than other ranches and even apply the same technologies in a different way than others.

The seedstock production business as a whole follows this pattern and I bet if you examine your own operation, you do some things differently than everyone else. Collectively, I am reasonably certain that if I asked any breeder if they wanted to improve their cattle over the course of their involvement with the Simmental breed, the easy answer would be an emphatic “YES”. If also asked, do you want to develop loyal and happy customers for your seedstock and fulfill their goals, the answer would also be a resounding, “YES”.

and has a higher cash cost, the association has also offered various incentives to help those who want to incorporate objective carcass measures into their vision for their operation.

The CSA enables members to collect and use high density DNA tests through Neogen. These tests can inform us about things such as parentage but can also serve to add significant information about the genetic characteristics that each potential animal may carry and pass on to their offspring. This increased information is there to help improve our ability to select animals that move us towards our mission for our operation.

If we pursue this conversation a little more in depth, it is possible that different breeders may actually have different specifics for their goals in terms of where they think emphasis is needed, or what their customers are asking for or require. Each operation does things differently. Operations that use Simmental genetics exist across a huge variety of environments and production systems.

Thankfully the Simmental breed also has a tremendous amount of diversity that can meet these varied needs. For example, we have Simmental cattle being used in commercial milk production in Canada all the way through the spectrum of being beef mother cows and terminal sires in nearly every environment in the country, from damp to arid, cold to hot and everything in between.

One of the most important things that CSA does with the data submitted by members is to contribute to the IGS evaluation. IGS represents a cooperative effort to leverage data and research capabilities to provide the most advanced genetic evaluation possible. The result of this process are EPDs which describe various aspects of Simmental genetics and allow breeders to pick the animals that best move them towards their goal. Occasionally I will hear from a breeder comments along the lines of “EPDs don’t work” however upon examination the argument is actually closer to “my vision does not align with the vision of most other breeders” or “I am choosing to use the available tools in a different way”.

The science surrounding EPDs is very robust and in fact they are the tool that most accurately describes the additive genetics (the part that can be passed on) of an animal. A specific vision on your farm or ranch may not currently have all of the things that are important to achieving it described as an EPD. Additionally, that vision likely does not require every EPD to be at the very top of the breed.

It is at this point where the Canadian Simmental Association and breed improvement programs fit into the picture. The CSA works hard to promote the attributes of the breed, but it is up to individual breeders to set the direction for their programs. The CSA also provides breed improvement opportunities for members to pursue these directions as they see fit. In essence, the CSA provides a breed improvement toolkit, but each breeder is responsible for their blueprints and how they apply the tools to build the breed.

The CSA does not create the vision for your farm or ranch or the breeding program that results. Through the direction of a member committee and the board of directors, it does endeavour to provide opportunities to assist members to work cooperatively to create tools that help objectively meet individual member goals. The breed is vibrant and diverse and using the tools available, breeders are able to select cattle that move them towards their individual goals and serve their customers needs.

Central to the concept that each breeder wants to breed the best cattle possible and continually and objectively improve, the CSA facilitates data collection through Total Herd Enrolment and performance reporting. This is further aided by performance calculations such as adjusted weights, and within herd ranks and indexes. These items provide an opportunity for breeders who want to collect information to objectively assess fertility, growth and other characteristics in order to improve their cattle.

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August started off with me being in three different provinces in one week. Starting off my travels, I flew to Regina to attend the Pile of Bones rodeo.

Once I landed in Regina, I headed to Lammle’s to pick out two outfits to help with a give-away during

the rodeo performances. In addition to the rodeo, I helped with an eating contest that was interesting to watch as the competitors had to eat as many mini donuts as possible. Once I was finished in Regina, I made my way back to the airport to catch my early flight back to Alberta just in time for the Strathmore Stampede. The Running of the Bulls was certainly the highlight, along with help celebrate Strathmore Stampede’s 20th anniversary. During my final day, the new Miss Strathmore Stampede queen, Ellen Van Noordenburg, and I did some promotional videos for the rodeo as well as spoke at the volunteer appreciation supper.

From there, I headed north to Mackenzie County for the 19th annual La Crete Field of Dreams Rodeo. The name “Field of Dreams” was created because it was once just a crop of golden canola standing on the dirt you see now. A dream became a r e a l i t y , and the rodeo grounds took its place. There were so many kids in La Crete, and it was amazing to be welcomed into such a wonderful community for

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Creek Indoor Rodeo.

She came and found me again to give me an adorable picture.

Camilla-Nora wants to be Miss Rodeo Canada just like me, and I wanted to start her on her rodeo queen journey by gifting her one of my Montana Silversmiths pieces.

She has incredible drive so be sure to watch for Camilla-Nora, Miss Rodeo Canada 2040! During the rodeo I assist with my usual tasks of carrying our nation’s flag alongside chasing out stock and helping with the calf scramble. On Sunday I headed to a pancake breakfast before making my way to Cowboy Church.

Before making my way to Cranbrook I made a quick stop at Innisfail Chrysler to get an oil change and to make sure “Stickers” was all ready the weekend. to go for the rest of the month ahead. During my From La Crete, time in Cranbrook I met Hazel, an adorable little my Innisfail Chrysler girl with a dream. Hazel said that she had never truck “Stickers” and I rode a horse before, and she dreamt of being jumped on the La Crete able to ride a horse one day. I told her that today ferry to head to Dawson was her lucky day, and I was able to show her an Creek in British Columbia. Once in Dawson experience that sometimes, I take for granted.

Creek, I assisted at the exceptional rodeo, Meeting Hazel was a reminder for me to and then headed to Longhorn Oilfield cherish the small stuff and appreciate Services to speak at their safety meeting. everything in your life because Miss Rodeo Wainwright, Harleigh Zack, sometimes others don’t get the same and I then rode in my truck for the Dawson opportunities as you. I am so happy Creek parade, and “Stickers” was a hit for that I got to be a part of one of all of the little boys on the parade route.

Hazel’s new core memories. From From there I participated in the Race Cranbrook I then made my Against Hunger, a local community food drive where we raced the aisles of the Dawson Creek Coop and filled our carts raising awareness and collecting food for Dawson’s local food bank. At the Coop I met up with this beautiful little girl, CamillaNora who met me at the Dawson 13 OCTNOV SC Insides 23.indd 13

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way back to southern Alberta for the Lethbridge Pro Rodeo and Whoop-Up Days. Starting off my time here I lead the charge alongside Corb Lund at the parade downtown. Later that afternoon I was honored to be a guest judge for the Miss Siksikaitsitapii Princess pageant. I also participated in the Pow Wow grand entry, and then watched the Pow Wow alongside Alayiah (Calgary Stampede First Nations Princess). I then participated in a guided tour of the beautiful new Agri-Food Hub & Trade Centre building, that just opened two weeks ago with the

Whoop-Up Days being its first major event held in the building.

On Sunday I made my way to Okotoks for the final day of rodeo action at the Okotoks Pro Rodeo.

Then headed back to British Columbia for the Armstrong IPE & Stampede along with the SMS Equipment Pro Tour Finals. I had so much fun in Armstrong! It was incredible to be a part of such an electric night rodeo. During my time there I helped with their 4-H judging and auction, zucchini races, mini chuckwagons, and other community games.

As this month comes to a close, it is so incredible to reflect back on my year so far.

With Gratitude,

Mackenzie Skeels Miss Rodeo Canada 2023

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• We had 14 calves born this year, so we now have 16 daughters and two sons in our herd. We also planted another seven embryos, on top of that Ms Moses gave us 15 female sexed embryos on her last flush done last month. Jewel, our first daughter of Ms Moses, gave 24 female sexed embryos in her first flush.

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Du Poste

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By Bruce Holmquistt Directeur général - Association Simmental du Canada

Les éleveurs Simmental canadiens accueillent le monde Des éleveurs Simmental et Fleckvieh du monde entier viendront au Canada pour le Congrès mondial Simmental 2024 du 29 juillet au 4 août 2024 !

La Fédération mondiale Simmental Fleckvieh (“WSFF”) se réunit deux fois par année lors de congrès qui se tiennent chaque fois dans un pays différent. Et, en 2024, ce sera au tour du Canada d’être à l’honneur alors que nous accueillerons à nouveau des délégués des vingt-quatre pays membres du “WSFF”. Cela fait dix-huit ans que le Canada a accueilli le Congrès de la “WSFF” et pour ceux qui ont assisté aux événements en 2006, c’était une excellente occasion de rencontrer des éleveurs du monde entier et de partout au Canada pour fraterniser et s’engager dans le commerce, ainsi que pour discuter de questions auxquelles sont confrontés tous les intervenants de la race.

Des centaines de canadiens et de visiteurs internationaux passionnés du Simmental sont attendus en Alberta pour le Congrès où ils pourront constater directement comment la race Simmental a évolué et prospéré au Canada. Les événements prévus pour Calgary, Olds et les environs comprendront des excursions culturelles qui mettent en évidence des points d’intérêt pour les invités internationaux, plusieurs visites de ferme pour présenter divers types de bovins Simmental, une vente de classe mondiale organisée à Olds aux installations de “Bohrson Marketing Services”, le jugement national canadien de la Classique des jeunes éleveurs Simmental (“YCSA”) à l’exposition régionale de Olds, ainsi qu’un rodéo traditionnel au Stampede de Strathmore. La Fondation des Amis des Simmental du Canada (FASC) planifie déjà sa vente 2024 qui aura lieu à Olds pendant le Congrès et elle promet d’être la plus importante et la meilleure jamais tenue!

En plus de la conduite des affaires courantes de la “WSFF” avec ses membres et des réunions régulières, il y aura des sessions techniques où seront présentés des exposés de certains des principaux chercheurs du monde entier impliqués dans les

bovins de boucherie. Le jugement national des jeunes éleveurs Simmental (“YCSA”) promet d’être le plus imposant jamais tenu au Canada et sera une excellente vitrine pour les jeunes éleveurs de bovins de boucherie de race pure du Canada. On s’attend à ce que des jeunes éleveurs d’autres races se joignent à nous pour cet événement.

Les États-Unis, le Mexique, l’Amérique centrale et l’Amérique du Sud manifestent déjà un vif intérêt pour le Congrès, de même que le Royaume-Uni, l’Europe, l’Afrique, l’Australie et l’Asie. Nous sommes convaincus que ce sera un événement mémorable, ainsi que l’un des plus importants jamais tenus au Canada.

Nous sommes fiers de l’histoire de notre race au Canada, et c’est l’occasion de montrer comment la race Simmental est devenue un élément important de l’industrie bovine canadienne. La génétique Simmental canadienne a été exportée dans de nombreux pays du monde parce que les bovins Simmental canadiens ont acquis une bonne réputation pour leur grande qualité et leur grande diversité génétique. Le Congrès 2024 est une excellente occasion pour les producteurs de bovins Simmental du monde entier de venir voir les bovins Simmental du Canada.

La vice-présidente de l’Association Simmental du Canada, Mme Jennie Mutch, préside le comité organisateur du Congrès 2024 de la “WSFF”. Celui-ci est composé de plusieurs bénévoles talentueux et dévoués qui se sont impliqués directement dans l’organisation du Congrès jusqu’à maintenant. Plusieurs sous-comités se mettent en place afin de traiter des commandites, des bénévoles, des divertissements et des lieux de spectacles et d’exposition. Si vous êtes intéressé à vous impliquer bénévolement pour l’un des sous-comités, veuillez contacter Jennie.

Planifiez de vous joindre à nous alors que nous accueillerons le monde!

L’information sur le Congrès 2024 de la “WSFF” se trouve à www. simmental.com

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Amelioration

De la race Par Sean McGrath

Coordonnateur des programmes d’amélioration de la race, Association Simmental du Canada

Qui a-t-il dans notre boîte à outils ?

On m’a récemment demandé de présenter à une réunion le point de vue de notre propre ranch concernant pourquoi et comment nous choisissons et adoptons la technologie dans notre élevage. L’un des éléments clés de notre sélection technologique est qu’elle s’inscrit dans notre mission et la vision à long terme de notre programme. Cela étant dit, nous utilisons un mélange de technologie très différent des autres ranchs et nous appliquons les mêmes technologies mais d’une manière différente aux autres.

De plus, pour ceux qui estiment que les qualités de la carcasse sont une partie importante de leur programme de sélection ou des besoins de leurs clients, l’ASC offre également la possibilité de travailler avec des données de mesures par les ultrasons. Parce que cette information est plus onéreuse à recueillir et a un coût direct plus élevé, l’association a également offert divers incitatifs monétaires pour aider ceux qui veulent intégrer des mesures objectives sur les carcasses dans leur vision d’amélioration de leur troupeau.

La chaine de production de l’élevage bovin de race pure suit globalement ce modèle et je parie que si vous examinez votre propre exploitation, vous faites certaines choses différemment d’autres éleveurs. Collectivement, je suis à peu près certain que si je demandais à un éleveur s’il veut améliorer ses animaux au cours de sa carrière d’éleveur Simmental, la réponse facile serait un « OUI » catégorique.

Si on vous demandait également si vous voulez développer une clientèle fidèle et heureuse d’utiliser vos sujets génétiques pour atteindre leurs objectifs, la réponse serait un “OUI” tout aussi retentissant.

L’ASC permet aux membres de recueillir des échantillons et d’utiliser des tests d’ADN à haute densité via le laboratoire Neogen. Ces tests peuvent nous informer sur des éléments tels que la parenté ou filiation, mais peuvent également servir à ajouter des informations importantes sur les caractéristiques génétiques que chaque animal potentiel peut porter et transmettre à leur progéniture. Cette information additionnelle est là pour nous aider à améliorer notre capacité à sélectionner les animaux qui rejoignent davantage notre mission pour notre troupeau.

Si nous poursuivons cette conversation un peu plus en profondeur, il est possible que différents éleveurs puissent avoir des objectifs différents par rapport à l’emphase nécessaire sur divers caractères, ou bien par rapport aux demandes et exigences de leurs clients. Chaque entreprise fait les choses différemment.

Les troupeaux qui utilisent la génétique Simmental existent dans une grande variété d’environnements et de systèmes de production. Heureusement, la race Simmental possède également une énorme diversité qui peut répondre à tous ces besoins variés. Par exemple, les femelles Simmental sont utilisées au Canada dans la production commerciale en raison de leur potentiel laitier, de même qu’à titre de porteuses d’embryons. Les taureaux Simmental sont employés en croisement terminal dans tous les types d’environnement au pays, des zones humides à plus arides, de température froide à plus chaude, et ainsi de suite.

C’est à ce moment-là que l’Association Simmental du Canada et ses programmes d’amélioration de la race prennent toute leur importance. L’ASC travaille d’arrache-pied pour promouvoir les qualités de la race, mais ce sont aux éleveurs individuellement de définir l’orientation de leurs programmes d’élevage respectifs.

L’ASC offre également aux membres diverses opportunités d’amélioration génétique de la race pour poursuivre leurs orientations comme ils l’entendent.

Essentiellement, l’ASC fournit une trousse d’outils d’amélioration de la race, mais chaque éleveur est responsable de ses plans et de la façon dont il utilise les outils pour améliorer la race.

Au centre du concept selon lequel chaque éleveur veut élever le meilleur bétail possible et l’améliorer continuellement et objectivement, l’ASC facilite notamment la collecte de données grâce au programme de l’enrôlement du troupeau complet et à la transmission des données de performance. L’ASC facilite également les calculs à partir des données de performance tels que les poids ajustés et les classements et indices à l’intérieur des troupeaux. Ces valeurs donnent l’occasion aux éleveurs qui veulent recueillir des informations pour évaluer objectivement la fertilité, la croissance et d’autres caractéristiques importantes afin d’améliorer leurs bovins.

L’une des choses les plus importantes que l’ASC fait avec les données soumises par les membres est de contribuer à l’évaluation génétique de “l’International Genetic Solutions (IGS)”. Le regroupement “IGS” représente un effort de coopération pour tirer parti des données et des capacités de recherche afin de fournir l’évaluation génétique la plus avancée possible. Les résultats ultimes de ce processus sont les ÉPD qui décrivent divers aspects de la génétique Simmental et permettent aux éleveurs de choisir les animaux qui correspondent le mieux à leurs objectifs d’élevage. J’entends parfois un éleveur dire que « les ÉPD ne fonctionnent pas », mais après examen, l’argument se rapproche plutôt de « ma vision ne correspond pas à la vision de la plupart des autres éleveurs » ou « je choisis d’utiliser les outils disponibles d’une manière différente ».

La science entourant les ÉPD est très robuste et, en fait, ils sont l’outil qui décrit le plus précisément la génétique additive (la partie qui peut être transmise) d’un animal. Un regard spécifique sur votre ferme ou votre ranch peut ne pas inclure actuellement toutes les composantes qui sont importantes pour conduire à l’obtention d’ÉPD. De plus, le constat de votre vision ne nécessite probablement pas que chaque ÉPD soit au sommet de la race.

L’ASC ne crée pas la vision pour votre ferme ou ranch ou le programme d’élevage qui en résulte. Sous la direction d’un comité composé de membres et du conseil d’administration, l’ASC s’efforce de fournir des occasions d’aider les membres à travailler en collaboration pour créer des outils qui aident à atteindre objectivement les buts individuels des membres. La race est dynamique et diversifiée et en utilisant les outils disponibles, les éleveurs sont en mesure de sélectionner des bovins qui les conduisent vers leurs objectifs individuels et répondent aux besoins de leurs clients.

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Vets

ADVICE

By Roy Lewis, DVM

Reducing Antimicrobial Usage (AMU) on Beef Operations Within their operations, whether purebred or commercial, everyone probably has areas where they are either using antibiotics unnecessarily, using the wrong ones for the problem at hand or, perhaps, there are situations where a lower class antibiotic would get the job done. I know I am changing in my advice as we finely tune where we use antibiotics. Ancillary treatments such as NSAIDs for pain or inflammation are being more commonly used and antimicrobials less. There are reductions that can be made throughout almost all cow-calf operations. I would suggest that any major changes be brought up with or be instituted by your veterinarian. There may be in many instances a savings in antibiotic costs with no negative changes in outcome.

We can break most antibiotic usage in the cow calf/purebred sector into the several clinical entities they are used in. Pneumonia, diarrhea, lameness issues, navel infection and miscellaneous conditions round out antibiotic usage on our farms.

With pneumonia rarely is it a problem in our cows. Conditions like degenerative lungs or emphysema, or lungworms may require other treatments. Rarely do mature cows get the bacterial pneumonia that we call shipping fever which requires antibiotics for treatment. Different treatments may involve dewormers if lungworms and this is usually a pasture condition. For degenerative lung conditions anti-histamines sometimes, steroid’s etc. may be used but generally these are going to be temporary measures and cattle may be better to be shipped if appropriate. Get the cattle over the crisis the withdrawals recognized, and salvage value realized. This is why cattle that recover from viral pneumonias such as BRSV often have irreversible damaged lungs and don’t do as well from a growth perspective. In an ideal world preventing pneumonic conditions with vaccines, two staged, fence line or as stress free as possible weaning helps prevent pneumonias. Any stresses we can reduce at calving such as crowding keeping calves warm and dry with creep areas helps. Many producers are vaccinating for the specific pneumonias they get on young calves and using respiratory vaccines at an earlier age and employing intranasal vaccines to avoid colostral interference. Always better to prevent disease than treat it. Get samples taken and cultures done to determine both the type of pneumonia and which antibiotics are best suited to treat it with. Using some science should be worth the investment to best get positive results on the next cases you treat . Again, take the temperature as active recent infections should have a fever. If no fever, the calf is either not infected or is very far gone and as I have said is going through a normal temperature on the way to comatose. I have seen very conscientious producers sometimes over treat. The temperature can be a good deciding factor or whether to treat or not. Normal temperature is considered 38.5-39.5C and 39.540.0C is the grey area. Generally, a producer’s intuition is good when treating based on clinical signs, demeanor, alertness etc. but let the temperature give you an objective measure to help your decision.

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With scours cases your veterinarian will often tell you most are caused by viruses, so antibiotics of any sort — be it pills injectable or oral liquid — really don’t do anything. Scours at 1-3 days of life could very well be caused by e-coli, a bacteria which responds to antibiotics. Scour vaccines have really helped to prevent this cause as well as the viral causes of scours. A dietary, stress diarrhea or diarrhea caused by protozoa such as cryptosporidium require electrolytes first and foremost and in the case of cryptosporidium a specific treatment is necessary, not an antibiotic. Like with pneumonia, diarrhea is all about getting the proper cause and the treatments most commonly will not require antibiotics unless a septicemia or e-coli scours. It is more about prevention through scour vaccines and other management changes or treatment with electrolytes and way-less about antibiotics.

Lameness issues have been mentioned in numerous articles. The one lameness that is very responsive to antibiotics is footrot (in cows’ calves and bulls) but only about 20% of lameness issues are footrots. Broken legs, tendon and ligament injuries, down to sprains and strains require pain killers and other products like surgery or casting in the case of a broken leg but seldom antibiotics. Again, a more accurate diagnosis needs to be made. This includes cows or bulls which more commonly may have a sole abscess or a bad crack needing foot trimming and proper foot care or a stifle injury which may be permanent. Either way proper individual care is the answer. True footrot should respond well to antibiotics so if it doesn’t, re-look or have the animal examined as it most likely is something else which may require other cures. A septic arthritis may require a claw amputation depending on severity.

For navel infections one must weigh the acuteness of the case as to whether antibiotics will help or simple drainage be established like with an abscess. Many apparent navel infections were treated that are in fact umbilical hernias or the infection is long gone and just the scarred navel stump remains. Metaphylactic antibiotics for things like castration of older calves have or are being replaced by painkillers in the majority of cases.

All the above suggestions should definitely be clarified with your herd veterinarian.

They will help with the actual diagnosis and explain whether antimicrobials are necessary or not. By using good herd health recommendations such as vaccinations to help prevent or reduce the scours and pneumonia incidences, you should be able to cut down antimicrobial usage. Then selecting the right drug for the right bug so to speak so we are only using antimicrobials when they are necessary will also improve our success rate. Other treatments such as pain killers (NSAID’s) may be more appropriate in many cases. Lots of changes will happen but all these changes are for the good of the industry and the safety and quality of the beef produced. Embrace this change and don’t treat simply because it was the way it was done in the past. It is a rut we all get into.

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TRANSCON’s

10th ANNUAL

SIMMENTAL BRED HEIFER SALE

Western t s e v r Ha

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2023 - 1 PM MST INNISFAIL AUCTION MART, INNISFAIL, AB

Virginia Jordyn 174J Purchased by Rand-Mar Management & Farms Ltd.

Virginia Josephine 154J Purchased by Beechinor Bros. Simmentals

FLECKVIEH, RED & BLACK SIMMENTAL BRED HEIFERS

featuring Virginia Ranch’s Entire Bred Heifer Crop • Beechinor Bros. Simmentals • Skywest Simmentals • Langer Fleckvieh Simmentals

BEE Ms Tracker 135J Purchased by Westerose Stone Simmentals

BEE Aurora 199J Purchased by DGR Cattle Co.

LFS Pol Symphony 120J Purchased by MCG Simmentals

Jay Good - (403)556-5563 Glenn Norton - (780)542-0634

Darren Paget - (403)323-3985 Cody Coupland - (403)877-0799

Skywest Joan Purchased by Beechinor Bros. Simmentals

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Anderson Bred Heifers 10th Annual Sale

h Monday, December 4th, 11:00 AM, at Innisfail Auction Market Approximately 450 head of Red/Black/Tan heifers Bred Red Angus, Black Angus and Charolais Calving dates of January 1-12 and February/March

Anderson Bred Heifers Red & Black Heifer pairs with Charolais sired calves at foot will be on offer February 21, 2024, in conjunction with the McLeod Livestock Charolais Bull Sale at Olds, Alberta

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IPU 402T Precious Thing 133J

purchased by Wilson Stock Farms & Canadian Donors

LTS Maggie 2018K

IPU 32F Ms Revlon 75J

purchased by Northern Light Simmentals

purchased by Garren Skeels

Jay Good - (403)556-5563 Glenn Norton - (780)542-0634

Darren Paget - (403)323-3985 Cody Coupland - (403)877-0799

CONSIGNORS

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Labatte Simmentals ~ Brooksland Farm Corner Stone Cattle Co. ~ Coulee Crossing Cattle Co. East Poplar Simmentals ~ Flying W Stock Farm Keet Simmentals ~ Kindred Spirit Cattle Co. Lazy Bar B Simmentals ~ Longview Cattle Company Pheasantdale Cattle Company ~ Scherger Ranching Silver Creek Simmentals ~ Timm Cattle Co. Triangle 33 Simmentals ~ X-T Simmentals 27

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remain competitive and capture value for breeders, producers and the entire beef production chain.

It is for this reason that CBIN is such an important initiative for the Canadian beef industry.

ELEVATING THE IMPORTANCE OF GENETICS IN THE BEEF PRODUCTION Canadian Beef Breeds Council:

CHALLENGING COLLABORATION Historically, the seedstock sector has struggled with unified representation within the beef industry for many reasons, one of which is the considerable amount Sandy Russell Chief Executive Officer of diversity that exists within beef cattle genetics. I have often said that our diversity is our biggest challenge but is also our biggest opportunity. The absence of unified representation at times though has often resulted in the important role that cattle breeders or ‘genetic influencers’ play in beef production not being acknowledged by the entire production chain. It has also led to the seedstock sector not being engaged in some of the critical conversations and decision making that drives the industry forward.

The Canadian Beef Breeds Council (CBBC) works hard to represent the interests of our collective membership and support constructive, collaborative conversations between the diverse interests of the seedstock sector to ensure that the collective voice is heard within the entire Canadian beef industry. Whether it is through representation at industry events, active engagement and participation with other national industry organizations or through the Canadian Beef Improvement Network (CBIN), our increased efforts to engage in collaborative efforts has clearly started to capture the attention of some within our industry as more and more organizations are reaching out to connect or engage in advancing the awareness of the value of genetics in beef cattle production and sustainability. Increasingly, CBBC is being invited to participate in critical conversations for our industry and that collective representation for the seedstock sector is absolutely essential as the beef industry faces some of our biggest challenges including declining cow herd numbers, skyrocketing costs and validating sustainable production methods.

Whether it is the individual sectors (seedstock, cow/calf, feeder, packer, retailer) or individual breeds, tackling these issues independently is often not as effective and can even be detrimental to consistent communication and achieving solutions. We are more powerful when we work collaboratively. Advancing the utilization of genetic data and innovative technologies within the beef industry is no different. It is something that has been pursued for a very long time by many with minimal success. I believe the only way to accomplish this very difficult goal is collaboratively. That being said, collaboration is not easy.

It has been known for some time that the beef industry has lagged other livestock sectors in adopting innovative genetic tools and capturing the full value potential of genetic selection. And while we don’t want to become pork or chicken we do want to fully utilize all the tools that we have to

While I know, and we work hard to promote, the fact that Canadian beef producers offer some of the highest quality beef cattle genetics in the world, other countries are investing and driving genetic improvements in beef cattle at an aggressive pace and are making considerable gains. If we are too busy competing amongst ourselves or become complacent in driving tangible investments in genetic improvement, we will be surpassed by others. Our competition should not be others within the Canadian beef industry… our competition is other countries and other protein options.

While some collective efforts across our industry with various partners are underway, we know we have a long way to go. Collaboration is not easy and it does take compromise and cooperation but there is no doubt that we will go much farther as a seedstock sector if we can focus on healthy competition while also collectively driving the ultimate goal of providing top quality genetics to beef producers both domestically and internationally.

One example of this important collaboration was this past July when CBBC hosted the Beef Improvement Federation’s Symposium in Calgary.

Leading experts in beef cattle genetics and guests from around the world gathered in Calgary to discuss advancements in genetics while seeing the quality of Canada’s diverse beef industry. CBBC will continue to work hard to support collaborative opportunities like this for all our members.

The idea of capturing value from data driven genetic selection decisions is no doubt advancing within the industry as many are trying to find the key to unlock this substantial opportunity. We can each choose to work independently and duplicate investments and resources in the ongoing pursuit of this goal or we can work collaboratively to leverage our collective investments and resources. I for one believe that collaboration is the key to cracking this incredibly difficult issue and that breeders and producers should be in the driver’s seat in order to fully reap the benefits.

There is no doubt that beef production will continue to evolve and data is the currency that can truly inform decisions to increase value in our production chain. I have heard it said that determining how best to capture that value from genetics can be done by us, can be done with us or will be done for us. I believe it should be done by us collaboratively and CBBC will continue to work on behalf of its members to ensure that occurs. This is why it is so important to be a CBBC member actively engaging in those challenging conversations and working collaboratively to continue to ensure Canadian beef cattle genetics and Canadian beef continues to be sought after and maintains its rightful place as the highest quality, most sustainable product in the world.

We invite all our members, cattle breeders and industry stakeholders to engage, be sure your voice is heard and participate in these challenging conversations at our Annual General Meeting in conjunction with Canadian Western Agribition in Regina on Monday, November 20, 2023.

Respectfully submitted by,

Sandy Russell Sandy Russel, CEO

Sandy Russell Chief Executive Officer Canadian Beef Breeds Council 306-281-7873 srussell@springcreekconsulting.ca

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023 FOOTHILLS AUCTIONEERS INC.

STAVELY, AB - 1PM - MST featuring

JB CDN ANGELINA 2146 purchased by MAVV Farms Inc, Okotoks, AB

OKOTOKS FLECKVIEH GROUP • TERRY VERNON AND SONS JB LIVESTOCK COMPANY • THREE POINT CATTLE CO SCOTT LAND & CATTLE • WHR SIMMENTALS

ing d u l c n i Outback Cattle Co.

MJB KAI 9K purchased by Storebo Farms, Beechy, SK

Complete Simmental Dispersal

JLD CAPACITOR 1K purchased by Oldfield Land Cattle Ltd, Milo, AB

Jay Good - (403)556-5563 Glenn Norton - (780)542-0634

Darren Paget - (403)323-3985 Cody Coupland - (403)877-0799 OUTBACK TYCOON 762K purchased by Zoratti Ranches Ltd, Pincher Creek, AB

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HIGHLIGHTS from the 2023 CA Convention, AGM and National Classic ANCASTER, ON

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We’ll see y’all in 2024 at the

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Nathan Phinney CCA President

The return of Parliament and fall run are now upon us. The summer months did not see our team at the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) slow down on the advocacy front. We continued to push on key policy files and activities during Parliament’s summer recess to keep our asks top of mind going into the Fall session.

Top of mind is the uncertainty due to adverse weather conditions that continues to plague farmers and ranchers across Canada. CCA is monitoring the situation along with our provincial member associations to better understand the impacts on cattle producers and support needed. Since Minister MacAulay’s return to the agriculture portfolio, we have communicated regularly with him on the on the need for impacted cattle producers to have timely access to the Livestock Tax Deferral (LTD) provision as well as support through AgriRecovery. As I type this, the Government of Saskatchewan has stepped up with their AgriRecovery announcement. I hope by the time this is being read that a finalized AgriRecovery response has rolled out from British Columbia (B.C.) to Manitoba.

In late August, Minister MacAulay announced the initial regions eligible for the LTD provision. This announcement was welcome news to producers in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. We are aware from conversations around our board table and with provincial member associations that some impacted areas were not included in the preliminary list. If your region was not included in the preliminary list and has been impacted by extreme weather conditions, please contact your provincial cattle association to let them know. In turn, CCA will communicate this information to Minister MacAulay’s office to help ensure all impacted producers are eligible.

The trade file has been a hot one for most of the summer with our team engaging Parliamentarians and their staff on key priorities. On Bill C-282: An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), we continue to emphasize the ramifications this bill could have on our economy and cattle producers with Senators and will carry this message through the fall session. CCA has ramped up advocacy efforts on trade with the United Kingdom (UK), particularly with the announcement of the UK accession into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

In early September, CCA in partnership with the National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) and the Canadian Meat Council (CMC) launched a campaign called “Say No to a Bad Deal” so grassroots producers and industry partners could tell our federal government that Canada needs to delay the UK joining the CPTPP until our barriers into the UK market can be addressed.

We are not saying no to trade. We are saying no to a bad deal that puts Canadian farmers and ranchers at an unfair disadvantage. Supporting the UK accession to the CPTPP weakens the agreement as the trade barriers to the UK for Canadian beef and pork have not been addressed.

The UK continues to have unfettered access to the Canadian market for their meat products, while Canada is unable to get our high-quality meat products into their market. We are asking for reciprocal access for

Canadian meat into the UK’s market. We are proud of the progressive trading standards and science-based rules established through CPTPP which ensures fair market access for participating countries. We do not think those standards should be set aside for the UK accession.

We urge you to stand up for a fair trade deal for Canada by sharing your concerns with your Member of Parliament. Please show your support by visiting SayNoToABadDeal.ca and sending in your letter.

What drives much of our motivation to keep pushing on our key policy priorities as a board is the desire to leave a vibrant industry for our next generation of cattle producers. Despite the uncertainty facing cattle producers, I’m very optimistic when we see the caliber of our up-andcoming leaders.

This was especially evident during the Canadian Beef Industry Conference (CBIC) in August, where activities throughout the week shone a spotlight on our young leaders who are poised to make a difference in our industry.

We saw 24 hopefuls vying for a spot in the next class of the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) program through insightful discussions on important industry topics during the Selections process.

We also celebrated and congratulated this year’s CYL graduates at the opening reception of the conference. It was great to see so many mentors attend to recognize the dedication, hard work, and potential of their mentees. I’d like to personally thank this year’s mentors for the important role that they play in the success of our leadership program and in the development of our young leaders.

The CYL graduation ceremony also saw the unveiling of the Reg Schellenberg Next Generation Legacy Award by the Canadian Cattle Foundation and the Schellenberg family. This award will be presented annually to recognize the exceptional qualities and contributions of a CYL graduate, who embodies the same dedication and leadership for the Canadian beef sector that Reg displayed. The award includes a belt buckle donated by the Schellenberg family ranch, Perrin Ranching 1990 LTD, and a travel bursary to attend the 2024 Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference.

Congratulations to Carling Matejka from Ponoka, Alberta for being named the first recipient of this award. We know that Reg would be so proud of this year’s graduating class.

Lastly, it was great to participate in the Canadian Cattle Youth Council annual general meeting (AGM) at CBIC. We appreciate the ideas and perspectives that are brought forward by the Council to policy discussions at our various committee meetings and at the board table.

I’d like to acknowledge the invaluable contributions made by Charlene Yungblut (Ontario) during her term as the Council’s President and welcome Scott Gerbrandt (Saskatchewan) who was elected President of the Council at the AGM. Congratulations to the both of you!

Nathan Phinney CCA President

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SEXED SEMEN: AN

OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE MORE

VALUE FOR CATTLE

SPRING VALLEY, Wis., USA [August 1, 2023] — Sexed semen breeding programs for the beef industry have primarily focused on developing genetically superior replacement heifers.

Dr. Ken Odde served as Department Head for the Animal Sciences and Industry Department at Kansas State University from 2007 to 2018. Dr. Odde now works full-time on the family ranch in South Dakota and serves as a regional representative for the American Simmental Association.

“Male sexed semen is an opportunity to capture value. The opportunity’s greater when the price spread between steers and heifers is significant,” says Ken Odde, DVM and Ph.D., professor and department head emeritus of the Department of Animal

Breeding with sexed semen can help your bottom line by creating cattle the market demands.

Sciences and Industry at Kansas State University.

Since retiring from academia, Odde has focused on creating more profitability for his family’s commercial cow-calf ranch in South Dakota, USA. “About six years ago, I was sitting at the sale barn in Mobridge, South Dakota, and the price spread between steers and heifers just struck me that day,” Odde says.

From that “aha moment,” Odde started to pursue what a sexed semen breeding program could look like for his ranch. He shares strategies and protocols to consider for success, including fertility differences between cows and heifers, the use of splittime or fixed-time artificial insemination (AI) and the value of using breeding indicator patches to measure estrus intensity.

The breeding indicator’s surface ink is rubbed off by friction during mounting and reveals an indicator color.

When enough color is exposed, the animal is considered ready to breed.

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VALUE OF BREEDING FOR MALES Before breeding with sexed semen, Odde looked back at industry trends to see the economic impact of breeding for more males.

“We’ve got years of history when most sexed semen was targeted at producing females,” Odde says. “Breeding for males is a shift in thinking, and ultimately it’s driven by how high the price difference is between steers and heifers.”

Figure 1: Value of Heifer Calves Relative to Steer Calves, Superior Livestock Data, 1995-2021

YEAR

MEAN BASE WEIGHT (LBS.)

MEAN PRICE PER 100 LBS. ($US)

PRICE SPREAD BETWEEN STEER AND HEIFER LOTS ($US/100LBS.)

1995

527

67.55

6.83

2000

540

100.06

8.00

2005

575

121.43

9.04

2010

567

118.77

10.68

2015

578

248.39

20.94

580 154.22 15.81 Data from Superior Livestock (see Figure 1) 2020 572 172.50 18.47 shows the price per hundredweight (cwt) 2021 difference between steers and heifers has been on an upward trend for nearly three decades. Odde says the price difference between steers and heifers has been primarily driven by increasing carcass weights and the rising cost of gain.

Feedlot closeout performance data in Kansas (see Figure 2) from August 2017 showed the average cost of gain was $5.66 per cwt higher for heifers versus steers. That year corn was relatively cheap to feed at $3.91 per bushel. In August 2022, the average cost of gain was $12.77 per cwt higher for heifers than for steers when the corn price was $8.69 per bushel.

Figure 2: Gender Performance Differences in Feeder Cattle, Focus on Feedlots, Kansas State University

CLOSEOUT DATE

NO. OF HEAD

IN WEIGHT (LBS.)

FINAL WEIGHT AVERAGE DAYS AVERAGE DAILY GAIN FEED TO GAIN (LBS.) ON FEED (LBS./DAY) (DRY BASIS)

DEATH LOSS (%)

AVERAGE COST OF GAIN/CWT ($US)

Aug 2022 (steers)

38,069

766

1,439

180

3.61

6.02

2.06

129.41

Aug 2022 (heifers)

25,912

736

1,296

169

3.14

6.52

2.72

142.18

Aug 2017 (steers)

34,951

793

1,379

169

3.62

6.05

1.27

73.88

Aug 2017 (heifers)

22,764

711

1,231

165

3.11

6.61

1.69

79.54

August 2022 corn price = US$8.69/bushel and August 2017 corn price = US$3.91/bushel

“Steers can be fed to higher weights more efficiently,” Odde adds. “The trend of increasing carcass weights could be a driver of producing more male calves with sexed semen, particularly when feed prices are higher.”

ON-RANCH EXPERIENCE The first set of females to be bred with sexed semen on Odde’s ranch used maternal female sexed semen on heifers (see Table 1) and predominantly utilized terminal male sexed semen on cows (see Table 2).

Following an estrus synchronization protocol, heifers were bred by visual heat detection using ESTROTECT Breeding Indicator patches to aid in estrus detection during five days of monitoring. The heifers’ AI pregnancy rate was 63.4%.

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Table 1: AI Pregnancy Rates for Gender Sorted Semen in Yearling Heifers - 2019, 2021 and 2022

BREED OF SIRE

NO. OF HEIFERS

ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION PROTOCOL

Female

Angus

101

MGA-PGF2a Breed by Estrus 64

63.4

2021

Female

Simmental

69

MGA-PGF2a Breed by Estrus 40

58.0

2021

Female

Angus

73

MGA-PGF2a Breed by Estrus 41

56.2

2022

Male

Angus

148

MGA-PGF2a Breed by Estrus 77

52.0

YEAR

SEMEN GENDER

2019

BREEDING PROTOCOL

NO. PREGNANT A.I.

A.I. PREGNANCY RATE (%)

In the first year, cows were bred using multiple protocols. With fixed-time AI, cow reproduction rates were 40.9%. Two cow groups were bred using split-time AI at 70 hours post prostaglandin injection for cows with activated ESTROTECT patches. If patches weren’t activated, insemination happened at 90 hours with an injection of GnRH. The split-time groups had pregnancy rates of 45% and 47%.

Table 2: A.I. Pregnancy Rates for Gender Sorted Semen in Cows - 2019, 2021 and 2022, Summer of 2021

NO. PREGNANT A.I.

A.I. PREGNANCY RATE (%)

CO-Synch-CDIR FTAI

36

40.9

80

CO-Synch-CDIR STAI

36

45.0

Angus

51

CO-Synch-CDIR STAI

24

47.0

Male

Charolais

204

CO-Synch-CDIR FTAI

96

47.0

2022

Male

Charolais

46

CO-Synch-CDIR FTAI

24

52.2

2022

Male

Charolais

78

CO-Synch-CDIR FTAI

35

44.9

YEAR

SEMEN GENDER

BREED OF SIRE

NO. OF COWS

ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION PROTOCOL

2019

Male

Charolais

88

2019

Male

Charolais

2019

Female

2021

BREEDING PROTOCOL

“We think with split-time AI, we were able to pick up a few more cows running them through a second time,” Odde relates. “However, it is pretty labor intensive, so we’ve moved towards more fixed-time AI with the cows.”

In the third year of research, male sexed semen was used across all the heifers and cows.

“We have learned we get better fertility on our yearling heifers than on mature cows,” Odde says. “We can easily produce more bull calves from our heifers, so that’s something we want to evaluate further.”

Applying Breeding Indicator

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WORDS OF ADVICE If you are considering breeding with sexed semen, Odde has a few tips.

Odde suggests using a protocol that helps make chute-side breeding decisions based on estrus intensity via a breeding indicator patch.

If half of the patch or more is rubbed off, females are good candidates to be bred with sexed semen. Should less than half of the patch surface ink be rubbed off, it’s best to use less expensive conventional semen to help manage costs of your genetics investment.

Keeping an eye on market trends is another management practice to consider.

“You need an understanding of the economic dynamics,” Odde says.

For some herds, it may work better to develop more replacement heifers via sexed semen and marketing those replacements to terminal-focused operations, particularly when replacement females are in demand.

“It could be that male sexed semen works well in some situations, and a few years later, it may not have the same incentive,” Odde adds. “When there is a good price difference between steers and heifers, it can really work well.”

Odde presented his on-ranch research findings during the Beef Improvement Federation Annual Symposium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on July 3. For more information on breeding indicator patches, visit ESTROTECT.com.

The ESTROTECT Breeding Indicator is the industry standard for optimizing cattle breeding efficiency and economics. With millions and millions of units sold around the world, ESTROTECT is the only breeding management tool tested in a multitude of university studies by researchers.

Some breeding indicators have easy-to-read bullseyes (black surface ink) on them. Once the bullseye, or the equivalent surface area, is rubbed off the animal – that animal is ready to breed and is up to three times more likely to result in a confirmed pregnancy.

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2023 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.

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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 FALLEN TIMBER FARMS, NASH JANS, GROUNDBIRCH, BC FALLEN TIMBER FARMS, RHETT JANS, GROUNDBIRCH, BC FALLEN TIMBER FARMS, TAOS JANS, GROUNDBIRCH, BC FAR-L FARMS, DONALD FARRELL, RIPLEY, ON MARK FEHR, WYMARK, SK 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 FORBELL S.E.N.C., PERRY BELL & ANNIE VACHON, ST-ISIDORE DE CLIFTO, QC FERME GAGNON INC., Y & D GAGNON, CHENEVILLE, QC FERME GAL VOIE SENC, MARYSE SAVOIE, FRONTENAC OC 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 RODRIGUE MARCMEL INC., MARC RODRIGUE & MELANIE PAQUET, SAINT-JEAN-DE-BRÉBEUF, QU 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 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 FOUR T DIAMOND RANCH, ADAM & LARISSA TEETER, DAUPHIN, MB 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 PETER & MARLENE, GAUNCE, NEW SCOTLAND, NB GIBSON-MACTAVISH FARMS, EMILY GIBSONMACTAVISH, GLENCOE ON BONNIE GLASMAN, RUSSELL, MB GLASMAN FARMS LTD., MATTHEW & LEANNE GLASMAN, RUSSELL, MB GLENDALE FARM, DAVID & DEBBIE BRUKETA, FOOTHILLS, AB GLESSMAN LIVESTOCK, JUSTIN DALE GLESSMAN, BROOKS, AB GOLDEN VIEW CATTLE COMPANY, TINA SENETZA, SMOKY LAKE, AB GOODBUY LIVESTOCK, LILYANNE BOUFFARD, STANSTEAD, QC GORDON JONES SIMMENTALS, GORDON JONES, BALDUR,MB BRANDON GOUDY, BASSANO AB 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 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 HAMPTON SIMMENTALS, JODI HAMPTON, FALUN AB HANDFORD SIMMENTALS, ROBERT HANDFORD, SNOWFLAKE, MB HARMONY RIDGE FARM, HOWARD & VONA PYNE & KARL TAYLOR, HARMONY, NS HARVIE CREST CATTLE COMPANY, SCOTT & KERRIE HARVIE, OLDS, AB HARVIE CREST CATTLE COMPANY, CHICK 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 BAR C RANCH, JOHN & CHELLAN BARSI, MELVILLE SK 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 JK BAR CATTLE TY-D LIVESTOCK & NJAA CATTLE, VERMILION, AB JNR FARMS, JERRY & NICOLE REPKA, WILLINGDON, AB JNR FARMS & KULYK SIMMENTALS, WILLINGDON, AB JNR FARMS/BEECHINOR LAND & LIVESTOCK LTD., BENTLY, AB JO-DREEN FARM, TREVOR PAULEY & DOREEN STEEVES, STONEY CREEK, NB JOHNSON RANCHING, BYRON BERNICE & WYATT JOHNSON, AMISK, AB JON-ERN FARMS LIMITED, STEWART BROTHERS, C/O CHRIS STEWART, BLENHEIM, ON JP CATTLE CO, GLEN & BARRY LOWES, ERIC PATEMAN, MCAULEY, MB JPR FARMS, JUSTIN ROSADIUK, EVANSBURG, AB 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

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KEATO MEADOW SIMMENTALS, JONATHAN & EBONY KITTLITZ, FORT SASKATCHEWAN, AB KEET SIMMENTALS, RICHARD & BRETT KEET, DALMENY, SK KEHO LAKE SIMMENTALS, EMIL & CORNELIA SABAU, COALHURST, AB EVAN KESSLERING, VICEROY, SK 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 KINGSWOOD SIMMENTALS, CHRIS & ALTA SPANGENBERG, MELVILLE, SK KISKATINAW CATTLE CO., CRAIG FOSSUM & BRETTE MADDEN, ARRAS, BC COLBY KLASSEN, CROOKED CREEK, AB SYDNEY DE KONING, EDEN, MB 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 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 LA RANCH, LUKE MUEHLEN, VANDERHOOF, BC LAWNVIEW SIMMENTALS, ALLAN LAWN, HAMIOTA, MB LAZY EM’S CATTLE COMPANY, EMMA HULSE, SCHOMBERG ON 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 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 LEWIS FARMS & WALLGREN FARMS, SPRUCE GROVE, AB TYLER & ERIN LIBKE, HANLEY, SK ALLAN J. LINDAL, FISHER BRANCH, MB LITTLE PERKS RANCH, LIAM & IVY PERKIN, ELGIN, MB LITTLE VALLEY RANCH LTD., WILFRED YOUNG, BIG RIVER, SK LITTLE WILLOW CREEK RANCH, BLAINE, SCOTT & CLAYTON HARLAND, FRENCHMAN BUTTE,SK LOCKHART VALLEY & HANNAH ROBSON, RIMBEY, AB LOCKHART VALLEY SIMMENTALS, LEE & TINA ROBSON, RIMBEY, AB LOCUST HILL FARMS, JARRETT & KRISTA JOHNSON, DOBBINTON, ON 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 DONNA LOUGHRAN, CHILLIWACK, BC LUV-IN-IT CATTLE COMPANY, JASON & TRISHA FRENCH, MAYERTHORPE, AB

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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 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 MAPLE HILL FARM, BENOIT, COTE & NORMAN TAYLOR, SHEFFORD QC MAPLEHURST FARMS, TIM DAVEY, WESTBOURNE, MB MAPLE LAKE STOCK FARMS, GERRY & LINDA BERTHOLET, HARTNEY, MB 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 MATTY J CATTLE, MATTHEW JAREMA, SMOKY LAKE, AB MAVV FARMS INC., MIKE IMLER, OKOTOKS, AB MAXWELL SIMMENTALS, G. & G. K. MAXWELL, VIKING, AB MCELDON ACRES, VICTORIA MCELDON, MILLBROOK, ON MCG SIMMENTALS, MURRAY & CHERYL BROWN, STAVELY, AB MCINTOSH LIVESTOCK, BLAIR MCINTOSH, MAYMONT, SK MCINTOSH LIVESTOCK & ARCH HOLDINGS, C/O RYAN & SARA ARCHDEKIN, SPEERS SK MCINTOSH RANCH, KOLTON MCINTOSH, ERIKSDALE, MB MCMANUS SIMMENTALS, BOYD MCMANUS, MINNEDOSA, MB KALEY MCMILLEN, CARIEVALE, SK MCMILLEN RANCHING LTD., JIM MCMILLEN, CARIEVALE, SK MC RUER SIMMENTALS, JEFF MCRUER, BOISSEVAIN MB MICHAEL MARONDA, FIRST CLASS CATTLE & KARSIN FARMS, NEWTON, MB MICHAEL MARONDA SIMMENTALS, MICHAEL MARONDA, LOMOND, AB MIKE LUFT & SOUTHPAW CATTLE COMPANY, C/O SOUTHPAW CATTLE, CARSTAIRS, AB WYATT MILLAR, GRANDORA, SK BRIAN MILLER, OKOTOKS, AB MILLER LIVESTOCK, CHASE & ALANA MILLER, CREMONA, 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 EVERETT MORE, VIRDEN, MB MOSQUITO RANCH, MICHAEL SIKLENKA, MEADOW LAKE, SK MSE LAND & CATTLE CO. LTD., JOSH & SARAH VAN DEN BOSSCHE, HENDON, SK MT RANCH, MARTY & TALON GAUTHIER, DAWSON CREEK, BC 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 NEWTON CREEK SIMMENTALS, ANDREW KUSCHMINDER, PICKARDVILLE, AB NIWA RANCHING CO. LTD., LOUISE NIWA, ACADIA VALLEY, AB 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

NU-HORIZON CATTLE CO., KIERAN, DEB & KODIE DOETZEL, LIPTON, SK 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 OLMSTEAD CATTLE CO., BRYCE & NIKKI OLMSTEAD, CARBERRY, MB 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 LEE SHOLOGAN & RYLEY PASHULKA, WESTLOCK, 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 GRETA PEARSON, CALMAR, AB PEMLOCK SIMMENTAL, SCOTT LETTS, WESTLOCK, AB TRAVIS PENNER, ENDEAVOR, SK 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 PERREAULT FARMS, ALLEN & SHERRY PERREAULT, STURGEON COUNTY, AB 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 NORMAN PLUME, PRESCOTT, ON POLAR FARMS, JOE & LINDSAY LOOMIS, PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT, BC 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 R & B RANCH, RANDY WHEELER & BONNIE SMITH, WHEELER/SMITH, DOUGLAS, ON 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 RANCIER FARMS & SKY TRACK 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

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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 RIDGELINE CATTLE CO., TRAVIS & CRYSTAL FISK, PARRY, SK RISING DAWN SIMMENTAL, KENDRA FOSSHEIM, YELLOWHEAD COUNTY, AB RISKAN HOPE FARM, VERN & BARB LUTHER, CRAIK, SK RIVER’S EDGE CATTLE COMPANY, CASEY DAVID G. & DYAN FROESE, LA CRETE, AB RIVERPOINT, XCEL LIVESTOCK, CLARKE FAMILY, GLENCOE, ON RIVER POINT CATTLE & REX CRAWFORD, GLENCOE, ON RIVER POINT CATTLE CO., JANE & REED CRAWFORD, GLENCOE, ON RIVERSIDE FARM - D & H TOBER, DAN & HEATHER TOBER, OXBOW, SK RJ FARMS, ROBERT JOHNSTON, SEAFORTH, ON RKT SIMMENTALS, RICK & JACKIE TAYLOR, MINNEDOSA, MB ROB & DEANNE YOUNG & GREENVALLEY RANCH LTD, BRETON, AB 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 ROSEBUD SIMMENTALS, DWAYNE & LILLIAN DOWELL, DIDSBURY, AB ROSE HILL SIMMENTALS, JANET & DARREL WENIG, WELDON, SK ROSEMEAD FARM, IVAN C MATTHEWS, SARSFIELD, ON ROSEWOOD FARMS, CRAIG, MATTHEWS & TAYLOR VAN DEN AKKER, ORLÉANS, ON RRTS SIMMENTAL, ROB & TINA STOWARDS, WESTWOLD, BC RUSYLVIA CATTLE & LEE SHOLOGAN, WESTLOCK, AB RUSYLVIA CATTLE/ WESTGOLD FARM/R.PASHULKA, RILEY PASHULKA , MINBURN, MB RUSYLVIA CATTLE CO., KEN AND JOSIE PASHULKA, TYSON RILEY & TAYLOR PASHULKA, DERWENT, AB RUSZKOWSKI FARMS, LOGAN RUSZKOWSKI, PRINCE ALBERT, SK RUZICKA FARMS, SARA-JANE RUZICKA, KILLAM, AB RUZICKA FARMS, DAYNA RUZICKA, KILLAM, AB RUZICKA FARMS, MICHAEL & JENINE RUZICKA, KILLAM, AB RUZICKA FARMS, DAVID RUZICKA, KILLAM, AB RUZICKA FARMS, GARRETT 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 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 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 SELTE LAND & CATTLE, DARREN & LEE SELTE, VERMILION, AB SERVICE ANIMAL NOISEUX, CHANTAL BOISVERT, STPAUL D’ABBOTSFORD, QC

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SEVERTSON LAND & CATTLE CO., SCOTT & LISA SEVERTSON, RED DEER COUNTY, AB DR. EDWARD M. SHACKLADY, OKOTOKS, AB SHADY LAWN FARMS INC., H. MARK & ELIZABETH R. SNOWDEN, PORT DOVER, ON SHADY NOOK SIMMENTALS, STACEY & SUSAN BELL, CLIVE, AB SHAWN & ANJE MILLER, SHAWN MILLER, DIDSBURY, AB SHAYSON SIMMENTALS, SHAY & HEIDI MARTINDALE, LA COREY, AB SHEALAND FARMS, ADAM & MARIE SHEA, BETHANY, ON SHERWOOD FARMS, KRISTA & SCOTT SHERWOOD, VERMILION, 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 SIROSKI FARMS LTD., DAVIDSON, 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 SKY TRACK RANCH, SHELBY BYGROVE, LLOYDMINSTER, SK SKY TRACK RANCH & MCINTOSH LIVESTOCK, MAYMONT, SK SKYWEST SIMMENTALS, RILEY EDWARDS, DIDSBURY, AB SLM SIMMENTALS, MIRANDA STOPPLER, MONTMARTRE, SK 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, SHALLAINE DALEY, CARSTAIRS, AB SOUTHPAW CATTLE COMPANY, RON DALEY &TAMMI VANTIGHEM, CARSTAIRS, 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 STARWEST FARMS LTD., KEN AND CAROL WARKENTIN, CALMAR, AB STEPPLER FARMS LTD., ANDRE & KATIE STEPPLER MIAMI, MB LEE & CORALEE STILBORN, BALCARRES, SK JASON & KELLY STILLMAN, HAVELOCK, ON STONEHEDGE FARMS, JOHN & LORRAINE ASHBY, PRESCOTT, ON 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 SULLIVAN SIMMENTALS, JOHN & LINDA SULLIVAN, KAZABAZUA, QC SUNNYSIDE SIMMENTALS, TOM & SHARON TURNBULL, LUMSDEN, SK SUNNY VALLEY SIMMENTALS, WAYNE & LINDA LIBKE, HANLEY, SK SUN RISE SIMMENTALS, EVAN & LINDA CUSS, 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 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, ALEXIS & KIRK STODDARD, SHEFFORD, 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 K SIMMENTALS, WADE & GLYNIS / DON & MONA KOBERSTEIN, EDMONTON, AB 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 R SIMMENTAL, R & Y DEQUIER, CARMAN, MB TRIPLE T DIAMOND SIMMENTAL, WADE & ANGELA THORGILSSON, LUNDAR, MB TRIPLE T DIAMOND SIMMENTAL, STEWART THORGILSSON, LUNDAR, MB 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 LIVESTOCK, 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 TY-D LIVESTOCK&LONGVIEW CATTLE&DOUBLE BAR D FARMS, TY-D LIVESTOCK&LONGVIEW CATTLE&DOUBLE BAR D FARMS, STREAMSTOWN, AB ULES BAXTER & PATTI CRAWFORD-BAXTER, ULES & PATTI CRAWFORD BAXTER, NEWTOWN, NB ULTRA LIVESTOCK, TIM & CATHY CHALACK, CARSTAIRS AB ULTRA LIVESTOCK & CANADIAN DONORS, CARSTAIRS AB ULTRA LIVESTOCK & CRISIS CATTLE CO., CARSTAIRS AB ULTRA LIVESTOCK & HAY VALLEY RANCHES, CARSTAIRS AB

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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 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 WETHERILL SIMMENTAL FARMS, LANE AND SELINA WETHERILL, GROUNDBIRCH, BC 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 WILLERTON SIMMENTALS, RYLIE WILLERTON, PORCUPINE PLAIN, SK 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 DALYN WOLOSHYN, BALDWINTON, SK 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 BRYAN & TAMMI YANKO, ITUNA, SK YELLOW ROSE CATTLE CO., BOBBI-GAYLE HOSEGOOD, FALUN, AB BRENDAN YOUNG, BIG RIVER, SK DALE A. YOUNG, PARKBEG, SK ROBERT & DEANNE YOUNG, BRETON, AB TERRY & LORETTA YOUNG, EARL GREY, SK ZIEVIEW FARMS INC, SHANA & DARYL ZIEBARTH, PAKENHAM, ON

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Congratulationse!

ANNOUNCEMENTS On Saturday, June 24th, Kevin Wheale of Rimbey, AB and Courtney Wolfe of Valleyview, AB tied the knot. They fell in love after having their eyes on the same bull at a sale. Kevin’s family has been using predominantly Simmental bulls in their commercial herd for approximately 25 years and Courtney raises Fleckvieh with her dad.

Courtney is the oldest daughter of Tony Wolfe (Wolfe Farms), and granddaughter of John and Sue Wolfe (Jack Pine Simmentals).

Kevin and Courtney plan to start their own herd of registered Fleckvieh Simmental.

Tiffany Peters of Peters Simmentals and Kris Gordon of Percyview Farms were married on June 30, 2023 in Perdue, SK.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS JOIN US IN WISHING THE BEST AS WE BID FAREWELL TO TWO OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS THIS MONTH Dallas Wise joined Canadian Simmental Association 14 years ago in conjunction with the Canadian Limousin Association, the past 3 ½ years have been solely with CSA. As a part of the registry/member service group she has been that voice on the end of the phone assisting many of our members. She will be missed for her cheery disposition and calming mannerism.

Hopefully she will get to spend more time doing the things she loves, working with the cattle, riding her horses, spending time with family & friends.

We wish her nothing but the best going forward, she will be missed.

Rae Erickson joined the Canadian Simmental Association in 2016, moving over from Alberta 4-H. Over the years Rae has been not only the administrator for the Foundation but has assisted with registry duties as well as assisting in the marketing department. She will be missed for her smile and sense of humor.

We wish Rae all the best in the future as she spends time on her photography, farming, cattle, horses and most importantly her beautiful daughter Payson Jayd.

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Thank YOU 5-W Farms 7 Lazy T 7 Cattle Co 719 Cattle Aiden Hanes Alexis Dew Alixanda deBeaudrap Alliance Simmentals Alta Gentics Alyvia Hartley Anchor D Ranch Simmentals Ashworth Farms & Ranch Ltd. Aspen & Demmi Hallands Ava Hartley B&L Farm Services Ltd. Bar M Simmentals Barb Judd Barlee Simmentals Beechinor Land & Livestock Belshar Simmentals Ben Wright Beothuk Land & Cattle Co Big Kerr Simmentals Billy Elmhurst Black Gold Simmentals Blenview Farms Bogart Cattle Co Bonchuk Farms Bohrson Marketing Services Bova-Tech Ltd Bovey Family Farms Bow Valley Genetics Braeden Weppler Brandlee Simmentals Brendale Acres Brian & Dora MacKinley Briston View Farm Broken Arrow Cattle Co Bruce Holmquist Bulls-Eye Feeds Callaghan Toronchuk Cammeron Farms Canadian Cattlemen Canadian Sires Canadian Simmental Assoc.

Carew Farms Car-Laur Simmentals Carsyn Pochipinski Cassidy Dykstra CCIA Cedar Creek Simmental Circle K Simmental Clarke Family Farms Cody Carson Colton Metske Corner View Cattle Co Cooper & Dawson Richards Czech-Mate Livestock Davenor Farms Debus Cattle Co Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants Deeg Simmentals Destiny Simmentals DJ Farms DK Land & Cattle DKH Simmentals DLMS/Cattlevids

TO ALL THE DONATORS, BUYERS, BIDDERS & VOLUNTEERS FOR SUPPORTING THE FCSF & HELPING AS WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOUTH, EDUCATION & RESEARCH IN THE SIMMENTAL BREED

Dobbie Simmentals Dodge City Simmentals Donovandale Farms Double Arrow Stock Farm Double Bar D Farms Doug Oesch Downhill Simmentals Drew Tarrant Dwayann Simmentals Eastern Connection Bull Sale Dylan Foley Dynamite Livestock Easton Pochipinski Elm Tree Farms Evan Hartley Everlea Toronchuk E-Zee Cattle Co Family Matters Sale Faith Shologan Fallen Timber Farms Far-L Farms Ferme Erisa Inc Ferme Gagnon Ferme Terra Agri Inc Fusion Livestock First Class Cattle Marketing Garren Skeels Gaylene Groeneveld Goodbuy Livestock Friends of Canadian Simmental Grassroots Ranch Gravandale Simmentals Hanes Livestock High Country Cattle Services Hi Tech Farms Highwood Land & Cattle Hoegl Livestock Indian River Cattle Company Hoffus Stock Farms Innovation Media Ivan Smith J&M Farms Jamieson Genetics Jennifer McLean Jetstream Livestock Joe Weisgerber Johnson Land & Cattle Johnson Ranching Jon & Brittany Dew Jon-Ern Farms Ltd KT Ranches Karsen Van Sickle KD’s Simmentals Kenmac Livestock Kern Simmentals Keystone Livestock Kim Purich Kin Kin Cattle Co Kingfield Farms Klassen Simmentals Knollside Farm Kotowich Evergreen Farms Kunta Simmental Farm LA Ranch Labatte Farms Ltd Labatte Simmentals

Lacombe Farms Leahy Simmentals Lee Shologan Lesley Handley Levi Hartley Lewis Farms Lindy Kroetsch Lisa Reich Little H Cattle Co Littleman Connections LJ Welding Lockhart Valley Simmentals Locust Hill Farms Lone Stone Farms Loval Farms Lucy Dykstra Luvnit Cattle Co Lynda Leafloor Lyseng Land & Cattle M&J Farms Mader Ranches Makayla Dew Maple Falls Simmentals Maplehurst Farms Mark Land & Cattle Corp Martin Cattle Services Masterloc Simmentals Mavstar Photography Max Burris Maxwell Simmentals McIntosh Livestock McMillen Ranching Melanie Delong Mike Stewart Millington Ranch Mackenzie Skeel Mud Butte Simmentals Mutch Farms Nate Toronchuk Northern Lights Simmentals Neogen Canada NJM Simmentals Northern Livestock Sales Norwood Family OJ’s Cattle Oberle Farms Outback Acres Farm Parview Stock Farms Peak Veterinary Health Pearson Simmentals Pine Creek Simmentals Polar Farms Prairie Wind Farms Premier Livestock Quinn Hoegl R Plus Simmentals Rancier Farms RBA Financial Group Red Ribbon Livestock Red Top Livestock Renlim Farms Retired Roper Rex Crawford Rich-Mc Simmentals Rick-Sha Farms Ridgeline Cattle Co

Ridgeview Cattle Co Riverside Farm Robson Acres Ron & Donna Morano Ron Nolan Rosemead Farms Rosewood Simmentals Roy Lewis Vet Services Russell Moore Rusylvia Cattle Co Sanmar Simmentals Sarah Hagman Shelly Reisch Shologan Cattle SIBL Simmentals Silverlake Farms Simmental Country Simmental Forever Ranch Simon Johnson Sjogren Farms Skywest Simmentals Simmgen Land & Cattle Co Snider Simmentals Snowdame Farms South Bristol Cattle Co South Seven Farms Spruce View Acres St. John Simmentals Step-N-Stone Simmentals Stone Acre Farm & Cattle Co Stout Bros Simmentals Sullivan Simmentals Sunny Valley Simmentals T Bar C Cattle Co (2013) Ltd Talbot Marketing Taylor Richards Tim McVicar Timberlind Auctions Timberwood Farms Time View Farms Todd Simmental Tonette Farms Townline Cattle Co Townview Farms Triangle K Simmentals Trinity Martin Photography Tulsa Smith Tyler Bauer Valley Creek Simmentals Twin Meadow Livestock Farm V5 Simmentals Barb Vance Walk’n M Ranch Vold, Jones & Vold Auction Co Walnut Ridge Simmentals Waydamar Farms Webster Farms Westbrook Ventures Westman Farms Westway Farms Ltd Wheatland Cattle Co. Whiskey Jack Simmentals WindGap Farms Windy Knoll Farm

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2023/2024 National YCSA Board President & Secretary 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Social Media Megan ProuseHeidi McFaddenLily BouffardTrinity Martin- AB Director at Large Ontario Quebec

Brodyn LabatteSaskatchewan

Cody CarsonDirector at large

Drew TarrantMaritimes

Shaelyn ToewsManitoba

Upcoming Events Nov. 27- Dec. 1 Facebook Auction Date TBD TEAM Conference Calgary, AB July 31- Aug. 4 National Classic Olds, AB Crystal Fisk YCSA Programs Coordinator cfisk@simmental.com OCTNOV SC Insides 23.indd 45

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SEEKING NEW MEMBERS! BENEFITS OF BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA INCLUDE, BUT AREN’T LIMITED TO: COMMUNITY Connect with other local simmental breeders in your area.

ESTABLISHMENT Paving the way for future Simmental Breeders and youth.

RESOURCES Unlimited access to registration services and information.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE A MEMBERSHIP FORM: PLEASE CONTACT JAMIE JANS SIMMENTALBC@GMAIL.COM.

FOR CONTINUOUS UPDATES PLEASE CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK!

CHET JANS President 250.219.8200

JOE LOOMIS Director 250.784.5150

LEANNE MITCHELL Vice President 250.318.5245

LUKE MUEHLEN Director 250.567.7375

JAMIE JANS Secretary 250.219.8008

REANNE SANFORD Director 250.991.9496

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What’ s Happening WHAT’S HAPPENING OLDS FALL CLASSIC

WOLFE FARMS FLECKVIEH BULL AND FEMALE SALE

September 28 - October 1, Olds, AB

December 2, Valleyview, AB

ANCHOR D INFLUENCED CALF SALE October 3, Rimbey, AB

ANCHOR D INFLUENCED CALF SALE October 4, Ponoka, AB

ANCHOR D INFLUENCED CALF SALE October 5, Westlock, AB

ANCHOR D “PASTURE TREASURES” FEMALE SALE October 13, Rimbey, AB

MADER RANCHES LADIES NIGHT 2023 EDITION October 19, Carstairs, AB

MADGE SIMMENTALS BROADWAY GIRLS October 19-21, DLMS Farmgate

GILCHRIST GENETIC GEMS ONLINE FEMALE October 22-23, DLMS Farmgate

FARMFAIR INTERNATIONAL November 8 - 11, Edmonton, AB

LONE STONE FARMS INVITATIONAL FEMALE SALE November 24, Westlock, AB

CAMROSE COUNTRY CLASSIC 12TH ANNIVERSARY SALE November 29, Viking, AB

LEWIS FARMS LEADING LADIES FEMALE SALE November 30, Spruce Grove, AB

SIMPOWER 8TH ANNUAL FEMALE SALE December 1, Olds, AB

TRANSCON’S WESTERN HARVEST 10TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BRED HEIFER SALE December 2, Innisfail, AB

SOUTHERN ALBERTA SIMMENTAL ROUND UP 30TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE December 12, Stavely, AB

CANADIAN DONORS PRODUCTION SALE December 13, Olds, AB

MAVV FARMS BULL & FEMALE EVENT December 14, Okotoks, AB

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 12TH ANNIVERSARY SIMMENTAL SALE December 15, Olds, AB

TRANSCON’S NATIONAL TRUST - ON ICE SALE December 16, Red Deer, AB

TRANSCON’S FLECKVIEH EQUATION FULLBLOOD SIMMENTAL SALE December 17, Red Deer, AB

TRANSCON’S ULTIMATE RED & BLACK XXVI SIMMENTAL SALE December 17, Red Deer, AB

NEW YEARS RESOLUTION SALE December 31, Edmonton, AB

Katie Deeg Secretary albertasimmental@gmail.com 403-899-2291

Dwayne Martin Field Representative 780-940-3510 dmartin3510@gmail.com

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Sweepstake$ Saskatchewan Simmental

6 PM :: Nov. 22, 2023 :: Agribition

:: Farm Nominations only $250!

~ Nominations open to any CSA members!

~ Winner of the $10,000 sale credit can purchase an animal(s) from any of the nominated farms!

~ Contact Carolyn or any of the SSA Directors to nominate your farm!

Memberships can be purchased in advance office ph/text: 306-697-7855 email: sasksimmental@yourlink.ca

:: Silver memberships only $100!

For a chance to win...

~ $10,000 Sale Credit(s) to purchase an animal from any of the nominated farms!

~ Secondary prizes drawn throughout the night! ~ Silver memberships can be purchased in advance!

Saskatchewan Simmental Association

www.sasksimmental.com Fall Show & Sales Edam Fall Fair

October 28 contact John Grant 306-441-7984

Yorkton Harvest Showdown November 1 - 4

2023 SSA SCHOLARSHIP

DONATION HEIFER AUCTION

AGRIBITION NOV. 22!

Stay tuned for details!

Lloydminster Stockade Roundup November 1 - 4

Canadian Western Agribition November 22 9 AM Simmental Show 6 PM Breeder’s Sweepstakes November 24 10 PM Commercial Show November 25 10 AM Bull Pen Alley 12 PM Commercial Sale

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MANITOBA SIMMENTAL FALL SALES

November 4th Cherry Creek Farms Online Bull & Female Sale FarmGateTimedAuctions.ca November 14th Rainbow River Simmentals Online Sale FarmGateTimedAuctions.ca November 16th Pembina Triangle Simmental Assoc. 43rd Annual Sale Cypress River, Manitoba

President: Donovan Hickson 204-570-1862 Secretary: Sandra Brigden 403-638-7741 sandra.mbsimmental@gmail.com

November 20th Maple Lake Stock Farms Fall Bred Heifer Sale FarmGateTimedAuctions.ca November 23rd Associate Invitational Simmental Sale FarmGateTimedAuctions.ca December 3rd Queens of the Heartland Production Sale McAuley, Manitoba December 4th Northern Light Bred Heifer & 2 Year Old Bull Sale Rossburn, Manitoba December 5th Keystone Konnection 45th Annual Sale Brandon, Manitoba

$10

December 5th Cream of the Crop Simmental Sale FarmGateTimedAuctions.ca December 9th Transcon’s Season Wrap Up Bull & Female Sale Neepawa, Manitoba December 10th Bonchuk Farms Female Production Sale McAuley, Manitoba December 13th Steppler Farms Female Sale Miami, Manitoba December 14th Mar Mac Farms New Generation Female Sale FarmGateTimedAuctions.ca

PER TIC K

ET

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DONATION HEIFER graciously donated by

BERT’S NR SIMMENTALS - HAYWOOD, MB tickets available now please contact Sandra 403-638-7741

Join us for the

NATIONAL SIMMENTAL SHOW

OCT/27/2023 MANITOBA AG EX BRANDON, MB

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view our facebook page or website for up to date info!

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Ontario

Association

Diamond Sponsors Tomlinson Systems, Ontario Simmental Assn., Clarke Family Farms Inc., Jon-Ern Farms Ltd., Canadian Simmental Assn., Friends of the Canadian Simmental Assn.

Platinum Sponsor Eastwood Milling Gold Sponsors Hanes Contracting, Futures One Sale Group, Vetoquinol Silver Sponsors 33 Mile Cattle Corp., B&L Farm Services, Bristol View Farms, Cargill Animal Nutrition, Edgewater Farm, Equipment Ontario, Foley Simmentals, Holmes Agro, Indian River Cattle Co., Lorolin Simmentals, Merit Insurance Broker- Glen Smith, Ottawa Valley Simmental Club, Paris Veterinary Clinic, Rick-Sha Farm, Ridgeview Cattle Co., Eastern Connection Bull & Female Sale, Tonette Farms, Wiser Heights Livestock, Viking Cives, Hanes Livestock, Beef Farmers of Ontario Bronze Sponsors Academy Hill, Ace Glencoe, Alliance Agri Turf, Brenair Farms Inc., Brussels Cowboy Loft, Crawford Farms, Pine Grove Acres , Debus Cattle Co., East Central Ontario Simmental Assn., Einwechter Ltd., Far-L Farms, Green Tractors Omemee, High Country Cattle Co., Pinch Hill Cattle Co., Dunc’s Cattle Co., Step-N-Stone Simmentals, Jensen Show Cattle, Kirkton Veterinary Clinic, Marsh Bro Tractor Inc., Mitchell Veterinary Clinic, Rancier Farms, River Point Cattle Co., RK Show Supplies, Stone Acre Farm, Xcel Livestock, Carp Fair, Donovandale Farms, Brant County Federation of Agriculture , Brant County Beef Farmers

Ashton Colvin

OSA Member Services Manager memberservices.osa@gmail.com 519-357-6775 1422 Concession 4 Teeswater, ON N0G 2S0

Follow us!

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OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IS COMING SOON MEET US IN DRUMMONVILLE ON NOVEMBER 19TH MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE MEETING WILL BE AVALIBLE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE @SIMMENTAL QUEBEC

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THE QSA WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE QUEBEC YCS KIDS WHO PARTCIPATED AT THE EVENT THIS SUMMER. LA ASQ AIMERAIT FÉLICITER TOUS LES JEUNES DU QUÉBEC QUI ONT PARTICIPÉ À L’ÉVÉNEMENT CET ÉTÉ.

CONTACT US / CONTACTEZ-NOUS PRÉSIDENT - PAT SULLIVAN 819-334-2409

VICE PRÉSIDENT - VINCENT RODRIQUE 418-333-4308

EMAIL / COURRIEL - ASQ-QSA@OUTLOOK.COM

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Maritime Simmental Association

Upcoming Events:

CSA Award of Excellence – Maritime Show • NB Beef Expo: Sussex, NB ~ Oct 14-15

Looking for quality Simmental genetics?

Check out these upcoming sales: q Balamore Farm Shoreline Female Sale, NS ~ Oct 9 q Atlantic Alliance Female Sale, NS ~ Oct 21 q Windy Knoll Farm Female Sale, NS ~ Dec 12

Congratulations to the junior members for a successful MYCSA Coastal Classic Show in Oxford, NS !

Wanting to join the Maritime Simmental Association or the Maritime YCSA? Give us a call:

President: Kerwin DeLong, NS – (902) 824-2720 V-P: Patrick Milner, NS – (902) 694-3121 Treasurer & MYCSA Youth Advisor: Lacey Fisher, NS – (902) 664-6206 Secretary: Brady Matheson, PE – (902) 969-1104 Maritime YCSA President: Drew Tarrant – (902) 804-0258

Looking for a Simmental breeder in Atlantic Canada?

Visit MaritimeSimmentalAssociation.com or

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B U S I N E S S CARDS B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A

A L B E R T A

GARTH CUTLER

ANNUAL BULL SALE 3rd Saturday in February

PO Box 5177 Lacombe, AB T4L 1W9 Ph: (403) 304 - 0896 email: circleg@telus.net

Czech-Mate Livestock Jim & Gwen Smith Andrew & AJ Sullivan 403-818-3106

czech@xplornet.com

403-875-6631

czechmatelivestock@gmail.com

Range Rd 13

Carstairs, AB

www.czechmatelivestock.com

A D V E R TWith I SUsE

Sue Giles

Program Coordinator - Canadian Simmental Association

Ph: (403) 793-0409 sgiles@simmental.com Canadian Simmental Association #13, 4101 - 19th Street N.E. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 7C4

www.simmental.com

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B U S I N E S S CARDS Leewood Ranch Quality Simmental Cattle

Colt & Shannon Arnold 780-763-0084 780-581-8328 Mannville, Alberta Howard & Debbie Arnold 780-763-2275 www.Leewoodranch.ca 780-787-2275 leewoodranch@hotmail. Com

Producing Quality Simmental & Angus Seed Stock

www.lewisfarms.ca

27115A Twp. Rd. 524 Spruce Grove, AB T7X 3M9

Office: 780-962-5050 Ken: 780-818-3829 Kyle: 780-220-9188

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B U S I N E S S CARDS

Ryan Gylander Box 809 Wildwood, AB T0E 2M0

ryan_gylander@hotmail.com

1.780.621.2737

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B U S I N E S S CARDS YOU HAVE BUILT YOUR PROGRAM

Let us Build your Ad

harry & miChelle SaTChwell and family Box 47 Cremona, aB T0m 0r0 home 403.637.2587 Cell 403.818.4205 email virginiaranCh8@gmail.Com

FONTS:

Simmeron Ranch Martin Skaret 1-56021 RGE. RD. 261 Sturgeon County Alberta, T8R 0V9 Ph: 780-939-3248 Cell: 780 913 7963 mskaret@xplornet.com www.simmeronranch.ca

ROBOTO RedSLAB and Black Simmental Master of Kelly Break& Jenna Waltz Vermilion, AB 780-853-3834

Where only 2 year old bulls sell

Sue Giles

Program Coordinator - Canadian Simmental Association

Ph: (403) 793-0409 sgiles@simmental.com Canadian Simmental Association #13, 4101 - 19th Street N.E. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 7C4

www.simmental.com

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B U S I N E S S CARDS

Put Yourself In The SPOTLIGHT With

Shane & Shannon Wolfe and family Site 11, Box 47, RR 1 SUNDRE, AB T0M 1X0 SHANE’S CELL: (403) 556-0729 e-mail: wolfepack@airenet.com ROBOTO SLAB www.wolfesfleckvieh.ca Master of Break FONTS:

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A S K A T C H E W A N

Sue Giles

Program Coordinator - Canadian Simmental Association

Ph: (403) 793-0409 sgiles@simmental.com Canadian Simmental Association #13, 4101 - 19th Street N.E. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 7C4

www.simmental.com

FLECKVIEH • FULLBLOODS • REDS • BLACKS

AUMACK Simmentals Russell & Brenda

Liam, Grayson & Keatley

Box 99 Rabbit Lake, SK S0M 2L0 C: 306-883-8155 aumackelectric@gmail.com

Visitors always welcome!

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B U S I N E S S CARDS

BARRY & BRENDA LABATTE Box 72 Gladmar, Sask.

S0C 1A0 www.labattesimmentals.com Ph: (306)969-4820 labatte.simm@sasktel.net Cell: (306) 815-7900

Jim (306) 928-4636 Dave (306) 483-8660

Lee (306) 928-4820 Fax (306) 928-2143 The Stamp Of Quality Simmental Genetics For Over 40 Years

A D V E R TWith I SUsE

Trevor & Tara 780-205-0266 Gary & Darleen 306-893-2934 780-205-1744 FONTS:

ROBOTO SLAB Master of Break

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B U S I N E S S CARDS

M A N I T O B A

O N T A R I O

2023 BULL SALE - MARCH 8TH

BOOMER

CREEK

Solsgirth, MB DAVE WAYNE h: 204-842-3706 h: 204-842-3859 c: 204-773-0467 c: 204-796-0004 Raising Quality Simmental Seedstock

www.bonchukfarms.com

LIVESTOCK

Blair & Lois McRae & Family Brandon, Manitoba Blair: 204-729-5439 | Lois: 204-573-5192

Owen Martin 4550 Ament Line Wallenstein Ont. N0B 2S0 C. 519-501-2207 E. owenmartin4550@gmail.com

Purebred Red & Black Simmentals

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Jason Mclean, Mylia Richards & Avery Mclean Pilot Mound, Manitoba 204-825-7207

Sue Giles

Program Coordinator - Canadian Simmental Association

Ph: (403) 793-0409 sgiles@simmental.com Canadian Simmental Association #13, 4101 - 19th Street N.E. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 7C4

www.simmental.com

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B U S I N E S S CARDS

ALEXANDRIA, ONTARIO JOHN JAMIESON 613-551-4471 • DANIKA MAYER 613-662-7523

Sue Giles

Program Coordinator - Canadian Simmental Association

Ph: (403) 793-0409 sgiles@simmental.com Canadian Simmental Association #13, 4101 - 19th Street N.E. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 7C4

www.simmental.com

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B U S I N E S S CARDS 23401 Big Bend Rd. Newbury, ON N0L 1Z0 Ron & Linda 519.695.6124 Mike & Melissa 226.268.0520

Sue Giles

Program Coordinator - Canadian Simmental Association

Ph: (403) 793-0409 sgiles@simmental.com Canadian Simmental Association #13, 4101 - 19th Street N.E. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 7C4

www.simmental.com

Rouge et Noir / Red and Black

Pur-sang / Purebred

85 Golf road, Waterloo, Québec Kirk Stoddard Join us on Alexis Stoddard 450 521-8561 Facebook!

450 531-5920

U S A

Q U E B E C

M A R I T I M E S

757 Bedford Hwy, Bedford NS

Herdsman, Jay Hiltz (Cell) 902-277-1102 jayhiltz@live.com

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B U S I N E S S CARDS

YOU HAVE BUILT YOUR PROGRAM

Sue Giles

Program Coordinator - Canadian Simmental Association

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Ph: (403) 793-0409 sgiles@simmental.com Canadian Simmental Association #13, 4101 - 19th Street N.E. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 7C4

www.simmental.com

Insurance

FONTS:

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E: NHAWRES@STEENAGENCIESINSURANCE.COM W: WWW.STEENAGENCIESINSURANCE.COM WELDON, SK

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P: 306-887-2020 F: 306-887-4211

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B U S I N E S S CARDS

Trucking

Semen/Embryos

Bow Valley Genetics

Rob F. Stables

DVM Veterinarian, General Manager

email phone

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Embryos@bowvalleygenetics.com 587.887.1934 (extension 1)

Marketing 403.519.3515 scott@bohrson.com RR 4 Site 7 Box 28 Olds, Alberta Canada T4H 1T8

www.BOHRSON.com Trusted Service Unparalleled Quality

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Jason Danard

TEAM - The Electronic Auction Market 200, 5925 - 12 Street S.E. Calgary, AB T2H 2M3

Phone: (403) 234-7429 Mobile: (403) 519-8916 jasondanard@hotmail.com www.teamauctionsales.com

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Box 1409 Crossfield, AB T0M 0S0 Office: 403.946.4999 Brian Bouchard: 403.813.7999 Chad Lorenz: 403.896.9585 Doug Domolewski: 403.635.1840 Email: info@bouchardlivestock.com

e Full Servic ting arke M k c o t s e Liv

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- Consulting - Order Buying - International Export Approved Semen & Embryo Storage Facility

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Sue Giles

Program Coordinator - Canadian Simmental Association

Ph: (403) 793-0409 sgiles@simmental.com Canadian Simmental Association #13, 4101 - 19th Street N.E. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 7C4

www.simmental.com

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ADVERTISER’S INDEX 5W Simmentals_______________________ 59 Academy Hill Livestock_________________ 41 Adair Ranch__________________________ 53 Ag-Land Farms Ltd____________________ 25 Alameda Agencies Ltd__________________ 62 Alliance Simmental Farms_______________ 59 Alta Genetics_________________________ 63 Anchor D Ranch_________________ 53, OBC Anderson Bred Heifers_________________ 24 Applecross Cattle_____________________ 53 Ashworth Farm & Ranch________________ 17 Ashworth Farm & Ranch Ltd_____________ 57 Aumack Simmentals___________________ 57 Bar CL Livestock______________________ 53 Beechinor Bros Simmentals__________ 23, 53 Big Rock Simmentals__________________ 53 Black River Farms_____________________ 59 Blacksand Cattle Company______________ 59 Blushrose Simmentals__________________ 57 Bohrson Marketing Services________ 9, 17, 63 Bonchuk Farms_______________________ 59 Boomer Creek Livestock________________ 59 Bouchard Livestock International_________ 63 Boundary Ranch______________________ 57 Bow Valley Genetics___________________ 63 Brooksland Farm___________________ 27, 57 Brown, Grady_________________________ 62 Carey, Brent__________________________ 62 Cattle Cures__________________________ 62 Circle G Simmentals & Angus____________ 53 City View Simmentals__________________ 57 Clearwater Simmentals_________________ 53 Corner Stone Cattle Co_________________ 27 Coulee Crossing Cattle Co______________ 27 Crooked Creek Farms__________________ 60 Crossroad Farms______________________ 57 Czech-Mate Livestock__________________ 53 Davis-Rairdan________________________ 63 Deeg Simmentals_____________________ 53 Destiny Simmentals____________________ 60 Diamond T Simmentals______________ 19, 53 DJ Farms____________________________ 60 Donovandale Farms___________________ 60 Dorran Marketing Inc___________________ 62 Dorran, Steve________________________ 62 Double Bar D Farms_______________ IFC, 57 Double G Simmentals__________________ 57 Downey Farms_______________________ 59 Dunc’s Cattle Co______________________ 60 Dwajo Angus_________________________ 19 Dwayann Simmentals__________________ 60 Eagle-Ridge Simmentals________________ 54 East Poplar Simmentals_____________ 27, 57 Edge, Dean__________________________ 62 EDN Simmentals______________________ 57 Elm Tree Farms_______________________ 60 Fallen Timber Farms___________________ 53 Ferme Davenor_______________________ 61 Ferme Gagnon_______________________ 61 Flying W Stock Farm___________________ 27 Foley Simmentals_____________________ 60 Genex______________________________ 63 Gilliland Bros Charolais_________________ 20 GJR Simmentals______________________ 57 Grant Rolston Photography Ltd___________ 62 Gravandale Simmentals________________ 60 Grinalta Farms________________________ 54

Hairy Hill Cattle Co____________________ 54 Hannah Simmentals___________________ 54 High Bluff Stock Farm__________________ 59 High Country Cattle Services____________ 54 Hi-Tech Farms________________________ 60 Hoegl Livestock_______________________ 57 Horner Cattle Co______________________ 17 HS Knills Co Ltd______________________ 63 Indian River Cattle Co__________________ 60 Jamieson Genetics____________________ 60 Janzen Ranches______________________ 54 JB Livestock Company_________________ 29 Jetstream Livestock____________________ 60 JNR Farms__________________________ 54 Johnson Ranching_____________________ 54 JP Cattle Co_________________________ 25 Keato Meadow Simmentals______________ 54 Keet Simmentals______________________ 27 KG Land & Cattle______________________ 26 Kin Kin Cattle Co______________________ 54 Kindred Spirit Cattle Co_________________ 27 KSL Simmentals______________________ 19 Kuntz Simmental Farm_________________ 58 LaBatte Simmentals________________ 27, 58 Langer Fleckvieh Simmentals____________ 23 Lazy Bar-B Simmentals______________ 27, 58 Lazy S Ranch Inc_____________________ 54 Leahy Simmentals_____________________ 41 Leewood Ranch_______________________ 54 Lewis Farms______________________ 21, 54 Little Willow Creek Ranch_______________ 58 Lobster Point Farms___________________ 61 Lone Stone Farms__________________ 19, 54 Longview Cattle Company_______________ 27 M & J Farms_________________________ 59 M & R Cattle Co_______________________ 54 MacKenzie Cattle Company_____________ 54 Mader Ranches_______________________ 54 Mar Mac Farms_______________________ 59 MasterFeeds_________________________ 62 Maxwell Simmentals___________________ 55 MCG Simmentals_____________________ 55 McIntosh Livestock____________________ 58 McLeod Livestock_____________________ 24 McManus Simmentals__________________ 59 McMillen Ranching Ltd_________________ 58 MI Simmentals________________________ 55 Millington Ranch______________________ 17 Mindale Farms________________________ 60 Mitchell Cattle Co_____________________ 53 Nolara Farms_________________________ 55 North Creek Simmentals________________ 58 North Hill Simmentals__________________ 55 O Double E Simmentals________________ 55 Okotoks Fleckvieh Embryo Group_________ 55 Okotoks Fleckvieh Group_______________ 29 Oslanski Simmental Farms______________ 55 Outback Cattle Co_____________________ 29 Parkhill Ranches______________________ 55 Peace Country Simmentals______________ 53 Pearson Farms_______________________ 55 Peters Simmentals____________________ 10 Pheasantdale Cattle Company________ 27, 58 Pine Creek Simmentals_________________ 55 Porter Ranches_______________________ 55 Rancier Farms________________________ 55 RDG Simmentals______________________ 55

Rehorst Farms Ltd_____________________ 60 Rich MC Simmentals_______________ 8, 9, 59 Ririe Simmentals______________________ 55 River Point Cattle Co___________________ 60 Riverbank Farms______________________ 59 Robb Farms__________________________ 58 Robson Acres________________________ 60 Rocky Meadow Ranch__________________ 25 Rosebud Simmentals__________________ 55 Rust Mountin View Ranch_______________ 61 SAJ Simmentals______________________ 58 Scherger Ranching____________________ 27 Scissors Creek Cattle Co_______________ 25 Scott Land & Cattle____________________ 29 Seven-M Livestock____________________ 56 Silver Creek Simmentals________________ 27 Silver Smith Farms____________________ 56 Simmeron Fleckvieh Simmentals_________ 56 Skeels, Dan__________________________ 62 Skywest Simmentals___________________ 23 Southpaw Cattle Company______________ 56 Spring Lake Simmentals________________ 56 Stanley Martins Farms__________________ 15 Starwest Farms_______________________ 56 Steen Agencies Inc____________________ 62 Stewart Simmentals____________________ 61 Stock, Mark__________________________ 62 Stone Hill Farm_______________________ 56 Stone Simmentals_____________________ 56 Storebo Farm_________________________ 58 Sullivan Simmentals___________________ 61 Sully’s Farm__________________________ 61 Sun Rise Simmentals__________________ 58 Sun Star Simmentals___________________ 56 Sunny Valley Simmentals_______________ 58 Swan Lake Farms_____________________ 58 Swantewitt Simmentals_________________ 19 T Bar C Cattle Co Ltd____________ 25, 41, 63 Terry Vernon and Sons_________________ 29 The Electronic Auction Market____________ 63 The Register_________________________ 61 Three Point Cattle Co__________________ 29 Timberlind Auctions____________________ 62 Timberwood Farms Ltd_________________ 61 Timm Cattle Co_______________________ 27 Tiple Rose Simmentals_________________ 61 Todd Simmentals______________________ 61 Transcon Livestock Corp_19, 23, 27, 29, 63, IBC Triangle 33 Simmentals_________________ 27 Tryon Simmentals_____________________ 61 Tymarc Livestock______________________ 56 Verleysen Farms______________________ 56 Virginia Ranch_____________________ 23, 56 W2 Farms___________________________ 58 W2 Land & Cattle_____________________ 56 Webster Farms_______________________ 41 Weldehaven Farms____________________ 61 Wells’ Crossing_______________________ 56 Westway Farms Ltd____________________ 56 WHR Simmentals_____________________ 29 Windy Knoll Farm_____________________ 61 Wolfe Farms_________________________ 57 Wolfe’s Fleckvieh______________________ 57 Wright Livestock Marketing______________ 20 Wright’s Pro Rich Seeds________________ 59 XRC Simmentals______________________ 59 X-T Simmentals_______________________ 27

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#13, 4101 19th St. N.E., Calgary, Alberta T2E 7C4 P: (403) 250-7979 • F: (403) 250-5121 www.simmental.com • E: cansim@simmental.com Randy Noble Field Person Ontario CSA STAFF Lloydminster, AB Dwayne Martin President President General Manager P: (306) 821-0113 Stettler, AB Blair Williamson Shane Williams Bruce Holmquist randyjoenoble@gmail.com P: (780) 940-3510 East Garafraxa, ON C: (639) 314-4613 Lambton Shores, ON dmartin3510@gmail.com 519-808-0516 P: 519-787-1323 bholmquist@simmental.com Neil Carson C: 519-938-1220 Rossburn, MB, Secretary: Katie Deeg ridgeviewshorthorns@hotmail.comOffice Manager jetslivestock@aol.com C: (204) 859-0105 P: (403) 899-2291 Member Services Manager: Barb Judd neilcarson1973@gmail.com albertasimmental@gmail.com Ashton Colvin P: (403) 250-7979 First Vice-President Jennie Mutch Saskatchewan Byron Johnson memberservices.osa@gmail.com bjudd@simmental.com Vernon, PEI Amisk, AB President Programs Coordinator Quebec C: (902) 388-1613 P: (780) 856-2175 Blaine Barnett Sue Giles President: Pat Sullivan jenniemutch@gmail.com C: (780) 806-3560 Moose Jaw, SK P: (403) 793-0409 Gracefield, QC johnsonranching@gmail.com C: (306) 631-6618 sgiles@simmental.com Second Vice-President P: (819)-334-2409 cityviewsimmentals@sasktel.net Scott Mathews Processing Department & Secretary: Cassidy Cookshire-Eaton, QC Member Services PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATIONS Secretary: Cadarette C: (819) 993-5187 Carolyn McCormack Perry Welygan British Columbia Foster Lac Brome, QC scottmathews01@gmail.com P: (306) 697-2945 pwelygan@simmental.com Chet Jans P: (450)-204-6836 sasksimmental@yourlink.ca President Laurie Macdonald asq-qsa@outlook.com Manitoba CSA DIRECTORS lmacdonald@simmental.com Groundbirch, BC Maritimes President Barclay Smith Receptionist & Member 250-780-2141 President Donovan Hickson Cherhill, AB Services chet@fallentimberfarms.com Brandon, MB Kerwin Delong P: (780) 305-6716 Devra Leavitt Kingston, NS P: (204) 570-1862 barclay.sibl@hotmail.com Secretary: Jamie Jans dleavitt@simmental.com dkhsimmentals@hotmail.com P: (902) 765-2645 Groundbirch, BC Ben Farrant kdelong@bellaliant.net Administrative Assistant Secretary: 250-219-8008 Lousana, AB Stacey Price Secretary: Lacey Fisher Sandra Brigden simmentalbc@gmail.com P: 403-896-4331 sprice@simmental.com Amherst, NS Minnedosa MB redtopagventures@gmail.com Alberta P: (902) 661-0766 YCSA Coordinator P: (403) 638-7741 President Blair McIntosh Crystal Fisk timberwoodfarms@ sandra.mbsimmental@ Stefon Beechinor Maymont, SK P: (306) 897-0274 seasidehighspeed.com cfisk@simmental.com gmail.com Bentley, AB C: (306) 441-7755 mcintoshlivestock@hotmail.com P: (403) 597-4001 beechinorlivestock@gmail.com

TABLE of CONTENTS

CSA EXECUTIVE

WSFF 2024

1

Member Announcements

Publication Deadlines

2

Friends of the Simmental Foundation 44

Publication Information

2

Young Canadian Simmental Association 45

From The Gate Post (English)

6

Simmental Association of BC

46

Photo Contest

7

Alberta Simmental Association

47

Breed Improvement (English)

10

Saskatchewan Simmental Association 48

Miss Rodeo Canada

12-14

42-43

Manitoba Simmental Association

49

From The Gate Post (French)

16

Ontario Simmental Association

50

Breed Improvement (French)

18

Quebec Simmental Association

51

Subscription Form

19

Maritime Simmental Association

52

Vet’s Advice

22

Advertiser’s Index

64

CBBC Article

28

CSA Contacts

65

Canadian Cattle Association Article

32

Table of Contents

65

Semen Sexing Article

33-36

What’s Happening

66-IBC

THE Report

37-41

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WHAT’S HAPPENING October

NOV 24

OCT 12

NOV 20-25

OCT 13 OCT 14 OCT 15 OCT 14-15 OCT 19 OCT 21 OCT 21 OCT 21 OCT 22 OCT 25-28 OCT 27 OCT 28 OCT 28

THE EVOLUTION SALE VOLUME III LLOYDMINSTER, SK ANCHOR D “PASTURE TREASURES” FEMALE SALE RIMBEY, AB STARS OF THE VALLEY SIMMENTAL SALE METCALFE, ON RPCC & GUESTS “FALL GALA” 7TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE GLENCOE, ON NB BEEF EXPO SUSSEX, NB MADER RANCHES LADIES NIGHT 2023 EDITION CARSTAIRS, AB CLARKE FAMILY FARMS INC & GUESTS FEMALE SALE BLENHEIM, ON QUEBEC ELITE SALE SHEFFORD, QC ATLANTIC ALLIANCE FEMALE SALE NOVA SCOTIA SANE FEMALE SALE ST-CÉSAIRE, QC MANITOBA AG EX BRANDON, MB NATIONAL SIMMETNAL SHOW - AG EX BRANDON, MB OSA SIMMENTAL INFLUENCE STOCKER CALF SALE KEADY, ON EDAM FALL FAIR EDAM, SK

NOV 29 NOV 30

December DEC 1 DEC 2 DEC 2 DEC 2 DEC 3 DEC 4 DEC 5 DEC 5 DEC 7

November

DEC 9

NOV 1-4

DEC 10

NOV 1-4 NOV 4 NOV 3-12 NOV 8-11 NOV 11 NOV 14 NOV 16 NOV 18 NOV 18 NOV 19 NOV 19 NOV 20 NOV 23

LLOYDMINISTER STOCKADE ROUNDUP LLOYDMINISTER, SK YORKTON HARVEST SHOWDOWN YORKTON, SK CHERRY CREEK FARMS ONLINE BULL & FEMALE SALE FARMGATETIMEDAUCTIONS.CA ROYAL WINTER FAIR TORONTO, ON FARMFAIR INTERNATIONAL EDMONTON, AB 9TH ANNUAL TOP CUT COMMERCIAL BRED HEIFER & FEMALE SALE HANOVER, ON RAINBOW RIVER SIMMENTALS ONLINE SALE FARMGATETIMEDAUCTIONS.CA PEMBINA TRIANGLE SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION 43RD ANNUAL SALE CYPRESS RIVER, MB STANLEY MARTINS MAJOR HERD REDUCTION SALE DECORAH, IOWA 23RD ANNUAL TANGLE RIDGE RANCH “BEEFMAKER” BULL SALE OKOTOKS, AB LEAHY LIVESTOCK 3RD ANNUAL ONLINE SIMMENTAL SALE DLMS FARMGATE LAKEVIEW SIMMENTALS ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE MEACHAM, SK MAPLE LAKE STOCK FARMS ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE FARMGATETIMEDAUCTIONS.CA THE ASSOCIATE INVITATIONAL FARMGATETIMEDAUCTIONS.CA

LONE STONE FARMS INVITATIONAL FEMALE SALE WESTLOCK, AB CANADIAN WESTERN AGRIBITION REGINA, SK CAMROSE COUNTRY CLASSIC 12TH ANNIVERSARY SALE VIKING, AB LEWIS FARMS LEADING LADIES FEMALE SALE SPRUCE GROVE, AB

DEC 11 DEC 11 DEC 12 DEC 12 DEC 12 DEC 12 DEC 13 DEC 13 DEC 14 DEC 14 DEC 15 DEC 16 DEC 17

SIMPOWER 8TH ANNUAL FEMALE SALE OLDS, AB TRANSCON’S WESTERN HARVEST 10TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BRED HEIFER SALE INNISFAIL, AB LADIES OF THE PEACE 2ND ANNUAL FEMALE SALE DAWSON CREEK, BC WOLFE FARMS 19TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE VALLEYVIEW, AB QUEENS OF THE HEARTLAND PRODUCTION SALE MCAULEY, MB NORTHERN LIGHT SIMMENTALS BRED HEIFER & 2 YEAR-OLD BULL SALE ROSSBURN, MB KEYSTONE KONNECTION 45TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL SALE BRANDON, MB CREAM OF THE CROP SIMMENTAL FEMALE SALE DLMS.CA TRANSCON’S SIMMSATIONAL 46TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL SALE MOOSE JAW, SK TRANSCON’S SEASON WRAP-UP SIMMENTAL BULL & FEMALE SALE NEEPAWA, MB BONCHUK FARMS FEMALE PRODUCTION SALE MCAULEY, MB DOUBLE KL SIMMENTALS COMPLETE DISPERSAL YORKTON, SK BORDER CITY 6TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL SALE LLOYDMINSTER, SK SOUTHERN ALBERTA SIMMENTAL ROUND UP 30TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE STAVELY, AB OUTBACK CATTLE CO. COMPLETE SIMMENTAL HERD DISPERSAL STAVELY, AB LADIES OF WINDY KNOLL ONLINE FEMALE SALE DLMS.CA D&N LIVESTOCK COMMERCIAL ANGUS BRED HEIFER SALE PEEBLES, SK STEPPLER FARMS FEMALE SALE MIAMI, MB CANADIAN DONORS PRODUCTION SALE OLDS, AB MAVV FARMS BULL & FEMALE EVENT OKOTOKS, AB MAR MAC FARMS NEW GENERATION FEMALE SALE FARMGATETIMEDAUCTIONS.CA FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 12TH ANNIVERSARY SIMMENTAL SALE OLDS, AB TRANSCON’S NATIONAL TRUST - ON ICE SALE RED DEER, AB TRANSCON’S FLECKVIEH EQUATION FULLBLOOD SIMMENTAL SALE RED DEER, AB

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WHAT’S HAPPENING DEC 17 DEC 19 DEC 20 DEC 29 DEC 31

TRANSCON’S ULTIMATE RED & BLACK XXVI SIMMENTAL SALE RED DEER, AB MCMILLEN RANCHING BRED HEIFER DISPERSAL SALE CARIEVALE, SK WERSTROH FARMS LTD. COMPLETE DISPERSAL SPIRITWOOD, SK PREMIER & GUESTS FALLS VIEW PRODUCTION SALE LISTOWEL, ON NEW YEARS RESOLUTION SALE EDMONTON, AB

January JAN 27 JAN 27

LAZY S RANCH BULL POWER SALE MAYERTHORPE, AB MC QUANTOCK “CANADA’S BULLS” BULL SALE LLOYDMINSTER, SK

February FEB 2 FEB 6 FEB 10 FEB 14 FEB 16 FEB 17 FEB 19 FEB 23 FEB 24 FEB 25 FEB 26 FEB 27 FEB 28 FEB 29

WIRSTUK FARMING & RANCHING TWO YEAR OLD CHAROLAIS & SIMANGUS BULL SALE LLOYDMINSTER, SK BLAIRS.AG CATTLE CO PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE BULL SALE SEDLEY, SK JNR FARMS BULL & FEMALE SALE WILLINGDON, AB STEPPLER FARMS ANNUAL BULL SALE MIAMI, MB SPRINGSIDE CATTLE CO. ANNUAL BULL SALE STETTLER, AB FEB FREEZE ALL BREEDS FROZEN GENETICS ONLINE SALE ONLINE RENDEZVOUS FARMS 20TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY MONDAY SIMMENTAL BULL & FEMALE SALE STE. ROSE DU LAC, MB LONE STONE FARMS SIMMENTAL & RED ANGUS BULL SALE WESTLOCK, AB TRI K CATTLE BULL & HEIFER SALE (W/ALBRECHT FARMS) BEAVERLODGE, AB M&J / GLASMAN FARMS SIMMENTAL & ANGUS TWO YEAR OLD BULL SALE RUSSELL, MB BEECHINOR BROS. & GUESTS SIMMENTAL BULL & HEIFER SALE BENTLEY, AB DOUBLE BAR D “BEST OF BOTH WORLDS” SIMMENTAL & SIMANGUS BULL SALE GRENFELL, SK SPRING LAKE SIMMENTALS, THE ZIMMERS - BULL SALE DAYSLAND, AB JP CATTLE CO. ANNUAL SIMMENTAL & ANGUS BULL SALE MCAULEY, MB

MAR 5 MAR 6 MAR 6 MAR 7 MAR 9 MAR 11 MAR 12 MAR 12 MAR 14 MAR 15 MAR 16 MAR 16 MAR 17 MAR 18 MAR 21 MAR 21 MAR 22 MAR 24 MAR 25 MAR 27 MAR 30

BONCHUK FARMS ANNUAL BULL SALE VIRDEN, MB MAR MAC FARMS ANNUAL BULL SALE BRANDON, MB MCG SIMMENTALS & GUEST TEMPEST RED ANGUS BULL AND FEMALE SALE STAVELY, AB TRANSCON’S 6TH ANNUAL NEXT STEP BULL SALE THORSBY, AB TRANSCON’S RED DEER COUNTY BULL SALE INNISFAIL, AB SOUTH SASK SIMMENTAL & ANGUS SALE MOOSE JAW, SK PRAIRIE PARTNERS BULL SALE KILLARNEY, MB KUNTZ-MCINTOSH-SAJ SIMMENTAL BULL SALE LLOYDMINSTER, SK NORTHERN LIGHT SIMMENTALS BULL SALE ROSSBURN, MB HIGH BLUFF STOCK FARMS CHAROLAIS & SIMMENTAL BULL SALE INGLIS, MB PROUDLY WESTERN SIMMENTAL BULL SALE WHITEWOOD, SK BALAMORE FARMS THICKNESS SELLS BULL SALE GREAT VILLAGE, NS TRANSCON’S PREMIUM BEEF SIMMENTAL BULL SALE NEEPAWA, MB HIGHWAY 21 GROUP CHROLAIS & SIMM/ANGUS BULL SALE HANNA, AB JANZEN RANCHES 31ST ANNUAL SIMMENTAL & RED ANGUS BULL SALE ROSEMARY, AB WHEATLAND CATTLE CO. ANNUAL BULL SALE BIENFAIT, SK SUNVILLE SIMMENTALS/OVERBY STOCK FARM BULL SALE MCREARY, MB BEST OF THE BREEDS BULL SALE YORKTON, SK SOUTHWEST SHOWCASE SIMMENTAL BULL SALE SWIFT CURRENT, SK CAMDEN CATTLE CO 12TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE WITH GUEST NIWA RANCHING CO. NEW BRIGDEN, AB TRANSCON’S ADVANTAGE BULL SALE SASKATOON, SK

April APR 1 APR 2

SPIRIT OF THE NORTH BULL SALE SPIRITWOOD, SK TRANSCON’S NORTHERN CONNECTION SIMMENTAL BULL SALE ST PAUL, AB

March MAR 1 MAR 2 MAR 4

LABATTE SIMMENTALS 44TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE MOOSE JAW, SK BRIDGE CITY SIMMENTAL BULL & FEMALE SALE SASKATOON, SK VIRGINIA RANCH/SKYWEST SIMMENTALS BULL & HEIFER SALE INNISFAIL, AB

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December 1

Saturday, December 2 Monday, December 4 Thursday, December 7 Saturday, December 9 Tuesday, December 12 Tuesday, December 12 Saturday, December 16 Saturday, December 16 Sunday, December 17 Sunday, December 17

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