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Tattoo letters are a unique combination of three (3) or four (4) letters allotted to a person by the National Breed Association for that person’s exclusive use in identifying, tattooing, and registering animals with their association.
All animals must be identified with an ear tattoo in order to be eligible for registration in the Canadian Simmental Association books as follows:
• All calves born in Canada must be identified by an ear tattoo before the animal is six (6) Months of age
• All imported animals must be identified by an ear tattoo using the Canadian owners tattoo letters or such other letters as may be required by the association.
• An ear tattoo is a unique combination of tattoo letters, followed by a number of up to 4 digits to identify the animal, followed by a year letter. The first number in a letter cannot be a zero (0).
• No two (2) animals, regardless of sex, may have the same ear tattoo within a 22-year cycle of the year letters.
• The letters I, O, Q, and V are not used.
• As proper identification of animals is the basis for the purebred industry, this is the most important factor a breeder should consider. Animals can be turned away from shows, sales, and for export purposes because of improper, indistinct, or just plain erroneous tattoos. Placing a tattoo on an animal should be a simple matter, but it seems it causes many breeders problems mainly because not enough care is taken at the time the tattoo is applied. Read these tips over, inspect your cattle tattoos when you have a moment, evaluate your present technique, and see if you can improve on your own tattooing method.
• Tools of the trade: tattoo pliers, small brush (a toothbrush works well) for rubbing paste into the tattoo letters, rag for cleaning ears, alcohol as solvent to wet rag to remove wax, tube of paste ink. Don’t store the tattoo letters in a pile at the bottom of a container, the points will become bent or dull. Clean, sharp, straight needles make for good tattoos.
• Applying the tattoo: select a spot between the ribs, well into the ear and well away from the hairy edges of the ear. Press firmly and release, pressing the ear away from the pliers if necessary to avoid tearing the skin. Note that if the punctures made are indistinct or ripped, leave it to heal for a week and try again. Avoid hitting a rib, as this causes excess bleeding and will result in one side of the puncture being too shallow and the other side too deep, making a poor tattoo. N.B. Extremely important to thoroughly clean the dirt and wax from the ear.
• Apply the ink to the ear. There are many types of ink, but paste is recommended. Colors vary, but green works best.
• Don’t put the paste directly on the tattoo needles, work the paste into the punctures with the brush. If any blood appears, apply more paste, and rub it in until the bleeding stops. If the tattoo is a good one, the excess ink may be removed immediately, but usually it is left on to help minimize bleeding.
• Don’t place tattoos in the hairy edges. Remember when doing calves, place the tattoo well into the ear. As the calf grows, the hairy edge works into the ear.
• A good tattoo, well into the ear, away from the hairy outer edges and plainly visible is the desired result. Place the breeder letters in the top, running between the first and second ribs.
• The use of a flashlight speeds up the reading of tattoos, but well placed, distinct tattoos should require no aid to read them. Don’t confuse 6s and 9s. Once you’ve placed the tattoos in the pliers, check on a piece of cardboard before placing in the ear.
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By Bruce Holmquist General Manager, Canadian Simmental Association
What a difference a year can make! When I wrote the December 2021 Gatepost, we had just experienced a year of drought that for much of Canada resulted in extreme feed shortages which caused many producers to purchase feed supplies at severely inflated prices. When cow-calf producers could find it, that feed often had considerable trucking costs attached due to the distance and other related expenses required to get it home.
While there were still some dry areas throughout the 2022 growing season, much of Canada did receive adequate rainfall, and prices for “beef quality” hay have since fallen from thirteen cents per pound or higher to around four to six cents per pound. Some hay producers are not yet used to that adjustment and aren’t prepared to lower their prices and adjust to the new reality, however demand within marketplace will decide as to whether we will see a price increase towards spring which might still meet their asks. Personally, I don’t think it will happen however with today’s increased production costs neither cattle nor forage producers can afford to leave money on the table.
Another significant difference between this year and last is the increase in feeder calf prices. Alot of producers received higher prices for their calves in the fall of 2022. There was finally reason to smile for those who have persevered through the depressed markets of the last few years. The questions many folks are asking is whether it is enough now, some producers would quickly say no but there are many who also saw prices of $1800 and higher for their heavier weight calves. In most cases this was due to earlier calving dates and using power and performance Simmental bulls.
Many of us agree that there is a need for sustainability as it relates to agriculture, and of the Canadian beef production chain. The social lens of public acceptance, though often misguided, is strong and in fact we often hear folks, including some within the beef industry speak of sustainability of the environment as it relates to societal pressure regarding climate and animal welfare, however we also
need to put on the lens of sustainability as to how it relates to profitability of producers along the entire beef value chain? We certainly need more than three profitable years out of ten. No other business can survive without profitability, and it shouldn’t be considered a “dirty word” by anyone.
Many things are out of our control, however there are ways we can improve our chances of profitability and that’s by not leaving money on the table. While I know many top-notch beef producers that do know their cost of production and maximize their management and marketing to an extremely high standard, there are still some that are price takers that do not maximize their production practices. Are you weaning a 100% calf crop, what is your open female rate and what can be done to improve those ratios. We can no longer count on doing the way that Dad and Grandpa did it as being the best way today and that begins by knowing the exact costs of production associated to our individual operations. This winter would be a good time to sit down and establish the goals for the coming year and develop a sound marketing plan that also includes making the necessary changes based on improving this year’s decisions and outcomes. Look at what bulls worked, and which ones didn’t. Salvage value on those old gents has never been better and it is a great time to upgrade your bull battery! One thing is for certain, if you aren’t including Simmental genetics in your breeding program you are leaving money on the table!
2022 was a better year for all cow-calf producers and we can’t control the weather or markets for 2023 but let’s find things that we can improve on and that we can control.
On behalf of everyone at the CSA and Simmental Country, I would like to wish everyone the best of luck and good weather with your upcoming November and December sales as well as wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous 2023.
Given that December is the season of giving, I thought it might be useful to reflect on one of the greatest gifts in the beef industry. The gift I am speaking of is heterosis or hybrid vigour and Simmental is a key component of that.
A simple definition of hybrid vigour is that progeny of diverse parents will outperform the average of those parents. The really important part of this is that alot of that outperformance occurs in traits that are relatively lowly heritable. In other words, we can select cattle for traits such as growth or carcass and have a fairly significant impact on the performance of progeny. These are moderately to highly heritable traits. Traits such as fertility are more difficult to select for and have a relatively low heritability. Heterosis or hybrid vigour will have an outsized impact on these traits. If we think about the importance of fertility to profitability in a traditional system, fertility is roughly 5 times more important than growth and 10 times more important than carcass. From this lens we can hopefully see that a tool to provide a major boost to fertility is a tremendous benefit.
To give some perspective, let’s look at the impact of crossbreeding. The following table shows the impact of having a crossbred calf, which creates improvements in growth and calf survival. The potential for an immediate impact of Simmental genetics on a commercial herd are fairly apparent when looking at the immediate/direct improvements.
Table
Trait
Difference % Heterosis
Calving Rate 3.2 4.4
Survival to Weaning 1.4 1.9
Birth Weight 1.7 2.4
Weaning Weight 16.33.9 ADG 0.082.6
Yearling Weight 29.1 3.8
Cundiff and Gregory 1999
Where the rubber really hits the road, and Simmental can potentially make its’ biggest impact due to maternal strengths is with the crossbred cow. The impact of a crossbred cow equates to a cow producing one more calf in her lifetime when compared to a straightbred cow.
Trait
Difference % Heterosis
Calving Rate 3.5 3.7 Survival to Weaning 0.81.5 Birth Weight 1.61.8 Weaning Weight 18.0 3.9 Longevity 1.3616.2 Cow Lifetime Production Number of Calves 0.97 17.0 Cumulative WW 600 25.3t Cundiff and Gregory 1999
We may not often quantify this but adding on average one extra calf equates to reducing replacement rate in the commercial cow herd. If the average replacement rate is in a commercial herd using straightbred cows is 20%, simply implementing a planned crossbreeding system would reduce that by roughly 4%. That means on 100 cows there would be 4 more salable calves as you would have fewer replacements.
To give it a simplified value, a crossbred cow bred to a 3rd breed of bull has roughly a 23% advantage over a straightbred cow. That is a significant value.
If Purebreds are not the answer, then where does Simmental fit? Certainly, Simmental breeders are rightfully proud of the many strengths that the Simmental breed brings to the table. It is also important to recognize that other breeds bring strengths that may be complementary to Simmental cattle and that in a planned crossbreeding system the strengths of all contributing breeds are magnified. Purebred or Fullblood Simmental are essential to this process and will be part of many commercial operations breeding programs.
The important part of the previous paragraph is “Planned Crossbreeding” system. This is reflected in the decisions by Simmental breeders to breed quality cattle and to make decisions for the breed to allow documentation of SimAngus and other SimCross genetics. These cattle allow some commercial operations to simplify their crossbreeding systems and still take advantage of the benefits of a planned crossbreeding program.
Why would we want to encourage crossbreeding? I am often reminded of the “Breed ‘em all Simmental” slogan, and I appreciate the sentiment as the breed has a lot to offer in terms of performance and maternal merit. I think we would all agree that successful customers are repeat customers and helping our customers be successful ensures our success. The benefits of crossbreeding are too large to ignore and are essential to our customers success. The contribution and benefits to using Simmental within that system are also impossible to ignore.
Perhaps a better slogan knowing that crossbreeding is so vital to success of the commercial industry is “Some Simmental in ‘em all”, unless they aren’t Simmental to start with and then fire away.
Glen: 204-851-5669 Barry: 204-851-0342 Eric: 306-434-8567 brookecanart@gmail.com mmwilson87@hotmail.com www.jpcattle.com
Quelle différence une année peut-elle faire! Lorsque j’ai écrit mon Gatepost de décembre 2021, nous venions de vivre une année de sécheresse qui, pour une grande partie du Canada, a occasionné des pénuries extrêmes d’aliments du bétail. Cela a amené de nombreux producteurs à devoir acheter des aliments du bétail à des prix très élevés. Quand les producteurs vache-veau pouvaient en trouver, les coûts de transport par camion étaient souvent considérables en raison de la distance et des autres dépenses nécessaires pour ramener ces fourrages à la ferme.
Bien qu’on ait connu encore quelques périodes de sécheresse tout au long de la saison de croissance 2022, une grande partie du Canada a reçu des précipitations adéquates. Les prix du foin de qualité pour les bovins sont passés de 13 cents la livre ou plus (260 $ / tonne) à environ quatre à six cents la livre (100 $ / tonne). Certains producteurs de foin ne sont pas encore habitués à cet ajustement et ils ne sont pas prêts à baisser leurs prix et à s’adapter à la nouvelle réalité. Toutefois, la demande sur le marché décidera si nous verrons une augmentation des prix vers le printemps prochain, ce qui pourrait répondre à leurs demandes. Personnellement, je ne pense pas que cela se produira mais, avec l’augmentation continue des coûts de production, ni les éleveurs de bétail ni les producteurs de fourrage ne peuvent se permettre de laisser de l’argent sur la table.
L’augmentation des prix des veaux d’embouche constitue une autre différence importante entre cette année et la dernière. Beaucoup de producteurs ont reçu des prix plus élevés pour leurs veaux à l’automne 2022. Tous ceux qui ont persévéré dans les marchés déprimés des dernières années avaient enfin une raison de sourire. Beaucoup de personnes se demandent si ces prix sont suffisants. Certains producteurs diraient rapidement non, mais il y en a beaucoup qui ont aussi reçu des prix de 1800 $ et plus pour leurs veaux les plus lourds. Dans la plupart des cas, cela était dû à des veaux nés plus tôt dans la saison et à l’utilisation de taureaux Simmental supérieurs et performants.
Nous sommes nombreux à convenir qu’il faut assurer la durabilité de l’agriculture et de la chaîne de production du boeuf canadien. Bien qu’elle soit souvent erronée, la lentille sociale de l’acceptation par le public demeure très forte. En fait, nous entendons souvent des gens, y compris certains membres de l’industrie bovine, parler de durabilité de l’environnement en ce qui a trait
aux pressions sociétales concernant le climat et le bien-être des animaux. Cependant, devrions-nous aussi tenir compte de la durabilité touchant la rentabilité des producteurs tout au long de la chaîne de valeur du bœuf ? On a certainement besoin d’avoir plus de trois années rentables sur dix. Aucune autre entreprise ne peut survivre sans une rentabilité minimale, et personne ne devrait considérer cela comme un terme offensant.
Beaucoup de choses sont hors de notre contrôle, mais il y a des façons d’améliorer nos chances de rentabilité et cela consiste à ne pas laisser d’argent sur la table. Je connais de nombreux producteurs de bœuf d’élite qui connaissent leur coût de production et qui maximisent leur gestion et leur commercialisation à un niveau extrêmement élevé, mais il y en a encore qui sont des preneurs de prix et qui ne maximisent pas leurs pratiques de production. Est-ce que votre taux de sevrage est à 100 %, quel est votre taux de femelles non gestantes et que faites-vous pour améliorer ces ratios ?
On ne peut plus compter sur la façon dont notre père et notre grand-père faisaient les choses comme étant la meilleure façon de faire aujourd’hui. Cela commence par une meilleure connaissance des coûts de production associés à nos opérations individuelles. Cet hiver serait un bon moment pour vous asseoir et établir les objectifs pour l’année à venir et élaborer un plan de marketing solide et d’apporter les changements nécessaires en fonction de l’amélioration des décisions et des résultats de cette année. Regardez quels taureaux a bien fait, et lesquels n’ont pas donné de bons résultats. La valeur de réforme des taureaux plus âgés n’a jamais été meilleure et c’est le bon temps pour rajeunir votre batterie de taureau. Une chose est certaine, si vous n’incluez pas la génétique Simmental dans votre programme d’élevage, vous laissez de l’argent sur la table !
L’année 2022 a été une meilleure année pour tous les éleveurs bovins. Nous ne pouvons pas contrôler les conditions météorologiques ou les marchés à venir pour 2023, mais trouvons des choses que nous pouvons améliorer et contrôler.
Au nom de tous les employés de l’ASC et de Simmental Country, je souhaite à tous la meilleure des chances et du beau temps pour vos ventes de novembre et décembre à venir. Je vous souhaite, à vous et à votre famille, un très joyeux Noël et une année 2023 prospère et en santé.
Étant donné que le mois de décembre est la saison des dons, j’ai pensé qu’il pourrait être utile de réfléchir à l’un des plus grands cadeaux de l’industrie bovine. Le cadeau dont je parle est l’hétérose ou la vigueur hybride et la race Simmental joue un élément clé pour cela.
Qu’est-ce que la vigueur hybride?
Une définition simple de la vigueur hybride est que la descendance de parents de races différentes surpassera la moyenne de ces parents de race pure. Ce qu’il faut retenir, c’est qu’une grande partie de cette performance accrue se produit pour des caractères qui sont relativement peu héritables. En d’autres mots, nous pouvons sélectionner des bovins pour des caractères comme la croissance ou la qualité de la carcasse et avoir un impact assez important sur les performances de la descendance. Ce sont des caractères ayant une héritabilité moyenne à élevée. Des caractères comme la fertilité sont plus difficiles à sélectionner et ont une héritabilité relativement faible. L’hétérose ou la vigueur hybride aura un impact énorme sur ces derniers caractères. Si nous pensons à l’importance relative de la fertilité au niveau de la rentabilité dans un système d’élevage traditionnel, la fertilité est environ cinq fois plus importante que la croissance et dix fois plus importante que la qualité de la carcasse. Avec un tel point de vue, nous pouvons espérer voir qu’un outil pour fournir un coup de pouce majeur à la fertilité offre un avantage énorme.
Quelle est la grosseur du cadeau?
Pour mettre les choses en perspective, examinons l’impact des croisements. Le tableau suivant montre l’impact d’avoir un veau croisé, ce qui améliore la croissance et la survie des veaux. La possibilité d’un impact immédiat de la génétique Simmental chez un troupeau commercial est assez évidente lorsqu’on examine les améliorations immédiates/directes.
Tableau 1. Effet de l’hétérose directe (veau croisé)
Caractère
Différence% Hétérose
Taux de vêlage 3,24,4
Survie au sevrage 1,41,9
Poids à la naissance 1,7 2,4 Poids au sevrage 16,3 3,9 GMQ 0,08 2,6
Poids à un an 29,1 3,8 Cundiff et Gregory 1999
Là où cela est le plus apparent, et que la race Simmental peut potentiellement avoir son plus grand impact en raison des forces maternelles, c’est avec la vache croisée. En fait, une vache croisée produit un veau de plus au cours de sa vie comparativement à une vache de race pure.
Tableau 2. Effet de l’hétérose directe (vache croisée)
Caractère
Différence% Hétérose
Taux de vêlage 3,53,7
Survie au sevrage 0,8 1,5 Poids à la naissance 1,6 1,8 Poids au sevrage 18,0 3,9
Longévité 1,36 16,2 Production à vie des vaches Nombre de veaux 0,97 17,0 Poids au sevrage cumulatif 600 25,3
Cundiff et Gregory 1999
On ne chiffre peut-être pas souvent le tout, mais ajouter en moyenne un veau supplémentaire équivaut à réduire le taux de remplacement dans le troupeau de vaches commerciales. Si le taux de remplacement moyen est de 20 % dans un troupeau de vaches de race pure, en mettant en place un système de croisement planifié, cela réduirait ce taux d’environ 4 %. Cela signifie que sur 100 vaches, on pourrait vendre quatre veaux de plus, car on aurait besoin de moins de sujets de remplacement.
Pour illustrer de manière simplifiée, une vache croisée de deux races et saillie par un taureau d’une troisième race a un avantage d’environ 23% par rapport à une vache de race pure. Cela correspond à une valeur importante.
Si les bovins pur-sang ne sont pas la réponse, alors où se situe la race Simmental ?
Assurément, les éleveurs de Simmental sont à juste titre fiers des nombreuses forces que la race Simmental apporte à la table. Il est également important de reconnaître que d’autres races apportent des forces qui peuvent être complémentaires aux bovins Simmental et que, dans un système de croisement planifié, les forces de toutes les races présentes sont amplifiées. Les Simmental de race pure ou « Fullblood » sont essentiels à ce processus et ils font partie de nombreux programmes de sélection des fermes bovines commerciales.
La partie importante du paragraphe précédent est le « système de croisement planifié ». Cela se reflète dans les décisions des éleveurs de Simmental d’élever des bovins de qualité et de prendre des décisions pour la race pour permettre la documentation des sujets « SimAngus » et d’autres bovins Simmental croisés. Ces bovins permettent à certaines fermes bovines commerciales de simplifier leurs systèmes de croisement tout en profitant des avantages d’un programme de croisement planifié.
Pourquoi voudrions-nous encourager le croisement? On me rappelle souvent le slogan « Saillie les toutes Simmental ». J’apprécie le raisonnement, car la race a beaucoup à offrir en termes de performance et de mérite maternel. Je pense que nous serions tous d’accord pour affirmer que les clients qui réussissent deviennent des clients réguliers et que le fait d’aider nos clients à réussir assure notre succès. Les avantages des croisements sont trop importants pour être ignorés et ils sont essentiels au succès de nos clients. La contribution et les avantages de l’utilisation de la race Simmental dans de tels systèmes sont également impossibles à ignorer.
Sachant que le croisement est si essentiel au succès de l’industrie commerciale, le meilleur slogan serait peut-être « du Simmental dans « toutes vos vaches », à moins qu’elles ne possèdent pas déjà du sang de race Simmental, puis allez-y.
With calving for some only a few months away this may be a timely topic. There comes a time in cow calf production to induce cows to calve for a number of reasons. This may be because there is an abnormal pregnancy, the cow has a life-threatening condition, pregnancy has gone on too long leading to health issues. There are other specific reasons where management of the calving season may warrant inducing cows. In all the cases careful thought and examination must go into the final decision. The best outcome must be considered by yourself and your veterinarian as every case is unique and the ultimate goal is to have both the cow and calf survive.
If very close to the end of gestation, there are a few protocols to have a normal induction. The use of prostaglandins and dexamethasone in combination will give induction generally within 30-36 hours. I like to use the regular dose of prostaglandin ( 2cc of estrumate or equivalent product) and about 25 mg of dexamethasone but again your vet should have a formula they like for these prescription products. Everyone of these cases where induction has been contemplated an emergency c-section has been contemplated as well. One is often balancing the time taken to induce and the determined gestational length with the odds of both the calf’s and dam’s survival. Sometimes the dam is in grave health and our main goal is trying to salvage the calf and other times the pregnancy is abnormal, so one is trying to remove the calf to save the cow.
Conditions where I have induced cows or heard other veterinarians induce cows with success are fetal anasarca (collection of fluid in the fetus), hydrops (abnormal amount of fluid accumulation in the uterus making it life threatening), severe peritonitis, heart failure from hardware disease, severe pyelonephritis (kidney infection) and even severe pneumonia.
Cases where cows go down close to calving perhaps from getting too thin carrying twins are another example where inducing a bit early may get rid of the weight of the calves and uterine fluids allowing the cow to get up again. Downers pose their own set of management headaches. They must be on a soft well bedded area given feed and water. There are better ways to lift and transport them to a more suitable location. Management of downers is a whole other topic to discuss and as far as induction goes may be a day by day collective decision as to if, when and how induction will happen.
Viability and closeness to due date for the calf’s sake is always a big decision. Do we have a breeding date (AI date or visualized breeding) how
is udder fill and what does your veterinarian think on palpation? These are all very subjective calls and even if a breeding date is known the breeds or breed classes have quite a range and variation between them in gestational length. With in vitro fertilization gestation seems to be quite variable as well. Inducing any earlier than two weeks ahead and the calf is usually not viable.
It is much easier if one is simply bringing on cows a bit earlier to tighten the end of the breeding season or for other management reasons an induction is contemplated. Here it is absolutely imperative to check the cow has good quality colostrum. The thick yellow sticky colostrum in all four teats indicates the cow/heifer is close enough to induce. If the colostrum looks like mucous it is still too early and you must wait. If inducing, you know they should calve within about the 30-36-hour window, but they may have been going to calve within the next few hours naturally so watch them closely. In other words, the induction process was too late as calving was occurring naturally. Be warned the sick, toxic, thin etc cows usually do not produce much milk so udder fill is not appropriate
With all inductions observe them closely and again the ultimate goal is to save cow and calf. One must keep in mind the calf in utero is sort of mimicking what is going on with the cow. If she is short of breath because of pneumonia the calf’s blood is not oxygenated normally, if she is toxic from bad mastitis or peritonitis the calf will be suppressed. There is a big risk and reward with inducing. I have seen on some occasions where both cow and calf are lost but I have also seen live twins delivered from a downer cow and she subsequently got up so all three were saved. One never knows until you try.
If the cow is lost make sure and do a BSE test as the autopsy may give more of a clue as to the diagnosis. Usually these are individual animal problems but sometimes as in the cases of hardware disease (heart failure), or thin from lack of nutrition herd issues may be detected. With inducing cows for management reasons, they should always be very close to their due date and have good quality colostrum. They should also not retain their placentas if done properly as we are only talking about bringing them on a few days early. Here’s hoping calving goes well and we don’t run into many cows we need to induce. If there is the need make sure and have your herd veterinarian help determine the most appropriate time unless you have lots of experience previously.
From August 30 to September 4, 2022, I had the pleasure of attending the World Simmental Fleckvieh Congress in Austria. Over 200 delegates from 31 countries met in Vienna, and together we spent several days attending technical lectures, visiting cultural attractions, touring dairy and beef operations, and watching an outstanding national show and sale in Friestadt.
The conference began in Vienna with the World Simmental Fleckvieh Federation board meeting, which elected the incoming President, Sebastian Aurenig from Austria and Peter Wenn from Australia as President elect. Over the course of the event, I got to know Peter and the Australian delegation, and I learned that he is a passionate Simmental breeder. He has been attending the World Congress for many years, and just this past year he received the WSFF Golden Book Award for his service to Simmental and the world body.
In the evening the entire delegation attended elaborate opening ceremonies to welcome delegates from each country, and I, along with CSA General Manager Bruce Holmquist were the Canadian representatives. Bruce is a past WSFF president as well as a current board member, and like Peter, has been attending the congress for decades; my experience was definitely enhanced because he graciously introduced me to many delegates from across the world.
The theme of the conference was Fleckvieh Changes, and throughout the event organizers highlighted the advantages of Simmental cattle in regards to economy and ecology. Like many other countries around the world, Austrian Simmental breeders are striving to tell their sustainability story, all while under mounting pressures from the environmentalist and animal welfare movements. Several lectures explored genomics testing, which has been championed by their national association and breeders to help them improve their cowherd, while at the same time minimizing their CO2 footprint. The Austrians emphasized that the dual-purpose Simmental Fleckvieh cow meets the demands of balanced milk and meat production, and explained how modern breeding is working towards measuring sustainability traits; primarily fitness, health, and longevity. The international community, much like ourselves, are grappling with the difficult questions of what truly needs to be measured, what advances in technology can be employed to most accurately do this, and then, perhaps most importantly,
written by Jennie Mutchhow to clearly quantify and communicate that progress has been made. Suggested avenues for exploration were to investigate emerging evaluation models that offer opportunities for many new trait areas such as animal welfare, methane emissions, and feed efficiency. Overall, the lectures were quite technical in nature, but through informal conversations with other delegates afterwards, I was able to gain a better understanding of where Canada’s practices fit internationally.
After a full morning of presentations, the wrap-up keynote presentation was given by Bruce Holmquist about how Beef Simmental/Fleckvieh is playing a very large part in the important role of feeding the world. We then turned our focus to touring several beef and dairy operations, as well as two large insemination stations, across Upper Austria. There were extensive touring options, and we often broke into sub groups tailored to our interests. The first full group excursion was to the teaching and experimental farm of LFS Pyhra. They share a property with the breeding farm of Perschlingtalmilch, which is a cooperative farm of three breeders with over 360 Fleckvieh cows. The female offspring at this farm are 100% genotyped and selected based on their results. One thing that stood out at this operation was the moderate frame and unbelievably good udder quality of the cows - they were basically perfect!
The next day delegates broke into sub groups, and we chose to visit the beef farm of the Fruehwald family, who directly market their meat products to local consumers. I was surprised to learn that most beef cattle in Upper Austria are housed indoors year-round, with only a small paddock outside for seasonal use. When I inquired about this, I was told that the land is so valuable for grain and forage crops, that it was not economical to use it for grazing. However, in Lower Austria and the Alps Regions, smaller herds of 25-50 Simmentals are the norm, and they are commonly grazed on non-arable land.
We continued on to the crowd favorite amongst beef producers, Roch Farms, which raise approximately 320 Fleckvieh bulls for beef. The cattle are kept on straw all year and the produced manure is refined into electricity and heat in the farm’s own biogas plant. The beef fattening farms are referred to as bull farms, not feedlots, and I was amazed to learn that castrating males is not practiced in Austria and several other European countries. I was very curious about this practice, and found out that for one, the culinary tastes of many Europeans prefer leaner cuts of beef that are often slow roasted, smoked, or boiled. And secondly, there is pressure from animal rights groups that castration is an unnecessary and stressful practice. Needless to say, the Canadian style, marbled, juicy steak was definitely a foreign concept! Luckily though, at this farm delicious cuts of beef, raised on site and certified through the AMA seal of approval program designed by Agrarmarkt Austria, were prepared to what we thought was perfection, and then served to guests by professional chefs. The American and Australian delegates, along with us Canadians, were definitely the most enthusiastic taste-testers!
With much to see, tours continued the following day to two insemination centers: Genostar, where 160 bulls are kept and Oö Besamungsstation GmbH, which specializes in polled sires. In general, horned genetics have been dominant, but in recent years there has been growing demand for polled genetics.
We finished the day by visiting the beautiful Kreil family farm, where exclusively Fleckvieh Simmental beef is raised, slaughtered, and processed on farm, then marketed directly to consumers through an on-site store. At this farm I was impressed by the beauty of the property and that the animals were strictly beef and not dual purpose. The phenotype of breeding stock was more in line with Canadian standards, but again due to land constraints, cattle were primarily housed indoors year-round. Also, when we toured their abattoir facilities, they had a bull carcass hanging that was visibly much leaner than what Canadian standards and consumers would desire.
Interestingly, one of the most enjoyable parts of the entire Congress were the bus rides. We spent several hours each day traveling to farms and to the dinners and evening entertainment, and every time you hopped back on the bus, you had the opportunity to sit with someone new. Sometimes we would engage in pleasant conversation and most times we would end up talking about the use of Simmental cattle in our respective countries and operations. Also, this time gave me the opportunity to ask questions about what we had just seen or learned, and through discussion, I was often able to deepen my understanding of new concepts and practices.
In addition to the lectures and farm tours, Austria made a remarkable effort to show delegates the cultural delights of their country. While in Vienna, participants toured the Spanish Riding School with world class Lipizzaner horses, were treated to a traditional Austrian evening at “Fuhrgassl-Huber’’, a wine tavern with local delicacies, and attended a gala dinner in the inner courtyard of the Vienna City Hall. The closing ceremonies were held aboard the Regina Danubia, a cruise boat that toured guests along the Danube River in the city of Linz. It was easily the most luxurious cattle banquet that I have ever attended! At this event delegates from many nations exchanged gifts with the host country in a formal ceremony. Canadian Simmental Association GM, Bruce Holmquist gifted the Austrian Simmental Association an iconic Bernie Brown prairie scene that showcases Simmental cattle in Western Canada.
intensified and entertainers began throwing knives around a very still president. I’ve never seen anything quite like that before!
On the day of the show, thousands of people gathered to eat Austrian Simmental Fleckvieh beef, smoked to perfection, in an Oktoberfest style atmosphere complete with brass brands and lederhosen. The event concluded with National champions being selected before an extensive crowd and enthusiastic exhibitors.
Overall, the congress offered an exceptional program and gave me much to think about and dissect long after the event concluded. I was left with a significant lasting impression of the diversity and adaptability of the Simmental breed. From the Simmental infused bos indicus cattle of the tropical climates, to the dual purpose Fleckvieh cattle increasingly used across the globe, to our North American style of production using Simmental genetics, it became clear that Simmental is securely positioned as a breed that can truly feed the world. It is also apparent that Canada is viewed as a leader in the international Simmental community. Through casual conversations with delegates from all over the world, one thing was illuminated - they are interested in what Canada is doing and how we are doing it. And more often than not, even though the use of the breed and the goals we are working towards are different, the desire to improve and overcome the obstacles in our paths are similar.
Looking forward to 2024, the World Simmental Congress will be held in Mexico in the early Spring, and my plan is to be there! So, why should other Canadian producers attend? Firstly, in my opinion, there is no other event that will give you the singular opportunity to network within a progressive international community, learn from world leading experts, explore the diversity of the Simmental breed, all while enjoying travel and taking in the culture of a different country. The congress will challenge you to rethink your methods and goals, will offer you a diverse outlook on agriculture, and if nothing else will encourage you to broaden your own perspective. You will return home more knowledgeable, with new friends and contacts, and will be left with a renewed sense of energy and purpose. The positive spirit and ambition of fellow delegates is inspiring and infectious, and will infuse you with the desire to grow both professionally and personally, and to book your next trip to the Congress in two years time! As philosophical writer and thinker Seneca says, “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” Hope to see you in Mexico in 2024, amigos!
The Congress concluded in Friestadt where crowds congregated to watch the FleckScore - World Cup, offspring show, breeding presentations, young breeder competition, national show, elite auction of top Fleckvieh genetics from all over Austria, and they even threw in some juggling and knife throwing entertainment. Much to the crowd’s amusement, the president of the Austrian Simmental Association, Sebastian Auernig, was called to the center of the show ring. The lights were shut off and a neon ring of color illuminated a circle in the middle of the coliseum. The light show and music
Conversations about the impacts of climate change and the environment are happening all around us, in Canada and in every region of the world. We know that weather patterns have become more unpredictable – we live it every day. It is critical that Canadian cattle ranchers and farmers are part of these conversations to share our perspectives, experiences, and leadership when it comes to environmental and economic sustainability.
As primary producers, we are entrusted to care for the land and our animals. We are continually evolving our practices to do better with the goal of leaving the land in better condition for the generations after us.
Even with all of these efforts, Mother Nature’s fury can challenge us in devastating and unexpected ways, and these impacts have been felt by cattle producers across the country in recent years. As an industry, we continue to demonstrate Canada’s steadfast commitment to producing the world’s best beef using sustainable practices and our resiliency to overcome the impacts of extreme weather conditions such as drought, flooding, wildfires, and hurricanes. With the devastating impacts of Hurricane Fiona on the cattle producers in Atlantic Canada, we will continue to work closely with our provincial members to communicate what federal support is needed in the months ahead.
With the fall session of Parliament now in full swing, we are taking every opportunity to talk about the environmental benefits of raising cattle in Canada and the impacts of weather-related challenges facing primary producers, which are often difficult to plan for.
On September 23, 2022, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) released Faster and Further: Canada’s Methane Strategy. The Strategy outlined the Government of Canada’s plan to reduce domestic methane emissions by more than 35 per cent by 2030, compared to 2020 levels. It was not a surprise for us to see the expectation of the agriculture sector to reduce methane emissions by 1 per cent from 2020 levels, as this was previously announced in the Government of Canada’s Emissions Reduction Plan.
Upon further review of the Strategy, we were pleasantly surprised to see recognition of the work undertaken under Canada’s National Beef Strategy and our ambitious 2030 goals, which includes a target of reducing the greenhouse gases (GHG) emission intensity of cattle production in Canada by 33 per cent by 2030.
These 2030 goals put Canada’s beef industry on track to meet the Government of Canada’s domestic methane emissions reduction goal. We have also recently released a short video where Dr. Karen Beauchemin explains the natural cycle of methane produced by cattle.
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Videos such as this will be used to help raise awareness with Parliamentarians, their staff, and department officials.
It’s very positive to see the impact of sharing our sustainability story with Parliamentarians and department officials – we are slowly moving the needle. We will continue to share our commitment to raising cattle using sustainable practices and highlight the progress that we are making on the 2030 goals.
The next step is for the Government of Canada to launch a consultation on how to achieve these expectations, as part of their Green Agriculture Plan. CCA will be actively engaged in this process and work with our industry partners to feed into the consultation. We will also continue to advocate and build upon the Strategy’s themes which include beef’s holistic environmental benefits, including building biodiversity and providing the majority of wildlife habitat on food producing land.
But our participation in these conversations cannot be limited to the ones happening within our borders. While policy conversations happening on the global stage often feel far removed from what’s happening dayto-day on Canadian cattle ranches and farms, experience has shown us that these conservations foreshadow domestic regulations to come. A good example is the discussions that happened 30 years ago at the Earth Summit hosted by the United Nations (UN) in Rio de Janeiro, which highlighted the urgency of climate change. Now, climate change regulations are a key consideration at all levels of government, and this is a very active file for us.
This fall we are participating in global conversations that are happening including:
• The Private Sector Mechanism held in early October, hosted in Rome, Italy, where two youth leaders took part in the UN Committee on Food Security.
• The Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL) 12th MultiStakeholder Partnership Meeting in Dublin, Ireland held in early October.
• Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27) on climate change solutions to be held in Egypt in November.
• Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN CBB (COP 15) on biodiversity, hosted by China in Montreal in early December.
The decisions get made whether we are there or not. We are proud of the role working grazing landscapes play in carbon sequestration and biodiversity. We also enjoy telling of the nutritional benefits of the beef we produce. We need to share this story to ensure that an accurate perspective of sustainable beef production in Canada is considered in these important policy discussions.
The world needs more Canadian beef.
Crowley gives positive outlook on carbon emissions reduction in the U.S. beef industry.
“General genetic improvement in the North American beef herd is doing a good job of improving emissions intensity. Improving profitability and production efficiency through genetic selection is doing a good job for the carbon footprint of beef,” explained Dr. John Crowley, AbacusBio Ltd. Crowley was a featured speaker during the 2022 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Symposium June 2 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Improvement of feed efficiency, fertility, animal health, mature liveweight and reducing age of harvest, can be accomplished through breeding and genetics; all traits which hold a lot of promise in reducing the greenhouse gas footprint of beef.
“Each trait has low to mid potential for mitigating emissions alone, but cumulatively, you’re getting towards a medium or high potential for mitigating greenhouse gases through genetics and improving each specific trait,” Crowley said.
Policy will be a major driver of the reduction of greenhouse gases. However, consumers will drive most of this impact. Many beef packers are working to create frameworks to source verified greenhouse gas efficient animals. Improving the greenhouse gas level of your animals, can act as a point of difference between producers. Reducing emissions of your animals may allow producers to receive a premium for their low greenhouse gas animals.
“As a genetics-exporting nation, a lot of different countries are going to be looking at your genetics and seeing what metrics and genetics you have on your animals for greenhouse gases,” Crowley explained.
“When we talk about selection objectives, the conundrum we come up against is what do we want to do at the end of the day. Do we want to reduce gross emissions? Do we want to improve emissions intensity,” Crowley asked.
Emissions intensity is emissions per kilo of product or carcass. Gross reduction is concerned with the total amount of carbon coming from a system. Reductions in gross emissions will require a producer to reduce animal size, numbers of days on feed, and result in lower kilos of carcass produced per year.
“The conundrum is policy may want to reduce gross emissions. If in North America, where emissions intensity values for beef production are good,” he added “this policy is put in place, requiring a focus of gross emission will result in carbon leakage. That is, the reduction of beef production in this part of the world and will require it to be supplemented from another part of the world. Global demand for beef isn’t going anywhere and other parts of the world reduce carbon less efficiently than here.”
Emissions intensity should be the focus and form your selection objective to ultimately reduce the carbon emissions per kilo of beef. To watch Crowley’s full presentation, visit https://youtu.be/UL3wbWfQHk8 For more information about this year’s Symposium and the Beef Improvement Federation, including additional presentations and award winners, visit BIFSymposium.com.
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British Columbia Chet Jans
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NOV. 15 COME AS U R - RAINBOW RIVER SIMMENTALS ONLINE PRODUCTION SALE
DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED
NOV. 16 RIDGELINE CATTLE CO. DISPERSAL MOOSE JAW, SK
NOV. 16 CHITTICK FAMILY 6TH ANNUAL BULL SALE MAYERTHORPE, AB
NOV. 17 PEMBINA TRIANGLE SIMMENTAL ASSOC. 42ND ANNUAL SALE CYPRESS RIVER, MB
NOV. 19 TANGLE RIDGE RANCH 22ND ANNUAL BEEFMAKER SALE OKOTOKS, AB
NOV. 19 FUTURES ONE ONLINE SIMMENTAL SALE :: EDITION 13 DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED
NOV. 19 STANLEY MARTINS FARMS BRED FLECKVIEH FEMALE SALE DECORAH, IA
NOV. 20 LAKEVIEW SIMMENTALS ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE MEACHAM, SK
NOV. 20 MAPLE LAKE STOCK FARMS FALL BRED HEIFER SALE DLMS.CA
NOV. 21 SUN RISE SIMMENTALS COMPLETE DISPERSAL SALE MCAULEY, MB
NOV. 21-22 LEAHY LIVESTOCK 2ND ANNUAL SELECT SIMMENTAL ONLINE PRODUCTION SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED
NOV. 23 CAMROSE COUNTRY CLASSIC 11TH ANNIVERSARY SALE VIKING, AB
NOV. 24 PLACE YOUR BET FEMALE PRODUCTION SALE CAMROSE, AB
NOV. 25 LONE STONE FARMS INVITATIONAL FEMALE SALE WESTLOCK, AB
NOV. 25 SIMPOWER FEMALE SALE OLDS, AB
NOV. 26 PEACE COUNTRY SIMMENTAL AND ANGUS FEMALE SALE DAWSON CREEK, BC
NOV. 27 BIG HILLS SIMMENTALS 1ST ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE NEEPAWA, MB
NOV. 28 - DEC. 3 CANADIAN WESTERN AGRIBITION REGINA, SK
NOV 30 – DEC 1 ASSOCIATE INVITATIONAL DLMS FARMGATE
DEC. 2 MT DAINES SPRING CALVING SIMMENTAL COW HERD DISPERSAL INNISFAIL, AB
DEC. 3 TRANSCON’S WESTERN HARVEST 9TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BRED HEIFER SALE INNISFAIL, AB
DEC. 3 WOLFE FARMS 18TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE VALLEYVIEW, AB
DEC. 4 QUEENS OF THE HEARTLAND PRODUCTION SALE MCAULEY, MB
DEC. 5 NORTHERN LIGHT SIMMENTALS BRED HEIFER & 2 YEAROLD BULL SALE ROSSBURN, MB
DEC. 5 THE SOURCE OF ELITE SIMMENTAL GENETICS LLOYDMINSTER, SK
DEC. 5 2022 YCSA FACEBOOK AUCTION FACEBOOK
DEC. 6 KEYSTONE KONNECTION 43RD ANNUAL SIMMENTAL SALE BRANDON, MB
DEC. 7 DOUBLE BAR D “SHARING THE HERD” GENETICS SALE GRENFELL, SK
DEC. 8 TRANSCON’S SIMMSATIONAL 45TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL SALE MOOSE JAW, SK
DEC. 9 MCMILLEN RANCHING LTD. “HERDBUILDER 2022” SALE CARIEVALE, SK
DEC. 10 TRANSCON’S SEASON WRAP-UP SIMMENTAL BULL & FEMALE SALE
NEEPAWA, MB
DEC. 10 SHADES OF THE PRAIRIES SIMMENTAL SALE BRANDON, MB
DEC. 11 BONCHUK FARMS FEMALE PRODUCTION SALE MCAULEY, MB
DEC. 12 BORDER CITY 5TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL SALE LLOYDMINSTER, SK
DEC. 12 ROCK SOLID BRED HEIFER SALE
PIAPOT, SK DEC. 12 Y COULEE “YOU BE THE JUDGE” FALL BULL AND HEIFER SALE LLOYDMINSTER, SK DEC. 13 SOUTHERN ALBERTA SIMMENTAL ROUND UP 29TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE STAVELY, AB DEC. 13 LADIES OF WINDY KNOLL ONLINE FEMALE SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED DEC. 14 CANADIAN DONORS PREGNANT RECIPIENT ONLINE SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED
DEC. 16 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 11TH ANNIVERSARY SIMMENTAL SALE OLDS, AB DEC. 17 TRANSCON’S NATIONAL TRUST ON ICE SEMEN & EMBRYO SALE CHAPTER XV INNISFAIL, AB DEC. 17 28TH ANNUAL CHECKERS SIMMENTAL SALE OLDS, AB DEC. 18 TRANSCON’S FLECKVIEH EQUATION FULLBLOOD SALE INNISFAIL, AB DEC. 18
TRANSCON’S ULTIMATE RED & BLACK XXV SIMMENTAL SALE INNISFAIL, AB DEC. 20 SPRING CREEK SIMMENTALS & RED ROSE ANGUS COMPLETE DISPERSAL MOOSOMIN, SK DEC. 21 - 22 R PLUS SIMMENTALS COMPLETE DISPERSAL ESTEVAN, SK DEC. 30 PREMIER & GUESTS FALLS VIEW PRODUCTION SALE LISTOWEL, ON DEC. 31 NEW YEARS RESOLUTION SALE EDMONTON, AB
JAN. 27
ELLINGSON SIMMENTAL PERFORMANCE BULL & FEMALE SALE DAHLEN, ND JAN. 28 LAZY S 54TH ANNUAL BULL POWER SALE MAYERTHORPE, AB
FEB. 4 KT RANCH BULL SALE MOOSE JAW, SK
FEB. 7 BLAIRS.AG CATTLE CO & GUESTS PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE BULL SALE SEDLEY, SK
FEB. 9 RUST MOUNTAIN VIEW RANCH 12TH ANNUAL BULL SALE
MERCER, ND
FEB. 10 GENETIC EDGE 24TH ANNUAL BULL SALE
RIMBEY, AB
FEB. 11 JNR FARMS BULL & FEMALE SALE
WILLINGDON, AB
FEB. 12 ROD & STARS SIMMENTAL BULL SALE DLMS.CA
FEB. 15 STEPPLER FARMS BULL SALE
MIAMI, MB
FEB. 15 FUTURE LEGENDS 4TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL SALE INNISFAIL, AB
FEB. 17 MADER RANCHES 34TH ANNUAL BULL SALE CARSTAIRS, AB
FEB. 17 TRIANGLE STOCK FARM 12TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL & FEMALE SALE
PARKLAND COUNTY, AB
FEB. 18 P & H RANCHING & CIRCLE G BULL SALE
INNISFAIL, AB
FEB. 18 TRIPLE THREAT 5TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE FALUN, AB
FEB. 19 ELM TREE & FERME FORBELL ONLINE BULL SALE
DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED
FEB. 20 RENDEZVOUS FARMS 19TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY MONDAY SIMMENTAL BULL
STE. ROSE DU LAC, MB
FEB. 20 ULTRA/CZECH-MATE 6TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE
INNISFAIL, AB
FEB. 21 W2 LAND & CATTLE BULL SALE – CHAPTER 5
VERMILION, AB
FEB. 22 CROSSROAD FARMS 17TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE
SHELL LAKE, SK
FEB. 23 ROBB/HOEGL/GREENWOOD 18TH ANNUAL BULL SALE
LLOYDMINSTER, SK
FEB. 24 MAXWELL/RANCIER 28TH ANNUAL BULL SALE
CAMROSE, AB
FEB. 24 LONE STONE FARMS SIMMENTAL & RED ANGUS BULL SALE
WESTLOCK, AB
FEB. 25
LEWIS FARMS 38TH ANNUAL BULL SALE
SPRUCE GROVE, AB
FEB. 25 TRI K CATTLE BULL & HEIFER SALE
BEAVERLODGE, AB
FEB. 26 M&J / GLASMAN FARMS SIMMENTAL & ANGUS TWO YEAR OLD BULL & FEMALE SALE RUSSELL, MB
FEB. 26 BULL FEST ’23 SIMMENTAL BULL SALE CAMROSE, AB
FEB. 27 BEECHINOR BROS. SIMMENTAL BULL SALE BENTLEY, AB
FEB. 27 ERIXON SIMMENTALS BULL & FEMALE SALE CLAVET, SK
FEB. 27 KSL SIMMENTALS 5TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE BEAVERLODGE, AB
FEB. 28 DOUBLE BAR D “BEST OF BOTH WORLDS” 23RD ANNUAL BULL SALE GRENFELL, SK
MAR. 1
RUSYLVIA CATTLE CO 3RD ANNUAL BULL SALE DERWENT, AB
MAR. 1 THE EVENT 3RD ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE OLDS, AB
MAR. 1 SPRING LAKE SIMMENTALS, THE ZIMMERS - BULL SALE DAYSLAND, AB
MAR. 1 MCG SIMMENTALS & GUEST TEMPEST RED ANGUS BULL AND FEMALE SALE STAVELY, AB
MAR. 2 JP CATTLE CO. SIMMENTAL & ANGUS BULL SALE MCAULEY, MB
MAR. 2 PHEASANTDALE 19TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE BALCARRES, SK
MAR. 2 WESTWAY FARMS 20TH ANNUAL BULL SALE DIDSBURY, AB
MAR. 3 LABATTE SIMMENTALS 43RD ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE MOOSE JAW, SK
MAR. 3 FERME GAGNON INC. & GUESTS 24TH ANNUAL BULL SALE CHENEVILLE, PQ
MAR. 3 CHITTICK FAMILY 12TH ANNUAL BULL SALE MAYERTHORPE, AB
MAR. 4 BRIDGE CITY SIMMENTAL BULL & FEMALE SALE SASKATOON, SK
MAR. 4 MCMILLEN RANCHING LTD 29TH ANNUAL BULL SALE CARIEVALE, SK
MAR. 4 LOCKHART VALLEY 18TH ANNUAL BULL SALE RIMBEY, AB
MAR. 4 LEEWOOD RANCH 7TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL & FEMALE SALE MANNVILLE, AB
MAR. 5 PREMIUM BEEF SIMMENTAL BULL SALE KENTON, MB
MAR. 5 MARCH MADNESS ONLINE FROZEN GENETICS DLMS.CA
MAR. 5 CANADIAN DONORS FALL CALVING PREGNANT RECIPIENT SALE DLMS.CA
MAR. 6 CANADIAN CENTRAL BULL & FEMALE SIMMENTAL & ANGUS SALE NEEPAWA, MB
MAR. 6 TRANSCON’S BULL SPECTRUM SIMMENTAL SALE INNISFAIL, AB
MAR. 6 RED WILLOW RANCH BULL & FEMALE SALE CUTKNIFE, SK
MAR. 6 ASHWORTH FARM & RANCH 20TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL SALE OUNGRE, SK
MAR. 6 GREENVALLEY RANCH ONLINE BULL SALE DLMS.CA
MAR. 7 BONCHUK FARMS ANNUAL BULL SALE VIRDEN, MB
MAR. 7 JOHNSON RANCHING 10TH ANNUAL BULL SALE PROVOST, AB
MAR. 8 SUNNY VALLEY SIMMENTALS 33RD ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE HANLEY, SK
MAR. 8 MAR MAC FARMS AND GUESTS BULL SALE BRANDON, MB
MAR. 9 TRANSCON’S 5TH ANNUAL NEXT STEP BULL SALE THORSBY, AB
MAR. 9 DEEG SIMMENTALS 20TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE STRATHMORE, AB
MAR. 10 RAINBOW RIVER SIMMENTALS 8TH ANNUAL ONLINE BULL SALE DLMS.CA
MAR. 10
NORTHERN CLASSIC 20TH ANNUAL CHAROLAIS & SIMMENTAL BULL SALE
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB MAR. 11 TRANSCON’S RED DEER COUNTY BULL SALE
INNISFAIL, AB MAR. 11 BLACK GOLD SIMMENTALS BULL & FEMALE SALE
LLOYDMINSTER, SK
MAR. 11 RANCHERS SELECT 4TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL SALE
NEEPAWA, MB
MAR. 11 BRANDL CATTLE CO. ANGUS AND SIMMENTAL BULL SALE JARVIE, AB MAR. 12 CROWE BROS. ONLINE BULL SALE
DLMS.CA MAR. 12 CANADIAN MADE ONLINE SIMMENTAL BULL SALE DLMS.CA MAR. 13 SOUTH SASK SIMMENTAL & ANGUS SALE MOOSE JAW, SK MAR. 13 MCINTOSH RANCH & GUEST ONLINE BULL SALE
DLMS.CA MAR. 13 OAKVIEW / PERKIN / TRIPLE R SIMMENTAL BULL SALE
DARLINGFORD, MB MAR. 14 PRAIRIE PARTNERS BULL SALE
KILLARNEY, MB MAR. 14 KUNTZ-MCINTOSH-SAJ 24TH ANNUAL BULL SALE
LLOYDMINSTER, SK MAR. 14 AJB LIVESTOCK ONLINE BULL SALE
DLMS.CA MAR. 15 KT RANCH BULL SALE
CHERRYVILLE, BC MAR. 16 TER-RON FARMS 18TH ANNUAL BULL & SELECT FEMALE SALE
FORESTBURG, AB MAR. 16 NORTHERN LIGHT SIMMENTALS BULL SALE
ROSSBURN, MB MAR. 17 PORTER RANCHES BULL SALE
STONY PLAIN, AB MAR. 17 HIGH BLUFF STOCK FARMS CHAROLAIS & SIMMENTAL BULL SALE
INGLIS, MB MAR. 18 PROUDLY WESTERN SIMMENTAL BULL SALE
WHITEWOOD, SK MAR. 18 BALAMORE FARM THICKNESS SELLS BULL SALE
GREAT VILLAGE, NS MAR. 19 KULYK SIMMENTALS 19TH ANNUAL BULL SALE
LLOYDMINSTER, SK MAR. 19 TRANSCON’S PREMIUM BEEF SIMMENTAL BULL SALE
NEEPAWA, MB MAR. 23 JANZEN RANCHES 30TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL & RED ANGUS BULL SALE
ROSEMARY, AB MAR. 23 WHEATLAND CATTLE CO 19TH ANNUAL BULL SALE
BIENFAIT, SK MAR. 24 CATTLE CAPITAL BULL SALE
MCREARY, MB MAR. 25 PERROT 6TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE
ALAMEDA, SK MAR. 25 LA / BAR M / CROSBY BULL SALE
VANDERHOOF, BC MAR. 25 COUNTRY ROOTS BULL SALE
VANDERHOOF, BC MAR. 26 BEST OF THE BREEDS BULL SALE
YORKTON, SK MAR. 27 SOUTHWEST SHOWCASE 14TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL SALE
SWIFT CURRENT, SK MAR. 28 REDRICH FARMS 5TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE
FORESTBURG, AB
APR. 1 SIX MILE RANCH 48TH ANNUAL BULL SALE
FIR MOUNTAIN, SK APR. 1 TRANSCON’S ADVANTAGE BULL SALE
SASKATOON, SK APR. 1 MARITIME BEEF BULL SALE
NAPPAN, NS APR. 3 TRANSCON’S CATTLE COUNTRY SIMMENTAL BULL SALE
ASHERN, MB APR. 3 SPIRIT OF THE NORTH BULL SALE
SPIRITWOOD, SK APR. 10 TRANSCON’S PEACH COUNTRY SIMMENTAL BULL SALE
BEAVERLODGE, AB
Sunday, November 20
Lakeview Simmentals Annual Production Sale
Meacham, SK
Friday, November 25 Lone Stone Farms Invitational Female Sale Westlock, AB
Sunday, November 27 Big Hills Simmentals 1st Annual Production Sale Neepawa, MB
Saturday, December 3
Transcon’s Western Harvest 9th Annual Simmental Bred Heifer Sale Innisfail, AB
Monday, December 5 Northern Light Simmentals Bred Heifer & 2 Year-Old Bull Sale
Thursday, December 8
Saturday, December 10
Transcon’s Simmsational 45th Annual Simmental Sale
Rossburn, MB
Moose Jaw, SK
Transcon’s Season Wrap-Up Simmental Bull & Female Sale Neepawa, MB
Tuesday, December 13 Southern Alberta Simmental Round Up 29th Annual Bull & Female Sale Stavely, AB
Transcon’s National Trust on Ice Semen & Embryo Sale Chapter XV Red Deer, AB Sunday, December 18
Saturday, December 17
Transcon’s Fleckvieh Equation Fullblood Simmental Sale Red Deer, AB Sunday, December 18 Transcon’s Ultimate Red & Black XXV Simmental Sale Red Deer, AB
Saturday, February 11
JNR Farms Bull & Female Sale Willingdon, AB
Monday, February 20 Rendezvous Farms 19th Annual Holiday Monday Simmental Bull & Female Sale Ste. Rose du Lac, MB
Friday, February 24 Lone Stone Farms Simmental & Red Angus Bull Sale Westlock, AB Saturday, February 25 Tri K Cattle Bull & Heifer Sale with Albrecht Farms Beaverlodge, AB Monday, February 27 Beechinor Bros. Simmentals Bull Sale Bentley, AB
Wednesday, March 1 Spring Lake Simmentals, The Zimmers - Bull Sale Daysland, AB
Friday, March 3 Labatte Simmentals 43rd Annual Bull & Female Sale Moose Jaw, SK Saturday, March 4 Bridge City Simmental Bull & Female Sale Saskatoon, SK
Monday, March 6 Transcon’s Bull Spectrum Bull Sale Innisfail, AB
Thursday, March 9 Transcon’s 5th Annual Next Step Bull Sale Thorsby, AB
Saturday, March 11
Transcon’s Red Deer County Bull Sale Innisfail, AB
Tuesday, March 14 Prairie Partners Bull Sale Killarney, MB
Thursday, March 16 Northern Light Simmentals Bull Sale Rossburn, MB
Friday, March 17 High Bluff Stock Farms Charolais & Simmental Bull Sale
Sunday, March 19
Thursday, March 23
Transcon’s Premium Beef Simmental Bull Sale
Janzen Ranches 30th Annual Simmental & Red Angus Bull Sale
Inglis, MB
Neepawa, MB
Rosemary, AB
Monday, March 27 Southwest Showcase Simmental Bull Sale Swift Current, SK
APRIL
Saturday, April 1
Monday, April 3
Monday, April 10
Transcon’s Advantage Bull Sale Saskatoon, SK
Transcon’s Cattle Country Simmental Bull Sale
Transcon’s Peace Country Simmental Bull Sale
Ashern, MB
Beaverlodge, AB
