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From the Gate Post

By Bruce Holmquist General Manager, Canadian Simmental Association

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2022 Proposed CSA By-law Changes

ince arriving in Canada in 1967, the Simmental breed has had an open herd-book that facilitates an upgrading process using animals of varying amounts of Simmental purity. While none of the mainstream British breed associations moved to that same process, the Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) has very successfully used this process to adapt Simmental and Fleckvieh genetics into cattle that today are highly sought after in the North American beef industry.

Upon its formation, the CSA structured its by-laws along with an upgrade table that has seen several changes made to it over the last 54 years. Each of these were made in an attempt to remain current of changing times and to better provide service to CSA members and their customers. While the original by-laws focused on upgrading from a Fullblood or Purebred male, this was later changed to recognize the Simmental female as an equal contributor in the process. However for one inequity remains in the current upgrade table which is a difference in purebred status that recognizes a 7/8 female as a purebred while a 7/8 male is not. Because of this difference, the CSA upgrade table currently recognizes certain matings differently based solely on the gender of the parent Last year, the Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) Board of Directors presented by-law amendments to its membership that would recognize a 7/8 male as a Purebred Simmental, rather than the current requirement of 15/16. This change had been discussed for several years by the CSA board of directors as a result of requests from CSA members asking for changes to be made. To add further context to the discussion it is important to highlight some of the history that has guided the CSA to this point. Over the last 53 years, the CSA has changed the upgrade table in its bylaws several times.

- 1970 the upgrade table was added to bylaws.

- 2004-06 Maternal (reverse) Upgrading was approved - 2008-09 Fullbloods were officially recognized in the upgrade table - 2013-14 Registered Sires of another breed were added to the upgrade table and upgrading beyond the fraction of the sire was approved Last year’s vote resulted in 62 percent of the eligible votes received being in favour of the proposed change. While the vast majority of the votes approved of the proposed changes it fell short of the required two thirds or 67 percent majority required to move forward. Because of this high approval from the CSA membership, combined with requests from the CSA membership, the CSA board has decided to again put the by-law change proposal to the membership for a vote. There are no changes to the intent of the proposed by-law change this year in that it would recognize a 7/8 Simmental male as a Purebred. This would mirror the 7/8 requirement to attain Purebred status for a female. With this amendment, the genetic contribution of 7/8 males would be recognized 8 at an equal level to 7/8 females which have been recognized as purebreds

since 1970.

It is important to understand that this change in no way affects the Canadian Simmental Fullblood registry, nor does it make any changes to Fullblood status. It also does not affect the genetic evaluation (EPDs). While there have been comments circulating that this change is not consistent with the Animal Pedigree Act, the fact of the matter is that there are other Canadian beef breed Associations that already recognize both 7/8 males and females as Purebreds so that precedent has indeed been set. The change of purebred status would also facilitate the amendment to the CSA upgrade table that would recognize the progeny born from the mating of a 7/8 Simmental male to a ½ Simmental female as a ¾ blood calf. That revision to the CSA upgrade table was originally part of the proposed by-law and upgrading table changes which received unanimous support through a CSA membership vote held at its 2013 Annual General Meeting. While all the other revisions to the upgrading table were accepted by Agriculture and Agrifood Canada (AAFC), this specific mating outcome was not approved and the CSA is currently required to recognize the calves from this mating as a 1/2 blood animal.

A 7/8 Simmental female mated to a ½ blood male is however recognized as a ¾ blood calf with the reasoning that a 7/8 female is recognized as a Purebred while as stated above, a 7/8 male is not.

If the proposed by-law amendments are approved, Purebred 15/16 status would continue to be calculated and published to identify that level of purity, as well as to facilitate the process of developing a 7/8 Purebred Simmental from a recorded ¾ blood parent. This addresses concerns of changes possibly affecting export markets to other countries. It is also very important to note that this change would not result in the Canadian Simmental upgrade table being the same as the American Simmental table which has some distinct differences, including recognizing Simmental animals at less than ½ blood status.

Another proposed by-law amendment is to add the option of electronic voting on matters which require input and endorsement from the CSA membership. This would include future by-law changes as well as director elections. Electronic voting will not replace mail-in ballots however will be used to allow another option to our membership and bring the CSA closer to the systems used by similar organizations. The CSA will be mailing out ballots to all active CSA members over the age of eighteen in order to vote on the 2022 proposed by-law changes. Also in the packages will be ballots to vote on three available positions from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario to the CSA board of directors. All CSA members are eligible to vote for each of these positions so please ensure that you follow the voting package instructions and I encourage you to contact one of your CSA directors or myself if you have any questions regarding anything mentioned in this article. We are hoping for a strong return of voting ballots so be sure to vote on these important issues!

Bob Lowe CCA President

One thing is for certain, we can’t predict the future. Our industry has weathered many unexpected challenges over the past two years.

While we may not be able to foresee what lies ahead, we can prepare for it. One solid investment we can make is in the next generation – whether its young producers hoping to take over their family operation, or attracting new talent from outside of agriculture to our industry. We need to harness and groom the passion of these young people, so they are ready to lead when their turn comes.

Over the past 12 years, we have seen many bright lights graduate from the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s (CCA) Cattlemen’s Young Leader’s Mentorship (CYL) Program. Many of these graduates are already making an impact in our industry and I am confident they will have the skills needed to lead our industry through future challenges and help us achieve more milestones and successes.

In 2017, I was approached about being a CYL mentor and I didn’t hesitate to get involved. I saw first-hand the value of the program, as my son was an early graduate of the program and benefited from the experience greatly. Through the program, young people ages 18-35 from across the country are paired with a mentor in a specific area they want to learn more about in the beef industry. It can be anything from policy to sustainable grazing practices to business risk management – the opportunities are endless. Not only does the program attract young beef farmers and ranchers, but it also turns out veterinarians, students, nutritionists, financial advisors, and much more are also interested in getting involved. Every role is an essential piece in the supply chain puzzle, so it’s important we have young leaders positioned for success in all areas.

Through CYL, I was paired with Carley Henniger from British Columbia (B.C.), who was interested in growing her knowledge and skills in government advocacy and business development. She was not raised on beef farm but was interested in learning how to become a young rancher and a strong advocate who could help influence future government policies. Carley and I discussed important topics such as pulling together a business plan for a ranch and government advocacy strategies. Through these discussions, I listened to her ideas, encouraged her to follow her aspirations, and when needed, I provided constructive feedback based on my experience.

Carley’s interest and passion for the beef industry inspires me.

Our paths still cross at

industry events as she works with the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association and has recently become President of the Young Cattlemen’s Council (YCC). The Council is another way for young people to get involved in the industry by serving on the youth subsidiary of the CCA, where the job of the 10 delegates from across Canada is to bring a youth voice to the table. Both YCC and the CYL Program are important ways CCA invests in the next generation. To keep the two straight, I often say the CYL Program focuses on mentorship and sharing our experience with mentees, while YCC is an opportunity for young people to provide us with input on policies that will be shared with policymakers.

In December, I had the opportunity to work with Carley again at our CCA’s Directors’ Meeting in Ottawa. It was great to see her leadership in action and her professional growth since her time in the program. We shared another milestone opportunity while in Ottawa. Together, we interviewed Minister Bibeau and discussed the Government’s agriculture priorities and how they would support our industry’s goals. Stay tuned for the video release of this interview!

Even with the uncertainties created by the pandemic, the CYL program has been able to pivot and offer valuable development opportunities virtually. Program participants have adapted well to virtual content, and it shows the strength of the industry’s next generation when we have young people who are willing to invest in their professional and personal development in such an uncertain and trying time.

The opportunities for these young leaders would not be possible without the generosity of the CYL donors. Funding for the CYL Program is made available through its Foundation Partners Cargill, MNP, McDonald’s Canada and New Holland. The program also receives support from Gold Sponsors Farm Credit Canada, Alltech, RBC Future Launch and Elanco, along with program sponsorship from the Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association and Kim McConnell.

Equally important is the investment of our donors in YCC. The activities and development opportunities for YCC would be limited if it wasn’t for this important support from our Platinum sponsor, New Holland, and CCA’s provincial members. CCA, YCC and the CYL participants are extremely grateful for the support received from these generous partners.

Mark your calendars! CYL applications are open until March 31. If you are interested in getting more involved in the Canadian beef industry or know someone who would benefit from the CYL program, please encourage them to apply. To learn more about the program or download the application package, please visit the https:// cattlemensyoungleaders.com and look under “Apply”. Don’t miss your chance to get involved!

Bob Lowe CCA President 9

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Breed Improvement

By Sean McGrath Breed Improvement Coordinator for the Canadian Simmental Association

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Data Logic

or most seedstock operations, bull sales drive a lot of the revenue generation and bull development rightly receives a lot of focus. Bulls represent the vast majority of the genetic influence marketed into the commercial industry.

Good bull sales are generated from quality cow herds.

One of the latest tools provided by the CSA is the ultrasound/ DNA rebate program. This opportunity can be applied in large or small herds to provide new and useful information, better serve your customers and provide an edge for your cowherd.

The Replacement Heifer/Yearling Bull Ultrasound/ DNA rebate program provides a rebate to members of $27.50 per head for yearling cattle in contemporary groups that are both carcass ultrasound scanned and have 100K DNA tests completed.

What is a Carcass Ultrasound?

Carcass ultrasound uses the same technology deployed in the medical field to create images of the internal structure of the animal. In the case of carcass ultrasound the probe is placed on the rib cage and over the rump of the animal to produce an image that can be used to measure outside fat thickness, rump fat thickness, rib-eye muscle area and intramuscular or marbling fat. The information collected on contemporary groups (animals raised together and measured on the same day) can then be included in genetic evaluation to provide EPD for carcass traits.

Data must be collected on young animals between 300 and 440 days of age. In order to collect images, breeders can contact a certified technician and book an appointment.

What is a 100K DNA Test?

A 100K DNA test is performed on an animal in the same way as any other DNA test such as parentage or horn/poll. The breeder orders a 100K option from the CSA and then collects a DNA sample on the animal and sends it to the DNA lab to be interpreted. The results of the test are then reported to the CSA. The difference between a 100K test and other DNA tests such as parentage are that 100K results can be included in the calculation of EPD to add accuracy to the evaluation. When collected on young potential replacements, the DNA can provide information that is equivalent to the animal already having several progeny reported in the system.

Why Would I Choose to Pursue This Program?

The CSA program provides an opportunity to offset the cost of investing in young seedstock for both carcass merit and increasing the accuracy of the genetic evaluation in your herd.

These are powerful tools, particularly when combined.

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The rate of genetic improvement in a cow herd is defined as: Selection Intensity x Accuracy of Selection x Variation Generation Interval Measuring more traits allows us to put selection pressure on specific animals and increase the selection intensity (how many animals are kept). The increase in accuracy of EPD achieved through genomic data (100K DNA test), allows us to improve the probability that we are keeping the right animals (which may mean we don’t need as many) and by measuring carcass traits using ultrasound on complete contemporary groups we are better able to assess the variation for carcass merit in the herd and make appropriate choices. By concentrating this technology on yearling animals, we are also able to reduce the generation interval and speed up the rate at which we make improvements. In other words, the Ultrasound/DNA program helps to make better, more accurate decisions when selecting young seedstock animals.

Because this information is provided on animals that also have a variety of other information provided such as birth and weaning weight, calving ease and calf vigour it allows us to have a very robust set of information on young animals. The DNA also serves to improve the accuracy of the pedigree for genetic evaluation.

For those that choose to scan yearling bulls, this means that bull customers may have access to higher accuracy EPD, carcass information and have DNA data that they can use going forward to potentially do things such as sire verify their own commercial calves.

Choosing to collect data on heifers provides a huge array of benefits to the cowherd moving forward, such as confirming pedigree, providing a carcass record that follows that cow through her lifetime in the herd, increasing the accuracy of her evaluation for EPD traits beyond carcass, including growth and maternal traits like stability and the 100K test provides a DNA information bank that can be used in future for verifying her calves.

Choosing to invest in new technologies is a cost and represents a significant investment in a breeding program. The CSA Ultrasound/DNA program provides a unique opportunity that may help with that process and even empower enhanced genetic selection and marketing for your program.

A list of approved ultrasound technicians is available at:

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Byron Johnson Alberta Region

It was a few purebred Simmental heifers his son purchased in 2006 that “nudged” Byron Johnson into producing purebred cattle on their east-central Alberta farm.

And now, over the past 15 years Johnson Ranching, at Amisk, AB is a mixed farming venture that runs a blended herd of 250 head of purebred Simmental and Charolais cattle, along with annual cropping of about 2,000 acres.

While there is plenty to do on the farm to keep Bryon and his wife Bernice and son Wyatt busy, Byron also believes it is important to give back to the industry. After serving on the Alberta Simmental Association board for a number of years, including a term as president, Johnson in 2022 is into the first year of his second term on the Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) board.

“The Simmental associations have been very supportive of us over the years,” says Johnson. “And being involved with the associations has taught me a great deal, I have learned lots. I just feel it is important to do my part, and help out the association any way I can.”

The Johnson’s are the fourth and fifth generation on the long-time mixed farming operation that was homesteaded

by Byron’s great grandfather back in 1905. The farm is located off Highway 13 with Hardisty to the northwest and Provost to the southeast.

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“We always had beef cattle, although for many years it was a commercial cow-calf operation”, says Johnson, recalling that his dad for many years used Simmental bulls in a crossbreeding program with a Hereford-based cowherd. “I was always interested in the genetics side of things and even when it was a commercial operation I’d put a lot of thought into bull buying.”

Son, Wyatt had been involved in 4-H and in 2006 used money he had earned from sales in that program to buy a few Simmental heifers from Dean Davidson of XXX Farms Ltd. at Kitscoty, AB. “I guess having those heifers on the farm was the nudge I needed to get involved in the purebred side of things,” says Byron. “Wyatt bought those heifers, then we bought some more cows and heifers from XXX Farms and things have just grown from there.” As they launched into Simmental cattle, they also about the same time kick started the Charolais by buying 40 head of open Charolais heifers from Dean Davidson as well.

As they ventured into purebred cattle, they have always been involved with two breeds — Simmental cattle primarily for the maternal traits and Charolais for the terminal cross-breeding genetics. In 2010 they dispersed the entire commercial herd, to focus on purebred beef production. Today, Johnson Ranching runs a herd of about 250 purebred females that includes about 150 full blood and black Simmental cattle and about 100 head of Charolais cows.

The year kicks off with a busy calving season that begins in January and runs for about 60 days. In March they begin breeding with AI and some embryo transfer work during the first heat cycle, followed with natural bull service.

“We aim to have everything bred by May as we then have to start with the annual cropping field work,” says Johnson. The cowherd heads out to summer pasture starting around June 1. Part of the herd will stay on home pasture, while the farm also has a grazing allotment on the nearby CFB Wainwright military land. About two-thirds of the grazing is on tame pasture, while about one-third is native grasses.

“We manage the purebred cowherd much the same way as we did the commercial cowherd,” says Johnson.

“There is only the three of us looking after the cattle and crops and at times we are understaffed, so the cowherd needs to be able to handle the environment — they need good feet, legs and udders — so they can get out there and travel and produce a good calf.”

Calves are weaned in early September. Any calves that aren’t being kept as breeding bulls or replacement heifers are immediately shipped to market. From the two beef breeds, Johnson keeps about 80 bull calves and about 60 heifers that will be put on feed. The cows will remain out on pasture — either grass or swath grazing — until about mid December when they are brought in close to the home yard, and put on full feed just ahead of the start of calving season in January.

About 60 head of the yearling bull calves will be prepared for the ranch’s annual bull sale in Provost in early March (it will be March 8 in 2022), and they also sell a few bulls off the farm through private treaty. From the heifer calves, Johnson will select those needed as replacements for their own herd, while another small group will be sold in early December as bred heifers at the Camrose Country Classic.

While all breeds have their features, Johnson has always been impressed with the versatility of the Simmental cattle.

“I’m impressed with the maternal traits of the Simmental breed and the breed has produced as good a cow as you’ll find anywhere,” he says. “There is just such diversity.

It doesn’t matter what your program is or your marketing needs the breed can produce a cow to fit that program. “ Johnson says the breeding program at Johnson Ranching over the years has focused on producing high quality polled genetics, as well as cattle with good performance.

“A lot of our customers are large ranching operations,” he says. “They don’t breed cattle on 50 acre paddocks, they are breeding cattle over a section of land or more. They need cattle with good structure, good feet and legs that can handle the environment and get out there and travel.

“Our mission has been to raise functional cattle that are what the industry is demanding.”

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Director

Meet the CSA Directors Blair McIntosh Blair McIntosh

Saskatchewan Region While he was born and raised on a southern Ontario dairy farm, it didn’t take Blair McIntosh too long to realize he was more interested in the beef side of the agriculture industry.

With money he received from his grandmother on his 13th birthday he bought his first Simmental heifer, not realizing that a few decades later that he and a young family would own a purebred Simmental operation in northwest Saskatchewan.

Today, McIntosh his wife Stephanie and two children run about 100 head of purebred Red and Black Simmental cattle on their McIntosh Ranching operation at Maymont, just off the Yellowhead Highway about 90 km northwest of Saskatoon.

With a growing family and working along side his in-laws Richard and Audrey Seib, McIntosh says the plans are to hopefully expand the purebred herd but a lot will depend on several factors including what the weather does.

“We were running up to 150 head of purebred cattle, but due to the drought in 2021 we cut back to 100 head,” says McIntosh. “We definitely would like to work back to that 150 head, but it will be a gradual increase as we see how things go.”

While connecting with the Simmental breed in his early teens was almost an accident, he says over the years his appreciation of the breed continued to grow. “To be honest I don’t believe I knew what a Simmental was in those days,”

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says McIntosh who later in his farming career served as a director of Saskatchewan Simmental Association for 11 years and then in 2019 became a director of the Canadian Simmental Association. “I know I was more interested in beef than dairy, and someone nearby the farm was raising Simmental cattle.”

After buying that first heifer, McIntosh got involved in the local 4-H beef club, eventually bought a few more Simmental cattle for the Ontario farm, and learned what he could about raising and showing beef cattle.

“I was always interested in learning more, so I was probably about 17 years old when I made my first trip to Canadian Western Agribition, helping some local Black Angus breeders with showing cattle at Regina,” he says.

Even with the 36-hour drive from Ontario, it was a very worthwhile trip getting more exposure to and experience in the beef industry, and getting to meet more people including a gal named Stephanie Seib, who was to become his future wife. She just happened to be showing Charolais cattle at the show.

The relationship continued, with travel for both between Ontario and Saskatchewan over the next few years, resulting in McIntosh making a permanent move west in 2001 to help out on the Seib farm at Maymont. He and Stephanie married in 2003. They both worked off farm for a while, eventually moving to her grandfather’s house at Maymont as they began farming full time in 2006.

In his move to Saskatchewan in 2001, Blair brought with him the top six females and a herd bull from among the Simmental cattle he had in Ontario, to the farm at Maymont and they gradually increased those numbers over the years.

“So in 2006 when we were ready to go full time farming we had about 25 to 30 head of purebred Simmental cows,” says Blair. “We were farming together with Stephanie’s parents so all together we had about 120 cows.”

The McIntosh’s have also been actively involved since 2005 in showing cattle at major events such as the Lloydminster Stockade Roundup, as well as Agribition.

While they did raise some full blood Simmentals for a while, they eventually focused on producing purebred Red and Black Simmental cattle as the colour and breed best suited to customer preferences. They eventually built the Simmental herd to about 150 head until the drought of 2021.

With a calving season that runs from January until late February, the McIntosh’s are also about that time preparing the previous year’s bull crop for their annual March bull sale in Lloydminster, Sask. In 2022 they will have 25 to 30 yearling bulls on offer at the sale, held in conjunction with two other purebred operations. This March 15 will mark the 23rd annual bull sale featuring cattle from Kuntz Simmental, McIntosh Livestock and SAJ Simmentals on offer at the Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds.

Once calving is completed and the annual sale is over, breeding season gets underway usually about April 1. It starts with AI service and embryo transfer performed for the first two heat cycles, followed with cleanup bulls to wrap up breeding before cattle head out to pasture in late May to June 1.

The herd is divided with some cattle remaining on pasture at the home farm, and others being moved to a community pasture about 20 km away. The cattle will remain on pasture until calves are weaned in early September. McIntosh applies any culling criteria to

the calf crop a few times between calving and weaning. Any bull calves that aren’t suited for breeding are marketed as steers shortly after weaning.

He aims to keep about 30 head of bulls for the March bull sale. Bull calves and heifers are brought home and put on pasture and started on a backgrounding feed ration. In early January the bottom third of heifers are sold into the feeder market. The middle third are sold private treaty as open heifers, while the top third will retained as replacement heifers. They will also select about eight to 10 of the top heifers to be sold at a production sale in the fall.

McIntosh says he feels it is important to be involved and support industry associations.

“Two things that come to mind with the Simmental association is first the people you meet,” he says. “You couldn’t find a better group of people to know and be involved with. It doesn’t matter where you go, you are welcome. And along with that it is just an excellent breed of cattle.

“The breeding program has come a long way over the past 20 years, and the breed has such versatility. It doesn’t matter what you are looking for whether it rate of gain, or calving ease or whatever, there are Simmental cattle that can meet those specifications.”

McIntosh says it is important to be involved with any organization or board because “if you don’t provide support and help steer the ship so to speak, there is always a chance that a very valuable organization or service could fold.”

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Vet’s Advice

By Roy Lewis, DVM

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Working With Cows Close To Calving

ver the years producers have encountered many different reasons to run cows through late in pregnancy.

While some of these procedures are definitely needed one must always ask the benefit gained versus the stress of running heavily pregnant cows through the chute. Previously when pregnancy checking was done late in pregnancy vitamins A&D and in some cases selenium is given if deficiencies are determined. With proper ration balancing and adequate levels of micro and macro minerals given, nutritionists would tell us most of these needs are met. Deficiencies can occur because of uptake of the minerals or competing elements such as sulphates leading to a copper deficiency as one example. So these nutritional boosts may be necessary in some circumstances. Scours vaccines are often given close to calving depending on the brand of scours vaccines you use.

I and other veterinarians have seen over the year’s instances where cows may go down after handling. We must remember that heavily pregnant cows are susceptible to metabolic problems.

Remember being heavy, big bellied they potentially could become stuck in some chute systems. With the cows starting to pool lots of calcium in the udder with milk production and colostrum production and the increased exertion downer cows can be the result. In the last month of gestation the fetus is starting to grow rapidly and there is further strain on the pregnant cow. From more strain on the cow’s kidneys from filtering the calf’s blood to being immunosuppressed because cortisol is what initiates the calving process the heavily pregnant cow must be coddled so to speak.

It is really good if running the cows through close to calving be ever cognizant of recognizing things such as bad feet, swollen udders with potential mastitis, weakness and low body condition score. Make sure footing is extremely good especially when handling heavily pregnant cows as slipping and tripping is heightened. Good time to practice low stress cattle handling with no prods canes etc being used. One must also keep in mind with heavily pregnant cows they get extremely wide and can get stuck in certain handling systems. There have been instances where we simply can’t process the cows because of their huge size. The worker loading the tub system must be aware of this and sort extremely wide or low statured cows out as some systems are narrower lower down.

If any cows do seem weak or staggering it may be wise to have your veterinarian treat the cows and check bloods to see if any or a combination of the macro minerals Calcium Phosphorus or Magnesium are low. Producers may not be bad to have a couple bottles of calcium combination products on hand to give either intraperitoneally or under the skin (if indicated on the label).

Your veterinarian may give it intravenously and listen to the heart

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because if given too fast can cause heart arrhythmias and even death.

With downer cows one must keep them well bedded with good footing and give feed and water. Your veterinarian will make sure there are no injuries and that the fetus is alive and doing well. If necessary there are good cow lifters on the market. One in particular called “Upsi Daisy” lifts the cow from around the udder and has a sling/harness for around the front end. This causes no damage when they are lifted as getting a downer cow to the right area and off of cement or hard surfaces is imperative.

Watch for other conditions that cause cows to loose condition close to calving. Cows can also be checked out for potentially carrying twins, kidney infections, and peritonitis or in older cows potentially missing or poor teeth. Many causes of thin cows close to calving.

Cows going downhill close to calving we must be cognizant they may either abort or give birth to premature calves. Abortion is a bit of a protective mechanism. This is where you and your veterinarian may reach the dilemma of possibly inducing the cow to calve. This has the potential of getting a live calf and taking some of the strain away from the cow with carrying a close to full term fetus. This is very tricky as everyday that goes by brings the cow closer to term but her condition could be deteriorating.

It is a difficult decision but if we have breeding dates and can check the viability of the fetus as well as checking to see if the cow has good quality colostrum a decision to induce can be made. A straight sticky mucous in the udder means the cow is too early but if nice sticky yellow thick colostrum she has gotten close enough to natural calving to induce. I use a combination of prostaglandins and dexamethasone. Both of these are prescription drugs and your veterinarian will have a combination that works well for them. Calving should happen thirty to thirty six hours after the shots but as I said it is not an easy decision to make.

If too quick premature calves are born and the retained placenta incidence goes up considerably. Elective c-sections are done in extreme cases where the cow’s condition is rapidly deteriorating.

This spring provide the individual animal care where necessary and under the guidance of your veterinarian don’t hesitate to use pain killers/anti-inflammatory drugs where necessary especially with harder calving’s or with prolapses or episiotomies and the very rare c sections we get. The speed of recovery from using these NSAIDs can sometimes be just short of tremendous. You will benefit from quicker recoveries and better doing patients. Again calves can also benefit from these NSAIDs on most occasions There are now oral injectable and pour on forms off NSAIDs on the market. Have a great 2022 calving season everyone with vigorous calves and not being sleep deprived ourselves hopefully.

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Par Bruce Holmquist Directeur général - Association Simmental du Canada

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Changements proposés en 2022 aux statuts et règlements de l’ASC

epuis son introduction au Canada en 1967, le livre généalogique de la race Simmental est toujours demeuré ouvert, ce qui a permis d’effectuer des croisements par absorption à partir de sujets possédant différents degrés de sang de race Simmental. Alors qu’aucune des principales races britanniques n’ait offert cette possibilité, l’Association Simmental du Canada (ASC) a elle connue beaucoup de succès avec l’emploi de ce processus, de telle sorte que les bovins actuels Simmental et Fleckvieh sont en grande demande dans l’industrie bovine nord-américaine.

Depuis sa fondation, l’ASC a introduit dans ses statuts et règlements un tableau d’augmentation du sang de race Simmental, lequel a été modifié plusieurs fois depuis les dernières 54 années. Chacun de ces changements a été fait afin de mieux refléter la réalité du moment, et afin de mieux desservir les membres de l’ASC et leurs clients. À l’origine, dans les statuts et règlements, on considérait l’augmentation de sang de la race en fonction d’un mâle pur-sang ou « Fullblood ». Mais, on a changé le tout plus tard en reconnaissant qu’une femelle pouvait être tout aussi employée dans une telle démarche.

Toutefois, il subsiste une certaine inéquité au niveau du tableau d’augmentation de sang Simmental, car une femelle ayant 7/8 de sang Simmental est reconnue pur-sang, tandis qu’un mâle 7/8 de sang ne l’est pas. En raison de cette différence, le tableau d’augmentation de sang de race Simmental de l’ASC reconnait certains accouplements de manière différente, et seulement d’après le sexe du parent.

L’année dernière, le conseil d’administration de l’Association Simmental du Canada a présenté à ses membres un projet d’amendement à ses statuts et règlements, afin qu’un mâle avec 7/8 de sang Simmental soit reconnu pur-sang, au lieu qu’il doive avoir 15/16 de sang. Des discussions ont eu lieu durant plusieurs années au conseil d’administration de l’ASC, en raison des demandes des membres qui demandaient des changements.

Afin de mieux comprendre le contexte de ces discussions, il est important de rappeler certaines étapes historiques ayant conduit l’ASC jusqu’à ce jour. Au cours des 53 dernières années, l’ASC a modifié plusieurs fois son tableau d’augmentation de sang de la race inclus dans ses statuts et règlements.

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- 1970 le tableau d’augmentation de sang de la race est ajouté aux statuts et règlements.

- 2004-06 l’augmentation de sang à partir d’une femelle est approuvé.

- 2008-09 les sujets “Fullblood” sont reconnus officiellement dans le tableau.

- 2013-14 les taureaux enregistrés d’une autre race sont ajoutés au tableau des pourcentages de sang, et l’augmentation du sang au-delà du % du père est acceptée.

L’année dernière, 62 % des votes éligibles reçus ont été en faveur d’approuver le changement proposé. Bien qu’on ait obtenu l’approbation d’une majorité des votes, on n’a toutefois pas obtenu 67 % des votes requis pour adopter ce changement.

Compte tenu de haut pourcentage d’approbation exprimé par les membres et d’autres requêtes provenant de membres de l’ASC, le conseil d’administration de l’ASC a décidé de soumettre de nouveau ce changement aux statuts et règlements au vote des membres. Il n’y a aucune modification au projet de soumettre cette année ce changement aux statuts et règlements, lequel ferait en sorte qu’un mâle avec 7/8 de sang serait reconnu pur-sang.

Et cela ferait en sorte que le pourcentage serait le même que pour reconnaître une femelle pur-sang. Avec cet amendement, les mâles 7/8 seraient reconnus pour leur contribution génétique de la même manière que le sont les femelles 7/8 depuis 1970.

Il est important de bien comprendre que ce changement n’a aucun effet sur le statut “Fullblood” des bovins Simmental Canadiens. Cela n’apporte aucun changement aux évaluations génétiques (EPD). Bien qu’on ait entendu des commentaires à l’effet que ce changement n’est pas conforme par rapport à la Loi sur la généalogie des animaux. En fait, d’autres associations de races de boucherie au Canada ont déjà reconnu comme bovins pur-sang les mâles et les femelles 7/8 de sang, ce qui n’est donc pas un précédent. Le changement au statut de sujet pur-sang pourrait faciliter l’amendement au tableau des pourcentages de sang de l’ASC, en reconnaissant alors comme sujet ¾ de sang les descendants issus d’un taureau 7/8 de sang accouplé avec une femelle Simmental ½ sang. Cette révision de notre tableau des pourcentages de sang faisait d’ailleurs partie à l’origine d’une proposition de changement à nos statuts et règlements,

ainsi qu’au tableau des pourcentages de sang, laquelle avait reçu l’appui unanime des membres lors de l’Assemblée Générale Annuelle de 2013. Tandis que toutes les autres révisions à notre tableau des pourcentages de sang furent acceptées par Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada, le sujet produit de l’accouplement ci-haut ne peut être reconnu par l’ASC qu’uniquement comme sujet ½ sang. Toutefois, un veau provenant d’une femelle 7/8 Simmental accouplée avec un taureau ½ sang sera reconnu comme sujet ¾. Par ce raisonnement, une femelle 7/8 est reconnue comme pur-sang, alors que le mâle 7/8 ne l’est pas.

Si les amendements proposés à nos statuts et règlements sont approuvés, on continuera de publier et de calculer le niveau de 15/16 de sang, et cela facilitera également la reconnaissance d’un sujet ¾ de sang, issu d’un accouplement d’un sujet 15/16 avec un autre parent 7/8. Cela permet donc de tenir compte de certaines craintes de changements pouvant affecter les marchés d’exportation vers d’autres pays. Il est aussi important de noter que ces changements au tableau d’augmentation des pourcentages de l’Association Simmental du Canada ne feront pas en sorte que notre tableau devienne le même que pour les Simmental Américains. En fait, leur tableau contient des différences bien spécifiques, telles que la reconnaissance de bovins Simmental possédant moins que 50 % de sang de la race.

On veut également déposer un autre amendement à nos statuts et règlements, en ajoutant une option de pouvoir recourir au vote électronique sur des sujets exigeant l’implication et l’approbation des membres de l’ASC. Cela pourrait être par exemple pour de futurs changements à nos statuts et règlements, ou bien lors d’élections aux postes de directeurs. Le vote électronique ne remplacerait pas le vote postal, mais il pourrait nous donner une autre option pour sonder nos membres, et faire en sorte que l’ASC emploie des systèmes utilisés par des organisations semblables. L’ASC procédera à l’envoi de bulletins de vote par la poste à tous les membres actifs de l’ASC âgés de plus de 18 ans, afin qu’ils puissent voter sur les changements proposés en 2022 aux statuts et règlements de l’ASC. De plus, il y aura des bulletins de vote pour les trois sièges de directeurs disponibles pour l’Alberta, la Saskatchewan et l’Ontario. Tous les membres de l’ASC sont éligibles pour voter sur ces trois sièges, nous vous encourageons à suivre les instructions de vote incluses. Je vous encourage également à communiquer avec moi ou avec votre administrateur de l’ASC si vous avez des questions concernant le contenu de cet article. Nous espérons recevoir un grand nombre de votes, alors assurez-vous de voter par rapport à ces enjeux importants.

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our plusieurs (ou la majorité des) fermes d’élevage pur-sang, une grande attention est portée envers le développement des taureaux et les ventes de taureaux constituent une source importante de revenus. Les taureaux représentent la plus importante proportion de la génétique commercialisée au sein des troupeaux commerciaux.

On obtient de bonnes ventes de taureaux à partir de troupeaux de vaches de qualité. Le programme de rabais sur les mesures de l’ADN et par les ultrasons est l’un des derniers outils rendus disponibles par l’ASC. Cette opportunité est offerte tant aux plus petits qu’aux plus grands troupeaux, elle vise à vous fournir de nouvelles informations utiles, lesquelles vous permettraient d’obtenir davantage d’informations sur votre troupeau et également de mieux servir vos clients.

Avec le programme de rabais sur les mesures de l’ADN et par les ultrasons des femelles de remplacement et des taureaux d’un an, chaque membre peut obtenir un rabais de 27,50 $ pour chacun des bovins d’un an inclus dans des groupes contemporains conformes, et chez qui on mesurera les caractéristiques de la carcasse par les ultrasons, en plus de faire effectuer une analyse de l’ADN avec une puce à 100K. Qu’est-ce qu’une mesure par les ultrasons de la carcasse ?

Pour obtenir ces mesures des caractéristiques de la carcasse par les ultrasons, on emploie la même technologie utilisée en médecine humaine afin de créer des images de la structure interne d’un animal. En ce qui concerne les mesures de la carcasse par les ultrasons, le technicien place une sonde sur les côtes et sur la croupe de l’animal, afin de produire des images pouvant être ensuite analysées pour mesurer l’épaisseur du gras dorsal, la surface de l’œil-de-longe et le gras intramusculaire ou persillage. L’information ainsi recueillie chez des groupes contemporains (animaux élevés ensembles et mesurés la même journée) peut ensuite être incluse aux évaluations génétiques pour générer des EPD sur les caractères liés aux carasses. Les données doivent être recueillies chez de jeunes animaux âgés entre 300 et 440 jours d’âge. Les éleveurs peuvent contacter un technicien et confirmer un rendez-vous pour effectuer cette session de récolte d’images.

Qu’est-ce qu’une analyse de l’ADN à 100K ?

Une analyse de l’ADN avec 100K se fait chez un animal de la même façon que n’importe laquelle analyse d’ADN requise pour une vérification de la parenté, ou bien pour une analyse du gène acère (« polled »).

L’éleveur doit simplement spécifier au bureau de l’ASC qu’il opte pour une analyse avec 100K, ensuite il doit recueillir un échantillon d’ADN et il l’envoie au laboratoire pour être analyser. Les résultats de cette analyse sont par la suite transférés au bureau de l’ASC. La différence entre une analyse avec 100K et d’autres analyses de l’ADN, telles que pour la vérification de parenté, est que les résultats de l’analyse 100K peuvent être inclus dans le calcul des EPD afin d’améliorer la précision de l’évaluation. En recueillant ces informations chez de jeunes sujets d’élevage, l’ADN peut nous fournir des informations équivalentes à ce que l’animal ait déjà eu plusieurs descendants rapportés dans le système.

Pourquoi devrais-je choisir de poursuivre ce programme ?

Le programme de l’ASC constitue une opportunité pour l’éleveur de compenser le coût d’investissement tant pour les mesures sur les qualités de la carcasse que pour bénéficier d’une augmentation de la précision des évaluations génétiques des sujets de votre troupeau. Ces outils, lorsqu’ils sont combinés ensembles, représentent des outils très puissants.

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Le taux de progrès génétique dans un troupeau est défini comme suit : Intensité de la sélection x Précision de la sélection x Variation Intervalle entre les générations En effectuant des mesures sur plus de caractères, cela nous permet d’appliquer une pression de sélection sur des animaux spécifiques, et d’accroître par ailleurs notre intensité de sélection (soit le nombre d’animaux gardés). L’augmentation de précision des EPD obtenue grâce aux données génomiques (analyse 100K) nous permet d’améliorer la probabilité qu’on garde les bons animaux (ce qui veut dire qu’on n’a pas besoin autant d’animaux). En effectuant des mesures par les ultrasons des caractères reliés aux carcasses chez des groupes contemporains complets, on est davantage en mesure de bien estimer les variations des qualités des carcasses dans un troupeau, et en fait de faire les choix appropriés. En concentrant l’emploi de cette technologie chez des animaux d’un an, on est également en mesure de réduire l’intervalle entre les générations et d’augmenter le taux de progrès effectués. En d’autres mots, le programme de rabais sur les mesures de l’ADN et par les ultrasons nous aide à prendre de meilleures décisions, plus précises lorsqu’on sélectionne nos jeunes sujets d’élevage.

Compte tenu que ces nouvelles informations sont fournies chez des animaux possédant déjà un ensemble de données pertinentes telles que le poids à la naissance et au sevrage, la facilité de vêlage et la vigueur du veau, cela nous permet d’avoir un ensemble très solide d’informations chez nos jeunes animaux.

L’ADN est également utile pour améliorer la précision de la généalogie pour des fins d’évaluation génétique. Pour tous ceux qui font le choix de faire mesurer vos taureaux d’un an, cela veut dire que vos acheteurs de taureaux pourraient avoir accès à des EPD ayant une précision accrue, ainsi qu’à des informations sur les carcasses. De plus, grâce aux données sur l’ADN, ils pourraient éventuellement utiliser dans le futur des outils tels que la vérification de la parenté de leurs veaux commerciaux.

En choisissant de recueillir des données chez les taures d’un an, cela permettra de profiter dans le futur d’un ensemble d’avantages pour le troupeau. Ceux-là sont notamment la confirmation de la généalogie, l’obtention de données sur les carcasses qui vont accompagner la vache durant toute sa vie, l’accroissement de la précision de son évaluation pour des EPD autres que pour les carcasses, soit pour la croissance et les caractères maternels tels que la longévité. Enfin, l’analyse avec 100K vous fournira une banque d’information d’ADN pouvant être utilisée pour vérifier ses veaux dans le futur.

La décision d’investir dans ces nouvelles technologies correspond à un coût et cela représente un investissement significatif dans votre programme d’élevage. Le programme de l’ASC sur les mesures de l’ADN et par les ultrasons vous fournit une opportunité d’aide dans votre démarche, et cela devrait favoriser une amélioration de votre sélection génétique et de votre programme de marketing.

Une liste des techniciens accrédités pour la prise de mesures par les ultrasons est disponible au : https://ultrasoundguidelinescouncil.org/locate-technicians-or-lab/#tech

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Canadian Simmental Association 2022 Proposed By-law Change At its November meetings the Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) Board of Directors decided that due to overwhelming support from the CSA membership, combined with numerous requests to revisit the 2021 proposed by-law change, that it was prudent to conduct another vote on this amendment in 2022. As a result the CSA is again proposing the amendment to its by-laws that would recognize a 7/8 male as a Purebred Simmental changing the current requirement of 15/16 for a Simmental male to attain Purebred status. This change was initially proposed in 2021 and after several years of discussion by the CSA board as well as its Breed Improvement Committee, combined with many requests from CSA members. Last year’s vote fell just short of the required 2/3 majority with 62 percent of members voting in favor however it is clear that the majority of CSA members want this change.

Reasons for this amendment: • To more properly recognize the genetic contribution of 7/8 males at an equal level to 7/8 females which have been recognized as Purebreds since 1970.

• The change of Purebred status will facilitate the adjustment to the CSA upgrade table and recognize progeny born from the mating of a 7/8 Simmental male to a ½ Simmental female as a ¾ blood calf.

• This was originally part of the 2013 by-law and upgrading table changes that received unanimous

support through a CSA membership vote held at its Annual General Meeting. While all the other revisions to the upgrading table were accepted by Agriculture and Agrifood Canada (AAFC), this specific mating outcome was not approved and the CSA is currently required to recognize the calves from this mating as a 1/2 blood animal. A 7/8 Simmental female mated to a ½ blood male is however recognized as a ¾ blood calf with the reasoning given to us that a 7/8 female is recognized as a Purebred while as stated above, a 7/8 male currently is not.

It is important to note that:

• This change will not result in the Canadian Simmental upgrade table being the same as the American

Simmental upgrade table as the American process has some distinct differences, including recognizing Simmental animals at less than ½ blood status.

• These changes will be voted on by active CSA members who are in good standing through a mail-in ballot process in the spring of 2022.

• Support by a 2/3 majority of the vote is still required to move to the next step of sending the revisions to AAFC for final approval from the Federal Minister of Agriculture.

• This change in no way affects the Canadian Simmental Fullblood registry nor does it make any changes to Fullblood status or the calculations within our genetic evaluation.

• Purebred 15/16 status will continue to be calculated and displayed to identify the level of purity, as well as to

facilitate the process of developing a 7/8 Purebred Simmental from a recorded ¾ blood parent. This also addresses the concern of the change affecting export markets to other countries.

We are confident that these by-law changes will influence the Simmental breed in Canada in a positive way as we facilitate growth for our members while allowing us to continue the Simmental breed’s contributions to the improvement of the Canadian beef cattle industry.

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A total of three CSA Director positions will be open in three regions as follows: Terms expiring include: Alberta (one seat) Roger Deeg (serving second term, not eligible for re-election); Saskatchewan (one seat) Marlin LeBlanc (serving second term, not eligible for reelection); Ontario (one seat) Shane Williams (serving first term, eligible for re-election).

Call for Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) Director Nominations and Proposed By-Law Amendments *Nominations for election must be received at the CSA by March 25, 2022 Election Timeline *March 25, 2022: Nominations for election of Directors shall be received by the CSA one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the Annual General Meeting (AGM).

April 24, 2022: Ballots shall be mailed to eligible CSA Members by regular mail at least ninety (90) days prior to the AGM. May 24, 2022: Members must return their completed ballot to the CSA by mail postmarked at least sixty (60) days prior to the AGM. June 8, 2022: The valid ballots received from Voting Members shall be opened and counted forty-five (45) days prior.

July 23, 2022: Newly elected Directors will assume their responsibilities immediately following the CSA Annual General Meeting.

Eligibility To be eligible for nomination and election to the CSA Board as a Director, the nominee shall: a) Be an individual b) Be a resident of the region for which the Director is being nominated to represent; c) Be an Active Member in good standing or a representative of an Active Member in good standing; d) Be 18 years of age or older e) Not be an employee or contractor of the CSA; and f) Be a Canadian citizen.

Nominations Nominations for any election of Director shall: a) Be received by the Association no later than one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the Annual General Meeting. b) Each nominee will be required to provide a brief factual statement of her/his service and qualifications that will be included with the ballots.

Making, Amending and Repealing By-Laws 1.

The By-laws of the Association may be made, amended or repealed by special resolution of the Voting Members by mail-in ballot.

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Notice of all proposed amendments by a Member shall be given to the General Manager in writing one hundred and twenty (120) days in advance of a General Meeting and they shall be included in the mail-in ballot package; otherwise they shall have no power to deal with same.

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Nomination Form for Election to the Canadian Simmental Association Board of Directors Members interested in running for election must file notice of their intent with the Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) no later than 120 days prior to the scheduled date of the CSA Annual General Meeting.

The completed nomination form may be mailed to the CSA office at #13, 4101 – 19 St NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 7C4, or returned by email to bjudd@simmental.com, or faxed to 403-250-5121.

In order for this submission to be valid, the candidate must sign and date this form, initial all declarations and include a nominator signature, candidate statement and a candidate photo emailed to bjudd@simmental.com . This document may be completed in handwritten or electronic form.

CANDIDATE INFORMATION Name: Address: City/Town: Postal Code: Phone Number: Email Address: CSA Member Number CANDIDATE SUPPORT Each candidate must be nominated by an active member of the Canadian Simmental Association who is not a CSA employee.

Regarding the nomination for election/re-election to the Board of Directors: (Candidate Name) I, the undersigned, nominate the above-named candidate for election/re-election to the Board of Directors: Supports’ Name (Print)

CSA Member Number:

Signature: Date: OR Signature of Provincial President or Secretary if the Candidate is endorsed by the respective Provincial or Regional Simmental Association _______________________________________ CANDIDATE DECLARATIONS Please initial the declarations below: I am being nominated for election/re-election to the Board of Directors. I hereby accept such nomination.

I acknowledge that the information I have provided is true and factual.

I accept that, should I be elected to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Simmental Association, I will carry out the duties of the said office to the best of my abilities for the term I am elected and will abide by the CSA Director guidelines.

To be nominated for election and elected or appointed to a position on the Board as a Director, the nominee or appointee shall: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)

be an individual; be a resident of the region for which the Director is being elected to represent; be an Active Member in good standing or a representative of an Active Member in good standing; be 18 years of age or older, with power under law to contract; not be an employee or contractor of the Association; and be a Canadian citizen.

I acknowledge having reviewed the qualifications listed above, as set out in the By-laws of the Canadian Simmental Association and hereby confirm that I know of no fact or circumstance that would render me ineligible to serve as a director of the Canadian Simmental Association.

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Cody Carson

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Scholarship Won: Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation $3,000

Rossburn, MB

Cody Carson is currently in his second year of the Agribusiness Diploma at Lakeland College in Vermilion, Alberta. He is from Rossburn, Manitoba where he and his family own and operate Northern Light Simmentals. They run approximately 225 head of purebred black, red and Fullblood Simmental cattle. Cody has been involved with the Simmental breed for his entire life and feels that this Simmental breed and YCSA has helped to shape him into the person he is today. For this Cody is incredibly thankful and he hopes that one day he can give back to the association all that it has provided Cody with. Cody has been a member of his local 4-H beef club for nine years and has had the opportunity to sit on the Manitoba Youth Beef Round-Up Committee as well as the Manitoba Young Canadian Simmental Board. Cody has has exhibited cattle at many junior shows across Manitoba and Saskatchewan including Manitoba Ag-Ex and Canadian Western Agribition. Cody would like to sincerely thank the Friends of the Canadian Simmental Foundation, and everyone involved who has helped him along the way.

Olivia Woytiukr

Scholarship Won: Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation $3,000

Shell Lake, SK

Olivia is currently pursuing her 2 passions in life; softball and agriculture, while studying towards her Associate of Science Degree at Otero College in La Junta, Colorado. Olivia plays on the softball team for the Otero Rattlers and she will be transferring to a 4 year institution after her time at Otero College to earn her degree in Agriculture Business and to hopefully continue her love for softball. Olivia is actively involved in her family’s operation, Crossroad Farms near Shell Lake, SK., where they raise purebred Simmentals as well as grain farm. Olivia has started her own herd of purebred Simmentals and has sold a few of her own bulls in their annual bull sale in February. This year will be Olivia’s twelfth year in 4-H and she has been a member of the YCSA since 2017. Olivia is extremely thankful to grow up and be a part of an industry that gives back and teaches so much. She is looking forward to growing her own purebred herd while learning more about agriculture.

Danielle Matonovich Scholarship Won: Dr. Dixon $2,000

Grandora, SK

Danielle Matonovich is 18 years old and from Grandora, Saskatchewan. Danielle found a love for cattle through her involvement in 4H. Having been introduced to the Simmental breed through 4H, Danielle has been grateful to show her Simmentals at local, provincial and national shows and looks forward to attending many more. As a first generation beef farmer Danielle has been growing a commercial herd and is proud to be now be raising purebred Simmental cattle. Danielle is currently working towards a Bachelor’s of Science in Agribusiness at the University of Saskatchewan, with plans to aid in cow calf production. Danielle extends her gratitude to the Friends of the Canadian Simmental Foundation in awarding her the Dr. Dixon Memorial Scholarship.

Wyatt Millar

Scholarship Won: Dr. Dixon $2,000

Grandora, SK

Wyatt Millar is currently in his final year of his Agribusiness degree at the University of Saskatchewan. Wyatt grew up helping his family with Bar-A Simmentals, a purebred Simmental herd located west of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In 2018, Wyatt was the past President of the National Young Canadian Simmental Association and has since held numerous other positions including President of the University Judging Team, Councillor and External Vice President of the College Students Association, and Vice-President of the University Stockman’s’ Club. He hopes to take the knowledge he has obtained throughout his years in 4-H, YCSA, college, and the Ranching for Profit school he will be attending in February 2022, to give back to the industry that made him who he is. Wyatt would like to thank the Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation for their generous support of young beef industry professionals.

Sydney Edwards Scholarship Won: Trevor Vance $2,000

Hussar, AB

Sydney is 18 years old and from Hussar Alberta where she is a part of her family’s farm operation, SMRT Livestock. Sydney and her siblings started from the ground up and have worked to improve their herd and expand genetics through embryo implants. SMRT chose the Simmental breed because they love all it has to offer and they now run 50 head of purebred and percentage cows. Sydney is currently obtaining her undergrad degree in Human Kinetics at UBC Okanagan and planning to become a physiotherapist. Though Sydney is not going into an agricultural-based program, she still hopes to give back to the agricultural community by helping people who have had unfortunate experiences and assisting their recoveries and getting them back physically to what they love to do. Sydney would like to take this opportunity and thank the Friends of the Simmental Association for supporting youth who are looking to further their education.

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Congratulations to the 2021-22 Scholarship Recipients!

Olivia Woytiuk Danielle Matonovich Grady Wolkowski Kade McMillen Brynn Whelan Bailey McCormack

Flying W Miss Rosie 13J Over $17,000 raised!

Thank you to our generous supporters!

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Thank you to...

FLYING W STOCK FARM Colby, Carmen, Grady, Porter and Paisley Wolkowski of Canora, SK for donating the 2021 Scholarship Heifer!

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Simmental Sweepstakes Draw Winners!

1) $7500 SALE CREDIT TO THE 48TH ANNUAL AGRIBITION SIMMENTAL SALE - KOLTON BARR 2) $5000 SALE CREDIT TO THE 48TH ANNUAL AGRIBITION SIMMENTAL SALE - RANCIER FARMS 3) $2500 SALE CREDIT TO THE 48TH ANNUAL AGRIBITION SIMMENTAL SALE - STEP N’ STONE SIMMENTALS 4) $2,180 ADVERTISING CREDIT TO THE CATTLEMEN’S MAGAZINE - PAIGE HOLMQUIST 5) $2,115 ADVERTISING CREDIT TO THE ALBERTA BEEF/BEEF ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINES - STOREBO FARMS 6) 1 Flush Pack - including cost of drugs/procedure and up to 5 implants.....Bovatech - Foley Simmentals 7) $1000 credit to 2022 bull sale.....Ashworth Farm & Ranch - Downhill Simmentals 8) $1000 sale credit to 16th annual bull sale Feb 23, 2022.....Crossroad Farms - Wade Loan 9) $1000 Sale Credit - 1st Annual Bull & Female Sale Mar. 7, 2022.....Red Willow Ranch Ltd. - Prairie Wind Farms 10) $1000 credit to bull purchase & $500 credit towards commercial heifer purchase.....Wheatland Cattle Co - Crooked Creek Farms 11) $500 Sale Credit to the 9th Annual Next Generation Bull Sale March 12, 2022.....Black Gold Simmentals - Labatte Simmental 12) $500 towards semen or embryo collection.....Bow Valley Genetics - X-T Simmentals 13) $500 sale credit 23rd Annual Bull Sale March 15, 2022.....McIntosh/Kuntz/SAJ - Rafter 4T Farms 14) $500 sale credit to female sale Dec 21, 2021.....Meadow Acres Simmnetals - Alliance Simmental Farm Thank you to the 15) $500 Sale Credit to Annual Bull Sale March 2022.....Riskan Hope Farm - W2 Land & Cattle Canadian Simmental 16) $500 sale credit, March 28, 2022.....Southwest Showcase Bull Sale - Taylor Stewart Association and the 17) 10 doses of Semen From Genex Catalog.....Genex - Haney Farms Simmental Country 18) 5 bags Blueprint Beef Breeder Mineral.....Masterfeeds - Blind Creek Holdings for sponsoring the 19) $250 sale credit for any TRANSCON LIVESTOCK SALE.....Transcon Livestock - Jake Rawluk National Simmental 20) $250 sale credit for any TRANSCON LIVESTOCK SALE.....Transcon Livestock - Percyview Land & Cattle Events at Agribition!

21) 5 units of semen from Semex Beef Sire Catalogue.....Westgen/Semex - Westman Farms 22) 1 Rite Lix Mineral Tub.....Blair’s Crop & Livestock - Timm Cattle Co 23) $100 Gift Card.....Co-op - Pheasantdale Cattle Co 24) 5L Jug of Ivomec.....Boerhinger - Millington Ranch 25) 5L Jug of Ivomec.....Boerhinger - Maple Lea Simmentals 26) Barn Board Art.....Cattle Cures by Barb - East Poplar Simmentals 27) Gift Basket.....Dorran Marketing - Labatte Farms 28) Custom Western Decor.....Prairie Wind Farms - Diamond K Cattle 29) G.I. Gypsy Custom Artwork.....X-T Livestock - Grona Farms 30) $500 Sale Credit to Checkers Simmental Sale.....First Class Marketing - Danielle Matonovich

2021 Canadian Western Agribition

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2022 Manitoba Bull & Female Sales

February 21st RENDEZVOUS FARMS 18TH SIMMENTAL BULL & FEMALE SALE, Ste. Rose du Lac, MB 27-28 HORNER / DOWNHILL/ TSN ONLINE SIMMENTAL BULL SALE, FarmGateAuctions.ca 27th M&J / GLASMAN FARMS SIMMENTAL & ANGUS 2 YEAR BULL SALE, Russell, MB MARCH 2nd MAPLE LAKE STOCK FARMS KICK OFF TO SPRING BULL SALE, Hartney, MB 3rd JP CATTLE CO. ANNUAL SIMMENTAL & ANGUS BULL SALE, Mcauley, MB 7th CANADIAN CENTRAL BULL & FEMALE SIMMENTAL SALE, Neepawa, MB th 8 BONCHUK FARMS ANNUAL BULL SALE, Virden, MB 9th MAR MAC FARMS & GUESTS SIMMENTAL, RED & BLACK ANGUS BULL SALE, Brandon, MB 11th RAINBOW RIVER SIMMENTALS 7 TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE, FarmGateAuctions.ca 11-12 83 SOUTH SIMMENTAL BULL SALE, FarmGateAuctions.ca 12th RANCHER’S SELECT 3RD ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL SALE, Neepawa, MB 13th CROWE BROS. ONLINE BULL SALE, FarmGateAuctions.ca 13-14 MCINTOSH RANCH ONLINE SIMMENTAL BULL SALE, FarmGateAuctions.ca 13-15 AJB ONLINE SIMMENTAL BULL SALE, FarmGateAuctions.ca 14th OAKVIEW/PERKIN/TRIPLE R SIMMENTAL BULL SALE, Darlingford, MB 15th PRAIRIE PARTNERS BULL & FEMALE SALE, Killarney, MB 17th TRANSCON’S PREMIUM BEEF SIMMENTAL BULL SALE, Neepawa, MB 18th HIGH BLUFF STOCK FARMS CHAROLAIS & SIMMENTAL BULL SALE, Inglis, MB 21st TRANSCON’S CATTLE COUNTRY BULL SALE, Neepawa, MB 25th CATTLE CAPITAL BULL SALE, McCreary MB April LUNDAR BULL SALE, Lundar, MB 2nd

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Ferme Gagnon Inc. & Guests 23rd Annual Bull Sale - Cheneville, QC Synergie 11th Annual Bull Sale - Sainte-Sophie de Levrard, QC FCI Hereford & Simmental 2nd Online Bull Sale - DLMS FarmGate Timed Auction

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Chaque acheteur d’un taureau pur-sang acheté au Québec et transféré aura la chance de gagner 1 des 2 crédits de 1000$ à utiliser sur un futur achat d’un taureau ou d’une femelle au Québec!

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April 2, 2022 Bull Sale Nappan, NS

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Drew Tarrant, NS Melanie Delong, NS Chloe Loane, PE Adelynn Fisher, NS Spencer Henry, NS Carissa Geddes, NB Lacey Fisher, NS

MSA Executive President: Kerwin DeLong, NS V-P: Brent Matheson, PE CSA Director: Jennie Mutch, PE

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Ol ds Fall Classic

OCTOBER 1 - 3, 2021 — OLDS, AB

JUDGE — GARTH RANCIER

Grand Champion Female

Reserve Champion Female

Grand Champion Bull

Reserve Champion Bull

Mader Lady 50G Sire: NCB COBRA 47Y Exhibitor: Mader Ranches, Carstairs, AB

BLACK GOLD COLISEUM 140H Sire: NGDB STRUCTURE 34D Exhibitor: Southpaw Cattle Company, Carstairs, AB

BOSS LAKE MS ELLE 849F Sire: WLE UNO MAS X549 Exhibitor: Boss Lake Genetics, Stony Plain, AB

LLW Card True North G71 Sire:GSC GCCO DEW NORTH 102C Exhibitor: Wheatland Cattle Co , Bienfait, SK and Semex Genetics

The Immortals

OCTOBER 29, 2021 — STETTLER, AB

JUDGES— JACKIE PAYNE, LYNN COMBEST & BRYAN WILLMS

CHAMPION simmental FEMALE Ultra Miss Tess 12J Sire: KT EL PASO 9204G Exhibitor: ULTRA LIVESTOCK, CARSTAIRS AB

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champion simmental and overall supreme champion bull BLACK GOLD AVA’S SCREAM 102J Sire: BGS/BM CAPTAIN SCREAM 63D Exhibitor: Black Gold Simmental - Lloydminster, SK

Expo Beouf

OCTOBER 8-10, 2021 — VICTORIAVILLE, QC JUDGE — BILL BIGLIENI

Grand Champion Female

Reserve Champion Female

BARLEE HEARTS ON FIRE 05H Sire: W/C BANKROLL 811D Exhibitor: Jerry Barber (Si), Shawville, QC

GREYLEDGE DREAM Sire:CDM BROKER BOONDOCK 18B Exhibitor: Keystone Livestock (Si), Canton de Hatley, QC

Grand Champion Bull

Reserve Champion Bull

FTA STEWIE 2J Sire: ROSEMEAD FIREBALL 78F Exhibitor: Ferme Terra Agri, Grenville Sur la Rouge, QC

GREYLEDGE FALCON 1J Sire:NGDB STRUCTURE 34D Exhibitor: David Grey, Cookshire/Eaton, QC

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Manitoba Ag Ex

OCTOBER 27-30, 2021 — BRANDON, MB

Grand Champion Female

Reserve Champion Female & Champion Winner Lady Classic

Boss Lake MS Elle 849F Sire: WLE UNO MAS X549 Calf at Side: Boss Lake MS Elle 164J Exhibitor: Boss Lake Genetics from Parkland County, AB

HFL ROSE 1035J Sire:MRL MISSILE 138C Exhibitor: Horner Cattle Company from Minnedosa, MB

Grand Champion Bull & All Breeds Reserve Champion Jackpot Bull

Reserve Champion Bull

HFL MIND GAME 1005J Sire: HFL ENDGAME 911G Exhibitor: Horner Cattle Company from Minnedosa, MB

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JUDGE — TRENT LIEBREICH

BFJV RAMPAGE H218 Sire:SWSN CASH FLOW 81E Exhibitor: Crowe Bros. from Gilbert Plains, MB

Lloydminster Stockade Roundup NOVEMBER 4, 2021 — LLOYDMINSTER, AB

Grand Champion Female

JUDGE — GEOFF ANDERSON

Reserve Champion Female

RF SCREAM 974G Sire: RF CAPACITY 742E Exhibitor: Rancier Farms Killam, AB

IRCC FOX TROT 862F Sire:IRCC BOOMSHAKALAKA 434B Exhibitor: Black Gold Simmental Lloydminster, SK

Grand Champion Bull

Reserve Champion Bull & KING OF THE RING

BLACK GOLD COLISEUM 140H Sire: NGDB STRUCTURE 34D Exhibitor: Black Gold Simmental Lloydminster, SK

BLACK GOLD AVA’S SCREAM 102J Sire:BGS/BM CAPTAIN SCREAM 63D Exhibitor: Black Gold Simmental Lloydminster, SK

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Farmfair International

NOVEMBER 10 - 13, 2021 — EDMONTON, AB

Grand Champion Female

Reserve Champion Female

Grand Champion Bull

Reserve Champion Bull

RF SCREAM 974G Sire: RF CAPACITY 742E Exhibitor: Rancier Farms, Killam, AB

Mader Lady 50G Sire: NCB COBRA 47Y Exhibitor: Mader Ranches, CARSTAIRS, AB

Mader Walk The Line 92J Sire:MADER WALK THIS WAY 224B Exhibitor: Mader Ranches, Carstairs, AB

BLACK GOLD AVA’S SCREAM 102J Sire:BGS/BM CAPTAIN SCREAM 63D Exhibitor: Black Gold Simmental, LLYDMINSTER, SK

GRAND CHAMPION PERCENTAGE FEMALE

RESERVE CHAMPION PERCENTAGE FEMALE

CHM LUNA 21F Exhibitor: Martin Cattle Services - Stettler, AB

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JUDGE — TYLER LIBKE

PAW JUST FRIENDS 120J Exhibitor: Southpaw Cattle Company- Carstairs, AB

Canadian Western Agribition - NATIONAL SHOW NOVEMBER 22-27, 2021 — REGINA, SK JUDGE — CHAD WILSON

Grand Champion Female

Reserve Champion Female

Grand Champion Bull

Reserve Champion Bull

MADER LADY 50G Sire: NCB COBRA Calf at Side: MADER THE REVENANT 19J Exhibitor: Mader Ranches - Carstairs, AB ADDTIONAL OWNERS -Ultra Livestock & JK Fraser Cattle

TY-D’S ELEGANCE 25H Sire:SVS CAPTAIN MORGAN 11Z Exhibitor: Ty-D Livestock - Streamstown, AB

LLW CARD TRUE NORTH G71 Sire: GSC GCCO DEW NORTH 102C Exhibitor: Wheatland Cattle Co. - Bienfait, SK ADDTIONAL OWNERS - SEMEX

BLACK GOLD AVA’S SCREAM 102J Sire:BGS/BM CAPTAIN SCREAM 63D Exhibitor: Black Gold Simmental - Lloydminster, SK

President’s Classic Champion

Reserve Extreme Champion Female

BLACK GOLD AVA’S SCREAM 102J Sire: BGS/BM CAPTAIN SCREAM 63D Exhibitor: Black Gold Simmental - Lloydminster, SK

IRCC HOT TAMALE 25H Sire: IRCC BOOMSHAKALAKA 434B Exhibitor: Indian River Cattle Co - Indian River, ON ADDTIONAL OWNERS - Double Bar D & Katie Elmhirst

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The Rose Bowl & Jenna/Flirt Event Olds, AB August 27, 2021 Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Sale Summary Rose Bowl Jenna Event Flirt Event Sale Total

Lots

Gross

33 17 22 72

Average

$563,500.00 $255,250.00 $356,175.00 $1,174,925.00

High Selling Lots

Lot 55 - RF Certainly Flirtin 956G S: RF Capacity 742E DS: Wheatland Stout 930W Consignor: Rancier Farms Buyer: Double Bar D Ranch

$17,076.00 $15,015.00 $16,190.00 $16,318.00

$110,000.00

Lot 38 - SVS/CD Sammie 31J $42,000.00 S: SVS Betts 808F DS: WS Beef King W107 Consignor: Sunny Valley Simmentals & Canadian Donors Buyer: KT Ranches Lot 40A - KT Jenna 16H S: SVS Betts 808F DS: Mader Walk This Way 224B Consignor: KT Ranches Buyer: LaBatte Simmentals

$40,000.00

Lot 58 - Miss R Plus 0103H S: R Plus Uppercut 6103D DS: Drake Poker Face 2X Consignor: R Plus Simmentals Buyer: KT Ranches

$30,000

Lot 39- Double Bar D Finess 454G S: SVS Captain Morgan 11Z DS: Wheatland Red Hummer 608S Consignor: Double Bar D Buyer: Longview Angus & Simmental

$20,000

Lot 1 - Car-Laur Heartbreak 900H S: Double Bar D Thunder 299B DS: Champs Trilogy Consignor: Car-Laur Simmentals Buyer: Snowdame Farms

$22,000.00

Lot 27 - JHM Miss 10J S: Maple Key Black Powder DS: CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z Consignor: MacCrostie Livestock Buyer: Karalisha Cattle Co.

$12,000.00

Lot 5 - Car-Laur Holly 902H S: Double Bar D Thunder 299B DS: WLSF Kaldorick Consignor: Car-Laur Simmentals Buyer: Stone Hill Farm

$10,500.00

19th Annual Ontario Autumn Simmental Classic Hanover, ON September 11, 2021 Auctioneer: Chris Poley Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

Sale Summary

Lots

Black Purebred Open Heifer 1 Fullblood Pair 1 Fullblood Bred Heifers 18.5 Red Purebred Bred Heifers 5 Black Purebred Pairs 6 Black Purebred Cows 5 Black Purebred Bred Heifers 12 Red Purebred Open Heifer 1 Fullblood Open Heifers 2 Sale Total 51.5

Gross

Average

$12,000.00 $9,900.00 $133,736.00 $34,350.00 $40,950.00 $20,500.00 $48,840.00 $3,700.00 $6,000.00 $309,990.00

$12,000.00 $9,900.00 $7,229.00 $6,870.00 $6,825.00 $4,100.00 $4,070.00 $3,700.00 $3,000.00 $6,019.00

7th Annual Eastern Harvest Female Sale Cheneville, Quebec September 25, 2021 Auctioneer: Dan Skeels Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Sale Summary Females Embryos Semen Sales Totals

High Selling Lots

Lots 28 1 1 30

Gross

$242,000.00 $1,500.00 $15,250.00 $258,750.00

Average $8,643.00 $1,500.00 $15,250.00 $8,625.00

Lot 102 - BBBG Lolita 102G $: 15,000.00 S:BMS Triumph 24E DS:Rolling Acres Torque Consignor: Ferme B.M.S., Boisvert Simmental & Sibelle Fleck Buyer: Ferme Erisa 64

Lot 101 - BBBG Pol Cara 36C $14,000.00 S: Sibelle Pol Darwin 21F DS: Crossroad Vintage 125Z Consignor: Ferme B.M.S., Boisvert Simmental & Sibelle Fleck Buyer: Ultra Livestock & Canadian Donors Lot 117 - Elm Tree Irma 61G S: Elm Tree Zander 11Z DS: RWR Tahonta 8C Consignor: Elm Tree Farms Buyer: Ferme LePage

$12.500.00

Lot 106 - BMS Tracy 36G S: ALLM Colossal 25U DS: Rolling Acres Torque Consignor: Ferme B.M.S. Buyer: Bonchuk Farms

$12,000

Lot 103 - FSMB Harmony 11H S: BBBG Bradock 2T DS: DDD Broadway G534 Consignor: Boisvert Simmental Buyer: Virginia Ranch

$12,000

Ferme Gagnon Inc 24th Annual Production Sale Cheneville, Quebec September 25, 2021 Auctioneer: Dan Skeels Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Sale Summary Females Embryos Semen Flushes Sales Totals

Lots 38 1 2 1 42

Gross

$257,400.00 $1,000.00 $6,375.00 $17,000.00 $281,775.00

High Selling Lots

Lot 5 - FGAF Barbarella 124G S:Anchor D Raptor 392C DS:Double Bar D Emblem 151X Consignor: Ferme Gagnon Inc Buyer: DJ Farms

Average $6,774.00 $1,000.00 $3,188.00 $17,000.00 $6,709.00 $: 18,500.00

IRCC Quality Control Simmental & Angus Sale Indian River, Ontario October 3, 2021 Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Sale Summary Simm Open heifers Simm Bred Heifers Angus Bred Heifers Angus Open Heifers Simm Embryos Angus Embryos Angus Semen Sales Totals

High Selling Lots

Lots 30 14 9 12 3 3 1 72

Gross

$196,250.00 $111,250.00 $81,000.00 $64,500.00 $31,500.00 $14,100.00 $4,000.00 $502,600.00

Lot 1 - IRCC Hot Tamale 25H S: IRCC Boomshakalaka 434B DS:WS Stepping Stone B44 Consignor: Indian River Cattle Co Buyer: Double Bar D Ranch

Average $6,542.00 $7,946.00 $9,000.00 $5,375.00 $10,500.00 $4,700.00 $4,000.00 $6,981.00 $31,500.00

Stars of the Valley Simmental Sale DLMS October 16, 2021 Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Sale Summary Bred Females Open Heifers Sales Totals

High Selling Lots

Lots

Gross

Average

22 $118,600.00 24 $84,600.00 46 $203,200.00

$5,391.00 $3,525.00 $4,417.00

Lot 32 - Donovandale Harriet S: Southseven Mr Adonis 96Z DS: Starwest Pol Blueprint Consignor: Snowdame Farms Buyer: LaBatte Simmentals

$20,000.00

Lot 17 - FGAF Kananaskis 945Z S: Double Bar D Spitfire 20X DS: Shawacres Jahari 50L Consignor: Ferme Gagnon Inc Buyer: Well Crossing

$17,000.00

Lot 11 - FGAF Daniella 003H S: BEE Ballistic 1C DS: Dora Lee Eclipse FF9R Consignor: Ferme Gagnon Inc Buyer: Starwest Farms

$12, 500.00

Lot 3 - FGAF Virginia 112G S: Anchor D Raptor 392C DS: Klyber Consignor: Ferme Gagnon Inc Buyer: Anchor D Simmentals

$12,000.00

Lot 4 - FGAF Lady Fall 113G S: Anchor D Raptor 392C DS: Champs Romano Consignor: Ferme Gagnon Inc Buyer: Dobbie Simmentals

$11,000.00

Lot 2 - IRCC Jessica 105J S: GEFF County O DS: Hart State of War 056C Consignor: Indian River Cattle Co Buyer: Black Gold & Twin Lake

$30,000.00

Lot 9 - IRCC Jewel 125J S: IRCC DLC King George 905G DS: GSC All In 72A Consignor: Indian River Cattle Co Buyer: Academy Hill Livestock

$12, 00.00

Lot 16 - IRCC BR High Heels 76H S: SFI Load Cell E2 DS: NCB Cobra 47Y Consignor: Indian River Cattle Co Buyer: Pierre Lacombe

$11,500.00

Lot 4B - Erixon Lady 4H x WHL Limitless B011 $2,200.00 each S: Anchor D Raptor 392C DS: Champs Romano Consignor:IRCC, Canadian Donors, Abby Hill Farms, Destiny Simmentals, Dunc Cattle Buyer: KT Ranches

Lot 33 - HPR Ms Nabriska 17H S: Anchor D Disco 79D DS: BEE Ducati 191D Consignor: Snowdame Farms Buyer: Evergreen Odds

$9,750.00

Lot 45 - Alliance Dakotas Outlook S: Anchor D Outlook DS: Sunny Valley Dakota 9Z Consignor: Alliance Simmentals Buyer:Ryan MacLeod

$8,500.00

Lot 23 - BVF Super Jennilee ET S: RF Supercharged 9150G DS: MRL Black Top 127A Consignor: Bristol View Farm Buyer: Jeff Hannaberry

$7,500.00

Lot 16 - Alliance Lady Tycoon S: SVS Tycoon 841F DS: Erixon War Paint 42D Consignor:Alliance Simmentals Buyer: Tyler McCann

$7,300.00

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RPCC & Guests “Fall Gala” Production Sale Glencoe, Ontario October 17, 2021 Auctioneer: Dan Skeels Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Sale Summary

Lots

Open Heifers Bred Heifers Embryos Sales Totals

24 18 2 44

Gross

Average

$147,700.00 $117,000.00 $6,150.00 $270,850.00

$6,154.00 $6,500.00 $3,075.00 $6,156.00

High Selling Lots

Lot 1 - RPCC Red High Light 207H S: GEFF Coutny O D: RPCC Red Frilly 217F Consignor: River Point Cattle Co Buyer: Brooksland Farm

$20,000.00

Carstairs, Alberta October 21, 2021 Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Lots

Bred Heifers Embryos Flush Semen Sales Totals

35 4 1 1 41

Gross

$289,150.00 $33,900.00 $13,000.00 $5,000.00 $341,050.00

High Selling Lots

Lot 1 - Mader Violet 49H S: TJSC Boone Pickens 46C DS: NCB Cobra 47Y Consignor: Mader Ranches Buyer: KCH Cattle Co

Average $8,261.00 $8,475.00 $13,000.00 $5,000.00 $8,318.00 $92,000.00

Berwest Farms Complete Dispersal Sale Bittern Lake, AB October 22, 2021 Auctioneer: Dan Skeels Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Sale Summary

Lots

Open heifers Bred Heifers Herdsire Long Yearlings Bred Cows Bull Calves Sales Totals

High Selling Lots

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Lot 1 - OH Kay Hendrik 4H S: FGAF Guerrero 810Y D: OH KAY Fay FF22F Consignor: Berwest Farms Buyer: 5W Simmentals

$11,000.00

Lot 11 - RPCC Blk Honeymoon 268H S: Boss Lake Titanium 726E D: RPCC Red Yours Truly 231Y Consignor:River Point Cattle Co Buyer: Outset Cattle Co.

$10,000.00

Lot 2B - RPCC Blk Jelly Bean ET 220J S: Ruby’s Turnpike 771E D: HPF Cream Soda 248D Consignor: River Point Cattle Co Buyer:

$8,500.00

Lot 3 - MDR/RUST/CD Centerfold 52C X TCCO Tonic 931G $900.00 each Consignor: Foley Simmentals Buyer:River Point Cattle Co

Mader Ranches Ladies Night Bred Female Sale

Sale Summary

Lot 7 - RPCC Blk Jasmine ET 217J S: NGDB Structure 34D D:Rust Miss 6105D Consignor: River Point Cattle Co Buyer:Daniel Green

Gross

Average

38 $80,250.00 39 $105,550.00 4 $22,000.00 8 $24,750.00 117 $284,050.00 39 $55,350.00 245 571,950.00

$2,112.00 $2,706.00 $5,500.00 $3,094.00 $2,428.00 $1,419.00 $2,334.00 $10,500.00

Lot 3 - Mader Sugar 604G S: Mader The National 43E DS: FBF1 Combustible Consignor: Mader Ranches Buyer:R3 Cattle

$14,000.00

Lot 15 - Mader Fancy 30H S: SFI Savage D20 DS: NCB Cobra 47Y Consignor: Mader Ranches Buyer:Gardner Livestock

$10,000.00

Lot 2 - Mader Sugar 66H S: Mader Pearl Harbour 149F DS: Wheatland High Octane 169Y Consignor: Mader Ranches Buyer: Czech Mate Livestock

$9,500.00

Lot 5 - Mader Mary 72H S: BGS/BM Captain Scream 63D DS: NCB Cobra 47Y Consignor: Mader Ranches Buyer:Perkin Land & Cattle

$8,000.00

Lot 142 - Berwest Dana 608D S: NUG Helix 84B D: Berwest Bev 457B Consignor: Berwest Farms Buyer: Nolara Farms

$6,250.00

Lot 15 - Berwest Dallas 654D S: RUK MR Charisma 86Z D: MMWK Scarlett 45A Consignor: Berwest Farms Buyer: Dobbie Simmentals

$5,250.00

Lot 4 - Berwest Harolyn 37H S: Black Gold Bogo 69C D: Berwest Chelsea 509C Consignor: Berwest Farms Buyer: Ash Berwest Farms

$5,200.00

Lot 3 - Berwest Hope8H S: ASH Berwest Tux 1E D: Berwest Finola 824F Consignor: Berwest Farms Buyer: Jayden Warren

$4,700.00

Wilson Stock Farms Complete Dispersal Sale Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan November 18, 2021 Auctioneer: Dan Skeels Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Sale Summary Bred Cows Bred Heifers Heifer Calves Bull Calves Extra Age Bulls Herd Sires Open Cows Pregnant Recips Embryos Semen Sale Totals

Lots

Gross

98 33 37 37 12 3 3 33

Average

$478,750 $117,850 $132,400 $85,550 $47,250 $29,250 $10,400 $149,600 $82,675.00 $38,815.00 245 $1,172,540

$4,885.20 $3.571.21 $3,578.37 $2,312,16 $3.937.50 $9,750.00 $3,466.66 $4,533.33

$4,786.87

41st Annual Pembina Triangle Simmental Association Female Sale Cypress River, MB November 19, 2021 Auctioneer: Ward Cutler Sale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp.

Sale Summary

Lots

Full Blood Bred Heifers 4 Full Blood Open Heifers 3 Purebred Bred Heifers 26 Black Purebred Bred Heifers 14 Black Open Heifers 6 Purebred Open Heifers 6 Sale Total 59

Gross

$38,500.00 $20,601.00 $122,252.00 $65,646.00 $22,500.00 $22,500.00 $292,000.00

Average

$9,625.00 $6,867.00 $4,702.00 $4,689.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $4,949.00

High Selling Lots

Lot 36 - Silver Lake Havanna 33H $24,000.00 S: JNR Shade DS: Anchor D High Noon 247B Consignor: Silver Lake Farms, Cartwright, MB Buyer: Crossroad Farms, Shell Lake, SK

Agribition Simmental “CWA 50th Anniversary” Sale Regina, Saskatchewan November 24, 2021 Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Sale Summary Bred Heifers Open Heifers Bull Flush Embryos Sales Totals

High Selling Lots

Lots

Gross

Average

2 13 1 1 3 20

$31,500.00 $128,500.00 $8,000.00 $7,500.00 $53,100.00 $228,600.00

$15,750.00 $9,885.00 $8,000.00 $7,500.00 $17,700.00 $11,430.00

Lot 12B - HFL Rose 1035J S: MRL Missile 138C DS: SVS Captain Morgan 11Z Consignor: Horner Cattle Company Buyer: Longview Cattle Co

$42,000.00

High Selling Lots

Lot 49 - WSF Hoop N Hollar S: WFL Westcott 24C DS: MR Hoc Broker Consignor: Wilson Stoock Farms Buyer: Double Bar D & SAJ Simmentals

$26,000.00

Lot 4 - LFE BS Miss Reward 617D S: LFE McDavid 413C DS: LFE BS Lewis 322U Consignor: Wilson Stock Farms Buyer:Lewis Farms

$16,000.00

Lot 13 - IPU 89W Ms Noremac 66C S: IPU Red Zone 16A DS: TNT Gunner N208 Consignor: Wilson Stock Farms Buyer: Double Bar D Ranch

$13,500.00

Lot 61 - RF/MCC/CD Joy 511C S: SVS Captain Morgan 11Z DS: 3C Macho M450 BZ Consignor:Wilson Stock Farms Buyer: Hairy Hill Cattle Co

$13,000.00

Lot 37 - Silver Lake Jade 1J $14,500.00 S: Anchor D Ozark 81G DS: Cherry Creek Canon 12Y Consignor: Silver Lake Farms, Cartwright, MB Buyer: Mark Land & Cattle Corp, Irma, AB Lot 17 - Tri-R Ms Harmony 8H $10,000.00 S: SVS Brooks 669D DS: Boynecrest Bullseye 89X Consignor: Triple R Simmentals, Carman, MB Buyer: Downey Farms, Coulter, MB Lot 40 - Perks Red Betty 251H $9,250.00 S: BJL Lethal Dose 53F DS: Wheatland Bull 786T Consignor: Perkin Land & Cattle Co, Elgin, MB Buyer: Valleyfield Simmentals, Morden, MB Lot 12 - Berts Ms Hargrave 14H $8,250.00 S: SVS Tycoon 841F DS: MRL Pedestined 63B Consignor: Bert’s Nr Simmentals, Haywood, MB Buyer: Silver Lake Farms, Cartwright, MB

Lot 10 - KWA Ms Statement 110H S: MRL Statement 3F DS: KWA Red Rock 5T Consignor: Ashworth Farm & Ranch Buyer: 4J Ventures

$27,000.00

Lot 2 - Pick of Springcreek Simmentals 2021 Born Heifer Calves $14,000.00 Consignor: Springcreek Simmentals Buyer: Koberstein Lot 3 - Pick of Bonchuk 2021 Born Heifer Calves $13,000.00 Consignor: Bonchuk Farms Buyer: Lacombe Farms Lot 7A - MRL Miss 8465F x RF Caliber 014G embryos $2,200.00 each Consignor: Canadian Donors Buyer: Longview Cattle Co

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Lone Stone Farms Invitational Female Sale Westlock, AB November 26, 2021 Auctioneer: Don Oberg Sale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp.

Sale Summary

Full Blood Bred Heifers Purebred Bred Heifers Semen Lots Sale Total

Lots 40 1 3 41

Gross

$230,400.00 $4,000.00 $5,250.00 $234,400.00

Average

$5,760.00 $4,000.00 $1,750.00 $5,717.00

High Selling Lots

Lot 38 - KSL Grenadine 125G $16,500.00 S: Lone Stone Envoy 143B DS: CEN Laredo 519l Consignor: KSL Simmentals, Beaverlodge, AB Buyer: Rand-Mar Management And Farms Ltd, Calgary, AB

10th Annual Camrose Country Classic Online Sale DLMS Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Sale Summary Bred Heifers Open Heifers Sales Totals

Lots

Gross

Average

36 7 43

$263,200.00 $42,650.00 $305,850.00

$7,311.00 $6,093.00 $7,113.00

High Selling Lots

Lot 43 - RF/CD Sadie 060H S: IPU Bentley 81F DS: Hart All In W382 Consignor: Rancier Farms Buyer: Johnson Ranching

$18,000.00

Simpower Bred & Open Female Sale Olds, Alberta December 3, 2021 Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Sale Summary Bred Heifers Open Heifers Sales Totals

High Selling Lots

Lots

Gross

Average

46 5 51

$346,250.00 $22,200.00 $368,450.00

$7,527.00 $4,440.00 $7,225.00

Lot 37 - Ultra Miss Elicit 113H S: Sunny Valley Freedom 22F DS: Anchor D High Noon 247B Consignor: Ultra Livestock Buyer: Black Gold Simmentals

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$27,000.00

Lot 27 - Diamond T Tabath 178H $12,250.00 S: Diamond T Empire 274E DS: BLCC MR Superb 272U Consignor: Diamond T Simmentals, Barrhead, AB Buyer: Keato Meadow Simmentals, Fort Saskatchewan, AB Lot 28 - Diamond T Shirley 114H $11,000.00 S: Diamond T Empire 274E DS: JNR Atlantis Consignor: Diamond T Simmentals, Barrhead, AB Buyer: Anchor D Ranch, Rimbey, AB Lot 8 - Lone Stone Elvi 83H $9,000.00 S: WCC Wells’ Callahan 1C DS: Blcc Mr Baron 61C Consignor: Lone Stone Farms, Westlock, AB Buyer: Okotoks Flechvieh Group, Okotoks, AB Lot 31 - Diamond T Milky Way 313H $8,250.00 S: DT Big Rig 255D DS: APLX Javar 18A Consignor: Diamond T Simmentals, Barrhead, AB Buyer: Spring Lake Simmentals, Daysland, AB

Lot 12 - NUG Cersei 73H S: Springcreek Liner 56U DS: SVS Captain Morgan 11Z Consignor: Maxwell Simmentals Buyer: Martin Brosseau

$16,000.00

Lot 7 - NUG Ruby 2H S: Anchor D Outlook DS: Bar KR Avalance 52X Consignor: Maxwell Simmentals Buyer: Skywest Simmentals

$12,500.00

Lot 42 - RF Famous 025H S: IPU Bentley 81F DS: RF Captain Black 430B Consignor: Rancier Farms Buyer: Rafter 4T Farms

$12,000.00

Lot 1 - NUG Caberrnet 52H S: MRL Red Whiskey 110B DS: THSF Freedom 300N Consignor: Maxwell Simmentals Buyer: Hays Land & Cattle Ltd

$10,500.00

Lot 36 - Ultra Miss Tess 82H S: Black Gold Approval 71E DS: W/C Loaded Up 1119Y Consignor: Ultra Livestock Buyer: Crowe Bros.

$21,000.00

Lot 32 - KT Loaded Up Soda 414H S: W/C Loaded Up 119Y DS: RGRS SRG Two Step 20Z ET Consignor: KT Ranches Buyer: Rancier Farms

$17,000.00

Lot 38 - Starwest Pol Harlow S: NAC Battle Cry 4F DS: DFM Marcus 14M Consignor: Starwest Farms Buyer: Anchor D Simmentals

$15,000.00

Lot 4 - DANA Red Licious 2079H S: WFL Westerdale 6E DS: MRL 172Z Consignor: Westway Farms Buyer: Twin Springs Farm

$12,500.00

Transcon Western Harvest 2021 Innisfall, AB December 4, 2021 Auctioneer: Ward Cutler Sale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp.

Sale Summary Full Blood Bred Heifers Purebred Bred Heifers Black Bred Purebreds Sale Total

Lots

Gross

Average

44 14 1 59

$445,500.00 $61,250.00 $3,500.00 $510,250.00

$10,125.00 $4,375.00 $3,500.00 $8,648.00

High Selling Lots

Lot 1 - Virginia Hayley 06H $31,500.00 S: LFS Swag 23F DS: BEE Ducati 191D Consignor: Virginia Ranch, Cremona, AB Buyer: Beechinor Bros. Simmentals, Bentley, AB

Keystone Konnection 42nd Annual Simmental Sale Brandon, Manitoba December 4, 2021 Auctioneer: Brent Carey Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Sale Summary Open Heifers Bred Heifer Bulls Sales Totals

Lots

Gross

Average

12 12 4 28

$73,050.00 $49,950.00 $19,500.00 $142,500.00

$6,088.00 $4,163.00 $4,875.00 $5,089.00

High Selling Lots

Lot 108 - RICH MC Ms Pol Jezebelle 5J S: BHR Draco SA 628N DS: Eisenherz Consignor: Rich MC Farms Buyer: James Creek

$12,500.00

Leahy Select Simmental Online Production Sale DLMS Farmgate December 4, 2021 Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co.

Sale Summary Bred Heifers Cows Bull Calves Heifer Calves Sale Total

High Selling Lots

Lots

Gross

Average

4 2 3 4 13

$17,125.00 $8,500.00 $9,900.00 $11,800.00 $47,325.00

$4,281.25 $4,250.00 $3,300.00 $2,950.00 $3,640.38

Lot 1 - Leahys Grace 13G S: Leahy’s Danno 3D DS: DFM Marcus 14M Consignor: Leahy Stock Farm Buyer: Den-Mar Farm

Lot 6 - Virginia Harita 064H $30,000.00 S: Virginia Marquee 423D DS: Virginia Michelangelo 27W Consignor: Virginia Ranch, Cremona, AB Buyer: Ferme Forbell S.E.N.C., St-Isidore-Se-Slifton, PQ Lot 17 - Virginia Henrika 061H S: Black Gold Crude DS: Double Bar D Thunder 273X Consignor: Virginia Ranch, Cremona, AB Buyer: Skywest Simmentals, Didsbury, AB

$21,000.00

Lot 28 - BEE Elby 86H $18,50.00 S: Virginia Sawchuk 525F DS: FGAF Magnum 901Z Consignor: Beechinor Bros. Simmentals, Bentley, AB Buyer: Kuntz Simmental Farm, Battleford, SK Lot 15 - Virginia Hallie 018H $17,000.00 S: Black Gold Crude DS: Double Bar D Chandler 143 Consignor: Virginia Ranch, Cremona, AB Buyer: Rand-Mar Management And Farms Ltd, Calgary, AB

Lot 107 - RICH MC Ms Pol Jenesis 2J S: Starwest Ember DS: Double Bar D Founder 253Y Consignor: Rich MC Farms Buyer: Starwest Simmentals

$10,000.00

Lot 121 - MRK Lucy 36H S: WFL Westcott 24C DS: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111X Consignor: McIntosh Ranch Buyer: Running R Farms

$7,750.00

Lot 117 - Lonestar Nova 306J S:LFE Night Hawk 3013D DS: Wheatland Swagger 343A Consignor: Lonestar Simmentals Buyer: Brookln Hedly

$7,000.00

Lot 106 - RICH MC Pol Josiah 36J S: Starwest Ember DS: RICH MC Tablo 37T Consignor: Rich MC Farms Buyer: Prime Ridge Stock Farms

$6,250.00

Lot 13 - Academy Hill Gidget 3G S: W/C Lock N Load 1143Y DS: MR NLC Upgrade U8676 Consignor: Academy Hill Livestock Buyer: Maple Key Farm

$5,500.00

Lot 9 - PLL Jack Flash 5 J S: W/C Bankroll 811D DS: WFL Absolute 51Y Consignor: Leahy Livestock Buyer: Maple Lake Stock Farms

$4,900.00

$10,025.00

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Queens of the Heartland Production Sale McAuley, MB December 5, 2021 Auctioneer: Chris Poley Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

Sale Summary

Lots

Gross

Average

Black Bred Heifers 11 $64,350.00 $5,850.00 Red Bred Heifers 10 $53,000.00 $5,300.00 Fullblood Bred Heifers 4 $18,600.00 $4,650.00 Heifer Calves 4 $10,200.00 $2,550.00 Live Purebred Lots 29 $146,150.00 $5,040.00 Embryo Lots 2 $3,000.00 $1,500.00 Commercial Heifers 18 $65,500.00 $3,638.89 Sale Total $214,650.00 High Selling Lots Lot 1 - JPCC Miss Crosby 57H $12,500.00 S: Wheatland Royal Flush 435 DS: KOP Crosby 137W Consignor: JP Cattle Co. Buyer: Northern Light Simmentals

Northern Light Simmentals Second Annual Production Sale

Oak River, MB December 6, 2021 Auctioneer: Chris Poley Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. & Transcon Livestock Corp.

Sale Summary

Lots

Fullblood Bred Heifers 6 Black Simmental Bred Heifers 23 Red Simmental Bred Heifers 22 Sale Total 51

Gross

Average

$30,499.98 $91,700.08 $82,699.98 $204,900.00

$5,083.33 $3,986.96 $3,759.09 $4,017.65

High Selling Lots

Lot 15 - NAC Sammy 56H S: Circle G Cash 1C DS: Boundary Wyatt Earp 89D Consignor: Northern Light Simmentals Buyer: Epp Farms Ltd.

Brandon, Manitoba December 8, 2021 Auctioneer:Chris Poley Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Blk Simm Bred Cows Red Simm Bred Cows Blk Simm Breds Red Simm Breds Simm/Angus Breds Black Angus Heifers Sales Totals

High Selling Lots

Lots

Gross

Average

15 11 19 9 4 9 67

$65,500.00 $43,850.00 $94,200.00 $43,200.00 $14,150.00 $43,000.00 $303,900.00

$4,367.00 $3,986.00 $4,958.00 $4,800.00 $3,538.00 $4,778.00 $4,536.00

Lot 35 - Springcreek Addie 70H S: NGDB Structure 34D DS: Springcreek Lotto 52Y Consignor: Springcreek Simmentals Buyer: Silver Top Simmentals

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$8,000.00

Lot 13 - DMJ Miss 22H $7,250.00 S: KWA Roosevelt 63F DS: Sunny Valley Wise Guy 80W Consignor: Johns Purebred & Commercial Simmental Cattle Buyer: McRuer Simmentals Lot 9 - JPCC Lilly 173H S: Six Mile Cache Creek 804E DS: Wheatland Royal Flush 435 Consignor: JP Cattle Co. Buyer: Blairs.Ag Cattle Co.

$6,750.00

Lot 31 - NAC Baby 30H S: Circle G Cash 1C DS: MAF Northern Red 79C Consignor: Northern Light Simmentals Buyer: R Plus Simmentals

$7,250.00

Lot 50 - NAC Amy 152H S: Skywest Fugitive DS: Virginia Barcelona 46X Consignor: Northern Light Simmentals Buyer: Manasseh Fleckvieh

$6,500.00

Lot 38 - Springcreek Detroit 110H S: NGDB Structure 34D DS: Springcreek Olympian 66A Consignor: Springcreek Simmentals Buyer: Bata Brothers

$9,000.00

Lot 21 - Springcreek Gracie 58C S: NUG Royal Red 324A DS: RCC/TCF Line Drive M181 Consignor: Springcreek Simmentals Buyer: Siroski Simmentals

$7,000.00

Lot 29 - Springcreek Amanda 38H S: CMS Fireball 813F DS: Springcreek Liner 56U Consignor: Springcreek Simmentals Buyer: Danny Bergeron

$7,000.00

Lot 48 - Springcreek Brooke 77H S: Millington Brisk 7005 DS: KOP Crosby 137W Consignor: Springcreek Simmentals Buyer: Bata Brothers

$7.000.00

$7,250.00

Spring Creek Simmentals Golden Opportunity VIII Female Sale

Sale Summary

Lot 5 - JPCC Miss Neva 130H S: Mr Ishee Walking Boss DS: Sun Rise Legacy 9B Consignor: JP Cattle Co. Buyer: Bonchuk Farms

$13,000.00

Double Bar D Farms “Sharing The Herd” Genetics Sale Grenfell, SK December 8, 2021 Auctioneer: Chris Poley Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

Sale Summary Bred Heifers Heifer Calves Live Lots Pregnant Recipients Embryo Packages Semen Lots Sale Total

Lots

Gross

Average

23 16 39 4 10 11

$202,000.03 $114,959.68 $316,950.00 $21,000.00 $102,750.00 $132,600.00 $573,300.00

$8,782.61 $7,184.38 $8,126.92 $5,250.00 $10,275.00 $12,054.55

High Selling Live Lots Lot 32 - Double Bar D Adora 45H S: Anchor D Imax 250Y DS: Double Bar D Everest 103U Consignor: Double Bar D Farms Buyer: Hundred X Ranch & Rugged R

Moose Jaw, SK December 9, 2021 Auctioneer: Brent Carey Sale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp.

Bred Black Purebreds Bred Purebreds Bred Fullbloods Open Black Purebreds Open Purebreds Open Fullbloods Sale Total

Lots

Gross

Average

11 19 8 3 5 1 47

$75,955.00 $113,658.00 $74,552.00 $24,750.00 $25,350.00 $1,800.00 $316,050.00

$6,905.00 $5,982.00 $9,319.00 $8,250.00 $5,070.00 $1,800.00 $6,725.00

High Selling Lots

Lot 1 - IPU 62B MS French Attack 41H S: FGAF French Attack 010C DS: Oakview Polled Wrangler Consignor: Labatte Simmentals Buyer: Black Gold Simmentals

$20,000.00

Transcon’s Season Wrap Up Simmental Sale Neepawa, MB December 11, 2021 Auctioneer: Ward Cutler Sale Management:Transcon Livestock Corp.

Sale Summary

Lots

Purebred Bull 19 Black Purebred Bred Heifer 1 Fullblood Bred Heifer 10 Purebred Bred Heifer 11 Black Purebred Open Heifer 4 Fullblood Open Heifer 2 Purebred Open Heifer 1 Pen of Three Commercial Breds 2 Sale Total 50

High Selling Lots

$19,000.00

Lot 42 - Double Bar D Ali 3J S: Anchor D Motown 865E DS: Double Bar D United 176A Consignor: Double Bar D Farms Buyer: Faulkner Farms

$14,000.00

Lot 39 - Double Bar D Celine 44J S: Grinalta’s HP Sensation DS: Double Bar D Thunder 273X Consignor: Double Bar D Farms Buyer: Rick-Sha Farms

$11,000.00

Lot 34 - Sunny Valley Carey 61H S: LFE Amber Jack 385E DS: WFL Absolute 51Y Consignor: Sunny Valley Simmentals Buyer: Triple R Simmentals

$17,000.00

Lot 2 - IPU Zegetta 2H S: Anchor “T” Legend 7H DS: Anchor D Raptor 392C Consignor: Labatte Simmentals Buyer: Skywest Simmentals

$15,000.00

Lot 8 - IPU 21E’S MS Blue Moon 90H S: Springcreek Liner 56U DS: RF/MCC/CD High Idle 517C Consignor: Labatte Simmentals Buyer: Deeg Simmentals

$14,750.00

Lot 21 - CCCC Black Rust 3J S: NGDB Structure 34D DS: NUG Royal Red 324A Consignor: Coulee Crossing Cattle Co. Buyer: Windy Hill Livestock

$14,000.00

Lot 1 - TCM Wrangler 26H S: SVS Tycoon 841F DS: SRH Conman 80A Consignor: Tri-Star Cattle Co. Buyer: Chad Haddow

$10,000.00

Lot 3 - TCM Vinny 65H S: MRL 21E DS: Boundary Red Enticer 82C Consignor: Tri-Star Cattle Co. Buyer: Riverbank Farms

$9,000.00

Lot 2 - TCM Drover 24H S: SVS Tycoon 841F DS: Twin-Chief Walker 21W Consignor: Tri-Star Cattle Co. Buyer: Clint Morlock

$8,000.00

Lot 8 - TCM Ace 28H S: SRH Brick 53E DS: Twin-Chief Walker 21W Consignor: Tri-Star Cattle Co. Buyer: Pottinger Farms Ltd.

$8,000.00

$28,000.00

Transcon’s 44th Annual Simmsational Simmental Sale

Sale Summary

Lot 16 - Double Bar D Blk Cherry 627H S: W/C Bankroll 811D DS: MR HOC Broker Consignor: Double Bar D Farms Buyer: White Rock

Gross

Average

$128,801.00 $4,750.00 $57,250.00 $51,051.00 $7,452.00 $6,800.00 $2,400.00 $19,050.00 $277,500.00

$6,779.00 $4,750.00 $5,725.00 $4,641.00 $1,863.00 $3,400.00 $2,400.00 $3,175.00 $5,550.00

Lot 27 - Miss Halo 4H $15,500.00 S: Cherry Creek Jaguar 21B DS: Prostock Hugo 7052T Consignor: Ray J Simmentals Buyer: KSL Simmentals & Big Sky Simmentals

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Bonchuk Farms Female Sale McAuley, AB December 12, 2021 Auctioneer: Chris Poley Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

Sale Summary Bred Heifers

Lots

Gross

Average

73

$345,500.00

$4,732.88

High Selling Lots

Lot 30 - BLCC Miss Affinity 200H S: Wheatland Affinity 8196F DS: R Plus 5015C Consignor: Bonchuk Farms Buyer: Circle 7 Simmentals

$15,000.00

Border City 4th Annual Simmental Sale Lloydminster, Saskatchewan December 13, 2021 Auctioneer:Ryan Dorran Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Sale Summary Bred Heifers Red Simm Bred Cows Sales Totals

Lots

Gross

Average

30 15 45

$289,000.00 $121,750.00 $410,750.00

$9,633.00 $8,117.00 $9,128.00

High Selling Lots

Lot 5 - Sunny Valley Wendy 65H S: Sunny Valley Canon 86E DS: Bar 5 SA Harrach 801P Consignor: Sunny Valley Simmentals Buyer: Snowdame Farms

$26,000.00

Southern Alberta Round-Up Group 28th Annual Bull & Female Production Sale Stavely, AB December 14, 2021 Auctioneer: Brent Carey Sale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp.

Sale Summary

Flush Sale Full Blood Bred Heifers Black Purebred Bulls Fullblood Bulls Red Angus Bulls Purebred Bulls 7/8 Black Purebred Bulls 3/4 PurebredBulls Sale Total

High Selling Lots

72

Lots 1 21 8 26 15 19 3 1 94

Gross

$15,000.00 $153,951.00 $55,904.00 $178,412.00 $94,650.00 $111,093.00 $13,749.00 $4,500.00 $627,250.00

Average

$15,000.00 $7,331.00 $6,988.00 $6,862.00 $6,310.00 $5,847.00 $4,583.00 $4,500.00 $6,673.00

Lot 6 - MAVV Honeydew 49H $42,500.00 S: Dayton’s Pol Neumann DS: DFM Edwin 51E Consignor: Mavv Farms Inc, Okotoks, AB Buyer: Beechinor Bros Simmentals/Clearwater Simmentals/ Johnson Ranching , Bentley, AB

Lot 75 - BLCC Miss Future 208H S: Crossroad Polled Future DS: Silver Lake Dealer 60B Consignor: Bonchuk Farms Buyer: Kuntz Simmental Farm

$11,000.00

Lot 20 - BLCC Miss Liner 101H S: JPCC MR Liner 75B DS: MFI Jeremiah 9022 Consignor: Bonchuk Farms Buyer: Sunrise Simmentals

$9,750.00

Lot 46 - BLCC Miss Swagger 68 S: Maple Lake 6666 DS: KWA Red Rock 5T Consignor: Bonchuk Farms Buyer: McMillen Ranching

$9,000.00

Lot 11 - BLCC Miss Standard 63H S: MAF Red Standard 108C DS: R Plus 110X Consignor: Bonchuk Farms Buyer: JP Cattle Co.

$8,000.00

Lot 39 - W2 Flirty 07H S: TJSC Boone Pickens 46C DS: Wheatland Stout 930W Consignor: W2 Land & Cattle Buyer: Wallgren Farms

$20,000.00

Lot 4 - SVS Kananaskis 36H S: Southseven Mr Adonis 96Z DS: Double Bar D Spitfire 20X Consignor: Sunny Valley Simmentals Buyer: Maxwell Simmentals

$16,000.00

Lot 18 - Erixon Lady 116H S: SVS Betts 808F DS: KOP Crosby 137W Consignor: Erixon Simmentals Buyer: LaBatte & Circle 7

$15,500.00

Lot 33 - MTV Karlsberg 3J $19,500.00 S: Sibelle Dirty Harry 25Z DS: Silver Lake Lagacy Consignor: Terry & Marty Vernon, Millarville, AB Buyer: AJB Livestock & Fladeland Livestock, Rossburn, MB Lot 106 - Red Mavv Jamie 5J S: Red Mrla Resource 137E DS: Red Bryor Red Kodiak 3A Consignor: Mavv Farms Inc, Okotoks, AB Buyer: Greystone Cattle Co, Stockport, IA

$15,000.00

Lot 21 - MTV Brenda 15H $13,000.00 S: BEE Norse 46D DS: Anchor “T” Impact 2H Consignor: Terry & Marty Vernon, Millarville, AB Buyer: Rand-Mar Management And Farms Ltd, Calgary, AB Lot 107 - Red Mavv Jalen 14J S: Red Bryor OTM Franchise 149F DS: Red JJL Final Deal 78Z Consignor: Mavv Farms Inc, Okotoks, AB Buyer: Tempest Red Angus, Coaldale, AB

$12,500.00

Friday Night Lights 10th Anniversary Simmental Sale Olds, Alberta December 17, 2021 Auctioneer:Ryan Dorran Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Sale Summary Sales Totals

Lots 39

Gross

Average

$1,402,550.00

High Selling Lots

Lot 1 - Mader Walk The Line 92J S: Mader Walk This Way 224B DS: MR Hoc Broker Consignor: Mader Ranches Buyer: KT Ranches & Canadian Sires

$35,963.00

$280,000.00

Transcon’s Ultimate Red & Black Simmental Sale XXIV Innisfall, AB December 19, 2021 Auctioneer: Ward Cutler Sale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp.

Sale Summary Purebred Black Bred Heifers Purebred Bred Heifers Bulls Purebred Open Heifers Black Purebred Sale Total

High Selling Lots

Lots

Gross

Average

6 11 3 8 9 37

$37,998.00 $66,748.00 $16,749.00 $32,704.00 $36,450.00 $190,650.00

$6,333.00 $6,068.00 $5,583.00 $4,088.00 $4,050.00 $5,153.00

Lot 4 - Cityview Hawaii 37H $13,500.00 S: SVS Tycoon 814F DS: MRC Broker 6Z Consignor: City View Simmentals, Moose Jaw, SK Buyer: Circle 7 Simmentals, Shaunavon, SK

Transcon’s Fleckvieh Equation Fullblood Simmental Sale Innisfail, AB December 19, 2021 Auctioneer: Ward Cutler Sale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp

Sale Summary Fullblood Bulls Fullblood Breds Fullblood Open Heifers Sale Total

High Selling Lots

Lots 2 12 11 25

Lot 103 - Skywest Hope S: Kuntz Duramax 12D DS: Starwest Canadian Legend Consignor: Skywest Simmentals Buyer: Lockhart Valley Simmentals

Gross

Average

$13,000.00 $106,656.00 $73,502.00 $ 193,150.00

$6,500.00 $8,888.00 $6,682.00 $7,726.00

$22,500.00

Lot 1C - Erixon Lady 2J S: Mader Walk This Way 224B DS: MR Hoc Broker Consignor: Erixon Simmentals Buyer: KT Ranches

$60,000.00

Lot 4E - NGDB Cream Soda 354J $57,500.00 S: RF Capacity 742E DS: RGRS SRG Two Step 20Z ET Consignor: Hogel Livestock & Greenwood Cattle Buyer: KT Ranches Lot 11 - S4 Ranch Daisy 6H S: Daines Sir Scuba 46D DS: Ultra Dream Catcher 97U Consignor: S4 Ranches Buyer: Michael Streukens

$40,000.00

Lot 38 - WBC Brooke 2J S: SVS Betts 808F DS: MR Hoc Broker Consignor: Westbrook Ventures Buyer: Maxwell Simmentals & Sunrise

$38,000.00

Lot 30 - Red Top Jasmine 29J $9,750.00 S: KWA Roosevelt 63F DS: WS Beef King W107 Consignor: Red Top Livestock, Lousana, AB Buyer: Ashworth Farm & Ranch Ltd, Oungre, SK Lot 2 - Alliance Capacity 321 $7,500.00 S: RF Capacity 742E DS: SS/PRS High Voltage 244X Consignor: Alliance Simmental Farms, North Gower, ON Buyer: Circle G Angus & Simmentals, Lacombe, AB Lot 8 - Oh Kay Honestly 26H $7,250.00 S: Eagle Ridge El Diablo 29E DS: Majestic Specialist 27A Consignor: Oh Kay Farms, Red Deer County, AB Buyer: Eagle Ridge Simmentals, Olds, AB. Lot 31 - Red Top Jewel 28J $7,250.00 S: IPU Bentley 81F DS: TNT Gunner N208 Consignor: Red Top Livestock, Lousana, AB Buyer: Lockhart Valley Simmetals, Rimbey, AB Lot 106 - Skywest Tanya S: Virginia Spartan 530E DS: BEE Vault 167C Consignor: Skywest Simmentals Buyer: Kuntz Simmental Farm

$15,000.00

Lot 119 - BLL Lady Jane 53H S: Shawacres Jahari 50L DS: Champs Bravo Consignor: Beechinor Land And Livestock Buyer: Gayle Gerein

$15,000.00

Lot 118 - BLL Hocus 51H S: Sibelle Sugar Ray 25F DS: Brink Bullet Proof A342 Consignor: Beechinor Land And Livestock Buyer: Applecross Cattle

$14,500.00

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Meadow Acres Simmentals Complete Dispersal Sale Lampman, Saskatchewan December 21, 2021 Auctioneer:Ryan Dorran Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Sale Summary

Lots

Bred Cows Bred Heifers Open Cows Heifer Calves Bull Calves Herd Sires Yearling Bulls Preg Recips Sales Totals

211 67 5 121 73 6 4 10 497

High Selling Lots

Gross

Average

$1,440,250.00 $415,000.00 $45,500.00 $510,150.00 $368,750.00 $39,500.00 $37,000.00 $32,250.00 $2,888,400.00

Lot 330 - Miss R Plus 8261F S: R Plus Venom 4006B DS: R Plus Hard Rock 145X Consignor: Meadow Acres Simmentals Buyer: R Plus, Springer & Yardley

$6,826.00 $6,194.00 $9,100.00 $4,216.00 $5,051.00 $6,583.00 $9,250.00 $3,225.00 $5,812.00

$42,000.00

Premier & Guests Falls View Production Sale Listowel, ON December 30, 2021 Auctioneer: Chris Poley Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

Sale Summary Simmental Lots Angus Lots Hereford Lots Charolais Lots Shorthorn Lot Sale Total

Lots

Gross

Average

7 28 8 6 1

$104,650.00 $543,775.00 $89,200.00 $90,950.00 $8,750.00 $837,325.00

$14,950.00 $19,420.54 $11,150.00 $15,158.33 $8,750.00

High Selling Lots

Lot 31 - Pick of the McMillen Ranching 2021 Born Heifer Calves Consignor: McMillen Ranching Buyer: French Market Stock

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan - DLMS December 31, 2021 Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

Lots

Bred Cows Bred Heifers Open Cows Heifer Calves Bull Calves Herd Sires Yearling Bulls Preg Recips Sales Totals

211 67 5 121 73 6 4 10 497

High Selling Lots

Gross

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Average

$1,440,250.00 $415,000.00 $45,500.00 $510,150.00 $368,750.00 $39,500.00 $37,000.00 $32,250.00 $2,888,400.00

Lot 8 - Pick of the Lewis Farms Cowherd Consignor: Lewis Farms Buyer: Westman Farms

$30,000.00

Lot 334 - MAF Marlee 257J S: SVS Tycoon 841F DS: R Plus Venom 4006B Consignor: Meadow Acres Simmentals Buyer: Rainbow River Simmentals

$26,000.00

Lot 190 - MAF Sabrina 89B S: Drake Poker Face 2X DS: IPU Red Nugget 132N Consignor: Meadow Acres Simmentals Buyer: Rainbow River Simmentals

$25,000.00

Lot 5 - MAF Pashmenia 106H S: KCC1 Exclusive 116E DS: SVS Captain Morgan 11Z Consignor: Meadow Acres Simmentals Buyer: DK Land & Cattle

24,000.00

Lot 33A - GR Miss Knight 103 $18,500.00 S: GEFF County O D: Remington On Target 2S Consignor: G R Simmentals & Moonshine Simmentals Buyer: Diamond M Cattle Co. Lot 32 - Alton Payton 2080J S: Runys Turnpike 771E D: JF American Pride 0987X Consignor: Alton Century Farms Ltd. Buyer: Westman Farms and W2 Farms

$15,000.00

$21,000.00

New Years Resolution 10th Anniversary Sale

Sale Summary

Lot 117 - MAF Montana 253H S: Springcreek Launch 110E DS: Come As U R Red Rocket Consignor: Meadow Acres Simmentals Buyer:Six Mile Ranch & Walsh

$6,826.00 $6,194.00 $9,100.00 $4,216.00 $5,051.00 $6,583.00 $9,250.00 $3,225.00 $5,812.00

$69,000.00

Lot 36 - Walking & Semen Rights to IPU Bentley 81F $36,000.00 Consignor: JayDawn Farms Buyer: Perkin Land & Cattle Co Lot 14A - Flush of HPF Cream Soda 248D $18,500.00 Consignor: Deeg Simmentals & Canadian Donors Buyer: Wilson Stock Farms Lot 60 - Walking Rights to Anchor D Outlook $16,000.00 Consignor: Crossroad Farms Buyer: Ruby Lane Farms Lot 12 - Flush of FSCI Ava B408 $15,000.00 Consignor: Black Gold Simmentals & Canadian Donors Buyer: MAVV Farms Inc Lot 46 - Pick of the Starwest Farms 2022 Heifer Calves $15,000.00 Consignor: Starwest Farms Buyer: Faulkner Farms

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100 X Ranch............................................36

Destiny Simmentals.................................83

Kuntz Simmental Farm............................81

5W Simmentals ......................................82

Diamond T Simmentals ..........................76

LaBatte Simmentals......................18,19,81

Adair Ranch ............................................76

DJ Farms.................................................83

Lazy Bar-B Simmentals...........................81

Alameda Agencies Ltd.............................85

Donovan Dale Farms...............................83

Lazy S Ranch Inc....................................77

Alliance Simmental Farms ......................82

Dora Lee Genetics...................................83

Leewood Ranch..................................23,77

Alta .........................................................86

Dorran Marketing Inc...............................85

Lewis Farms .....................................6,7,77

Anchor D Ranch Simmentals .................76

Double Bar D...................................IFC, 80

Little Willow Creek Ranch........................81

Anchor D Simmentals..........................OBC

Double G Simmentals .............................80

Lobster Point Farms................................84

Applecross ..............................................76

Downey Farms .......................................82

Lockhart Valley Simmentals....................24

Ashworth Farm & Ranch Ltd..............29,80

Dunc’s Cattle Co......................................83

Lone Stone Farms...................................77

Aumack Simmentals................................80

Dwayann Simmentals .............................83

M & J Farms............................................82

Bar CL Livestock.....................................76

Eagle-Ridge Simmentals.........................77

M & R Cattle Co.......................................77

Beechinor Bros. Simmentals ..................76

East Poplar Simmentals..........................80

Mader Ranches..................................11,77

Big Rock Simmentals .............................76

EDN Simmentals.....................................80

MaeKenzie Cattle Company....................77

Black River Farms...................................82

Elm Tree Farms.......................................83

Mar Mac Farms ......................................82

Black Sand Cattle Company....................82

Fallen Timber Farms...............................76

Mark Stock ..............................................85

BlushRose Simmental Farm...............39,80

Ferme Davenor Farm.............................84

Masterfeeds.............................................85

Bohrson Marketing Services........................

Ferme Gagnon Farm...............................84

Maxwell Simmentals ..........................13,78

..............10,13,18,19,3,4,35,37,40,86,OBC

First Class Cattle Marketing .5,18,19,39,86

McCormack Family Ranch......................81

Bonchuck Farms .....................................82

Flying TL Simmentals..............................49

MCG Simmentals....................................78

Boomer Creek Livestock.........................82

Foley Simmentals....................................83

McIntosh Livestock..................................81

Bouchard Livestock International.........3,86

Genex......................................................86

McManus Simmentals ............................82

Boundary Ranch .....................................80

GJR Simmentals......................................80

McMillen Ranching Ltd.......................25,81

Bova-Tech Ltd..........................................86

Grady Bown ............................................85

MI Simmentals.........................................78

Bow Valley Genetics ...............................86

Grant Rolston Photography Ltd...............85

Mitchell Cattle Co....................................76

Brent Carey ............................................85

Gravandale Simmentals..........................83

Nolara Farms...........................................78

BrooksLand Farms..................................80

Grinalta Farms.........................................77

North Creek Simmentals.........................81

Canadian Cattlemen................................86

H.S. Knill Co. Ltd.....................................86

North Hill Simmentals..............................78

Car-Laur Simmentals...............................83

Hairy Hill Cattle Co..................................77

O Double E Simmentals..........................78

Cattle Cures ............................................85

Hannah Simmentals................................77

Oakview Simmentals ..............................44

Circle G Simmentals & Angus ................76

High Bluff Stock Farm..............................82

Okotoks Fleckvieh Embryo Group...........78

City View Simmentals..............................80

High Country Cattle Services .................77

Oslanski Simmental Farms......................78

Clarke Family Farms Inc.....................46,47

Hi-Tech Farms.........................................83

Parkhill Ranches......................................78

Clearwater Simmentals ..........................76

HOEGL Livestock....................................80

PeaceCOuntry Simmentals.....................76

Coulee Crossing Cattle Company...........45

Indian River Cattle Co.............................83

Pearson Farms........................................78

Crossroad Farms.....................................80

Janzen Ranches......................................77

Perkin Land + Cattle Co..........................44

Czech-Mate Livestock.............................76

Jetstream Livestock.................................83

Pheasantdale Cattle Co...........................81

Dan Skeels .............................................85

JNR Farms .............................................77

Phillips Farms Simmentals .....................84

Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants Ltd...86

Johnson Simmental & Charolais.............37

Pine Creek Simmentals...........................78

Dean Ege.................................................85

Keato Meadow Simmentals.....................77

Porter Ranches........................................78

Deeg Simmental......................................76

Kin Kin Cattle Co.....................................77

Rancier Farms.........................................78 87

RDG Simmentals.....................................78

Steen Agencies........................................85

Triangle 33 Simmentals...........................49

Rehorst Farms Ltd...................................83

Steve Dorran ..........................................85

Triple R Simmentals................................44

Ririe Simmentals.....................................78

Stewar Simmentals..................................84

Triple Rose Simmentals..........................84

Rist Mountain View Ranch .....................84

Stone Hill Farm........................................84

Tryon Simmentals....................................84

River Point Cattle Co...............................83

Stone Simmentals...................................79

TYMARC Livestock ................................79

Riverbank Farms.....................................82

Storebo Farm...........................................81

Verleysen Farms......................................79

Robb Farms.............................................81

Sullivan Simmentals ...............................84

Virgina Ranch..........................................79

Robson Acres..........................................83

Sully’s Farm ............................................84

W 2 Land& Cattle...............................10,79

Rosebud Simmentals..............................78

Sun Rise Simmentals..............................81

W2 Farms ...............................................82

SAJ Simmentals......................................81

Sun Star Simmentals...............................79

Wallgren Farms.......................................10

Scissors CreekCattle Co. .......................49

Sunny Valley Simmentals........................81

Weldehaven Farms ................................84

Semex.....................................................30

Sunrise Simmentals.................................49

Wells’ Crossing Cattle Company ............79

Seven-M Livestock..................................79

Swan Lake Farms ...................................82

Westway Farms.......................................21

SilverSmith Farms Ltd.............................79

Swantewitt Simmentals...........................79

Westway Farms Ltd.................................79

Simmeron Fleckveih Simmentals............79

T Bar C CattleCo. Ltd. .IFC,31,34,35,49,86

Windy Knoll Farm....................................84

Southpaw Cattle Company......................79

Timberlind Auctions ................................85

WJ Simmentals........................................79

Spring Creek Simentals.................34,35,81

TODD Simmentals...................................84

Wolfe Farms............................................80

Spring Lake Simmentals ....................20,79

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

Wolfe’s Fleckvieh ....................................80

Starwest Farm.........................................79

..........................18,19,20,27,33,44,86, IBC

XRC Simmentals ....................................82

#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 CSA Executive President Marlin LeBlanc Estevan, SK P: (306) 634-8031 C: (306) 421-2470 marlinleblanc@sasktel.net First Vice-President Shane Williams East Garafraxa, ON P: 519-787-1323 C: 519-938-1220 jetslivestock@aol.com Second Vice-President Byron Johnson Amisk, AB P: (780) 856-2175 C: (780) 806-3560 johnsonranching@gmail.com CSA Directors Roger Deeg Strathmore, AB P: (403) 901-5305 rbdeeg@gmail.com Ben Farrant Lousana, AB P: 403-896-4331 redtopagventures@gmail.com

Blair McIntosh Maymont, SK C: (306) 441-7755 mcintoshlivestock@hotmail.com Bill Biglieni Douglas, MB, C: (204) 729-7925 wlblivestock@gmail.com Scott Mathews Canton de Hatley, QC C: (819) 993-5187 scottmathews01@gmail.com Jennie Mutch Vernon, PEI C: (902) 388-1613 jenniemutch@gmail.com Provincial Associations British Columbia President Lorne Webster Abbotsford, BC P: (778) 245-0175 lornewebster@hotmail.com Secretary: Jan Wisse P: (604) 819-5511

Alberta President Barclay Smith Cherhill, AB P: 780-305-6716 barclay.sibl@hotmail.com Field Person Dwayne Martin Stettler, AB P: (780) 940-3510 dmartin3510@gmail.com Secretary: Katie Deeg P: (403) 899-2291 albertasimmental@gmail.com Saskatchewan President Kyle Ashworth Oungre, SK P: (306) 861-9352 kyleashworth@hotmail.com

CSA Staff General Manager Bruce Holmquist C: (639) 314-4613 bholmquist@simmental.com

Secretary: Cassidy Cadarette Foster Lac Brome, QC (450)-204-6836 asq-qsa@outlook.com

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

Office Manager Member Services Manager: Barb Judd Ashton Colvin P: (403) 250-7979 memberservices.osa@gmail.com bjudd@simmental.com Quebec Programs Coordinator President: Pat Sullivan Sue Giles Gracefield, QC P: (403) 793-0409 sgiles@simmental.com (819)-334-2409

Maritimes President Kerwin Delong Secretary: Carolyn McCormack Kingston, NS P: (306) 697-2945 P: (902) 765-2645 sasksimmental@yourlink.ca kdelong@bellaliant.net Manitoba Secretary: Lacey Fisher Melissa McRae Amherst, NS President P: (902) 661-0766 Brandon, MB timberwoodfarms@seasidehighP: (204) 573-9903 speed.com prairiepistoldesigns@gmail.com Secretary: Laurelly Beswitherick P: (204) 637-2046 b2@inetlink.ca

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Ontario President Scott Dykstra Jarvis, ON P: (905) 768-4281 dykstras@optionsdsl.ca

Laurie Macdonald lmacdonald@simmental.com Dallas Wise dwise@simmental.com Receptionist & Member Services Devra Leavitt dleavitt@simmental.com Administrative Assistant Rae-Lee Erickson rerickson@simmental.com YCSA Coordinator Crystal Fisk 306-897-0274 cfisk@simmental.com

Winter 2021 Publication Information...................................................2 DNA Rebate Program.......................................................4 From The Gate Post (English)........................................8 CCA Article............................................................................9 Breed Improvement (English)..................................... 12 Meet The CSA Dirrectors.............................................. 14 Vet’s Advice....................................................................... 22 From The Gate Post (French)...................................... 26 Breed Improvement (French)..................................... 32 CSA Bylaw Changes........................................................ 38

CSA Nomination Form.................................................. 34 Alberta Simmental Association................................. 51 Saskatchewan Simmental Association.................... 52 Manitoba Simmental Association............................. 54 Ontario Simmental Association................................. 55 Quebec Simmental Association................................ 56 Maritime Simmental Association.............................. 57 2021 Fall Show Results................................................. 58 2021 Fall Sale Results.................................................... 64 Advertiser’s Index............................................................ 87 CSA Contacts.................................................................... 88 What’s Happening.......................................................... 90

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HILL 70 QUANTOCK RANCH LTD. BARN BURNIN’ BULL SALE LLOYDMINSTER, AB RUST MOUNTAIN VIEW RANCH 11TH ANNUAL BULL SALE MERCER, ND GENETIC EDGE BULL SALE RIMBEY, AB JNR FARMS BULL & FEMALE SALE WILLINGDON, AB SODERGLEN SELECT BULL SALE 2022 AIRDRIE, AB ROD & STARS SIMMENTAL BULL SALE DLMS FARMGATE AUCTION FUTURE LEGENDS 3RD ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL SALE INNISFAIL, AB TRIANGLE STOCK FARM 11TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE PARKLAND COUNTY, AB MADER RANCHES 33RD ANNUAL BULL SALE CARSTAIRS, AB FEBRUARY FREEZE ALL BREEDS FROZEN GENETICS ONLINE SALE DLMS.CA CIRCLE G SIMMENTAL & ANGUS BULL SALE INNISFAIL, AB TRIPLE THREAT BULL SALE FALUN, AB ELM TREE & FERME FORBELL ONLINE BULL SALE DLMS FARMGATE GENETIC PLUS ALL BREDS ONLINE SEMEN AND EMBRYO SALE DLMS FARMGATE RENDEZVOUS FARMS18TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY MONDAY SIMMENTAL BULL & FEMALE SALE STE. ROSE DU LAC, MB ULTRA/CZECH-MATE 5TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE INNISFAIL, AB W2 LAND & CATTLE BULL SALE – CHAPTER 4 VERMILION, AB CROSSROAD FARMS BULL & FEMALE SALE SHELL LAKE, SK ROBB/HOEGL/GREENWOOD 17TH ANNUAL BULL SALE LLOYDMINSTER, SK BULL RUSH SIMMENTAL BULL SALE RIMBEY, AB LONE STONE FARMS SIMMENTAL & RED ANGUS BULL SALE WESTLOCK, AB MAXWELL/RANCIER 27TH ANNUAL BULL SALE CAMROSE, AB TRANSCON’S PEACE COUNTRY SIMMENTAL BULL SALE BEAVERLODGE, AB LEWIS FARMS 37TH ANNUAL BULL SALE SPRUCE GROVE, AB M&J / GLASMAN FARMS SIMMENTAL & ANGUS TWO YEAR OLD BULL SALE RUSSELL, MB BULL FEST ’22 SIMMENTAL BULL SALE CAMROSE, AB HORNER/DOWNHILL/TSN ONLINE BULL SALE\ DLMS FARMGATE BEECHINOR BROS. SIMMENTAL BULL SALE BENTLEY, AB

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ERIXON SIMMENTALS BULL & FEMALE SALE CLAVET, SK KSL SIMMENTALS 4TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE BEAVERLODGE, AB KUZIO FARMS & TY-D LIVESTOCK BULL SALE VERMILLION, AB

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DOUBLE BAR D “BEST OF BOTH WORLDS” SIMMENTAL & SIMANGUS BULL SALE GRENFELL, SK MCG SIMMENTALS 7 GUEST BULL & FEMALE SALE STAVELY, AB SPRING LAKE SIMMENTALS, THE ZIMMERS BULL SALE DAYSLAND, AB THE EVENT BULL & FEMALE SALE OLDS, AB RUSYLVIA CATTLE CO 2ND ANNUAL BULL SALE DERWENT, AB MAPLE LAKE STOCK FARMS KICK OFF TO SPRING BULL SALE HARTNEY, MB JP CATTLE CO. ANNUAL SIMMENTAL & ANGUS BULL SALE MCAULEY, MB WESTWAY FARMS BULL SALE DIDSBURY, AB PHEASANTDALE 18TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE BALCARRES, SK LABATTE SIMMENTALS 42ND ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE MOOSE JAW, SK FERME GAGNON INC 23RD ANNUAL BULL SALE CHENEVILLE, QC CHITTICK FAMILY BULL SALE MAYERTHORPE, AB BRIDGE CITY SIMMENTAL BULL & FEMALE SALE SASKATOON, SK LEEWOOD RANCH BULL & FEMALE SALE MANNVILLE, AB MCMILLEN RANCHING 28TH ANNUAL BULL SALE CARIEVALE, SK LOCKHART VALLEY 17TH ANNUAL BULL SALE RIMBEY, AB KINDRED SPIRIT ONLINE BULL SALE DLMS FARMGATE AUCTION R PLUS 22ND ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE ESTEVAN, SK MARCH MADNESS ONLINE FROZEN GENETICS & FALL CALVING PREGNANT RECIPIENT SALE DLMS FARMGATE AUCTION WLB LIVESTOCK ONLINE BULL SALE DLMS FARM GATE TIMED AUCTIONS - DOUGLAS MB. CANADIAN CENTRAL BULL & FEMALE SIMMENTAL & ANGUS SALE NEEPAWA, MB THE RED WILLOW RANCH LTD. BULL SALE CUT KNIFE, SK TRANSCON’S BULL SPECTRUM SIMMENTAL SALE INNISFAIL, AB ASHWORTH FARM & RANCH LTD 19TH ANNUAL BULL SALE OUNGRE, SK GREENVALLEY RANCH ONLINE BULL SALE DLMS FARMGATE AUCTION

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BONCHUK FARMS ANNUAL BULL SALE MARCH 17 TRANSCON’S PREMIUM BEEF SIMMENTAL BULL SALE VIRDEN, MB NEEPAWA, MB JOHNSON RANCHING 9TH ANNUAL BULL SALE MARCH 17 TER-RON FARMS 17TH ANNUAL BULL & SELECT FEMALE SALE PROVOST, AB FORESTBURG, AB MAR-MAC FARMS BULL SALE MARCH 18 HIGH BLUFF STOCK FARMS CHAROLAIS & SIMMENTAL BRANDON, MB BULL SALE SUNNY VALLEY SIMMENTALS 34TH ANNUAL BULL & INGLIS, MB FEMALE SALE MARCH 18 PORTER RANCHES BULL SALE HANLEY, SK STONY PLAIN, AB PLACE YOUR BET BULL SALE MARCH 19 PROUDLY WESTERN SIMMENTAL BULL SALE CAMROSE, AB WHITEWOOD, SK SPRING CREEK’S “IN PURSUIT OF PERFECTION” BULL SALE MARCH 19 PREMIUM GENETICS BULL SALE MOOSOMIN, SK MOOSE JAW, SK TRANSCON’S 4TH ANNUAL NEXT STEP BULL SALE MARCH 19 KT RANCH ONLINE BULL SALE THORSBY, AB DLMS FARMGATE AUCTION 19TH ANNUAL DEEG SIMMENTALS BULL SALE MARCH 19 18TH ANNUAL KULYK SIMMENTALS BULL SALE STRATHMORE, AB LLOYDMINSTER, SK 18TH BLUSHROSE BULL & FEMALE SALE MARCH 20 PRAIRIE WIND FARMS ONLINE SIMMENTAL BULL SALE UNITY, SK DLMS.CA NORTHERN CLASSIC 19TH ANNUAL CHAROLAIS & MARCH 20 DART SIMMENTALS AND GUEST CONSIGNORS 4TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL SALE BULL SALE GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB GLENDON, AB 4TH ANNUAL RANCHERS CHOICE BULL SALE MARCH 21 HIGHWAY 21 GROUP CHROLAIS & SIMM/ANGUS BULL SALE DLMS FARMGATE AUCTION HANNA, AB RAINBOW RIVER SIMMENTALS 7TH ANNUAL ONLINE BULL SALE MARCH 21 TRANSCON’S CATTLE COUNTRY SIMMENTAL BULL SALE DLMS FARMGATE AUCTION MARCH 11-12 NEEPAWA, MB 83 SOUTH SIMMENTAL BULL SALE MARCH 22 CITYVIEW SIMMENTALS/ABOUND LIVESTOCK 12TH ANNUAL DLMS FARMGATE BULL SALE BLACK GOLD SIMMENTALS BULL & FEMALE SALE MOOSE JAW, SK LLOYDMINSTER, SK MARCH 24 WHEATLAND CATTLE CO. ANNUAL BULL SALE SWANTEWITT & SAGE SIMMENTALS 18TH ANNUAL BULL & BIENFAIT, SK FEMALE PRODUCTION SALE MARCH 24 JANZEN RANCHES 29TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL & RED ANGUS SHININGBANK, AB BULL SALE TRANSCON’S RED DEER COUNTY BULL SALE ROSEMARY, AB INNISFAIL, AB MARCH 25 CATTLE CAPITOL BULL & FEMALE SALE RANCHERS SELECT 3RD ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BULL SALE MCCREARY, MB NEEPAWA, MB MARCH 25 PERROT/COME AS U R 5TH ANNUAL ONLINE BULL & VENTE DE TAUREAUX SYNERGIE BULL SALE FEMALE SALE SAINTE-SOPHIE-DE-LEVRARD, QC DVAUCTION.COM CROWE BROS. ONLINE SIMMENTAL BULL SALE MARCH 26 CLARKE FAMILY FARMS INS. DLMS FARMGATE BLENHEIM, ON EARLY SUNSET ONLY THE GOOD ONES SELL BULL & MARCH 27 BEST OF THE BREEDS BULL SALE FEMALE SALE YORKTON, SK EDAM, SK MARCH 27 RISKAN HOPE FARMS AND HALLS CATTLE CO. ANNUAL BULL BRANDL CATTLE CO. BULL SALE SALE JARVIE, AB CRAIK, SK AJB LIVESTOCK ONLINE BULL SALE MARCH 28 SOUTHWEST SHOWCASE SIMMENTAL BULL SALE DLMS FARMGATE SWIFT CURRENT, SK MCINTOSH RANCH & GUEST ONLINE BULL SALE DLMS FARMGATE APRIL SOUTH SASK SIMMENTAL & ANGUS SALE APRIL 2 TRANSCON’S 27TH ANNUAL ADVANTAGE BULL & FEMALE SALE MOOSE JAW, SK SASKATOON, SK OAKVIEW / PERSKIN / TRIPLE R SIMMENTAL BULL SALE APRIL 2 LUNDAR BULL SALE DARLINGFORD, MB LUNDAR,MB VAN DEVELDE CATTLE & DELLGHT SIMMENTALS ONLINE BULL APRIL 2 MARITIMES BEEF TEST STATION BULL SALE SALE NAPPAN, NS DLMS FARMGATE KUNTZ-MCINTOSH-SAJ SIMMENTAL BULL SALE MAY LLOYDMINSTER, SK MAY 7 RUST MOUNTAIN VIEW RANCH SPRING TURN-OUT BULL SALE PRAIRIE PARTNERS BULL & FEMALE SALE MERCER, ND KILLARNEY, MB THE PRAIRIE LANDS 2ND ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE INNISFAIL, AB ADAIR RANCH 29TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE BROWNFIELD, AB

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