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ADDS UP Quality that COUNTS

BAR-E-L CUT ME LOOSE 170C BAR-E-L CUT ME LOOSE 170C was purchased by Pat and Sandra Keith in our 2016 sale. He has grown into a stout, powerful herdsire. His maternal brother sold in this year’s sale to repeat customer, Rafter 17 Ranching. We really appreciate that our customers come back year after year and acknowledge the quality they have come to expect.

Thanks to all our buyers from this year’s sale and those who have purchased genetics from BAR-E-L throughout the year.

L E R BA Angus

BAR-E-L KINGPIN 53F Maternal brother to BAR-E-L CUT ME LOOSE 170C Purchased by Rafter 17 Ranching

Dave & Lynne Longshore Family

Stettler, AB H. 403.579.2394 C. 403.740.6788 Web: www.bar-e-l.com Email: barelangus@gmail.com

Next Bull & Female Sale March 12, 2020

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SATURDAY AUGUST 31, 2019 MAPLE HILL AUCTIONS HANOVER, ON A U T U M N

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Including the Neilcairn Angus Dispersal! Over 100 Lots of Elite Black Angus Sell!

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Sale Management T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

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Shane Michelson 403-363-9973

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Sire: BSF HOT LOTTO 1401 Dam: HF ERICA 20X BW: 1.4 WW: 68 YW: 113 Milk: 21 TM: 55

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Keystone Klassic

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December 7, 2019 • Brandon, MB

Many will carry his influence or be bred to HF Hot Lotto 54D

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All females will have an AI date and very short exposure to our excellent herdbull Battery

HBH Angus Farms Inc. Box 94, Oak River, MB, R0K 1T0

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2019 Summer Issue

In This 2019 JUDGES Phil Brown Gord Collier Kiani Evans Ken Friesen Bob Gowans 292140 Wagon Wheel Boulevard, Rocky View County, AB T4A 0E2 Phone: (403) 571-3580 | Fax:Hahn (403) 571-3599 Bob www.canangusfoundation.ca Rodney Hollman Canadian Angus Foundation Launches New History Book

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Tanya Hollman Jarek Kotlewski Myles Immerkar Ron McGivern Marie McGivern Ian Mitchell Donna Mills

Commemorating Breed and Member History June 17, 2019: For immediate release

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Even as we walked up to the table for check-in, it continued: “Those photographs are supposed to be on tag board, not foam board. They will be docked a full ribbon placing unless you can get that corrected.”

We had 15 minutes, more projects to enter and a sleeping toddler in the car, but a Dollar Store across the street held hope. I wanted to just forget it, but my nine-year-old’s eyes told me I couldn’t.

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as in every

By Miranda Reiman

The flowers that weren’t blooming in time for the table setting centerpiece? We bought silk. The paint that wouldn’t dry in the unusually humid weather that stayed on all week? My son had to apply a touch-up or two after it was loaded into the pickup bed and then we left a high-powered fan on it until the last second.

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The Art Of The Fix

As I got in the car to drive to our fairgrounds recently, I exhaled a sigh of relief through my ironic smile at all that didn’t go right this year.

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4-H prep should be an Olympic sport, or at least it felt that way as I helped my older kids get ready for entry day at the county fair. Forms filled out, recipes found, last coats of paint applied. It’s a race against the clock. Even with a couple of decades behind her, I think my mom still gets flashbacks to the anxiety around the third week in August.

Canadian Junior Angus Showdown Results

CAF - Junior Ambassador Canadian Angus Foundation Chair Cecilie Fleming and Vice Chair Kirk Wildman unveil the Canadian Angus History Book on June 6, 2019.

The Canadian Angus Foundation was incorporated in 1993 and is the charitable arm of the Canadian Angus Association.

Belinda Wagner Executive Director Canadian Angus Foundation 306-757-6133 bwagner@cdnangus.ca

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The 560-page, full-colour book is the third history book published in the Canadian Angus Association’s 113-year history. Nearly every page features photographs from the Association’s archives or that were submitted by members with their histories. Tina Zakowsky, Canadian Angus Association Administration Team Leader and History Book Managing Editor says “The new Canadian Angus history book contains a comprehensive summary of the history of the Angus breed, an overview of Angus in Canada and 363 Canadian Angus member histories in the members’ own words. Our volunteer team has spent thousands of hours producing this beautiful tribute to those who have chosen to raise Angus cattle. We are confident that the stories on these pages will make you laugh and cry and will make you feel incredibly proud to be part of the Canadian Angus fraternity.”

For more information, please contact:

CAF - History Book

John Parkes Grant Rolston Lauralee Rolston Maureen Smith Sara Kate Smith Allison Speller

Rocky View County, AB — The new Canadian Angus history book, The Breed, The Legends, The History—Canadian Angus History Book, 2019 Edition is now available for purchase for $90 per copy. Books can be picked up at the Canadian Angus Association office in Rocky View County, Alberta or the Canadian Angus Foundation office in Regina, Saskatchewan or can be ordered by phone or email and shipped.

A volunteer committee spent over two-and-a-half years gathering member histories and information and compiling the book which was launched at the President’s Reception on Thursday, June 6 which kicked off the Canadian Angus National Convention in Drumheller, AB.

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But what problems have you just shrugged off as unsolvable?

I was recently discussing the labor shortage in agriculture with a Colorado producer, noting it’s a subject that comes up on every ranch I visit.

“They just aren’t creative enough,” he said. His calf branding day was fully staffed via a donation to the local wrestling team.

Innovation born from necessity.

Maybe there’s a health problem that could benefit from a change in herd management rather than a change in vaccinations. Maybe there’s a marketing hurdle that just needs you to build some relationships or back your herd with data, rather than trying a different auction barn.

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The Real World

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Not Taken for Granted

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Vet’s Advice

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Advertising & Subscription Rates

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Schedule of Events

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We often say cattlemen are part scientist, part businessman, with a dose of meteorologist and mechanic thrown in. You’re rooted in science, but when great and immediate need comes along, don’t forget there’s an awful lot of your job that is still an exercise in art.

Belvin Angus Wins CAB Commitment to Excellence Next time in Black Ink®, Nicole Erceg will look at why any ranch would adopt technologies that are not free.

Award Questions? E-mail mreiman@certfiedangusbeef.com.

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The solution came in the form of a friend who

By Miranda Reiman walked in with extra tag board in the final minutes, a borrowed pair of scissors and rubber cement from the Extension office.

4-H taught me many lessons during my middle school and high school days, but I now have a different vantage point. As mostly support staff, chief encourager and head of the taxi service, this year showed me another truth: you can be pretty creative when you have to be.

Cattlemen and women already know this. Anybody who has ever dealt with a mad mama cow and still managed to tag that baby, knows that sometimes stressful situations inspire the most creative solutions.

The Hamilton family has a business card and a Sometimes you even marvel at your own MacGyverstanding invitation from a steakhouse owner in like skills with a field or roadside repair.

Vancouver. They’ve gotten a personal tour of a sushi restaurant in Calgary. On their Belvin Angus ranch near Innisfail, Alberta, they’ve shared meals with fishmongers, beef marketers and some of the most renowned chefs in the country.

There are perhaps no better Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand ambassadors in Canada than Gavin and Mabel Hamilton, says CAB president John Stika.

“They’ve always been willing to open up their gates and share their hospitality with people from all over the beef production chain,” Stika says. “Those firsthand experiences are critical to giving these guys the knowledge they need to sell more beef.”

For their involvement with the brand, along with their focus on producing quality cattle that work for their commercial customers, Belvin Angus recently received the CAB Canadian Commitment to Excellence Award.

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Gavin and Mabel, with their son Colton and daughter Quinn, and her husband Brendyn Elliot, accepted the award on Saturday, June 8 at the annual Canadian Angus National Convention in Drumheller, Alberta.

We like to host the people CAB brings because it’s a way of telling our story, and with any luck,” Mabel says, “getting rid of some of the misconceptions that are out there about what we do.”

They have hosted many end-user groups, including the 50-person CAB Canadian Roundup in 2017.

Perhaps they owe it to being an easy drive from the airport, a short hour north of Calgary International and just off of Queen Elizabeth 2 highway.

Cover Photography Grant Rolston

Maybe they owe the desire to do it to Mabel’s mom.

“My mother was always very particular,” she says.

“If you’re going to participate, you’re going to be involved.”

To say they’ve taken that to heart is an understatement.

The Hamiltons have served on committees, judged shows and organized meetings. Mabel was a longtime director and past president of the Canadian Angus Association.

“They are committed to a quality product and customer service,” says Myles Immerkar, CEO of the Canadian Angus Association. “They’ve been

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BREEDS REPRESENTED:

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PFLC 46F PFLC 355F Sire: PVF Insight 0129 Sire: PVF Insight 0129

PFLC 65F Sire: PVF Insight 0129

PFLC 6F PFLC 43F PFLC 484F Sire: PFLC Insight 94D Sire: PFLC Insight 94D Sire: PFLC Insight 914C

PFLC 302F Sire: PFLC Insight 914C

PFLC 841F Sire: MAR Respond 1734

PFLC 124F Sire: S A V Brilliance 8077

PFLC 338F Sire: MAR Respond 1734

PFLC 41F

PFLC 1F Sire: Connealy Final Product Sire: Connealy Final Product

PFLC 308F Sire: S A V Renown 3439 Today’s Angus Advantag e 6

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Owned with Plattemere Weigh Up K360

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North Perth Angus Ray, Evelene and Ian Weber

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NB Cattle Co Shagbark Angus B&E Honeyfields Ryan Vandenhurk Maple Line Farm Brent Grainger Brad Scott Corey Jones Catherine Halliday Dave Gibson Belinda Bowman Donald Scott Harron Farms Joanne Lamb Eddie Husk

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CRHD 35F BISMARCK X KODIAK

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WMC 3E BISMARCK X RIGHT WAY

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We build high quality cattle using A.I., with focus on sound structure and feet, while building on high performance, high gain cattle!

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“You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”

In late spring and early summer, I spend most of the time traveling and visiting clients and new clientele. I get to see new crops and new calves that will impact programs in the following year. Although mother - Abraham Lincoln nature gave rain to the East and drought throughout It’s beyond me that some mashed-up peas, some the West, she has shown compassion and has leveled canola oil and various seasonings (many of which I out the playing field. have not heard of) rolled up into a ball, flattened and put on a grill are proclaimed as a substitute for a Summer is an optimal time of year to do a little juicy hamburger and a cool one. Both Beyond and traveling. After haying (for those who had some) and Impossible processors will tell you their burgers before harvest, one can get away for a day or two, visit have less fat, but their sodium levels (through the some herds and see how their programs compare seasoning) to add flavor, are five times to that of a to yours; but most importantly, go shopping for your real beef burger. This alone could lead to high blood next herd bull. For those who have had a successful pressure and a resulting stroke. Since beef provides bull season, you know that to keep your customers iron and B12, key nutrients for health and body you need that next new bull and for those who had growth, all the fast-food outlets that market this new an off year, you know you need that new bull! idea should offer a vitamin dosage instead of fries, as Sometimes to a cowboy, who makes his living by his their commitment to your health. gut and hands, it is hard to explain that politics have What I cannot understand is why is the Beyond a direct influence on his livelihood. But this past year, product in the meat section of a local supermarket? decisions made at the national capital have made the Should it not be in the cereal aisle or dog food aisle as waters a little murky with our trading partners. The it has similar ingredients. What is also amazing is that only influence we can make is with our ballot on st the Beyond burger is priced double to a Canadian October 21 … so please get out and vote.

Angus beef burger... go figure! Baby boomers For those who have doubts, listen to Abe! experienced such fads like hula hoops and 8-track tapes in the era of the 50’s and 60’s... now you cannot find them even at garage sales!

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Bench Angus

SECOND ANNUAL •LONG YEARLING BULL & PUREBRED HEIFER SALE•

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Bench Insight 212E

Purchased by Baynton Ranch Ltd., Maple Creek, SK

Bench Thunder 6243F

Purchased by Grassy Hill Farming, Shaunavon, SK

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Bench Rito 483F

Purchased by Leon Torkelson, Millicent, AB

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 Everyone knew that Shorty had a soft spot for dogs.

He had never met a dog he didn’t like, so when Shorty started at Harry’s three or four years ago, it was a given that he and Mike would become friends. Mike had been purchased as a pup by Harry and trained by Shorty’s predecessor, who had reluctantly left Mike on the ranch when he moved on.

Mike went everywhere with Shorty. They worked well together and Shorty really appreciated the help.

Shorty talked to Mike as though he was a human and Mike listened to Shorty way better than any human. That relationship was finally put to a test when Cathy came along.

Cathy liked Mike, but she really didn’t have a choice.

He and Shorty were kind of a package deal when she came on the scene. The first time she had shown up at the ranch, there they were, riding across the pasture. Mike was asleep laying across Shorty’s lap tucked in between Shorty and the saddle horn. Mike woke up when he heard Cathy’s voice and jumped off the moving horse to greet her.

“Mike…this is Cathy, Cathy…Mike.” Shorty had dismounted and was opening the barb wire gate that separated he and Cathy.

“Hi Shorty!” Mike had joined Cathy and she was petting his head. “Mike is so cute!”

Mike was a lot of things, but cute wasn’t one that immediately jumped to Shorty’s mind. He was smart, hardworking, loyal…but cute, nope not so much. But Mike was eating this up, he was leaning in for all the loving that Cathy would give.

Shorty grinned to himself as he looked over at his companion. Mike was asleep on the seat of the truck, right beside Shorty who was the pilot. For some reason that first meeting had popped into his head. It was a long time ago, Cathy was now his wife and Mike had a few years and a lot of miles on him since then.

They had just finished hauling a load of cow calf pairs out to the spring range and they had one more load to go.

It had been a long day for both man and beast. As they rolled up on the corrals, Shorty saw Cathy standing there waiting for his arrival.

“I brought you some supper, you must be hungry!”

Cathy smiled at her husband as he and Mike got out of the truck. “How long are you gonna be?”

“Thanks Cathy. We just got one more load. Do you want to go for a ride?”

Cathy was watching while Shorty wolfed down most of a sandwich. He took the last bit of the sandwich and tossed it to Mike.

“Really Shorty? You feed Mike half your supper?”

“Not half, just a bit to keep him going. He has had a long day! You wanna come with us?” Shorty was hoping to change the direction this conversation was going. He hadn’t even thought about the snack for Mike, it was just a habit. He thought better of trying to explain that to his wife.

“Sure! Where are we going?” Cathy was still shaking her head at her husband’s treatment of that damned dog.

“Teachy place.”

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“Well let’s get going, it is going to be dark by the time we get there.” Shorty jumped into the truck, backed into the load alley and Cathy watched her husband and Mike load the trailer. They did work well together she conceded.

As they set out from the home place, Cathy, who was sitting on the passenger side of the truck, separated from her husband by a border collie, looked over at her driver and asked “Why do you call it the Teachy Place? Harry calls it the Tsetse Place.”

“Well…” Shorty began, “That is because Harry is wrong. Think about it, why would the locals name a place after an African fly that carries diseases? Remember Harry is a displaced American.”

“Who or what is a Teachy, Shorty?”

“A long time ago there was a small community over there. There was only four or five families living there, but there were enough kids that they had their own school and teaching in that school was an old, cranky bugger that the kids called “Teachy”, mostly because he hated that name. When the school closed, he stayed on that property and the name just stuck with the place.

My Mom was one of those kids and Teachy pretty much turned her off education and teachers.”

“Really? I didn’t know… Geez Mike! Do you have to fart all the way to the pasture?” Cathy rolled down the passenger window, Mike paid no attention to her accusation.

“Hey it’s not his fault, he doesn’t like that whole wheat bread...it upsets his stomach.” Shorty realized as he was talking that there is a time when the less said, the better.

There was little said for the rest of the trip. They rolled into the pasture, backed into the corrals and unloaded the cattle. Shorty let Cathy know they would wait a few minutes to allow everything to mother up before they opened the gate. It was getting dark by the time the cows had been reunited with their calves.

“Cathy, can you go just over there and make sure the cows head up the hill? Mike and I will get them out of the corral.”

Cathy headed towards her position.

“Don’t worry if they go the other way, they will find their way in the morning.” Shorty watched his wife give him a hand signal that he understood to be a thumbs up, at least one of her digits was pointed up.

He opened the gate and watched the cows file out and up the hill just as Cathy had been asked. All except for one. That cow decided to go left instead of right and Shorty caught a glimpse of his wife running down the hill to cut her off.

“Cathy down!” Shorty realized what he had said about 5 seconds before Cathy. He hoped for all those 5 seconds that she didn’t hear him. He looked over at Mike and he was as flat to the ground as Shorty had ever seen him and he was looking at Shorty in sheer disbelief.

“WHAT DID YOU SAY?” Cathy had apparently heard.

Mike began to slink away.

“WHAT DID YOU SAY SHORTY?” Shorty was stuck for an answer. He didn’t see any purpose in repeating his wishes, “Sorry” was the best he could come up with. He turned around and there stood the love of his life and his wife. Both were staring at him, except his wife now had a smile on her face.

“Really? DOWN” “Sorry long day, heat of the moment.” Shorty walked towards her for a hug.

“You are a jerk Shorty!” Cathy was laughing now. She opened the truck door and let Mike hop in, by the time Shorty got in Mike was stretched out across the seat with his head on Cathy’s lap in what Shorty thought was a clear sign of solidarity. Shorty fired up the truck, Cathy smiled at her husband and Mike farted.

Damn whole wheat.

Grant Rolston was born and raised in ranching country near Penticton, British Columbia.

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

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Federal Funding Supports Canadian Angus Association Research for Economically Relevant Traits to Improve Breeder Efficiency and Productivity July 22, 2019: for immediate release Rocky View County, AB — The Canadian Angus Association (CAA) is very grateful for the investment of $238,920 from the Canadian Agriculture Partnership (the Partnership) Agri-Assurance program to help us use genomic tools to select for foot and leg health and improve animal welfare. The funding was announced as part of an overall investment of $8.3 million for six projects that will help support Canada’s world-class beef industry.

The Canadian Angus Association research project aims to develop genetic selection tools for feet and legs in beef cattle. Lameness in cattle has been attributed as the primary cause of reduced animal welfare, production loss (breeding activity, milk production and growth), economic loss (early culling) and reduced consumer confidence.

We are working with Canadian beef producers to phenotype 5,000 Canadian Angus animals for feet and leg structure. The data will be used to: • Generate genomically enhanced Expected Progeny Differences (GE-EPDs) for feet and leg structure included in the CAA’s suite of available EPDs • Create economic estimations of trait impact for inclusion of traits in index EPDs • Increase animal health, welfare, longevity and profitability through genetic selection for improved feet and leg structure While the Canadian dairy industry has been measuring and selecting for improved feet and leg structure for several years, extensive grazing makes such measurement and selection more challenging for beef cattle.

These investments will help Canadian beef producers become more competitive and provide them with the tools they need to remain sustainable and innovative. “The support from the Partnership will provide the CAA with the ability to conduct new research on a number of economically important traits relating to improving the efficiencies and productivity of the Canadian beef breeder,” says CAA CEO Myles Immerkar. “Currently the tools to measure, select and improve these economically critical traits are not available to the beef breeder and the development of these tools and the improvement in these traits will continue to impact the functionality of the Canadian cow herd.”

The Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a five-year, $3-billion investment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen the agriculture and agri-food sector.

The Canadian Angus Association is Canada’s largest purebred beef breed organization, registering about half of Canada’s purebred beef cattle. The Association represents more than 2,000 members across Canada for the purposes of registering and recording the pedigrees of purebred Angus cattle in the closed Herd Book and promoting the breed across Canada. The member-approved mandate is to maintain breed registry, breed purity and provide services that enhance the growth and position of the Angus breed.

For more information, please contact: Tina Zakowsky Administration Team Leader Canadian Angus Association tzakowsky@cdnangus.ca 1-888-571-3580 Today’s Angus Advantag e 22

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292140 Wagon Wheel Boulevard, Rocky View County, AB T4A 0E2 Phone: (403) 571-3580 | Fax: (403) 571-3599 www.canangusfoundation.ca

Canadian Angus Foundation Launches New History Book Commemorating Breed and Member History June 17, 2019: For immediate release Rocky View County, AB — The new Canadian Angus history book, The Breed, The Legends, The History—Canadian Angus History Book, 2019 Edition is now available for purchase for $90 per copy. Books can be picked up at the Canadian Angus Association office in Rocky View County, Alberta or the Canadian Angus Foundation office in Regina, Saskatchewan or can be ordered by phone or email and shipped.

A volunteer committee spent over two-and-a-half years gathering member histories and information and compiling the book which was launched at the President’s Reception on Thursday, June 6 which kicked off the Canadian Angus National Convention in Drumheller, AB.

Canadian Angus Foundation Chair Cecilie Fleming and Vice Chair Kirk Wildman unveil the Canadian Angus History Book on June 6, 2019.

The 560-page, full-colour book is the third history book published in the Canadian Angus Association’s 113-year history. Nearly every page features photographs from the Association’s archives or that were submitted by members with their histories. Tina Zakowsky, Canadian Angus Association Administration Team Leader and History Book Managing Editor says “The new Canadian Angus history book contains a comprehensive summary of the history of the Angus breed, an overview of Angus in Canada and 363 Canadian Angus member histories in the members’ own words. Our volunteer team has spent thousands of hours producing this beautiful tribute to those who have chosen to raise Angus cattle. We are confident that the stories on these pages will make you laugh and cry and will make you feel incredibly proud to be part of the Canadian Angus fraternity.”

The Canadian Angus Foundation was incorporated in 1993 and is the charitable arm of the Canadian Angus Association.

For more information, please contact: Belinda Wagner Executive Director Canadian Angus Foundation 306-757-6133 bwagner@cdnangus.ca

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Thank you

PLATINUM

Canadian Angus Association Canadian Angus Foundation DLMS Direct Livestock Marketing Systems Poplar Meadows Angus

GOLD

Agriculture Futures Fund Alberta Angus Association Bar H Land & Cattle Co. Beef It Up Brooking Angus Ranch Certified Angus Beef Doug & Laurie Haughton & Family Gwillimdale Farms Inc. Saskatchewan Angus Association Still Meadows Angus T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

SILVER

All-Flex Canada BC Aberdeen Angus Association BC Junior Angus Association Belvin Angus Cudlobe Angus Diana’s Monogramming Harvest Angus Heart of the Valley Farms JPD Angus Manitoba Angus Association McGillivray Land & Livestock Nine Mile Ranch Ontario Angus Association Pedersen Livestock Peyton Haslam Sealin Creek Ranch Spady Farms

To All The Showdown 2019 Sponsors

BRONZE

Blast Angus Boundary “C” 4-H Club Canadian Red Angus Promotion Society Castlerock Marketing Fennel Ranches Geis Angus Farm Ltd. Kettle River Stockmen’s Association Lewis Farms Mac Angus Farms Maritime Angus Association Miller Wilson Angus N7 Stock Farm OBI Livestock Ltd. Ontario Junior Angus Association Premier Livestock Quebec Angus Association Ranch Covey Hill Rivendale Cattle Company Ter-Ron Farms

BREEDERS CHALLENGE Clay Hills Livestock Cor Vet Cattle Co. Crosby Cattle Eastondale Angus HBH Angus Farms Ivanhoe Angus Justamere Farms Ltd. Lauron Red Angus Mountain Ash Farm Nielson Land & Cattle Thomason Angus Farms Tullamore Angus Windy Willows Farms

INDUSTRY SUPPORTER

Anderson Cattle Company Inc. Angus T-Bone Farm Bannockburn Valley Farm Black’s Cattle Company Broken Bow Farm Cailsmere Farm Crestview Angus DSMR Stock Farm Dusty Breeze Farm Freeman’s Country Supply Hunter Acres Lorenz Angus Farms Model Farm Angus New Grafton Cattle Company Nu-Horizon Angus O’Brien Family Farm Oulton’s Angus Farm Pondsview Farms Ranch PJ Red Head Livestock Redrich Farms Springhill Farm Inc. Wheatley River Farm Wilbar Cattle Co. Worth-A-Bit Angus

CONTACT: Belinda Wagner • CJA Coordinator • 306-537-1518 • bwagner@cdnangus.ca • www.juniors.cdnangus.ca Today’s Angus Advantage 25

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2019 JUDGES Phil Brown Gord Collier Kiani Evans Ken Friesen Bob Gowans Bob Hahn Rodney Hollman

Tanya Hollman Jarek Kotlewski Myles Immerkar Ron McGivern Marie McGivern Ian Mitchell Donna Mills

John Parkes Grant Rolston Lauralee Rolston Maureen Smith Sara Kate Smith Allison Speller

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CONFORMATION CLASSES

TWO YEAR OLD COW CALF PAIR SPLIT 1 1. Garrett Liebreich, Radville, SK with Merit Socialite 7163E sired by Bar S Range Boss 4002 and her calf PM Socialite 33’19 sired by KR Apollo 6458 2. Faith DeLeon, Stettler, AB with PM Lady Heather 304’17 sired by PM Journey 522 and her calf PM Sky High 19’19 sired by Musgrave Sky High 1535

JUNIOR CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE Halley Adams, Forestburg, AB with Riverfront Rosebud 811F sired by Brooking Silver Lining 5012

PEE WEE DIVISION

HEIFER CALF 1. Roan Bosch, Coutts, AB with Border Butte Marion 103G sired by Border Butte Blaster 305E YEARLING HEIFER 1. Brydee-Lea Brady, Heffley Creek, BC with Sealin Creek Rosebud 98F sired by BBT Tomboy 7D STEER 1. Eric Fraser, Louis Creek, BC with Grave Digger 1. Renee Seelhof, Horsefly, BC with Mike 1. Lee Fraser, Louis Creek, BC with Teddy Bear 1. Blaine Huffman, 150 Mile House, BC with Stetson 1. Noah Sherwood, Kamloops, BC with Otis

OPEN DIVISION

YEARLING HEIFER SPLIT 1 1. Jorja Fox, Lloydminster, SK with Justamere 101 Blackcap 622F by sired by Sankeys Justified 101 2. Scott Brady, Heffley Creek, BC with McGillivray Blackbird 81F sired by McGillivray Tomboy 19D SPLIT 2 1. Jon Fox, Lloydminster, SK with EXAR Penny 8755 sired BC II Skyfall 2812 2. Tyra Fox, Lloydminster, SK with Justamere 1877 Empress 563F sired by EXAR Blue Chip 1877B SPLIT 3 1. Baxter Blair, McLean, SK with Koyle Firebird 24F sired by Colburn Primo 5153 2. Drayce Robertson, Lloydminster, AB with RSR 461 Forever Lady 162F sired by Justamere 1422 Cash In 461A

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER Kailey Brandl, Jarvie, AB with BCC Miss Burgess 52F sired by Vision Unanimous 1418

SENIOR CHAMPION AND GRAND CHAMPION OPEN FEMALE Garrett Liebreich, Radville, SK with Merit Socialite 7163E sired by Bar S Range Boss 4002 and her calf PM Socialite 33’19 sired by KR Apollo 6458 RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER Faith DeLeon, Stettler, AB with PM Lady Heather 304’17 sired by PM Journey 522 and her calf PM Sky High 19’19 sired by Musgrave Sky High 1535

OWNED DIVISION

YEARLING HEIFER SPLIT 1 1. Landon Brandl, Jarvie, AB with BCC Black Velvet 134F sired by BCC Fire It Up 2B 2. Matthew McGillivray, Kamloops, BC with Sealin Creek Rosebud 98F sired by BBT Tomboy 7D SPLIT 2 1. Aubree Higgins, Knutsford, BC with Sealin Creek Eline 4F sired by Angus Acres Tradition 50D 2. Rylonn Elliot, Rock Creek, BC with PM Rosebud 158’18 sired by Colburn Primo 5153 SPLIT 3 1. Halley Adams, Forestburg, AB with Riverfront Rosebud 811F sired by Brooking Silver Lining 5012 2. Kailey Brandl, Jarvie, AB with BCC Miss Burgess 52F sired by Vision Unanimous 1418

JUNIOR CHAMPION OPEN AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION OPEN FEMALE Jorja Fox, Lloydminster, SK with Justamere 101 Blackcap 622F by sired by Sankeys Justified 101

SPLIT 4 1. Keely Adams, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Diamond Mist 12F sired by MRLA 109D 2. Wynton Brandl, Jarvie, AB with Red BCC Renee 44F sired by Red Ter-Ron Hot Shot 10B

TWO YEAR OLD COW CALF PAIR 1. Kasey Adams, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Brandy 127E sired by Red U-2 Renown 193C and her calf Red Ter-Ron Torque 128G sired by Red MRLA Upload 165E 2. Shawna Williams, Fraser Lake, BC with PM Blackbird 278’17 sired by Duff Triple Crown 262 and her calf Lazy Daze Kodiak 2G sired by HF Kodiak 5R MATURE COW/CALF PAIR Lexi Dietrich, Forestburg, AB with Red Redrich Maggie 99X sired by Red Wraz Joe 44U and her calf Red Redrich Gambler 99G sired by Red Jewel Tradin Right 108D

SENIOR AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE Kasey Adams, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Brandy 127E sired by Red U-2 Renown 193C and her calf Red Ter-Ron Torque 128G sired by Red MRLA Upload 165E RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION FEMALE Shawna Williams, Fraser Lake, BC with PM Blackbird 278’17 sired by Duff Triple Crown 262 and her calf Lazy Daze Kodiak 2G sired by HF Kodiak 5R

BRED AND OWNED DIVISION

CHAMPION HEIFER CALF Rylonn Elliot, Rock Creek, BC with Rafter 2 Gladise 4G sired by Remitall F Prospector 110Z

RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION OPEN FEMALE Baxter Blair, McLean, SK with Koyle Firebird 24F sired by Colburn Primo 5153 Today’s Angus Advantage 27

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YEARLING HEIFER 1. Reese Wildman, Sangudo, AB with Red Towaw Sybil 407F sired by Red Soo Line Power Eye 161X 2. Meghan McGillivray, Kamloops, BC with McGillivray Eline 7F sired by Z-Bar Heads Up 26C

JUNIOR CHAMPION HEIFER AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE Reese Wildman, Sangudo, AB with Red Towaw Sybil 407F sired by Red Soo Line Power Eye 161X RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION HEIFER AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE Meghan McGillivray, Kamloops, BC with McGillivray Eline 7F sired by Z-Bar Heads Up 26C SENIOR CHAMPION FEMALE Rylonn Elliot, Rock Creek, BC with Rafter 2 Emira 2E sired by S Titlest 1145 and her calf Rafter 2 Gladise 4G sired by Remitall F Prospector 110Z

BULL DIVISION

BULL CALF SPLIT 1 1. Kasey Adams, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Torque 128G sired by Red MRLA Upload 165E 2. Faith DeLeon, Stettler, AB with PM Sky High 19’19 sired by Musgrave Sky High 1535 SPLIT 2 1. Kaitlin Cavanagh, Kinburn, ON with Harvest Hombre 533G sired by LCA Hombre 516 2. Morgan Davey, Saskatoon, SK with Red Harvest Copenhagen 524G sired by Red Minburn Copenhagen 3Y

CHAMPION BULL CALF AND GRAND CHAMPION BULL Kasey Adams, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Torque 128G sired by Red MRLA Upload 165E

RESERVE CHAMPION BULL CALF AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL Faith DeLeon, Stettler, AB with PM Sky High 19’19 sired by Musgrave Sky High 1535

RESERVE JUNIOR AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE Jed Curtis, Forestburg, AB with Faith

JUNIOR CHAMPION BULL Kailey Brandl, Jarvie, AB with BCC Lotto Max 31F sired by KR Cash Flow

STEER CALF 1. Emalee Higgins, Knutsford, BC with Buck

SENIOR CHAMPION BULL 1. Morgan Davey, Saskatoon, SK with Northline Cool Change sired by Northline Cool Cat 76B

COMMERCIAL DIVISION

STEER DIVISION

YEARLING STEER SPLIT 1 1. Kathryn Dolliver, Stettler, AB with PM Sky High 78’18 2. Evan Cuthbertson, Kamloops, BC with Coal

HEIFER CALF 1. Alana Higgins, Knutsford, BC with Luna 2. Aubree Higgins, Knutsford, BC with Mars

SPLIT 2 1. Alana Higgins, Knutsford, BC with Rocky 2. Anna Best, Horsefly, BC with Holligan

CHAMPION HEIFER CALF Alana Higgins, Knutsford, BC with Luna

SPLIT 3 1. Sarah MacDonald, Rock Creek, BC with Gus Gus 2. Riley Bapty, Coldstream, BC with Jelly Bean

RESERVE CHAMPION HEIFER CALF Aubree Higgins, Knutsford, BC with Mars YEARLING HEIFER SPLIT 1 1. Riley Bapty, Coldstream, BC with Salish 2. Lucia Johnston, 150 Mile House, BC with Foxy SPLIT 2 1. Paige Thompson, Abbotsford, BC with BLI Diamond Mist 101F 2. Jed Curtis, Forestburg, AB with Faith

GRAND CHAMPION STEER Sarah MacDonald, Rock Creek, BC with Gus Gus

JUNIOR CHAMPION AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE Paige Thompson, Abbotsford, BC with BLI Diamond Mist 101F

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION STEER Alana Higgins, Knutsford, BC with Rocky

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CANADIAN CLASS

RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Kailey Brandl SENIOR CHAMPION Kathryn Dolliver RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION Beverly Booth

SALES TALK

INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Jorja Fox

CANADIAN CLASS CHAMPION Kasey Adams, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Brandy 127E sired by Red U-2 Renown 193C

GRAND AGGREGATE JUNIOR CHAMPION Landon Brandl RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION Garret Klein INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Kailey Brandl JUNIOR GRAND AGGREGATE Kasey Adams

RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Baxter Blair

RESERVE JUNIOR GRAND AGGREGATE Landon Brandl

SENIOR CHAMPION Meghan McGillivray

INTERMEDIATE GRAND AGGREGATE Baxter Blair

RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION Matthew McGillivray

RESERVE INTERMEDIATE GRAND AGGREGATE Lexi Dietrich

RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Lexi Dietrich

SHOWMANSHIP

SENIOR GRAND AGGREGATE Meghan McGillivray

SENIOR CHAMPION Garrett Liebreich

RESERVE SENIOR GRAND AGGREGATE Halley Adams

PRINT MARKETING JUNIOR CHAMPION Reese Wildman

RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION Ashley McConnell

JUNIOR CHAMPION Landon Brandl RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION Garret Klein INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Baxter Blair

RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION Kelty Brady

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SENIOR CHAMPIONS Halley Adams and Shawna Williams RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPIONS Jarrett Hargrave and Meghan McGillivray

TEAM GROOMING

SUPREME CHAMPION Garrett Liebreich

SENIOR CHAMPIONS Tyra Fox and Jon Fox

JUDGING JUNIOR CHAMPIONS Owen Willms and Reese Wildman

RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPIONS Kathryn Dolliver and Baxter Blair

JUNIOR CHAMPION Kasey Adams RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION Peyton Haslam INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Baxter Blair

PHOTOGRAPHY RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPIONS Kasey Adams and Landon Brandl

RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Emalee Higgins SENIOR CHAMPION Meghan McGillivray RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION Lexi Hicks

SHOW RING TEAM JUDGING

JUNIOR CHAMPION Scarlett Johnston INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONS Keely Adams and Kylie Willms

RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION Landon Brandl INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Jordan Bapty RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Riata Seelhof SENIOR CHAMPION Kaitlin Cavanagh

JUNIOR CHAMPIONS Kasey Adams and Landon Brandl RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPIONS Cole Ferguson and Joey Augustine INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONS Baxter Blair and Lexi Dietrich

RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION Hillary Sauder RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONS Emalee Higgins and Aubree Higgins

RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONS Jessica Davey and Emalee Higgins Today’s Angus Advantage 30

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LITERATURE COMPETITION

SCRAPBOOK

FARM SIGN

JUNIOR CHAMPION Cassidy Huffman

JUNIOR CHAMPION Owen Willms

JUNIOR CHAMPION Cameron MacDonald

RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION Julia Nesjan

RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION Kasey Adams

RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION Cole Ferguson

INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Baxter Blair

INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Delaney Ferguson

INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Jed Curtis

RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Riley Bapty

RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Kylie Willms

RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Savanna Elliott

SENIOR CHAMPION Sarah MacDonald

SENIOR CHAMPION Meghan McGillivray

SENIOR CHAMPION Hillary Sauder

RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION Meghan McGillivray

RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION Charlene Elliott

RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION Coralee Blake

ART COMPETITION

GRAPHIC DESIGN

PUBLIC SPEAKING

JUNIOR CHAMPION Julia Nesjan

JUNIOR CHAMPION Kasey Adams

JUNIOR CHAMPION Scarlett Johnston

RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION Kacey Huffman

RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION Kelty Brady

RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION Reese Wildman

INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Kylie Willms

INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Keely Adams

INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Riley Bapty

RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Lucia Johnston

RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Jessica Davey

RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION Lucia Johnston

SENIOR CHAMPION Kathleen Pilatze

SENIOR CHAMPION Kaitlin Cavanagh

SENIOR CHAMPION Morgan Davey

RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION Mary-Laure New

RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION Kodie Doetzel

RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION Riley Leeson

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ANGUS COOK-OFF

CHAMPIONS BC Fresh - Joey Augustine, Alexa Augustine, Anna Best, Lucia Johnston, Scarlett Johnston, Riley DeRose and Jacob Shoults

SPIRIT OF YOUTH AWARD

Kodie Doetzel

HEIFER VOUCHER DRAW

HERDSMAN COMPETITION

Garret Klein, Riley Bapty and Amy Nesjan Sarah, Cameron and Wade MacDonald

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Fall Sale Line Up

Chris Poley 306-220-5006

Shane Michelson 403-363-9973

Ben Wright 519-374-3335

Autumn Angus Classic Sale; including The Neilcairn Angus Dispersal - Hanover, ON North Perth Angus Complete Dispersal - Wingham, ON 17th Annual Ontario Autumn Simmental Classic - Hanover, ON Autumn Alliance Sale - Orillia, ON Eastern Extravaganza Angus Sale - Lindsay, ON Gilchrist Farms & Guests “In It To Win It” Sale - Lucknow, ON Doug Troop Hereford Farm Production Sale - Brandon, MB Hereford Harvest Sale - Vibank, SK ANL Polled Herefords & Guests Production Sale - Steelman, SK C&T Cattle Co. & Guests “Take The Next Step” Sale - Kisbey, SK Blair Athol/Haroldson’s and Friends Female Sale - Arcola, SK The National Charolais Sale - Toronto. ON Royal Elite All Breeds Sale - Toronto, ON Maple Lake Stock Farms Fall Female Sale - Hartney, MB Angus Harvest Classic Sale - Moose Jaw, SK Acadia Colony Charolais and Angus Sale - Oyen, AB Canadian Western Agribition Speckle Park Sale - Regina, SK Canadian Western Agribition Charolais Sale - Regina, SK Canadian Western Agribition Hereford Sale - Regina, SK Right Cross Ranch Commercial Bred Heifer and Long Yearling Bull Sale - Kisbey, SK Bench Angus Long Yearling Bull and Purebred Bred Heifer Production Sale - Shaunavon, SK Manitoba Herefords Good As Gold Sale - Brandon, MB Manitoba Angus Keystone Klassic - Brandon, MB LLB Angus Production Sale - Erskine AB Double Bar D “Sharing The Herd” Production Sale - Grenfell, SK Spring Creek “Golden Opportunity VI” Female Sale - Moosomin, SK Alberta Charolais Select Sale - Red Deer, AB Bonchuk Farms Female Production Sale - Virden, MB Bar H Land & Cattle “Best Of The Best” Production Sale - Langenburg, SK D&N Livestock Commercial Angus Bred Heifer Sale - Peebles, SK The Female Focus Production Sale - Neudorf, SK Strongbow Farms Purebred & Commercial Female Production Sale Hartney, MB Wascana Cattle Co. Complete Dispersal - Whitewood, SK The Big Chill Speckle Park Sale Presented by Inc Cattle Company and Friends - Saskatoon, SK Premier & Guests Falls View Production Sale - Niagara Falls, ON

August 31, 2019 September 1, 2019 Sepetmber 14, 2019 September 22, 2019 October 5, 2019 October 12, 2019 October 13, 2019 October 18, 2019 October 19, 2019 October 19, 2019 October 20, 2019 November 1, 2019 November 2, 2019 November 13, 2019 November 19, 2019 November 20, 2019 November 27, 2019 November 28, 2019 November 28, 2019 December 2, 2019 December 4, 2019 December 6, 2019 December 7, 2019 December 9, 2019 December 11, 2019 December 11, 2019 December 13, 2019 December 15, 2019 December 16, 2019 December 17, 2019 December 18, 2019 December 19, 2019 December 21, 2019 December 22, 2019 December 28, 2019

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The Art Of The Fix

By Miranda Reiman

4-H prep should be an Olympic sport, or at least it felt that way as I helped my older kids get ready for entry day at the county fair. Forms filled out, recipes found, last coats of paint applied. It’s a race against the clock. Even with a couple of decades behind her, I think my mom still gets flashbacks to the anxiety around the third week in August.

As I got in the car to drive to our fairgrounds recently, I exhaled a sigh of relief through my ironic smile at all that didn’t go right this year.

The flowers that weren’t blooming in time for the table setting centerpiece? We bought silk. The paint that wouldn’t dry in the unusually humid weather that stayed on all week? My son had to apply a touch-up or two after it was loaded into the pickup bed and then we left a high-powered fan on it until the last second.

Even as we walked up to the table for check-in, it continued: “Those photographs are supposed to be on tag board, not foam board. They will be docked a full ribbon placing unless you can get that corrected.”

We had 15 minutes, more projects to enter and a sleeping toddler in the car, but a Dollar Store across the street held hope. I wanted to just forget it, but my nine-year-old’s eyes told me I couldn’t.

The solution came in the form of a friend who walked in with extra tag board in the final minutes, a borrowed pair of scissors and rubber cement from the Extension office.

But what problems have you just shrugged off as unsolvable?

I was recently discussing the labor shortage in agriculture with a Colorado producer, noting it’s a subject that comes up on every ranch I visit.

“They just aren’t creative enough,” he said. His calf branding day was fully staffed via a donation to the local wrestling team.

Innovation born from necessity.

Maybe there’s a health problem that could benefit from a change in herd management rather than a change in vaccinations. Maybe there’s a marketing hurdle that just needs you to build some relationships or back your herd with data, rather than trying a different auction barn.

We often say cattlemen are part scientist, part businessman, with a dose of meteorologist and mechanic thrown in. You’re rooted in science, but when great and immediate need comes along, don’t forget there’s an awful lot of your job that is still an exercise in art.

Next time in Black Ink®, Nicole Erceg will look at why any ranch would adopt technologies that are not free.

Questions? E-mail mreiman@certfiedangusbeef.com.

4-H taught me many lessons during my middle school and high school days, but I now have a different vantage point. As mostly support staff, chief encourager and head of the taxi service, this year showed me another truth: you can be pretty creative when you have to be.

Cattlemen and women already know this. Anybody who has ever dealt with a mad mama cow and still managed to tag that baby, knows that sometimes stressful situations inspire the most creative solutions.

Sometimes you even marvel at your own MacGyverlike skills with a field or roadside repair.

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292140 Wagon Wheel Boulevard, Rocky View County, AB T4A 0E2 Phone: (403) 571-3580 | Fax: (403) 571-3599 www.canangusfoundation.ca

Generous Donors and Buyers Raise More Than $124,000 in Seventh Annual Building the Legacy Fundraiser Auction June 10, 2019: For immediate release Rocky View County, AB — Generous donors bid heartily to raise more than $124,000 during the eighth annual Canadian Angus Foundation (CAF) Building the Legacy fundraiser auction during the Canadian Angus National Convention in Drumheller, AB. The fundraiser was initiated in 2012 to support the CAF in preserving and expanding the Angus breed for future generations through education, youth development, scientific and market research and historical preservation.

The 2019 sale featured three “pick” lots donated by Dwajo Angus (2019 heifer calves), Lauron Red Angus (2019-born heifer calves) and Shiloh Cattle Company (2019-born Red Angus heifer calves). Crescent Creek Angus of Goodeve, SK purchased the Dwajo pick for $6,500, and Moose Creek Red Angus purchased the Shiloh pick to tie for the high-selling pick lot. EBY & T-Down Trailers Ltd. donated a one-year lease on a goose-neck trailer which was purchased by Arda Farms as the high-selling lot at $7,000.

The high selling embryo donation was from Bar-E-L Angus, David and Lynne Longshore, for Bar-E-L Bride 28C x HF Alcatraz 60F and Bar-E-L Naomi 27C x HF Alcatraz 60F for $5,400 to Geis Angus.

The high selling semen donation was for Baldridge Pappy donated by Alta Genetics and sold to Pahl Livestock for $5,250.

Other sale highlights include two customizable leather-bound copies of the newly released Canadian Angus history book, The Breed, The Legends, The History, each in a custom-built wooden box. They sold for $2,000 each to Eby Trailers and Tullamore Angus, Bill and Sylvia Jackson of Caledon, ON. Atlasta Land and Cattle, Brian Sutter and Towaw Cattle Co. Ltd., the Wildman family partnered on the donation of a Hot Stove Lounge with Brian Sutter experience. Sutter and Alberta Junior Angus Association Director Thomas Wildman will co-host the event along with some of Sutter’s NHL friends. The experience sold for $3,250 to Neil Macnab, Novlan Bros. of Paradise Hill, SK. The American Angus Hall of Fame purchased a 22-karat-gold-trimmed Hycroft 1976 centennial plate donated by Reich Angus and K3 Ranch that sold to Tom Burke, American Angus Hall of Fame for $900. James Arnott, Coul Angus of the United Kingdom, donated a Border Fine Arts Pottery Company Collection Aberdeen Angus family group that sold for $1,100 to Heart of the Valley Farms and a Beswick ceramic bull that sold for $400 to Bluestone Stock Farm. ShowChampions donated a framed Walt Browarny Legacy print that sold for $1,350 to Belvin Angus. 2019 Calgary Stampede Poster Artist Rebecca Shuttleworth donated an original print that sold for $1,000 to Pahl Livestock. A framed Red Angus print, “The Red Angus” by Scottish artist Angela Davidson, donated by the Canadian Angus Association was purchased by Shiloh Cattle Company for $2,250.

The 2019 sale featured buyers from across Canada and online through DLMS. Generous donors contributed 50 lots of Angus semen and embryos; three heifer calf choices; and numerous artwork and experience packages; and a variety of services for seedstock producers.

The CAF extends sincere gratitude to all the sale officials and staff who donated their time and expertise, as well as to the donors and buyers.

The Canadian Angus Foundation was incorporated in 1993 and is the charitable arm of the Canadian Angus Association.

For more information, please contact: Belinda Wagner Executive Director Canadian Angus Foundation 306-757-6133 bwagner@cdnangus.ca

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Lee & Laura Brown

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Brian Good Receives LMAC Industry Champion Award and OLEX Receives Canadian Angus Auction Market of the Year Award June 7, 2019: for immediate release Rocky View County, AB — Saturday, June 1 at the Livestock Markets Association of Canada (LMAC) Convention in Edmonton, Alberta, Canadian Angus Association (CAA) Senior Director of Business Development BC/AB Brian Good received the Industry Champion Award. As part of the evening’s festivities, Good along with CAA CEO Myles Immerkar and Director of Business Development SK/MB Bob Toner also presented the CAA Auction Market of the Year Award to OLEX (Ontario Livestock Exchange) near St. Jacobs and Waterloo, Ontario.

LMAC Executive Administrator Rick Wright says that “Brian is what the Industry Champion Award was designed for. He is a very sincere and passionate man about the cattle business.

Brian lives and breathes cattle every day of the week.” This is the third time that LMAC has presented the Industry Champion Award, designed to recognize significant contributions Industry Champion Award to the cattle industry and support for auction Brian Good and his wife Lynnanne Photo credit: Mark Shologan markets. The two previous recipients are Steve Primrose and Danny Skeels. “Brian is known across Canada for making the effort to promote not just Angus cattle, but the entire Canadian cattle industry,” adds Wright.

Supporting auction markets and promoting the Angus breed have been part of Good’s role with Canadian Angus for more than 20 years. He has been proud to be an integral supporter of LMAC during that time. Good has helped choose and present the CAA Auction Market of the Year Award for 12 years and has worked with LMAC to present most of the awards at their conventions.

In 1996, Larry Witzel purchased Ontario Livestock Exchange with two partners. The partners moved on to other investments leaving Witzel as the sole owner. He has been a driving force in the livestock marketing sector in Ontario and across Canada. OLEX helped pioneer electronic sales of both cattle and hogs. OLEX markets approximately 130,000 cattle, 100,000 sheep, lambs and goats, and 2,500 horses per year. Purebred dairy sales and Dutch-harness horse sales have also been regular added features of OLEX sales. Ontario Livestock Exchange’s facility is comprised of four auction rings, main barn, dairy barn and sheep barn covering 100,000 square feet. The facility moved to this current location in 1975.

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promoting Angus cattle and Angus-influenced commercial cattle and is very supportive of Angus programs like our tag program. He has lots of support from his wife Marianne and David Ropp in sales. This is a really good group and we’re very proud to recognize them for their support.”

The Auction Market of the Year Award was introduced in 2006 to recognize and honour those auction markets that work hard to promote Angus cattle. Auction markets across Canada have been recognized for their support of the Canadian Angus feeder sales program. This marks the twelfth year that CAA has presented the award.

The Canadian Angus Association is Canada’s largest purebred beef breed organization. The Association represents more than 2,000 members across Canada for the purposes of registering and recording the pedigrees of purebred Angus cattle in the closed Herd Book and promoting the breed across Canada. The member-approved mandate is to maintain breed registry, breed purity and provide services that enhance the growth and position of the Angus breed.

For more information, please contact: Tina Zakowsky Administration Team Leader Canadian Angus Association tzakowsky@cdnangus.ca 1-888-571-3580

CAA Auction Market of the Year Award Presentation Left to right: Larry and Marianne Witzel (OLEX), Bob Toner, Director of Business Development SK/MB (Canadian Angus Association); Myles Immerkar, CEO Brian Good, Senior Director of Business Development BC/AB Photo credit: Mark Shologan

The new Canadian Angus history book launched at the CAA Convention in Drumheller.

Stop by the Angus office to grab your copy, or contact Belinda Wagner at bwagner@cdnangus.ca or 306-757-6133 to order.

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Glenn & Mel Sisson

(306) 873-4890 Cell: (306) 852-9047 RR 1, Ridgedale, SK S0E 1L0 “The Final Legacy of the Black Pearl” Sale ~ December 16, 2017 Saskatoon, SK

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292140 Wagon Wheel Boulevard, Rocky View County, AB T4A 0E2 Phone: (403) 571-3580 | Fax: (403) 571-3599 www.canangusfoundation.ca

Canadian Angus Foundation Announces Junior Ambassador, Dick Turner Scholarship Recipient & Outstanding Young Angus Breeder June 8, 2019: For immediate release Drumheller, AB — The Canadian Angus Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2019 Robert C. McHaffie Junior Ambassador is Lexi Hicks of Mortlach, SK; Charlene Elliott of Kenilworth, ON received the Dick Turner Memorial Award; and Chad Hollinger of Neudorf, SK was selected as the Outstanding Young Angus Breeder. Awards were presented at the Canadian Angus Convention banquet this evening.

Robert C. McHaffie Junior Ambassador Lexi Hicks and her family operate Bluestone Stock Farms near Mortlach, SK. The family created a branded beef program called Bluestone Homegrown Angus Beef with beef that they raised and 2019–2020 Robert C. McHaffie Junior Ambassador finished then butchered at a locally owned provincially inspected Left to right: CAA CEO Myles Immerkar, Canadian Angus abattoir. She has been a member of Canadian Junior Angus her Foundation Chair Cecilie Fleming, Junior Ambassador Lexi Hicks, whole life and enjoys participating in our national leadership events CAF Executive Director Belinda Wagner, CAA President Bob Hahn as well as being a public spokesperson/advocate for agriculture.

Photo credit: Mark Shologan Lexi is also a two-time Saskatchewan High School Rodeo Queen and has been involved in both 4-H and school rodeos.

The Robert C. McHaffie Junior Ambassador program selects one Canadian Junior Angus (CJA) member to be an ambassador for the Canadian Angus Association at events across Canada and one international experience. Three other CJA members competed for the award. Morgan Davey of Saskatoon, SK; Charlene Elliot of Kenilworth, ON; and Robert Geis of Barrhead, AB all deserve recognition for their impressive efforts in the competition.

Morgan Davey of Saskatoon, SK is about to graduate from high school and will study at the University of Saskatchewan in the fall. Davey has been extensively involved in 4-H including serving as club president. He has worked on a number of purebred and commercial beef and dairy cattle operations. Morgan is a member of the Saskatchewan Junior Angus Association Board of Directors.

Charlene Elliot is from Kenilworth, ON and just finished her third year of agriculture science while also pursuing a certificate in business at the University of Guelph. She is currently President of the Ontario Junior Angus Association and aspires to be a beef nutritionist.

2019 Dick Turner Award Left to right: Canadian Angus Foundation Chair Cecilie Fleming, Charlene Elliot, CAF Executive Director Belinda Wagner Photo credit: Mark Shologan

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Robert Geis of Barrhead, AB just completed his second year of animal science technology studies at Lakeland College in Vermilion, AB. He is the owner/manager of Geis Angus Farm with 60 head of purebred and commercial Black Angus females and 2,000 acres of cash crop. Geis is currently an Alberta Director on the Canadian Junior Angus board and has been actively involved in 4-H. He also played for the Barrhead Stealers Tier 1 AA ice hockey team which won two provincial championships and two silver medals while he was captain.

Dick Turner Memorial Award Charlene Elliot was a finalist in the Robert C. McHaffie Junior Ambassador competition and received the Dick Turner Memorial Award. Five years ago, she had the opportunity to show an Angus heifer which led to her family entering the purebred Angus business one year ago. Elliot purchased her first Angus animal two years ago and now personally owns five head.

The Dick Turner Memorial Award was established after the passing of legendary Angus icon Dick Turner in July of 2010. During his lifetime, Dick committed 55 years of his career to livestock publishing and successfully promoted and advertised the Angus breed specifically through the Canadian Aberdeen Angus News magazine. It was Dick’s ability to foster relationships and his boundless enthusiasm that led to his successful tenure. He believed that “information is power” and was best shared with all stakeholders. Dick was a hard worker and recognized the quality of life and relationships as the most rewarding part of his job.

Outstanding Young Angus Breeder The 2019 Outstanding Young Angus Breeder Chad Hollinger operates Hollinger Land and Cattle with his family, a 250-head purebred Black Angus, commercial cattle, cereal grain and oilseed operation near Neudorf, SK. He is a director on the Saskatchewan Angus Association Board of Directors. Hollinger is passionate about showing cattle, and in 2014 while he was in his late 20s, he won both Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor at Canadian Western Agribition, a significant accomplishment. Hollinger is quick and eager to lend a hand at cattle shows and always willing to take extra time in the ring when judging a show to help young people learn and grow. He also understands the commercial cattlemen’s need for good functional cattle that can bring a premium at auction.

2019 Outstanding Young Angus Breeder Award Left to right: Canadian Angus Foundation Chair Cecilie Fleming, Chad Hollinger, CAF Executive Director Belinda Wagner, CAA CEO Myles Immerkar, CAA President Bob Hahn

The Outstanding Young Angus Breeder Award recognizes an Angus breeder between the ages of 22 and 30 who has demonstrated a desire to stay involved in the Angus business for years to come based on their involvement within the breed up to this point in his or her career. The award comes with a $3,500 cash prize.

The Canadian Angus Foundation was incorporated in 1993 and is the charitable arm of the Canadian Angus Association.

For more information, please contact: Tina Zakowsky Administration Team Leader Canadian Angus Association 403-571-3584 tzakowsky@cdnangus.ca

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2019 Manitoba Angus Summer Tour July 12, 2019 for immediate release

Mar Mac Farms and McRae Land and Livestock hosted the Manitoba Angus Summer Tour on a sunny but not too hot day, Friday, July 12, 2019 at the farm south of Brandon, Manitoba. 95 interested Angus breeders, commercial producers, industry personnel along with representatives from the Canadian Angus Association were on hand for the event. Visitors from New Brunswick, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba were in attendance.

Brett McRae of McRae Land and Livestock opened the tour with a welcome and a demonstration of his calf catcher, then off to see his yearling bulls that will be sold as two year olds in the 2020 Bull Sale. We also looked at watering systems, grazing techniques, interseeding into corn crops and finished up with a tour of Brett’s Black Angus cowherd. Everyone enjoyed an ice cream sandwich on the warm afternoon.

Blair and Lois McRae (Mar Mac Farms) tour consisted of tours of six groups of Red and Black Angus bulls and females displayed in small pens around the yards.

The crowd was treated to cool drinks for the afternoon sponsored by MNP with rep Mel Hume in attendance.

A delicious roast beef supper with the trimmings concluded the afternoon and the evening program. New CEO of the Canadian Angus Association, Myles Immerkar gave an informative talk on how he had grown up in Manitoba and great to return to the province along with the new and upcoming projects for the coming year.

A detailed report on the new Angus EPD program, Angus Now computer registration program, Angus Tags and more by Kajal Devani from the Canadian Angus office.

To end off the evening, Ryan Boyd, Nuffield Scholarship winner, made an informative presentation along with a slide show on his travels around the World in 2018-19. The interested crowd asked questions and enjoyed the presentation. Cargill Feeds represented by Doug Allison sponsored the guest speaker, Ryan Boyd.

Thanks to everyone who attended the 2019 Manitoba Angus Association Tour.

Thanks to the sponsors:

Fraser Auction Services for the PA System Cargill Feeds and Perkin Seeds for the Door Prizes DLMS for their support during the day Manitoba Angus Association McRae Land and Livestock Mar Mac Farms

Brett McRae - interseeder.

Brett McRae in the corn field.

Group of Red Angus at Mar Mac.

Viewing Black Angus.

CAA Reps Kajal Devani, Lois and Blair McRae of Mar Mac Farms, CAA CEO Myles Immerkar and past president Trevor Welsh on tour.

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New Canadian Angus Association Board Executive Announced at Annual General Meeting June 10, 2019: for immediate release Rocky View County, AB — The Canadian Angus Association is pleased to announce the new 2019–2020 board executive selected during the Canadian Angus National Convention in Drumheller, AB. Bob Hahn of Sherwood Park, AB was elevated from the position of President Elect to President. Trevor Welch of Glassville, NB moved into the Past President position, and Shawn Birmingham of Brandon, MB was chosen as President Elect.

Hahn was elected to the Canadian Angus Association Board of Directors in 2013 and was elected for a second term in 2016. He has operated HR Hahn Cattle Co. in Sherwood Park, Alberta since 2000. Prior to joining the Canadian Angus Association board, Hahn served on the Alberta Angus Association Board of Directors from 2008 through 2012. Hahn is also a chartered accountant with his own practice, Hahn & Houle Chartered Accountants.

Welch is the fourth generation of his family to farm on their land. Garvie Mountain Angus is located in western New Brunswick in the small community of Glassville. He, his father Fred Welch and son Taylor Welch currently run around 30 mother cows, made up of purebred Black Angus and Black Baldie commercial cows. With a growing land base, they plan to increase their herd to 50 cows within the next two years. Welch is a professional engineer and a licensed New Brunswick Land Surveyor by profession, and is the owner of Welch Surveys Ltd. Birmingham and his wife Teresa operate TSN Angus Livestock. They calve approximately 250 females each year, 80 of which are purebred Black Angus. The remaining commercial cows are used as recipients for their embryo program. Shawn and Teresa’s passion for the breed has been recognized on several occasions, including receiving the 2012 Manitoba Angus Purebred Breeder of the Year award as well as the 2016 Outstanding Young Angus Breeder award from the Canadian Angus Foundation.

In addition to the new executive, Dale Easton of Wawota, SK was acclaimed for a second term on the board and Brett Wildman of Sangudo, AB was elected to a second term.

Easton operates Eastondale Angus with his wife Shelly and their daughter Erika near Wawota. Eastondale Angus is a purebred cattle operation with approximately 180 females calving annually. Prior to joining the CAA board, Easton served on the Saskatchewan Angus Association Board of Directors for eight years. He was president from 2012–2014.

Wildman was elected to the board in 2014. He owns and operates Wildman Livestock with his wife Traci and their daughter Paige in Sangudo, AB. He was raised in a purebred Angus operation and has worked as a herdsman and semen collector.

In addition to the annual general meeting, 2019 Canadian Angus National Convention highlights included: • A social evening for early arrivals on Wednesday, June 6 at the Last Chance Saloon in Wayne • The President’s Reception on Thursday evening where the Canadian Angus Foundation’s new 560-page history book, The Breed, The Legends, The History was unveiled • The Farm/Ranch Trade Show on Friday and Saturday which were open to the public and featured 60 exhibitor booths. This is the first CAA Convention to incorporate a trade show.

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• Numerous workshops and educational sessions including: • Verified Beef Production Plus program training • Panel discussions on what customers want and Canadian beef demand on the national and international stage • A Canada beef demonstration delicious samples courtesy of the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence • AngusGS genomic technology • Tips for demonstrating and being recognized and rewarded for sustainability efforts • Effective vaccination programs • AngusINDEX presentation and discussion about CAA’s initiative to develop economic selection indexes for members • Traceability update from the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency Convention wrapped up Saturday evening with the National Convention Banquet and the Canadian Angus Foundation’s largest annual fundraising initiative, Building the Legacy. About 30 people participated in a sightseeing tour on Sunday which included a behind-the-scenes tour of the Royal Tyrell Museum, a visit to Horse Thief Canyon and a wrap-up dinner at Bernie and the Boys, a local restaurant featured on the television show You Gotta Eat Here!

The Canadian Angus Association (www.cdnangus.ca) is a not-for-profit association incorporated under the Animal Pedigree Act. The Association represents more than 2,000 members across Canada for the purposes of registering and recording the pedigrees of purebred Angus cattle and promoting the breed across Canada. Its member-approved mandate is to maintain breed registry, breed purity and provide services that enhance the growth and position of the Angus breed.

2019–2020 CAA Board of Directors Left to right: Brett Wildman, Sheldon Kyle, Tom deWaal, George Baxter, Dale Easton, CAA CEO Myles Immerkar, Mike Howe, Brian Geis, President Bob Hahn Past President Trevor Welch, Graham McLean, President Elect Shawn Birmingham Missing: Ryan Currie Photo credit: Mark Shologan

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Belvin Angus Wins CAB Commitment to Excellence Award

By Miranda Reiman

We like to host the people CAB brings because it’s a way of telling our story, and with any luck,” Mabel says, “getting rid of some of the misconceptions that are out there about what we do.”

They have hosted many end-user groups, including the 50-person CAB Canadian Roundup in 2017.

Perhaps they owe it to being an easy drive from the airport, a short hour north of Calgary International and just off of Queen Elizabeth 2 highway.

The Hamilton family has a business card and a standing invitation from a steakhouse owner in Vancouver. They’ve gotten a personal tour of a sushi restaurant in Calgary. On their Belvin Angus ranch near Innisfail, Alberta, they’ve shared meals with fishmongers, beef marketers and some of the most renowned chefs in the country.

There are perhaps no better Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand ambassadors in Canada than Gavin and Mabel Hamilton, says CAB president John Stika.

“They’ve always been willing to open up their gates and share their hospitality with people from all over the beef production chain,” Stika says. “Those firsthand experiences are critical to giving these guys the knowledge they need to sell more beef.”

Maybe they owe the desire to do it to Mabel’s mom.

“My mother was always very particular,” she says.

“If you’re going to participate, you’re going to be involved.”

To say they’ve taken that to heart is an understatement.

The Hamiltons have served on committees, judged shows and organized meetings. Mabel was a longtime director and past president of the Canadian Angus Association.

“They are committed to a quality product and customer service,” says Myles Immerkar, CEO of the Canadian Angus Association. “They’ve been

For their involvement with the brand, along with their focus on producing quality cattle that work for their commercial customers, Belvin Angus recently received the CAB Canadian Commitment to Excellence Award.

Gavin and Mabel, with their son Colton and daughter Quinn, and her husband Brendyn Elliot, accepted the award on Saturday, June 8 at the annual Canadian Angus National Convention in Drumheller, Alberta.

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“Feet and structure is number one, but we’re always trying to improve carcass quality without sacrificing anything we need,” Brendyn says.

So they research new genetics that complement the herd that traces back to some of their original lines of Lady Blossoms and Boardwalks.

They recently purchased a bull in the top 1% for marbling as well as beef value ($B) in the American Angus Association registry, noting their genetics also have to work in “big country.” exceptional ambassadors for the Angus breed, both domestically and internationally for decades.”

“We want the commercial guys to be profitable,” Colton says.

Their children were active in Canadian Junior Angus and volunteer with that organization today.

Longtime customer Larry Sears, Stavely, Alberta, relies on their judgment to help him reach his endproduct goals.

And it all started when the son of a Shorthorn breeder married a Hereford girl nearly 44 years ago.

“We had to find some common ground,” Gavin laughs. “But I’d always liked Angus.”

The maternal function, the docility and the endproduct merit all in one package - it was an easy choice, Gavin says.

The couple bought their original farm in 1978, registered their first Angus heifers in 1979 and are celebrating 40 years with the breed this fall.

The last syllables of their first names blended together gave them a business name. Connections from their show ring experience gave them customers.

“It was a good way to get our name out there,” Gavin says.

“They do the research and they’re aggressive on moving ahead,” he says. That’s given Sears confidence to retain ownership for the past two decades. Noting profitability can be “hit or miss” without carcass premiums, he says, “selling on the grid has been lucrative enough to entice us to feeding more often.”

These enduring relationships are key to the Belvin program and help ensure its future. With the next generation full-time on the ranch, they’ve grown.

A few years ago, they built a sale barn with enough space to fit their growing customer base.

Looking back, Gavin can smile when he thinks of the first banker who said they wouldn’t make it, but still knows that doesn’t mean they can get complacent.

“We’ve waited a long time for this,” he says, as Colton adds, “We’ve got to keep working to keep it up.”

Uniformity has always been a key.

“We’ve sold a lot of bulls sight unseen,” Gavin says. “If he was going to like one, he’s going to like them all.”

Today, what makes a bull stand out is his ability to move the program forward while still fitting in.

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Plans For Busy Times

By Miranda Reiman

My kitchen island is full of stacks: summer camp and summer ball forms to fill out, 4-H projects to register and swimming lessons to book. A month ago, we planned a short family camping trip.

fuel up the tractor before he left the field for the night, make the phone call first thing in the morning, or fix that piece of machinery well before it became an emergency.

If you can do it today, do.

Then there are the work things to schedule. Planning meetings and conferences and one of my favorite parts of my job, ranch and feedyard visits.

• Slay the snakes as they come. I have some friends who like to use that quote when life gets crazy. My grandma’s version was, “Don’t worry any further than your headlights shine.” You do need to plan ahead, but don’t let the worry of the dozen things you have to do Saturday kill your productivity or satisfaction on Wednesday.

There is a lot of good in those sentences I just typed, but also a little bit of panic. How do I get all the people to all the places they need to be? How do I decide what fits on our schedule and what we cut?

Do you ever feel that way as a cattle producer?

Calving season gives way to fence repairs and breeding, which overlaps with haying (and often a planting season sandwiched in between). Before you know it, it’s time to wean. Perhaps you’re also trying to balance an off-farm job and a family who likes to see you once in a while.

I know it’s not just me.

It feels like there’s never really a good time to be gone. I prep ahead of time, making freezer meals and arranging for rides. I try to plan around big events like preschool graduations and elementary track meets, but whenever I travel, it takes me away from the one place I’m needed (and love to be) most of all. That means I have to give it some mental energy before I purchase a plane ticket or fill out an on-line registration.

That approach might work on your farm or ranch, too.

• Expect the plan to change. When a babysitter gets sick or the weather cancels a baseball practice, I try to have a backup Plan B and Plan C. Sometimes a blizzard rearranges a story trip. Most producers have this “change on the fly” mastered (thank you, Mother Nature) but I still think it’s worth mentioning that being flexible is a solid survival tactic.

Overwhelmed, worn out and run down…when May rolls around, those can be pretty accurate descriptions, whether you’re a teacher or a mother or a rancher.

I’ve decided to look ahead as a way to set priorities and stick to them, to become more efficient and focused.

It’s a chance to get better and keep panic at bay. Turns out, a busy future isn’t so unmanageable after all.

Next time in Black Ink®, Nicole Erceg will look at maximizing. Questions?

E-mail mreiman@certfiedangusbeef.com.

If your goal is bigger than “making it through the busy season,” then that can help you focus on what matters most.

Here are some things I’ve learned, to keep calm in the chaos: • Delegate what you can. Maybe that’s hiring day help here or there, or outsourcing a job you used to do yourself. Could a custom fence crew give you more time to focus on breeding but still get the cows out to that pasture on time?

• “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you could get done today.” That was my grandpa’s motto. He’d Today’s Angus Advantag e 65

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