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THE REAL WORLD 17 NOT TAKEN FOR GRANTED 18 MEMORY OF BRIAN GOOD 20 CELEBRATING THE GOOD LIFE OF BRIAN GOOD 23 CERTIFIFED ANGUS BEEF & DUCKS UNLIMITED 30 VETS ADVICE 34 CANADIAN ANGUS FOUNDATION 35 WHERE’S THE BEEF??? 48 In This issue 17 ContentsOfTable 182023 2022 SUMMER ISSUE SHORTAGE OF VETS AND WHAT THEY AND YOU AS CATTLE PRODUCERS CAN DO Todays Angus Advantag 34 Todays Angus Advantag e 4
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Although it looks like an early harvest, August is a great month to tour pastures… your own and your customers as we prepare for marketing and promotions for the fall run.
The beef cattle industry will see some very exciting times in the years to come. Bullish… hell yes, as all signals point to higher prices. As the number of farms and ranches steadily decline in North America, so has the North American inventory of breeding stock. The USDA reported on January 31, 2022, that the beef cow population had dropped 2% lower from the previous year. The Canadian drought of 2021 was a major cause in the drop of Canadian numbers and the heat and drought in the Midwest USA in 2022 has added to the US data which we will get to see a year from now. The markets have been strong and steady… no doubt quality still maintains it’s advantages in the market share. Even through this inflation scare, consumer loyalty has remained constant, as people still must eat protein that comes from a reliable, traceable source. We must remember that restocking the North American continent will not be achieved over night. Unlike poultry or swine production, it takes years to replenish breeding stock and as replacements are held back for breeding, market numbers dwindle and so will the supply of red meat… not only in North America but worldwide.
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It’s nice to see that this fresh new attitude has become contagious after being cooped-up for the last two years. The 4-H and Junior shows across Canada have been highly successful as the youth of the cattle nation share friendship and competitiveness in these summer months. These young men and women are the future of our livestock industry and the betterment of our society. Although winning is a goal, participation is the most important goal! Many thanks must go to the parents for their patience, time, and money to see their son or daughter learn and compete. To all the organizers behind the scenes whether you are a 4-H leader, a show chairman, a steer buyer, or a show sponsor, thank you for being a part of this educational component of the livestock industry.
What a difference a year makes in attitude and circumstance. Mother nature has again shared her kindness with most of the regions throughout the nation. In some cases, her kindness went a little too far as through my tours, there are pastures we just could not get into because of moisture content. But the amount of precipitation in most locales has made pastures lush, croplands bountiful and an abundance of forage for winter feed.
I don’t remember the first time that I met Brian Good. It would have been at a cattle show, or maybe a sale, but it would have been at some sort of cattle event.Hewould have walked up to me, extended his hand and using his best official Canadian Angus Association voice said: “Brian Good...Canadian Angus Association.” as he shook my hand. I would have told him my name and we would have chatted for a while until I got busy, or Brian was approached by someone else.Ididn’t know then just how that moment would affect my life in the years that followed. Brian and I became fast friends. Over the years we travelled together and apart to functions across Canada. Our travels together would begin with a phone call from Brian that started with an invite, then a travel itinerary, and then a starting point. Once we met, Brian would toss me the keys and say “Here you drive” and off we would go. We would spend the time travelling talking. Sometimes it was serious conversations, when we lost friends or family members, but usually it was pretty lighthearted. Both of us liked to hear the So long my friend
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By now all three of us were laughing. Brian gave Lauralee his best hurt puppy look and said “I pay her”.“What???”
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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.”
Lauralee and I used to kid Brian about his neatly pressed shirts and jeans and his shiny boots. He confessed one day that his Mom pressed his shirts.
I imagine that Brian pulled up to the Pearly Gates in a bright, shiny pick up with Canadian Angus stickers on it, parked the truck right in front of the gates and marched his neatly pressed shirt and shiny boots up to the guy at the gate.
“My name is Good... Brian Good” he would say in his best Canadian Angus Association voice. “You got a spot for me?”
The guy would look at Brian for a moment and reply “We only take the good here sir.”
“Brian! You make your poor Mom iron your shirts?” Lauralee asked. “What?” Brian answered feigning indignity. “She likesLauraleeit.” jumped at the chance. “Brian... no woman likes to iron.”
Lauralee responded. “You pay her and that makes it right?”
Brin would turn to the next in line and say “Looks like I got it made.”
other laugh and so it became a mission to do just that, make the other laugh.
I imagine that he will march right in and start making new friends as well as meeting old ones. He will remember every one of their names and I hope they have phones in heaven because Brian will be lost without one.
Godspeed my friend... you left this earth too soon, but you left it better then you found it.
“Yeah” Brian replied. “I give her two bits a shirt.” Brian was a firm believer in loyalty, he was loyal to his family, to his friends and to the Angus Association. He and I both agreed that loyalty is somewhat unusual in this day and age and that bothered us both. He believed that society and the cattle industry in particular, needs to get back to being loyal to those that are loyal to you and ... if that makes no sense to you, then you are part of the problem.During our travels we exchanged stories and opinions on cattle, breeders, cattlemen, and a host of other topics. We made lists of everything from places to eat, to places we liked to visit to who we would pick to be pall bearers at our funerals. We promised each other that what was said in the truck stayed in the truck and we honoured that promise until July 19. I was devastated but at the same time extremely honoured to take my place at Brian’s Celebration ofTheLife.Canadian Angus Association has had General Managers, CEO’s, board members, and Presidents, but there has only been one face of the Canadian Angus industry and that was Brian Good. He was a gentleman in every way and I am proud to have called him my friend.
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On the way there Brian remembered he needed to get cash, well back then ATM’s were only in front doors of the banks. So, we stopped on main street at one of the banks and some how got him out of the backseat, but he couldn’t work out how to get in By Jon Fox
There were many people in the sales business he considered close friends. These are a few that I know he worked with and would talk with on a regular basis, Bob Switzer, Rob Lundago, Mark Stock, Steve Dorran, Duane Personage, Bob Prestage, Dave Callaway, Bob Toner, Hugh Ross, Don Raffen, Chris Poley, Andy Jones & Grant Rolston, there are many more as well but as we all know Brian was always the guy to talk to about what was going on in our world and it was people like this he shared information with to stay on top of what was going on.Itis fairly safe to say Brian knew just about everyone. His quick wit and sharp mind made it seem easy to do what he did for a living. He also possessed a very good eye for quality cattle of any breed and he didn’t care if you didn’t agree with him, he would always stand behind his pick of a good bull or female. I really admired that quality in Brian. I would be remiss not to mention Brian’s time with Harry Haney at Independent Breeders Service. This is where I first got to know Brian as I am sure many in my age range would say the same. From the first time I met him I knew I had a good friend and I am forever grateful for this. I have to tell this quick story about Brian. Shelly & I remember it like it was yesterday, we were just a couple of kids at the Limousin field day in Lloydminster hosted by the Payne family and their many good friends, there was always a cold beer on hand and a good visit to be had. Later on, Shelly & I decided to go uptown to a local country bar Ezzie’s. We had been visiting with Brian earlier that evening and we ran into him on our way out and he said, “Hey can I catch a ride with you guys, I will get you a beer when we get there.” And we said sure. Well, all we had was Shelly’s Camaro to drive and I could see him thinking how in the hell am I going to get in the backseat of this thing, but we got it done.
Memory of Brian Good
It is an honor and privilege to be asked by Brian’s family to give some insight and thoughts to Brian’s life in the Purebred Business. As all of you know Brian was a very special man in this business. Most everyone could consider him a friend, even if there was disagreement it never stopped him from finding common ground and a positive ending to the conversation. That is extremely rare in these days of constant breaking news and instant access to information via social media. This following presentation is from the heart, as I was asked by Brian’s family to do. I never intentionally left anyone out of it or in it. He was one of a kind and had many lives worth of experiences and friendships. We were all blessed to know him. Brian was a lifer in the Purebred Cattle Business, after a good run operating the family farm, Black Brow Cattle Company with his father Glenn and family they dispersed the herd successfully in 1991. I remember Brian’s many heartfelt and hilarious stories about these times, about many friends like, Doug Noad, the Hamilton boys, Kenny Cox, Bob Switzer, Robbie Mathews, the Houghtons in BC and many more. We could leave on a trip to BC and I could listen to these stories for hours and laugh and learn about those days and after many hours of driving, we would be at our destination, it seemed in no time at all, of course a huge part of Brian’s life was the sales, marketing and promotion part. He worked with some of the best, Doug & Linda Henderson and Rob Holowaychuk as a consultant and he ran quite a few successful sales of his own under 4G Livestock Services.
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Brian was also instrumental in organizing a lot of our overseas Exports with live cattle, working mainly with his good friends Gary Smith, Kate Kolstead, Roger Peters to name a few. I remember him talking about a trip made to Russia with many of his fellow herd association representatives to make presentations about the quality of our Canadian cattle. I must say this must have been a very good time had by all. Sounded to me like a lot of vodka and red wine was consumed, many different events, some lack luster travel arrangements and accommodations, but a hell of a lot of fun camaraderie and friendships were made by all who were there and took part in the process and it was a success as many thousands of Canadian cattle, mainly Angus but of all breeds were exported to Russia and neighboring countries. Brian said he was never so happy to get back home after that once in a lifetime trip.
Brian’s love for the Angus Business especially Black Angus cattle was unmatched by anyone I know. So, when he took the Fieldman job with Canadian Angus, I thought it was the perfect fit for him.
the door of the bank. After 10 minutes of all three of us trying to figure it out we got in to get the cash. And just as luck would have it a police car slowly drove by, thankfully the cop must have had somewhere else to be, but I bet he was wondering what were these 3 up to in a souped-up Camaro trying to maneuver our way into a bank machine on a Saturday night. Anyways we got to Ezzie’s had a great time and that was the start of many great times to be had.
Brian was a mentor to many of the CAA staff, I believe he really enjoyed working with all of them. That said he wasn’t a stay in the office type of guy, but he took seriously the responsibility of keeping in touch with his fellow staff on details big and small where ever he was in the world. He gained many good friends in his fellow staff members. He was 24/7 Canadian Angus during this time. Countless hours and days of travel all over Canada and the United States and parts of the world promoting our breed and indeed our Country. He was instrumental in so many aspects of our association activities from the many bull sales, female sales, major shows, junior shows which Brian was very fond of the youth aspect of our association, field days, provincial meetings, CAA General meetings, he spoke countless times all over the country and his message was always heart felt and positive about our breed. These are the times that I was fortunate enough to make many miles with Brian and others to different events. Much of my time with him was travelling to and from BC. His fondness of the history of the many great and beautiful historic ranches in the province was a real passion for him. As I said before he knew just about everyone, so I was lucky to tag along with others and see Douglas Lake, Alkali Lake Ranch, and many others, Williams Lake Bull Sale, Kamloops Bull Sale, and the BC Cattleman Conventions held through out the province. I also got to meet many BC Angus breeders both large and small operators and get to know them and learn a great deal about ranching in BC. As we all know Brian was a lot of fun, pretty much at all times and he never seemed to get tired of the road life, this always amazed me how he could remember people and strike up good conversations and be so involved with the people if even for the 24 hours he was in that area. So many good times and memories were had, it’s hard to remember them all. One in particular was one of my first trips with Brian to the Kamloops Spring Bull Sale. Brian and I left Calgary late because we were both running late, he had to give a speech that night to the consignors and the BC Angus people that were there in attendance. He did fore warn me that sometimes these meetings could get a little heated, but laughed and said it will be fine. We arrived in the nick of time supper was being served at the cafeteria at the Kamloops Stockyards. It was a great meal, then it was time for Brian to bring greetings from the Association and go through some of the new ideas that were being brought forth to help our breeders. I thought things were going well, then all of a sudden, a breeder stood up and said, “well since you guys in Calgary know everything, when is the Association going to help me fill out my CAIS forms” This was a government program at the time and had nothing to do with the Association, but I could tell this fella was very serious. Brian turned and looked over at me gave me a smirk and a small WTF eyeroll. I am sorry but I got up and out of there because I couldn’t stop laughing. Thankfully not many people noticed my predicament. I snuck out the back for a breath of fresh air, all the while thinking how in the hell is Goody going to get out of this one. Well of course he did and we got back to the hotel unscathed had a couple of drinks and a damn good laugh and called it a night.
Brian played a prominent role at Independent Breeders, the philosophy was simple, get out there and be at events, get to know the people and get the business, it was a successful approach and made IBS a household name in the industry.
Brian’s ability as Fieldman shone bright from day one. He sometimes single handedly carried the Canadian Angus torch to all walks of life. In his quest to serve his association and the breeders, he represented fairly and properly at all times, this is an incredible achievement. I would think when they google Cattle Breed Fieldman in the future, Brian’s smiling face and his sparkling eye should be what pops up. He set the mold for all others to follow and in my mind, there will never be another fieldman like Goody.
The next day was sale day as we all know this is a very important day for all of us in this business. There wasn’t a big crowd at the sale and the breeders were nervous. However, the quality of the bulls on offer was pretty strong. Brian commented to a couple we were visiting with, don’t worry the ranchers need bulls this year, you will be fine. We headed in to get seats for the sale and what would happen next still makes me laugh to this day. As said the night before we got there a little late and went straight to the supper line, I paid for my supper and carried on, well I guess Brian probably figured he was the guest speaker for the night he probably should be ok to have supper on the house. Not so much, as we were in the now full lobby of the auction mart the older lady that operated the cafeteria came quickly over to Brian and rather loudly stated. “Are you the young man that didn’t pay for his supper last night?” Brian’s reaction was priceless, needless to say he paid for his supper I could not stop laughing all the way back to Calgary. That’s just how it was with Brian never a dull moment always a fun time and the people of all walks of life were important to him.
Finally, my heart goes out to Lynanne and his wonderful family. Thank you all for giving so much of Brian’s time to us all. He truly is one of a kind. To my fellow cattlemen and women let’s all remember to give thanks for knowing this tremendous man. The stories should continue around the tack box and the Sale Barns about Brian Good, for our children and grandchildren need to know about a cowboy’s life extremely well lived.
One final story I think is a great example of Brian’s quick wit and ingenuity, some of you may remember Brian and his friends Nate Marrin and Rose Currie decided one spring that we should start an elite show chicken group. Brian and Nate were in charge of selling the shares and purchasing the chickens. The big show was held in Vermilion at the Vermilion summer fair in July. I must say the promotion that went into this venture was extensive. I never did find out how many shares were sold or how much cash was collected. I’m sure it was a sizable amount. Well, as luck would have it where the chickens were being housed, they got out of the pen and were promptly killed by coyote’s or dogs, you would think that would be the end of the story, but not quite. Agribition came along that fall and we were showing cattle and doing our thing. Brian came by the stall and talked to Shelly & I, he said with a twinkle in his eye, we better have a chicken party for the show chicken group. I kind of laughed and said sure what do you want to do. He said Shelly and I will handle it and off they went, but he said you guys get the word out to everyone. So, we got the word out to come by the stall for a show chicken party. There was about 40 or 50 people there when Shelly and Brain showed up with several buckets of KFC chicken and several gallon jugs of the cheapest porch climbing red wine you could imagine. Well needless to say we all had a great laugh and a tremendous time that night, but none of us in the show chicken group to this day have any idea how many shares were sold. I could talk for hours about the fun and adventures we had as I know all of us that knew him could.
Brian also travelled extensively in the United States, he really like the Denver Stock Show for many years Denver was the place to be in early January for all things purebred. He had many good friends in the states. While at Denver Brian noticed a lot of good Angus cattle being shown by Express Ranches, he knew that I had worked with them when I was younger and had sourced a lot of genetics there so he said I think I want to come with you to their Bull Sale in March, so we made the arrangements. Express is a one-of-a-kind operation and I could tell Brain was impressed by the cattle for sure, but also the people that worked there. I was honored to introduce him to the owner Mr. Bob Funk and manager Jarold Callahan. Some very good discussions were had the afternoon before the sale. Jarold invited us to his house that evening for a little social, Brian loved it. There was an old country singer there named Buck, he could sing or play all of the good old country music that Brian loved and of course had sung and played himself with his band up home. After a few glasses of wine and a great meal, I fondly remember Brian and Bill Davis, Director and I believe past president of the American Angus Association arm in arm singing along to Buck, it was a great time. The sale the next day was a great one over 500 bulls sold for a very nice $8000 average. Brian really enjoyed seeing a crowd full of commercial bull buyers, buying volumes of bulls and the sale was done very professionally and in a very rapid pace. My friends at Express always asked me how Brian was doing and what he was up to after that quick visit.
Thank you, Jon Fox
The tab was picked up by the Chinese Government for Brian and his counter parts to give their pitch for there respective breeds to the Chinese producers. Bruce Holmquist gave me a little insight to one of the presentation meetings. Both him and Brian got up to give their presentation about their breeds, Simmental and Angus.
Things were going well until one little Chinese guy stood up and told Bruce Black & White cattle were considered bad luck in China, then the same guy stood up after Brian’s presentation and said Black Angus cattle were crazy. All Bruce said was Brian turned to his fellow presenters with his patented raised eyebrow and smirk and a little shake of his head and they all bust out laughing.
Recently Brian and my good friend Chub Lundago came to the LMAC held in Lloydminster in early May. We had an amazing time; Brian was once again in his element it was so good to see him back in form. So, when I got a call from another good friend Grant Rolston, that our dear Goody wasn’t too good I was shocked.
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One of his final trips overseas in 2018 or 2019 was to China with his fellow breed representatives, I believe there was 12 of them in all.
Now I know how an auctioneer feels looking out at that crowd and thinking they’re waiting for me to say something intelligent.
By Bob Toner
There aren’t many auctionmarts he hadn’t been to at least once. The same held true for packing plants. A few years ago, Brian and I traveled to the Maritimes and Ontario to do some touring. Visiting a few purebred herds, auctionmarts, feedlots and ice cream stands. He could sure find an ice cream stand in a hurry. Mainly we were there to go through the packing plants. The door was always open for Brian, and I found it very interesting to see the inside workings of these facilities. Now a couple kind of funny things happened on this trip. When we’re going through security at Charlottetown, Brian didn’t think it was necessary to take off his belt and boots because the airport was smaller. Well, Brian got pulled out of the line and taken into a little room. I pretended I didn’t know him, and I cleared security, grabbed a coffee, and waited for him to reappear, hoping he didn’t miss the flight to Toronto. When he got out, he was looking just a little sheepish and said something along the lines of “well I guess I won’t be doing that again. At least they didn’t strip search me.”
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The next thing was when he got to Toronto and went to pick up our rental vehicle. First vehicle rolls up. Brian opens the doors and says “they expect us to get in there. It’s filthy!” Vehicle number two comes up. Didn’t even get the doors open. “Look how dirty it is on the outside. I don’t even want to see the inside.” Vehicle three comes up. “Now this one will work.” That’s when I realized I might be travelling with goldilocks! When it came to some of the CAA programs, Brian would say, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel, but you can sure tweak it. Another
Yikes! Brian Good, where to start? Brian worked for 21 years with the Canadian Angus Association. I had the privilege of working with Brian for five of those years but more of a privilege of knowing him since I was a kid back in the mid-seventies. Working for the Canadian Angus Association was a perfect job for Brian. He could travel, see cattle, visit people, and Lynanne said, he was a professional visitor, and he could stay clean doing it. He always had the shiniest boots, and you couldn’t find a wrinkle on his clothes if you tried. You always knew Brian was at an event by looking at the parking lot and you’d see his truck shining off there in the distance, just like it is today. When Brian was originally hired at the CAA as fieldman, his job description was to reach out to commercial producers and promote the value of Angus genetics. He accepted that challenge head on. He said that the livestock business was really a people business. He believed it was important to form a relationship first and business would follow. Brian had an ability to connect with people on any level. He was as comfortable in a boardroom, fancy restaurant, sale barn, industry event. As he was sitting in the Irma Hotel with Jim Nugent, Mark Stock, and Shane Castle, slamming back Jagers.
Celebrating the good life of Brian Glen Good
Brian realized early on that the connection between purebred breeders and commercial producers could use some work. Through visits of both, he would exchange ideas between these two sectors. Some of the topics he covered were EPDs versus inherit indexes, phenotypes, management practices, and customer follow up. This brings us back to it being a people business. Brian was steadfast in his belief. He wanted you to take the time to personally deliver whatever you sold, be it bulls or females. Tour their herd, get to know their operation and form a relationship. As time went along, Brian began to work at making connections all along the entire production line. Purebred producer to the commercial cow/calf producer through the auction marks, order buyers, feedlots, packers, and finally the retail outlets. Brian had connections across Canada.
One of the true highlights of Brian’s career happened in 2019 when he was awarded the Livestock Marketers Association of Canada Industry Champion award. This award has only been presented 3 times in LMAC history. Brian is the only non LMAC member to receive it. The look on Brian and Lynanne’s face that night was priceless. As Brian said that night, “I’m not sure I deserve it but I’ll sure take it.” Brian considered this the biggest honor he has ever received and was very proud of it. You know come to think about it he might have put some overtime in that night too in the hospitality room if I remember correctly. What I’ve covered here only scratches the surface of Brian’s accomplishments. Today’s Angus Advantage published a salute to Brian in their spring 2021 issue and Dave Calloway did a tribute to Brian which included a story done by Piper Whalen for the Canadian Cattleman Magazine and 60 plus testimonials from all segments of our beef industry, you truly get the picture of what Brian did mean to this industry. Words used to describe him are gentlemen, mentor, advocate, dedicated and devoted. For me personally, he was a guy I could turn to for advice because he’d been there and done that and he was a sounding board for a lot of my ideas. One of the words that seemed to come up the most was Ambassador. He truly was an ambassador. If you have a chance, it’s worth going back and reading through those statements again. Another is a video we will be seeing shortly from LMAC 2019 when he received the industry champion award. The testimonials in this truly showed respect and admiration Brian garnered around the industry. The old saying is you left a big pair of boots to fill although those boots aren’t as shiny as yours, Brian. We’ll do our best to fill ‘em and move forward. Rest well, my friend. You done a good job.
saying was, don’t sweat the small stuff. Look at the big picture. This held especially true with the Angus feeder calf and Rancher Endorsed programs. In 1980, the first Angus feeder calf sale was held in Moose Jaw. A couple of people who were on the ground floor, getting that started were Bob Switzer and Larry Toner along with other members of the Saskatchewan Association. Over the years, they expanded this program along with the Ranchers Choice Wholesale Group to include Maple Creek, Assiniboia, Shaunavon, Swift Current, Mankota and across the boarders to Medicine Hat, Alberta and south to Glasgow and Chinook, Montana.
Although Brian was hired to promote the Angus breed, he truly was an advocate for the entire beef industry. Good cattle are good cattle. Doesn’t matter the colour. This led to Brian’s involvement with the LMAC. Brian was one of the original committee members and an integral part of the sponsorship committee. He brought together the Canadian Angus, Simmental, Charolais, Limousin, Hereford, and most recently, the Canadian Shorthorn Association to sponsor the Canadian Livestock Association Auctioneer Championship. Another thing that Brian was in on the ground floor of creating. Brian told me that the LMAC convention and auctioneer competition was a must attend event. Brian always had a group of people around him, renewing friendships, telling stories, jokes, and sharing information. If you were new, or if you were new just to the event or any other for that matter, Brian would seek you out, introduce himself, and then proceed to make sure you were introduced to others in attendance. Brian always said, him and I made a pretty great team at LMAC and other events. As
When Brian was hired in the summer of 1999, he seized the opportunity to expand this program across Canada. Through his connection with the livestock markets Association of Canada, there are now around 160 feeder calf sales across this nation. With many auction marks holding numerous Angus influence calf sales throughout the fall run. Some of the awards Brian started in order to recognize the efforts of the different sectors of our industry include the Western Feedlot and partner of the year, Eastern Feedlot of the year and when one he took special pride in, the Auctionmart of the year award.
he put it, I’ll take the early shift, you take the late shift. It will get everybody covered. This worked well except that one time in 2018 at Moosomin when Brian got sidetracked at the Viewtrak rum hut. I’m sure a lot of you guys remember that. Took the poor guy two days to get over that one.
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Brian was the first non-market operator or auctioneer to judge the LMAC Canadian Auctioneer Championship. When he was telling me about this, I commented to him that “I was surprised he could stay focused that long.” His response, “so was I.”
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• Early arrivals enjoyed the Shediac Bay Cruises lobster tour and a fresh lobster supper.
Bill and Sylvia Jackson of Tullamore Angus receive their 100-year Pioneer Award from CEO Myles Immerkar
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NEW BOARD EXECUTIVE Graham MacLean of Watford, ON was elevated from the position of President Elect to President. Sheldon Kyle of Redvers, SK moved into the Past President position, and Tom deWaal of Prince George, BC was chosen as President Elect.
• The President’s Reception on Thursday evening at Tide and Boar Gastropub, an award-winning pub named one of Canada’s Top 50 restaurants by Maclean’s magazine, one of Canada’s Favorite Bars by Air Canada’s Enroute and Featured on The Food Network’s You Gotta Eat •Here. Representatives from all regions across Canada participated in a brainstorming and discussion meeting with the national board of directors exploring programs that focus on our common goals.
At the National Convention Banquet on Saturday evening, Tullamore Farms of Caledon East, Ontario was presented with a CAA Pioneer Award for 100 years of continuous membership. They are the fourth family in Canadian Angus history to receive this recognition. William Jackson, son of English immigrant Thomas Jackson and mayor of New Toronto for 22 years in the early 1900s, began raising Angus cattle in 1923. The family moved from New Toronto to Cooksville and to Tullamore as urban expansion enveloped their farmland. Son, Tom Junior, served for Canada in World War II and returned to farming with his father William and his young sons Bill and David after discharge. Tom Junior and his son Bill both served on the Ontario Angus and Canadian Angus boards. Tom Junior was Ontario Angus president from 1960–1962 and Canadian Angus President in 1966. Bill was Ontario Angus president in 1984 and Canadian Angus president in 1992. Bill’s wife Sylvia was a director with the Canadian Angus Foundation Board of Directors and served as Chair 2014 through 2017.
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Certified Angus Beef presented Ranch Covey Hill of Havelock, QC with the Certified Angus Beef Canadian Commitment to Excellence Award. Certified Angus Beef will share an article and feature video on the family this Aboutfall.50 people participated in a sightseeing tour on Sunday which included a bus trip across the Confederation Bridge, stops at a potato processing facility, Deep Roots Distillery, Cows Creamery, Anne of Green Gables Chocolates, Outstanding Young Angus Breeder James Worth’s farm and supper at New Glasgow Lobster Suppers.
The 116th Canadian Angus Association Annual General Meeting was held Saturday morning and was also livestreamed to an additional 62 viewers. CEO Myles Immerkar reported the best CAA financial results in the Association’s 116-year history. The Association is well poised to meet future challenges. Membership reached 2,500 for the first time since 2014. Animal registrations increased 2% and CAA received the highest number of weaning and yearling weight submissions in its history. Fiscal responsibility has been CAA’s priority for the last three years. Our focus and highest priority has been member service, and in 2021 thanks to diligent efforts to create efficiencies, we were able to accomplish more with less. He also reported that the recent member vote on revised and rewritten bylaws to significantly update and revise them for the first time since 1906 was passed.
In addition to the annual general meeting, 2022 Canadian Angus National Convention highlights included:
In addition to the new executive, the Board welcomed three new directors, Blake Morton of Craigmyle, AB who replaces retiring director Brett Wildman of Sangudo, AB; Roger Reynolds of Emerald Park, SK who replaces retiring director Dale Easton of Wawota, SK; and Dallas Johnston of Brookdale, MB who replaces retiring director and past president Shawn Birmingham of Brandon, MB.
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• Educational sessions and guest speakers on Friday covering topics such as research projects, forage and grasslands management, cattle diets, nutrition and an update from Canada Beef followed by an evening social event at McSweeney’s Dinner Theatre. Friday’s sessions were livestreamed on Facebook and DLMS.ca.
There was much to celebrate at the first in-person Canadian Angus Association Annual General Meeting and National Convention since 2019. One hundred and forty-six people gathered in Moncton for the event that started with a Shediac Bay lobster tour cruise on Wednesday, June 8, and continued with networking opportunities, business meetings, educational sessions and presentations, wrapping up on June 10 with the annual general meeting and Convention banquet, followed by the tenth Canadian Angus Foundation Building the Legacy fundraiser auction.
The Canadian Angus Association (www.cdnangus.ca) is a not-forprofit association incorporated under the Animal Pedigree Act. The Association represents 2,500 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.
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Kyle operates Kenray Ranch near Redvers, SK with his family. They breed 250 head of Red Angus and Red Angus influenced females annually. Kyle also owns and operates an on-farm business, Kyle Farm & Ranch Supply that was founded in the spring of 2015. In addition, he has served on the local Co-op board of directors for two terms, sat on the Canadian Western Agribition Stock Exchange Committee and has served as a director and as president of the Saskatchewan Angus McLeanAssociation.and his brother Murray operate a purebred Angus cow herd, Melmac Angus Farms near Melbourne, Ontario with 35 cows. Their father Ron started the herd in 1974. They also grow corn and soybeans. McLean has served as president of the Melbourne Fair Board, Lambton County 4-H Association, Watford Optimist Club, Western Ontario Angus Association and Ontario Angus Association.
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Left, Dallas Johnston and right, Blake Morton Photo of Roger Reynolds not available
Morton operates Shiloh Cattle Company, a fourth-generation ranch in the Hand Hills Lake area with his partner Darcy Olesky and dad Merle Morton. Shiloh Cattle Company is competitive and successful in the show ring, but focuses on raising Red and Black Angus seedstock and Red Angus-Simmental cross commercial cattle. Morton has served as a director with the Alberta Angus Association and was president in Reynolds2017–2020.is recently retired from the insurance business. He owns a small herd of Black Angus cattle and lives at Emerald Park, SK. Wildman, first elected in 2014, was the third member of his family to serve on the Canadian Angus Association Board of Directors executive.
Top Left, Graham McLean, President; Top Right, Tom deWaal, President Elect; Bottom right, Sheldon Kyle, Past President
Johnston operates DJ Cattle Co. near Brookdale, MB where he operates DJ Cattle Co with a herd of more than 40 purebred Black Angus cattle and another 25 commercial Angus-influenced cattle with his daughter and her husband. He has served on the Manitoba Angus Association board of directors, twice serving as president. Johnston also serves on the board of the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba and is on the executive committee.
Brett’s father David was President in 1990 and his brother Kirk was President in 2010. After completing his term as president, Wildman was elected for a second term in 2019. Brett Wildman owns and operates Wildman Livestock with his wife Traci and their daughter Paige in Sangudo, AB. He was raised on a purebred Angus operation and has worked as a herdsman and semen collector.
Easton operates Eastondale Angus with his wife Shelly and their daughter Erika near Wawota. He was first elected to the board in 2016 and was acclaimed for a second term in 2019. Eastondale Angus is a purebred cattle operation that has operated for more than 50 years with approximately 180 females calving annually. Easton has recently retired from the Saskatchewan Angus Association Board of Directors after serving an eight-year term. He was president from 2012–2014.
Birmingham, his wife Teresa and their three daughters operate 5B Farms near Brandon, MB. 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. deWaal of Prince George, BC was raised on a dairy farm. He attended the Reich World Wide College of Auctioneering in Mason City, Iowa and started his auctioneering career selling livestock. In 2003 he purchased his first registered Angus cattle which has grown into today’s Harvest Angus herd consisting of 120 mother cows. Tom and his wife Carolyn also run Central Interior Auctions Ltd. and Tom is serving as president of the BC Angus Association.
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Grass and water. These are the essential elements in beef production — the same resources vital to healthy waterfowl populations. Productive agriculture and conservation go hand in hand.
“By starting in our rye, we hit native grass about a month later than normal,” Nathan says. “It allowed us to rest our grasses way more than what we could otherwise in the drought.”
Brothers Justin and Nathan Spickler run independent Angus seedstock herds in North Dakota’s James River Valley and have partnered with Ducks Unlimited for grassland preservation.
Justin appreciates the common ground: “Improvement of range land helps us both,” he says. “This is a good relationship— helping people raise Angus beef. It’s a win for both.”
That makes Spickler pastures a perfect symbiotic habitat for waterfowl and Angus cattle. Waterfowl nest upland and need grass to procreate, sometimes miles from the nearest water.
Often called the most endangered ecosystem in North America, the tallgrass prairie offers valuable, resilient carbon storage.
“We live in the area where the tall- and short-grass prairies meet,” Justin says. “It’s great grass and very productive, with a wide species variety so we can raise heavy calves without supplemental feed.”
“ThisUnlimited.collaborative work rallies around ranchers facing growing challenges while being the stewards of our remaining grasslands and wetlands in some of our most priority landscapes,” he says.
By Abbie Lankitus and Kylee Kohls
Certified Angus Beef & Ducks Unlimited Work Together to Preserve Working Grasslands
That’s why Certified Angus Beef announced a collaboration with Ducks Unlimited at the 2021 Angus Convention in Fort Worth, Texas. Together, the two organizations assembled half a million dollars to launch the Working Grasslands Conservation Initiative, helping unlock an additional $2.5 million in grants to fund the initiatives’ work over the next three
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“Certified Angus Beef is committed to demonstrating the benefits of beef production beyond a great steak,” Cobb says. “Healthy ecosystems come along as a byproduct of raising the best tasting Third-generationbeef.”ranchers from the James River Valley in Glenfield, North Dakota, agree.
“Together, we can deploy more voluntary, incentive-based programs that work for the Angus rancher while advancing carbon sequestration, clean water and biodiversity,” says Bruce Cobb, executive vice president of production for Certified Angus Beef. The three-year initiative includes financial and technical assistance to interested landowners, notes Billy Gascoigne, Director of Agriculture and Strategic Partnerships for Ducks
Brothers Justin and Nathan Spickler made good use of Ducks Unlimited cost-share programs, each run their own Angus seedstock herds and grow forage crops.
Justin linked with Ducks Unlimited in 2017 and Nathan in 2019 on similar projects. They cost-shared fencing and built water tanks supplied by solar energy, as well as grazing cover crops.
“We see ranchers trying to keep improving how they produce cattle while remaining economically viable. We want to make sure they have the resources needed and help elevate the critical role of livestock in preserving this critical habitat.”
Supportingyears.economic and environmental stewardship, this project allows cattlemen to lean on the technical expertise of Ducks Unlimited personnel through voluntary, cost-sharing programs focused on preserving and restoring grasslands important to cattle ranching, duck populations and our climate in the Northern Great Plains.
Historically, half to as much as 80% of North American waterfowl utilize the PPR to nest and rear their young. This same region has been important to ruminant animals for centuries – first bison, now cattle.
The Prairie Pothole Region, which extends far into Canada, stretches in the U.S. from northwest Montana to central Iowa and hosts more than 4 million ducks in its grass biomes.
“We know these grasslands evolved with grazing animals— an important factor in rangeland and soil health,” Gascoigne adds. “Working in this landscape for 85 years, we recognize that proactive work with private owners—farmers and ranchers—lets us achieve a lot more win-wins at a scale important to the sustainability of waterfowl and cattle production.”
Cattlemen often surround themselves with advisors and expertise outside their primary focus, Cobb says. It creates a “Ifteam.you have a cattle operation, you have vets, nutritionists, risk managers, bankers and tax accountants,” he notes. “Why not have somebody to help you understand the health of your land?”
The people at Ducks Unlimited understand conservation biology, rangeland health and agronomy. Gascoigne adds, “We know less about how to drive value back to these ranchers so they can be economically sustainable for generations to come. The experience of Certified Angus Beef in this realm is what’s so powerful about this work: to have diversity within the sustainability views of economics—environmental, social and cultural.”
Both organizations understand maintaining grasslands requires sustained ranching. The Working Grasslands Conservation Initiative is a unique partnership for a unique time, meeting the call of consumers while supporting family ranchers.
Unique partners collaborate to showcase the environmental benefits of cattle production
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“These lands are more sustainable now and in the future when they are being stewarded by ranchers grazing livestock,” Gascoigne says. “Our conservation staff live in these same communities and are vested in developing programs that meet local needs. We sit down at the kitchen tables with farm families and identify solutions through fencing, water development, cover-crop seeding, soil health evaluations, and rotational grazing to make better grass and wetland Theconditions.”Prairie Pothole Region (PPR), which extends far into Canada, stretches in the U.S. from northwest Montana to central Iowa and hosts more than 4 million ducks in its grass biomes.
One of the best ways to maintain these vital grasslands are through livestock integration on family farms and ranches.
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Huge talk about the shortage of veterinarians especially large animal but also small animal emergency etc out there in society.
Quicker processing, semen testing, pregnancy checking may mean a lower price but also more time and easier for you. I can’t say more how a good handling tub system leading to a hydraulic chute and palpation cage makes things go smoother and quicker for everyone. You also do not loose patience and both yourself and the veterinarian are not exhausted at the end of the day. Try and group schedule in an area and clinics should do the same to clump calls together. As long as good biosecurity is practiced.
apparent shortage appears at calving season as emergencies when veterinarians are busy doing herd work in many cases. Have a good relationship with your veterinarian and I would suggest in many cases it is really good if he/ she is affiliated with a haul in facility for the emergencies such as calling’s, c-sections or routine things such as calf examinations, post mortems in many cases, prolepses and even the few semen evaluations scenario. If you have the need for these veterinary emergencies and elective procedures find a clinic that performs the service and be prepared to bring individual problems in. This keeps the veterinarian efficient and can serve a big area for emergencies. I am more familiar in Alberta but slowly over time regional clinics that are bigger having more veterinarians employed and thus more back up lab facilities etc will be more the norm. I know it is tough in some areas that over time have had clinics shut down. Usually herd health work if organized is booked in and veterinarians are starting to do a certain area on a certain day in some cases.
If you are a specific geographic area that is short of veterinarians this may take time but perhaps a community clinic or have a scholarship to defray tuition for a specific vet student to apply for and come back into a specific area could work. Bigger clinics have in some cases got satellite clinics that may work and feed into the main clinic. Some partially retired vets can be coaxed back into practice even if just to do the tale-medicine or offer consultation over the phone. The bottom-line is working towards a service that is sustainable and fulfilling for the young veterinarian going into the future and for the young producer getting access to veterinary services. It may pay to ask your herd veterinarian what you are supposed to do in an emergency. In Alberta at least the veterinary by-laws say you need to provide emergency service or have arrangements for veterinary services for your clients. Those veterinary services could very well be hauling into an emergency clinic. The more we all work on prevention of disease, accidents, injuries and animal welfare the less will be the need for the emergencies. The reality is there will always be some emergencies. Encourage those that have an aptitude for cattle health to pursue large animal veterinary medicine. I have found it an extremely rewarding career and really enjoy working on cattle both at the herd and individual level. Purebred breeders generally may have exposure to several vets’ specialists often do embryo transfer, semen collection and even export testing. Some specialists may even do routine work as well. Here’s to a long-standing symbiotic relationship between the veterinary community in general and purebred/commercial cattle producers. If having trouble gaining veterinary service talk to fellow producers and whom they use and for routine work don’t be afraid to book in with the veterinarian you have the best rapport and faith in.
Recent announcement of the Calgary Veterinary School will expand from the current 50 students as of two years ago to 100 students within a few years. So in two years 50 students will be graduating but that is because of the elimination of Alberta seats in Calgary. Bottom line this current increase we wont see any difference for seven years when 100 start graduating so what do we need to do in the meantime. I would suggest as producers raising commercial or purebred cattle or other production animals what are some current strategies we need to employ to help the Thesituation.biggest
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I have only just recently started to hear of clinics not accepting new clients and I thought that was only reserved for the medical profession. Encourage and work with female veterinarians. They are the dominant gender in the profession now and I have met many that can definitely do anything that I did and more in practice. I have seen many a time what they may lack in brute strength they make up for in technique and ingenuity and on a rare occasion asking for help. Keep in mind for herd work that your facilities may play a big role.
VETS ADVICE... SHORTAGE OF VETS AND WHAT THEY AND YOU AS CATTLE PRODUCERS CAN DO
Some vets and semi retired ones may be able to provide telemedicine if they know your herd and you provide a short video or series of pictures. There should be a charge for this or worked into your herd agreement but still saves you time and money. The scope of experienced technicians is expanding whereby things like BSE testing or post mortems with pictures taken so the vet can make the diagnosis are creating efficiencies in large animal practice. The veterinary technician is a very valuable part of the veterinary team so in the future perhaps regulatory work sampling and specific herd visits even pregnancy testing may be carried out with veterinary technicians. There is even a course now where veterinary technicians under the supervision of a veterinarian can do pregnancy testing and that could be expanded to palpation of heifers. The team approach at clinics is what is going to win the day. Even today even though IV hook ups to calves are pretty rare it is often technicians that do them.
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The fundraiser was launched 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.
Belinda Wagner
Rocky View County, AB — After missing a year in 2020 and going virtual in 2021, the Canadian Angus Foundation’s (CAF) Building the Legacy fundraiser auction returned as a live auction at the Canadian Angus Association Annual National Convention in Moncton, New Brunswick. On Saturday, June 11, $118,500 was raised for CAF programming. The 2022 sale featured a pick of 2022-born calves donated by JEM Farms, the Mutch family of Earnscliffe, PEI purchased by Tullamore Angus of Caledon East, Ontario for $11,000. The high-selling embryo donation was from Ranch Covey Hill of Havelock, QC, the Mac Blackbird 35E x Sitz Barricade 632F for $2,000 to Bohrson Marketing Services. The high-selling semen donation was for the pick of five straws of any Peak Dot Ranch-owned herd sire, donated by Peak Dot Ranch, the Moneo family of Wood Mountain, SK and sold to Cuddy Farms Limited, Border Fine Arts figurine that sold to MWC Investments for $1,200. The Canadian Angus Association donated a World Angus Secretariat travel package in the Czech Republic in September 2023 that sold to Poplar Meadows Angus for $5,200. For $2,300, Nick Green of PEI purchased a four-person outdoor excursion in the Swan River Valley donated by Anderson Cattle Co. Ryan Wagner purchased a Niagara-on-the Lake wine tour package for his mother, Canadian Angus Foundation Executive Director Belinda Wagner. Clarke Family Farms of Ontario also purchased the rights to add a sign to the patio pillar at the Canadian Angus Association headquarters for $1,300.
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Carmen White has had extensive involvement in Claresholm 4-H club serving as president, vice president, treasurer, reporter, parliamentarian, and secretary. She also enjoys volunteering in her community. White is in the Food and Agricultural Resource Economics program at the University of Guelph where she is on the Canadian Agri Marketing Competition Team and belongs to the Beef Science Club. When she completes her education, she hopes to return to the ranch focussing on pasture management and herd health.
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Hillary Sauder recently completed the agribusiness program at Lakeland College. She plans to work in the beef industry and eventually take over her family’s Windy Willows Farms operation near Hodgeville, SK. She is a Saskatchewan Junior Angus representative to the Canadian Junior Angus board and is currently serving as the CJA Vice-President.
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.
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Keely Adams’ family operates Ter-Ron Farms and she holds an artificial insemination technician designation. She completed the first year of her Bachelor of Science at Red Deer College before transferring to the Bachelor of Science, Honours in Physiology program at the University of Alberta. Adams is currently president of the Alberta Junior Angus TheAssociation.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. Four other CJA members competed for the award. Denver Bolton of Kelso, SK; Jessica Davey of Saskatoon, SK; Hillary Sauder of Hodgeville, SK and Carmen White of Claresholm, AB all deserve recognition for their impressive efforts in the competition.
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.
Rocky View County, AB At the Canadian Angus Association National Convention Banquet in Moncton New Brunswick, the Canadian Angus Foundation selected Keely Adams of Forestburg, AB as the 2022 Robert C. McHaffie Junior Ambassador and James Worth of Cornwall, PEI was selected as the Outstanding Young Angus Breeder. Announced earlier in the day at the annual general meeting, Carmen White of Claresholm, AB received the Dick Turner Memorial Award.
Bolton is a member of the Ontario Junior Angus Association board of Jessicadirectors.Davey’s family operates Rivendale Cattle Company near Saskatoon, SK and she also has her own herd of 15 Angus females. She established Jessica Davey Photography in 2018, does contract livestock show photography, has an agricultural blog, and is an extension summer student working at the Saskatchewan Agriculture Knowledge Centre in Crops and Livestock, Range Management in Moose Jaw. She recently completed the first year of her agriculture degree at the University of Saskatchewan. Davey is currently the president of the Saskatchewan Junior Angus Association.
The 2022 Outstanding Young Angus Breeder James Worth operates Loyalist View Farms in Cornwall, PEI with his wife Charlotte. Worth joined the Angus business at the age of nine as a peewee competitor in Canadian Junior Angus events and 4-H. In 2016, Worth registered his own farm under the name Loyalist View Angus. Three years later he transitioned into full ownership of Temple and Gail Stewart’s farm, house, buildings, and some land as they transitioned into retirement. Worth finishes out his own bulls and markets them as yearlings, develops replacement heifers to sell for breeding stock, and breeds and develops show steers. In addition to raising cattle, Worth gives back to his community and has been involved with numerous agriculture-based associations. He has consistently made time to take on leadership roles within these groups.
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Kaitlynn Bolduc, Stavely, Alberta, Can., was one of twenty-six American Angus Association® members from across the country that attended the 2022 Beef Leaders Institute (BLI) June 13-17. The annual event is hosted by the American Angus Association and funded by the Angus Foundation and Certified Angus Beef® brand (CAB®).
BLI provides Association members the opportunity to experience the beef value chain from pasture to plate.
“BLI provides a unique opportunity to explore all facets of the beef industry, while also learning from and forging connections with fellow attendees.”
For the second portion of the trip, the group traveled to Ohio to continue studying the beef value chain. Participants explored the impact of genetics in the beef industry at Select Sires, and the role value-added products play in marketing CAB® at Hudson Meat Company. The final days of the experience were spent at the CAB® brand headquarters in Wooster, Ohio.
Following their time in St. Joseph, attendees visited Tiffany Cattle Company in Herrington, Kansas. Here, Shane Tiffany, Tiffany Cattle Company co-owner, explained the intricacies of cattle feeding and marketing.
“Educational opportunities like Beef Leaders Institute are incredibly valuable for our members,” said Jaclyn Upperman, Angus Foundation executive director. “We are proud to support programs that build strong leaders for the Angus breed.”
“We look forward to this event each year,” said Kara Lee, director of producer engagement for CAB®.
In Wooster, attendees were welcomed to The Culinary Center by John Stika, CAB® president. From a virtual packing plant tour to a hands-on beef fabrication demonstration in the meat lab, participants followed the entire process of putting a CAB® steak on the dinner table. During a week fully immersing themselves in the industry, the BLI class realized how the cattle they raise influence the industry well beyond their pasture.
Providing continued education for the Angus membership is a priority for the Association. BLI is designed to provide members ages 25 to 45 with the resources to understand all segments of the beef industry. Attendees leave equipped as stronger, more effective leaders for the Angus breed and beef industry. For more information on BLI and applying to be part of the Class of 2023, visit www.angus.org/Event/BLIEntryForm. Look for the 2023 application to be available in early November.
Kaitlynn Bolduc engages in premiere education at Beef Leaders Institute (BLI) by Peyton Schmitt, Angus Communications Todays Angus Advantag e
Attendees learned how their decisions, specifically as seedstock producers, can influence cattle’s performance in the feedyard.
Participants began the week at the American Angus Association in St. Joseph, Missouri. While at the breed’s headquarters, attendees met with staff to learn about the many departments and programs housed within the Association. Several Association employees offered insights, including Mark McCully, American Angus Association chief executive officer, Kelli Retallick-Riley, Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI®) president and Brett Spader, Angus MediaSM president.
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Asked about the numerous studies including a 1975 Commission of Inquiry that looked extensively into the beef pricing system he said there has been concerns raised at numerous times.
“We know what the retail price of beef is. We see what consumers are paying in the grocery store and we know what we get for our calves when we sell them and in between there, there is a huge discrepancy there. The consumer is paying an all time high for beef right now. With runaway inflation it seems there are record prices on the consumer side but yet on the ranchers’ side of it it hasn’t gone up in (cattle prices) in the last half a dozen years it has actually gone down in price,” he said.
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The SSGA recently set off a media storm in a news release where they claimed the producer side in the beef market was not receiving enough to be profitable.
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) has a beef with the markets and how much they are receiving for their calves. Amounts they claim mean ranchers and farmers are not even breaking even. Let alone earning a profit.
“There is money in the system it just doesn’t get back to the grassroot producer,” Deobald said.
“This isn’t anything new we are asking for. It is something that has happened in the past and again at that point in time they pointed out a number of things in that report that have come to fruition.
He said a government investigation is needed to get to the reasons why. “A reasonable start is to have an investigation as to where that money is going. I think right now we know retailers are profitable. The packers are probably profitable. The feedlot operators are probably running at a loss right now and we know for sure the cow-calf producer is losing money.”
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“What we are asking for is an investigation into the pricing of beef. It is something that has been going on for quite some time as in a few years,” Garner Deobald president of the SSGA told MJ Independent in a telephone interview while he was busy baling feed. Deobald, who farms in the short grass prairie ShamrockHodgeville area which is about one hour drive southwest of Moose Jaw, said it is difficult for farmers’/ranchers to make a profit, let alone a reasonable profit in the beef cattle business.
Deobald said the SSGA is not asking for any investigation to focus on the effects of COVID - 19 pandemic on cattle and beef prices but to look at a trend going on for years.
“A reasonable point is to do an investigation and find out where that buck is stopping in the supply chain.”
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Deobald said the big bucks for beef is not coming back into the pockets of producers and feedlots. “We know there is money in the supply chain. We are really thankful for consumers supporting beef producers by buying beef and we recognize they are paying big dollars at the counter. But that again isn’t coming back to trickling down to the rancher to the grassroot farmer.”
“This is something that has been going on for longer than the pandemic. The pandemic has just amplified that. I guess it was an opportunity to increase pricing on a lot of things and beef is one of them…but again it has been going on before pandemic times. It isn’t something that isn’t recent it has just gotten way worse.”
Beef prices in the Real Canadian Superstore (and other retailers), part of the Loblaws Inc, has been at record highs in recent months - MJ Independent photo
Asked if it had not been a perfect storm for cattle producers with the pandemic causing supply chain bottlenecks at a time of drought and cattle producers trying to reduce herd sizes Deobald said the combination has impacted producers hard.
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“The drought on top of it that really created a great hardship for a lot of producers. Their input costs, their overhead has gone through the roof, yet the return hasn’t stayed the same or we are even lower than that. It’s a perfect storm as you said there. The cost of production has gone way up and the return on it has gone way down. But again, the consumer is paying record prices for beef.”
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“Operating costs for producers is going up. We know the cost of fuel and fertilizer is going up. We usually sit back and don’t really say too much but we are more price takers. But there comes a time when we have to stand up and ask for some accountability.”
He pointed to the litigation on-going in the United States has shown there has been things which have shown market control by Thepackers.United States meat (including beef) processing plants have undergone consolidation to a few players with megaplants developing to help create economies of scale with lower per unit (animal) processing costs. The same consolidation process has also occurred in Canada with two companies at three plants processing the majority of Canadian beef.
And they were very thorough at that point in time so there is no reason why they can’t do it again.”
In the US the Biden Administration has said this has led to a lack of competitiveness and lower prices for slaughter cattle.
“It isn’t as all encompassing as what we are asking for. What the US has done has definitely spurred us on going down this road and we definitely watch what is going on down there and the outcome of what happens there will need to happen here also,” Deobald said.
“My concern is it is not the packing capacity or anything like that but the competition for cattle I guess when they are buying there really isn’t any. Between the two of them it isn’t really a fair and competitive (for producers),” he said, adding “they can easily control what they have to pay for cattle.”
“They are not losing money. I know that but again that is something that we need to figure out in this investigation. I am assuming they are profitable but that is again why we need to have an investigation to see where that is ending up.”
processing industry in Canada). After contacting the CMC, we were told they would attempt to respond to our questions once their president returned from holidays but never did in the end.
Asked how much of an impact what has happened in the United States with the Biden Administration coming down hard on meat (beef) packers for allegedly using their market power to control the marketplace “They are in the same situation (as us). You are right our industry is integrated with the US and what goes on there goes on here as well. Right here there hasn’t been as much said (as in the US.)”
Asked about comments made by the Retail Council of Canada (who represents retailers such as Sobeys and Loblaws) to other media that the packers (processors) are making the profits Deobald said he thought they were earning a profit. It is something he said an investigation would prove.
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“We know they (beef processors) have been profitable. They have been hugely profitable. Again during the pandemic, it gave them every opportunity to squeeze every nickel out of the consumer side and not pass along any of that along either to (producers),” Deobald said.
Consumers, who have heard about the SSGA campaign for an investigation and hopefully more money in producers’ pockets, are supportive as well, he said.
He pointed to Alberta Beef Producers, the Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association, and the Canadian Cattle Association who are presently undertaking “an Alberta beef competitiveness study” as also looking into expanding packing capacity. The results of the comprehensive study are expected out later this year.
“I have heard that before. They claim they are no more profitable now than before the pandemic or going back four or five years…I am speculating they are accurate and again that leaves one other segment of the supply chain that is reaping great rewards,” Deobald Insaid.their recently released 2022 second quarter report Loblaws (which owns the Real Canadian Superstore and Shoppers Drug Mart amongst others) reported profits of $387 million. Their
Deobald said “we end up paying on both ends. The consumer pays excessive on their end and we are not realizing any of that back into the farmgate here.”
“It (feed) is a volatile market and never reached those levels before and so for feedlot operators when they were buying calves and the price of grain if they did not have that locked in they were paying an exorbitant amount of money. For sure they were in red ink.”
“Feed costs are small for packers such as Cargill Limited.” Asked if it was not producers and feedlots who are absorbing the increasing feed costs for cattle due to drought shortages he replied, “the lion’s share definitely.”
He pointed out how Harmony Beef in Rocky View County in Alberta with its 750 head per day processing capacity as helping out.
Deobald said the potential “saving grace” for Canadian producers was the “unfortunate situation in the US” and what producers there are facing due to drought.
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“Around here they are all booked up for months. Some of them are booked out seven, eight, nine or ten months out. In some cases, it is pretty hard how you can access those in a timely way,” he said, adding “it is an opportunity but again due to the limited numbers of abattoirs that is a limited opportunity I think.”
But he said that may change in two to three years as the US cattle herd is presently being reduced due to the major drought in the US Midwest and the lack of affordable feed.
An agriculture economist Professor Jared G Carlberg from the University of Manitoba sees regional meat processing coops as a means to increase competition and ultimately put more money in producers’ pockets.
During the pandemic the SSGA had a registry of producers wanting to sell direct to consumers to help find customers. Local selling efforts offer a welcome opportunity, but he said that despite such efforts 90 percent of the slaughter cattle end up in the three main beef packing plants.
Despite the limitations he said any income from more direct sales by producers “is sure welcome.”
“That helps when you can add some more players on that side of it,” Deobald said.
“I am encouraged about more of them coming into the marketplace. But again, it is so competitive. It is so difficult for new players to come in here and to be competitive…it is definitely encouraging to see that and I would like to see more coop types or other investment coming into the industry on the packing side of it,” he said.
Asked about the calls to create regional coop (or other smaller) beef packing and processing plants Deobald said he was in favour of but said the numbers of cattle out there (close to one million cows in Saskatchewan) made it a daunting task.
The option of selling beef through the 70 local abattoirs in Saskatchewan is limited due to demand and lack of capacity. The abattoir and local meat cutting industry in Saskatchewan has been shrinking over the years.
He predicted that in a year cattle producers would be profitable, but it would “be on the back of the US and the drought conditions MJthere.”Independent attempted to get comment from the Province about the SSGA efforts to have beef pricing investigated but did not receive a response when we requested one from the provincial Department of Agriculture. The province did however tell larger media they also shared the industry’s pricing concerns but said the matter was a Federal issue and better dealt with Competition Bureau Canada.
At the present time cattle prices might be rising but at the same time the amount producers are receiving is not sufficient to cover increased costs.
Deobald said he was not looking for government control or intervention in supply but would welcome governments encouraging and helping out new players in the processing market to increase competition for cattle.
Buying direct from producers still remains popular for many consumers in Moose Jaw but things such as not owning large deep freezers as in the past also reduce the potential market.
“I think any packing capacity we can add (is good). Again, it is not the packing capacity we are lacking it is the competition for cattle. It actually boils down to the number of packers that are processing in the marketplace and buying cattle.”
“On behalf of CWA’s CWA Board of Directors, we are excited to welcome Shaun to the team.” says CWA President, Kim Hextall.
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Canadian Western Agribition (CWA), located in Regina, Saskatchewan, is the best beef show on the continent and the largest livestock show in Canada. The show is anchored by beef cattle and features horses, bison, sheep, alpacas, an extensive agribusiness trade show and professional rodeo. CWA continues to promote the expansion, development, and interest in agriculture. The 51st edition of CWA will be held on November 28 to December 3, 2022.
CWA is excited to add Shaun Kindopp to the team as planning for the 2022 show continues. more information please contact: Vorrieter, Marketing and Communications Manager 306.924.9781 C: 306.537.4590 E: kvorrieter@agribition.com
“Shaun’s time in the events industry, corporate sales experience, and passion for the community makes him a great fit for “IAgribition.”amincredibly honoured to be joining an organization with such a prestigious reputation and brand across Canada.” says Shaun Kindopp, incoming CWA CEO. “Last year's 50th anniversary show was incredible, and I am looking forward to carrying that positive momentum into this year's event.”
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Regina, Saskatchewan - Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) is pleased to welcome Shaun Kindopp as its new CEO, effective August 2nd, 2022. Kindopp’s appointment comes after a comprehensive recruitment process by CWA’s Board of Directors, which began in May of 2022. Kindopp will be joining CWA after spending 10 years in the event and entertainment industry, most previously serving as Director of Corporate Partnerships and Sales at one of CWA’s long standing community partners, Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL). At REAL, Kindopp lead the corporate partnerships and sales department while overseeing sponsorship property for all REAL events, including a successful Canada's Farm Show this past summer. Prior to joining REAL, Shaun spent five years at the Regina Pats Hockey Club, as a Senior Account Executive of Corporate Partnerships.
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4 K Angus ....................................................... 42 Aberlynn Farms ............................................. 36 Alameda Agencies Ltd. ................................. 54 Alta Genetics .................................................. 54 Anderson Cattle Co. ...................................... 32 Arda Farms ..................................................... 36 AS Galtin Purebred Black Angus ................. 28 Atlasta Angus ................................................. 36 Bar DK Black Angus ...................................... 42 Bar -E-L Angus............................................ IFC Black Ridge Angus Farm ............................... 42 Blairs.Ag ................................................... OBC Blairswest Land & Cattle Ltd............. 13, OBC BMB Brewin Angus ....................................... 36 Bohrson Marketing ....................................... 15 Border Butte Angus ....................................... 36 Bova-Tech Ltd. ............................................... 54 Bow Valley Genetics ...................................... 54 Broken T Ranch ............................................ 42 Brooklyn Cattle Co. ....................................... 36 Cadillac Stock Farms ..................................... 28 Canadian Farm Insurance Corp. .................. 54 Canadian Red Angus Promotion Society .... 54 Carlyle RV ...................................................... 16 Castlerock Marketing .................................... 15 CD Land & Cattle .......................................... 36 Chapman Cattle Company ........................... 36 Circle 7 Angus................................................ 42 Clegg Angus ................................................... 36 Clevelands Farm ............................................ 42 CMT Farms .................................................... 42 CNI Ranching ................................................ 42 Country Lane Angus ..................................... 36 Cresent Creek Angus..................................... 42 Davis-Raidan Embryo Transplant Ltd. ........ 54 Deer River Ranching Black Angus ............... 36 Delorme Livestock ........................................ 42 Diamond L Ranch ......................................... 36 Diamond T Cattle .......................................... 36 DKF Angus..................................................... 42 Dorran, Steve ................................................ 55 Double B Angus ........................................ OBC Double Bar D Farms ...................................... 42 Double C Red Angus .............................. 12, 42 Double F Cattle Co. ....................................... 43 Dragonview Angus ........................................ 47 Dusty Rose Cattle Co. ................................... 15 Dwajo Registered Angus ............................... 37 Early Sunset Ranch ......................................... 1 Eastondale Angus .......................................... 43 EKW Red Angus ............................................ 43 Emmatt Creek Ranch .................................... 43 Eton Six Cattle ............................................... 32 Everblack Angus ............................................ 37 First Class Cattle Mareting ........................... 12 Fraser Farms .................................................. 32 GBS Angus Farms .......................................... 43 Gerlei Angus .................................................. 43 Gilchrist Farms .......................................... 7, 28 Gillett Angus .................................................. 37 Glasman Farms .............................................. 32 Glen Gabel Angus .......................................... 43 Grant Rolston Photography Ltd. ................. 55 GTA Ranch Inc. ............................................. 37 Todays Angus Advantag e 57
H.S Knill Co. Ltd. .......................................... 59 Hahn Cattle Co. ............................................. 37 Hamco Cattle Co. .......................................... 32 Hamilton Farms ............................................. 37 Harprey Angus Farms ................................... 28 Hartford Bros................................................. 28 Harvest Angus ............................................... 47 Hazel Bluff Angus .......................................... 37 Heinz Cattle Company .................................. 37 Hollinger Land and Cattle ............................ 43 Honeybrook Farms ....................................... 43 Ivanhoe Angus ............................................... 43 J&S Cattle ....................................................... 43 JAS Red Angus ............................................... 32 JD Pastures ..................................................... 37 JPD Farms ...................................................... 28 Justamere Farms ...................................... 11, 43 KC Cattle Co. ................................................. 43 Kembar Farms ............................................... 32 Kenray Ranch ................................................ 43 Kueber Farms................................................. 37 Lazy S Ranch .................................................. 37 LCI Doenz Ranches ...................................... 37 Leela Farms .................................................... 28 Lewis Farms ................................................... 37 LLB Angus ................................................. 6, 37 Lone Stone Farms .......................................... 37 Lucky 7 Catle Co. ........................................... 37 M & J Farms ................................................... 32 Macnab Angus ............................................... 43 Manitoba Bull Test Station ........................... 32 Maple Line Farm ........................................... 28 MarMac Farms ............................................... 32 McGowan Farms ........................................... 37 McMillen Ranching Ltd. ............................... 44 Meadow Ridge Ent. Ltd. ............................... 44 Merit Insurance Brokers ............................... 55 Minburn Angus.............................................. 37 MJT CattleCo. Ltd. ........................................ 38 Moose Creek Red Angus ........................... 5, 44 Movin On Farms ............................................ 38 Myjoco Angus ................................................ 28 Nordal Limousin & Angus ............................ 44 North 40 Red Angus...................................... 47 Northern View Angus ................................... 44 Northway Cattle Co. ...................................... 38 Ockerman Angus ........................................... 38 Ole Farms ....................................................... 38 Ossaw Angus .................................................. 32 Peak Dot Ranch Ltd. ..................................... 44 Pedersen Livestock ........................................ 38 Pieschel Farms ............................................... 14 Poley, Chris .................................................... 55 Poplar Meadows Angus ................................. 47 Pugh Farms .................................................... 38 Rafter SJ Angus .............................................. 47 Redekop Cattle Company ............................. 44 Redrich Farms ............................................... 38 Red Rose Angus ............................................. 45 Rehorst Farms Ltd. ........................................ 28 Reid Angus ..................................................... 38 Remax - Marcel DeCorby ............................. 55 Remitall Farms ........................................... IBC Right Cross Ranch......................................... 44 Rivercrest Angus Ranch................................ 38 RJ Livestock ................................................... 38 RNR Flicek ..................................................... 44 Rob Roy Angus .............................................. 29 Round Rock Ranching .................................. 38 RSL Red Angus .............................................. 44 Sandy Bar Ranch ........................................... 44 Schaff Angus Valley ....................................... 54 Sheidaghan Anghus ....................................... 45 Shiloh Cattle Company ................................. 38 Six Mile Red Angus......................................... 8 Southern Angus Farms.................................. 38 Spring Creek Simmentals ............................. 45 Spruce View Angus Ranch ............................ 38 Spruceridge Stock Farms .............................. 32 Todays Angus Advantag e 58
Invitation to participate in the Male Fertility Project If you are semen testing this spring, CAA is collecting semen test data for our male fertility project. The objectives of the project are to estimate genetic parameters for the various semen quality factors that are measured during semen testing and estimate correlations with conception rates and scrotal circumference. Please contribute your semen test results by emailing the semen test report from your vet to our Director of Science and Technology, Kajal Devani at kdevani@cdnangus.ca. Standard Hill Livestock ................................ 45 Steen Agencies Inc......................................... 55 Still Meadow Farm ........................................ 47 Stock, Mark ................................................... 55 Storebo Farm ................................................. 45 Stromsmoe Hereford & Angus ..................... 38 Sunderland Ranch ......................................... 45 Sunny Grove Angus ....................................... 45 T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. .......... 2, 7, 9, 10, 52, 53 Tambri Farm .................................................. 29 Ter-Ron Farms ............................................... 39 Tri A Angus .................................................... 39 Triple L Angus ............................................... 45 Tullamore Farms ........................................... 29 Twin Heritage Farms ..................................... 45 Vos Vegas Farms ............................................ 29 Walkerbrae Farms.......................................... 29 Waveny Angus Farm ...................................... 39 Weavercroft International ............................. 29 Whitney Black Angus .................................... 29 Wilbar Cattle Co. ............................ 3, 45, OBC Wild West Angus ........................................... 32 Willowside Farm............................................ 29 Willowview Angus Farms ............................. 45 Windy Willows Farms ................................... 45 WRAZ Red Angus ......................................... 45 Wright Cattle Company ................................ 45 Y Coulee Land & Cattle Co. .......................... 45 Yarrow Creek Farm & Ranch ........................ 39 Z Bar Angus.................................................... 45 Todays Angus Advantag e 59
August 25 TODAY’S ANGUS ADVANTAGE EARLY FALL ISSUE DEADLINE September 3 Autumn Angus Classic Sale, Hanover, ON October 1 Eastern Extravaganza Angus Sale, Lindsay, ON 5-6 Early Sunset Online Productin Sale, DLMS Farmgate 8 Gilchrist Farms & Guests “In It To Win It” Sale, Lucknow, ON 10 Balamore Farms Shoreline Female Sale With Guest Lobster Point Properties, Great Village, NS 10 TODAY’S ANGUS ADVANTAGE LATE FALL ISSUE DEADLINE 15 50th Annual Red Round-Up Sale, Olds, AB 17 Justamere Sale Of The Year, Lloydminster, AB 22 Double C Red Angus Major Herd Reduction, Moose Jaw, SK 26-29 Manitoba Ag Ex, Brandon, MB 28 Remitall Farms Bred Heifer Sale, Olds, AB November 2 Poplar Meadows Production Sale , Houston, BC 2-5 Lloydminster Stockade Roundup & Saskatchewan Angus Gold & Junior Show, Lloydminster, SK 4-13 The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Toronto, ON 5 National Angus Sale, Toronto, ON 9-12 Farmfair International, Edmonton, AB 16 Chittick Farms Production Sale, Mayerthorpe, AB 18 Six Mile Ranch “Genetic Focus” 2022 Sale, Fir Mountain, SK 19 43rd Annual Northern Select Sale, Camrose, AB 20-21 Jaymarandy Livestock Finest Female Production Sale, DLMS Farmgate 22 LLB Angus Female Sale, Erskine, AB 25 Lone Stone & Guests Female Sale, Westlock, AB 28-3 Canadian Western Agribition, Regina, SK December 1 Saskatchewan Angus Gold Show, Regina, SK 2 Canadian Western Agribition Allstar Angus Sale, Regina, SK 3 Peak Dot Ranch Fall Bull Sale, Wood Mountain, SK 5 Dusty Rose Cattle Co. 2nd Annual Production Sale, Arcola, SK 7 Double Bar D “Sharing The Herd” Genetics Sale, Grenfell, SK 8 The Female Focus Production Sale, Neudorf, SK 9 Sunderland Ranch Bull And Female Sale, Maple Creek, SK 9-10 Youngdale Online Genetics Sale, DLMS Farmgate 12 Super Sister Sale, Neepawa, MB 13 D&N Livestock Commercial Angus Bred Heifer Sale, Peebles, SK 19 Blairs.Ag Cattle Co. & Guests Opportunity Knocks Sale, Lanigan, SK 20 Spring Creek Simmentals & Red Rose Angus Complete Dispersal, Moosomin, SK 21-22 R Plus Simmentals Complete Dispersal, Estevan, SK 30 Premier & Guests Falls View Production Sale, Listowel, ON Published by: Today’s Angus Advantage Box 2330 Warman, Saskatchewan S0K 4S0 Phone: (306) 933-4200 info@todaysangus.com www.todaysangus.com OUR BryanSTAFFKostiuk - Editor Chris Poley - Marketing Treena Ballantyne - Controller Ashley Hunchak - Accounting Debbie Rhode - Circulation Katie Serhienko - Design Jessica Engele - Design Emma Lees - Design Megan Petz- Design Published 5 times/year- Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Fall Careful consideration has been placed on production of this magazine and we are responsible for the value of the advertisement; however, we assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Publications Mail Agreement: 40021107 Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: Today’s Angus Advantage Circulation Dept. Box 2330 Warman, Saskatchewan S0K 4S0 Todays Angus Advantag e 60
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