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Our main heifer bull for the past 3 years. His first daughters have calved and

we are impressed. Challenge’s progeny are consistent and made just right.

BW 1.1 WW 41 YW 78 Milk 20.1 TM 41

Heifer Calf on offer at the CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAROLAIS SALE, CWA, November 26th Silverstream Evolution x Merit Cobb

Purity

HTA CHALLENGE 161Y

Our senior herd sire. Remington has consistently been an easy calver and his sire

group continues to be the top gaining. Remington sired the Champion Get-of-Sire group at the 2014 National Charolais Show.

BW 5.1 WW 62 YW 128 Milk 13.2 TM 44

RGP REMINGTON 101Y

Exciting new outcross from New Zealand. Hiscalves hit the ground running and continue to

impress. Evolution sons were the high selling siregroup for Palgrove Charolais in Australia. His first

sons sell in Canada in the 2016 Edition of the HTA Charolais Bull Sale.

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2016 Edition of the HTA CHAROLAIS & GUESTS BULL SALE

MARCH 23rd

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• Aurele Maguet

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• Bruce Fitzmaurice

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• FDKL Charolais

• Garry Wasylowski

• Gordon Evenson

• Hunter Charolais

• J & S Fergusson

• Jim & Donna Smith

• Joe Gillmore

• Jordan Sawchuk

• Ken Routledge

• M&D Farms

• Mike Minshull

• Milton Petre

• Rammer Charolais

• Richard Puhach

• SKE Charolais

• Wendt & MurrayFarms

• XXX Farms

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From the Field ..................................................................................8

Du champ........................................................................................10

Canadian Charolais Association ..................................................14

De L’Association de Charolais Canadien ......................................14

Canadian Charolais Youth Association News ..............................15

Profile – Squaw Valley Ranch........................................................19

Herd Health – Improvements in Respiratory Treatments............34

How to Get More than a Preg Check ............................................40

When is the Best Time to Wean? ..................................................42

Canadian Charolais Association Whole Herd Enrollment ..........45

Charolais Success ..........................................................................52

Calendar of Events ........................................................................60

Index of Advertisers ......................................................................62

On the cover…This commercial photo was taken byMorgan Debenham, Kennedy,Saskatchewan, for the CCYAPhotography Competition, JuniorDivision, this summer.

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FALL 2015 • VOL. XXXII, NO. 3

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WATCH FOR US THIS FALLat the MANITOBA AG EX and the National Show at AGRIBITION, as

well as our consignments at theNational and No Borders sales

STEPPLER FARMS 5TH ANNUAL BULL SALE • March 22, 2016

STEPPLER NEW FORCE 17BFDKL Charolais

STEPPLER BIG TEX 124BKevin Cuvelier

STEPPLER NEW DIRECTION 28BMark Pollock

STEPPLER COLOSSAL 29BGeorge Williams

STEPPLER DYNAMITE 1BMunro Farms (2)

STEPPLER NORTH STAR 169BBrian Plumtree (2)

STEPPLER DOUGLAS 70ABennet Krahn

STEPPLER BOEING 60ARichard Rey

Albert GreavesAndre Conan

B Bar D CharolaisBob Fitzpatrick

Boyd MullinBryce Olmstead (2)

Christine & Isaak FriesenClarence & Cindy Matychak

Clayton CharolaisCornie Fehr

Dennis & Sharon DerksonDesertland Cattle Co.

Dick Hamilton (2)Erixon Charolais

Galbraith CharolaisGary Hamm

Glen & Joan McDowellGlen Lambourne

Happy Haven CharolaisHolodryga Bros.Hunter Charolais

Eva BlackshawJanet Hamilton

JK Nickel Farms Ltd.John Van De Kerckhove (2)

Justin DaymondLaurie BachmanLloyd Harmon

Marcel & Laurie RoelandMark & GiseleMichael Fisher

Neil & Maryanne Ronald (2)NGB Farms

Prairie Dawn CharolaisRammer Charolais

Rejean BruneauRichard Holodryga

Robert SmithRod & Gail Lea

Ronald & Shirley AllanRuss & Nancy RachSaunders Charolais

Section 7 Stock FarmSellman Farms

Sunblade CharolaisTurnbull CharolaisWatkins Charolais

Wayne RiglinWilfred Bus

Wrangler Charolais Box 7, Miami, MB R0G 1H0Dan & Pat 204.435.2021

Andre & Katie 204.435.2463 C 204.750.1951

[email protected] @steppler_andre

www.stepplerfarms.com6 miles west of Miami and 1.5 miles south



The hottesttopic and biggest

concern right now in the Agriculturesector is where the cattle market isgoing? I am writing this the middleof September so we will see wherewe are when you are reading this. Inthe summer, there was a slow erosionof the fed cattle market, followed bythe feeder market across NorthAmerica. What goes up must comedown to some degree and we areseeing this correction in the market.Some of the factors affecting this arefirst, in the fat cattle, the packersacross the US have been playing avery slow game of catch up to getmarketings current. What I mean bythis is even though the packers areshowing good profits they are notexpanding the slaughter numbers toget the feedlots current. They canhold their profit margins by keepingthe upper hand. When the feedershad the advantage, they were takingcattle to very heavy weights andthere are still a lot of these heavyweight cattle in the pens. The packerscan take less numbers and still turnout lots of pounds. The other factor isthat the imports from outside the UShave also helped move the priceslower. Also the currency devaluationin China could possibly lessen theamount of beef going from NorthAmerica and the US looks like it willstill be over a 1 billion pound netimporter of beef this year. This is thelargest amount since 2007.

So now the feeders who had arecord year last year are paying backsome of those profits in losses as thefat market moves down. So when thefeeders are not making money youknow they will have to adjust thedollars spent on calves from thecow/calf producers. The otherindication this year is that with thehistorically high calf prices thatfeeders may be willing to pay morefor the pre-conditioned calves asdeath loss is more costly and this

helps limit their risks. It may besomething to look into if you havenever done it before.

We have been fortunate in Canadawith our dollar moving lower againstthe US dollar. This has shielded usfrom some of the North Americancattle market downturn and will keepour prices much higher than if thedollar was at par. I do see the feedercalf market continuing to move lowerthroughout the fall, but it is stillgoing to be an excellent fall sellingcalves. Some of the early Septembersales saw steer calves in the 600 to650 lb. range, with milk drippingfrom their mouth, over $2,000/each.This is the highest the market hasever been and even if it moves downsome it will still be a great fall.

At this point the retailers are notlowering the price of beef in thestores either. There is no incentive forthem to do so as they are making bigprofits and selling fewer pounds.This will come back to hurt us asconsumers may move to otherchoices in the meat department eventhough relative to disposable incomebeef is still historically inexpensive.As a percentage of disposable income– currently some 0.8 percent – isrelatively low. I found a couple ofcharts that I thought were veryinteresting and have included themhere. The historical cost of food iscompared to disposable income andthe country comparisons are usinghousehold expenditures.

So next time someone iscomplaining about the price of foodor beef in particular you can showthem these charts. Consumers are sofortunate in North America to have acheap food policy.

I don’t have the Canadian numbersbut in 2013, Americans spent 5.6percent of their disposable personalincomes on food at home and 4.3percent on food away from home.Households spend more money onfood when incomes rise, but foodrepresents a smaller portion ofincome as they allocate additionalfunds to other goods.

Canadian farmers had 13.0 millioncattle on their farms on July 1, down2.1% from July 1, 2014, continuing adecline in the size of the Canadiancattle herd. The total inventory ofcattle and calves on July 1, 2015, was23.0% below its peak level recordedin 2005. What was really concerningme in June was with the wide spreaddrought in Western Canada, we weregoing to see a large number of bredcows move south. The herd expansionin the US has already started and Ithought with our lower dollar thiswas an opportunity for them to findlarge cow numbers at affordable prices.The biggest scare in this is if you movemore cows out of Canada are thereenough fat cattle to keep the packingindustry healthy here. We cannotafford to lose a packer in Canada.

POINTS TO PONDER

From the FieldHelge By

Food ExpendituresShare of Disposable Personal Income

1929-2009

continued on page 12

PLEASANT DAWN CHISUM 216ATop 5% for BW, WW & YW

EATON’S BIG BUD 10402 PThe sire of many of our

high sellers this yearCalving Ease & Performance

Box 40, Oak Lake, MB R0M 1P0Tully & Arlene Hatch, Kevin Hatch • 204-855-2402 C 204-748-7595 • [email protected]

Trent & Ashley Hatch • 204-855-3078 C 204-721-3078 • [email protected] more at www.pleasantdawn.com

Tee M Jay CharolaisBertram FarmsFDKL CharolaisMeadows Stock FarmPete PennerBrant South 40 RanchCampbells CharolaisNahachewsky CharolaisStuart GanskeRocking S RanchArthur Denbow

JS RanchBrian SillenD & G CharolaisOrville BrownRobert FitzpatrickBarclay O'RourkeErixon CharolaisBruce & Kathy MorriceDick & Karen Van BuurenPatrick KavanaghMorris Schilling

Galen KellerCory BurnsideFerme Cardin CharolaisDick & Karen Van BuurenAndy FirmanElliott Grain & CattleTim & Kim FlanneryGlenn DenbowGerald LukinLester WhittinghamCory Lukin

Orville BrownElis Van BuurenVanbeselaere Farms4G FarmsRoyce ReissWillow FarmsKen & Valerie MacDonaldEd WillertonRocking S RanchAllan SoderKeith & Diane Raisbeck

Thank you to these discriminating producers for believing in our program, with many being repeat customers

Also consigning to theNo Borders sale in Virden Stop by the stall at the

MANITOBA AG EX in Brandon orAGRIBITION in Regina and seesome of next year’s prospects

Our 14th Annual BullSale, March 19th, 2016

in Virden will featureprogeny from these

proven herdbulls

Sells in Agribition Sale CTP MR ARROW 156AWW & YW EPD in top 1% of the breed

TLJ 604C

Sells in Agribition Sale

TLJ 905B



Le point chaudconcernant le

secteur agricole présentement, est ous’en va le marché du bovin. Je vousécris ceci, nous sommes au milieu deseptembre quand vous lirez ceslignes nous verront ou nous ensommes. Cet été il y a eu une légèrebaisse dans le bouvillon suivi duveau d’embouche sur les marchés. Cequi monte doit redescendre à uncertain degré et c’est ce que nousvoyions présentement. Certainsfacteurs qui influencent le marché dubouvillon, ce sont les emballeurs àtravers les USA qui ont été très lent àreprendre le rattrapage pour revenirau marché actuel. Ce que je veuxdire, c’est que les emballeurs font detrès bons profits, et ne demandentpas d’augmenter l’abattage, et par lefait même faire virer les parcsd’engraissement. Ainsi ils peuventgarder leurs marges de profits.Quand les éleveurs avaient l’avantageils montaient leurs animaux à despoids plus lourds dans les parcs.L’autre facteur est que lesimportations en provenance del’extérieur des USA ont contribué à labaisse des prix. Aussi la dévaluationde la monnaie en Chine pourraitcontribuer à la baisse à l’exportation,ils importeront un milliard de livresde bœuf cet année. Ceci est la plusforte quantité depuis 2007. Alorsmaintenant les prix record de l’andernier compensent une partie despertes pour les bouvillons de cetteannée. Donc quand les emballeurs nefont pas d’argent ils vont ajuster lesprix qu’ils donnent aux producteursvaches-veaux. L’autre indication decette année est que les acheteurssoient prêts à payer plus cher pourdes veaux préconditionnés plutôt quede risquer des pertes et ainsi limiterleurs risques. Le préconditionnementserait peut-être intéressant àconsidérer si vous ne l’avez jamaisfait auparavant. Nous avons eu lachance au Canada avec la

dévaluation du dollar, cela nous aprotégé de la baisse du prix desbovins et à maintenir nos prix plusélevés que si le dollar était au pair. Jene vois pas que le marché des veauxd’embouche subisse une baisse pourcet automne et le prix des veaux seraexcellent. Dans les premières ventesde septembre les veaux de 600à 650livres se vendaient $2000.00 chacun.Ce sont des prix très élevés commeon n’en a jamais vu et quand ilsbaisseront ce sera une grosse chute. Àce stade les détaillants ne baissent pasleurs prix dans les magasins nonplus. Et il n’y a aucune indication deleur part à les baisser non plus. Celava venir qu’a nous faire mal, parceque les consommateurs peuvents’orienter vers d’autre choix dans ledépartement des viandes même si lerapport prix est toujours un bonmarché. En pourcentage de revenu ilest à 0.8% donc relativement faible.Le coût historique de l’alimentationest comparé au revenu disponible etles comparaisons entre les paysutilisent les dépensent des ménages.Dans le tableau vous voyez le coûthistorique de la nourriture. Part durevenu disponible ( 1929- 2009 ) etsur l’autre tableau combien les pays ymettent en pourcentage de leursrevenus par ménage.

Alors la prochaine fois quequelqu’un se plaindra du prix de lanourriture et de la viande enparticulier, vous pouvez lui montrerles graphiques ci-joints. Les

consommateurs en Amérique dunord sont chanceux d’avoir unepolitique alimentaire si peu chère. Jene connais pas les chiffres Canadiensmais en 2013 les Américains ontdépensés 5.6% de leurs revenus surles aliments à la maison et 4.3% sur lanourriture à l’extérieur de la maison.Les ménages dépensent plus pour lanourriture quand les revenusaugmentent, mais la nourriturereprésente une part plus faible durevenu qu’ils allouent à d’autresproduits. Les agriculteursCanadiensavaient 13 millions de bovins surleurs fermes le 1 juillet en baisse de2.1% depuis juillet 2014 ceci est unediminution de taille pour lestroupeaux de bovins du Canada.L’inventaire total de bovins et deveaux le 1 juillet 2015 était de 2.3% endessous de son niveau recordenregistré en 2005. Ce qui est lepoint de mire en juin est la sécheressequi sévissait dans l’ouest Canadien etque nous allions voir un grandnombre de vaches pleines se déplacervers le sud. L’expansion des troupeauxaux USA est déjà commencé et jepensais qu’avec notre dollar plusfaible fut pour eux de trouver ungrand nombre de vaches à des prixabordables. Ma plus grande peur estque si plusieurs vaches sont vendueshors du Canada, qu’il y est pas assezde bétail pour maintenir l’industriede la transformation en santé. Nous

POINT A SURVEILLER

Du champHelge By

Combien les pays dépensent en nourriture

1929-2009

Dépenses en nourriture par revenu disponible

suite à la page 12

THE HIGH SELLERS

Box 93, Manor, SK S0C 1R0Kelly, Tracy, William & Wyatt BrimnerT 306-448-2028 • C 306-577-7698

Plan to attend our ANNUAL BULL SALE next April 16th with WRAZ Red Angus, featuring sons of…

• Bar H Charolais• Darrell Petterson• Cudmore Farms

• Bricney Stock Farm• Duane Bartok• Sandscot Ltd.

• Scissors Creek Charolais• Silver Foxx Charolais

• Ross Petterson• Andre Perras• Monte Frick

• Bruce Holloway• Rose Hill Farms• Randy Sawley• Brian Plumtree

• Daniel & Dianne Kotylak

• Doug Hindmarch• Aaron Hutton

• K.W. Heaton Farms Ltd.• Alain Gaudet• David Erbach

• Coyote Coulee Cattle Co.• Wood Valley Ranch

GBR 144B

Sold to SCISSORS CREEK CHAROLAIS

BAR J TROJAN 68XTop 1% of the breed for Calving Ease and Birth Weight EPD

GBR 96B

Sold to BRICNEY STOCK FARM

GBR 3B

Sold to BAR H CHAROLAIS

GBR 79B

Sold to CUDMORE FARMS



FROM THE FIELD, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8

DU CHAMP, SUITE DE LA PAGE 10ne pouvons pas nous permettre deperdre ce secteur au Canada.

La situation concernantl’alimentation bovine s’estconsidérablement amélioré dans laplupart des provinces des prairies, aupoint où je ne prévois pas une

grande baisse dû à la réforme et àl’exode des vaches. Avec plus deculture en ensilage et de foin depaille et de pellets (cube) transportésd’ailleurs sur une certaine distance,beaucoup de producteurs en aurontsuffisamment pour passer l’hiver. Le

prix de la nourriture est plusdispendieux dans les zones affectéespar la sécheresse, mais le prix desveaux élevés compensent et il y aencore une marge de profit à réaliser.

À la prochaine,Helge

The feed situation has improveddramatically in much of the PrairieProvinces to the point where I don’tsee a big cull down and exodus ofcows out of the system. With more

crops sileaged and hay, straw andpellets hauled some distance I thinkmany producers are getting enoughwinter feed gathered. Feed is moreexpensive for sure in the drought

areas but with the higher calf pricesthere is still a profit margin to be ableto do this.

Until next time,Helge

The High Sellers The Buyers

McTAVISH IRONHIDE 31BCoyote Flats Charolais purchased this outstanding

son of SVY Monument Pld 159Y

McTAVISH HALLELUJAH 79BCornerview Charolais & Kirlene Cattle Co. bought

the very thick son of Pleasant Dawn Magnum 49Y

McTAVISH TRUE NORTH 113BTriple K Charolais & Walter Bowers purchased this

high performing son of SVY Monument Pld 159Y

The feature sires of next year’s sale

PLEASANT DAWN MAGNUM 49YHomozygous Polled – EPD in the top 2% of

the breed for Weaning & Yearling weight

SVY MONUMENT PLD 159Y Polled – Meat and performance in the

top 3% for growth and milk

WINN MANS BIG RIG 639YPolled – Calving Ease and Soundness

Barry & Glenda TomsBen Schorr

Brian Kelly & Walter Bowers, ONBrimner Cattle Co.

Cantal Creek Farms CorpCentre Fork Ranch

Cornerview CharolaisCory Flaman

Coyote Flats Charolais, ABCraig Miller, MB

Darrin CuthillDon Ferguson

Dwight FlamanJames HoehnKirk Botterill

Kirlene Cattle Co.KW Eaton Farms

LEJ CharolaisLeonard & Eileen Johnson

Lewis Family, MBMel Patton

Murray RaabNoble Bros Farms Ltd.

Peter McMullenPipestone Breeding Co-op

Ryan Byers, MBTravis Botterill

Tyler QuamVan Burren Charolais, MB

Van Eaton CharolaisWinn Man Farms, MB

We invite you to attend our5th ANNUAL BULL SALE

of Charolais & Red Angus at the farm, MARCH 8th, 2016

Stop by the farm to see next year’s

prospects or females consigned to the

No Borders & Agribition sales. Stop by our

stall at Agribition for a visit. See more at

www.mctavishcharolais.com or follow me

on twitter: @mctavish_jared



The beef business isbooming; but that’s not

news to anyone! Charolais sales last falland this spring were superior with recordhighs. At the yards, it doesn’t matterwhether you’re selling heifers, steers orculls; prices are at levels that yield profit.

This summer we were fortunate to hostdelegates from across the globe for theWorld Charolais Technical Conference. Itwas clear through the enthusiasm andinterest that our Canadian genetics aresought after because they are of thehighest quality. If you’re interested in acattle oriented tour, consider saving thedate for the 2016 World CharolaisCongress hosted by Mexico, April 15-24,2016. Further information will be posted at www.charolais.com as details become available.

Not only is there interest from aroundthe globe in what the Charolais herd inCanada has to offer, but also with theyouth, right here at home! The annualCanadian Charolais Youth Association(CCYA) Conference and Show held inYorkton, SK had a strong attendanceexceeding that of the last few years. Youth,cattle and enthusiasm were aplenty – therewere even young recruits from other

breeds joining in on the excitement thatCharolais has to offer! A full report of theJuly 22-25, 2015 Conference will bepublished in the October edition of theCharolais Banner. You can support theCCYA by participating in their SemenAuction being held at Agribition this year.The auction is organized by the NationalCCYA Board with semen from industryleading bulls being sold and the profitsgoing back to provide youth scholarshipsand other various activities.

There’s no shortage of sales this fall. Thequality runs deep and regardless of youroperation, there is something foreveryone. Superior genetics will be ondisplay and available at various showsand sales with the Canadian NationalCharolais Show and Sale November 26 & 27at Canadian Western Agribition, Regina SK.

At the Association, we’re on the upwardtrend of active breeding females. Iencourage you to review the list of the2015 active Charolais Members later inthis issue. Reach out to breeders in yourarea and beyond to capitalize on Charolaisgenetics to increase your profits, youwon’t be disappointed.

The benefits of using Charolais cattle areobvious — Join the Revolution!

CANADIAN CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION2320, 41st Avenue NE, Calgary, AB T2E 6W8403.250.9242 F 403.291.9324www.charolais.com

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PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVES:

ALBERTAPresident: Lyle Bignell, StettlerSecretary: Kristina Prokuda, Glenevis

SASKATCHEWANPresident: Greg Gilliland, CarievaleSecretary: Dave Blechinger, Rosetown

MANITOBAPresident: Shawn Airey, RiversSecretary: Rae Trimble, Portage la Prairie

ONTARIOPresident: Jim Baker, Stayner, ONSecretary: Doris Aitken, Mount Forest

QUEBECPresident: Mathieu Palerme, GatineauSecretary: Laurent Jourdain, Saint-Hyacinthe

MARITIMESPresident: Ricky Milton, Cornwall, PE Secretary: Jennifer MacDonald, St. Mary’s, Kent Co., NB

STAFF:

General Manager: MEL REEKIERegistry Manager: LOIS CHIVILORegistry: JUDY CUMMERFrench Membership: ANNE [email protected]

EXECUTIVE:

PRESIDENT: BRIAN COUGHLINRR3 1012 Snake River Line, Cobden, ON K0J 1K0613.646.9741 C [email protected]

1st VICE-PRESIDENT: ANDRE STEPPLERBox 248, Miami, MB R0G1H0204.435.2463 C 204.750.1951 F [email protected]

2nd VICE-PRES: ROD McLEOD293113 Twp Rd 263, Rockyview County, AB T4A 0N5403.932.4622 C 403.540.7986 F [email protected]

PAST PRESIDENT: BRENT SAUNDERSRR 3, Markdale, ON N0C 1H0519.986.4165 C 519.372.6196 F [email protected]

DIRECTORS:

RICKY MILTON4558 Route 19, Nine Mile Creek, PEI C0A 1H2902.675.3091 C [email protected]

BERNARD BÉGIN1630 Rg St-Martin, Ste-Marie, PQ G6E 3A8418.387.7514 C 418.389.7181 F [email protected]

DARWIN ROSSO78 325 4th Ave SW, Moose Jaw, SK S6H [email protected]

MIKE ELDERBox 216, Coronach, SK S0H 0Z0306.267.5655 C [email protected]

KASEY PHILLIPSBox 420, Waskatenau, AB T0A 3P0780.358.2360 C [email protected]

TRAVIS FOOTBox 414, Esther, AB T0J 1H0403.664.3167 C [email protected]

FROM THE CANADIAN CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION

Business is Booming! Mel Reekie, General Manager

L’industrie du bœuf est en plein essor ;mais ce n’est pas une grosse nouvelle pourpersonne! Les ventesd’animaux Charolaisde l’automne dernier et du printemps ontsurpassé des niveaux record. Les marchésd’animaux commerciaux se maintiennentaussi, peu importe le type de bovins. Quece soit des génisses, des bovillons ou desvaches de reforme; les prix atteignent desmarges rentables.

Cet été nous avons eu l’honneur derecevoir des délégués de partout dans lemonde pour la Conférence techniquemondiale Charolais. L’enthousiasme etl’intérêt que les gens ont démontré pournotre génétique canadienne, confirment la

qualité supérieure de nos animaux. Sivous avez l’envie de joindre l’utile àl’agréable avec un voyage au flair Charolais,prenez note de la date pour le Congrèsmondial Charolais de 2016 qui sera auMexique du 15 au 24 avril 2016. De plusamples renseignements seront affichés surnotre site à www.charolais.com.

Non seulement y a-t-il intérêt de partoutdans le monde pour nos Charolaiscanadiens, mais aussi auprès des jeuneséleveursd’ici ! La conférence juniorannuelle, qui s’est tenue à Yorkton, enSaskatchewan, a connue une forteparticipation, supérieure à celle des

DE LA CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE

Les affaires sont florissantes ! Mel Reekie, General Manager

suite à la page 15


dernières années. Des juniors, desbovins et de l’enthousiasme yétaienten abondance – il y avaitmême des jeunes recrues des autresraces. L’excitation Charolais estcontagieuse! Un rapport complet dela conférence et du jugement qui onteu lieu du 22 au 25 juillet dernier,sera publié dans le numéro d’octobredu Charolais Banner. Vous pouvezsupporter nos junior par l’entremisede leur encan de semence qui auralieu à l’Agribition cette année. Lavente aux enchères est organisée parl’association junioret rassemble de lasemence de taureaux leaders de larace Charolais. Tous les revenuesseront retournés aux juniorsetserviront à offrir des bourses d’études

età financer d’autres activités diverses.Il n’y a pas de pénurie de ventes

cet automne. La qualité est vaste etpeu importevotre type d’exploitation,il y a des animaux à vendre pour tousles goûts. N’oubliez pas le concoursnational et la vente Charolaisles 26 &27 novembre à la Canadian WesternAgribition, à Regina en Saskatchewanoù la génétique supérieure seraexposée et disponibles, tous commeaux diversesexpositionsun peupartout au pays.

Au niveau de l’Association, noussommes à la hausse pour le nombrede femelles en production. Je vousencourage à examiner la liste desmembres actifs 2015 de l’associationCharolais un peu plus loin dans ce

numéro. N’hésitez pas à contacter unéleveur dans votre région et au-delà,pour capitaliser sur la génétiquecharolaise et ainsi augmenter vosprofits, vous ne serez pas déçu devotre décision.

Les avantages d’utiliser lagénétique Charolais sont évidents -Rejoignez la révolution !

This July, anothersuccessful CCYAConference andShow was hosted in Yorkton,

Saskatchewan. The show ran from July21-25. We had a great turn out, hostingapproximately 65 junior members and75 head of cattle for the week. To beginthe conference, members participated ineducational seminars put on by ourpartners from Ag More Than Ever, theWestern Beef Development Centre andRiley Lafrentz. This was followed byanother fun and messy mixer put on bythe National Board members!

Thursday was a busy day of judgingand oral reasons, followed by teamjudging and marketing events. In theevening, members traveled out toSliding Hills Charolais where weevaluated a group of pairs for Keep andCull. The Weinbender family treated usto a delicious supper, games for the youth,tours of their herd, and some greathospitality.

Friday morning we kept busy with avery high caliber showmanshipcompetition. This was followed by team

grooming and individual marketingcompetitions in the afternoon. Forsupper that evening we travelled out toNeilson Charolais for more wonderfulhospitality and a delicious meal.

On our final day of the conference, westarted our day with team groomingfinals for the top teams chosen the dayprior. The teams were provided with anunclipped animal and given an hour toclip and fit as best they could. Afterlunch and our AGM, we held closingceremonies for the conference. Then theshow was underway with our judge,Trent Leibreich. The evening waswrapped up with a banquet, awards,and dancing – a great way to end a great week!

Such a successful conference wouldn’thave been possible without many veryspecial people. We would like to give ahuge thank you to all the judges,sponsors, volunteers, and parents whogave up their time and money to helpus out. We really appreciate all of yoursupport! I hope everyone had as muchfun as I did in Yorkton this summer,and I look forward to seeing everyoneagain next summer!

CANADIAN CHAROLAIS YOUTH ASSOCIATION NEWS

2015 Conference & ShowShae Lynn Evans, National Board President

DE LA CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE, SUITE DE LA PAGE 14

Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference 2016January 20 - 22 • Saskatoon Innwww.saskbeefconference.com

CCYA NATIONAL [email protected]: Shae-Lynn [email protected]: Wyatt [email protected]: Courtney [email protected]: Tomina [email protected]: Luke [email protected]: Megan [email protected]: Shelby [email protected]: Keegan [email protected]

2016 CCYA Conference & Show Exec.President: Megan [email protected]: Luke [email protected]: Jade MarshallTreasurer: Aidan Jamieson

CCYA Provincial AdvisorsSK: Suzanne [email protected]: Billie-Jo Saunders [email protected]: Donna Jackson [email protected]: Kasey Phillips [email protected] Coordinator: Kirstin [email protected]

MERIT 8789U (RHAPSODY) son who was the high selling bull to SLIDING HILLS CHAROLAIS

Barry LoganPFRA

Emile CarlesGeorge Peacock

Wayne HendersonGord Johnson

Matador Pasture Co-opDavid Esmond

Thanks to our other buyers:

HVA 1010B

HTA COUNTDOWN 9103W son sold to repeat customer WENDT & MURRAY FARMS

RGP 25B

HTA VEGAS 134Y son out of a no miss dam to DOUG MARTIN

HVA 510B

HTA VEGAS 134Y son to DOUG KUTCHER

HVA 166B

CSS Sir Jr Navigator 44Y son to repeat customer KATTLE KOUNTRY

HVA 297B



Blaine CrosbieGeoff & Lori Fahlman

Orland KutcherOld Elm Farming Company

Vern HarderLen Palmer

Jerrad SchollarDale Nieman

Big topped son of HTA COUNTDOWN 9103W to multiple buyer FRED & BEN WILSON

RGP 351A

HTA Vegas 134Y son to repeat customer CAL LOGAN

HVA 481B

MERIT 8789U (Rhapsody) son to RON SEBASTIAN

HVA 481A

HTA Countdown 9103W son to repeat customerROB & NEIL HOFFMAN

HVA 59A

Complete, thick son of HTA COWNTDOWN 9103W to repeat customerKEVIN MCLEOD

HVA 441A

HIGH SELLING TWO YEAR OLDS

MelRon & Donna 306-267-4986

Michael, Judy & family 306-267-5655Box 81, Coronach, SK S0H 0Z0

[email protected] • www.eldercharolais.com

Visitors Welcome

SPARROWSNixon 111Y

Wrangler CharolaisPolzin CattleWhite Cap CharolaisLetniak Charolais (2)CSS CharolaisPlanz Farms (2)Twin Valley RanchFlat-Top Cattle Co.Lloyd & Bonnie ElderNeilson Cattle Co.Charworth Charolais

PFRA (3)Lohse Farm & Ranch Ltd. (2)Curtis GiblettRichard & Marcia CarlsonRicky ShaverGarth & Janna Vancuren (2)Wayne PetersonDavid WarrenKool Springs RanchGarth BrownC&H Cattle Co.

Perry JonesGregory GleimJ5 RanchBuckler Ag Ltd.Robert, Gary & Michael FilionCalvin & Sandra Knoss (2)Wayde & Diana AgerBrian TessierDavid & Alison Krogedal

We invite you to stop by the stall at Manitoba Livestock Expo in Brandon,

or Agribition in Regina, to view some of our bull calves.

Or stop by the farm to see all of the prospects for our

6th ANNUAL BULL SALE, MARCH 24th, 2016, at the farm

Featuring sons of these 3 herdsires

Elder Charolais Farms

ELDERSZeus 22Z

GRANTS Playboy 3X


S quaw Valley Ranch, inLumby, British Columbia isone of two cattle ranches (the

other being the King Ranch) in BritishColumbia to be honoured with the2015 Environmental StewardshipAward. Squaw Valley Ranch,operated by Darrell and Doris Squairalong with their son Travis anddaughter-in-law Katie, hasdemonstrated an exceptionalcommitment to the environment andhad led their local community bycompleting one of the firstEnvironmental Farm Plans in thearea. This ranch represented B.C. inthe national EnvironmentalStewardship Award awarded by theCanadian Cattlemen’s Association attheir semi-annual meeting inWinnipeg in August and were thewinning recipients.

The Squairs went to Winnipeg withno expectations of winning and reallyenjoyed the weekend. “We were mostimpressed with the amount ofadvocacy work the CCA does on ourindustry’s behalf. Being pro-activeinstead of reactive is so important,”Doris explains.

Homesteading SpiritIn 1981, the Squaw Valley Ranch,

located northeast of Lumby, B.C. atthe base of Park Mountain, waspurchased by Doris’s parents Art andMona Chambers. For almost 30 years,Art and Mona had been searching forranch property in the area. They hadstarted to look for a suitable propertyto homestead in the Okanagan while

Art was still in the army in the 1950sand they purchased their first quartersection in 1954 in Cherryville. Afterselling the Cherryville property andliving closer to town for severalyears, the Chamber family had thechance to purchase the Squaw ValleyRanch, which offered the rightcombination of challenge, adventureand opportunity to fulfill their dream

Editor’s Note: Special thanks to Holly Jackson and Beef in BC magazine for permission to use their TESA article with our additions

Art & Mona Chambers with grandchildren (back row L-R) Travis, Brett, Jane & Trenton Squair



of starting a cattle ranch. In February1985, a young farmer from Albertacame to work for Art and Mona. Witha drive and passion to match Art’s,Darrell joined Art and MonaChambers in developing the land andpreserving the original history of theranch. Darrell eventually marriedArt’s youngest daughter Doris.

Darrell and Doris Squair currentlyoperate the ranch after the passing ofboth Art and Mona in 2014. Darrelland Doris raised their four childrenon the ranch: Travis, Brett, Jane andTrenton. Though three of the fourchildren have chosen differentcareers, (Law, Education andEngineering) they are still activeparticipants who come home to helpwith calving and summer work.

Darrell and Doris’s oldest son Travisand his wife Katie ranch with theirparents and contribute to the runningand managing of the ranch.

Squaw Valley Ranch is in asecluded valley and was carved out

of a rugged, high elevation andheavily forested landscape. With thepurchase of adjacent properties aswell as lower elevation satelliteproperties, the ranch grew from 320acres to 2800 acres of private landand increased its cattle productionfrom 60 head to 500. The Ranch alsoleases 700 acres of land and hasthousands of acres of sub-alpineCrown range.

To preserve the integrity of theenvironment and to become moresustainable Art, Mona, Darrell andDoris have benefited by adding a1300 acre woodlot, which surroundsthe ranch.

The high elevation ranch providesabundant habitat for wildlifeincluding healthy grizzly and blackbear populations along with moose

Left: Doris and Darrell Squair. Above: Darrell, Doris, Katie and Travis.

❝We get paid by the

pound so you need a

decent sized calf at birth

if you want to sell an 800

lb. calf in the fall…❞

SKW 5CSire: LT LEDGER

SKW 9CSire: STEPPLER 83U

SKW 22CSire: STEPPLER 83U

SKW 70C Sire: STEPPLER 83U

SKW 89CSire: LT SUNDANCE

SKW 91CSire: SILVERSTREAM GEDDES

Stephen & Kristin Wielgosz • Yellow Creek, SK

T 306.279.2033 C [email protected]

Follow us on twitter! @Wielgoszsk

Located just over an hour NE of Saskatoon



and deer. Squaw Valley Ranch isproud of their ability to co-exist withthe grizzly bears and have committedto a no hunting philosophy on theirprivate land.

The goal of the ranch is to continuein the preservation of itssurroundings where generations tocome can participate and appreciate avision that has taken years todevelop. “Grass, water, bankstabilization and habitat are all veryimportant to the success of ouroperation. It is important to have anall-encompassing EnvironmentalFarm plan so nothing gets left out.The people that do them and supportus to achieve them have been a bigpart of our success,” says Doris.The Beef Cattle and Herd Management

The Squaw Valley Ranch is hometo 500 breeding cows plusreplacement heifers. They split theherd such that 400 cows calve in the

spring (January/February) and 100calve in the fall (August/September),both are 60 day calving intervals.

“We keep 100 of their best cowsand breed them red Simmental orpercentage Simmental/Red Angus

and get replacements out of those.Using percentage allows us to keepthe Simmental influence fromcreeping up too high in the herd.

Everything else is bred Charolais for aterminal cross. We use Red Angus onour heifers. We get a few replacementsout of those, too. Replacements areonly kept from the spring calvingprogram,” Darrell explains.

“We run about 25 cows per bull.We breed them at home in our ownpastures in the spring, then we turnthem out on range and leave the bullsat home. They mostly just venture upthe range on their own. If there are afew late calvers, we may haul themup, but it usually isn’t necessary.When the snow hits up on themountain, they come home on theirown. They generally come homebetween mid-September and October.We wean and sell the heaviest calvesin the fall. We usually have a load ofheifers around 750 lb. and steersaround 800 lb. We background theother ones until January to get themup to 900 lb. We market throughTEAM or BC Livestock in Kamloops

❝Where we live,

we don’t have the option

of switching over to grain

in tough years so we

have to stick through

with good cattle.❞

MAIN 126B • PolledBW 0.5 WW 47 YW 90 M 24.0

LT LANZA x FREEDOM

MAIN 1C • PolledBW 1.4 WW 38 YW 77 M 19.2MAIN BLACK MAGIC x IGNITION

MAIN 7C • PolledBW 1.7 WW 35 YW 68 M 18.5

BLACK BERRY x NIGHHAWK


BLACK DIAMOND x BLACK HAWK


MAIN 90Z x SNOOPY (Half French)


MAIN 90Z x RHAPSODY


LT LANZA x RHAPSODY

MAIN 101B • PolledBW -0.7 WW 40 YW 85 M 27.4

LT LANZA x MXS ALLEGRO



if there are small packages. Thecalves normally go to feedlots inAlberta, but last year they wereexported to the United States.We started with TEAM about 15years ago, right when they werestarting up and it has workedwell for us,” concludes Darrell.

“Grizzliesreally haven’tbeen apredatorialproblem. Wecalve at homeand have neverhad a problem,”Doris explains.“It isn’t like thegrizzlies arealways around.At certain timesof the year theyare here, like inthe spring until the alfalfa startsto grow. Then they move up tohigher country. In the fall theycome down and graze aroundand head for hibernation.”

“The biggest thing is topractice good house-keepingpractices and not leave thingsaround that entice them. If welose a calf it is buried good anddeep (at least six feet) or theywill dig them up. If you givethem an invitation they will beon your doorstep all the time,”Darrell adds.

They grow some corn forsilage and also put upalfalfa/grass hay silage andbarley silage. They take theirfirst cut of alfalfa/grass as silage

and the second cut is put up ashay. They have a variety offeeds they mix in a TMR to keepthe ration balanced.

Bulls are selected forperformance. Birth weight iskept to around 100 lb. and theyprefer polled bulls with good

hair coats. “Weget paid by thepound so youneed a decentsized calf atbirth if you wantto sell an 800 lb.calf in the fall,”confirms Darrell.“We got around$2000 for each ofour calves.Where we live,we don’t havethe option of

switching over to grain in toughyears so we have to stickthrough with good cattle.”

Doris’s Dad started usingCharolais 40 years ago and wehave continued with the cross.He was one of the first in thearea to have purebredCharolais. “It’s always been agood cross for us. We’ve alwayshad success with it, even in thebad times we were able tomarket our animals.”

For the spring calving group,cattle are separated intodifferent feeding/breeding groups.

1. Terminal - these are females bred to performanceCharolais bulls

2. Replacements - bred to red

Photos top to bottom: Hydro-electric dam; sharing the land with the grizzlies;Rawlings Lake provides excellent habitat for waterfowl and other bird life.

❝ It’s always been a

good cross for us.

We’ve always had success

with it, even in the bad

times, we were able to

market our animals.❞

Mark Your Calendar for our

ANNUAL BULL SALEMarch 7, 2016, at the farm

Featuring quality two-year old and yearling bulls

With the purchase of the Dale Jorgensen herd and 40 females from the P & H operation added to our existing herd, we bred 225 females this year.

We invite you to stop by anytime for a visit, see our operation and discuss our

“Win�Win” program. Every bull sold comes with a bid on your calves next fall.

Thank you to all our past bull buyers and we look forward to working

with you all in the future.

1ST



Simmental. These females arechosen for fertility (calved in thefirst 30 days), udder quality,temperament and conformation.

3. 1st and 2nd calvers bred tolower birth weight Charolaisbulls, fed a growing ration.

“We strive to produce aquality calf with maximumhybrid vigor for good feedlotperformamce. We want calvesthat excel in the feedlot andreplacement females that go onto make excellent mothers.”

The bulls are put out April15th until June 15th. The ranchgrazes cattle on Crown rangefrom June 15th until they arerounded up in October. Thesmaller fall calving group areretained and grazed on private land year-round andcalve unassisted.

• There is a naturaldistribution of manure on thefields. Manure from pens is alsospread on fields.

• Winter feeding follows twopatterns. November to calving,round bales are rolled out onfrozen ground helping todistribute manure. Calving toturn out, silage is fed inportable bunks that are movedregularly to spread manure overthe fields.

• All crops for feeding aregrown on the home ranch.

• Confined livestock areas arefenced off from watercourses toprotect the riparian areas.

• Restricted access livestock

watering sites are provided ingrazing areas with high stockrates or sensitive habitat.Hydro-Electric Dam

In 1989, Art and Monaupgraded their diesel generatorpower system. With theassistance of their son-in-lawDarrell, they designed, developedand implemented a new hydro-electric dam to provide a moreefficient, environmentallyfriendly power source that stillprovides electricity to the ranchto this day.Co-Existing with Wildlife

One of the unique features ofthe Squaw Valley Ranch is itsco-existence with grizzly bears.It was Art and MonaChambers’s philosophy that allanimals should co-exist, andthey have had no predatorissues with the cattle sharingthe land with grizzlies.Rawlings Lake Property

The first of twoEnvironmental Farm Planscompleted by the ranch was onthe Rawlings Lake property in2008. Rawlings Lake is one ofthe ranch’s satellite propertiesand provides important habitatfor a great diversity of birds,songbirds, shore birds, fieldbirds, waterfowl and turtles:notable species includeTrumpeter Swans, Snow Geeseand Western Painted Turtles.The lakeshore is well vegetatedand provides protection forwildlife and nesting areas for

Photos top to bottom: Rawlings Lake; Bank Stabilization; Salmon fry


McTavish

Contender

77B

Homozygous Red,

Double Pld

JS Stallone x

Merit’s Chieftan

½ French, Double Polled

Carnot x Gilliland Diago

A real meat machine

JS Navajo

Red 15x

Homozygous Polled • Soder Rhapsody x LEK Ease

Purchased this spring to put in our heifer pen.

Long and smooth.

C2 Beasley

72B Jim, Rae, Kiernan & Erik Olson

Box 882, Portage La Prairie, MB R1N 3C3

[email protected] • T: 204-252-3115

C: Jim 204-856-6357 Rae 204-871-1063

Thank you to all our bull buyers this spring for a sold out bull pen

See us at

Manitoba Ag Ex

and the

No Borders Sale


species like Ruddy Ducks, Black Terns and Sandhill Cranes. Theproperty is known locally as asanctuary for birds and otherwildlife.

Squaw Valley Ranch purchased theRawlings Lake property knowingthat restoration work would beneeded to improve the habitat andproductivity of the land. Under thecare of the Squaw Valley Ranch, theproperty supports some of theranch’s hay fields and offers pasturefor cattle grazing. The shoreline hasbeen fenced within the pasturedareas to prevent livestock fromaccessing the lake. A natural springon the property that was previouslyused for livestock water has beenimproved and an energy-free watererhas been installed. The restorationwork has created healthy wetlandvegetation providing excellentwildlife habitat and improvedmanagement of the lake water levels.

Shuswap River PropertyAs part of the second

Environmental Farm Plan, the SquawValley Ranch undertook a major bankstabilization and channel enhancementproject on their property along theShuswap River. This property is usedfor livestock grazing and cropping.The restoration project wascoordinated by Pete Spencer, EFPadvisor, and included riparianfencing to restrict cattle access to theriver and utilizing natural materials(rock, trees, etc.) to stabilize theriverbank. Today, the riparian areasare healthy and show naturalregeneration of riparian vegetation.In addition, sensitive habitat wasprotected through the enhancementof an old river oxbow.Restricted Access & Riparian Fencing

A project was completed with theassistance of Fisheries & OceansCanada, BC Hydro, White ValleyCommunity Resource Centre Society

and Squaw Valley Ranch to enhancea channel as part of Shuswap Riverfor fish rearing habitat. The projectenabled:

• Riparian fencing to restrict cattleaccess to the channel;

• Establishment of a restrictedaccess watering site for livestock;

• Reduced sedimentation in thechannel results in improved fish habitat;

• Creation of 4 km of rearinghabitat and supplied water for over 16hectares of creek, pond and wetlands.

The Shuswap River is an importantspawning and rearing river for 26different fish species including fivesalmon species and five trout species.The channel enhancement providesexcellent habitat and protection forsalmon fry. Coho and some Chinookmay stay in the channel and river fortheir entire first year before migratingto the ocean in their second year. Ireland Creek

Ireland Creek flows through the

Shuswap River Channel Enhancement — Before

Shuswap River Channel Enhancement — After: Restricted access watering site



Travis, Katie, Doris and Darrell Squair, Kate and John Anderson. Photo by: David Schmidt - Country Life in BC

ranch property and isa tributary of theShuswap River. It isan important watersource for the ranch.The creek is used forirrigation, livestockwatering and togenerate hydroelectric power for theranch. Squaw ValleyRanch undertook abank stabilization project along creekand fenced cattle away from the water.

Within the boundaries of the ranch,Ireland Creek supports rainbow troutof all age classes and providesspawning and rearing habitat forsalmon downstream.

With each of the enhancementprojects, the Squaw Valley Ranchcoordinated with a number of

agencies to designand implement theprojects but thefamily including Art,Darrell and Traviscompleted themajority of thephysical work. Thank You fromSquaw Valley

We are thankful forthe recognition from

our fellow peers for the work that wehave done towards EnvironmentalStewardship. As ranchers we are veryfortunate to live and make a living onthe land. It is our responsibility torespect and maintain the land forfuture generations to come. Thank-you to all the sponsors who madethis Award possible and the staff atBCCA for all their hard work. We

would also like to recognize PeteSpencer and Lee Hesketh for theirtime and commitment to makingprojects like these happen. "A healthyenvironment is a prosperousenvironment."Thank You to our Sponsors

This award is made possiblethrough the generous corporatesponsorship of BMO Bank ofMontreal and MNP LLP along with agrant from the Beef Cattle IndustryDevelopment Fund. Thank to the BCWildlife Federation for their generousgift of two framed wildlife prints forthe stewardship award recipients.

❝ It is our responsibility

to respect and maintain

the land for future

generations to come. ❞

Below: Habitat tree; Ireland Creek

THANKS TO OUR 2015 BUYERS:• Nielson Bros. Charolais, MO, USA (2)• Cleveland Charolais, SD, USA• Odden Charolais Ranch, SD, USA• Walters Charolais, ND, USA• Ty & Sarah Neidhardt, ND, USA• MBRHEO Cattle Co, ON• K-Cow Ranch, AB (2)• Dennis Olanski, AB• Hopewell Charolais, SK (2)• Section 6 Cattle Co., SK (2)• M+M Ranches, SK• Joseph Stewart, SK• Kent Brown, SK• Cattle Lac Ranch, MB (2)• Michael Wiebe, MB (3)• Randy Bryant, MB• R&G McDonald Livestock, MB• Darin Becker, MB• Ken Lawn, MB• Wes Lamport, MB• Brad Thompson, MB• Double P Stock Farms, MB• Robert Elliott, MB• David Nykoliation, MB• Darwin Bessant, MB• Sean Tolton, MB

Watch for sons of these bulls in the 1st Annual TRI-N CHAROLAIS FARMS

& GUESTS BULL SALEApril 2nd, 2016, Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB

Merv, Joanne, Jesse and Brittni NykoliationBox 899, Lenore, MB R0M 1E0

Merv 204.838.2107 • Jesse [email protected] • www.trincharolais.com

CE 84 | BW -0.6 | WW 53 YW 104 | M 25 | TM 51Homozygous Polled, HomozygousRed. His first calf crop is exciting

CE 92 | BW 0.0 | WW 73 YW 153 | M 13.6 | TM 50Sire of our high selling bull in backto back bull sales.

CE 100 | BW -8.0 | WW 55 | YW 74 | M 13.3 | TM 41Calving ease and style. Semen available through Genex.

CE 90 | BW -0.6 | WW 32 | YW 65 | M 20.5 | TM 37Homozygous Polled, Outcross Red Factor

MVY Xplorer 21X

TWN Yangster 27Y

TRI-N Captain Morgan 340A

BEAVER CREEK Country 261A

Yangster son

A full brother to 340A

@nykoliationFollow us on twitter!TRI-N Charolais Farms

RESERVE JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPION BULL IN 2014



GLM 12C GLM 24XGLM 20W GLM 22C

~ Proven Producing Cow/Calf Pairs ~

GLM 3C GLM 14A

~ Calving ease bull calf out of a first calf heifer ~



If we analyze the most recent successcattlemen have had in reducingrespiratory disease morbidity andmortality several things come to mind.Vaccines have improved and cover abroader range of respiratory pathogens.Currently there are about seven mainviruses and bacteria vaccines can helpprevent cattle against respiratorydisease and new intranasaltechnology is helping to advance theprotection we are giving our cattle.Reducing stress from soft or two stageweaning alone with good nutritionand parasite control help reduce theincidence even further. Especially inthe large feedlots or when we gathermingle and transport cattle, themacrolide antibiotics are a keycomponent to reducing sickness anddeath from respiratory disease.

The macrolide family of antibioticsare often used what we veterinarianscall metaphylactically. This reallymeans as a preventative when there is agood chance a high percentage of cattleare at risk of getting respiratory diseaseor have already been diagnosed with it.You are then administering antibioticswhen you need them most. This familyof antibiotics all have a very similarchemical structure and longerwithdrawal times (as long as 49 daysslaughter withdrawal) as theyaccumulate in the lungs and othertissues so it makes sense then thatwithdrawals are long. The four primaryones I will talk about are Micotil,Zactran, Draxxin and the very newestmacrolide Zuprevo that just came outon the market three years ago. All ofthese antimicrobials are prescriptionproducts so must be purchased from aveterinarian and you need to have aworking relationship with thisveterinarian so they can advise whereand when to give them and help youdevelop treatment protocols.

Even though there can be costinvolved bringing death loss in someof the medium sized feedlots inCanada to right around 1% is a hugeimprovement. These Macrolides ingeneral have an affinity forrespiratory tissue and with half-livesthat in some cases are very long.They stick around a long time in thelungs and lung excretions beforebeing excreted. This can be as long astwo to even four weeks depending onthe product used and respiratorybacteria you are targeting.

Cattle are assessed at home or onentry to the feedlot as low, moderate,high or ultrahigh risk. Once riskassessment is done an appropriateantibiotic is prescribed. Veterinarianswill have their favorites based oneffectiveness, price and various softerfeatures such as dosage, route ofadministration, syringeability(important in cold Canadian winters)and even size of bottles. All these softerfeatures may not be critical if you havea small herd but dosing 20,000 cattlecould make a huge difference in theform of labor savings. All the macrolideantibiotics are quite syringeable.

The risk group of the cattle beingtreated will be a major factor in theirdecision. Most cattle in Canada, co-mingled or auction market derived ortransported long distances often areconsidered high risk (this applies tomost cattle weaned and shippedthrough the auction system in Canada).Even weaning in inclement weathersuch as rain or dry dusty conditionslike this year may tip the scales fromlow risk to high-risk calves. Thecompanies in most cases havemanufactured a dosing syringewhere the specific weight is dialedinto the syringe.

The setting can be changed on the flyto adjust for differing weights of

individual calves. The use of themacrolides can allow you a window oftime and allows cattle to settle in andget on feed before much observation isnecessary. The macrolides last a longtime in the lungs and fluid secretions inthe lung that reduces labor in pullingsick cattle. Effectiveness against thebacteria varies but with some productseffectiveness of almost a month hasbeen demonstrated.

Micotil had some issues with safetyand self-injection earlier on but if youare practicing good beef qualityassurance and watch how you injectinsuring good restraint there you canavoid self-injection. There are manystudies out there comparing morbidityand mortality and most veterinarianstake these into account beforeprescribing the macrolide they do.Having these choices is good for theindustry as it creates competition. It isalso good if supply problems arise orwe see resistance developing (thishasn’t been the case with macro idesexcept in real specific cases).

Over the last several years,Macrolides have helped tosignificantly down the death loss, sothat in most situations respiratorydeaths have become a rarer event. Aswe eliminate the primary respiratorycauses with better vaccinations andantibiotic metaphylaxis death lossand treatment rates for clinicalrespiratory disease are significantlyreduced. Veterinarians and producersshould also strive to implementmanagement practices which furtherreduce respiratory disease such aspreconditioning programs whichcould actually decrease the necessityfor antibiotics over time. In themeantime vaccinations, dewormings,stress reduction and metaphylacticantibiotics give us a pretty good

HERD HEALTH

Improvements in RespiratoryTreatments with the Macrolide AntibioticsRoy Lewis DVM



insurance plan in today’s modernfeedlots. Always speak with yourveterinarian, as often they have theirown preference of which Macrolideantibiotics give them the best results.Again veterinarians may prescribedifferent macrolide antibiotics basedprimarily on the risk level of

contracting respiratory disease. Attoday’s high prices one wants to saveevery calf possible. Macrolides ingeneral reduce the morbidity andmortality of respiratory disease if theyare used. This fall be sure and set up avaccination deworming and if neededmetaphylactic antibiotic regime with

your farms herd veterinarian. Themore we reduce morbidity ormortality from respiratory disease. weprofit more, cattle are in better shapefrom an animal welfare perspectiveand by not using treatment drugs asoften, we help keep antimicrobialresistance under control.

HERD HEALTH, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 34

Mack’s Charolais & Hunt Charolais • Production Sale1:00 PM, October 31st • Hoard’s Station Sale Barn, Campbellford, ON

Nearly 100 Head On Offer

• Cow/calf pairs, bred cows & heifers, open heifers, coming two-year-old & yearling bulls

• Many Full French & French Influence

• Polled purebreds & commercial bred heifers

Mack’s CharolaisWayne & Jacqui Mack • Campbellford, ON

705-653-3221 • C [email protected]

Hunt CharolaisJohn & Linda Hunt • Tweed, ON

613-478-3924 • C [email protected]

View the catalogue online at www.indianrivercattlecompany.com


155 HEIFERS bred to proven Red Angus bulls for 45 days from June 5th-July 20th120 RED & RED BALDIES – Red Angus x Simmental 35 TANS – Red Angus x Charolais

These heifers are fully guaranteed and we deliver • A program designed to produce females to use with Charolais bulls

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Downie Lake Colony




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Culling open cows is just the begin-ning of preg-check data

Checking cows for pregnancy is anessential component of reproductiveefficiency. However, most articlesabout the value of pregnancydiagnosis focus on identifying theopen cows and getting them off thefeed bill. With carrying cost beinggreater than $2 per day over thewinter, there is a lot of value in thatapproach. And really, that’s about allmany producers expect from the pregcheck process.

But there is more we can do withpreg check information. We can makemoney with it, or at least be moreefficient by spending less.

And there’s lots of money beingleft on the table. According to the2007 NAHMS study, only about 20%of all operations used palpation orultrasound to pregnancy test theircows. The blood test wasn’t availableat that time. Just using preg checkinformation to get the freeloaders offthe payroll will help the bottom lineof the remaining 80%.

However, focusing only on theopen cow misses part of the value ofthe procedure. Using the informationto manage the pregnant cows foroptimum fertility can pay realdividends in this high calf market.How to use the preg-check data

To effectively use data to managecows in the dry period, there areseveral essential pieces of informationrequired at preg check other thancow ID and pregnancy status: cowbody condition score (BCS) on a scaleof 1-9 with being 2 dangerously thinand 9 being obese, weight if scales areavailable, age, condition of teeth if anaged cow, udder and hoof condition,any injuries, lameness or other signsof external problems like a bad eyesand estimated days pregnant.

Blood tests will give you a yes, no

and maybe result, but ultrasound andpalpation should give you estimateddays pregnant. Ultrasound is mostuseful prior to 120 days of pregnancyto determine fetal age. A trained,experienced palpater can accuratelyestimate gestational age. Theprocedure needs to be performedearly enough to allow sufficient timeto make management changes ifneeded (usually at least four monthsbefore calving). Producers often haveit done around the same time asweaning or calf preconditioning.

Then you can start to manage yourcows using your preg-check data.After preg checking, there are twogroups of cows: the pregnant cowsand the opens. But there aresubgroups of those. In the pregnantcows, there are the first calf heifers,middle-aged cows and aged cows.

They can be further divided intocows in adequate body condition andthose that are thin. Then there are theearly-bred cows, cows that will calvein the middle of the season and thelate-bred cows. Using this informationto manage high-risk groups willimprove the health of the calf crop,fertility during the next breedingseason, the profitability of future calfcrops and longevity of the cows.

Cows that consistently calve earlyevery calving season are the all-stars.They are the ones that often wean thebiggest and best calves. The early-bred cows and cows that will calve inthe middle of the calving season ingood body condition (BCS 5 orbetter) don’t require muchmanagement. They just need to bemanaged to maintain their bodycondition and calve in a cleanenvironment. More than 80% of cowsthat calve with a BCS of 5 or 6 and donot lose condition after calving arecycling by 60 days post-partum.

The cows that are in thin body

condition are the concern. They needmore groceries in order to besuccessful. There’s plenty of researchthat shows cows that calve with a bodycondition score of 4 or less may takeas long as four months to cycle backafter calving and even longer if theylose body condition after calving.That increases her risk of breedinglate or not getting pregnant andleaving the herd earlier than planned.

Managing those thin cows to gainweight during the dry season canshorten the time it takes to cycle andbreed back after calving. Dependingon cow frame size, mature bodyweight, forage quality andavailability, it may take two to threemonths for a cow to improve onebody condition score during the dryperiod on forage alone (1 score =approximately 80 pounds).Supplementing thin cows during thedry period to gain weight is a goodinvestment since it can enhance herchances of breeding back aftercalving, plus it can improvecolostrum quality as well as calfhealth. If cows are very thin, it mightpay to wean the calf early andprovide high-quality feed throughcalving and lactation.Advantages of sorting

A couple of advantages ofseparating pregnant cows intomanagement groups at pregnancycheck by BCS and estimated calvingperiod are these: thin cows and firstcalf heifers can be fed moreintentionally and efficiently and latecows can be kept separate from theearlier-bred cows. Keeping calvinggroups in separate pastures helpsreduce the contamination of thecalving area during calving. Scourstypically don’t affect the earlier-borncalves as much as the later-borncalves. If these cows are already in a

MANAGEMENT

How to Get More than a Preg-Check fromthe Vet’s Preg-Check VisitLee Jones, DVM, BEEF Magazine (beefmagazine.com)



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Grass may be taller in more placesthis year, but weaning your calves 30to 60 days earlier this fall still offersseveral benefits, says John Jaeger, abeef cattle scientist at the KansasState University AgriculturalResearch Center in Hays.

“A lot of people were amazed byhow well their cows came throughthe winter, how much lesssupplement had to be fed and howwell they bred back,” Jaeger says.“The benefits to the cow far outweighlighter calf weaning weights andsubsequent harvest weights. I thinkthe biggest benefit is not having tofeed the cow to get her back into abody condition score of 5.0 to 5.5.You can put that feed into the early-weaned calf much more efficiently.”

Removing a cow’s lactationrequirement earlier via early weaningmeans she can carry more conditioninto fall and winter. That reducescow maintenance cost because sheneeds less winter supplementation. Ifincreased body condition ismaintained through winter calvingand breeding, there is potential forimproved conception rates thefollowing summer.

Jaeger, along with KSU Researchand Extension colleagues KC Olsonin Manhattan and Justin Waggoner inGarden City, conducted studies in2007 and 2012 to determine the effectof weaning earlier than theconventional 180 to 210 days.

Calves weaned at 120 to 160 days(360 pounds average) gained as muchweight and were just as healthy ascalves that were weaned later. Healthrisks and death loss were no differentin early-weaned calves than in thoseweaned at the more conventionalages of 180 to 210 days.

Jaeger explains that calves need tobe weaned at least 30 days earlierthan normal in order to begin seeing

the positive effect on dam bodycondition, and subsequent cyclingand conception.

In the KSU herd, Jaeger saysconception rates have increased eachyear they’ve early-weaned. First-service conception last year was 71%,whereas it usually hovers around60% to 65%.

“You look at the first 30 to 60 daysafter the calf is weaned and weusually see the cows’ body conditionincrease, even through it’s late-seasongrazing with the poorest foragequality,” Jaeger says. “She maintainsher condition through the winter, and it sets her up for the nextbreeding season.”Don't wean too early

Jaeger emphasizes there is nooptimum weaning age. When itcomes to early weaning, though,unless drought forces your hand, hewould be reluctant to wean calvesmuch younger than 140 to 150 daysof age. In his experience, calvesyounger than that have a hard timeconsuming enough feed to preserveall the benefits of early weaning.

In the KSU study, calves wereweaned at an average age of 130 days.That meant the youngest were about100 days old, and Jaeger says thedifferences in consumption are striking.

“At 140 to 150 days, they morereadily consume more feed, as longas you start out by top-dressing theweaning ration with hay typical toyour region,” Jaeger says.

Rations for early-weaned calves inthe KSU herd are top-dressed withhay for the first three days. The nextfew days, the hay is top-dressed withthe ration. Then they start removinghay from the ration.

Jaeger recommends making theration ingredients as familiar to thecalves as possible — nutrient-denseand palatable. He adds that younger

calves need higher levels of protein.Although KSU rations have

included both dried distillers grains(DDG) and wet distillers grains,Jaeger explains DDG works better for them. It’s moist enough to stick tothe calf’s nose, so it has to lick it off— developing a taste for it — but far drier than a ration that includessilage and wet distillers grains, for instance.

“You have to have good facilitiesand adequate feedstuffs, because themost important thing is you have toget the calves eating as soon aspossible,” Jaeger says. “You just haveto get the calves eating; if they eat,they don’t get sick.”

Previous research also indicates thatheifers fed higher-energy rations earlierin life can achieve puberty sooner.

More energy earlier in a calf’s lifecan also help increase carcass gradeat harvest. The last set of early-weaned KSU calves graded 100%Choice with 18.9% Prime; only 2.7%were Yield Grade 4. Of course,genetics has something to do withthat, as does overall management.

The KSU folks also shorten thepens by about half, with temporarypanels. This keeps calves closer towater and feed and means they can’tdo as much walking. In the dust ofsummer, it also means the pens staydamper. If calves are unfamiliar withautomatic waterers, Jaeger suggestsadjusting the float so the watertrickles over (see “Early-weaned calfmanagement tips” below).

“We’ve had good luck with calvescoming to the bunk and staying atthe bunk,” Jaeger says. “We’ve hadlittle illness at weaning or receivingcompared to the industry average.”

For anyone skittish about earlyweaning when drought isn’t forcingtheir hand, Jaeger recommends trying

MANAGEMENT

When is the Best Time to Wean? It MightBe Younger than You ThinkWes Ishmael, BEEF magazine, beefmagazine.com


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separate pasture, they aren’t exposedto the increased pathogen load of acontaminated calving area.

Old cows or cows with bad udders,hooves, are lame or have otherproblems like bad eyes may need tobe culled, depending on the severityof their condition. Producers maywant to keep them and get that lastcalf if they are bred early. It may notbe practical to calve these cowsseparately, but having themidentified for extra attention atcalving time may increase chances ofa successful calving. Also, dependingon how many of these cows are in theherd, producers may opt to keep

them as a separate group and notwaste valuable bull power on them inthe breeding season since they aretagged for culling at weaning anyway.

Managing cows according to BCSand expected calving period willimprove fertility. But whether it ispractical or not to manage separate cowgroups prior to calving likely dependson available facilities and labor.

But it’s worth the effort.Reproductive efficiency is the singlemost important factor affectingproductivity and profitability, andthe success of a breeding season ismost affected by how the cows weremanaged in the dry period before

calving. Economic sustainability ofthe ranch depends on efficientlymanaging our cows to get anoptimum return on our efforts. Usingdata to manage our cows improvesproduction, efficiency and longevityof our cow herd and can have apositive impact on calf health.

Lee Jones , DVM, is an assistantprofessor and case investigator withthe University of Georgia College ofVeterinary Medicine at the TiftonVeterinary Diagnostic Lab in Tifton,Ga. Prior to joining the University of Georgia, he was in private practicein Nebraska.

PREG-CHECK…, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 40

it with a group of cows andcomparing the difference. For thesake of convenience, he says youmight try it with a group that isalready managed separately, like thewet 2-year-olds, which often need allthe help they can get breeding backafter the first calf anyway.

“For us, weaning at 140 to 150 days works well,” Jaeger says.“Weaning even 30 to 45 days earlieroffers benefit.”

As pasture gets scarcer, anotherbenefit of early weaning — heavierstocking rates — may shine evenbrighter. “Previous studies by otherresearchers have shown that early

weaning reduces grazing pressure,”Jaeger says. He explains that a calfweighing 450 pounds at 120 days ofage eats about 6.8 pounds of forageper day. So, for every 30 days that acalf is weaned early, there should beone week of additional grazing forthe cow.

And that’s an advantage evenwhen it rains.Early-weaned calf management tips

“Newly weaned calves requiremanagement, regardless of the age atweaning. Producers should have amanagement plan and follow it,”says John Jaeger, a beef cattle scientistat the Kansas State University

Agricultural Research Center in Hays.• Place an additional water tank

and feed bunk in the pen with thecalves. Remove floating covers fromautomatic water troughs.

• Pen calves based on their bodysize. Limit the weight range within apen to no more than 50 pounds lessor more than the average weight inthe pen.

• Make sure each calf has at least12 inches of linear bunk space. Makesure the feed bunk and water supplycan be easily accessed by the calves.

• Consider airflow — especially inhot weather. Too little shadepromotes crowding.

TIME TO WEAN…, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 42

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MULHOLLAND, CAROL 19MUNDARE 780-764-2336MURPHY, RAY 99BONNYVILLE 780-826-5477MULKAY CATTLE CO. 79ROY & MARIE MULKAYSPEDDEN 780-636-3598NISH CHAROLAIS 182WAYNE NISHCARDSTON 403-653-2114O'NEILL LIVESTOCK 13RED DEER COUNTY 403-877-2615OSSIM LIVESTOCK 14KRISTEN EDMUNDSOLDS 403-559-6633P & H RANCHING CO LTD 211ARLANE M PARSONAGERED DEER COUNTY 403-227-2348PARKLANE CHAROLAIS 59THREE HILLS 403-442-2504PETER HEINS & SONS LTD 21WES HEINSDIAMOND CITY 403-635-6549PLEASANT VIEW FARMS 59G FISCHERIRMA 780-754-2382PITTMAN, GLEN 42MILK RIVER 403-647-3511POPLAR BLUFF STOCK FARM 52JOHN TAYLORCHAUVIN 780-858-2435POPLAR BLUFF STOCK FARM 29HAROLD & GEORGINA TAYLORCHAUVIN 780-858-2234PRAIRIE COVE FARM 10TIM BULLICKBOWDEN 403-224-3341PRATT RANCHES LTD. 23FRANK & RUTH PRATTHIGH PRAIRIE 780-523-9850PRO-CHAR 129DAVID & KRISTINA PROKUDAGLENEVIS 780-932-1654RANAMAN RANCH 22RANDY WUNSCHTROCHU 403-442-2504RASMUSSEN, MARINA 45RED DEER COUNTY 403-227-2824RAWES RANCHES LTD. 474JOHN & MYRNA RAWESTROME 780-376-2241REESE CATTLE CO. 163BARRY & SIMONE REESEDIDSBURY 403-335-9807ROCKY CREEK CHAROLAIS 16WELSHSTRATHMORE 403-901-0783SADDLERIDGE LAND & CATTLE LTD 50RALPH RETZLAFFROSEMARY 403-378-4480SAN DAN CHAROLAIS FARMS 62GEORGE & URSULA CORPATAUXERSKINE 403-742-33377-F CHAROLAIS 6LORI MURRAYLLOYDMINSTER 780-745-2466SHUTTLEWORTH, DARRYL G 76AIRDRIE 403-226-0541SHUTTLEWORTH, GRANT 29ROCKY VIEW COUNTY 403-226-0056SHUTTLEWORTH, WAYNE 9ROCKY VIEW COUNTY 403-226-0813

SILVER SHADOW CHAROLAIS 52RALPH & DENISE JONASVERMILION 780-853-2587SNAKE TRAIL CHAROLAIS 29K. MAUFORTPINCHER CREEK 403-628-2108SNAKE VALLEY FARM LTD 49DARREL, ALVIN & MARV VAAGECHAMPION 403-897-2135SODERGLEN RANCHES LTD 146AIRDRIE 403-948-6734SPADY, BARRY HENRY 5CASTOR 403-882-4474SPRINGSIDE FARMS 112AIRDRIE 250-517-8521SPRUCE VIEW CHAROLAIS 90LORNE LAKUSTAANDREW 780-365-2079STACH FARMS 16LAMONT 780-895-7589STEEVES FARM 25LAVERNE & DEB, MIKE, KEVIN STEEVESBLUFFTON 403-843-6924STONE CREEK FARMS 4RUSSELL LITTLEROCKY MTN HOUSE 403-729-2529SUGAR LOAF CHAROLAIS 57ERIC SHERYLE & SCOTT ANDERSONMINBURN 780-593-2153SWAN VALLEY 31MARVIN HUNTKINUSO 780-775-2146SWENSON, BILL 45RAINIER 403-362-7671TELLIER BAR LD RANCH 121LUC TELLIERBONNYVILLE 780-826-4596THISTLE RIDGE RANCH 135BEN AND CAROL TAMSTABER 403-223-4118THURSTON, GORDON & LEONE 91IRMA 780-754-2176TRIANGLE J CHAROLAIS 5IRVIN E JACOBSONNORTH STAR 780-836-2596TRIPLE AAA CHAROLAIS 44DANIEL W RAWEASHMONT 604-372-3116TURNBULL CHAROLAIS 160CURTIS R TURNBULLPINCHER CREEK 403-627-4535TWIN ANCHOR CHAROLAIS 3CLIFFORD WEEKSCASTOR 403-882-2571TWIN ANCHOR CHAROLAIS 16BRIAN WEEKSCASTOR 403-882-3807VALANJOU CHAROLAIS RANCH 66PHILIPPE LUSSONCLYDE 780-348-5683VIKSE FAMILY FARM 102DAVE & TRACEE VIKSEDONALDA 403-883-2461VINCENT LAKE CHAROLAIS 39D. & L. HARABAST PAUL 780-645-4104VOSSLER LIVESTOCK 12CRAIG VOSSLERIRVINE 403-893-2411WENDT & MURRAY FARMS LTD. 74GRANT MURRAYLLOYDMINSTER 780-745-2429

WHITE LAKE COLONY 186NOBLEFORD 403-824-3686WILKIE, BYRON 23STETTLER 403-742-8993WILKIE, CLIFFORD 42ENDIANG 403-579-2109WINSNES, WILLIAM & CHRISTA 53RYLEY 780-663-2343WRANGLER CHAROLAIS FARM 157W. MEAKINWESTLOCK 780-349-2982WYATT, JESSICA P. 26ARROWWOOD 403-485-0237XXX FARMS LTD. 242DEAN DAVIDSONKITSCOTY 780-846-2452

BRITISH COLUMBIAALTWASSER CHAROLAIS 9KEITH & CHERYL ALTWASSERLUMBY 250-547-9979ANCHOR RANCH 9ROBERT L & E A WILLISCLINTON 250-459-2282BAR B CHAROLAIS 56G & L BOLINCECIL LAKE 250-785-5325DRY CREEK RANCH 60CECIL LAKE 250-781-3443DUNBAR, DARWIN & EILEEN & SONS 45GROUNDBIRCH 250-780-23728 WAY CHAROLAIS 54DRSCHIWISKICECIL LAKE 250-785-6362GIDDINGS BROS 22TELKWA 250-846-5628HOLLAUS, ADOLF 4LANGLEY 604-888-6118KCH CHAROLAIS 2KEN & KERRI HINSBURGPARKSVILLE 250-498-3074PALMER, BEE & LARRY 12BURNS LAKE 250-695-6361REMPEL FARMS LTD 55JAKOB & VIKTOR REMPELGROUNDBIRCH 250-780-2230RILEY, AUSTIN 1ARRASRILEY, CONOR 2ARRASRILEY, TIM, BETH, CONOR & A 12ARRAS 250-843-7462SEVEN QUARTER CIRCLE CHAROLAIS 10ROBERT MILESWILLIAMS LAKE SOUTHSIDE CHAROLAIS 19KEN & KATHY, ROSE & SHANEBURNS LAKE 250-694-3500TK CATTLE CO 15TATE & KOLBY PAGEVANDERHOOF 250-567-4157WILLIS, JEREMY 3CLINTON 250-459-2282

MANITOBABAR J CHAROLAIS 18JACK & JUSTIN ROBERTSONAMARANTH 204-843-2246BREEZY DAWN FARMS 1ERNIE & AL BAYDUZADAUPHIN 204-638-7735


BREMNER CHAROLAIS FARM 61JACK BREMNERDAUPHIN 204-638-7268BULLIED, JACK & SONS 31HOLLAND 204-526-2857BURNSIDE, CORY 49NEEPAWA 204-476-5014CATTLE LAC CHAROLAIS 34TYLER WILKINSONEDDYSTONE 204-448-2181CLINE CATTLE COMPANY 52BRAD AND JUANITA CLINEBELMONT 204-537-2367C-2 CHAROLAIS 86JEFF CAVERSLA RIVIERE 204-242-3467DAYBREAK CHAROLAIS 47MILTON PETREWOODMORE 204-425-7914DEFOORT STOCK FARM 104GORD & SUE DEFOORTCYPRESS RIVER 204-743-2109DMG CHAROLAIS 6DALE & MELODY GAUDRYBIRCH RIVER 204-236-4490DEVRIES, KEITH 54OCHRE RIVER 204-733-2348F & F HUDON FARMS 4COLIN & DAWN HUDONROSSER 204-722-2283FORSYTH BROS CHAROLAIS 9ERIKSDALE 204-739-2678GERVIN CHAROLAIS 8ALLAN & MICHELLE GERVINVIRDEN 204-748-3595HAPPY HAVEN CHAROLAIS 31DON & LILLIAN STEBELESKIOAKBURN 204-234-5480HATCH, ASHLEY 5OAK LAKE 204-855-3078HATCH, TRENT 112OAK LAKE 204-855-3078HIGH BLUFF STOCK FARM 135CARMAN & DONNA JACKSONINGLIS 204-564-2547HINSBURG, EDWARD 3RAPID CITY 204-826-2114HTA CHAROLAIS 123SHAWN & TANYA/HARRY & JOAN AIREYRIVERS 204-328-7704HUNTER CHAROLAIS 146DOUG & MARIANNE HUNTERROBLIN 204-937-2531JACKSON, GLEN 5SINCLAIR 204-851-2607JMB CHAROLAIS 14BERT & JUDY MCDONALD BROOKDALE204-354-2267JOHNSTON CHAROLAIS 57SCOTT JOHNSTONRATHWELL 204-749-2247K E H CHAROLAIS 9K. HAGAN VIRDEN204-748-1024KERR CHAROLAIS 36ROBERT KERRVIRDEN 204-748-1466KRAUSE CHAROLAIS 8ROYCE, NOREEN, DARRY KRAUSEPORTAGE LA PRAIRIE 204-857-8056L E J CHAROLAIS 66JIM OLSONPORTAGE LA PRAIRIE 204-252-3115

L E J CHAROLAIS 7RAE TRIMBLE-OLSONPORTAGE LA PRAIRIE 204-252-3115LONESOME EAGLE FARMS 19BRIAN DIGBY & ROBYN E. BENSONSTE ANNE 204-422-5528MARTENS CHAROLAIS 149B & E MARTENSBOISSEVAIN 204-534-6952MYHRE LAND AND CATTLE 46HANS MYHREDAUPHIN 204-638-5664PLEASANT DAWN FARM 93TULLY J HATCHOAK LAKE 204-855-2402PRAIRIE VIEW CHAROLAIS 18DARREN ODOWICHUKSHORTDALE 204-546-2995PRESTON, JARED 46STE. ROSE DU LAC 204-732-2054R & G MCDONALD LIVESTOCK 77RON MCDONALDSIDNEY 204-466-2883RAMMER CHAROLAIS 46MATTHEW, SARAH,WAYNE RAMSEYSTRATHCLAIR 204-365-2729RED DIAMOND CHAROLAIS 39M. & D. BECKERWHITEMOUTH 204-348-2464SCARTH CATTLE COMPANY 21ROB GILLILANDVIRDEN 204-748-2000SCISSORS CREEK CHAROLAIS 36KEVIN CAREFOOTMCAULEY 204-722-2165STEPPLER CHAROLAIS 375DAN STEPPLERMIAMI 204-435-2463STEBELESKI, KEVIN 64OAKBURN 204-234-5425STEBELESKI, KORY 3OAKBURN 204-234-5425SUN DANCE CHAROLAIS 58DONALD TOMSAMARANTH 204-843-2917SUNNY RIDGE STOCK FARM 13KEN & VONDA HOPCRAFTWAWANESA 204-824-2115TEE M JAY FARMS 121T & M JOHNSONASHERN 204-768-2819TRI-N CHAROLAIS N/AMERVIN & JESSE NYKOLIATIONLENORE 204-838-2107TRI-N CHAROLAIS FARMS N/AJESSE NYKOLIATIONLENORE 204-851-3391TRIPLE C CHAROLAIS 180D. COOKSTEEP ROCK 204-449-2288TROST, FRED 10ST AMBROISE 204-243-2423VAN BUUREN CHAROLAIS 100JENNA VAN BUURENPIPESTONE 204-854-2902WALKING PLOW CHAROLAIS 162CLIFFORD W. GRAYDONWOODMORE 204-427-2589WHITE MEADOW CHAROLAIS 65MIKE BERTHOLETPIPESTONE 204-522-5469WALWIN, CHRISTOPHER & SARAH 9HAMIOTA 204-562-3633

ZAMRYKUT, KAYLA 4RORKETON 204-732-2748

NEW BRUNSWICKCOUNTY LINE CHAROLAIS 4KENDALL CHARTERSRUSAGONIS 506-461-1796D AND J CHAROLAIS 6DANA CHASECHIPMAN 506-339-5806DOWNEAST 25ROBERT EASTWOODBELLEISLE CREEK 506-485-2634GAUDET, ISABELLE 1HAUTE-ABOUJAGANE 506-532-1295LXL CHAROLAIS FARM 9LOUIS LEBLANCHAUTE ABOUJAGANE 506-532-4028MCAFFEE, JACK 94LOWER KNOXFORD 506-276-3664

NOVA SCOTIACROUSE, BOYD R. 6LUNENBURG CO. 902-634-3468GOLDEN BROOK FARMS 10KEN LANGILLEMALAGASH 902-257-2925HILTZ, TREVOR & PAULA & FAMILY 1AYLESFORD 902-847-0017JUNIPER HILL FARM 4HANTS CO. 902-757-2286KNOWLES BROS CHAROLAIS 10RYAN & DAVID KNOWLESHANTS COUNTY 902-306-0278L.J. CROOKER FOREST & FARM LTD. 5L. JAMES CROOKERSOUTH BROOKFIELD 902-682-2211PROSPECT CHAROLAIS FARM 3JOSH REDDENWINDSOR 902-670-5919RODNEY HILLTOP CHAROLAIS 18ALLAN & INEZ BOSSSPRING HILL 902-597-2379RINGUETTE, JASON 2BRIDGETOWN 902-584-2204

ONTARIOA AND D CHAROLAIS 10ALAN & DERRICK LORDCODRINGTON 613-475-2023A-J'S ACRES 9A. AITCHISONNEW LISKEARD 705-563-2478ALL GIRL ACRES 10OAKWOOD 705-341-0553ALTON CENTURY FARMS LTD. 5LUCKNOW 519-529-3195AMABEC CHAROLAIS 24IVAN HUTCHINSONWARKWORTH 705-924-2936ANCAR LIVESTOCK 1ANDREW & CARLIE HAYWOODBRIGDEN 519-864-1914ANNUROC CHAROLAIS 12MARK DEGURSEMOORETOWN 519-864-5876ARMSVIEW 17DONALD ARMSTRONGNEWBURGH 613-378-0222B BAR D CHAROLAIS 38BEV & DONNA RAEMOUNT FOREST 519-323-1270


BAKER FARMS 1COLIN BAKERMADOC 613-473-2452BAKER FARMS 25KEVIN & SHERRY BAKERMADOC 613-473-2452BEACH VALLEY FARMS 1ERIC REGIERPEMBROKE 613-732-0726BELLHAVEN FARMS 12COLDWATER 705-835-6675BLACKBERN FARM 48K. BLACKFORESTERS FALLS 613-646-2673BLACKBERN FARM 1TYSON BLACKFORESTER'S FALLS 613-646-2673BLUE MOUNTAINS CHAROLAIS 13HARVIE & JOHN REEKIECLARKSBURG 519-599-3229BRIDOR 36BRIAN AITKENMOUNT FOREST 519-323-2538BRI-NAN FARMS 30BRIAN STEADALMONTE 613-256-3067BRISHLANTON FARM 12BRAD & TRISH BLACK & SONSLUCKNOW 519-395-3634BROWN, CARMAN 35LINDSAY 705-324-6509CHARLTON, KENT 13HANOVER 519-369-5946CADILLAC STOCK FARMS 5ROBERT I. PERRATTMATHESON 705-273-2206CEDARDALE CHAROLAIS 130TREVOR, SCOTT, RYAN NESBITTNESTLETON 905-986-4608CENTRE HASTINGS 7JOSEPH PRESTONMADOC 613-473-2088CHARDYCE CHAROLAIS 5JOHN & PENNY DYCE & FAMILYARTHUR 519-848-3941CLAY VALLEY FARMS 1PAUL GARRETTBATTERSEA 613-353-6284COOPER CHAROLAIS 35DYLAN TROTTERMADOC 613-473-2444CONNELL, CHARLES & MARY JO 12OMEMEE 705-799-6389CORNERVIEW CHAROLAIS 37BRIAN COUGHLINCOBDEN 613-646-9741CORNERVIEW CHAROLAIS 22BRETT COUGHLINHALEY STATION 613-312-1378CUSHENDALL CHAROLAIS 6G. GORDONGANANOQUE 613-382-7807D & G CHAROLAIS 19DEREK R. DEKEYSERCOLBORNE 905-355-3337DALRYMPLE CHAROLAIS 18TOM FELTIS & SHEILA BLACKSEBRIGHT 705-238-7309DANALEE FARMS 6HAGERSVILLE 905-768-5548DEGURSE FARMS 1FRANK & CATHY DEGURSEKOMOKA 519-657-3602

DESTINY FARMS 3BONITA MERCERMONETVILLE 705-898-2710DUDGEON-SNOBELEN LAND & CATTLE 91WANDA & SAM SNOBELENRIPLEY 519-395-0150ECHO SPRING CHAROLAIS 65DOUG, EARL, CORY, RYAN BRIGGSHAWKESTONE 705-487-5840EMB CHAROLAIS 6ERIN BRIGGSHAWKESTONE FERGUS FAMILY CHAROLAIS 6HENRY FERGUSAMARANTH 519-940-9268FLEGUEL, JAMES & GINGER 6PALMER RAPIDS 613-758-2917FONDOAK FARM 10EMILY BROMLEYRENFREW 613-432-4655FORDSDALE FARMS 3GARRY WHITFORDINGLESIDE 613-543-3220FOURTHLANE FARMS 7WAYNE & SCOTT COLTONCONSECON 613-827-8109GOLD-BAR LIVESTOCK 2BRAD & SARAH BUCHANANVICTORIA HARBOUR 705-534-0137GOLDEN MEADOW FARMS 26BARRY POTTEREARLTON 705-563-2752GREENLY, DOUGLAS 4HASTINGS 905-396-7134HARBOUR HILL CHAROLAIS 20WILLIAM O’ROURKEFITZROY HARBOUR 613-623-3854HEFFERNAN, ALBERT 6DOURO-DUMMER 705-652-3758HICKEY CHAROLAIS 7ENNISMORE 705-292-8049HICKS CHAROLAIS 42DR. R. BRYAN HICKSARTHUR 519-766-2816HIGH ROCK FARMS 4JASON & CHRISTINE VAN TOLPETERBOROUGH 705-761-4057HIGHLAND CREST FARMS 37FRED DEBOERLUCKNOW 519-395-5902HOGS BACK CHAROLAIS 6PHIL WICKLAMMARLBANK 613-478-1420HOLLIDAY CHAROLAIS 14RAE HOLLIDAYWOODVILLE 705-374-4182HOLMESTEADER FARMS 16TERRY & STUART HOLMESOSGOODE 613-826-2261HUNT CHAROLAIS FARMS 62JOHN & LINDA HUNTTWEED 613-478-3924JAY DEE FARMS 1DAVE & JOYCE CROWESARNIA 519-344-6092JENNRHON CHAROLAIS 10RON CLANCYSTIRLING 613-395-5351KIRLENE CATTLE 34K HAKKESTEEGTBRIGHTON 613-475-3532

LACKLUSTER CHAROLAIS 10KEVIN MCFADDENGANANOGUE 613-382-2642LAND O'LAKES CHAROLAIS 58BOB & ARLENE BATEMANMADOC 613-473-4743LANGSTAF, W. KELLY 22WALLACEBURG 519-627-3464LINASH CHAROLAIS 1ROBERT S. SMITHBRINSTON 613-535-2163LINKAT 29LINDSAY DYCEARTHUR 519-848-5102LUCKY DYCE FARMS 3PAUL & BRIDGETTE DYCEARTHUR 519-421-3382M & L CATTLE CO 91ROGER MALONEYINDIAN RIVER 705-295-6439MACKS CHAROLAIS 44CAMPBELLFORD 705-653-3221MCCASKIE, PATRICK & ROSEMARY 18HOLLAND CENTRE 519-794-3722MEDONTE CHAROLAIS 1SHANE & ALLISON CRAMPHILLSDALE 705-835-7665MEDONTE CHAROLAIS 19A. MILLERHILLSDALE 705-835-3310MELBAR FARMS 8BARRY BALDWINAMELIASBURG 613-967-0075MILE LANE FARM 2MIKE ZUFELTNORWOOD 705-639-2815MILLER LAND & LIVESTOCK LTD 79GEORGE & DWAYNE MILLERJARVIS 519-587-2755MOYER CATTLE CO 4EVAN & MELANIE MOYERARTHUR 519-848-5294OATTES CHAROLAIS 9CRAIG OATTESCOBDEN 613-646-7988ONEILL CATTLE CO. 3DEREK O'NEILLPRICEVILLE 519-924-3074ORMISTON, MATTHEW 10OMEMEE 705-879-8275O’ROURKE, J. BARKLEY 14FITZROY HARBOUR 613-623-6404O WHAT A VIEW FARM 1DAVID WHITTONCAMPBELLFORD 705-653-3238PACKER CHAROLAIS 12JEFF PACKERCHATSWORTH PATTON CHAROLAIS FARMS 112CHESTER PATTONMELANCTHON 519-925-5243PLUMTON, ALLAN & TEENY 2BRIGHTON 613-475-1606RAILHAVEN FARM 58CAROLIN & RODNEY TURNERGANANOQUE 613-382-2874RAILWAY CREEK FARMS 1GRANT BLANCHARDMADOC 613-473-2889ROLLANDA 16MARK ROLLINSMADOC 613-473-2636


ROLLIN ACRES CHAROLAIS 44CHESTER & MICHAEL TUPLINGSHELBURNE 519-925-2938SAUNDERS CHAROLAIS 136BRENT, JOHN, DARRELL SAUNDERSMARKDALE 519-986-4165SCOTTSLEA FARMS 36RALPH SCOTTBLYTH 519-523-9528SHARODON 20DONALD & SHARON BURGOMASTEROMEMEE 705-742-4062SOUTHVIEW FARM LTD 34BRIAN & TERRY ORMISTONCOURTICE 905-439-4235STEVENSON SHOW STOCK 6KYLE STEVENSONACTON 289-924-0752SUNNY MEADOWS 20ANDREW MILLARFENELON FALLS 705-887-5142SUNRISE CHAROLAIS 44JIM & SUSAN BAKERSTAYNER 705-428-3205TAYLOR, MARK & SARAH 1KEMBLE 519-371-4881TAYLOR FARMS 29JOSH TAYLORDUNSFORD 705-793-2576THE MAPLES CHAROLAIS 25EVERETT & LENORA LEEDERFRANKVILLE 613-275-2930TOP, MATTHEW 3BELLEVILLE 613-813-6228TRIPLE K CHAROLAIS 29BRIAN KELLYNAPANEE 613-378-2533UENS, WAYNE 1NAPANEE 613-378-1872VAN CAMPEN FARMS 18JOHN & DIANE VAN CAMPENUTOPIA 705-424-0648WAGAR ROCK FARM 10JAMES WAGARLANSDOWNE 613-659-3315WHISKEY HOLLOW CATTLE CO. 13GORD TOMLINSONNORWOOD 705-930-3320WHITE WATER LIVESTOCK 20KURTIS & CHELSEA BLACKHALEY STATION 613-585-3873WHITLEY, JESSICA 2CREEMORE 705-466-3541WINDYVIEW FARM 7MICHAEL KEITH ORMISTONOMEMEE 705-799-6357WINDYVIEW FARM 4PAUL ORMISTONROCKWOOD 519-824-8457WINTERS CHAROLAIS 12WILLIAM & ROBERT WINTERSRENFREW 613-433-3204

PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDCORNERSTONE CHAROLAIS 16RICKY & NANCY MILTONCORNWALL 902-393-8699HUNTER ACRES CHAROLAIS 8GRANT & DONNIE MCCAFFREYHUNTER RIVER 902-964-2580MOURNEFIELD FARM CHAROLAIS 23R & V EDGARVERNON RIVER 902-6512399

QUEBECBLONDIN, YVES 4STE-SOPHIE 450-820-5106BRETON, RAYMOND 7INVERNESS 418-453-2360CARDIN, JEAN FRANCOIS 1ST BONAVENTURE 819-396-1968CHAROLAIS PLUS 5JEAN FRANCOIS CARDINST BONAVENTURE 819-396-1968DOYON, GERALD 4DRUMMONDVILLE 819-398-7564DUBUC CHAROLAIS SENC 127STE-EULALIE 819-225-4298FERME A. R. F. CHAMPAGNE 57ANDRE CHAMPAGNEST-SYLVESTRE 418-596-2404FERME BERNIER/FRERES ENR 25JACQUES BERNIERST-EUGENE 418-247-5626FERME CARDIN CHAROLAIS INC 60FELICIEN/ J FRANCOIS CARDINST BONAVENTURE 819-396-1968FERME COUJO CHAROLAIS 20NOTRE-DAME-DU-BON-CO 819-336-2511FERME GOURD'OR 2PATRICK GOURDEINVERNESS 418-453-2119FERME HMP BAILLARGEON 68MARTINVILLE 819-835-5761FERME JANICK BOUFFARD 8STANSTEAD - EST 819-838-1398FERME LEVESQUE CHAROLAIS ENR 22BERTRAND,LUC & MARIO LEVESQUEKAMOURASKA 418-498-3485FERME LOUBER ENR 123STE-MARIE 418-387-7514FERME PALERME SENC 35ETIENNE PALERMEGATINEAU 819-210-7210FROST, MARK 55KINGSEY-FALLS 819-839-1433LA FERME KIRK 6NORMAND KIRKSTE-SOPHIE 450-436-4928LA FERME PATRY DE WEEDON 93JEAN-PIERRE PATRYWEEDON 819-877-2450LEMAY, CLAUDE 55DES-LAUREN 819-539-7616MANNINGHAM, ERIC 16LAURIERVILLE 819-365-4895MANNINGHAM, JEAN-CLAUDE 16LAURIERVILLE 819-365-4759MCNEIL CHAROLAIS 26RÉJEAN MCNEILFIGUERY 819-732-0241MERCIER, JEAN 24L’ANGE-GARDIEN 819-281-4110PEE VEE CHAROLAIS 22PHIL HARDYMANSONVILLE 450-243-0249POIRIER, FRANCOIS 58STE-AGATHE 418-599-2630POIRIER, REAL 25STE-AGATHE 418-599-2630PONTBRIAND, REJEAN 24ROXTON FALLS 450-372-5382PROULX, PATRICK 2ST ISIDORE DE CLIFTON 819-658-1098

RANCH DU COYOTE SNC. 36YVES MARCOUX/SOPHIE FOSTERNEDELEC 819-784-3287RANCH OSTIGUY CHAROLAIS 29ST-CESAIRE 450-469-4472ROB-WAY LIVESTOCK 2ROBERT ALLEN MILLERSHAWVILLE 819-647-6001RON-WAY LIVESTOCK 24RON HODGINSSHAWVILLE 819-647-6001ROYALE CHAROLAIS 3ST-BERNARD LACOLLE 450-246-8799SIMMS, EMILY 10CLARENDON 819-921-7955STANDISH, ANGELA 2AYER’S-CLIFF 819-838-1074TELLIER, PASCAL 5ST-CONSTANT 450-632-3870TREPANIER, ERIC 35FASSETT 819-423-1172WINDY FLAT 7JOHN COTESAINTE-CATHERINE-DE- 819-843-6801

SASKATCHEWANA SPARROW FARMS LTD. 170C. SPARROWVANSCOY 306-668-4218ALLANVILLE FARMS LTD 47MARK & ERIN VAN HAASTERTTISDALE 306-873-5288AM SUNRISE FARM 39MICHELLE BOMOKBATTLEFORD 306-441-6865ANGLE H STOCK FARM 75ISAAC HILDEBRANDDEBDEN 306-724-4907BAR “H” CHAROLAIS 71KEVIN HAYLOCKGRENFELL 306-697-2901BECK FARMS 179LANG 306-436-4600BLUE SKY CHAROLAIS 70JACK GOOHSENGULL LAKE 306-672-4217BORDERLAND CATTLE COMPANY 61GLENN & WENDY CHINGROCKGLEN 306-476-2439BOX J RANCH 66CRAIG & SHELLY JONESCOCHIN 306-386-2728BRICNEY STOCK FARM LTD. 49WENDALL W WESTONMAIDSTONE 306-893-4510BRIMNER CATTLE CO. 87MANOR 306-448-2028CAMPBELLS CHAROLAIS 40JANELLE CAMPBELLGRIFFIN 306-842-6231CASBAR FARMS 26L. CASAVANTBLAINE LAKE 306-497-2265 CAY, RANDY & SUSAN 11KINISTINO 306-864-3538CEDARLEA FARMS 145GARNER & LORI DEOBALDHODGEVILLE 306-677-2589CHARBURG CHAROLAIS 12HERBERT HINSBURGSILTON 306-731-3667


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HOWE, KELLY 46MOOSE JAW HOWE, MICHAEL 16MOOSE JAW HUB CHAROLAIS 11TREVOR & STEPHANIE HUBER ASQUITH 306-329-4418HUMEN, JUSTIN 15HAFFORD 306-246-4470JOHNSTON, DOUG 12NEILBURG 306-823-4771JONES CHAROLAIS 46MATT JONES GULL LAKE 306-671-7820JONESY FARM INC 8GORDON & KATHY JONES UNITY 306-228-3692JORDAN RIVER CHAROLAIS 67GLEN & LORI MANGELS CARROT RIVER 306-769-4132KING, ALDYN 44ROCANVILLE 306-645-4383KING, ALEX B 36ROCANVILLE 306-645-2955KORMOS, CLAYTON 2YORKTON 306-782-5852LAKEVIEW LIVESTOCK 9BUDDY PROUSE INVERMAY 306-849-4647LAUREL CREEK RANCH 30JONATHAN MOULDING ABERNETHY 306-333-2032MACMILLAN CHAROLAIS 30SASKATOON 306-931-2893MARTENS CATTLE CO. 86SYLVAN MARTENS GLENBUSH 306-342-2099MCAVOY CHAROLAIS 104MICHAEL MCAVOY ARELEE 306-237-4464MCCAW LIVESTOCK 17COLIN MCCAW WHITEWOOD 306-735-7020MCTAVISH CHAROLAIS 135BETTY MCTAVISH MOOSOMIN 306-435-4125MIDNIGHT LAKE CHAROLAIS 32D W HICKS & SONS GLASLYN 306-342-4517MOORE, DOUGLAS 33REDVERS 306-452-3708MOOSE CREEK CATTLE 12DARREN IPPOLITO KISBEY SK 306-462-2060MUTRIE FARMS 89RICHARD & WADE SYDORKO GLENAVON 306-429-2215NAHACHEWSKY CHAROLAIS 78NORQUAY 306-594-2627NEILSON CATTLE COMPANY 122MIKE NEILSON WILLOWBROOK 306-783-0331NORHEIM RANCHING 36SASKATOON 306-227-4503NOSTADT, DELBERT 16KENDAL 306-424-2178PALMER CHAROLAIS LAND & CATTLE CO LTD 87VELON HERBACK BLADWORTH 306-567-5545PALMER, ROBERT G 51BLADWORTH 306-567-5460

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SWISTUN, DONNIE 40NORTH BATTLEFORD 306-445-9868TEMPLE FARMS 43BRIAN & DENISE TEMPLE CARROT RIVER 306-768-3218TRADEWINDS CHAROLAIS 51B. SPRAY LINTLAW 306-325-4582TREMBLAY, JEROME 89COURVAL 306-394-4406VALLEYS END RANCH 43MARK ORAM CENTRAL BUTTE 306-796-4651VOEGELI BROS CHAROLAIS 31MAYMONT 306-389-4605VOEGELI BROS CHAROLAIS 32DARLENE VOEGELI MAYMONT 306-389-4605WALDNER JOHN, 7COURVAL WHEATHEART CHAROLAIS 32DELORES IRENE SIMPSON ROSETOWN 306-882-6444WHITE CAP CHAROLAIS 43DOUG, DALE & LOIS HOWE MOOSE JAW 306-693-2127WIENS, LEROY 5DALMENY 306-254-4255WILGENBUSCH CHAROLAIS 354JOHN WILGENBUSCHHALBRITE 306-458-2688WOOD RIVER CHAROLAIS 103MURRAY AND NICOLE BLAKE MCCORD 306-478-2520WPLB CHAROLAIS 20WALTER PALASCHUK RAYMORE 306-835-2612

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SLeft: Brooke Preston, Ste.Rose, MB, won GrandChampion steer honours atthe Dauphin 4-H RegionalShow held June 25th. JudgeRyan Hurlburt selected this1,387 lb. Charcross steer over26 others. Turko Fertilizerbought him for $3.75/lb. Right: Jared Preston showedthe Reserve Grand Championwith a Charcross steerweighing 1,245 lb. The Dauphinand Ste. Rose Vet Clinicpurchased him for $3.25/lb.

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Above: Brooke Preston, Ste. Rose, MB, won Reserveat the Portage la Prairie Jackpot show July 5th withPokey her Charcross steer.

Right-Top: Rollin Acres Zip 12B by SCF You Betcha94Y was Grand Champion Charolais Bull andSupreme Champion Overall Breeds at the Barrie(ON) Fair, August 30th. Owned by Rollin AcresCharolais, Shelburne and Gold-Bar Livestock,Victoria Harbour, this qualifies him for theAgribition Supreme Show.

Right-Bottom: GGD Natrelle 329N by LHD Cigar E46and Dubuc Chaya 569C, her Silverstream Geddesheifer calf, won Supreme Champion female over allbreeds at the Expo de Saint-Hyacinthe, QC. Shownby Dubuc Charolais Senc, Ste-Eulalie, she was GrandChampion of the Charolais show earlier in the dayon July 24th.

Reid Henderson from the Major Multiple Clubwon Two-Year Old Cow-Calf Champion at theKerrobert, SK 4-H Regional Show on June 3rdwith a Charcross cow sired by a red factorbull. Judges for the show were Virginia andTiffany Peters.


Jamie Sawatsky, Ernfold, SK won Reserve Grand Champion Steerhonours at the Swift Current 4-H Regional show held June 26th.Judge Wade Brokenshire slapped this tan 1,445 lb. Charcross SteerChampion over 135 others. In the sale Elder Charolais, Coronach paid$3.10/lb to own him.

A purebred Charolais heifershown by Danielle Meier wonChampion heifer at theKerrobert 4-H show June 3rd.Judges Virginia & Tiffany Petersalso made her and a heifer(right) of Shawna Meier’sChampion Pair of Heifers.

Haley Rosso, Moose Jaw, SK, was awarded Reserve ChampionCow/Calf pair at the Moose Jaw 4-H Regional Show held June 21,2015 with Rosso Ms Melissa 39A, by Merit Roundup 9508W with herMXS Irresistibull 357A bull calf at side. Judge was Jay Holmes.

Charcross steers from Taya and Veronique Lusson of Clyde, Alberta,won 2nd and 3rd in the 4-H Carcass competition this summer. Theyreceived big points for ADG, Dressing %, Lean Yield, Ribeye butlosing because of carcass size. Seems profitability wasn’t in theequation with the bigger carcass definitely making more money.

Cassidi Elder, Coronach won Reserve Grand ChampionHeifer at the Swift Current 4-H Regional Heifer show June25th. The judge was Eric Boon.

Prairie Cove Miss 309A, sired by HTA Vegas 134Y and her TR Mr FireWater 5792R ET bull calf at side, exhibited by Justin Cay, Kinistino,was named Supreme Champion Female at the Prince Albert (SK)Exhibition, July 31st. This now makes her eligible for the AgribitionRBC Beef Supreme Challenge this fall.


A Charcross steer sired by Heatwave out of a purebred Charolais female won thejackpot steer show at the Prince Albert (SK) Fair on July 29. Raised by HunterCharolais, Roblin, MB, the steer was owned and shown byMaguire Blair, Drake.

Justin Cay, Kinistino, won Champion Cow/Calf and Reserve Grand Female atthe Melfort Regional 4-H Show held July 5th. Blair McIntosh was the judge.

Dale Weinbender, Canora, SK, won Reserve Champion Heifer July 1stat the Yorkton 4-H Regional Show and Sale. Judge was Krista Erixon.

A Two-Year Old Charolais Cow/Calf pair exhibited by MasonBeck, Milestone, SK, was selected Grand Champion Female atthe Weyburn 4-H Regional Show held July 1st.

A 1,293 lb. Charcross steer from Kayla Sandum ofHussar, AB, won the Hussar 4-H show on May 24th.There were 31 steers judged by Ken Adair with thechampion selling for $4/lb to Western Chevrolet inDrumheller.

A Charcross steer from Ricki Banford, of Bear Creek 4-H, won GrandChampion honours at the Regional Fair held in Maple Creek, SK. Thesteer weighed 1,405 lb. and sold for $3.35/lb. to Rosso Charolais,Anderson Hereford & Hidden Valley Agra Ltd. Tyler & SuzanneSmyth, of Herbert, were the judges of this 47 head show.



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October 31Macks Charolais & Hunt CharolaisProduction Sale, 1:00 p.m., Hoard’sStation, Campbellford, ONNovember 6Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, 1:00p.m., Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON(A BOSS Show)November 12Edmonton Farmfair CharolaisFuturity Show, 4:30 p.m., NorthlandsPark, Edmonton, ABNovember 13Edmonton Farmfair Charolais Show,4:00 p.m., Northlands Park,Edmonton, AB (A BOSS Show)November 17Acadia Colony Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., atthe farm, Oyen, ABNovember 24First Lady Classic Breed HeiferJackpot, 11:00 a.m., Stadium, EvrazPlace, Regina, SKNovember 24President’s Classic Jackpot Bull CalfShow, 11:00 a.m., Stadium, EvrazPlace, Regina, SKNovember 26Canadian National Charolais Sale,3:30 p.m., Auditorium, Evraz Place,Regina, SKNovember 27Canadian National Charolais Show,2;30 p.m., Stadium, Evraz Place,Regina, SK (A BOSS Show)November 28Bull Pen Alley Show, 10:00 a.m., StockExchange, Evraz Place, Regina, SKNovember 28Agribition Beef Supreme Challenge,4:00 p.m., Stadium, Evraz Place,Regina, SKDecember 4Sterling Collection Sale, 1:30 p.m.,Saskatoon (SK) Livestock SalesDecember 5Jordan River Charolais DispersalSale, 1:00 p.m., Saskatoon (SK)Livestock Sales

December 8No Borders Select Sale, 1:00 p.m.,Heartland Livestock, Virden, MBDecember 10Alberta Charolais Association AGM, 4:00 p.m., Red Deer (AB)Westerner ParkDecember 10Alberta Select Single Bull Show, 7:30p.m., Red Deer (AB) Westerner ParkDecember 11Alberta Select Pen Bull Show, 11:00a.m., Red Deer (AB) Westerner ParkDecember 11Alberta Charolais Select Sale, 1:30p.m., Red Deer (AB) Westerner ParkDecember 14Wilgenbusch Charolais Volume IBiennial Female Sale, 1:00 p.m., at thefarm, Halbrite, SKDecember 14Rock Solid Bred Heifer Sale, 1:00 p.m.,Heartland Livestock, Swift Current, SKDecember 17Char-Maine Ranching 11th AnnualCharolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange,Fort McLeod, AB

2016January 20 – 22Saskatchewan Beef IndustryConference, Saskatoon (SK) InnFebruary 16Rawes Ranches Ltd. 33rd AnnualPerformance Tested Charolais Bull Sale,1:00 p.m., at the ranch, Strome, ABFebruary 24Beck Farms & McCoy Cattle Co. BullSale, 1:00 p.m., at Beck Farms,Milestone, SKMarch 7Coyote Flats Charolais 1st AnnualBull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm,Coaldale, ABMarch 8McTavish Charolais & Guest 5thAnnual Charolais & Red Angus BullSale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm,Moosomin, SK

March 11A. Sparrow Farms Bull Sale, 2:00p.m., at the farm, Vanscoy, SKMarch 14Palmer Charolais with Nielson Land &Cattle Co. 5th Annual Bull Sale, 2:00p.m., at Palmer farm, Bladworth, SKMarch 1813th Annual Family Tradition BullSale, 2:00 p.m., at Rolling DCharolais, Dropmore, MBMarch 19Pleasant Dawn 14th Annual Bull Sale,2:00 p.m., Heartland Livestock,Virden, MBMarch 22Steppler Farms 5th Annual Bull Sale,1:00 p.m., at the farm, Miami, MBMarch 23HTA Charolais & Guests Bull Sale,1:00 p.m., Beautiful Plains AgComplex, Neepawa, MBMarch 24Elder Charolais Farm 6th Annual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm,Coronach, SKApril 2Tri-N Charolais Farms & Guests 1stAnnual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,Heartland Livestock, VirdenApril 4Wilgenbusch Charolais 13th AnnualNorth of the 49th Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,at the farm, Halbrite, SKApril 5Cedarlea Charolais & Windy WillowsAngus “Git R Done” Bull Sale, 1:00p.m., at Windy Willows Farm,Hodgeville, SKApril 7Hunter Charolais 5th Annual BullSale, 1:30 p.m. DST, at the farm,Roblin, MBApril 14Sliding Hill Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30p.m., at the farm, Canora, SKApril 16Brimner Cattle Co. and WRAZ RedAngus Cornerstone Bull & FemaleSale, 1:30 p.m., Whitewood (SK)Auction Mart

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Advertisers IndexAcadia Colony ............................................27

Alberta Charolais Association ..................36

Amabec Charolais .....................................58

Annuroc Charolais.......................................58

B Bar D Charolais ........................................58

Baker Charolais ..........................................58

Bar B Charolais ...........................................44

Bar H Charolais ...........................................59

Bar Punch Ranch .......................................56

BCRC .......................................................35,41

Beck Farms..............................................29,59

Be-Rich Farms .............................................56

Blackbern Charolais ..................................58

Bo-Jan Enterprises.......................................59

Bova-Tech Ltd. ............................................55

Bow Valley Genetics Ltd. ..........................55

Bricney Stock Farms ..................................59

Bridor Charolais ..........................................58

Brimner Cattle Company .....................11,59

Buffalo Lake Charolais ...............................56

By Livestock ...........................................33,39

Canadian Charolais Association ............45-51

Carey, Brent ................................................55

Cedardale Charolais ..................................58

Cedarlea Farms ............................................7

Charla Moore Farms ...................................59

Char-Maine Ranching ..........................23,56

Charolais Journal.........................................55

Charworth Charolais Farms ......................56

Chomiak Charolais .....................................56

Circle Cee Charolais Farms..........................56

Cougar Hill Ranch .....................................59

Coyote Flats Charolais ...........................25,56

Creek’s Edge Land & Cattle Co. ..............21,59

C2 Charolais ................................................57

Davis-Rairdan .............................................55

Defoort Stock Farm.....................................57

Demarah Farms ..........................................56

Diamond K Cattle Co. ...............................37

Diamond W Charolais ............................41,59

Dorran, Ryan ..............................................55

Double L Ranch ..........................................56

Double P Stock Farms ...............................57

Dubuc Charolais ........................................59

Dudgeon-Snobelen Land & Cattle ............58

Eaton Charolais ..........................................60

Elder Charolais Farms ............................18,59

Ericson Livestock Services .........................55

Farmfair International ..............................51

Ferme Palerme ...........................................59

Fischer Charolais..........................................56

Fleury, Michael ...........................................55

Foat Valley Stock Farm ...............................56

Footprint Farms ..........................................56

4-G Charolais Ranch ....................................59

Future Farms ...............................................56

Gerrard Cattle Co ........................................56

Gilliland Bros. Charolais..............................59

Good Anchor Charolais ..............................56

GRP Ltd. ......................................................55

H.S. Knill Company Ltd. ............................55

Happy Haven Charolais ..............................57

Hard Rock Land & Cattle Co .......................57

Harvie Ranching .........................................56

HEJ Charolais .............................................56

Hicks Charolais ...........................................58

High Bluff Stock Farm..............................5,57

Holk Charolais ............................................56

Horseshoe E Charolais ................................60

HTA Charolais Farm ................................3,57

Hunt Charolais ............................................35

Hunter Charolais ..................................57,IBC

JMB Charolais ............................................57

Johnson Charolais .................................38,56

Johnstone Auction ......................................55

Jordan River Charolais ....................33,39,60

Kaiser Charolais Farm .................................56

Kanewischer, Jerry ......................................55

Kay-R Land & Cattle Ltd. ............................56

KCH Charolais .............................................57

Kirlene Cattle .............................................58

La Ferme Patry de Weedon ........................59

Land O’ Lakes Charolais..............................58

Langstaff Charolais ...................................58

Laurel Creek Ranch .....................................60

Leemar Charolais.........................................56

LEJ Charolais ..........................................27,57

Lindskov-Thiel Charolais Ranch..................60

M & L Cattle Co ..........................................58

Mack’s Charolais.....................................35,58

Maple Leaf Charolais ................................56

Martens Cattle Co. ....................................60

Martens Charolais .....................................57

McAvoy Charolais Farm ..............................60

McKay Charolais..........................................58

McKeary Charolais ....................................56

McLeod Livestock ........................................55

McTavish Charolais .................................13,60

Medonte Charolais......................................58

Miller Land & Livestock ..............................58

Murphy Livestock ........................................57

Mutrie Farms ..............................................60

Myhre Land and Cattle ...............................58

Nahachewsky Charolais ............................60

Norheim Ranching ....................................55

P & H Ranching Co ......................................57

Packer Charolais ........................................58

Palmer Charolais .............................16,17,60

Parklane Charolais ....................................57

Patton Charolais..........................................59

Phillips Farms ..............................................60

Pleasant Dawn Charolais .......................9,58

Poley, Chris .................................................55

Potter Charolais ..........................................59

Prairie Cove Consulting ............................55

Prairie Gold Charolais ...............................60

Prairie View Charolais.................................58

Pro-Char Charolais ...............................38,57

Qualman Charolais ....................................60

Rawes Ranches .....................................12,57

Rebuild with Steel.......................................55

Reykdal Farms Charolais .............................58

Rollin’ Acres Charolais ..............................59

Royale Charolais..........................................59

RRTS Charolais ............................................57

Saddleridge Charolais ...............................57

Sandan Charolais Farms..............................57

Saskatchewan Charolais Association ........43

Saunders Charolais......................................59

Scarth Cattle Co. .........................................58

Serhienko/Voegeli Cattle Co. .....................60

Sharodon Farms ........................................59

Skeels, Danny .............................................55

Sliding Hills Charolais ............................39,60

A. Sparrow Farms .......................................IFC

Springside Farms .......................................32

Spruceview Charolais ................................57

Stephen Charolais Farm..............................60

Steppler Farms Ltd. .................................6,58

Stock, Mark .................................................55

Stockmen’s Insurance..................................55

Sunrise Charolais .......................................59

T Bar C Cattle Co .........................................27

Temple Farms .............................................60

Thistle Ridge Ranch ....................................57

Transcon Livestock Corp. ..........................55

Tri-N Charolais ......................................31,58

Turnbull Charolais .....................................57

Western Litho .............................................56

Whiskey Hollow Cattle Company ................59

White Cap Charolais .................................60

WhiteWater Livestock.................................59

Wilgenbusch Charolais .....................60,OBC

Wilkie Ranch ...............................................57

Winters Charolais ......................................59

Wrangler Charolais ...................................57

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� JOEL BARTEL*� KEVIN WENZEL*� MIKE CHERNESKI� PFRA*� RANDY BARTEL*� RANDY HART� TERRY BARTEL*

� TONY & INGRID KREUTNER*� TRAVIS BECK*� TREVOR BARTKIW�WAYNE THOMPSON*�WILLI KELLER

Sons of these will be featured in our 5TH ANNUAL BULL SALE • APRIL 7TH, 2016, AT THE FARM

*Denotes repeat buyers

Elders Zeus 22Z • Playboy x Silver BuckleImpressive shape and meat

KCM Ultimate 144Y • Senator x AllianceHis first daughters in production here are working very well

SRK Canyon 2Y • Solid x Red Soldier LT Ledger 0332P • Bluegrass x Rio Bravo

JWX DOMINO 23Z

ELDER’S ZEUS 22Z

LAE JUICE BOX 190YVOLUME 1Biennial

FEMALE SALE

December 14TH, 2015

13TH ANNUALNorth of the 49th

BULL SALEApril 4TH, 2016

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SILVERSTREAM EVOLUTION E168

KAYR VELOCITY 812Z

GERRARD PASTOR 35Z

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