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HTA TANDEM 535C • HTA Bravia x KBK RallyBW 102, Adj 205 694, Adj 365 1424, ADG 4.56

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HTA DISTINCT 536C • LT Ledger x LAE YoungstownBW 92, Adj 205 785, Adj 365 1523, ADG 4.61

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HTA ALTITUDE 5101C • RGP Remington x LT Rio BlancoBW 112, Adj 205 917, Adj 365 1715, ADG 4.99

BW 4 WW 66 YW 131 M 13 TM 46

HTA MATADOR 5108C • RGP Remington x Sparrows DurangoBW 93, Adj 205 802, Adj 365 1556, ADG 4.71

BW 3.1 WW 55 YW 116 M 18 TM 46

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

du champ ..................................................................................................10

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

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

Profile – Windy Ridge Farms Ltd. ............................................................23

Social Media Concepts ..............................................................................38

Herd Health– Treatment for Scours Other Than Antibiotics ..................46

Designer Genes..........................................................................................50

Drought Proofing a Pasture ....................................................................56

Canadian Charolais Youth Association News ..........................................58

Reduce Winter Feeding Losses ................................................................60

Water Requirements for Livestock During Winter..................................62

BIXSco and Cargill Limited Sign Deal ......................................................63

Livestock Industry Embraces Awareness ..................................................64

Calendar of Events ....................................................................................73

Industry Info ..............................................................................................77

Index of Advertisers ..................................................................................78

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POINTS TO PONDER

From the FieldHelge By

With over 6,000clicks of theshutter, through

dozens and dozens of bull pens,picturing is finished for the springbull sale ads and catalogues. I cannotremember having as nice of a winterfor picturing in Western Canada as wehad this year. Other parts of Canadahave had everything from aboveaverage temperatures to big snowsand below average temperatures. Thelack of moisture in some parts is causefor some concern but, hopefully, itwill come as rain and we won’t haveto contend with any more snow or icethis winter.

With the mild weather since lastfall, it was interesting to find the hairso good in the bull pens this winter. Iknow breeders have been selecting forgood quality hair coats, but with theweather, I wasn’t sure the animalswould have grown hair as much asthey did. The good haired feedercalves will bring extra dollars fromthe buyers, so it is important to keepan eye on it.

I know many of you haven’t startedcalving yet and it is a long time untilfall sales but here is something toconsider. Last fall I got visiting with alarge feedlot operator in Ontario at apre-sort, pre-vaccinate sale at the startof Beef week in Keady. TheseCharcross calves were bringing topdollars because of the quality and thestrict vaccination protocols theyadhere to. As a feedlot operator if theyaren’t sure the cattle they are buyinghave been pre-vaccinated, they willroutinely give them a shot of Draxxinand other medications whenprocessing them on entry to reducesickness. This feedlot man’s concernisn’t just the cost of doing this fromhis end, but what happens when thereis a break in these drugs’ effectivenessor some drug resistance. It would bemuch better if all calves in the fallwere pre-vaccinated before weaningand waterer trained and been on somefeed to eliminate the need to do the

treatments and to slow the possibilityof this happening. He was generousenough to share what they do in their operations.

“Our calf program on receiving isthe following: Bovi Gold, Covexin 8,Ivomec, ADE, check for bulls andstags, clean any horns plus pain med,feedlot tags with corresponding CCIAtag and Draxxin. If the cattle are froma back grounding program, we skipthe Draxxin. We do not implant calveson arrival but we do afterwards. I seetoo many problems with steer calvesthat have been implanted early.Mainly behavior problems. Theimplants should be saved for the last180 days on feed. To be honest, putthe dollars into vaccines. A 550 lb. vs a575 lb calf (the heavier one implanted)brings the same dollars per head.”

“I feel the calf program on the ranchshould look like this; Bovi Gold, 8way, blackleg at branding, noimplants from a vaccinated cow.Another option if the calves stay onthe ranch is to wean and start on feedwhich saves antibiotic usage. Lastly ifthe calves are going right off the cowat least have the minimum of a BoviGold 5 IBR, BVD, PI3, BRSV and whatreally helps is access to a water bowland access to dry feed and being fedin a place that the calves can be bythemselves. The feed area bythemselves with a water bowl and abunk is really helping these cattle staystress free. When they get to their newhome they know what these scarythings are. Also the area by themselveswith some human contact will makeweaning a very simple process.”

I know what many of you arethinking and yes unless you areselling just your calves in packagesand can guarantee the vaccinationprotocols, you aren’t getting paid forthe extra time and effort you put intoit. Somehow the industry will have toaddress this and make positive stepsforward. In a perfect world with BIXSor other traceability/herd healthprograms, we should be able to

identify these calves and eliminate theextra vaccinating and treatingroutinely done now.

The first Charolais bull sales havebeen very strong with the demandhigh and the supply no more than inprevious years. Already this spring Ihave seen some commercial producersbuying their first Charolais bull inmany years and the bulls going tobreed straight black cows. Themessage is getting through from theorder buyers and feedlots that thequality silver calves will bring apremium as well.

We will have a shortage of Charolaisbulls when a bigger portion of thecow/calf industry realizes the dollarsthey are missing out on by not using aCharolais bull. We need more Charolaisbreeders especially in some areas thatare almost void of them. If you havethought about becoming a seedstockproducer, I would say there is a greatopportunity to get started and have aready bull market moving forward.

So as we get into more of the bullsales, if Craig Scott or I can be of anyassistance, please don’t hesitate togive us a call. We are always happy tohelp in any way we can.

And on another note, if you have a4-H member in your household that isshowing a Charolais animal this year,we want to hear Charolais Successstories. Any one who wins a 4-HRegional with a Charolais siredanimal will be published in anupcoming Charolais Connection, if weget the information in time. Just emailus with your results.

As I said last month, all ourCharolais Banner and CharolaisConnection magazines are online forfree at charolaisbanner.com if youwant to go back to past issues or showyour neighbour past articles. We alsotry to keep the sale news very currenton our homepage so you can checkout the latest results, usually within aday of the sale.

Until next time,Helge

Mel ElderRon & Donna Elder 306-267-4986

Michael & Judy Elder 306-267-5655Box 81 Coronach, SK S0H 0Z0 • [email protected]

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Elder’s Catalyst 14C • 4th Gen PldElder’s Zeus x EldersSpecialEditionBW 100, Adj 205 732, Adj 365 1553

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Elder’s Cozmo 138C • PolledSparrows Nixon x Bar J SilveradoBW 108, Adj 205 834, Adj 365 1516

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Elder’s Cheyenne 65C • Dbl PldGrant’s Playboy x Sparrows NixonBW 95, Adj 205 780, Adj 365 1289

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Elder’s Crusier 7C • Red Factor, 3rd Gen PldSRK Canyon x Elder’s Lil BoogieBW 95, Adj 205 902, Adj 365 1667

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Avec plus de6000 clics del’obturateur de nos

caméras, dans des dizaines et dizainesd’enclos de taureaux. Le montage estterminé pour les annonces de venteset pour les catalogues. Je ne mesouviens pas d’avoir vu un aussi belhiver dans l’ouest canadien. D’autresrégions du Canada ont été au-dessusde la moyenne des températures avecbeaucoup de neige. Le manqued’humidité dans certaines régions estsûrement préoccupant, en espérantqu’il sera compensé sous forme depluie et n’ont pas avoir plus de neigeou de glace. Avec le temps doux quis’est installé depuis l’automne dernier,il était très intéressant de constaterque les taureaux dans les parcs ontune superbe toison cet hiver. Je saisque les éleveurs sélectionnent, pouravoir de bonnes couches de poils,mais je ne suis pas sûr qu’ilsontaugmenté comme d’habitude. Car lesbons veaux d’embouche avecbeaucoup de poils rapportentd’avantage, il est donc important d’enprendre note.

Je sais que plusieurs d’entre vousn’ont pas encore commencé leursaison de vêlage, car cela est trèsintéressant pour les ventes d’automneet cela est vraiment à considérer.L’automne dernier j’ai visité un grosparc d’engraissement de l’Ontario, etassisté à un pré-tri de pré-vaccinationpour vente qui avait eu lieu en débutde semaine du bœuf (Keady) Cesveaux charolais croisés rapportent lesplus hauts prix à cause de la qualité etdes protocoles de vaccination trèsstricte à laquelle ils adhèrent. En tantqu’opérateur de parc d’engraissement,s’ils ne sont pas sûr que le bétail qu’ilsachètent ont été pré-vacciné, ils vontleur administrer régulièrement unedose de DRAXXIN et d’autresmédicaments, lors de leur traitement àl’entrée pour réduire au minimum lesmaladies. La préoccupation del’opérateur, est non seulement le coût,mais c’est de savoir s’il y aura une

rupture dans l’efficacité desmédicaments, mais une résistance àceux-ci. Il serait beaucoup mieux sitous nos veaux à l’automne étaientpré-vaccinés avant le sevrage ethabitué aux abreuvoirs, et à certainsaliments, afin d’éliminer de faire unchevauchement de traitements. Il a eula générosité de partager sesméthodes de travail avec moi. Notretravail à la réception des veaux est lesuivant : BOVI GOLD, COVEXIN 8.IVOMEC, ADE, vérifier les mâles etles mal castrés décorner avecmédicament pour la douleur,étiquettes de parcs avec une étiquetteet DRAXXIN CCIA correspondant. Siles veaux sont déjà sur un programmeconnus nous sautons le DRAXXIN.Nous n’implantons pas les veauxàl’arrivée, mais nous le faisons par lasuite. Nous voyons trop de problèmesavec les veaux implantés trop tôt.Principalement des problèmes decomportement. Les implants peuventêtre oubliés pour les premiers180jours. Pour être honnête mettre del’argent sur les vaccins pour un veaude 550 livres et un veau non implantéde 575 livres il n’y a pas de différencele tout rapporte le même montantd’argent. Sur un programme devaccination à la ferme il devraitressembler à ceci : BOVI GOLD, 8WAY, BLACK LEG TYPE, et pasd’implants d’une vache vaccinée. Uneautre option si les veaux demeurent àla ferme, est de sevrer et decommencer l’alimentation, ce quipermet d’économiser sur l’utilisationdes antibiotiques. Enfin si les veauxdemeurent avec la vache est d’aumoins d’avoir le minimum : BOVIGOLD, IBR, BVD, P13, BRSV, et ce quiaide vraiment c’est d’avoir accès auxabreuvoirs, et aux aliments secs oùseul les veaux peuvent avoir accès.Une zone d’alimentation avec accès àl’eau et une bonne litière est un bonremède antistress. Quand ils arriventdans un nouvel environnement ilsconnaissent déjà à quoi s’attendent.Ainsi l’endroit où ils habitent avec un

peu de contact humain, rendra leprocessus du sevrage beaucoup plus simple.

Je sais ce que beaucoup d’entrevous en pensent, excepté si vous lesvendez tous en même temps, alorsvous pouvez garantir le protocole devaccination, et que vous n’êtes paspayé pour le temps et les efforts quevous y mettez. De toute manièrel’industrie devra se pencher sur cettesituation pour y apporté que dupositif. Dans un monde parfait avecBIXS ou d’autre programmes de santétraçabilité / de troupeau, nousdevrions être en mesure d’identifierces veaux et d’éliminer la vaccinationsupplémentaire systématique.

Les premières ventes de taureauxcharolais ont ététrès fortes et lademande beaucoup plus forte quel’offre.Déjà ce printemps nous avonsvu certains producteurs commerciauxacheter leur premier taureau charolaisdepuis plusieurs années, et utiliser cestaureaux sur des vaches noirs. Lemessage passe par les acheteurs à quileurs veaux vont rapporter lors de lavente. Nous aurons une pénurie detaureaux charolais quand une plusgrande partie de l’industrievache/veaux, réaliseront qu’il passe àcôté d’argent supplémentaire enn’utilisant pas un taureau charolais.Nous avons besoin d’éleveurscharolais car dans certaines régions ilssont inexistants. Si vous pensezdevenir un éleveur pur-sang, je diraisqu’il y a un bon marché et à la hausse.

Alors que nous débutons dans lesventes de taureaux, si Craig Scott oumoi-même pouvons vous aidern’hésitez pas à nous contacter. Noussommes toujours heureux de vousaider de quelque manière que ce soit.

Et sur une autre note si vous avezun membre des 4-H dans votre famillequi présente un animal charolais cetteannée, nous voulons entendre parlerde vos succès. Tout membre qui gagneune expo régionale avec un charolaissera publié dans la prochaine édition

POINT A SURVEILLER

Du champHelge By

continued on page 18

Stephen & Kristin Wielgosz • Yellow Creek, SK

T 306.279.2033 C [email protected]

Follow us on twitter! @WielgoszskLocated just over an hour northeast of Saskatoon

SKW 5C

LT Ledger X Steppler 83UBW 104 lbs WW 1100 lbs

BW 1.3 WW 64.6 YW 103.7 M 20

SKW 7C

LT Sundance X RoundupBW 80 lbs WW 820 lbs

BW -1.6 WW 49.4 YW 84.6 M 17

SKW 9C

Steppler 83U X KaboomBW 93 lbs WW 1005 lbs

BW 0 WW 44.5 YW 75.5 M 20

SKW 55C

Steppler 83U X RoundupBW 90 lbs WW 770 lbs

BW 0.1 WW 42.7 YW 74.3 M 12.7

SKW 63C

Steppler 83U X RoundupBW 98 lbs WW 780 lbs

BW 1.2 WW 43.9 YW 76.6 M 16.8SKW 112C

LAE Land Baron X Steppler 83UBW 108 lbs WW 910 lbs

BW 4.9 WW 60.8 YW 107.9 M 21.8

SKW 118C

LT Sundance X Steppler 83UBW 90 lbs WW 810 lbs

BW 0.9 WW 54.2 YW 85.1 M 15.4SKW 115C

LAE Land Baron X Steppler 83UBW 85 lbs WW 845 lbs

BW -0.5 WW 50.4 YW 88.8 M 25.7


DSY 73C • Copenhagen x SantiagoCE 77 BW .9 WW 40 YW 86 M 26.7 TM 47BW 99, Adj WW 704, Adj YW 1374

DSY 91C • Copenhagen x DistinctionCE 74 BW 2 WW 46 YW 100 M 23.3 TM 46.3

BW 99, Adj WW 695, Adj YW 1418

DSY 193C • Copenhagen x BelinCE 61 BW 1.9 WW 42 YW 94 M 24.9 TM 46BW 101, Adj WW 734, Adj YW 1345

DSY 103C • Talon x MemphisCE 51 BW 2.7 WW 46 YW 87 M 23.3 TM 46.4

BW 104, Adj WW 733, Adj YW 1392

DSY 9C • Jacksonville x RoundupCE 99 Bw -3.8 WW 33 YW 64 M 17.5 TM 34

BW 82, Adj WW 702, Adj YW 1358Recommended for heifers

DSY 46B • All State x SeminoleCE 75.8 BW -.2 WW 41 YW 87 M 18.7 TM 39.2BW 87, Adj WW 758 • Recommended for heifers

A sample of the two year olds on offer


DSY 135C • Seminole x SanchezCE 63 BW 2.2 WW 43 YW 91 M 24.5 TM 46

BW 102, Adj WW 715, Adj YW 1325

DSY 161C • Geddes x OakridgeCE 56 BW 3.3 WW 58 YW 94 M 8.5 TM 37

BW 101, Adj WW 753, Adj YW 1419

DSY 64C • Blue Value x SeminoleCE 87 BW 1.4 WW 59 YW 107 M 19.6 TM 49

BW 102, Adj WW 900, Adj YW 1529

Sale Manager:

306-584-7937Helge By 306-536-4261Candace By [email protected]

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Box 7, Miami, MB R0G 1H0Dan & Pat Steppler • T 204-435-2021Andre & Katie Steppler T 204-435-2463 C 204-750-1951

@steppler_andre • [email protected] www.stepplerfarms.com

DSY 66C • Blue Value x RoundupCE 92 BW .4 WW 57 YW 104 M 18 TM 47

BW 97, Adj WW 790, Adj YW 1350Recommended for heifers

Join us for a presale lunch in our heated sale barn



Why. Why is apopular question. Manyweigh their options of

why – why use this bull or that bull, thisbreed or that breed. Many people haveasked me over the years, why use aCharolais bull? My answer is simple, Why not?

While markets are nearly impossible topredict at times, the proven performancefrom your Charolais bull is predictable.The Charolais herd has made geneticimprovements that add value. Loweredbirth weights, increased weaning andyearling weights all add value to yourbottom line. While you cannot control oralways predict the market, you can controlyour calf crop. Efficient char-cross calveshave the ability to pad your wallet withtheir naturally heavier weaning weightsand market premiums. Charolaisinfluenced cattle are yielding premiums atthe markets across the country; it pays tosell Charolais influenced cattle.

As you read through the Connection,you’ll see taglines describing exactly whyto purchase a Charolais bull. Success –Quality – Performance – Pounds – Profit –Consistent – Powerful –Proven – Future.Couple these qualities with the history of

the breeders’ programs and it is a winningsituation. We’re also fortunate in theCharolais breed to not only have wellestablished breeders but also youthful,energetic breeders that have realized thelong lasting potential our breed offers theiroperations and that of their customers.

Keep in mind the significance of aRegistration Certificate when purchasingyour next bull. A Registration paper fromthe Canadian Charolais Associationprovides value; it’s recognized around theglobe as representing integrity, traceabilityand a guarantee of the product.Registration and identification arecornerstones to the association. The CCAcollects performance data and monitorsdesirable traits for overall breedimprovement made possible throughmaintained and detailed pedigrees.

As members of the CCA, purebredbreeders have contributed a lot of time,effort and information leading to geneticprogress to not only their personal herdbut also the Canadian herd.

Please refer to www.charolais.com for alist of Active Members of the Associationand watch for Upcoming Sales and Events;allow the Charolais community to benefityour herd and profits!

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

@canCharolais

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PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVES:

ALBERTA

President: Stephen Cholak, Lamont

Secretary: Kristina Prokuda, Glenevis

SASKATCHEWAN

President: Greg Gilliland, Carievale

Secretary: Dave Blechinger, Rosetown

MANITOBA

President: Shawn Airey, Rivers

Secretary: Rae Trimble, Portage la Prairie

ONTARIO

President: Jim Baker, Stayner, ON

Secretary: Doris Aitken, Mount Forest

QUEBEC

President: Mathieu Palerme, Gatineau

Secretary: Laurent Jourdain, Saint-Hyacinthe

MARITIMES

President: Ricky Milton, Cornwall, PE

Secretary: Jennifer MacDonald,

St. Mary’s, Kent Co., NB

STAFF:

General Manager: MEL REEKIE

Registry Manager: LOIS CHIVILO

Registry: JUDY CUMMER

French Membership: BERNARD DORE

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EXECUTIVE:

PRESIDENT: BRIAN COUGHLIN

RR3 1012 Snake River Line, Cobden, ON K0J 1K0

613.646.9741 C 613.312.0270

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1st VICE-PRESIDENT: ANDRE STEPPLER

Box 248, Miami, MB R0G1H0

204.435.2463 C 204.750.1951 F 204.435.2021

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2nd VICE-PRES: ROD McLEOD

293113 Twp Rd 263,

Rockyview County, AB T4A 0N5

403.932.4622 C 403.540.7986 F 403.250.8928

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PAST PRESIDENT: BRENT SAUNDERS

RR 3, Markdale, ON N0C 1H0

519.986.4165 C 519.372.6196 F 519.986.4273

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DIRECTORS:

RICKY MILTON

4558 Route 19, Nine Mile Creek, PEI C0A 1H2

902.675.3091 C 902.393.8699

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BERNARD BÉGIN

1630 Rg St-Martin, Ste-Marie, PQ G6E 3A8

418.387.7514 C 418.389.7181 F 418.387.5623

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DARWIN ROSSO

78 325 4th Ave SW, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 5V2

306.693.2384

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MIKE ELDER

Box 216, Coronach, SK S0H 0Z0

306.267.5655 C 306.267.7730

[email protected]

KASEY PHILLIPS

Box 420, Waskatenau, AB T0A 3P0

780.358.2360 C 780.656.6400

[email protected]

TRAVIS FOOT

Box 414, Esther, AB T0J 1H0

403.664.3167 C 403.664.0961

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FROM THE CANADIAN CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION

Why–A Popular QuestionMel Reekie, General Manager

---Pourquoi. Pourquoi est la source deplusieurs questions. Lorsqu’on considèreune réponse, on se demande “pourquoi”;pourquoi ce taureau et non pas celui-ci?Pourquoi cette race et non-pas celle-ci? Onme demande souvent; « pourquoi utiliserla race Charolais? » Et ma réponse estsimple; « Pourquoi pas? »

Il est bien entendu qu’il est impossiblede prédire le prix des marchés, pourtant laperformance d’un taureau Charolais estprédictible. La race en générale a pris desmesures d’amélioration génétique qui vousassure une valeur ajoutée. En particulier,les poids à la naissance ont été diminués,tout en augmentant les poids au sevrage etles poids à un an – un scenario quiaffectera vos profits d’une façon positive.

Les prix de marchés sont hors de votrecontrôle, mais la qualité de vos veaux estentre vos mains. L’efficacité des veauxCharolais croisés a l’habilité de bienremplir vos portemonnaies puisque cesveaux sont plus lourds de nature ausevrage et très en demande auprès desacheteurs d’un bout à l’autre du pays.

Dans cet édition du Connection, vousremarquerez des slogans qui décriventparfaitement les attributs d’un taureauCharolais, soient : Succès – Qualité-Performance – Poids – Consistance –Puissance – Avenir. Lorsqu’on marie cesqualités avec l’historique éprouvé d’unéleveur, la valeur est assurée. Noussommes vraiment choyés avec nos éleveurs

DE LA CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE

Pourquoi–une question populairMel Reekie, Directeur général





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PALE 16C • Gerrard Pastor x EC No Doubt • 4th Gen Pld CE 62 BW 2.2 WW 61 YW 118 M 23.8 TM 54

PALE 40C • CML Encore x HTA Vegas • 4th Gen PldCE 64 BW 1.9 WW 34 YW 78 M 25.4 TM 42

PALE 25C • Anjou Pure Power x LT Rio Blanco • PldCE 32 BW 3.1 WW 53 YW 102 M 22.6 TM 49

PALE 21C • Anjou Pure Power x STA Gibson's Finest • PldCE 60 BW 2.9 WW 48 YW 90 M 22.8 TM 47

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“At the forefront of tomorrow's genetics”


du CHAROLAIS CONNECTION sinous obtenons l’information à temps.Il vous suffit de nous envoyer vosrésultats par email.

Comme je le disais le mois dernier,tous nos magazines soit le Charolais

Connection et le Banner sont en ligne gratuitement sur le site:charolaisbanner.com pour que vouspuissiez voir ou consulter d’anciensarticles intéressants. Nous essayons devous tenir au courant des dernières

nouvelles, et des résultats de vente,généralement le lendemain de la vente.

À la prochaine,Helge

Charolais qui sont bien établis, tout enrestant avant-gardistes et quidéveloppent la race pour le bien-être àlong terme de leurs clients.

N’oubliez pas l’importance d’uncertificat d’enregistrement lorsquevous sélectionnez votre prochaintaureau. L’enregistrement officiel issude l’Association Canadienne Charolaisvous assure une reconnaissance

mondiale d’intégrité, de traçabilité etune garantie du produit. Les registresd’animaux sont la fondation de notreassociation. Nous recueillons aussides données de performance et nousgardons un œil près sur les caractèresinfluençant la désirabilité de la racedans l’industrie.

Les membres de l’associationCharolais, qui ont des éleveurs

pur-sang, investirent leur temps etleurs efforts envers un progrèsgénétique qui bénéficient nonseulement leur troupeau, mais la raceen générale.

Nous vous invitons à visiter notresite web www.charolais.compour laliste des éleveurs, les activités etd’autres informations pertinentes ausujet de la race Charolais.

DRD Caracus 66C • 4th Gen Pld, Red FactorMarch 1 BW 95 lb. • Jan 31 1380 lb.

SRK Canyon x JWX Sterling GoldCE 88 BW .3 WW 52 YW 100 M 19.5 TM 46

DRD Sapgedde 4C • Double PolledFeb 2 BW 110 lb. • Jan 31 1320 lb.Silverstream Geddes x DRD Granite

CE 36 BW 3.1 WW 52 YW 83 M 12.3 TM 38

DRD Edgar 231C • 4th Gen PolledFeb 3 BW 90 lb. • Jan 31 1280 lb.

LT Ledger x Whitecap LocatorCE 99 BW -1.7 WW 47 YW 82 M 20.6 TM 44

DRD CHAROLAIS ~ Don Railton ~ Box 91, Sintaluta, SK S0G 4N0 ~ 306.727.4927

DRD CHAROLAIS ~ Available privately or at Last Chance Bull Sale, May 31st, Moose Jaw, SK

Also available – DRD Crackerjack 277C – a dark red, double polled son of SRK Canyon x Beaver Creek Torque

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Kurtis & Kristy PhillipsBox 357, Estevan, SK S4A 2A4

T 306-636-2213 C 306-421-6416

PhillipsCHAROLAIS

Farms

Phillips Farms to the Alameda Bull Sale, March 26

PFC BIG MONEY 406BDouble PldKeys Ten-Acious x JWX Silver BulletCE 55 BW 3.6 WW 51 YW 100 M 18.4 TM 44

PFC CHIEF 502C • 4th Gen PldG.BROS Alejandro 346A x Merit 8671UCE 57 BW 3 WW 52 YW 99 M 16.4 TM 42

PFC COLONEL 504C • PldMVY Showcase x Pleasant Dawn Hybrid

CE 64 BW 2.3 WW 53 YW 93 M 22.7 TM 49Dam: JMB 133Y Dam: MVY 51Y

• 41 Charolais Yearlings & 2 Two Year Olds

• 21 Angus • 23 Herefords

ALSO SELLING:• 16 Purebred Replacement

Females (Charolais, Hereford & Angus) • 22 Commercial Replacement Females

Contact us if you would like

to receive a catalogue…

or view it online at ww w.kcow.ca

John & Kirsten TaylorPh: 780.858.2435 C: 780.806.3395

Kevin & Janice, Kailey & Lexi WirstaPh: 780.724.2789 C: 780.614.5959 E: [email protected]

5TH Annual Family Bull Sale • March 26, 2016 •1:30 P.M. at the Ranch

THJ 53BLot 58

KJW 94CLot 38

KJW 971BLot 45

KJWW 30CLot 14

THJ 82BLot 65

AHT 422BLot 85




Dick and Sandra Hamilton, WindyRidge Farms Ltd. operate a successfulcattle and grain operation nearDarlingford, Manitoba, with their sonMichael and his fiance Kayla. Theireldest son, Matthew Hamilton liveswith his fiancé Stacey in Toronto,where he is finishing school.

They run 270 cows and this is abouttheir capacity for pasture. The winterfeed isn’t the issue at this point. Theyrun two calving periods. About 40cows calve from October 15 toDecember 10th. “It gives us forty nicebig calves and we background themto 1000 lb. and they go to Ontario. Itgives us a more spread out cash flow.I don’t mind calving that time of year,things are pretty much cleaned upand it gives us a month gap to whenthe main herd starts calving.

“We usually have four loads go toOntario each spring. This year oneload had a high average of 1080 lb.”

“We run 260-270 cows but throughBSE we probably got to 325 cows. Wesurvived, but there were a couple ofpretty tough years. The first 1000 lb.calves we sold went for $.45 perpound. It was a good thing oats werecheap.” Dick remembers. “So weended up fattening all of the calves for

a few years during BSE.”

“We try to buy good Charolaisreplacements because we don’t reallyhave a space for heifers. Before BSEwe raised our own heifers. They wereall 100% white and quiet. We foundafter BSE we could sell the heifercalves and buy a decent cow for closeto the same value and gain a year,”explains Dick. “We have people

keeping an eye out for good whitefemales every year.”

“You know if you are going to asale, you might as well buy a load,”Sandra adds with a laugh.

“The whiter the better is what ourOntario buyer says.”

“I don’t know how many times wesee ads in the paper for Charolais

Michael, Kayla holding June, Sandra & Dick Hamilton–everyone works on the farm

Calves enjoying a sunny day on the hugestraw pack

Younger group that will go to market in March

cows and we go to see them andthere isn’t a white cow there. We areso disappointed. Now when wephone to arrange to have a look atthem, we ask what colour they are,”says Sandra. The Hamiltons strivefor a uniform herd and inquiringabout the colour of a package offemales is part of that uniformity.

“I phoned a guy with a hundredCharolais cows for sale and askedhim how many were white. Hereplied there were five or six,” Dick recalls.

“They get off the truck and I think‘What is this?’” exclaims Sandra. “Wedon’t mind a little gold or tan, but

reds just don’t fit in to our herd. Welike an even coloured pen.”

When the calves go to pasture atthe start of June, the Hamiltons try tohave them as vigorous as possible,usually 250-400 pounds. The calvesare weaned in mid-October between600-700 pounds. “We get used towhat our cattle look like and whenyou get out and compare, it is sosurprising,” shares Sandra.

“We feed our cattle well. They getwhat they need to grow and we getpaid by the pound,” Dick adds.

“We have them on creep feed inApril and May. It is pretty light, butit keeps them out of the way when

❝We try to buy

good Charolais

replacements because

we don't really have a

space for heifers.❞



Brent Saunders 519.372.6196Darrell Saunders 519.373.6788

RR 3, Markdale, ON N0C 1H0 • [email protected]

JSR COLTON 12C • LT Ledger x JSR UsherBW 90 lb., Adj WW 775 lb., Adj YW 1341 lb.BW -1.4 WW 47 YW 77 M 18.9 TM 43

JSR ALABAMA 17C • Sparrows Birmingham x Shelco Made EasyBW 101 lb., Adj WW 705 lb., Adj YW 1390 lb.

BW .9 WW 49 YW 85 M 17.6 TM 42

JSR HULK 33C • Merit Roundup x EC No DoubtBW 107 lb., Adj WW 859 lb., Adj YW 1563 lb.

BW .7 WW 50 YW 98 M 16.6 TM 42

JSR LOCK N LOAD 97C • LT Ledger x HTA VegasBW 87 lb., Adj WW 704 lb., Adj YW 1302 lb.

BW -.9 WW 51 YW 88 M 23.2 TM 49

JHR BOSCO 7B • ABC Ultro Mahomet x JSR SensationBW 98 lb.

BW -.5 WW 39 YW 67 M 18.8 TM 38

Videos will be available at DVAuction.com, charolaisbanner.com and on our Facebook page

SALE STAFF Auctioneer: Scott Kuhl 519.934.2339

Ringmen: John Mielhausen 519. 378.5076 Glen Sinclair 519.372.8614


Mix mills are used to produce thebackgrounding rations for the feeders


the bulls are put in with the cows. When we breed insidethe pens, it has saved many accidents. We learned to do itto protect the calves. It has made a big difference,” tells Dick.

“Even when we are taking our calves to the communitypasture, ours are already so much bigger. Genetics, creepfeeding and early calving all contribute to this.,” says Sandra.

“We love to talk cows, but this time of year (interviewwas in August), the grain sort of takes over. It gets a littleoverwhelming doing both grain and cows. In the springwe are busy with the cows and we don’t get seeding realearly,” tells Sandra.

“Those years when it was too wet to seed, those guysthat only had grain would get out there in the mud,getting stuck and complaining. I just told them theyshould have a couple hundred cows and they wouldn’t beworried about the fields until they dried up,” Dick laughs.

Dick and Mike do the swathing and seeding. Sandra and

Kayla do most of the baling and combining. Everyonepitches in to get the work done. The discussion quicklyturns to whoever swathes the canola, should have tocombine it and how having a cook would really help in thebusiest seasons of the year. The laughter around their tableis quick and free-flowing, showing just how much theyenjoy their work.

They crop about 2700 acres and all four of them maketheir income from the farm. No one has an off-farm joband they just recently incorporated as part of a succession plan.

Dick’s dad passed away when Dick was only 23. Hedidn’t have any brothers and it was up to him and Sandrato keep things going. His Dad had 30 Shorthorns, but theyswitched to a Charolais bull in 1977 and haven’t hadanything since.

Dick has been farming since 1973 when he was still inschool. They had 40 cows when Dick’s father, James diedin 1982 and slowly started to build up the herd. “When we


CWC 24C • Winn Mans Kracken x Borderlands Mack 138R

CWC 49C • Winn Mans Kracken x Borderlands Mack 138R

CWC 63C • Winn Mans Kracken x Peugeot

CWC 40C • JDJ Smokester x Paladin

CWC 71B • Borderlands True Blue 65Z x LAE Lanchez

• All bulls are ranch raised and performance tested

• Delivery available • Free board until May 1

Rockglen, SKGlenn, Wendy & Wyatt Ching • 306-476-2439View the catalogue online at: www.borderlandcattleco.com

Thank you to our 2015 supporters!

ON OFFER: Charolais and Black Angus Yearling and Two Year Old Bullsand Open Commercial Replacement Heifers

Borderland Cattle Company


Dory & Janine Gerrard & family • Innisfail, AB403 302-1016 • 403 [email protected]

Sale Manager

GERRARD POWERPLAY 2C • BW 105 WW 835 YW 1445Cedardale Zeal 125Z X SVY Starstruck 559R (Freedom)

BW 0.4 WW 39.3 YW 63.6 Milk 22.3 TM 42

GERRARD CONTROLLER 6C • BW 106 WW 780 YW 1434Cedardale Zeal 125Z X SVY Starstruck 559R (Freedom)

BW 0.4 WW 39.3 YW 63.6 Milk 22.3 TM 42

GERRARD EMBLEM 9C • BW 90 WW 775 YW 1429Cedardale Zeal 125Z X SVY Starstruck 559R (Freedom)

BW 0.4 WW 39.3 YW 63.6 Milk 22.3 TM 42

GERRARD DEPTH CHARGE 14C • BW 102 WW 760 YW 1430Gerrard Pastor 35Z X DYV Paynes Rita 13R (Cigar)BW 2.6 WW 55.8 YW 103.5 Milk 22.6 TM 50.6

GERRARD SAN DIEGO 13C • BW 98 WW 758 YW 1403Cedardale Zeal 125Z X SVY Starstruck 559R (Freedom)

BW 0.4 WW 39.3 YW 63.6 Milk 22.3 TM 42

GERRARD INTIMIDATOR 15C • BW 100 WW 785 YW 1495Gerrard Earnhardt 3A X DYV Paynes Rita 13R (Cigar)

BW 1.8 WW 51.9 YW 91.5 Milk 22.6 TM 43.6

Catalogue and videos can be viewed at www.charolaisbanner.com

28 Charolais Connection • March 201628 Charolais Connection • March 2016


Older calves ready to be marketed, averaging 950 to 1,000 lb on January 25. Weaned in September & October.

got to 100 we thought, wow,this is a pile!” At the time, landwas really hard to get. Nowthe farm rents more and ownsnine quarters. Half of theseeded acres are canola every

year, 1000 acres are wheat and 300 acres are barley or oats.This year the farm has 80 acres of corn for silage for thefirst time.

“The barley and oats are for feed. The feeder cattle won’tget any corn silage this year, we will give it to the cowsuntil we are set up better for that. The calves here arealready on creep feed, when the calves come home fromWoodlands (a community pasture that used to be a PFRApasture) towards the end of October, they will go in thepen and be on self feed and the cows will go to fallgrazing. They are so early they need to be weaned by thenanyway.” They do this to prevent losing pounds duringthe critical weaning period.

“The first load should go out in the first couple weeks inJanuary. The load will be the 40 fall calves and the biggestof the spring calvers to make up the load. So some of ourJanuary calves will sell in January at a 1000 pounds. TheMarch calves will go in March. They will eat about 20 lb. ofoats a day. We crush it and mix it with the better hay and fill a couple of self feeders.”

They aren’t afraid of work, using a lot of square balesand individual pens when calving. “It was definitelydifficult when the boys were playing hockey, but it is whatwe do.”

They start breeding on the first of April. The cows go toWoodlands pasture around the first of June. “The calvesare all tagged, pre-vaccinated with Calfguard 2 and givenTiclaserol at birth. The Ticlaserol is for coccidiosis andcryptosporidiosis. Crypto can be really bad. We think wegot a bit of it from somewhere during the BSE years, wearen’t really sure where, but the Ticlaserol has reallyhelped to clean it right up. We shouldn’t have to give them Calfguard 2 because they should be covered by the cows getting Scourboss 9,but rotavirus can come up through the manure and theCalfguard covers it. When you calve in tight spaces, you have to protect yourself and we are pretty safe withthis protocol. The calves also get Enforce at 5 days in bothnostrils. As soon as 30-40 days are up, they get Pyramid 5,”explains Dick.

❝Genetics, creep feeding and early

calving all contribute to this…,❞




“Castration is done in May bypinching them with a burdizzo. Theyget a blackleg and 8-Way at this time,too. I like to see the vigour in the calves. Iknow banding is quicker, but theyseem to grow better if you can leavethem until they are three months oldbefore we pinch them. I think it is toour advantage, we get pounds andthey are healthier. By then they are abig strong animal and if we get bad weather, they cantake it. We don’t put the CCIA RFID buttons on untilthey are going to pasture. They get abooster shot when they come homefrom pasture.”

“We have our own pasture inWoodlands and get to take our ownbulls. They are mostly bred when theygo, but it is a requirement of thepasture that bulls be with them. Wesend three, two younger ones and onemature bull for the 120 cows. We haveenough bulls at home for 25 cows perbull for the seven weeks before theygo to pasture,” says Dick.

“The cows are vaccinated beforebreeding with Express 10 and VitaminA. All of our cows get Rumensin allwinter and it sure seems to make a

difference in their overall health. Wejust started a few years ago and theyseem so much healthier. They tell us‘healthier stomach, healthier cows,healthier fetus.’ It just helps themdigest the food better.”

“All of our creep feeders for the

calves have Rumensin in them now.It’s not only grain that makes them dowell, it’s the little things in there thatmake a difference. The feeders get32% Beef Builder and Rumensinmixed in with the crushed oats rightfrom the start. You only want them toget a pound a day. So as they start toeat more, you have to keep calculatingwhat they are getting and cut back onthe 32% Beef Builder and Rumensin. Ifthey are on Rumensin they can’t getcoccidiosis even as large feeders. It is

preventative, it isn’t a cure. If it is intheir stomach, that bug can’t exist. Ithink it helps with crypto too. Theyare kind of related, crypto is a bug itisn’t a virus. It definitely holds itdown in the cows. They can hold it intheir stomach for years and years andevery time they pass manure it is onthe ground and the calf can pick it up.It’s kind of like spraying wild oats, themore you hold them down, the less ofthem there are out there. It has made ahuge difference.”

“They used to tell us to just spreadthem out, get them out of the pens.That only helped minimally and ifyou got a heavy snow storm whilethey were spread all over you hadanother problem. Now we have gonethe opposite. We keep them confined,keep it clean, keep them wellvaccinated and we can controleverything else. Now if there is astorm, something we can’t control,those calves are all inside. We use a lotof straw.”

“We like bigger birth weight bullsand that saves us some moneybecause they are not in as muchdemand. We go up to 110 lb. We bringin replacement females and it helps tokeep us going to the same purebred

❝For us, if we

have a calf under

100 lb., we are

disappointed…❞

150 in this pen of calves averaging about 850 in January, with some March calves in the bunch. Amazingly clean with the whole pen bedded.




breeder as they aren’t related.”

“For us, if we have a calf under 100lb., we are disappointed,” Sandraexplains.

“We weigh some of our calves sowe have an idea what we are dealingwith. Sandra keeps track of thebreeding dates and if the weatherchanges fast, we know who is closeand who to watch,” Dick explains.

“If it is really, really cold, they don’tseem to give you much warning. Withthe dates we know who to get in thepen, as they don’t seem to show asmuch,” says Sandra.

“When it’s thirty below, checkingsix times a day just isn’t enough,”Dick adds.

“Every hour or hour and a half iswhat we do when it is that cold,”Michael confirms. “If you don’t checkthat often you miss something and arekicking yourself for the next few days.”

“Mike played Junior A hockey forthree years in Winkler. They wouldn’tlet him live at home, so calving was

pretty hectic those years.”

“Now between herd checks duringcalving we read the Connection andwatch the website for news,” Dick says.

“We like to check things outeveryday on the Charolais Bannerwebsite. It’s kind of funny, you can goto the sale and it seems like coffee rowknows the results when you get totown the day after the sale. Even grainguys are talking about it. They watchthe grain markets and watching thecow market is interesting for them

too,” Michael explains.

The cows come home from thecommunity pasture between thefifteenth and twentieth of October.

The bulls all have to be sementested and trichomonisis tested to goto the pasture. They pull them fromthe pasture on September 10. Weeither have to pick them up or theyput them in a small paddock. It is areal struggle to keep the bulls awayfrom the cows in the fall when youdon’t want to be feeding them. Wekeep the bulls in pens of three or four.We put two yearlings with one olderquiet one, so they can have enoughspace that they can both eat and notlet the big guy get it all. Shorterbreeding periods are less labour butyou need more space at calving time.

When you mix this family’s highstandards of quality Charolais femalesand bulls, top management and light-hearted viewpoints along with theirquick to laugh characters, it is easy tosee they will continue to enjoy whatthey do with success.

❝We feed our

cattle well. They get

what they need to

grow and we get

paid by the pound.❞


NMF 507CTri-N Captain Morgan x SOS Crimson Tide

CE 89 BW -1.5 WW 51 YW 103 M 26.2 TM 52Homo Polled, Homo Red, Non Diluter. Sale feature. Oneof the thickest, deepest bulls we have raised to date.

NYK 61CTRI-N Captain Morgan x TRI-N Payday

CE 97 BW -3.2 WW 48 YW 86 M 24.4 TM 48Homo Polled, Homo Red, Non Diluter.

Stout made, deep bodied, smooth fronted herdbull.

NMF 528CMVY Xplorer x SDC Laredo

CE 96 BW -4.5 WW 46 YW 78 M 25.7 TM 49Homozygous Polled out of a Gold Star

Dam of Distinction.

NMF 531CMVY Xplorer x SOS Crimson Tide

CE 99 BW -6 WW 41 YW 71 M 27.3 TM 48One of the many heifer bulls on offer out of the

Prairie Rose cow family.

NYK 74CTWN Yangster x Full sister to Tri-N Captain MorganCE 94 BW -1.3 WW 61 YW 121 M 18.4 TM 49

Thick, thick, thick!

BAKSM 1CHF Tiger x HF Syndicate

15 Red & Black Angus Yearling & Two Year Old Bulls

Merv, Joanne & Jesse NykoliationBox 899, Lenore, MB204-838-2107 • [email protected] 204-851-3391 • www.trincharolais.com


Sale Manager:

Guest Consignors:BAKSM Angus 204-721-4805

Nu-Horizon Angus 306-336-2246

Ashern Auction MartManager, Commercial Consultant

Kirk Kiesman 204-768-0019





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Include photos or hot links in allthat you post. Use a catchy photo to

grab viewer’s attention, and thenredirect them to your show catalogue,website, or some other location wherethey can look at the cattle in greater detail. Remember, social media isabout people. The most popular postfor Agribition in 2015 included aniconic photo of a beef show. It shouldbe no surprise the horseman stole the show.

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Social media platforms offer theillusion people are friends and theyare truly connected. Researchersrecently identified most Facebookusers only have 4 ‘true’ friends withintheir Facebook base.

Strike a balance of social mediainteractions and face to face contactwith people and your network willgrow even faster.

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SELLING:30 Yearling

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20 Yearling RedAngus Bulls

2 Two Year OldRed Angus Bulls

1 Yearling BlackAngus Bull

10 Open Red AngusCommercial Heifers

5 Open CharcrossHeifers



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SOCIAL MEDIA, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 38

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• Summer calved• Designed to produce

two-year olds

Where quality andvalue meet

RAMM 5C • Sire: Merit Roundup

WW 84 | Sept 21 WW 865 | Jan 25 1497BW 1.1 WW 49 YW 95 M 23 TM 48


BW 98 | Sept 21 WW 960 | Jan 25 1503BW 1.7 WW 52 YW 100 M 23 TM 47


BW 98 | Sept 21 WW 960 | Jan 25 1492BW .4 WW 49 YW 95 M 20 TM 45

RAMM 74C • Sire: Pleasant Dawn Major

BW 105 | Sept 21 WW 810 | Jan 25 1359BW 1 WW 46 YW 87 M 22 TM 45

Watch for our consignments in the

in Neepawa, March 29 or privately at the farm

R & G McDONALD LIVESTOCKRon & Gail McDonald

Box 85, Sidney, MB R0H 1L0H 204-466-2883C 204-724-2811

[email protected]


JAPR King of Hearts 7C JAPR Mr Zorro Best 26B

5 TWO YEAR OLDS• Sons of Jacksonville, Zorro

and Appraiser • Grandsons ofSilver Buckle and Victory Red

2 YEARLINGS• Red Factor Western Spurgrandson and Gridline son

Thank you to last year’s buyers:Ca�le Lac Ranch, Ed Pisichko,

Glenn Shewchuk & Tri-N-Charolais

DOUBLE P STOCK FARMS – Consigning to the 2nd Annual Prairie Dis�nc�on Charolais Bull SaleNeepawa Beau�ful Plains Ag Complex, March 29, 2016, 1:00 PM

Neil & Lisa Preston 204.732.2054/447.0119 • [email protected] | Jared Preston 204.647.5416 • [email protected]

Come by for a visit, we would love to see you!

Our family has been showing females and selling bulls for years. Contact us at:

HAPPY HAVEN CHAROLAISKevin & Crystal Stebeleski • Box 266, Oakburn, MB R0J 1L0 • 204-234-5425 C 204-365-6010 • [email protected]

KTS 18C • Cougarhill Hank son

Polled • BW 106 lb.KCH 93C • JS Stallone son

Red Factor • BW 102 lb.DST 43C • WC Benelli son • Shown in Brandon

Double Polled • Plus HAPPY HAVEN CUPID 10C, agrowthy WC Benelli x Hank son• Visitors Welcome

Also selling Red Angus Bulls from Chopper KThank you to all our past, present and future customers for their support

Janelle Campbell

Box 93, Griffin, SK S0C 1G0

[email protected]

T: 306.842.6231 C: 306.861.9933

Campbells Charolais15 BULLS SELL atChopper K RedAngus & Guest

Campbells CharolaisBull Sale • 2:00 April 6th, 2016

Alameda, SK

CAMPBELLS CASH FLOW 317CPleasant Dawn Magnum x DBLG’s Champ

BW 100 lb., 3rd Gen PldCE 60 BW 1.1 WW 43 YW 81 M 24.2 TM 46

Performance, length & quarter

CAMPBELLS CHALLENGER 187CPleasant Dawn Magnum 56T x Pleasant Dawn Magnum 26T

BW 97 lb., 4th Gen PldCE 74 BW .9 WW 43 YW 87 M 28.6 TM 50

Buff, length and quiet

CAMPBELLS CHECKMATE 324CPleasant Dawn Magnum x Campbells RollsRoyce

BW 95 lb., Polled/sCE 80 BW -.2 WW 43 YW 80 M 25.6 TM 47

Hip, top and powerful

Producers oftenlook for the magic bullet (an antibiotic)when it comes to scours treatments. Inreality although helpful if a bacteria isinvolved, more commonly the othertreatments given are most likely tohelp with the cure. I always say if Ionly had one thing to treat scourswith it would be electrolytes. Thisarticle will focus on the “other" moreeffective treatments.

Although the infectious cause of scours whether it be a virus (rota or corona) or bacteria (ecoli orsalmonella or clostridial) or aprotozoa (cryptosporidiosis), it isoften the dehydration and electrolyteimbalances from the fluid losseswhich kills the calf.

Fluid and electrolyte replacement isby far the most important treatmentwhen it comes to scours. The calf isboth loosing tremendous amounts ofwater and electrolytes out the backend but if really depressed sucking isalso diminished. A normal 90-100pound calf needs four to five liters offluids daily for maintenance or tenpercent of its body weight. In order to grow and do well a healthy calftakes on more than that. If dehydratedwe must add in more to allow it tocatch up so to speak. Standardrecommendation on a scouring calf isone and a half to two liters up to fourtimes daily.

There are several very good brandsof electrolytes on the market so seewhich one your veterinarian carriesand recommends. They are balancedwith the main electrolytes being Na,Cl and K as well as varying amountsof dextrose for energy. The highenergy (HE) electrolytes are especiallyimportant to use if the calf has lostbody weight or is going to be onelectrolytes for an extended period oftime. Since there is no protein in theelectrolytes, we must not giveelectrolytes as the sole source ofnutrients for more than two days

otherwise weight loss will become amajor problem. Getting the calf backonto milk even at every other feedingwill be beneficial even though thescours may not have fully cleared yet.

Don’t mix milk and electrolytes atthe same feeding. The electrolytes bydiluting the milk it interferes with theclotting mechanism forming the curdsand whey. This will aggravate thediarrhea even further.

Electrolytes come in individualpackages or containers holding up toseveral gallons of powderedconcentrated electrolytes. Follow theinstructions closely to get the rightdilution and seal the container wellbetween uses. I don’t recommendhome made electrolytes as a mistakein formulation can cause a calf tobecome too alkalotic, too acidotic orgive them salt poisoning. The betterquality electrolytes have been speciallyresearched and formulated to provideelectrolytes in the right proportions.

The only time I personally breakfrom this routine is a calf that is veryacidotic. An acidotic calf will be veryweak and staggery with a drunkenstupor. I treat only initially with onetablespoon of straight baking soda ina small amount of water. Baking sodaor sodium bicarbonate is a strong base so will help neutralize the acid.The electrolytes will do this too butrequire the calf’s body to convertmore bicarbonate and the processtakes longer. After the initial bout ofbaking soda follow up with yourregular electrolytes.

Only do this on the very acidoticcalves. Definitely go over with yourveterinarian the electrolytes they useand in what situations they give themplus the amounts number oftreatments per day, etc.

Anytime you catch a calf to treat itfor scours electrolytes are good to giveeven the one time. Products likekeopectate and other stool hardenerscan be mixed in to help prevent fluid

loss out the back end. Some of thescour boluses will have these mixed inas well. The problem with scourboluses is the tablets drop into therumen which isn’t fully functioningyet. Also the intestines ability toabsorb is compromised so it is best touse injectable products includingantibiotics where possible.

If the scours lasts for more than afew days the natural bacterialorganisms may be killed and must bereintroduced. There are a number ofvery good commercial probioticproducts out there which providelarge numbers of lactobacillus andstreptococcus organisms. These willhelp digestion get back too normal.Again they are more important thanantibiotics. One must watch to notovertreat with antibiotics as they maythemselves wipe out the normal gutflora (organisms).

Always keep the calves and theirmothers isolated in an area away fromthe calving herd where it is warm dryand preferably stress free. Use adifferent esophageal feeder for thescouring calves and the newbornones. Disinfect everything in betweenusages and change coveralls aftertreating the scouring calves as well asdip your boots. Farmers canthemselves be the biggest spread ofscours around the farmyard.

Another method is to deal with anycalving cows first before you begintreatments on the scouring calves.

If calves get dehydrated to the pointwhere their eyes sink into their headsthey are greater than eight to tenpercent dehydrated and oralelectrolytes alone will not get themback to normal so this is whereintravenous fluids may be necessary.One can also give non steroidalantinflammatories such as banamineor metacam to help with the shocktoxemia (these must be prescribed byyour veterinarian). The kidneys must

HERD HEALTH

Treatments for Scours other thanAntibioticsRoy Lewis, DVM




LEJ COMMANDER 501C4th Gen Polled, Red Factor

LEJ 501C

LEJ CONNER 510C4th Gen Polled, Red Factor

LEJ 510C

We also have a strong penof two year old and yearlingbulls available at the farm.

From white to dark red.

Call for more information or stop by to preview the bulls!

Thank you to all our pastcustomers and we look

forward to fulfilling your future needs.

Donnie & Heather SwistunRR 1, North Battleford, SK S9A 2X3

306.445.9868 • C 306.481.6680

DPS 25C • GBROS Augustus x MLM Laredo

BW 97, 205 DW 887, 365 DW 1538CE 77 BW .3 WW 46 YW 89 M 24.2 TM 47

DPS 9C • SRK Canyon x MXS Vermillion

BW 83, 205 DW 815, 365 DW 1605CE 99 BW -4.2 WW 48 YW 92 M 24.8 TM 49

DPS 20C • Silverstream Geddes x Sparrows Alcatraz

BW 107, 205 DW 822, 365 DW 1414CE 31 BW 3.5 WW 51 YW 89 M 14.4 TM 40

DPS 37C • GBROS Augustus x SVS Nobleman

BW 102, 205 DW 869, 365 DW 1472CE 92 BW -.7 WW 43 YW 80 M 25 TM 46


be functioning so you must make sureyou are hydrating the animal well whenadministering these types of products.

These suggestions should provide amuch better outcome to scourtreatment success rather than relying

on just the “magic” antibiotic bullet.As always preventions such as scoursvaccinating and good biosecuritypractices will go a long ways tostopping the spread of scours. It isoften best to get a proper diagnosis as

to what scours organism it is as thismay better equip you with ways toprevent it and treat the clinical casesfor a favourable outcome.

HERD HEALTH, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 46

TTSS 12B BW 84 lb. | WW 714 lb.BW -2.2 WW 35 YW 60 M 18.9Cedarlea Gridmaker 55Y x Sparrows Cossack granddaughter

TTSS 75BBW 101 lb. | WW 698 lb.

BW .5 WW 38 YW 74 M 24.9Cedarlea Gridmaker 55Y x

HTA Platinum 676S

TSS 43B | BW 97 lb. | WW 702 lb.BW 1 WW 42 YW 74 M 18.7Cedarlea Gridmaker 55Y x LT Bluegrass granddaughter

PHS 14B | BW 103 lb. | WW 711 lb.BW 1.6 WW 42 YW 73 M 18.1 TM 39

Cedarlea Gridmaker 55Y x Sparrows Cossack granddaughter

TTSS 29B | BW 101 lb. | WW 734 lb.BW 1 WW 38 YW 69 M 20.9

Cedarlea Gridmaker 55Y x GMC Global 25T

Top Herdbull Prospect

Box 321, Simpson, SK S0G 4M0Peter, Lynne and Shannon Stewart

T 306-836-4613Trevor & Tammy Stewart and familyT 306-946-2456 • C 306-946-8474

[email protected] • @junerosechar

June Rose Charolais

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NEWS

Designer GenesDr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director; printed with permission of the Canadian Cattlemen magazine

The New Yearbrings some newrequirementsunder Canada’s

Code of Practice for the Care andHandling of Beef Cattle. EffectiveJanuary 1, 2016, Canadian beefproducers are required to use paincontrol, in consultation with yourveterinarian, to mitigate pain associatedwith dehorning calves after horn budattachment (2-3 months of age) orwhen castrating bulls older than ninemonths of age. Most producers realizethat the longer you wait, the moredifficult and painful it gets, and thegreater the setback in animal growth.More and more producers are usingsome form of pain control (especiallyNSAID drugs like meloxicam,flunixin, ketoprofen) even in younger calves. So the new Coderequirements will primarily impactlate-born calves, those that escapedearly processing, and some seedstockbull calves that fail to measure up. Seewww.beefresearch.ca/pain for moreinformation and our new videofeaturing ranch and feedlot managersexplaining their stance on pain control.

Whether a beef animal is horned orpolled is determined by a single gene,so the widespread use of polledgenetics has greatly reduced the needto dehorn beef calves. Because polledis dominant to horned, it can takegenerations before breeders can beconfident that a polled line isn’thiding some recessive hornedgenetics. At the same time, breedersalso need to think about calving ease,growth rate, conformation, carcassmerit, and so on. Developing polledlines in traditionally horned breeds isa very slow process. You can’t justtake a horned animal and turn it intoa polled animal. Until recently.

A research paper entitled “Efficientnonmeiotic allele introgression inlivestock using customendonucleases” (PNAS 110:16526-16531) described how Americanresearchers used new tools called

“TALENs” and “CRISPERs” to dogenetic surgery that replaced hornedDNA with polled DNA in bovinecells. This has moved from theresearch lab into practical application.Using cells cultured from a Holsteinbull, a company called Recombineticshas used this approach to replace theHolstein horned gene with a polledgene from an Angus. The DNA fromthese “gene edited” cells were movedinto bovine eggs to create embryos,transplanted into recipient cows, and healthy polled Holstein bullcalves are on the ground. Thistechnology has also been used on beefcattle; the double-muscling gene hasbeen successfully copied from BelgianBlue and pasted into Wagyu andNellore cattle.

As astonishing as that may sound,remember that polled/horned is agenetically simple trait. It is controlledby a single gene, researchers knowwhere it is located, and the precisemutation responsible for the polledtrait is well-characterized. Thehorned/polled gene also doesn’t seemto interact with other traits. Thismeans that the horned/polled genecould be switched out and replacedlike a fuse, with virtually no impact

on other traits.Double muscling is also a single

gene trait. Post-mortem tendernessalso appears to be under relativelysimple genetic control.

In contrast, “polygenic” traits(things like feed efficiency, growthand reproduction) are governed by alarge number of different genes thatall have to work together in acoordinated manner. No one knowsexactly how many or which genes areactually involved in those traits, orwhere they are all located. Not onlythat, but many genes are involved inmore than one trait. For example, thegenes that determine when and how much estrogen is produced will affect fertility, growth and carcass composition.

Also, sometimes the expression ofone gene is affected by another gene.For instance, a gene coding forestrogen production won’t have anyeffect if the gene coding for theestrogen receptor is faulty.

Geneticists will need to learn muchmore about the actual genetic basis ofbeef production traits and theinteractions among them before geneediting technology will be able to


CED 58C CED 95C

CED 93C

CEDARDALE CALYPSO 93C • DOUBLE POLLEDBD Feb. 2/2015 • Merit Roundup X JDJ SmokesterBW 93 lbs., ADJ. WW 839 lbs., ADJ. YW 1493 lbs.BW 0.6 WW 48.6 YW 89.3 M 18.3 MWWT 42.6

CEDARDALE CHAROKEE 58C • DOUBLE POLLEDBD Jan. 19/2015 • Merit Roundup X Sparrows Alliance

BW 92 lbs., ADJ.WW 832 lbs., ADJ. YW 1378 lbs.BW 0.1 WW 46.9 YW 87.4 M 14.9 MWWT 38.4

CED 76C

CEDARDALE CALISTO 76C • DOUBLE POLLEDBD Jan. 23/2015 • Merit Roundup X LT Wyoming Wind

BW 94 lbs., ADJ. WW 828 lbs., ADJ. YW 1492 lbs.BW 0.2 WW 48.2 YW 92.1 M 16.4 MWWT 40.5

CEDARDALE CYRUS 95C • DOUBLE POLLEDBD Feb. 5/2015 • Cedardale Zeal 125Z X SHX 206JBW 94 lbs., ADJ. WW 774 lbs., ADJ. YW 1428 lbs.BW 0.5 WW 45.4 YW 71.7 M 16.3 MWWT 39.0

CED 82C CED 88C

CED 114C

CEDARDALE COLORADO 88C • POLLEDBD Jan. 27/2015 • LT Ledger X MNE Banjo

BW 96 lbs., ADJ. WW 809 lbs., ADJ. YW 1414 lbs.BW 0.5 WW 50.1 YW 86.4 M 20.8 MWWT 45.9

CEDARDALE CESAR 114C • DOUBLE POLLEDBD Mar. 3/2015 • Cedardale Zeal 125Z X

Cedardale Winchester 70WBW 90 lbs., ADJ. WW 817 lbs., ADJ. YW 1491 lbs.BW -0.3 WW 41.3 YW 70.0 M 19.1 MWWT 39.8

CEDARDALE CALLOWAY 82C • DOUBLE POLLED BD Jan. 26/2015 • LT Ledger X Sparrows AlcatrazBW 88 lbs., ADJ. WW 779 lbs., ADJ. YW 1358 lbs.BW -2.3 WW 45.1 YW 78.5 M 23.5 MWWT 46.1



improve things like fertility, feedefficiency, longevity, growthperformance or beef quality. Forinstance, geneticists and meatscientists at the University of Albertaare collaborating on a Beef Clusterproject to identify the genesresponsible for connective tissuecontent in beef. That will help genetic improvement, even withoutgene editing.

Time will tell whether or how geneediting will be regulated or acceptedby the public. Traditional breedingaims to make favorable genes morecommon in the population. Geneediting does the same thing, just a lotfaster and more specifically. This typeof gene editing didn’t produce a noveltrait; it just switched an existing cattlegene with another version. It didn’tintroduce new DNA from a differentspecies, as was done with RoundupReady crops. This may make geneediting technology more acceptable tosome people. But the fact that it is allcattle DNA, and all the genes are in

their original places, means that gene-edited cattle can’t be distinguishedfrom traditionally bred cattle.

The Beef Research Cluster is fundedby the National Checkoff andAgriculture and Agri-Food Canadawith additional contributions fromprovincial beef industry groups and

governments to advance research andtechnology transfer supporting theCanadian beef industry’s vision to berecognized as a preferred supplier ofhealthy, high-quality beef, cattle andgenetics. Dr. Reynold Bergen is thescience director of the Beef CattleResearch Council.

Eastern Select Bulland Female SaleSaturday, April 9TH, 1:00 PMHoard’s Station Sale Barn, Campbellford, ON

25 CHAROLAIS (Full French & Polled)

3 RED ANGUS & 4 RED SIMMENTALS

For further information, contact:Triple K CharolaisBrian & Trina Kelly • Napanee, [email protected] 613-378-2533

Mack’s Charolais & Red AngusWayne and Jacqui Mack • Campbellford, [email protected] • 705-768-0057

M & L Cattle CompanyRoger Maloney, Helen Lynett and FamilyIndian River, ON • [email protected]

View sale entries at www.mlcattleco.com

From Triple K Charolais, sons of these herdsires sell

Bar J Winchester 11W Sunrise Masterpiece 33Y

From Mack’s Charolais & Red Angus From M & L Cattle Co.

Sons of Blackbern Yardley 4Y, plus homozygous polled sons of Turton and Ledger

Sons of Silverstream Performer and other Full FrenchA.I. sires – PTIT Prince, Rainbow 13S & Impair

View the catalogue online at www.charolaisbanner.com

DESIGNER GENES, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 50

SWR 2C • 4th Gen Pld

Minus BW son of XAL Firestruck

BARH 144B • 3rd Gen Pld

Calving ease son of Bluegrass in top 3% of breed for CE & BW

BARH 174C • 4th Gen Polled

- 3.9 BW EPD is this complete son of LT Ledger

SWR 17C • 3rd Gen Polled

Red Factor, complete, stout son of JWX Zeus

SWR 6C • 4th Gen Polled

Easy doing with tons of hair is this son of SWR Axel

SWR 33B • 3rd Gen Polled

Red Factor son of our great herdbull, JWX Wadsworth, still going strong at 7

• Easy calving

• Structurally sound

• Not over fat bulls

• Industry leading genetics

Offering Charolais

10 Two Year Olds

28 Yearlings

• Most are Polled• Many Red Factor

Angus3 Red Angus Yearlings

7 Black Angus Yearlings

Shorthorn6 Yearlings

For more information or

to receive a catalogue,

give us a call, or view

the catalogue online at

www.bylivestock.com

BAR H CHAROLAISKevin & Donna Haylock & family

306-697-2901

[email protected] 459, Grenfell, SK S0G 2B0

Conveniently located 3/4 mile off Hwy 1

BLACK RIDGE ANGUS FARM

John & Bonnie Moleski306-432-4832 C 306-331-8787

[email protected]

Box 114, Dysart, SK S0G 1H0

306-584-7937

Helge By 306-536-3374

Candace By 306-536-3374

[email protected]

Sale Manager

HAWKENSHORTHORNS

Jodi Hawken306-429-2737

Box 239, Glenavon, SK S0G [email protected]

MUTRIE FARMSBox 57, Glenavon, SK S0G 1Y0

Richard & Helen Sydorko306-429-2711

Wade Sydorko 306-529-6268

[email protected]

BULL SALE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13TH | 1:00 PMCandiac, SK Auction Mart1 hour SE of Regina off Hwy 48

& Hawken Shorthorns, Black Ridge Angus

Dual E Cattle Co.

MUTRIE FARMSBAR H CHAROLAIS

with guests

and

DUAL E CATTLE CO.Wynyard, SK

Eric & Erin YewsiukEric 306-560-7085

Erin 305-560-7449

[email protected]


WRAZ 95C

Phil & Lana Birnie & FamilyBox 461, Wawota, SK S0G 5A0T 306-739-2988 • C 306-577-7440 [email protected] • Gordon Murray T 306-739-2177 • C 306-646-7980

“The program youcan count on”

BW 0.1 WW 56 YW 89 M 16 TM 44 74 lb. BW heifer bull sired by Red Brylor JKC Ghost Rider 108Y

WRAZ 48CBW 0.8 WW 56 YW 91 M 19 TM 46

98 lb. super stout son of of Red Brylor JKC Ghost Rider 108Y

WRAZ 29CBW -2.4 WW 59 YW 87 M 18 TM 48 • 75 lb. calving ease &

minus BW in this big topped son of Red Crowfoot Moonshine 3084A

OPEN HOUSE at WRAZ Saturday, April 2, starting at 1:30 p.m.

Presale viewing of the bulls, their sires, dams and siblings with calves at foot.

12 SONS OF BAR J TROJAN 68XTop 1% of breed for CE and BW EPD

GBR 102CCE 82 BW -2.2 WW 32 YW 63 M 22.7 TM 39

GBR 17CCE 86 BW -2 WW 35 YW 69 M 22.5 TM 40

GBR 26CCE 61 BW -.5 WW 43 YW 84 M 25.5 TM 47


View the catalogue online at www.bylivestock.com

Kelly, Tracy, William & Wyatt BrimnerBox 93, Manor, SK S0C 1R0

T 306-448-2028 • C 306-577-7698

Sale Manager306-584-7937Helge By 306-536-4261Candace By [email protected]

GBR 191C

GBR 54C

GBR 94C

GBR 61C

5 Sons of PLEASANT DAWN INFUSION 413A

5 Sons of G.BROS CREW 607Y

CE 80 BW 1.2 WW 45 YW 85 M 21.7 TM 44

CE 92 BW -1.2 WW 39 YW 77 M 27.3 TM 47

GBR 43CCE 59 BW 2.3 WW 40 YW 80 M 23.5 TM 44

GBR 20CCE 65 BW -1.5 WW 33 YW 63 M 23.2 TM 40

GBR 85CCE 92 BW -2.1 WW 37 YW 73 M 22 TM 40

CE 73 BW 1.5 WW 42 TM 82 M 19.5 TM 40

CE 83 BW .5 WW 42 YW 79 M 26.5 TM 47



MANAGEMENT

Drought-proofing a Pasture BeginsYears Before the EventTerry Kowalchuk, PAg, Provincial Specialist, Forage Crops, Crops and Irrigation Branch, Agriview,Saskatchewan Agriculture

For most cattle producers, thespring of 2015 looked promising. Beefprices were at an all-time high, soilmoisture conditions were good toexcellent and there was no reason tobelieve that the wet weather we hadgrown accustomed to would change.But change it did. For most of theprovince, the spring of 2015 will godown as one of the driest springs onrecord, with some areas receiving lessthan an inch of precipitation fromApril right through to July.

Financier Warren Buffet said: “Onlywhen the tide goes out do youdiscover who’s been swimmingnaked.” This is especially true ingrazing management. For many, thespring of 2015 was a wakeup call.Pastures that had been overgrazeddried out quickly, providing very littleforage yield. Some livestock

producers scrambled to find alternatefeed supplies; others began cullingand reducing herd size and otherssought advise about what they could do to address the lack ofproduction on their pastures. Whatthey learned was that drought-proofing a pasture should beginseveral years before an event.

Those who have experienceddroughts in the past understand theimportance of maintaining litter coverand carry-over from one year to thenext. These producers manage theirpastures to increase the soil’smoisture-holding capacity so that rainand melting snow are absorbed wherethey fall. The approach to achievingthis goal varies with each ranchingoperation, depending on the mix oftame, annual and native pasture. Thelevel of management also varies, from

low-intensity rotational grazing tohigh-intensity “mob grazing” systemswhere cattle are moved on a dailybasis. Regardless of which system isused, the goals are the same: using therange or pasture to obtain the highestsustainable animal yield withoutendangering forage plants, soil, waterresources and other land attributes.The key principle is to balance foragesupply with livestock production inorder to build or maintain litter coverwhich, in turn, improves the soil’smoisture-holding capacity and preventsrunoff and erosion. Over time, thesesystems increase the productivecapacity of the land while increasingits resilience to environmental extremeof too little or too much moisture.

For more info contact theAgriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.



Each year theCanadian CharolaisYouth Associationworks hard to plana fantastic summer

conference for members from all overCanada to attend! This summer theconference will be in Olds, Alberta,and everyone on the national boardcan’t wait to see what the Albertaplanning committee has in store forus! Since there are so many activitiesand competitions at each conferencefor members to take part in, it is easyto see how it takes months ofplanning to organize it all beforehand.In the summer of 2017, the CCYAconference will be held in Ontarioagain, and believe it or not, theplanning has already begun!

The planning committee consists ofyouth members from the provincethat is holding the conference thatsummer, and they work togetherthrough a number of conference callsand emails to organize many of the

activities for the week. Being a part ofthe planning committee for aconference gives members a greatsense of teamwork and responsibility,along with a leadership experiencethat won’t be forgotten! The planningcommittee works together to decideupon the provincial location, alongwith finding fairgrounds to hold theconference and hotels/accommodationsfor members and their families to stay.They also organize prizes, clothing,donations, and fundraising, which areall extremely important parts ofrunning the show.

Along with all of the above, theyalso get the opportunity to organizethings like the catering, the banquet,and the keep and cull location, as well as finding and contacting judgesfor our wide range of competitions!Not only do we need judges forshowmanship, judging, andgrooming, but we also get the chanceto meet some great people who areinvolved in judging photography,

artwork, team marketing, andindividual marketing.

Four years ago I got the amazingopportunity to work with a greatplanning committee to organize thelast Ontario conference which gaveme great teamwork experience andresponsibility that I now see reflectedin my academic and workplacesettings. I am currently looking foryouth members who would beinterested in being a part of thesummer 2017 Ontario planningcommittee with me, since planning isstarting to get underway! It is a great opportunity and I encourageanyone who has any questions tocontact me, as I would be more thanhappy to discuss any questionsregarding the committee or even justthe conference with you! My email [email protected] and myphone number is 613.323.7171, or youcan find me on Facebook. I lookforward to working with you andplanning another amazing conference!

CANADIAN CHAROLAIS YOUTH ASSOCIATION NEWS

OCYA Seeking VolunteersCourtney Black, Treasurer and Ontario President

CCYA NATIONAL [email protected]: Shae-Lynn [email protected]: Wyatt [email protected]: Courtney [email protected]: Tomina [email protected]

Director: Luke [email protected]: Megan [email protected]: Shelby [email protected]: Keegan [email protected]

2016 CCYA Conference & Show ExecutivePresident: Megan [email protected]

Vice-President: Luke [email protected]: Jade MarshallTreasurer: Aidan Jamieson

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

July 12 -15th, 2016 Olds, Alberta

Plan to Attend…Canadian Charolais Youth Association Conference and Show


TMJF Champ 374C • 4th Gen PolledLT Ledger x TMJF Tomson

CE 100 BW -2.1 WW 52 YW 93 M 26.3 TM 52BW 110 lb., Sept 23 WW 780

TMJF Carlson 384C • 3rd Gen PolledWinn Mans Bonita x M6 Grid Maker

CE 95 BW .3 WW 57 YW 109 M 25.8 TM 54BW 104 lb., Sept 23 WW 740

TMJF Clemens 371C • 3rd Gen PolledMerit Roundup x SVY Kaboom

CE 100 BW -4.9 WW 46 YW 90 M 22.5 TM 46BW 78 lb., Sept 23 WW 755

12th Annual Bull Sale March 26, 2016, 1:00 p.m. • Ashern Auction Mart, Ashern, MB

For catalogues or information contact:

Tee M Jay CharolaisTerry & Marilyn Johnson

Box 206, Ashern, MB R0C 0E0Ph: 204.768.2819 • [email protected]

• All Bulls Semen Tested • We will keep them until May 1 View the sale catalogue online at www.charolaisbanner.com

• Many A.I. sired and alll of the sires have been used on our own heifers.

• Most bulls have below breed average BW EPD and above breed average WW EPD �SELLING

40YEARLINGS

Three sons of DAHLIA SC sell

• 1 Two Year Old and 4 Yearling Bulls• All A.I. sired with the meat and thickness

you expect in Full French bulls

Catalogue online at www.bclivestock.bc.caPhone Bids – Al Smith 250-570-2143

Thanks to our 2015 Buyers:Valanjou Charolais, Clyde, AB; Chomiak Charolais, Mundare, AB

and Stuart McFee, Burns Lake, BC

SOUTHSIDE CHAROLAISPolled Full French

Ken Rose � 25476 Keefes Ld. Rd., Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E4T 250-694-3500 • C 250-692-0853 � [email protected]

POLLED FULL FRENCH CHAROLAIS BULLSconsigned to Vanderhoof Bull SaleSaturday, April 9th, Vanderhoof, BC


MANAGEMENT

Reduce Winter Feeding LossesLorne Klein, PAg, Regional Forage Specialist, Weyburn, AgriviewAgriculture

When stored forages are supplied tolivestock during winter, it is inevitablea portion of the feed will be lost. Somemay be ground into the soil and snow,and some will be fouled and leftuneaten. Losses can be reduced, butthere will be extra costs associatedwith supplying and managing thefeed. In years of low forage prices, theextra costs may not be justified, butthis winter, the extra time andmanagement could pay off.

In 2005, an Alberta study comparedthree methods of feedingalfalfa/meadow bromegrass hay: baleunrolling on snow, bale processing onsnow and bale processing in feeders.The snow was a minimum of sixinches deep. The hay was restricted to90 per cent of voluntary intake toensure the feed left behind wascaused by the cow’s inability toconsume the feed rather thanoversupply. Supplementary straw wasprovided free-choice.

The hay was fed daily. Balesweighing 1,250 poinds were unrolledor processed into 230 foot lines. Feedweight losses were 12 per cent whenunrolled on snow, 19 per cent when

processed on snow and zero percentwhen processed in a feed bunk.Compounding the weight losses wasfeed quality loss. Fine materials,which have a higher feed quality,made up a disproportionate amountof the feed lost. The unrolled baleslost 24.6 per cent of the total baleprotein in the snow.

The weight and quality lossesincreased feeding costs due to theextra feed required as well as the extra machine-hours to deliver thefeed. In this trial, which assumed $60per ton and 180-day feeding period,the extra cost per head was $45 forunrolling and $75 for processing onthe snow. Today’s feed costs areconsiderably higher.

Bale grazing has become a popularmethod of winter feeding due to itsease and convenience, but the amountof fouled or uneaten forage means itmay be somewhat inefficient.Efficiency can be increased by feedingfewer bales more frequently as thecattle have less opportunity to foul orwaste feed. Producers currentlyproviding more than 10 days of feedat a time may want to experimentwith three- to five-day allowances.After several feedings, they should beable to visually judge whether theincreased management has resulted ina noticeable feed saving.

For more information contact theAgriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.



MANAGEMENT

Water Requirements for LivestockDuring WinterLeeAnn Forsythe, DVM MVetSci, Disease Surveillance Veterinarian, Livestock Branch, AgriviewSaskatchewan

During winter, livestock producersshould closely monitor the qualityand availability of their animals’water supplies in order to ensure theyremain healthy and productive.

An animal’s water requirements arebased on it species and breed, activitylevel and production status (i.e.growth, pregnancy or lactation), aswell as environment and climate.Livestock tend to decrease their waterintake during the winter. This canlead them to eat less, which can resultin a decline in body condition.

Snow should not be used as the solesource of water for cattle. Fresh, cleansnow can be sued as a primary watersource in some extensive beefoperations, but it is essential that apermanent source of water is in placefor times when there is not enoughloose, clean snow that has not beentrampled, wind-blown or crusted.Snow must not be used as the solesource of water for cattle that arelactating, growing or in poorcondition as they will lose the excessenergy they need to produce milk,gain weight or regain their health. It isalso important to allow cattle severaldays, even weeks, to acclimatizethemselves to using snow as aprimary water source.

Snow is not a suitable source of

water for horses. They have veryspecific water requirements duringwinter and cannot eat enough snow toadequately hydrate themselves.Without sufficient water, horsescannot eat enough to stay warm. Theywill lose weight and becomesuseptible to impaction and colic.Forcing a horse to eat snow as asource of water is actuallycounterproductive in that the caloriesused for melting the snow will not beavailable for body warmth, condition,maintenance and overall health.

Quality and palatability also affectwater consumption. Livestock willlimit their consumption of water tothe point of dehydration if the quality

is compromised. Producers noticing areluctance to drink, reduced feedconsumption or decline in bodycondition in their animals should testthe quality of their water supplies.

It is important to monitor livestockregularly during the winter andproducers should use body conditionscoring to assess livestock’s bodyreserves or fat accumulation. Adecrease in body condition mayindicate that livestock do not haveenough good quality water to digesttheir food.

For more information, visit theNational Farm Animal Care Council’swebsite at www.nfacc.ca.


NEWS

BIXSco and Cargill Limited Sign DealEnabling Flow of Carcass DataThrough Supply ChainDeborah Wilson, Sr. Vice President, BIXSco Inc.

BIXSco Inc. (BIXSco) and CargillLimited (Cargill) have released furtherdetails of a signed master agreementthrough which Cargill will providethe past three years of beef carcassdata, and all future data, to BIXSco.

This agreement is a tremendousstep forward in enabling the trackingof cattle production informationthrough the supply chain—allowingeveryone from producers, packers,and retailers to unlock the value oftheir data and reflect the pride of theCanadian cattle industry by allowingit to verify the quality of its beef.

“Access to carcass data has longbeen identified as the major roadblockto industry-wide data sharing as itrelates to cattle production informationthroughout the supply chain. Withthis agreement, that roadblock hasbeen removed,” said Hubert Lau,President and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of BIXSco. “In partnership withCargill, we look forward to helpingthe industry unlock value by sharingdata through the Beef InfoXChangeSystem (BIXS), which now includesmore detailed carcass data to helpbeef producers improve managementand profitability.”

Lau added that BIXS’ datamanagement system is currently beingrebuilt to accommodate the anticipatedhigh volume of data. The more robustsystem will also allow the supplychain to buy and sell data up-anddownstream. The enhanced BIXS datamanagement system will continue toensure no personal information isshared through the system; users willremain anonymous until they chooseto contact a source of information.

”Cargill has worked with BIXSsince its inception in 2009. We lookforward to continuing on this journeyand embracing the potential of thisdata management system,” saidChantelle Donahue, Vice President,

Corporate Affairs, Cargill. “This agreement is a crucial

step in ensuring information flows up and down the cattle value chain,” said Dennis Laycraft, Executive Vice President of the CanadianCattlemen’s Association.“

What does the Cargill agreementenable?

The agreement provides for the lastthree years of carcass data for cattleprocessed and all future carcass datato be provided to BIXS, in trust, asavailable. At present, fifteen fields ofdata will be provided. Initial data

transfer will start with their Albertaasset, but will work towards includingOntario when the time is right.When will the data be accessible?

The data will be provided to BIXSfollowing an audit by Cargill of BIXS’privacy functions. The audit ispartially complete. Additionally, BIXS’data management system is currentlybeing rebuilt to accommodate theanticipated high volume of data, andproviding a better system that willallow for robust data trading up and downstream.Who pays for what?

BIXS is similar to a stock market byallowing buyers and sellers toexchange data for a price. In additionto purchasing carcass data (which willhelp producers improve theiroperating efficiency and profitability),producers will also be able to sell theirmanagement data to others, allowingthem to be compensated for theirwork in capturing data.

Much data lies dormant in desktopsacross the country. BIXS allows allparts of the supply chain to unlock thevalue of data by sharing it anddetermining fair value for based onmarket factors. The end result is asupply chain that is moreknowledgeable, productive, profitable,and responsive to increasing demandby domestic and foreign consumersfor more information about thequality of Canadian beef.About BIXS

BIXS was established in 2009 as aplatform for information sharing. The BIXS database includesinformation about individual animaland carcass data, managementprotocols, and health treatments. Nopersonal information is sharedthrough the system; users remainanonymous until they choose tocontact a source of information.


ADVOCACY

Livestock Industry Embraces Awareness ProgrammingMichelle Panko, PAg, Provincial Agriculture Awareness Specialist, Regional Services Branch, Agriview

Consumers are becomingincreasingly interested in how theirfood is produced. However, themajority of consumers live in urbancentres and have no personalconnection to agriculture. In order toconnect with these consumers,Saskatchewan’s livestock industry hascreated videos that show the publichow modern agriculture works.

For the past two years, theSaskatchewan Stock GrowersAssociation has created videos toshowcase the ranches of TheEnvironmental Stewardship Award(TESA) winners. Michael and TammyBurgess won the 2014 TESA. A video-tour of their Circle Y Ranch at BigBeaver showed the diverse array ofspecies that coexist with cattle amidstnative pasture in the Big Muddy

Valley. The video created for the 2015 winners, Jason and Karla Hicksof Bluestone Stock Farms at Parkbeg, shows year-round grassmanagement and its importance inbalancing the health and sustainabilityof native grass and wildlife. Thevideos can be found atwww.skstockgrowers.com/tesa.

The Saskatchewan PrairieConservation Action Plan (PCAP)produced a video, entitledConservation Conversations, thatshows how ranchers sustainablyproduce beef while protecting theecosystem and providing landscapesthat will be enjoyed by the public forgenerations. The video can be foundat www.pcap-sk.org.

The Saskatchewan Egg Producersproduced a series of video vignettes

that take viewers inside barns andegg-grading facilities. These videosallow the public to “meet” eggfarmers and learn about their farmsand the different hen housingmethods they use. Additional videosfocused on the food safety measuresat an egg-grading station in Saskatoonand on interviews with scientists whodiscussed their current research aswell as potential career opportunities.The videos can be found under “Onthe Farm” at www.saskegg.com.

Videos are only one example of themany types of initiatives eligible forfunding under the AgricultureAwareness Initiative Program (AAIP).The AAIP is funded under theGrowing Forward 2 program, afederal-provincial-territorial initiative.

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WIE 60C • Royal Dynasty x BolivarCE 71 BW 1.8 WW 39 YW 80 M 19.7 TM 39BW 80, Adj WW 734, Adj YW 1291, ADG 3.48

WIO 13C • Moonshine x MamboBW -1.1 WW 62 Yw 88 M 8 TM 40 CE 4.3

BW 80, Sept 25 WW 750, Jan 20 1275

Selling: 62 BULLSCHAROLAIS 45 Two Year Old & Yearling BullsRED & BLACK ANGUS 17 Two Year Old & Yearling Bulls

Our bulls will work for you: • Big, solid bulls that can cover pastures • Lot of Hair – Full of Meat • Big Testicles, Good Feet, Easy Fleshing • Structurally sound • Performance Tested • Semen Tested, Measured and Ready to Work!

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Commercial Consultants:Clayton Hawreluik, Heartland Livestock,

Yorkton, SK 306-621-3824; Ron Reed Livestock, Lethbridge, AB 403-625-0233Valley Livestock Sales:Randy Hart, 204-734-8624

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306-584-7937Helge By 306-536-4261Candace By 306-536-3374 [email protected]

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14th Annual Bull Sale

Thursday, March 17, 2016 • 1:30 PM

VALLEY LIVESTOCK SALES, MINITONAS, MB

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IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES IN OUR INDUSTRY

Calendar of EventsMarch 6-797th Pride of the Prairies Bull Show & Sale, Lloydminster (SK) Exhibition Grounds

March 7Coyote Flats Charolais 1st Annual BullSale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Coaldale, AB

March 8McTavish Charolais 5th AnnualCharolais & Red Angus Bull Sale, 1:00p.m., at the farm, Moosomin, SK

March 8Harvie Ranching Bull Sale, at theranch, Olds, AB

March 8Valley Charolais Bull Sale, 12:30 p.m.,BC Livestock Co-op, Kamloops, BC

March 8Built Right Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,Provost (AB) Livestock Exchange

March 11Footprint Farms Charolais Power BullSale, 1:00 p.m., Dryland CattleTrading Corp., Veteran, AB

March 11A. Sparrow Farms Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m.,at the farm, Vanscoy, SK

March 1112th Annual Northern Classic BullSale, Grand Prairie, AB

March 11Neilson Cattle Co. 26th Annual BullSale, at the farm, Willowbrook, SK

March 12Horseshoe E Charolais Annual BullSale, 2:00 p.m., Johnstone AuctionMart, Moose Jaw, SK

March 12Benchmark Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30p.m., Renfrew Pontiac LivestockFacility, Cobden, ON

March 12Source for Success Bull Sale, ElmlodgeHerefords, Indian River, ON

March 14Palmer Charolais with Nielson Land &Cattle Co. 5th Annual Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m.,at the Palmer farm, Bladworth, SK

March 15Gilliland Bros. Charolais Bull Sale,1:00 p.m., at the farm, Carievale, SK

March 15Prairie Partners Bull & Female Sale,1:00 p.m., Killarney (MB) AuctionMart

March 16McKeary Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00p.m., Bow Slope Shipping, Brooks, AB

March 1714th Annual Diamond W Charolais,Red & Black Angus Bull Sale, 1:00p.m., Minitonas, MB

March 17Buffalo Lake Charolais andShorthorns Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,Stettler (AB) Auction Mart


These bulls used on our own large commercial herd give us the meat, hair and performance that tops the market

STEPHEN CHAROLAIS FARMHome of Full French Charolais

Kelly StephenBox 26, Moosomin, SK S0G 3N0

(W) 306-435-3548 (H) 306-435-2087(C) 306-435-7383

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Give us a call and let us help you muscle up your herd

Jumper x LIG 114R Ritmo x HDT 10Y

Jumper x Casoar x PCFL 9X SCF 192A x PCFL 9X

March 18Reese Cattle Co. Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,Innisfail (AB) Auction Mart

March 1813th Annual Family Tradition BullSale, 2:00 p.m., at Rolling D Charolais,Dropmore, MB

March 18Thistle Ridge Ranch Bull Sale, Taber(AB) Agriplex

March 19Rollin’ Acres/Patton/WhiskeyHollow & Guests 6th Annual BullSale, 2:00 p.m., Maple Hill Auctions,Hanover, ON

March 19Pleasant Dawn Charolais 14th AnnualBull Sale, 2:00 p.m., HeartlandLivestock, Virden, MB

March 19Sandan Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,at the farm, Erskine, AB

March 19Ferme Palerme Charolais Bull Sale,Vinoy Test Station, 1:00 p.m., at FermeGagnon, Cheneville, QC

March 19Canada’s Red, White & Black BullSale, 1:00 p.m., Johnstone AuctionMart, Moose Jaw, SK

March 19North Central Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00p.m., North Central LivestockExchange, Clyde, AB

March 1911th Annual Select Genetics Bull Sale,1:00 p.m., Heartland Livestock, SwiftCurrent, SK

March 21North West Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,Kramer’s Big Bid Barn, NorthBattleford, SK

March 21Grassroots Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m.,Dryland Trading Corp., Veteran, AB

March 22Steppler Farms 5th Annual Bull Sale,1:00 p.m., at the farm, Miami, MB

March 23HTA Charolais & Guests Bull Sale,1:00 p.m., Beautiful Plains AgComplex, Neepawa, MB

March 24Northern Impact III Charolais BullSale, 1:00 p.m., North CentralLivestock, Clyde, AB

March 24Elder Charolais 6th Annual Bull Sale,1:00 p.m., at the farm, Coronach, SK

March 26K-Cow Ranch Family Bull Sale, 1:30p.m., at the ranch, Elk Point, AB

March 26Impact Angus & Charolais Bull &Female Sale, 1:00 p.m., Saskatoon (SK)Livestock Sales

March 26PIC Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Carson SalesArena, Listowel, ON

March 26Borderland Cattle Company Bull Sale,1:30 p.m, at the ranch, Rockglen, SK

March 265th Annual High Point CharolaisBreeders Bull Sale, 6:00 p.m., atSunrise Charolais, Stayner, ON

March 26Transon’s Mountainview Bull Sale,1:00 p.m., Innisfail (AB) Auction Mart


March 26Tee M Jay Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00p.m, Ashern (MB) Auction Mart

March 26Cornerview Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30p.m., Renfrew Pontiac LivestockFacility, Cobden, ON

March 26Alameda Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,Alameda (SK) Auction Mart

March 26Lazy S Limousin & Charolais Bull Sale,6:00 p.m., VJV Auction, Rimbey, AB

March 28Allanville Farms Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,at the farm, Tisdale, SK

March 29Prairie Distinction Charolais Bull Sale,1:00 p.m., Beautiful Plains AgComplex, Neepawa, MB

April 1Ranaman Ranch and ParklaneCharolais Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Olds(AB) Auction Mart

April 2Vermilion Charolais Group 30thAnnual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., NilssonBros. Livestock Exchange, Vermilion, AB

April 2Maritime Bull Test Station Sale, at thetest station, Nappan, NS

April 2Saunders Charolais 11th Annual BullSale, 2:00 p.m., Keady (ON) LivestockMarket

April 2Tri-N Charolais Farms & Guests 1stAnnual Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., HeartlandLivestock, Virden

April 2JTA Diamond Bull sale, 1:00 p.m., atthe farm, Courval, SK

April 2Transcon’s 21st Annual AdvantageBull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Saskatoon (SK)Livestock Sales

April 3Best of the Breeds Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m.,Heartland Livestock, Yorkton, SK

April 4Wilgenbusch Charolais 13th AnnualNorth of the 49th Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,at the ranch, Halbrite, SK

April 4Martens Cattle Co/Four Bar X RanchBull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Spiritwood (SK)Stockyards

April 5Cedarlea Charolais & Windy WillowsAngus “Git R Done” Bull Sale, 1:00p.m., at Windy Willows Farm,Hodgeville, SK

April 6White Cap/Rosso Charolais & HoweRed Angus Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., atWhite Cap Charolais, Moose Jaw, SK

April 6Chopper K Red Angus & CampbellCharolais Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m.,Alameda (SK), Auction Mart

April 7Hunter Charolais 5th Annual BullSale, 1:30 p.m., DST, at the farm,Roblin, MB


TNTGreat heifer bull for years. This No Doubt

son has been very consistent for us.CE 82 BW -.3 WW 50 YW 100 M 26.1 TM 51

GMC TNT 5T • HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

BATALLIONGreat set of calves on the ground from

this son of CSS Sir Gridmaker 2W. Calving ease with meat and growth.

CE 75 BW 1 WW 45 YW 84 M 27.8 TM 50

CEDARLEA BATALLION 65Y • HOMOZYGOUS PLD

PRAIRIE GOLD CHAROLAISDave & Alva Blechinger

Box 6, Rosetown, SK S0L 2V0306.882.4081

Charolais – as Good as Gold

Thank you to our many past customers.

We invite your inspection anytime.

PRAIRIE GOLD BULLS FOR SALEGood Selection of

Two Year Old & Yearling Bulls• Most are Polled

• Some Red Factor

FERNANDOEasy doing, meat machine who is doing a

great job here. Calving ease & performance.Winn Mans Lanza x Sparrows Matador

CE 77 BW 1.9 WW 46 YW 106 M 34.2 TM 57

SB FERNANDO 33X • POLLED

HERDSIRE FOR SALE33X – Full brother to Kingston – AVAILABLE PRIVATELY

JTA Diamond CHAROLAIS BULL SALE

1:00 PM • Saturday, April 2ND, 2016On the farm • Beef on a bun 12:00

6 Two Year Olds & 30 YearlingsAll Semen Tested • Tans & Whites • Will keep til May 1

For info call: Jerome & Cindy Tremblay306-394-4406 • Courval, SK

April 7White Lake Colony Bull Sale, Balog Auction Market,Lethbridge, AB

April 9Vanderhoof (BC) Bull Sale

April 9Eastern Select Bull & Female Sale, 1:00 p.m., HoardsStation Sale Barn, Campbellford, ON

April 9Wilkenridge & Guest Walking Plow Charolais Bull Sale,1:00 p.m., Ridgeville (MB) Hall

April 12Top Cut Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Stockman’s Weigh Co.,Mankota, SK

April 13Mutrie Farms/Bar H Charolais Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,Candiac (SK) Auction Market

April 14Sliding Hill Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m., at the farm,Canora, SK

April 1579th Annual Williams Lake (BC) Bull Sale

April 15-24World Charolais Congress, Mexico

April 16Brimner Cattle Co. and WRAZ Red Angus Cornerstone Bull& Female Sale, 1:30 p.m., Whitewood (SK) Auction Mart

April 16Cedardale Charolais 13th Annual Bull & Select FemaleSale, 1:00 p.m., at the farm, Nestleton, ON

April 16Lindskov-Thiel Bull Sale, at the ranch, Isabel, SD

June 17 & 18Canadian Charolais Association Annual General Meetingin North/Central Alberta

July 12-15Canadian Charolais Youth Association Conference & Show,Olds, AB

August 9-12Canadian Beef Industry Conference (CBIC), Calgary, AB


Neilson Cattle Company Bull SaleWillowbrook, SK • March 11, 2016

Horseshoe E Charolais Bull SaleMoose Jaw, SK • March 12, 2016

Sandan Charolais and SpringsideFarms Annual Charolais Bull Sale

Erksine, AB • March 19, 2016

Steppler Farms 5th Annual Bull SaleMiami, MB • March 22, 2016

Impact Charolais & Angus Bull SaleSaskatoon, SK • March 26, 2016

Best of the Breeds Bull SaleYorkton, SK • April 3, 2016

Anderson’s Four Bar X Ranch &Martens Cattle Co. Angus &

Charolais Bull SaleSpiritwood, SK • April 4, 2016

Chopper K Red Angus/CampbellCharolais Bull Sale

Alameda, SK • April 6, 2016

Hunter Charolais 5th Annual Bull Sale

Roblin, MB • April 7, 2016

White Lake Colony Charolais Bull Sale

Lethbridge, AB • April 7, 2016

Spirit of the North Bull SaleSpiritwood, SK • April 11, 2016

Pasture Ready Bull SaleSaskatoon, SK • May 28, 2016

4 3342 Millar Ave., Saskatoon, SK S7K 7G9Ph: 306.933.4200 Fax: [email protected] www.buyagro.com

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NEWS

Industry InfoBeef Drippings Receive Taste Award

Beef Dripping (BD) has been namedone of the 50 best foods in the UK andIreland. Produced in Ireland, BD ismade from the suet of grass-fedAngus and Hereford beef, rendereddown and clarified to pure fat. Theproduct was described as “nutrientrich, high in omega-3 acids, clean,pure and carries great flavor”.Eating Meat Benefits Heart

A study from the University of EastAnglia, Norfolk, England, reports thateating meat can be as beneficial asregular exercise for heart health. Thestudy researched the effects of sevendifferent amino acids to heart healthon 2000 women.

Researchers found evidence thatwomen who consumed amino acidshad better cardiovascular health. Meatconsumption was also linked to lowlevels of arterial stiffness. “Protein-rich foods such as meat, fish, dairy,produce, beans, lentils, broccoli andspinach could reduce the risk ofcardiovascular disease.”Older People Need More Protein

Recent experiments have discovered

that adding protein to the diets ofmen above the age of 50, togetherwith weight lifting, improved muscleprotein synthesis.

The ability to retain or build musclewas influenced by the intake ofprotein, which provides amino acidsfor the body to use as building blocksfor protein. Exercise increased proteinsynthesis while age decreases it, butexercise alone cannot overcome alleffects of age.Iron-Branding Damages Hides

An article published in the Republicof Botswana advises cattle producersto stop hot-iron branding because of itseffect on quality and value of the leather.The report states that eliminatingbranding is vital for making theleather industry more viable.

In Botswana, cattle are branded overmuch of their bodies with specific noarea designated for branding. Thearticle says, “a viable leather sectorcan be realized by ensuring thatfarmers get incentives for taking careto eliminate hide damage”.

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Foat Valley Stock Farm ..................................68Footprint Farms ............................................68Future Farms ..................................................68Gerrard Cattle Co......................................28,68Gilliland Bros. Charolais ................................72Good Anchor Charolais .................................68H.S. Knill Company Ltd..................................67Happy Haven Charolais .......................42,45,69Harcourt Charolais.........................................36Hard Rock Land & Cattle Co..........................69Harvie Ranching ............................................68Hawken Shorthorns.......................................53HEJ Charolais .................................................68Hicks Charolais ...............................................70High Bluff Stock Farm ................................5,69Holk Charolais................................................68Horseshoe E Charolais ...................................72HTA Charolais Farm ...................................3,69Hunter Charolais ....................................70,IBCJMB Charolais ................................................70Johnson Charolais..........................................68Johnston Charolais ...................................42,44Johnstone Auction.........................................67Jordan River Charolais...................................72JTA Diamond Charolais .................................76June Rose Charolais .......................................48Kaiser Charolais Farm....................................68Kanewischer, Jerry .........................................67Kay�R Land & Cattle Ltd. ...............................68KCH Charolais ................................................69K�Cow Ranch..................................................20Kirlene Cattle .................................................70La Ferme Patry de Weedon...........................71Lakeview Charolais ........................................41Land O' Lakes Charolais ................................70Langstaff Charolais........................................70Laurel Creek Ranch........................................72Lazy S Cattle Co. ............................................22Leemar Charolais ...........................................68LEJ Charolais .............................................47,70Lindskov�Thiel Charolais Ranch ....................72M & L Cattle Co.........................................52,70Mack's Charolais .......................................52,70Maple Leaf Charolais.....................................68Martens Cattle Co.....................................31,72Martens Charolais..........................................70McAvoy Charolais Farm............................21,72McKay Charolais ............................................70McKeary Charolais .........................................69McLeod Livestock...........................................67McTavish Charolais ........................................72Medonte Charolais ........................................71Miller Land & Livestock ............................18,71Murphy Livestock...........................................69Mutrie Farms.............................................53,72Myhre Land and Cattle..................................70Nahachewsky Charolais.................................72Norheim Ranching.........................................67Nu�Horizon Angus .........................................35P & H Ranching Co.........................................69Packer Charolais.............................................71Palmer Charolais ............................................72Parklane Charolais .........................................69Patton Charolais ............................................71Phillips Farms ............................................20,72

Pleasant Dawn Charolais...............................70Poley, Chris .....................................................67Poplar Bluff Stock Farm.................................20Potter Charolais .............................................71Prairie Cove Consulting .................................67Prairie Gold Charolais...............................72,76Prairie View Charolais ...................................70Pro�Char Charolais .........................................69Qualman Charolais .......................................72R & G McDonald .......................................42,44Rammer Charolais..........................................17Rawes Ranches...............................................69Rebuild with Steel .........................................67Reese Cattle Company.....................................6Reykdal Farms Charolais................................70Rollin' Acres Charolais ...................................71Rosso Charolais .............................................33Royale Charolais ............................................71RRTS Charolais ...............................................69Saddleridge Charolais....................................69San Dan Charolais Farms ..........................15,69Saunders Charolais ...................................25,71Scarth Cattle Co. ............................................70Serhienko/Voegeli Cattle Co. ........................72Sharodon Farms .............................................71Skeels, Danny .................................................67Sliding Hills Charolais ...............................57,72Southside Charolais .......................................59A. Sparrow Farms..........................................IFCSpringside Farms.......................................15,69Spruceview Charolais.....................................69Stephen Charolais Farm ...........................72,74Steppler Farms Ltd. .............................12,13,70Stock, Mark ....................................................67Stockmen's Insurance ....................................67Sugarloaf Charolais .......................................69Sunblade Charolais ........................................42Sunrise Charolais............................................71Swistun Charolais...........................................47T Bar C Cattle Co..............15,21,31,36,37,75,77Tee M Jay Charolais .......................................59Temple Farms .................................................72Thistle Ridge Ranch .......................................69Transcon Livestock Corp. ..................5,28,29,68Tri�N Charolais...........................................35,70Triple K Charolais...........................................52Turnbull Charolais..........................................69Vermillion Charolais Group...........................40Western Litho ................................................68Whiskey Hollow Cattle Company .................71White Cap Charolais .................................33,72White Lake Colony ........................................49WhiteWater Livestock ...................................71Wilgenbusch Charolais..........................72,OBCWilkie Ranch ..................................................69Winters Charolais...........................................71Wood River Charolais ..................................39Wrangler Charolais........................................69WRAZ Red Angus......................................54,55

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