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Features<br />
Alberta <strong>Charolais</strong> Association AGM Highlights ......................................14<br />
P Bar 3 Dispersal........................................................................................20<br />
Bar Punch Dispersal...................................................................................21<br />
Maple Leaf Sale Block ...............................................................................21<br />
DRD <strong>Charolais</strong> Dispersal............................................................................22<br />
Manitoba <strong>Charolais</strong> Association AGM.....................................................24<br />
JMB Nothin’ Held Back Sale......................................................................26<br />
Stauffer Land & Livestock Dispersal ........................................................27<br />
Canadian <strong>Charolais</strong> Animals Complete a Trip of a Lifetime ...................28<br />
Female Sale Summary...............................................................................36<br />
B.O.S.S. Report...........................................................................................38<br />
CCYA Essay Winners..................................................................................41<br />
Departments<br />
From the Field..............................................................................................6<br />
Du champ.....................................................................................................7<br />
From the CCA General Manager ................................................................8<br />
Du Directeur Général de l’ACC ...................................................................9<br />
Canadian <strong>Charolais</strong> Youth Association News............................................9<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> Life .............................................................................................16<br />
Herd Health ...............................................................................................18<br />
Calendar.....................................................................................................52<br />
Index...........................................................................................................54<br />
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POINTS TO PONDER<br />
You just have<br />
to be excited<br />
about the<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong><br />
business and the<br />
cattle industry in general. The fall<br />
sales were very strong with many new<br />
breeders buying their first purebred<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> females. In the dispersal<br />
sales we saw commercial producers<br />
and breeders from other purebred<br />
breeds diversifying and buying 10, 20<br />
and 40 females. The other<br />
encouraging sign for this spring was<br />
that in all of the sales the breeders had<br />
the best bull sale they had ever had.<br />
The demand for the <strong>Charolais</strong> bulls is<br />
definitely on the move.<br />
I take the opportunity to visit with<br />
as many breeders from all breeds that<br />
I can. I have been through a number<br />
of other breed bull pens. In virtually<br />
all cases these breeders are telling me<br />
how strong they think the <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
bull market will be. They see the<br />
demand is growing for the <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
bull and the supply is not going to<br />
fulfill the needs. Many see the<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> bull as the best performance<br />
bull out there and that our positioning<br />
as the terminal breed of choice is<br />
going to pay off big time.<br />
Gerry Bowes who has been the field<br />
man for the Saskatchewan and<br />
Manitoba <strong>Charolais</strong> Associations is<br />
retiring again. I say again as Gerry<br />
was the Canadian <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Association field man for many years<br />
in the 1970s to the mid 1980s. Gerry<br />
has done a great job in both stints as<br />
field man. I thank Gerry for his<br />
dedication and for the contribution he<br />
has made to making the <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
breed as strong in Canada as it is. He<br />
has worked tirelessly promoting the<br />
breed to the commercial industry in<br />
the auction markets, trade shows and<br />
feedlots. At the recent Manitoba<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> Association AGM he gave a<br />
report on the past year of his work<br />
and told the same message he has<br />
been preaching for decades. Breeders<br />
need to get out more and promote<br />
more to the commercial industry. He<br />
gets frustrated at the lack of breeders<br />
at the auction market when their<br />
customer’s calves are selling. As<br />
breeders we cannot wait for the<br />
Association to do all our marketing<br />
and promoting. At the grass roots,<br />
together we can accomplish more than<br />
one or two field men with just the<br />
sheer number of breeders.<br />
Another very encouraging thing<br />
Candace and I saw last fall was the<br />
amount of newer, younger breeders<br />
out on the show road. In visiting with<br />
many of them, they really enjoyed it<br />
and got to know more breeders, better<br />
than ever before. I hope this is an<br />
indication that the show numbers will<br />
grow. It is never too soon to start<br />
thinking about getting some cattle out<br />
on the show road this summer and<br />
fall. The numbers of <strong>Charolais</strong> out at<br />
many shows the past few years has<br />
been almost embarrassing. Be a leader<br />
and help promote the breed to the<br />
industry at a show or two this year.<br />
In the last Connection I talked<br />
about the new BIXS program. I think<br />
this can be a great tool that we have<br />
all been wanting for many years. If it<br />
works as it should and is utilized by<br />
the industry you will be able to see<br />
how your genetics are working in the<br />
big picture. Help your commercial<br />
customers work with this and it will<br />
give you the feedback that you need<br />
to make sure your program is going in<br />
the right direction. If you are<br />
concerned with the quality of the bulls<br />
you are selling, now is the time to<br />
improve it. As more and more<br />
information is passed throughout the<br />
system you will not be able to hide<br />
behind inferior genetics. Progress<br />
should be easier made with the<br />
additional information that is<br />
available to us all.<br />
6 <strong>Charolais</strong> <strong>Banner</strong> • <strong>February</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
From the Field<br />
Helge By<br />
Here I am the first of <strong>February</strong>, in<br />
the middle of picturing for the next<br />
Connection and sale catalogues. It has<br />
been an incredible winter here on the<br />
prairies and across most of Canada<br />
with not many cold days to be had.<br />
The nice weather has sure made<br />
picturing a lot nicer than last year<br />
when we were in cold and snowy<br />
conditions for much of January and<br />
<strong>February</strong>. The nice weather has made<br />
it a bit of a challenge for some<br />
breeders to keep the bull pen eating<br />
and as a result some of the weights at<br />
this time are maybe not as high as<br />
they would like them.<br />
The genetic trend I have been<br />
seeing the last few years is that we<br />
really have more cattle out there that<br />
give lower birth weights but still some<br />
performance. I think we have to<br />
watch we don’t give up too much<br />
birth weight as eventually it will<br />
produce less performance and harder<br />
calving females. As with anything you<br />
cannot single trait select or you will<br />
get in trouble. The number I have<br />
been hearing and I think is probably<br />
pretty close is that for every pound of<br />
birth weight you will get an<br />
additional seven pounds at weaning.<br />
The commercial producers who are<br />
just looking at calving ease may find<br />
this as a bit of a deterrent in going too<br />
far that way.<br />
There are many breed improving<br />
sires sitting in bull pens right across<br />
this country and the interest in new<br />
breeder bulls is as high as I have ever<br />
seen it. I haven’t been in many if any<br />
yards where the breeder hasn’t said,<br />
“Keep an eye out for a bull for me.”<br />
If Craig or I can be of any assistance<br />
this spring in helping you find what<br />
you are looking for just give us a call.<br />
Until next time,<br />
Helge
POINTS À RÉFLÉCHIR<br />
Vous devez<br />
être excité au<br />
sujet des affaires<br />
du charolais et<br />
de l’industrie de<br />
bétail. Les ventes d’automne étaient<br />
très fortes avec beaucoup de<br />
nouveaux éleveurs achetant leurs<br />
premières femelles de race charolais.<br />
Dans les ventes de dispersion nous<br />
avons vu les producteurs et les<br />
éleveurs commerciaux d’autres races<br />
diversifient en achetant 10, 20 et 40<br />
femelles. L’autre signe encourageant<br />
pour ce printemps était que les<br />
éleveurs ont eu la meilleure vente de<br />
taureau que jamais. Il y a de la grande<br />
demande pour les taureaux charolais.<br />
Je visite avec des éleveurs de toutes<br />
les races et j’ai vu beaucoup des<br />
enclos de taureau. Beaucoup de<br />
sélectionneurs énoncent comment fort<br />
qu’ils pensent que le marché haussier<br />
sera du charolais. Ils voient que la<br />
demande augment pour des taureaux<br />
du charolais et l’approvisionnement<br />
n’accompliront pas les besoins.<br />
Beaucoup de producteurs voient le<br />
taureau charolais comme meilleur<br />
taureau d’exécution disponible. Le fait<br />
que nous sommes la race terminale du<br />
choix va payer au loin le grand temps.<br />
Gerry Bowes, « field man » le<br />
représentant pour les associations du<br />
charolais de Saskatchewan et de<br />
Manitoba, il se retire encore. Je dis<br />
encore parce que Gerry était le<br />
représentant de l’association<br />
canadienne du charolais dans les<br />
années 1970 au milieu des années<br />
1980. Gerry a fait un grand travail<br />
comme le représentant du charolais. Je<br />
remercie Gerry pour son dévouement<br />
et de sa contribution en rendant la<br />
race du charolais aussi forte au<br />
Canada qu’il est. Il a travaillé<br />
inlassablement favorisant la race à<br />
l’industrie commerciale dans les<br />
marchés d’enchère, les expositions<br />
commerciales et les parcs<br />
d’engraissement. À la récente AGM<br />
du charolais de Manitoba il a présenté<br />
un rapport de la dernière année de<br />
son travail et il a dit le même message<br />
qu’il avait prêché pendant des<br />
décennies ; les sélectionneurs doivent<br />
sortir et fait la promotion plus à<br />
l’industrie commerciale. Il est frustré<br />
au manque de sélectionneurs au<br />
marché d’enchère quand leur client se<br />
vend les veaux. Car les sélectionneurs<br />
nous ne peuvent pas attendre<br />
l’association pour faire tout notre<br />
marketing et promotion. Avec juste le<br />
grand nombre de sélectionneurs nous<br />
pouvons accomplir plus d’un ou deux<br />
représentants.<br />
L’automne passé Candace et moi<br />
nous avons trouvé très encourageant<br />
la quantité de plus nouveaux et de<br />
plus jeunes éleveurs qui apportent<br />
leur bétail à l’exposition. Ils l’ont<br />
vraiment apprécié et ils ont fini par<br />
connaître plus de sélectionneurs.<br />
J’espère que c’est une indication que<br />
les nombres d’animaux charolais à<br />
l’exposition augmenteront. Pensez à<br />
prendre des bétail aux expositions<br />
d’été et d’automne. Le nombre de<br />
bétail du charolais aux expositions les<br />
dernières années a été presque<br />
embarrassant. Soyez un chef et aidez à<br />
favoriser la race à l’industrie à une<br />
exposition cette année.<br />
Dans la dernière revue du<br />
« <strong>Charolais</strong> Connection » j’ai parlé du<br />
nouveau programme de BIXS. Ce<br />
programme peut être un grand outil.<br />
Aidez vos clients commerciaux à<br />
travailler avec ce programme et vous<br />
recevez l’information à s’assurer que<br />
votre programme va dans la bonne<br />
direction. Si vous êtes concerné par la<br />
qualité des taureaux que vous vous<br />
vendez, maintenant est l’heure de<br />
s’améliorer. On ne peut pas se cacher<br />
derrière la génétique inférieure<br />
pendant que de plus en plus<br />
Du champ<br />
Helge By<br />
l’information est passée dans tout le<br />
système. Le progrès devrait être plus<br />
facile accompli avec l’information<br />
additionnelle disponible à nous tous.<br />
Je suis au milieu de prendre des<br />
photos pour la prochaine revue du<br />
« <strong>Charolais</strong> Connection » et de vente.<br />
Nous avons eu un hiver incroyable ici<br />
sur les prairies et à travers du pays<br />
avec pas beaucoup de jours froids. Le<br />
temps d’hiver cette année est<br />
incroyable comparé à la neige et au<br />
froid de l’année dernière. Le temps<br />
agréable lui a fait un défi pour<br />
quelques un éleveur de continuer<br />
leurs taureaux à manger. En<br />
conséquence certains des taureaux<br />
n’ont pas du poids aussi hauts que les<br />
sélectionneurs les voudraient.<br />
La tendance génétique pendant les<br />
dernières années est qu’il y a un<br />
nombre plus élevé de bétail du<br />
charolais donnant le poids inférieur<br />
de naissance pourtant a toujours<br />
l’exécution. Je pense que nous devons<br />
nous observer n’abandonnons pas<br />
trop de poids de naissance parce que<br />
par la suite ces poids inférieur de<br />
naissance produira moins d’exécution<br />
et de femelles plus dures de vêlage. Il<br />
crée l’ennui choisissant des bétail<br />
pour un trait simple tel que le bas<br />
poids de naissance. J’ai entendu que<br />
pour chaque livre de poids de<br />
naissance vous recevez sept livres<br />
additionnelles au sevrage. Les<br />
producteurs commerciaux que le<br />
regard juste à l’aise de vêlage peut<br />
trouver ceci une force de dissuasion.<br />
Il y a beaucoup de taureaux à<br />
travers le Canada qui peut améliorer<br />
la race et l’intérêt pour de nouveaux<br />
taureaux de sélectionneur est le plus<br />
haut que j’ai jamais vu. Entrez en<br />
contact avec Craig ou moi-même si<br />
nous pouvons être de n’importe<br />
quelle aide ce printemps.<br />
À la prochaine,<br />
Helge<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> <strong>Banner</strong> • <strong>February</strong> <strong>2012</strong> 7
FROM THE CCA GENERAL MANAGER<br />
CANADIAN CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION<br />
2320 - 41st Avenue N.E.<br />
Calgary, AB T2E 6W8<br />
Phone: (403) 250-9242<br />
Fax: (403) 291-9324<br />
E-Mail: cca@charolais.com<br />
Home Page: www.charolais.com<br />
PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVES:<br />
ALBERTA<br />
President: Lyle Bignell, Stettler<br />
Secretary: Lisa Paget, Carbon<br />
SASKATCHEWAN<br />
President: Orland Walker, Hudson Bay<br />
Secretary: Dave Blechinger, Rosetown<br />
MANITOBA<br />
President: Harry Airey, Rivers<br />
Secretary: Rae Trimble Portage la Prairie<br />
ONTARIO<br />
President: Brian Coughlin, Cobden<br />
Secretary: Doris Aitken, Mount Forest<br />
QUEBEC<br />
President: Francois Couture, Notre-Damedu-Bon-Conseil<br />
Secretary: Laurent Jourdain<br />
MARITIMES<br />
President: Ricky Milton, Cornwall, PE<br />
Secretary: Jennifer MacDonald,<br />
St. Mary’s, Kent Co., NB<br />
STAFF:<br />
General Manager: NEIL GILLIES<br />
Registry: JUDY CUMMER<br />
French Liaison: CYNTHIA BECK<br />
306-436-2007 CBeck@charolais.com<br />
EXECUTIVE:<br />
PRESIDENT: WADE BECK<br />
Box 5, Lang, SK S0G 2W0<br />
Ph (306) 436-4564<br />
email: wcbeck@sasktel.net<br />
1st VICE-PRESIDENT: BRENT SAUNDERS<br />
RR 3, Markdale, ON N0C 1H0<br />
(519) 986-4165 Fax (519) 986-4273<br />
email: saunders@bmts.com<br />
2nd VICE-PRES: CAMPBELL FORSYTH<br />
Box 3, Eriksdale, MB R0C 0W0<br />
(204) 739-2678 Fax (204) 739-5547<br />
email: cmforsyt@mts.net<br />
PAST PRESIDENT: LYLE BIGNELL<br />
Box 1055, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0<br />
(403) 742-6792 Fax (403) 742-8128<br />
email: lylebignell@hotmail.com<br />
DIRECTORS:<br />
BERNARD BEGIN<br />
1630 Rg St-Martin, Ste-Marie, PQ G6E 3A8<br />
(418) 387-7514 Fax (418) 387-5623<br />
email: louberfarm@hotmail.com<br />
BRIAN COUGHLIN<br />
RR3 1012 Snake River Line,<br />
Cobden, ON K0J 1K0<br />
(613) 646-9741 (613) 312-0270<br />
email: cornervu@nrtco.net<br />
URSULA CORPATAUX<br />
Box 397, Erskine, AB T0C 1G0<br />
Ph/Fax (403) 742-3337<br />
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DORY GERRARD<br />
RR 2, Innisfail, AB T4G 1T7<br />
(403) 227-5632 Fax (403) 227-2583<br />
email: info@gerrardcattlecompany.com<br />
JOHN WILGENBUSCH<br />
Box 4, Halbrite, SK S0C 1H0<br />
(306) 458-2688 Fax (306) 458-2371<br />
email: wilgenbusch@sasktel.net<br />
RICKY MILTON<br />
4558 Rt. 19 RR 2, Cornwall, PE C0A 1H0<br />
(902) 393-8699<br />
email: rmilton@upei.ca<br />
The upturn in the North American beef<br />
market is cause for celebration for all<br />
segments of the industry. And with most<br />
predictions indicating that the rebuilding of<br />
the National cowherd is going to take a<br />
significant period of time, this would<br />
signify that prices for all classes of cattle<br />
should remain bullish for some time.<br />
Speaking of bullish; that is exactly what<br />
the expectations are for <strong>Charolais</strong> bull sales<br />
this spring. The principles of supply and<br />
demand would indicate that the<br />
competition for <strong>Charolais</strong> bulls is going to<br />
be very robust in the next few months.<br />
As was mentioned in the <strong>February</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> Connection an added pre-<br />
Christmas gift for the breed was a contract<br />
for 310 2011 born <strong>Charolais</strong> purebred<br />
animals to Kazakhstan. A story outlining<br />
that event is featured in this edition of the<br />
<strong>Banner</strong> and I suggest that you take a few<br />
minutes with a cup of coffee and give it a<br />
read.<br />
On the subject of the <strong>February</strong> edition of<br />
the <strong>Charolais</strong> Connection, Candace By did a<br />
nice job with the feature profile on Hicken<br />
Ranch, of Raymond, Alberta. In the past<br />
two years I have taken the opportunity to<br />
attend the Hicken Ranch’s <strong>Charolais</strong> sired<br />
commercial cattle sale at the Perlich<br />
Auction Market in Lethbridge, Alberta. And<br />
as the profile states the quality of the calves<br />
really strikes home with drafts of up to 200<br />
head selling at one time. Although there has<br />
been a stigma against the <strong>Charolais</strong> Angus<br />
cross in years past, it is time to move on<br />
and get involved. The strengths of both<br />
breeds have a synergy that spells out a win<br />
for the cow calf operator, a win for feedlot<br />
operator and a win for the processing<br />
sector, by hitting the specifications for a<br />
high yield quality grade carcass a large<br />
percentage of the time.<br />
The Advertising and Promotion<br />
8 <strong>Charolais</strong> <strong>Banner</strong> • <strong>February</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
New Opportunities, Strong<br />
Markets, World Tour in <strong>2012</strong><br />
Neil Gillies, General Manager, Canadian <strong>Charolais</strong> Association<br />
committee of the CCA utilizes the design<br />
capabilities of T Bar C Cattle Company Ltd.<br />
and they will be unfurling a new ad for the<br />
<strong>2012</strong> edition of the Today’s Angus<br />
Advantage magazine, and also a new ad for<br />
the <strong>2012</strong> edition of Herefords Today, a new<br />
brochure which will feature a collage of 5 of<br />
our most recent ads and a new 11 x 17<br />
poster in the next few weeks. The theme<br />
continues to promote the strengths of the<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> bull making use of the strengths<br />
of British influenced mother cows,<br />
producing the end point specifications<br />
required by the processing industry today.<br />
On a different topic; the XXXVIII (38th)<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> World Congress is being hosted<br />
by the British <strong>Charolais</strong> Society on the dates<br />
of June 10th to June 23rd, <strong>2012</strong>. The tour<br />
travels through England, Wales, Northern<br />
Ireland and Scotland with an itinerary that<br />
includes farm tours, cattle shows, fine<br />
dining, an array of touristy stuff that<br />
should appeal to all kinds of personal<br />
preferences and enough free time to shop<br />
until you drop. There is a Post Congress<br />
Tour into the Highlands of Scotland starting<br />
on June 24th through to June 27th, <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Perhaps the most engaging aspect of the<br />
trip is the camaraderie that is forged<br />
between groups of like minded people from<br />
many different regions of the world. As a<br />
rule, what starts out as an acquaintance<br />
morphs into friendships that last a lifetime!<br />
My life experiences are a series of<br />
adventures to be enjoyed and shared with<br />
old and new found friends alike, so I urge<br />
as many Canadians as possible to attend<br />
the event. You will not be disappointed.<br />
Judy Cummer passes on the fact that the<br />
year letter for <strong>2012</strong> is Z.
DU DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL DE L’ACC<br />
Les choses vont de mieux en mieux<br />
Neil Gillies, directeur général, l'Association Canadienne du <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
L’augmentation<br />
du marché de<br />
viande bovine<br />
nord-américain<br />
est cause pour la<br />
célébration pour<br />
tous les segments de l’industrie. Les<br />
prévisions indiquent que la<br />
reconstruction du troupeau de vache<br />
national prendra à une période<br />
significative, donc les prix bons de<br />
toutes les classes des bétail devraient<br />
continuer pendant un certain temps.<br />
Les espérances sont également<br />
bonnes en ventes de taureau du<br />
charolais ce printemps. Les principes<br />
de l’offre et de la demande indiquent<br />
que la concurrence pour des taureaux<br />
charolais serait très robuste en mois<br />
à venir.<br />
Mentionné dans la revue du février<br />
<strong>2012</strong> du <strong>Charolais</strong> Connection un<br />
contrat a été fait avec Kazakhstan<br />
pour envoyer aux 310 charolais pur<br />
sang né en 2011. Une histoire<br />
décrivant cet événement est dans cette<br />
édition de la revue <strong>Charolais</strong> <strong>Banner</strong>.<br />
En outre dans l’édition de février<br />
du <strong>Charolais</strong> Connection Candace By<br />
a écrit un excellent article sur le ranch<br />
de Hicken, de Raymond en Alberta.<br />
Les deux dernières années j’ai saisi<br />
l’occasion de s’occuper de la vente<br />
commerciale engendrée charolais du<br />
ranch Hicken au marché d’enchère de<br />
Perlich dans Lethbridge en Alberta. La<br />
qualité des veaux est excellente avec<br />
des groups jusqu’à 200 têtes se<br />
vendant en même temps. Bien qu’il y<br />
ait eu un stigmate contre la croix<br />
d’Angus et du charolais pendant les<br />
années, il est temps de passer et<br />
devenir impliqué. Les forces des deux<br />
races créent une victoire pour<br />
l’opérateur de veau vache, une<br />
victoire pour l’opérateur de parcs<br />
d’engraissement et une victoire pour<br />
l’usine de transformation.<br />
T Bar C Cattle Company Ltd dessin<br />
les publications pour le comité de la<br />
publicité et de promotion du CCA. La<br />
nouvelle publicité apparaîtra en<br />
magazine de Today’s Angus<br />
Advantage, le magazine de Herefords<br />
Today, et une nouvelle brochure<br />
comportant un collage de 5 de notre<br />
publicité le plus récent et une<br />
nouvelle affiche 11 x 17. Le thème<br />
continue à favoriser les forces du<br />
taureau du charolais se servant des<br />
forces des vaches influencées<br />
britanniques, produisant les<br />
caractéristiques de point final exigées<br />
par l’industrie de transformation<br />
CANADIAN CHAROLAIS YOUTH ASSOCIATION NEWS<br />
It’s that time of<br />
year again …calves<br />
are on the ground<br />
(and maybe still<br />
coming for some of<br />
you) and thoughts are turning to what<br />
you will breed your females with.<br />
Selecting the genetics that will work<br />
with and improve on your existing<br />
females is key to developing a great<br />
herd. It is with this in mind that this is<br />
also the time of year that the CCYA<br />
runs their annual Genetics Program!<br />
This program helps youth in the<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> breed get involved in their<br />
breeding program and encourages<br />
them to make decisions on the<br />
genetics in their herd. The genetics<br />
program also allows youth to gain<br />
access to genetics which would<br />
otherwise not be available to them.<br />
The National Board hopes that by<br />
using this program youth will be able<br />
to grow their herd with the genetics<br />
that will make it a premier herd. The<br />
program’s genetics are entirely<br />
donated by generous breeders and we<br />
could not by successful without them.<br />
The Genetics Program is run<br />
entirely by the National Board to help<br />
youth in the <strong>Charolais</strong> industry. Youth<br />
members simply need to fill out an<br />
aujourd’hui.<br />
La société britannique du charolais<br />
accueille le trente-huitième congrès<br />
mondial du charolais du 10 juin au 23<br />
juin <strong>2012</strong>. L’excursion voyage par<br />
l’Angleterre, le Pays de Gales,<br />
l’Irlande du Nord et l’Écosse avec un<br />
itinéraire qui inclut des excursions de<br />
ferme, l’exposition de bétail, la cuisine<br />
raffinée, une rangée de substance<br />
touristique qui devrait faire appel à<br />
toutes sortes de préférences<br />
personnelles et assez de temps libre<br />
de faire des emplettes jusqu’à ce que<br />
vous vous laissiez tomber. Il y a une<br />
excursion après le congrès dans les<br />
montagnes de l’Écosse du 24 juin au<br />
27 juin <strong>2012</strong>. Peut-être l’aspect le plus<br />
s’engageant du voyage est la<br />
camaraderie qui est forgée entre les<br />
groupes de personnes occupées de<br />
beaucoup de différentes régions du<br />
monde. Mes expériences de la vie sont<br />
des séries d’aventures à apprécier et<br />
être partagées avec de vieux et<br />
nouveaux amis trouvés semblables,<br />
ainsi je pousse autant de Canadiens<br />
comme possibles d’assister à<br />
l’événement. Vous ne serez pas déçu.<br />
Judy Cummer transmet le fait que<br />
la lettre d’année pour <strong>2012</strong> est Z.<br />
Genetics Program<br />
Travis Jozwiak, Director<br />
application form to get semen from<br />
the CCYA tank to use on a female in<br />
their herd. In the application you list<br />
the bulls in the CCYA tank that you<br />
are interested in and we then use a<br />
lottery system to decide who gets<br />
what. The youth member is then<br />
notified and simply has to make<br />
arrangements with AltaGenetics to get<br />
the semen delivered. The application<br />
form and the list of available bulls is<br />
on the CCYA website and we<br />
encourage all youth to apply! If you<br />
have any questions about applying<br />
please don’t hesitate to contact a<br />
member of the National Board.<br />
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Pleasant Dawn Marshall 70P Homozygous Polled<br />
PMC 287671<br />
Why chance the unproven?<br />
Calving ease<br />
Big tops and fabulous eye appeal<br />
Performance and excellent feet<br />
Muscle and thickness of quarter<br />
Large scrotal<br />
Great hair coats and quiet dispositions<br />
Last chance<br />
to buy semen<br />
in <strong>2012</strong><br />
Pleasant Dawn<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Tully & Arlene 204-855-2402<br />
cell 204-748-7595<br />
Trent & Ashley 204-855-3078<br />
email: tahatch@rfnow.com<br />
CE 88 BW .7 WW 44 YW 82 M 20.4 TM 42<br />
BW 98 lbs. Adj. 205 DW 711 lbs. (no creep) 365 DW 1405 lbs.<br />
Exportable Semen<br />
$60/straw • 10 straws/$500<br />
anner<br />
BSEMEN SALES<br />
Helge By 306-536-4261<br />
Craig Scott 403-651-9441<br />
charolaisbanner@gmail.com<br />
OUTCROSS PEDIGREE:<br />
LECA MUDDY CHAPS 49F<br />
LEK ARNOLD 14J<br />
LEK MS 20/20 109D<br />
PLEASANT DAWN 20/20 709G<br />
PLEASANT DAWN GERI 702J<br />
PLEASANTDAWNSTEAK 702G<br />
Pleasant Dawn Spawn 765W<br />
National Reserve Junior Champion Bull • Marshall Son<br />
TLJ 102W • Tremendous three-year-old Marshall daughter<br />
Feminine, correct, nice udder<br />
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SPARROWS<br />
FARGO 811U<br />
POLLED<br />
Keith & Karen Black<br />
1992 Kerr Line<br />
Foresters Falls, ON<br />
K0J 1V0<br />
613-646-2673<br />
blackbern@hotmail.com<br />
13 Lawson Settlement Road<br />
RR 3, Brighton, ON K0K 1H0<br />
Kirby & Arlene Hakkesteegt<br />
Bryce & Dana Hakkesteegt<br />
T 613.475.3532<br />
Cell 613.848.6917<br />
Winn Mans Lanza 610S x Sparrows Alliance 513G • High Selling Bull in A. Sparrow Farms 2009 Sale<br />
Calving ease proven – vigor, short gestation and huge performance<br />
SEMEN AVAILABLE<br />
$60/STRAW OR 20 STRAWS/$1,000<br />
Semen stored at Eastern Breeders,<br />
Kemptville, ON<br />
The Alberta <strong>Charolais</strong> Association Annual General<br />
Meeting was held in conjunction with the Alberta<br />
Select <strong>Charolais</strong> Bull and Female Show and Sale in<br />
Red Deer in December. Awards were presented to the<br />
Breeder of the Year, Pioneer and Booster of the Year.<br />
The Foothills Livestock Auction, Stavely, were not in<br />
attendance to receive the ACA Booster of the Year<br />
Award. Two Pioneer Awards were presented, one<br />
being to the late Happy Tegart.<br />
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FARGO – CURVE BENDING EPD<br />
CE BW WW YW M TM<br />
EPD 96 .1 60 126 22.4 53<br />
Percentile Ranking 10 20 1 1 30 1<br />
Give us a call to order semen or for more information. Better yet, stop by and see some calves.<br />
NEWS<br />
Alberta <strong>Charolais</strong> Association AGM Highlights<br />
Above: Darren Paget presented the ACA Breeder of<br />
the Year Award to April, Megan, Colby and Rod<br />
McLeod, of McLeod Livestock<br />
Right: Bev and Richard Smith, Be-Rich Farms, Kitscoty,<br />
received an ACA Pioneer Award<br />
Above: ACA Board of Directors:<br />
Back row: Sven Jensen, Warburg;<br />
Tim Facette, Tiger Lily; Wade Meakin,<br />
Westlock; David Prokuda, Glenevis;<br />
Bob Burla, Salmon Arm; Darryl<br />
Shuttleworth, Balzac.<br />
Front row: Don Grant, Bowden; Frank<br />
Cholak, Lamont (1st Vice President);<br />
Lyle Bignell, Stettler (President);<br />
Jeralyn Rasmussen, Innisfail (2nd Vice<br />
President); Tracee Vikse, Donalda.
Langsta f <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
…would like to thank all Uppin’ the Ante Buyers and Private Buyers<br />
JWX THREE PEET 73X • HOMOZYGOUS POLLED • DARK RED<br />
BW 3.8 WW 57 YW 96 M 17.5 TM 46<br />
Sire: WKL Terminator 102T<br />
Dam: Donmoore Phenomenon 58P<br />
Double Polled/s – Red Factor<br />
Terminator is a powerful, good footed,<br />
home raised bull out of a great female. We<br />
used this bull on our heifer pen last spring.<br />
Will sell walking rights<br />
Langstaff <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Polled <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
T 519.627.3464 • F 519.627.0288<br />
• Parkland Farms (Private Sale Herd Bull)<br />
• Whiskey Hollow Cattle Co. (Uppin the Ante – Heifer Calf)<br />
• Wilgenbusch <strong>Charolais</strong> (Uppin’ the Ante – Bred Heifer)<br />
• Hoffman <strong>Charolais</strong> (Uppin’ the Ante – Bred Cow)<br />
Thank you to all customers from 2011 and future <strong>2012</strong> customers!<br />
Terminator<br />
Three Peet<br />
Sire: Crystal D Pierce 40P<br />
Dam: MSW Scarlet 45N<br />
High selling bull at Wilgenbusch Bull Sale 2011<br />
Co-owned with Wilgenbusch <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Semen Available – Contact Us<br />
For Sale!<br />
Red & White Yearling<br />
Bulls – Sell now keep<br />
‘til May delivery!<br />
WKL TERMINATOR 227W<br />
BW 1.9 WW 39 YW 72 M 21.8 TM 41<br />
R.R.# 5, Wallaceburg, ON N8A 4L2<br />
Kelly & Ferneida, Lorne & Teresa, Will & Lindsay, Wayne.<br />
Future Herdsmen – Kelly Jr. & Alex<br />
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NEWS<br />
Welcome Brielle Ormiston<br />
Proud parents, Paul and Christa<br />
Ormiston and big brothers Colin and<br />
Mitchell, are thrilled to announce the<br />
safe arrival of their new little girl,<br />
BRIELLE EMMA CHRISTINE, born at<br />
Guelph General Hospital on<br />
Wednesday, November 9, weighing 7<br />
lbs. 3 oz. Brielle is welcomed by<br />
loving grandparents for the fourth<br />
time, Michael and Christine Ormiston<br />
of Windyview Farm, Omemee, ON.<br />
Norheims Receive Saskatchewan<br />
Livestock Association Honour Scroll<br />
Dale and Lesley Norheim, Norheim<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> and D Bar L Livestock were<br />
among this year’s recipients of the<br />
Saskatchewan Livestock Association’s<br />
Honour Scroll. They were nominated<br />
by the Saskatchewan <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Association and accepted as worthy of<br />
the honour because of their<br />
Aldyn King<br />
Bangsund Farms (7)<br />
Bill Houghton (4)<br />
Brian Haywood<br />
Bruce Zimmerman (2)<br />
C2 <strong>Charolais</strong>, MB (5)<br />
Chartop <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Connection Cattle Co., MB<br />
Dave Edwards (2)<br />
Delbert Nostadt (4)<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> Life<br />
This column will be dedicated to keeping <strong>Charolais</strong> members in touch with the people of the<br />
business. It will contain births, weddings, convocations and momentous anniversaries and<br />
events of note, but not high school graduations. If you have news and/or photos you’d like to<br />
submit, please email charolaisbanner@sasktel.net for print in upcoming issues.<br />
outstanding contribution to the<br />
livestock industry, community and<br />
province. Lee, Lesley and Lacey<br />
Norheim were present to the receive<br />
the award. Long time friend, Emile<br />
Carles made the presentation.<br />
Welcome Alexander Huys<br />
Lindsay and Will Huys welcomed a<br />
son, Alexander Lucien into this world<br />
November 17, 2011, weighing 8 lbs. 11<br />
Denis Firkola<br />
Dennis Popowich<br />
Dog Patch Acres<br />
Don Mantei<br />
Doug Baumgartner<br />
Elder <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Golden West<br />
Isaac Hildebrand (5)<br />
Jodi Hawken<br />
Jonathan Kolish (2)<br />
Jordan Martinson (2)<br />
Jordon River <strong>Charolais</strong> (2)<br />
Ken Struss (2)<br />
Laurel Creek Ranch (4)<br />
Lester Whittingham<br />
Lorna Taylor (4)<br />
Lorne Beer<br />
MacMillan <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
McTavish <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Mutrie Farms (5)<br />
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oz. Kelly Langstaff, Langstaff<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong>, Wallaceburg, Ontario is the<br />
proud grandfather.<br />
Harvie – Bennett Wed<br />
Scott Harvie, son of Ian and<br />
Marlene Harvie, of Harvie Ranching,<br />
Olds, Alberta, and Kerrie Bennett,<br />
daughter of Barry and Myrna Bennett,<br />
Calgary, were joined in marriage<br />
December 10, 2011, at Olds, Alberta.<br />
They will continue to farm with<br />
Harvie Ranching and Kerrie works for<br />
Nufarm Agriculture Inc.<br />
THANK YOU to everyone who attended, bid and especially the buyers at<br />
my dispersal sale. All the support was very gratifying and I wish you all<br />
the best in the future.<br />
Myron Malowany (3)<br />
Paul Olarie<br />
Philip Kotylak<br />
Prairie Gold <strong>Charolais</strong> (2)<br />
Swan Lake Farms<br />
Vee R Bar <strong>Charolais</strong> (3)<br />
Vincent Lake <strong>Charolais</strong>, AB<br />
Wilgenbush <strong>Charolais</strong> (4)<br />
DRD CHAROLAIS • Don Railton • Box 91, Sintaluta, SK S0G 4N0 • 306-727-4927
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HERD HEALTH<br />
Contrary to<br />
what producers<br />
think, most<br />
broken legs can<br />
be repaired<br />
economically<br />
and with a very good prognosis in<br />
most cases. This article will outline<br />
what procedures are done for<br />
different locations of breaks and what<br />
affects the final prognosis. Several<br />
times a spring I receive calls from<br />
producers over broken legged calves.<br />
We discuss the location of the break<br />
how big the calf is etc and they are<br />
often a bit shocked when I say it can<br />
be repaired with up to a 90% success<br />
rate. Young calves are growing<br />
rapidly putting down lots of bone so<br />
healing is in our favor.<br />
Most breaks of course happen right<br />
around calving. It used to be we<br />
would see a lot of pulling injuries.<br />
These breaks generally occur just<br />
above the fetlock and are crushing<br />
injuries sometimes resulting in<br />
damage to the blood supply to the<br />
lower leg. Fortunately most producers<br />
are being more diligent about pulling.<br />
Especially with harder pulls make<br />
sure and double loop the chains. This<br />
spreads out the force and minimizes<br />
any possibility of breaking a leg. We<br />
now see very few pulling breaks.<br />
The lower down the break (either<br />
the front or back legs) the easier it is<br />
to repair. Any breaks below the hock<br />
on the back legs or carpus on the front<br />
legs are generally cast. The beauty<br />
these days is fiberglass cast material<br />
allows veterinarians to apply a cast<br />
that is lightweight, extremely strong<br />
and waterproof. Experience teaches us<br />
Repairing Broken Legs on Calves<br />
Roy Lewis DVM<br />
to put on the right amount of cast<br />
padding to prevent pressure sores<br />
developing. Most of these calves have<br />
the cast cut off in three to four weeks<br />
resulting in complete healing. The<br />
majority of breaks occur lower down<br />
from calves being stepped on. This<br />
cast material will support the weight<br />
of any calves right up to mature<br />
weight. We just use more material<br />
creating a slightly thicker cast on<br />
larger cattle. Make sure and follow<br />
your veterinarian’s directions<br />
diligently as to the time of removal.<br />
Young calves if cast too long will<br />
literally start to grow out of the cast<br />
creating large pressure sores. To avoid<br />
confusion we mark with a large black<br />
felt right on the cast the day we want<br />
the calf returned for cast removal.<br />
You want to have calves with<br />
broken legs attended to a soon as<br />
possible. Calves trying to stand on a<br />
broken leg run the risk of the bone<br />
compounding out through the skin.<br />
The rubbing of the broken ends<br />
against each other scrapes off the<br />
periosteum (thin outer surface of the<br />
bone), which is where bone deposition<br />
comes from. For very unstable breaks:<br />
during transport they can be protected<br />
by a towel or disposable diaper<br />
wrapped around the site. Compound<br />
breaks must have the wound covered<br />
over and have minimum<br />
contamination. If straw dirt etc has<br />
gotten in the wound the prognosis for<br />
saving the leg is very grim indeed.<br />
For breaks higher up the legs,<br />
Thomas shroeder splints are often<br />
applied by veterinarians. These splints<br />
are commonly used on tibial breaks<br />
and less commonly on radius or ulnar<br />
We can only print what we receive.<br />
Remember to submit your news and/or photos<br />
to the <strong>Charolais</strong> Life column.<br />
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breaks. These splints immobilize the<br />
joints below and above the break and<br />
the calf simply drags the splint<br />
around until healing has occurred.<br />
Keep a close eye on these calves for a<br />
few days as it takes that long for some<br />
calves to learn how to lie down and<br />
get up with the splint on.<br />
A big word of caution in very cold<br />
weather (15 below C or colder) be<br />
cognizant of the fact these calves may<br />
not be able to lay down properly with<br />
their legs under their bodies. These<br />
exposed limbs are very subject to<br />
frostbite even though the cast or<br />
splint provides some insulative value.<br />
They may need to be kept in over the<br />
cold nights.<br />
Fortunately breaks very high on the<br />
limbs seldom happen as they are more<br />
difficult to repair. Femoral breaks<br />
require internal fixation in the form of<br />
pins and wires or plates. These are<br />
more costly procedures, as anesthetic<br />
with surgery is necessary. Valuable<br />
purebred calves or pet animals are<br />
where these challenging cases get<br />
tackled. The humerus (large bone at<br />
top of front leg) can sometimes heal<br />
with very restricted pen rest. Real<br />
quiet cattle may tolerate this and<br />
can heal.<br />
If handled properly the vast<br />
majority of broken legs will heal very<br />
well and the calf will go on to be a<br />
very productive animal. Before doing<br />
anything rash, check with your<br />
veterinarian before giving up on any<br />
calf with a broken leg regardless of its<br />
size. You will find most can be helped<br />
and in most cases, you will be very<br />
pleased with the outcome.
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P-3 <strong>Charolais</strong> Ranch Complete Dispersal<br />
December 12, 2011 • Medicine Hat, AB<br />
Gross Average<br />
101 Cow/Calf $434,425 $4,301<br />
34 Bred Females 55,000 1,618<br />
42 Bred Heifers 88,425 2,105<br />
6 Heifer Calves 6,725 1,121<br />
2 Herdsires 24,300 10,800<br />
5 Bull Calves 13,650 2,730<br />
190 Lots $622,525 $3,276<br />
Auctioneer: Brent Carey<br />
Sale Manager: By Livestock<br />
One of the longest running<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> programs came to a close on<br />
December 12th. A very strong set of<br />
white and red factor cattle were on<br />
offer. Many established and new<br />
breeders took the opportunity and<br />
bought in volume along with many of<br />
the P Bar 3 commercial customers<br />
buying a P Bar 3 bull for the last time.<br />
Cattle were sold right across Canada.<br />
High Selling Cow/Calf Pairs<br />
Lot 85, P-3 MS WESTERN EDGE 9-<br />
46W (Polled, -3.2 BW EPD), sired by<br />
LT Western Edge 4057, out of a JDJ<br />
Impression K894 daughter, bred to<br />
HBSF Specialist 108U. Sold for $3,500<br />
to Hicken Ranch, Raymond.<br />
Lot 85A, P-3 MR WESTERN SPUR<br />
1-116Y (Polled, 87 lb. BW, 36 WW<br />
EPD), sired by KMAC Cigar Spur 23T<br />
sold for $5,900 to Nevin Heidinger,<br />
Manyberries.<br />
Lot 68, P-3 MS Y2K 7-17T (Polled, -<br />
.3 BW and 37 WW EPD) bred to HBSF<br />
Specialist 108U, sired by MSW Y2K,<br />
out of an LHC Mr. Perfect Y416<br />
daughter. Sold for $3,800 to Hicken<br />
Ranch.<br />
Lot 68A, P-3 MR SPECIALIST 1-54Y<br />
(Polled, 96 lb. BW, 40 WW EPD), sired<br />
by HBSF Specialist 108U. Sold for<br />
$5,200 to Tom Carroll, Oyen.<br />
Lot 58, P-3 MS CIGAR 6-125S<br />
(Polled, .9 BW EPD), sired by JDJ<br />
LARGE SALE END OF AN ERA<br />
P-3 <strong>Charolais</strong> Ranch Complete<br />
Dispersal<br />
Impression K894, out of an LT<br />
Wyoming Wind 4020 daughter, bred<br />
to HBSF Specialist 108U. Sold for<br />
$4,000 to Circle 7 <strong>Charolais</strong>,<br />
Shaunavon, SK.<br />
58A, P-3 MS SPECIALLIST 1-63Y<br />
(Polled, 91 lb. BW and 39 WW EPD),<br />
sired by HBSF Specialist 108U. Sold<br />
for $3,300 to Rollin’ Acres <strong>Charolais</strong>,<br />
Shelburne and Whiskey Hollow<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong>, Norwood, ON.<br />
Lot 32, P-3 MISS INDEPENDENCE<br />
94N (Polled, .1 BW EPD), sired by<br />
PCFL Independence 109C, out of an<br />
LHD Mr Perfect Y416 daughter, bred<br />
to HBSF Specialist 108U. Sold for<br />
$2,600 to Circle 7 <strong>Charolais</strong>,<br />
Shaunavon, SK.<br />
Lot 32A, P-3 MR SPECIALIST 1-4Y<br />
(Polled, 98 lb. BW, 31 WW EPD), sired<br />
by HBSF Specialist 108U. Sold for<br />
$4,600 to Howe Ranches, Buffalo.<br />
High Selling Bred Heifers<br />
Lot 95, P-3 MS SPECIALIST 0-08X<br />
(Polled, 2.7 BW EPD), sired by HBSF<br />
Specialist 108U, out of a WCR Prime<br />
Cut 764 daughter, bred to HC X-<br />
Periment 34X. Sold for $3,900 to High<br />
Bluff Stock Farm Inglis, MB.<br />
Lot 106, P-3 MS WESTERN SPUR 0-<br />
80X (Polled, 1.2 BW EPD), sired by<br />
KMAC Cigar Spur 23T, out of a JDJ<br />
Impression K894 daughter, bred to<br />
HC X-Periment 34X. Sold for $3,200 to<br />
Sproule <strong>Charolais</strong>, Pincher Creek.<br />
High Selling Herdbulls<br />
Lot 1, HBSF SPECIALIST 108U<br />
(Polled), sired by MVX Cougarhill<br />
Hank 720G, out of a Weise’s Exactor<br />
15A daughter. Sold 1/4 interest and<br />
full possession for $12,000 to Gilliland<br />
Bros. <strong>Charolais</strong>, Carivale, SK.<br />
Lot 4, PRO-CHAR MOHICAN 34X<br />
(Polled, Red Factor), sired by<br />
Wrangler Headliner 28N, out of a<br />
Pro-Char Guage 7L daughter. Sold for<br />
$6,300 to Travis Duncan, Warner.<br />
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Greg Gilliland,<br />
Gilliland Bros. <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
bought a new<br />
herdsire taking Specialist<br />
home<br />
Mark Louhes, Coyote<br />
Flats <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
selected 20 head<br />
Wendy & Lyle Bignell, Buffalo Lake <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
took 11 head back to Stettler<br />
Brian & Carla Hicken were the volume buyers<br />
selecting 40 head<br />
Ben Huber (left) started a new herd and<br />
bought in volume taking 28 head home
Bar Punch Ranch Complete Dispersal<br />
December 12, 2011 • Medicine Hat, AB<br />
Gross Average<br />
17 Cow/Calf Pairs $78,175 $4,598<br />
10 Bred Cows 30,600 3,060<br />
3 Bred Heifers 5,350 1,783<br />
2.5 Mature Bulls 18,400 7,360<br />
1 Two Year Old Bull 2,600 2,600<br />
4 Yearling Bulls 10,600 2,650<br />
37.5 Lots 145,725 3,886<br />
Auctioneer: Brent Carey<br />
Sale Manager: By Livestock<br />
This is the end of an era. John Hoff<br />
and Bar Punch Ranch are true<br />
pioneers of the <strong>Charolais</strong> breed in<br />
Canada. This was one of the largest<br />
selections of Polled Full French<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> to ever sell. Cattle were sold<br />
across Canada.<br />
High Selling Cow/Calf Pairs<br />
Lot 202, JR MISS CADET YOYO<br />
612S (Full French, 5.7 BW EPD), sired<br />
by JR Cadet’s Image 404P, out of a Sir<br />
International 27H daughter, bred to<br />
Maple Leaf Bar Punch 8199U. Sold for<br />
$3,200 to Maple Leaf <strong>Charolais</strong>, Falun.<br />
Lot 202A, BPR 153Y (Polled, Full<br />
French, 4 BW EPD), sired by Maple<br />
Leaf Bar Punch 8119U. Sold for $3,500<br />
to Maple Leaf <strong>Charolais</strong>.<br />
Lot 204, G4 ACRES AZALEI 171S<br />
(Full French, 3.4 BW EPD), sired by<br />
LIG Nacil 3N, out of an MRL Miss<br />
Dragon 37L daughter, bred to Maple<br />
Leaf Bar Punch 8199U. Sold for $3,800<br />
to Stephen <strong>Charolais</strong> Farm,<br />
Moosomin, SK.<br />
Lot 204A, BPR 123Y (Full French,<br />
2.9 BW EPD), sired by Maple Leaf Bar<br />
NEWS<br />
Sales in Brief<br />
Maple Leaf <strong>Charolais</strong> Production Sale<br />
October 22, 2011 • Lakedell, AB<br />
Gross Average<br />
11 Bred Heifers $27,200 $2,473<br />
4 Bred Cows 14,500 3,625<br />
7 Cow/Calf Pairs 27,200 4,085<br />
22 Lots $70,300 $3,195<br />
LARGE POLLED FULL FRENCH OFFERING<br />
Bar Punch Ranch Complete<br />
Dispersal<br />
Punch 8119U sold for $2,700 to Maple<br />
Leaf <strong>Charolais</strong>.<br />
Lot 213, DWK TESSA 2T (Polled,<br />
Full French, 2.3 BW EPD), sired by<br />
Muscat, out of a Till daughter, bred to<br />
Maple Leaf Bar Punch 8119U. Sold for<br />
$5,000 to Mulkay Cattle Co, Spedden.<br />
Lot 213A, BPR 176Y (Full French,<br />
2.3 BW EPD), sired by Maple Leaf Bar<br />
Punch 8119U. Sold for $1,100 to May-<br />
On <strong>Charolais</strong>, Virden, MB.<br />
Lot 212, DWK TAMMY 3T (Polled,<br />
Full French, 2.3 BW EPD), sired by<br />
Muscat, out of a Till daughter, bred to<br />
Maple Leaf Bar Punch 8119U. Sold for<br />
$4,000 to Maple Leaf <strong>Charolais</strong>.<br />
Lot 212A, BPR 154Y (Polled, Full<br />
French, 2.3 BW EPD), sired by Maple<br />
Leaf Bar Punch 8119U. Sold for $2,000<br />
to Maple Leaf <strong>Charolais</strong>.<br />
High Selling Bred Cows<br />
Lot 211, MBZF FANCY 5T (Full<br />
French, 1.4 BW EPD), sired by PCFL<br />
Solitaire 55N, out of a PCFL Java 119D<br />
daughter, bred to Maple Leaf Bar<br />
Punch 8119U. Sold for $4,600 to<br />
Stephen <strong>Charolais</strong> Farm.<br />
Lot 227, JR MISS UFANO CW PAL<br />
935W (Polled, Full French, 3 BW<br />
EPD), sired by JR His Cadet Image<br />
727T, out of a Maple Leaf Paladin<br />
471P daughter, bred to Maple Leaf<br />
Bar Punch 8119U. Sold for $3,400 to<br />
Blake Marchant, Cartwright, MB.<br />
High Selling Mature Bull<br />
Lot 240, MAPLE LEAF BAR<br />
PUNCH 901W (Double Polled, Full<br />
French, 1.9 BW, 29 WW and 52 YW<br />
EPD), sired by Virgil, out of a Bar<br />
Punch Prime Rib 99C daughter. Sold<br />
Blake Marchant selected<br />
7 head<br />
Roy Mulkay bought<br />
6 head<br />
Randy & Denise Franke, May-On <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
took 14 head home<br />
Tom & Carey Stewart, Maple Leaf <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
were volume buyers taking 16 head<br />
1/2 interest full possession for $11,000<br />
to Maple Leaf <strong>Charolais</strong>.<br />
Lot 200, MAPLE LEAF BAR<br />
PUNCH 8119U (Polled, Full French,<br />
2.3 BW, 23 WW and 41 YW EPD),<br />
sired by Martel, out of a Maple Leaf<br />
Paladin 471P daughter. Sold for $5,300<br />
to May-On <strong>Charolais</strong>.<br />
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DRD <strong>Charolais</strong> Dispersal Sale<br />
December 17, 2011 • Regina, SK<br />
Gross Average<br />
28 Cow/Calf Pairs $124,500 $4,446<br />
9 Bred Cows 19,700 2,189<br />
7 Bred Heifers 20,000 2,857<br />
1 Heifer Calf 825 825<br />
1 Mature Bull 6,800 6,800<br />
2 Yearling Bulls 10,300 5,150<br />
5 Bull Calves 11,300 2,260<br />
53 Lots $193,425 $3,650<br />
Auctioneer: Brent Carey<br />
Sale Manager: By Livestock<br />
A big crowd of both local<br />
commercial producers, repeat<br />
customers, new <strong>Charolais</strong> breeders<br />
and support from breeders across the<br />
country gave Don Railton a very<br />
strong sale. This functional set of<br />
cows and their offspring sold steady<br />
with the herdbulls leading the sale.<br />
DRD <strong>Charolais</strong>, Sintaluta has been<br />
developed over 25 years and the<br />
fruits of his labour was rewarded.<br />
High Selling Cow/Calf Pairs<br />
Lot 10, BORDERLANDS<br />
HARMONY 35L (25.9 Milk EPD),<br />
sired by BKJ Barbwire 716G, out of an<br />
RGP Eureka 17E daughter, bred to Bar<br />
J Silverado 14S. Sold for $3,200 to<br />
Swan Lake Farms, Stoughton.<br />
Lot 10A, DRD RASCALFLATS 350Y<br />
(Polled, 105 lb. BW, 1,165 lbs., 27.1<br />
Milk EPD), sired by Pleasant Dawn<br />
Sudoku 145W. Sold for $6,300 to<br />
Chartop <strong>Charolais</strong>, Gull Lake.<br />
Lot 20, DRD BRAN MUFFIN ONE<br />
336U (Polled, Red Factor, 25.3 Milk<br />
EPD), sired by Belmont’s Cognac 65P,<br />
out of a BKJ Barbwire 716G daughter,<br />
bred to Hicks Revolver 14R. Sold for<br />
$5,000 to Dog Patch Acres, Leroy.<br />
Lot 20A, DRD CHECKERS 335Y<br />
(Double Polled, Red Factor, 1,153 lbs.,<br />
26.8 Milk EPD), sired by Pleasant<br />
Dawn Sudoku 145W. Sold for $3,400<br />
to MacMillan <strong>Charolais</strong>, Saskatoon.<br />
BIG CROWD, STRONG SALE<br />
DRD Dispersal<br />
Lot 21, DRD GINGER 82U<br />
(Polled,Red Factor, 82 YW EPD), sired<br />
by Belmont’s Cognac 65P, out of an<br />
HTA White Sand 762G daughter, bred<br />
to Bar J Silverado 14S. Sold for $5,000<br />
to Wilgenbusch <strong>Charolais</strong>, Halbrite.<br />
Lot 21A, DRD TOPKICK 830Y<br />
(Double Polled, 91 lb. BW, 25.9 Milk<br />
EPD), sired by Pleasant Dawn Sudoku<br />
145W. Sold for $2,350 to Brian<br />
Hayward, Wolseley.<br />
Lot 19, DRD COGNACS ROSE 88T<br />
(Polled, Red Factor), sired by<br />
Belmont’s Cognac 65P, out of an HTA<br />
White Sand 762G daughter, bred to<br />
SVS Nobleman 25N. Sold for $4,100 to<br />
McTavish <strong>Charolais</strong>, Moosomin.<br />
Lot 19A, DRD ANNAPOLAIS 881Y<br />
(Double Polled, 100 lb. BW, 1,040 lbs.,<br />
25.5 Milk EPD), sired by Pleasant<br />
Dawn Sudoku 145W. Sold for $2,000<br />
to Dave Edwards, Fort Qu’Appelle.<br />
High Selling Bred Cow<br />
Lot 18, DRD RED’S GIRL 80S<br />
(Double Polled, Red Factor, 27.5 Milk<br />
EPD) sired by DRD Mister Red 60M,<br />
out of a Lang’s Eric The Red 3E<br />
daughter. Sold for $4,500 to<br />
Wilgenbusch <strong>Charolais</strong>.<br />
High Selling Bred Heifer<br />
Lot 8, DRD BRANFLAKES 336X<br />
(Double Polled, Double Red, 28.1 Milk<br />
EPD), sired by SVS Nobleman 25N,<br />
out of a Belmont’s Cognac 65P<br />
daughter, bred to Elder’s Platinum<br />
196X. Sold for $4,500 to Elder<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong>, Coronach.<br />
High Selling Yearling Bull<br />
Lot 2, ELDER’S PLATINUM 196X<br />
(3rd Gen. Polled, -1 BW EPD, 23.5<br />
Milk EPD), sired by MXS Optimum<br />
813U, out of a Bar J Silverado 14S<br />
daughter. Sold for $7,000 to Vincent<br />
Lake <strong>Charolais</strong>, St. Paul, AB.<br />
High Selling Mature Bull<br />
Lot 1, PLEASANT DAWN<br />
SUDOKU 145W (4th Gen. Polled,<br />
2.2 BW EPD, 83 YW EPD, 28.3 Milk<br />
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Brian McTavish added<br />
a high selling female<br />
to their operation<br />
Mic Zentner bought a<br />
high selling cow<br />
Glen & Lynn Sauder selected the high selling<br />
bull calf<br />
John & Craig Wilgenbusch added four from<br />
the top to their operation<br />
Ron & Donna Elder purchased the high<br />
selling bred heifer<br />
EPD), sired by HEJ Magnum 26R,<br />
out of a Bar J Norman 57N daughter.<br />
Sold for $6,800 to King’s Polled<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong>, Rocanville.
<strong>Charolais</strong> <strong>Banner</strong> • <strong>February</strong> <strong>2012</strong> 23
AIREY RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF MCA<br />
Manitoba <strong>Charolais</strong> Association<br />
Annual General Meeting<br />
Harry Airey, of<br />
Rivers, was re-elected<br />
president of the<br />
Manitoba <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Association at their 43rd Annual<br />
General Meeting held January 7th in<br />
Brandon. Ernie Bayduza, Dauphin<br />
was re-elected 1st Vice-President;<br />
Andre Steppler, Miami was elected<br />
2nd Vice-President and Rae Trimble of<br />
Portage la Prairie remains as<br />
Secretary-Treasurer.<br />
Five directors terms were up and<br />
they were all re-elected. They<br />
included Harry Airey; Ernie Bayduza;<br />
Andre Steppler; Ian Milliken, Reston<br />
and Rob Gilliland, Virden.<br />
The financial report for the last<br />
fiscal year showed a net loss of nearly<br />
$8,000 on a budget of $21,000 with still<br />
over $13,000 in cash and receivables.<br />
In committee reports the promotion<br />
committee spent their advertising<br />
dollars in the MBP Cattle Country,<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> Connection, radio<br />
advertising, sponsoring Beef Days,<br />
coffee at auction marts and many<br />
other places.<br />
The 4-H committee reported 86<br />
toques were given out to kids<br />
showing <strong>Charolais</strong> influence cattle in<br />
2011 which were very well received.<br />
In <strong>2012</strong> the Manitoba Livestock<br />
Expo is shortening the show by taking<br />
the Sunday off the schedule and<br />
having the show end on Saturday.<br />
CCA director Campbell Forsyth and<br />
CCA General Manager Neil Gillies<br />
gave a report on the happening at the<br />
national level and talked about the<br />
<strong>2012</strong> AGM taking place in Alberta in<br />
July in conjunction with the CCYA<br />
Conference and Show.<br />
Gerry Bowes gave his fieldman<br />
report and with a budget of $5,820 he<br />
attended some Beef Days and many<br />
days during the calf sales and bred<br />
cow sales in the fall. He also<br />
announced after 4 years he is retiring<br />
this spring. This past year working<br />
with the Manitoba and Saskatchwan<br />
Associations he attended 29 sales in<br />
Eastern Alberta, Saskatchewan and<br />
Manitoba. He presented the idea of an<br />
adopt an auction market for local<br />
breeders to come and buy coffee and<br />
promote the breed. He explained the<br />
need for more breeders to go to the<br />
auction markets and watch their<br />
customers calves sell.<br />
Plans for another summer picnic are<br />
Andre & Katie Steppler accept the Manitoba<br />
Breeder of the Year Award from President<br />
Harry Airey<br />
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in the works with it being held at<br />
Dauphin Lake with Ernie Bayduza<br />
and Hans Myhre hosting it in<br />
late June.<br />
The meeting was followed by a<br />
multi-breed awards banquet and<br />
social in the evening. It is a great place<br />
to visit with breeders from all breeds<br />
in Manitoba.<br />
Gerry Bowes receives a token of<br />
appreciation for his work as field man for<br />
the Manitoba <strong>Charolais</strong> Association from<br />
Ian Milliken<br />
Manitoba <strong>Charolais</strong> Association Board of Directors<br />
Front Row (l-r) Rae Trimble, Portage la Prairie (Secretary-Treasurer); Ernie Bayduza, Dauphin<br />
(1st Vice-President); Harry Airey, Rivers (President); Andre Steppler, Miami (2nd Vice-President);<br />
Campbell Forsyth, Eriksdale (CCA director)<br />
Back Row (l-r) Ian Milliken, Reston; Jeff Cavers, La Riviere; Doug Hunter, Roblin; Jim Olsen,<br />
Portage la Prairie; Hans Myhre, Dauphin; Kevin Stebeleski, Oakburn; Rob Gilliland, Virden;<br />
Kerri Hinsburg, Rapid City. Missing is Shawn Airey, Rivers.
<strong>Charolais</strong> <strong>Banner</strong> • <strong>February</strong> <strong>2012</strong> 25
JMB “Nothin Held Back” Sale<br />
December 19, 2011 • Virden, MB<br />
Gross Average<br />
25 Cow/Calf Pairs $171,950 $6,878<br />
17 Bred Cows 52,050 3,062<br />
22 Bred Heifers 75,25 3,420<br />
8 Heifer Calves 19,200 2,400<br />
7 Bull Calves 31,100 4,443<br />
79 Lots $349,550 $4,425<br />
Auctioneer: Brent Carey<br />
Sale Manager: By Livestock<br />
JMB <strong>Charolais</strong>, Brookdale, needed<br />
to lessen the work load and did it buy<br />
selling everything under eight years<br />
of age. A big crowd came to support<br />
the efforts this operation has put forth<br />
in promoting the breed and to take<br />
advantage of this great opportunity.<br />
The heart of this very successful<br />
operation was on the auction block<br />
and the prices reflected the quality<br />
developed over the last 25 years.<br />
High Selling Cow/Calf Pairs<br />
Lot 14, JMB PARADISE 445P<br />
(Double Polled, 23.7 Milk EPD), sired<br />
by CS Mango 256M, out of an MNE<br />
Green Light 15G daughter, bred to<br />
BXB Dateline Son 65R. Sold for $8,500<br />
to Swan Lake Farms, Stoughton, SK.<br />
Lot 14A, JMB MERIT 139Y (3rd<br />
Gen. Polled, 105 lb. BW, 1,225 lbs.),<br />
sired by Merit 8671U. Sold for $4,500<br />
to John Wilson, Wawota, SK.<br />
Lot 1, JMB SATURN 605S (Double<br />
Polled, 1.2 BW EPD, 24 Milk EPD),<br />
sired by CS Mango 256M, out of an<br />
MNE Green Light 15G daughter, bred<br />
to Hicks Revolver 14R. Sold for $9,000<br />
to Langstaff <strong>Charolais</strong>, Wallaceburg, ON.<br />
Lot 1A, JMB MS MERIT 141Y (3rd<br />
Gen. Polled, -.3 BW EPD, 809 lbs.),<br />
sired by Merit 8671U. Sold for $2,100<br />
to LEJ <strong>Charolais</strong>, Portage La Prairie.<br />
Lot 37, JMB MS DATELINE 907W<br />
(Double Polled, 1.6 BW EPD), sired by<br />
BXB Dateline Son 65R, out of a KOP<br />
Gold Steel 66E daughter, bred to HVA<br />
Wallet 91W. Sold for $5,500 to Dog<br />
Patch Acres, Leroy, SK.<br />
Lot 37A, JMB BOOMER 108Y (3rd<br />
Gen. Polled, 90 lb. BW, 1,237 lbs.),<br />
sired by SVY Kaboom Pld 7113T. Sold<br />
for $5,500 to Kopp Farms, Amaranth.<br />
Lot 35, JMB MS DATELINE 915W<br />
GREAT SALE<br />
JMB Sale<br />
(3rd Gen. Polled, 26.4 Milk EPD),<br />
sired by BXB Dateline son 65R, out of<br />
an MNE Green Light 15G daughter,<br />
bred to HVA Wallet 91W. Sold for<br />
$5,600 to Langstaff <strong>Charolais</strong>.<br />
Lot 35A, JMB BOOMER 106Y (3rd<br />
Gen. Polled, 90 lb. BW, 1,174 lbs.),<br />
sired by SVY Kaboom Pld 7113T. Sold<br />
for $4,300 to Future Farms, Innisfail, AB.<br />
High Selling Bred Heifers<br />
Lot 45, JMB MS DATELINE 5X<br />
(Polled, 1,135 lb. YW, 24.4 Milk EPD),<br />
sired by BXB Dateline Son 65R, out of<br />
an MNE Green Light 15G daughter,<br />
bred to CSS Sir Gridmaker 2W. Sold<br />
for $6,250 to C2 <strong>Charolais</strong>, La Riviere.<br />
Lot 46, JMB MS DATELINE 9X<br />
(Double Polled/s, 1,065 lb. YW, 25.9<br />
Milk EPD), sired by BXB Dateline Son<br />
65R, out of a CS Pld Junction 4J<br />
daughter, bred to CSS Sir Gridmaker 2W.<br />
Sold for $6,100 to Swan Lake Farms.<br />
Lot 47, JMB MS DATELINE 16X<br />
(3rd Gen. Polled, .5 BW EPD, 690 lb.<br />
WW), sired by BXB Dateline Son 65R,<br />
out of a CS Mango 256S daughter,<br />
bred to CSS Sir Gridmaker 2W. Sold<br />
for $5,800 to Cedarlea Farms,<br />
Hodgeville, SK.<br />
Lot 56, JMB MS MERIT 41X (3rd<br />
Gen. Polled, 92 YW EPD), sired by<br />
Merit 8671U, out of a BXB Dateline<br />
Son 65R daughter, bred to CSS Sir<br />
Gridmaker 2W. Sold for $5,800 to<br />
Cedarlea Farms.<br />
High Selling Heifer Calf<br />
Lot 72, JMB MS DATELINE 114Y<br />
(3rd Gen. Polled/s, 92 lb. BW, 848 lbs),<br />
sired by BXB Dateline Son 65R, out of<br />
a Sparrows Oakridge 66R daughter.<br />
Sold for $5,250 to Hard Rock<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong>, Neepawa; Bryce Olmstead,<br />
Carberry & Scott Baron, Carberry.<br />
Jeff Cavers took the<br />
high selling bred<br />
heifer<br />
Garner Deobald<br />
swept two top bred<br />
heifers up<br />
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High Selling Bull Calves<br />
Lot 74, JMB DATELINE 104Y<br />
(Polled/s, Manitoba Livestock Expo<br />
Grand Champion Bull, 100 lb. BW,<br />
1,261 lbs.), sired by BXB Dateline Son<br />
65R, out of an MNE Green Light 15G<br />
daughter. Sold for $7,750 to Future<br />
Farms, Innisfail, AB.<br />
Lot 76, JMB DATELINE 131Y (3rd<br />
Gen. Polled, 88<br />
YW EPD, 1,178<br />
lbs.), sired by BXB<br />
Dateline Son 65R,<br />
out of a CS Pld<br />
Junction 4J<br />
daughter. Sold<br />
for $5,250 to<br />
Tom Grieves,<br />
Fillmore, SK.<br />
Allan Marshall added<br />
two top bull calves<br />
to his Future Farm operation<br />
The JMB Fun Bus crew purchased the high<br />
selling heifer calf<br />
Kelly Langstaff<br />
purchased three high<br />
selling cows<br />
Brian McTavish<br />
bought seven head<br />
Greg Goudy was a<br />
volume buyer building<br />
his new herd with<br />
some top sellers<br />
Velon Herback selected<br />
five good females
Stauffer Land & Livestock Complete<br />
Dispersal<br />
December 7, 2011 • Eckville, AB<br />
Gross Average<br />
76 Cow/Calf Pairs $384,350 $5,057<br />
25 Bred Cows 57,400 2,296<br />
16 Bred Heifers 45,900 2,868<br />
2 Heifer Calves 6,000 3,000<br />
2 Bull Calves 6,400 3,200<br />
2 Yearling Bulls 10,000 5,000<br />
2 Mature Bulls 9,900 4,950<br />
125 Lots $519,950 $4,159<br />
Auctioneer: Dan Skeels<br />
Dwane and Dawn Stauffer had<br />
developed a very solid, moderate<br />
framed set of working females that<br />
was rich in Freedom blood. Breeders<br />
from across the west came to select<br />
from this quality offering giving them<br />
a solid sale. The bull calves also found<br />
strong demand from both breeders<br />
and commercial producers producing<br />
a very good average.<br />
High Selling Cow/Calf Pairs<br />
Lot 76, STAUFFERS MISS CARLO<br />
94U (Polled, 2.8 BW and 36 WW<br />
EPD), sired by Stauffers Brown Noser<br />
11R, out of a Loewen Mr Carlo 5Z<br />
daughter, bred to Shelco Made Easy<br />
512R. Sold for $4,700 to Rainalta<br />
Farms, Lamond.<br />
Lot 76A, STAUFFERS CANADIAN<br />
PLD 35Y (Polled, 100 lb. BW, 88 YW<br />
EPD), sired by HTA Durmax 642S. Sold<br />
for $4,500 to Be-Rich Farms, Kitscoty.<br />
Lot 56, SFL 016 MISS DELTA 3K<br />
(Polled, .8 BW, 44 WW and a 76 YW<br />
VERY STRONG DISPERSAL SALE<br />
Stauffer Land & Livestock Dispersal<br />
EPD), sired by KC Stolichnya H016,<br />
out of an SVS Preserve 7B daughter,<br />
bred to HTA Durmax 642S. Sold for<br />
$3,000 to Ken Van Straton, Stettler.<br />
Lot 56A, STAUFFERS AVENGER<br />
PLD 50Y (Polled, 98 lb. BW, 36 WW<br />
and 76 YW EPD), sired by HTA<br />
Durmax 642S. Sold for $5,900 to White<br />
Lake Colony, Barrons.<br />
Lot 53, STAUFFERS MISS JANE<br />
61S (Polled, 4.6 BW, 43 WW and 77<br />
YW EPD), sired by SVY Freedom PLD<br />
307N, bred to HTA Durmax 642S. Sold<br />
for $4,000 to Rainalta Farms.<br />
Lot 53A, STAUFFERS MISS JANE<br />
49Y (Polled, 100 lb. BW, 40 WW EPD),<br />
sired by HTA Durmax 642S. Sold for<br />
$4,500 to Wrangler <strong>Charolais</strong>, Westlock.<br />
Lot 25, STAUFFERS MISS EXPRESS<br />
146T(-.6 BW and 43 WW EPD), sired<br />
by Shelco Made Easy 512R, out of a<br />
Willowvale Projector 90C daughter,<br />
bred to HTA Durmax 624S. Sold for<br />
$5,200 to Palmer <strong>Charolais</strong>,<br />
Bladworth, SK.<br />
Lot 25A, STAUFFERS MISS EXPRESS<br />
2Y (82 lb. BW, 40 WW and 93 YW<br />
EPD), sired by HTA Durmax 642S.<br />
Sold for $2,900 to Wrangler <strong>Charolais</strong>.<br />
High Selling Bred Heifer<br />
Lot 13, STAUFFERS MISS MARIA<br />
PLD 42X (Polled, 1.5 BW, 37 WW and<br />
75 YW EPD), sired by LEGL Navajo<br />
135S, out of an HTA White Hot 105A<br />
daughter, bred to Stauffers Copy Right<br />
27X. Sold for $4,700 to Palmer <strong>Charolais</strong>.<br />
Lot 19, STAUFFERS MISS MARCY<br />
18X(2.1 BW, 48 WW and 77 YW EPD),<br />
Dean McAvoy selected<br />
the high selling bred<br />
heifers<br />
Wade Meakin,<br />
Wrangler <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
took a trailer load<br />
home to Westlock<br />
Gerry Hoffer, White<br />
Lake Colony bought<br />
in volume<br />
Velon Herback<br />
selected 5 high<br />
selling lots<br />
out of a JDJ Smokster J1377 daughter,<br />
bred to Stauffers Stimulas 37X. Sold<br />
for $4,400 to Dean McAvoy, Arelee, SK.<br />
Lot 38, STAUFFERS MISS G-Q ICE<br />
9X (2.5 BW, 38 WW and 71 YW EPD),<br />
sired by LEGL Navajo 135S, out of a<br />
Stauffers Backyard 106M daughter.<br />
Sold for $4,000 to Dean McAvoy.<br />
High Selling Mature Bull<br />
Lot 128, SHELCO MADE EASY<br />
512R (Polled, 90 lb. BW, 45 WW and<br />
77 YW EPD), sired by Moore's Legacy<br />
117L, out of a Circle CEE Westwood<br />
115L daughter. Sold for $6,800 to<br />
Margret Kent, Beiseker.<br />
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While in conversation with<br />
Garner Deobald in early<br />
November 2011, he enlightened me<br />
that he had signed an agreement to<br />
export a plane load of <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
animals to a cattle operation in central<br />
Kazakhstan, which was due to depart<br />
in mid-December. Obviously this was<br />
good news, especially after the<br />
frustration with the Russian project<br />
that didn’t materialize as expected.<br />
This statement was followed with the<br />
question; would I be able to go and<br />
represent the Canadian <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Association in this export venture?<br />
Not surprisingly, I agreed<br />
to sign on with the project primarily<br />
as an opportunity to assist with<br />
supporting the export of Canadian<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> into a new developing<br />
market, and also because I have always<br />
taken advantage of the chance for a<br />
new adventure.<br />
This is a story of how that adventure<br />
unfolded. Firstly, a few facts on the<br />
country and the parties involved.<br />
Quoting from WorldAtlas.com,<br />
‘Kazakhstan is at the crossroads of Asia<br />
and Europe and is the 9th largest country<br />
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in the World. It is bordered by the Russian<br />
Federation on the N.W. through to the<br />
N.E. China to the S.E. Turkmenistan,<br />
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan to the South<br />
and the Caspian Sea to the S.W.’<br />
Kazakhstan gained independence in<br />
1991 and during our trip the 20th<br />
anniversary of the independence was<br />
celebrated on December 16th, 2011.<br />
The president, Nursultan Nazarbayv<br />
has been at the helm for all of those<br />
years and is regarded in high esteem<br />
for his accomplishments in improving<br />
living conditions in the country, and<br />
on the whole increasing trade during<br />
the 20 years.<br />
The parties involved with this<br />
export mission were Hawkeye Land &<br />
Livestock Ltd., which is a family run<br />
operation, utilizing Garner Deobald<br />
primarily working to obtain the<br />
agreement, while Lori and Kylie<br />
Deobald attended to many of the<br />
logistical and administrative aspects<br />
of this venture. Hawkeye also<br />
collaborated closely with Rod and<br />
Kristi Guilford of Xports International<br />
Inc. from Clearwater, Manitoba. Rod<br />
and Kristi have been involved with<br />
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the export of Canadian genetics to<br />
Eastern Europe and central Asia for a<br />
number of years and their experience<br />
was invaluable and much appreciated<br />
on this project.<br />
The company that purchased the<br />
animals is called Agrofirm “Dievskaya”<br />
Ltd., which is owned by Oleg<br />
(pronounced Aleg) Vladimirovich<br />
Danilenko, and his son Oleg (Aleg)<br />
Olegovich Danilenko.<br />
The important connection was<br />
initiated when a request was made to<br />
Saskatchewan Trade and Export<br />
Partnership (STEP) by an incoming<br />
Kazakh delegation to the Farm<br />
Progress show in June, 2011 in Regina,<br />
Saskatchewan. The Kazakh’s group<br />
request was to tour some <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
farms during their visit, so STEP<br />
contacted Hawkeye Land & Livestock<br />
Ltd. and Garner agreed to assist with<br />
their request. He toured them to the<br />
Howe and Rosso <strong>Charolais</strong> farms in<br />
the Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan region<br />
and according to Garner, the group<br />
was impressed with the cattle<br />
operations and this greatly influenced<br />
the purchase of Canadian animals.
Among the delegation was<br />
Vyacheslav Bobryshev (Slava) who<br />
represents IP Consult (International)<br />
Ltd., who is mainly involved with the<br />
importation of farm machinery into<br />
Kazakhstan, and Oleg Vladimirovich<br />
Danilenko, who is owner of Agrofirm<br />
Dievskaya Ltd. Slava’s translation<br />
abilities were instrumental in<br />
brokering an agreement between the<br />
two companies.<br />
The following information is supplied<br />
by Hawkeye Land & Livestock Ltd.<br />
and relates to some facts and statistics<br />
on the quarantine of the animals.<br />
There were 33 contributors ranging in<br />
numbers from 1 head to 60 head (10<br />
bulls, 50 heifers) from Manitoba,<br />
Saskatchewan and Alberta.<br />
The cattle were delivered to the<br />
quarantine stations at Oak Lake and<br />
Crystal City, Manitoba during the<br />
week of November 7th, 2011. Testing<br />
included: tuberculosis, paratuberculosis,<br />
brucellosis, leucosis, chlamydiosis,<br />
bluetongue, campylobacteriosis -<br />
culture test (bulls only), trichomonosis<br />
- microscopic examination (bulls<br />
only). The animals were vaccinated<br />
against leptospirosis, infectious<br />
bovine rhinotreachitis (IBR), bovine<br />
viral diarrhea and bovine respiratory<br />
syncytial virus not earlier than 6<br />
months and not later than 20 days<br />
prior to export. In total they would<br />
have gone through the chutes 7 times.<br />
We had a low percentage show a false<br />
positive. 5 in total, 3 paratuberculosis,<br />
1 TB and 1 blue tongue; they were all<br />
retested and came up negative. Even<br />
showing up as a false positive they<br />
are ineligible to go. We also had 4 free<br />
Winnipeg Airport – processing from the trucks to the crates prior to loading plane<br />
martins when we palpated the heifers.<br />
A number of the heifers needed to be<br />
re-tatooed as the original wasn't legible.<br />
5 Kazakh representatives, Oleg<br />
Olegovich Danilenko (owner), Slava<br />
(consultant), Amangeldy Kuibagarov<br />
and Khabidlla Abzhanov (cattle<br />
managers), and Shattansha Zhuzenov<br />
(university professor) from Agrofirm<br />
Dievskaya visited Canada from<br />
November 30th to December 2nd to<br />
inspect the animals and provide a<br />
final seal of approval. They had the<br />
opportunity to select the required<br />
numbers for the shipment from the<br />
cattle that had been assembled for<br />
them. Garner commented they<br />
selected them the way I would have;<br />
in other words, they sorted off the<br />
poorer cattle.<br />
Now having dispensed with most<br />
of the introductions, the journey<br />
started in Winnipeg on December<br />
11th, 2011, where Garner and I joined<br />
up in the late afternoon at a hotel<br />
close to the airport as a staging point,<br />
waiting for the cattle to arrive. At 6.30<br />
p.m. we went over to Dryden Air<br />
which is situated in the cargo area at<br />
the S.E. side of the airport, and at 6.45<br />
p.m. five cattle trucks arrived at the<br />
facility to be unloaded and processed.<br />
Processing consisted of unloading<br />
the animals from the liners and<br />
loading them into the crates they<br />
would be travelling in to Astana,<br />
Kazakhstan. The crates were 8 x 10<br />
feet in size and as per regulations each<br />
shipment had to be newly fabricated.<br />
On first impression they did not look<br />
all that substantial, however on closer<br />
inspection the design seemed sturdy<br />
enough. Starting with an aluminum<br />
deck, plywood and two by four<br />
studding formed the walls and roof<br />
which was held in place by metal<br />
brackets. The binding agent being<br />
some heavy nylon strapping over<br />
every stud that was finished off with<br />
heavy nylon netting covering the top<br />
and sides of the crate that was<br />
anchored at the bottom.<br />
The total procedure involved<br />
representatives from Korean Air, who<br />
were charting the weight of each crate<br />
of animals in accordance with the<br />
loading specification for the plane.<br />
Rod Guilford took on one of the most<br />
important positions (and also one of<br />
the dirtiest) by coordinating the<br />
unloading of the animals so that the<br />
weight of each crate was within<br />
acceptable limits. The truck drivers all<br />
assisted with the unloading process.<br />
Kristi Guilford, along with helper<br />
Jacki McCannell, recorded all of the<br />
animal tags which corresponded to<br />
the animal’s tattoo for each crate. The<br />
crew from Dryden Air consisted of 7<br />
people and they assisted with the<br />
loading of the animals in the crates<br />
and then ferried the crates out to the<br />
loading apron. A representative from<br />
the Canadian Food Inspection Agency<br />
(CFIA) was on hand to oversee<br />
operations, and Garner operated a<br />
series of chute gates and assisted<br />
loading the crates. My task was to<br />
take the pictures so we would have a<br />
pictorial record of the event as it<br />
unfolded. The total process was<br />
impressive as everybody understood<br />
the role they had to play and in<br />
approximately three hours, 34 crates<br />
Inside of cargo plane where crates will go. Two decks like this.<br />
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Loading commences!<br />
consisting of 310 animals weighing<br />
106,000 kg were all lined up on the<br />
concrete apron waiting for the plane<br />
to arrive.<br />
At 10.00 p.m. we went back to the<br />
hotel to clean-up, check out, park our<br />
vehicles in the hotel compound and at<br />
1.00 a.m., the hotel shuttle driver<br />
delivered us back to the cargo area.<br />
At 1.20 a.m. we received word that<br />
the plane had landed, and with our<br />
security passes attached, we were taken<br />
out to the apron just as the Korean<br />
airlines 747 taxied in. The temperature<br />
was minus 14 degrees Celsius.<br />
Not having been in that close a<br />
proximity to a plane of that size before<br />
it was just a smidgen intimidating to<br />
be standing virtually underneath<br />
looking up. For a moment I was<br />
probably a tad bit star struck and had<br />
to give myself a pinch to bring myself<br />
back to reality. The cargo doors<br />
opened up, including the huge nose<br />
section, the fuel truck arrived with of<br />
190,000 lb. of fuel, and the loading of<br />
Just landed in Astana<br />
the animals commenced.<br />
As you can see from the pictures the<br />
loading was certainly a slick operation<br />
as the crates were brought alongside a<br />
hydraulic lift, rolled on to the lift on a<br />
series of rollers, lifted up to the height<br />
of the cargo door and then pulled into<br />
the hold on another series of rollers.<br />
From there a hydraulic tracking system<br />
moved the crates down the length of<br />
the hold. On the top deck 28 crates<br />
were lined up two abreast, one single<br />
crate was in the nose and 5 crates<br />
were in the belly section. This shipment<br />
had the distinction of being the largest<br />
in head ever shipped out of the country<br />
(this record only lasted one day as a<br />
shipment of Herefords exceeded the<br />
number of head the next day).<br />
With the animals and fuel loaded<br />
the crew was given the green light at<br />
4.15 a.m. to depart for the 7 and one<br />
half hour flight to Brussels, Belgium.<br />
We shared comfortable accommodations<br />
with the crew of 5, which was accessed<br />
by a folding ladder in the main hold.<br />
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Full cargo area<br />
We landed in Belgium and the<br />
temperature was plus 4 degrees, the<br />
cargo doors were opened to help cool<br />
the cattle and 165,000 lbs of fuel was<br />
pumped aboard. After a 4 hour stop<br />
on the apron we left Brussels at 10.30<br />
p.m. local time (the time change was 7<br />
hours ahead). The flight time to<br />
Astana was 6 and one half hours with<br />
a time change of 5 hours. As there was<br />
no in-cabin entertainment and<br />
sleeping was sporadic, I tackled a<br />
novel called the “Sisters Brothers”.<br />
About 3 hours out of Astana the<br />
Captain came back for a chat and<br />
mentioned that it was minus 31<br />
degrees at our destination and very<br />
matter of fact asked – can the cattle<br />
handle that temperature? We assured<br />
him they could, however we were not<br />
so sure about us. The temperature in<br />
the hold was 16 degrees and the<br />
humidity was starting to form on the<br />
roof of the hold and run down the<br />
walls. Garner tried to convince one of<br />
the crew members to turn the heat<br />
Nose of plane lifts up to expose 28 crates on top and 5 crates in the belly
Warm cattle hit the cold!<br />
down in the hold…to no avail. He<br />
was more concerned with mopping<br />
the walls with absorbent pads.<br />
Finally we landed in Astana; it was<br />
10.15 a.m. on December 13th. We<br />
taxied to the apron where we could<br />
see a hive of activity as the ground<br />
crew, trucks with cattle handlers,<br />
scurried about on our arrival. As the<br />
cargo doors were opened the<br />
conflicting air masses created a mass<br />
of fog which immediately blurred the<br />
camera lenses. Once again the pictures<br />
tell the story as the first crates<br />
unloaded are almost engulfed in<br />
steam. Welcome to Kazakhstan, girls<br />
and boys!<br />
In the next 30 minutes or so I<br />
witnessed a few unforgettable images<br />
that will be etched in the trips<br />
memory memoirs. As soon as the<br />
doors were opened I was off, camera<br />
in hand to record the moment. The<br />
first few minutes I circled the plane<br />
snapping shots at random, my<br />
attention was averted as a huge Soviet<br />
looking fellow dressed in a full length<br />
dark green trench coat with red braids<br />
on each shoulder, black shiny boats<br />
and a fine looking mink type hat was<br />
approaching the plane. As he<br />
mounted the stair well to the plane he<br />
started waving his hand and at first I<br />
thought he was waving in greeting…<br />
alas he was telling me to stop taking<br />
pictures. The language barrier did not<br />
help in this case so I decided that<br />
caution was in order and I put my<br />
camera away. For the next few<br />
minutes Garner was egging me on to<br />
take his picture, however my own<br />
preservation was my main thought<br />
and I decided against it. A trip to the<br />
gulag would not look good.<br />
Thankfully, he finally wandered off.<br />
Meanwhile, as I walked over to<br />
observe the transfer of animals from<br />
the crates to the various modes of<br />
transport that would take them to<br />
their final destination, a heifer<br />
nonchalantly walked around the front<br />
of the truck. Yikes, an escapee! In the<br />
space of five seconds every<br />
conceivable negative thought flashed<br />
The one that got away!<br />
through my mind from her running<br />
across a runway with a plane<br />
approaching to a frolic in the parking<br />
lot outside the airport arrivals area.<br />
Luckily she seemed fairly mellow and<br />
with the assistance of a few other<br />
bodies we herded her into a fenced<br />
compound. In due course a forklift<br />
operator took an empty crate over to<br />
the compound and placed it in a<br />
corner and with a little coaxing she<br />
jumped back in. I was impressed with<br />
the handling of this situation as on<br />
more than one occasion I have<br />
witnessed bungled attempts at<br />
corralling animals in similar situations<br />
in Canada.<br />
The 747 was unloaded and all of the<br />
crates were waiting their turn to be<br />
loaded into the trucks. Most of the<br />
trucks were grain trucks with pup<br />
trailers and the loading process was<br />
going to take some time as the<br />
animals had to be coaxed into<br />
jumping from the crates into the<br />
trailers. Although a slow process, the<br />
handlers exhibited patient<br />
Crates unloaded and lined up on concrete apron Transport truck from the airport to the farm consists of a grain truck and a pup<br />
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stockmanship skills to achieve<br />
this task. When each truck was<br />
loaded they stretched a light<br />
tarpaulin over the top of the<br />
trucks to shield the animals<br />
from the cold wind for the<br />
journey ahead.<br />
The journey was far from<br />
over as the heifers still had 750<br />
kms to get to their final<br />
destination, of which the final<br />
100 kms were on dirt roads. It<br />
was 5 p.m. before all of the<br />
trucks were loaded and in<br />
convoy they started out for the<br />
farm. Garner and I were a little<br />
anxious for their welfare as the<br />
animals had not had feed or<br />
water for about 48 hours.<br />
With our documents checked<br />
and our luggage rounded up,<br />
Slava took us into the city and<br />
we booked<br />
flights for the following<br />
morning to Kostanay, the<br />
closest airport to the farm. We<br />
booked into a hotel and<br />
following a short rest Slava<br />
hosted us to dinner of a<br />
traditional Kazakh dish which<br />
featured horse meat, potatoes,<br />
pasta and onions. The<br />
experience was “two thumbs<br />
up” and this was another first<br />
for me as I have never tasted<br />
horse meat before.<br />
Wednesday, December 14th<br />
Slava drove us to the airport<br />
for our one hour flight to<br />
Kostanay. We were picked up<br />
by Andrey Shmyrev, one of<br />
Slava’s associates, and Ily’as<br />
Naimanov, our interpreter and<br />
set out on the two and a half<br />
hour trip to the ranch. The<br />
temperature was minus 25<br />
degrees Celsius.<br />
Through cell phone coverage<br />
we knew that the truck drivers<br />
had stopped for fuel and a nap<br />
during the night and were just<br />
ahead of us. After we had<br />
turned onto the dirt road to the<br />
farm from the Kostanay<br />
highway we caught up with<br />
the trucks who had stopped for<br />
a break beside the road, and to<br />
our delight the animals were<br />
peering out from under the<br />
tarpaulins and they looked<br />
remarkably alert and curious.<br />
The final stretch of road was<br />
slow going and all of the<br />
vehicles frequently left the<br />
road and travelled in the fields<br />
to make better time. At last we<br />
reached the farm sign and<br />
stopped for a photo<br />
opportunity. The farm<br />
encompasses the village of<br />
Dievka that has 250 residents<br />
of which 150 worked on the<br />
farm. The topography would<br />
mirror any of the flattest land<br />
on the prairies, literally a<br />
horizon in each direction, so<br />
the animals were coming to an<br />
environment very much like<br />
the western prairie region of<br />
Canada. The total acreage of<br />
the farm was 265,000, three<br />
quarters of which would be<br />
grain land and the balance<br />
would be pasture and hay<br />
land. The main crop in this<br />
area would be high quality<br />
hard spring wheat with protein<br />
levels of 18% in 2011.<br />
Garner and I were taken into<br />
the village for a luncheon with<br />
the owner Oleg Vladimirovich<br />
Danilenko and we were<br />
welcomed in true Kazakh style<br />
– a vast array of food and a<br />
few toasts of cognac hoisted<br />
supporting speeches on the<br />
future success of Canadian<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> in Kazakhstan.<br />
As lunch wound down we<br />
could hardly restrain our<br />
restlessness to go and inspect<br />
the animals and see how they<br />
had held up after their arduous<br />
trip. It was now almost exactly<br />
60 hours from when they had<br />
been loaded onto the liners in<br />
Manitoba without any feed or<br />
water. When we arrived at the<br />
pens the trucks had finished<br />
unloading; the word was<br />
positive from the cattle<br />
handlers as they were<br />
impressed with how vibrant<br />
the animals had behaved<br />
coming off the trucks. It was<br />
described like a group of<br />
animals being let out in the<br />
spring after being cooped up<br />
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Andrey Shmyrev (Slava’s Associate), Garner Deobald,<br />
Ily’as Naimanov (Translator)<br />
Native Auliekolsaya breed which has about 33% <strong>Charolais</strong> blood<br />
Farm sign of where the cattle are going<br />
Cattle just unloaded and settling into new home
all winter in a barn. About 10 cattle<br />
handlers were separating the bulls<br />
from the heifers, and with camera in<br />
hand I slowly walked among the<br />
animals. The pens were well bedded<br />
with straw and the animals had found<br />
the hay, which they were pulling out<br />
and chewing with gusto. When they<br />
found the water running into long<br />
troughs on either side of the pen they<br />
were inhaling big swigs with obvious<br />
pleasure. For travelling that long a<br />
distance the cattle looked in really<br />
good shape. There did not appear any<br />
lameness, injury, snotty noses, dull<br />
eyes or floppy ears and when Garner<br />
and I had some time alone later we<br />
both remarked on how pleased and<br />
relieved we were with the overall<br />
health of the cattle. In my opinion<br />
pre-conditioning really works.<br />
After viewing the animals the cattle<br />
managers toured us through the feed<br />
resources available and we discussed<br />
what kind of regimen to feed the new<br />
arrivals. They wanted the animals to<br />
gain two and a half pounds a day and<br />
although none of the feed had been<br />
tested, we collectively decided to offer<br />
the animals some loose hay and grain<br />
silage and about 4 lb. of whole oats<br />
per day.<br />
We had brought with us a scale<br />
head so they had designs on building<br />
a crate to fit on the scale so they could<br />
monitor weight gains of the animals.<br />
Next we toured through a set of<br />
about 100 cow calf pairs, which in my<br />
mind exhibited a strong resemblance<br />
to the <strong>Charolais</strong> breed. Upon<br />
questioning we were informed that<br />
they had about 33% <strong>Charolais</strong> blood.<br />
Garner had been provided with some<br />
Part of the cattle crew pose for a picture by the silage pit<br />
Local farm village of Dievka. Main mode of<br />
transportation is walking.<br />
information by Shattansha Zhuzenov<br />
(University Professor) regarding the<br />
history of cattle breeds in Kazakhstan.<br />
The <strong>Charolais</strong> type animals are<br />
referred to as the Auliekolsaya breed<br />
and there are approximately 20,000<br />
head in the country. The professor<br />
went on to say the Auliekolsaya could<br />
have been developed/founded at<br />
Dievskaya. In discussion with Garner<br />
following this viewing, the animal<br />
husbandry was obviously good so we<br />
need not have any fears as to the care<br />
of the new <strong>Charolais</strong> arrivals, and the<br />
quality of cow calf pairs was superior<br />
to what I was expecting, having<br />
viewed some of the pictures Garner<br />
had taken on a previous trip.<br />
Obviously the pictures had been<br />
taken elsewhere.<br />
The professor provided some other<br />
information regarding the cattle<br />
population in Kazakhstan. Prior to 1929<br />
Asian type of cattle made up the cattle<br />
population. In 1929 the first Hereford<br />
cattle were imported from Uruguay,<br />
which were followed by three more<br />
import shipments. Today the White<br />
Faced breed makes up a large part of<br />
the actual cattle numbers in the<br />
country and there are 80,000 purebred<br />
White Face animals in Kazakhstan.<br />
As dusk was settling, Andrey, Ily’as,<br />
Garner and I were taken to a guest<br />
house in the village which provided<br />
us with an opportunity to freshen up<br />
and prepare for the evening’s activities.<br />
Once again we were joined by Oleg<br />
and his driver and another vast<br />
spread of food was laid out for us to<br />
Andrey Shmyrev, Amangeldy Kuibagarov (cattle manager), Neil Gillies, Garner Deobald (a very distinctive pair),<br />
Oleg Vladimirovich Danilenko (owner), Khabidlla Abzhanov (cattle manager)<br />
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enjoy. Oleg showed us some of the<br />
amenities of the guest house,<br />
including a full sauna complex<br />
complete with cold plunge pool (these<br />
facilities were utilized to finish up the<br />
evening). During dinner we quizzed<br />
Oleg with many questions pertaining<br />
to the ranch and his plans for the new<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> herd. As dinner wound<br />
down, Garner presented Oleg with a<br />
copy of all of the CCA registration<br />
papers that had the CCA seal<br />
embossed, and also a copy of all the<br />
registration papers translated into<br />
Russian. We relayed to Oleg that the<br />
CCA would be willing to provide<br />
registration papers and a genetic<br />
evaluation (at cost) on all future<br />
offspring if they so desired.<br />
Following this we presented<br />
various gifts on behalf of the<br />
Association. These included a<br />
painted tile of a <strong>Charolais</strong> Bull and<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> cow calf, two different<br />
books showing a pictorial illustration<br />
of Canada, and various <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
keepsakes. This was followed by a<br />
photo opportunity, cognac toasts to<br />
the future of <strong>Charolais</strong> in Kazakhstan,<br />
and continued discussion on<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> animals.<br />
Thursday the 15th and the<br />
temperature is minus 27. As a result of<br />
still having trouble with the 12 hour<br />
time change, I awoke early and<br />
finished the Sisters Brothers novel and<br />
started the novel The Girl with the<br />
Dragon Tattoo.<br />
Top left: Touring Astana; Top right: Garner Deobald and Slava (tour guide);<br />
Bottom: Hat shop and (right) Neil modelling his new hat<br />
34 <strong>Charolais</strong> <strong>Banner</strong> • <strong>February</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
This morning we had a meeting<br />
with the two cattle managers and<br />
discussed a host of topics ranging<br />
from ongoing feed rations, the<br />
collection of weights and measures,<br />
and a discussion on how EPDs are<br />
computed. After some discussion an<br />
agreement was reached that the<br />
explanation of EPDs on our website<br />
would be translated into Russian, and<br />
they requested we send a semen tank<br />
filled with semen on a range of bulls –<br />
specifically easy calving bulls. At the<br />
conclusion of this meeting it was back<br />
to the main building for another large<br />
spread of food.On this occasion we<br />
were presented with traditional<br />
Kazakh gowns, and as you can see<br />
from the picture they make Garner
and I look very distinctive. They were<br />
obviously a special gift and we felt<br />
honored to have received them. We<br />
finished up the meal with more<br />
cognac toasts to the future of the<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> animals in Kazakhstan, then<br />
returned to Kostanay to conclude the<br />
banking arrangements.<br />
As we passed the corals on the way<br />
to the city we stopped once again to<br />
check on the animals. News travels<br />
quickly as a news reporter with<br />
camera in hand was canvassing the<br />
owners/cattle workers for<br />
information on the <strong>Charolais</strong> animals.<br />
Whereas yesterday the animals were<br />
scouting out their digs, today they<br />
were mainly resting in the deep straw<br />
chewing their cud. Upon inspection<br />
all seemed to be in good health and at<br />
home in their new surroundings.<br />
Once all of the banking finalities<br />
had been taken care of we checked<br />
into a hotel and freshened up, ready<br />
for our final meal with Oleg, Andrey,<br />
Il’yas, Garner and I. Once again the<br />
experience was excellent and we<br />
cannot say how much we appreciated<br />
the hospitality, it almost made us<br />
think we were the buyers not the<br />
sellers. As usual we finished with a<br />
series of cognac toasts on the success<br />
of the <strong>Charolais</strong> animals at Dievskaya<br />
before returning to the hotel.<br />
Friday, December 16th. The<br />
temperature was still in the high<br />
minus twenties as we made our way<br />
to the airport for the flight back to<br />
Astana. The flight was delayed due to<br />
technical issues so we spent the better<br />
part of the day waiting at the airport.<br />
To kill the time, Garner had a fitful<br />
nap as I continued reading my novel.<br />
When we did return to Astana, Slava<br />
was ready to pick us up and after we<br />
checked into the hotel we enjoyed a<br />
German style dinner as we filled Slava<br />
in on our experiences at the ranch.<br />
Saturday, December 17th. The<br />
temperature is minus 27 degrees. As<br />
we basically had a free day, Slava had<br />
graciously offered to take us on a tour<br />
of the city. Garner and I had both<br />
commented during our few days in<br />
Astana at the scope of the new<br />
buildings and ongoing construction in<br />
the city; it was very impressive. As it<br />
was a long holiday weekend due to<br />
the December 16th Independence day<br />
there was a good attendance at most<br />
venues in spite of the cold weather.<br />
We visited an upscale mall that was<br />
full of Christmas shoppers and as we<br />
mingled with the crowds the products<br />
for sale would mirror what we would<br />
see in Canadian malls, except the hat<br />
shop (see picture previous page). We<br />
finished up the day having dinner at a<br />
Uzbek restaurant.<br />
The very congenial Slava was most<br />
generous with his time as he arranged<br />
for our accommodations and kept<br />
Garner and I well fed and watered<br />
during our visit. We developed a<br />
humorous banter between the three of<br />
us as he ferried us from point to point<br />
while in the capital city of Astana.<br />
Without doubt we appreciated his<br />
efforts to look after our needs during<br />
the visit and we owe Slava a heartfelt<br />
thank you for his hospitality.<br />
Sunday, December 18th. Early rise<br />
at 2.00 a.m. for the flight back to<br />
Canada. Temperature minus 28<br />
degrees. This part of the trip was a<br />
long drawn out affair taking 30 hours<br />
to arrive back into Winnipeg. I<br />
finished the novel The Girl with the<br />
Dragon Tattoo.<br />
In conclusion: Garner had been to<br />
Kazakhstan before this trip and in<br />
September of 2011 he had travelled<br />
over with Rod Guildford and an<br />
importation of Hereford cattle, so he<br />
had some experience of what to<br />
expect. Seeing as it was the first time<br />
for me everything was a new<br />
experience so I look upon these<br />
excursions as an adventure simply<br />
because you never know what to<br />
expect, or whether you will have the<br />
opportunity to repeat them again.<br />
Hopefully, my recollection of the<br />
events will provide the reader with a<br />
feeling of what this journey was like,<br />
and what we experienced delivering a<br />
group of animals literally half way<br />
around the world.<br />
I will end with an email that Slava<br />
sent to Garner over the Christmas<br />
break, which to me reads like a<br />
satisfied customer.<br />
‘I’m regularly in contact with<br />
people from AGF Dievskaya and<br />
they’re sending to you hello and best<br />
wishes. Animals are very energy-full<br />
and healthy.’<br />
24 hours in their new home and the cattle are completely settled in.<br />
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2011 CHAROLAIS FEMALE SALES SUMMARY CHART<br />
Notes: (Applicable to the following chart)<br />
• Statistics were compiled from Canadian <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Female Sales which were reported to the <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
<strong>Banner</strong> in 2011.<br />
MORE LOTS – AVERAGE UP NEARLY $700<br />
2011 <strong>Charolais</strong> Female<br />
Sales Summary<br />
• There were 13 sales reporting in 2011 with 4 being<br />
dispersal sales; 1 less than in 2010.<br />
• In total there were 94 7/8 more lots sold in 2011,<br />
and an increase in overall average of $696 from<br />
last year. The overall gross was up over $795,000.<br />
• Not included in the summary are individual embryos<br />
of which 1 sold for $800.<br />
General Summary<br />
Number of 2010 Sales 13<br />
Total Lots Offered 736 1/2<br />
Average Sale Size 56 2/3<br />
Total Gross Dollars $2,703,825<br />
Overall Average per Lot $3,671<br />
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Overall Sale Averages More Than $4,000:<br />
Sterling Collection Sale $4,559<br />
Canadian National Sale $4,428<br />
JMB Nothin Held Back Sale $4,425<br />
Alberta Select Bull & Female Sale $4,378<br />
CWA National <strong>Charolais</strong> Sale $4,225<br />
Stauffer’s Land & Livestock Complete Dispersal $4,159<br />
Sales With 40 + Lots:<br />
P-3 <strong>Charolais</strong> Complete Dispersal 190<br />
Stauffer’s Land & Livestock Complete Dispersal 125<br />
JMB Nothin Held Back Sale 79<br />
DRD <strong>Charolais</strong> Dispersal 53<br />
Uppin' The Ante Sale 51<br />
Top Gross Dollar Sales:<br />
P-3 <strong>Charolais</strong> Complete Dispersal $622,525<br />
Stauffer’s Land & Livestock Complete Dispersal $519,950<br />
JMB Nothin Held Back Sale $349,550<br />
Alberta Select Bull & Female Sale $195,900<br />
DRD <strong>Charolais</strong> Dispersal $193,425<br />
1 8 Ye a r ( 1 9 9 4 - 2 0 1 1 ) C h a r o l a i s<br />
COW/CALF PAIR BRED FEMALES BRED HEIFERS HEIFER CALVES<br />
Year # of Sales No. Average No. Average No. Average No. Average<br />
1994 42 341 $4,688 345 $2,733 469 $2,336 283 $2,247<br />
1995 32 300 $3,379 279 $1,674 445 1/2 $2,004 229 $1,836<br />
1996 30 256 $3,104 241 $1,721 406 $1,645 229 $1,721<br />
1997 35 440 $3,480 363 $1,882 431 1/2 $1,914 259 1/2 $1,646<br />
1998 27 276 $3,443 287 $1,868 339 $2,020 180 $1,868<br />
1999 19 149 $4,518 119 $2,429 280 $2,483 150 $2,110<br />
2000 19 290 $5,116 122 $2,338 313 $2,543 189 $2,301<br />
2001 20 179 $5,394 262 $2,609 337 $2,937 163 $2,255<br />
2002 16 32 $5,784 49 $2,836 254 $2,778 160 $2,310<br />
2003 15 141 $4,978 167 $2,192 204 $2,534 90 $2,290<br />
2004 17 193 $4,149 132 $2,129 252 $2,010 110 $1,938<br />
2005 21 158 $3,184 153 $2,010 240 $2,139 111 $2,204<br />
2006 16 169 $4,241 168 1/2 $1,960 215 1/2 $2,709 132 1/2 $2,237<br />
2007 23 402 $2,992 325 $1,596 257 $2,120 115 $2,072<br />
2008 15 135 $3,594 172 $2,136 166 $2,353 102 $2,725<br />
2009 12 81 $3,496 131 $2,492 179 $2,225 93 $2,256<br />
2010 13 189 $3,634 141 $2,501 189 $2,472 86 $2,431<br />
2011 13 265 $4,860 152 $2,666 174 $2,866 95 2,693
2011 <strong>Charolais</strong> Female Sale Statistics<br />
2010 Sale Name Cow/Calf Pair Bred Females Bred Heifers Heifer Calves Embryo/Flush Bulls/Semen TOTALS GROSS<br />
No. Ave. No. Ave. No. Ave. No. Ave. No. Ave. No. Ave. No. Ave.<br />
Alberta Select Bull & Female Sale 1 $5,900 3 $5,250 9 $4,266 24 $2,983 2 $5,250 5 3/4 $9348 44 3/4 $4,378 $195,900<br />
Autumn Prestige Sale 3 $4,217 10 $2,098 16 $2,261 12 $2,363 $28,350 2 2850 43 $2,415 $103,850<br />
Bar Punch Ranch Complete Dispersal 17 $4,598 10 $3,060 3 $1,783 7 1/2 4213 37 1/2 $3,886 $145,725<br />
Canadian National Sale (Toronto) 2 $6,317 6 $3,383 1 $7,000 9 $4,428 $39,850<br />
CW Agribition <strong>Charolais</strong> Sale 6 $4,700 5 $3,420 $17,100 1 $5,400 12 $4,225 $50,700<br />
DRD <strong>Charolais</strong> Dispersal 28 $4,446 9 $2,189 7 $2,857 1 $825 8 3550 53 $3,650 $193,425<br />
Eastern National Sale 1 $3,750 10 $2,800 20 $3,183 5 $1,690 2 $3,925 1/4 $4,000 38 1/4 $3,025 $115,700<br />
JMB Nothin Held Back Sale 25 $6,878 17 $3,062 22 $3,420 8 $2,400 7 $4,443 79 $4,425 $349,550<br />
Maple Leaf <strong>Charolais</strong> Production Sale 7 $4,085 4 $3,625 11 $2,473 22 $3,195 $68,900<br />
P-3 <strong>Charolais</strong> Complete Dispersal 101 $4,301 34 $1,618 42 $2,105 6 $1,121 7 $5,421 190 $3,276 $622,525<br />
Stauffer's Land & Livestock<br />
Complete Dispersal 76 $5,057 25 $2,296 16 $2,868 2 $3,000 6 $4,383 125 $4,159 $519,950<br />
Sterling Collection Sale 3 $10,217 21 $4,062 7 $3,350 1 $6,500 32 $4,559 $145,900<br />
Uppin' The Ante Sale 3 $4,800 9 $2,889 20 $2,873 19 $2,842 51 $2,977 $151,850<br />
Average/Totals 265 $4,860 152 $2,666 174 $2,866 95 2,693 6 $5,042 44 1/2 $5,074 736 1/2 $3,671 $2,703,825<br />
F e m a l e S a l e Tr e n d s<br />
OPEN FEMALES FLUSH/RECIPS BULLS/SEMEN TOTAL LOTS SALE GROSS<br />
No. Average No. Average No. Average No. Average<br />
42 $2,680 31 $2,031 150 2/3 $8,998 1690 $3,211 $5,427,661<br />
59 $1,805 4 $2,975 143 1/4 $3,970 1459 3/4 $2,304 $3,363,250<br />
2 $1,400 9 $2,555 107 1/2 $3,418 1250 1/2 $2,138 $2,674,080<br />
2 $925 8 $2,919 128 1/4 $3,749 1,651 $2,424 $4,002,485<br />
8 $2,628 86 $3,980 1176 1/12 $2,426 $2,853,133<br />
2 $1,425 5 $2,185 75 1/2 $5,260 774 1/4 $3,112 $2,409,676<br />
4 $1,763 9 $4,717 104 $4,263 1031 $3,403 $3,492,265<br />
11 $1,686 9 $2,817 96 $5,657 1054 $3,406 $3,590,470<br />
0 $0 16 $1,792 79 $4,451 590 $3,022 $1,782,960<br />
0 $0 4 $2,275 70 $5,404 676 3/5 $3,141 $2,125,075<br />
0 $0 4 $3,488 56 1/6 $5,711 746 $2,879 $2,147,125<br />
6 $1,475 8 $3,681 77 3/5 $3,837 755 3/5 $2,534 $1,914,985<br />
0 $0 10 $2,895 78 1/2 $3,378 770 11/12 $2,881 $2,221,225<br />
1 $1,500 5 $3,380 72 $3,410 1177 $2,352 $2,768,275<br />
0 $0 4 $4,440 25 1/2 $3,972 603 1/2 $2,732 $1,648,520<br />
0 $0 5 $3,840 31 1/2 $6,458 519 3/4 $2,769 $1,439,025<br />
0 $0 12 $3,817 25 3/8 $5,383 641 5/8 $2,975 $1,909,000<br />
0 $0 6 $5,042 44 1/2 $5,074 736 1/2 $3,671 $2,703,825<br />
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ROLLIN ACRES OH YEAH 8X - 2011 B.O.S.S. SHOW BULL<br />
We would like to commend all the <strong>Charolais</strong> Exhibitors in<br />
2011 for a job well done. A great amount of effort and<br />
expense goes into exhibiting cattle. We often wonder how<br />
many of us realize the spin offs and the free promotion the<br />
breed receives from these few breeders who carry the<br />
torch for the <strong>Charolais</strong> industry. Congratulations on a<br />
great year and thank you!<br />
The <strong>Banner</strong> Of Show Sires, or B.O.S.S., was developed in<br />
1984 and is administered by the <strong>Charolais</strong> <strong>Banner</strong>. It is the<br />
only purebred publication that sponsors such a program.<br />
The B.O.S.S. program was set up as a method of keeping<br />
track of the winnings of the <strong>Charolais</strong> animals in the show<br />
ring. The shows that receive B.O.S.S. designation are<br />
decided by the <strong>Charolais</strong> <strong>Banner</strong> and spread out evenly<br />
across Canada.<br />
B.O.S.S. Points are awarded accordingly:<br />
By Category By Class<br />
20 pts. Grand Champion 10 pts. – 1st<br />
15 pts. Res. Grand Champion 8 pts. – 2nd<br />
10 pts. Sr. & Jr Champions 6 pts. – 3rd<br />
5 pts. Res Sr & Jr. Champion 4 pts. – 4ths<br />
2 pts. – 5th<br />
Toronto Royal, because of its National Status in 2011,<br />
received double B.O.S.S. points.<br />
Shows with 40 plus entries receive full points; 30 – 39<br />
entries receive ¾ points and less than 30 entries receive<br />
½ points.<br />
Starting in <strong>2012</strong>, any show with 80 or more entries will<br />
receive double points; currently only the national show<br />
receives double BOSS points.<br />
The B.O.S.S. program has become an effective method<br />
of recognizing the most popular bull and female on the<br />
show road each year. The B.O.S.S. Chart is very detailed<br />
and takes hours for our administration to ensure accuracy.<br />
We do believe the chart provides a number of great<br />
TOP BOSS FEMALES OF 2011<br />
JSR JUNIPER 32X...........................................................................................87<br />
CORNERVIEW WILLOW 7W .....................................................................86<br />
GERRARD EVETTA 2Y ................................................................................61<br />
CEDARDALE SHADOW 69S......................................................................60<br />
SHARODON 2B TALULA 4T ......................................................................59<br />
MISS CEDARDALE 44X...............................................................................56<br />
MEDONTE WISHFUL THINKING 7W ....................................................56<br />
CML PLD GINNY 6U ...................................................................................50<br />
MVY WYNONA 95W ...................................................................................46<br />
MEDONTE XTERNAL AFFAIRS 5X ..........................................................46<br />
CORNERVIEW YOUR FAVE 19Y ..............................................................45<br />
POST MISS WAKITI 56W.............................................................................40<br />
ECHO SPRINGS FAMOUS 8Y ....................................................................38<br />
MISS LOUB SANCHEz 836W.....................................................................35<br />
JSR DIGNITY 47T ..........................................................................................34<br />
JWX XANDRA 708X......................................................................................34<br />
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results in which we can base decisions. After all,<br />
popularity of type is a very important marketing tool.<br />
The B.O.S.S. chart breaks down points given to animals<br />
from all the B.O.S.S. designated shows and tabulates bulls<br />
gaining 10 points or more. The chart also illustrates all<br />
bulls from 1984 to present that have gained 250 points or<br />
more.<br />
2011 B.O.S.S. PROGRAM RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:<br />
(117 bulls received points)<br />
The top 5 B.O.S.S. Bulls gaining points were:<br />
5. LT BLUEGRASS 4017..............................................169<br />
4. PCFL ULTIMATE 14R ............................................173<br />
3. SVY FREEDOM PLD 307N ....................................207<br />
2. SPARROWS SANCHEz 715T................................227<br />
1. SPARROWS COACH 467S ..................................304<br />
This makes Sparrows Coach 467S the B.O.S.S. Show Sire of the year.<br />
The top 5 Females that competed for the honour of B.O.S.S.<br />
Show Female in 2011 were:<br />
5. SHARODON 2B TALULA 4T................................59<br />
4. CEDARDALE SHADOW 69S................................60<br />
3. GERRARD EVETTA 2Y ..........................................61<br />
2. CORNERVIEW WILLOW 7W ..............................86<br />
1. JSR JUNIPER 32X ..................................................87<br />
This makes JSR Juniper 32X the B.O.S.S. Female of the year.<br />
The top 5 Bulls that competed for the honour of the B.O.S.S.<br />
Show bull in 2011 were:<br />
5. Echo Springs Yagerbomb 11Y ................................65<br />
4. CSS Sir Gridmaker 2W............................................70<br />
2/3. Cornerview Xcalibre 27X .................................. 86<br />
2/3. Sharodon Wyatt 3W............................................86<br />
1. Rollin Acres Oh Yeah 8X ......................................133<br />
This makes Rollin Acres Oh Yeah 8X the B.O.S.S. Show Bull of<br />
the year.<br />
2011 did not have any bulls reaching the 500-point mark or the<br />
honour of B.O.S.S. Status.<br />
In the 28 years the B.O.S.S. Program has been running 179,356.25<br />
points have been awarded.<br />
AGA X-TREME GIRL 67X ............................................................................33<br />
SHARODON YUPPIE 6Y ............................................................................31<br />
AGA YUMMY GIRL 67Y .............................................................................28<br />
CORNERVIEW YANNIS 18Y ......................................................................26<br />
HEJ DALE 66W..............................................................................................24<br />
JMB MS MERIT 133Y ....................................................................................23<br />
BLACKBERN WYOMING 6W ...................................................................23<br />
CML PLD GINNY 1X....................................................................................22<br />
CORNERSTONE WHAT-A-GAL 2W.........................................................20<br />
CORNERVIEW NASCAR 22Y ....................................................................20<br />
GERRARD EVETTA 39Y ..............................................................................20<br />
HICKS INCREDIBLE 39Y ............................................................................20<br />
ROLLIN’ ACRES WHY NOT 6Y ................................................................20<br />
HEJ HONEYBEE 79X ....................................................................................20<br />
LAE X-TRA SASSY 38X ...............................................................................20<br />
LXL BABY CHUNKER 9U ...........................................................................20
TOP BOSS SHOW BULLS OF 2011<br />
ROLLIN ACRES OH YEAH 8X .................................................................133<br />
SHARODON WYATT 3W ............................................................................86<br />
CORNERVIEW XCALIBRE 27X..................................................................86<br />
CSS SIR GRIDMAKER 2W...........................................................................70<br />
ECHO SPRINGS YAGERBOMB 11Y...........................................................65<br />
CORNERVIEW YOUNG GUN 2Y ..............................................................50<br />
CML ENCORE 4Y..........................................................................................47<br />
JMB DATELINE 104Y....................................................................................40<br />
ECHO SPRINGS BLACK JACK 21W .........................................................39<br />
BLACKBERN YORK 6Y ...............................................................................37<br />
DUBUC YOUGY 101Y ..................................................................................35<br />
LOUBER MR MONGO 39X .........................................................................35<br />
SVY LIBERTY 128Y........................................................................................35<br />
Final B.O.S.S. Points<br />
1984 to 2011<br />
(bulls with 250 points or more)<br />
2011 Totals<br />
Agribition<br />
Edmonton Farm Fair<br />
Anjou Tresor 713T 17 17<br />
Bar Diamond Hank 22M 13 13<br />
Bar J Silverado 14S 30 30<br />
Beach Valley Excalibur 1T 93 9 84<br />
BXB Dateline Son 65R* 111 46 57 8<br />
Cedardale Trademark 33T 13 5 8<br />
Cedardale Tyrant 31T 35 13 2 20<br />
CRG Total Control 36T 27 15 12<br />
Crosby’s Sir William 916W 14 14<br />
D R Revelation 467 15 15<br />
DBAR Survivor 220M* 18 18<br />
DWK Till's Echo 3N 21 6 15<br />
EC No Doubt 2022P 96 40 37 11 8<br />
Elder’s Wahkamo 919W 43 43<br />
Elder's Stinger 115S 12 4 8<br />
Gerrard Montezuma 6T 87 61 26<br />
HBC Everest 914W 18 18<br />
HEJ Vanilla Ice 57T 32 15 17<br />
HFCC Pld Bond 19L* 15 3 12<br />
IROY 15 15<br />
JDJ Smokester J1377P ET 34 14 20<br />
Jezebel 126 68 58<br />
JLP Patry Haddock 71N 20 4 16<br />
JSR Unite 41U 10 6 4<br />
JSR Usher 32U 20 20<br />
JWX Reality Red 73U 24 12 12<br />
JWX Silver Buckle 524U 10 4 6<br />
JWX Sterling Silver 313U 14 4 10<br />
Kay-R Grid Iron 400S 70 40 30<br />
LCF Cool Whip 411R 12 12<br />
Louber Mr Super Doubt 497T 14 14<br />
LT Bluegrass 4017 168 13 48 11 26 70<br />
LT Easy Blend 5125 10 10<br />
LT Rio Blanco 1234P* 52 2 10 40<br />
LT Wyoming Wind 4020 Pld* 27 6 5 16<br />
Marquis CR 10 10<br />
Merit 5323R 10 10<br />
Merit 8671U 23 8 15<br />
Merit Vintage 4065P 50 30 20<br />
MVX Cougarhill Jake 767G* 15 15<br />
MXS Vermillion 527R 10 10<br />
Palestro 10 10<br />
PCC Balistik 441P 46 20 26<br />
PCFL San Antonion 131N 16 16<br />
PCFL Ultimate 14R 173 13 44 116<br />
PCFL Whiskey Jack 21T 36 36<br />
Pleasant Dawn Magnum 56T 12 2 10<br />
Pleasant Dawn Spawn 765W 52 12 26 14<br />
Pleasant Dawn Sudoku 145W 11 2 9<br />
Pleasant Dawn Twister 37U 34 4 30<br />
Pro Char Mongo 57U 35 35<br />
Rancard 12 12<br />
Rolling D Design 730T 12 12<br />
Erin<br />
HDR JSR ONE AND ONLY 4Y....................................................................29<br />
PLEASANT DAWN RADAR 25Y ...............................................................29<br />
HICKS SIR WINSTON 33W ........................................................................28<br />
CRG TAKIN’ NAMES 3Y .............................................................................27<br />
LAE WICHITA 911W ....................................................................................24<br />
HICKS MOSSBERG 7X ................................................................................24<br />
WHITECAP REVOLVER 69Y ......................................................................21<br />
CEDARDALE REVIVAL 110Y ....................................................................20<br />
CHARHAVEN YAMAHA 111Y...................................................................20<br />
HICKS DAIKON 22Y ...................................................................................20<br />
JHR X-RATED 11X ........................................................................................20<br />
KCH RED LABEL 15X ..................................................................................20<br />
WHITEWATER YARDMASTER 3Y ...........................................................20<br />
Expo Boeuf (Quebec)<br />
MB Livestock Expo<br />
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Maritime Fall Fair<br />
Olds (ACA Designate)<br />
Renfrew<br />
Toronto Royal
SDC Time Out 88T 23 23<br />
Sharodon Wyatt 3W 25 2 15 8<br />
Sharp Hills 26K 60 60<br />
Shelco Made Easy 512R 37 37<br />
SOS MB Syndicated 138P 14 14<br />
Sparrows Alcatraz 18N 105 13 26 66<br />
Sparrows Coach 467S 304 62 242<br />
Sparrows Cossack 11L* 10 10<br />
Sparrows Eldorado 361L 48 48<br />
Sparrows Landmark 963W 137 137<br />
Sparrows Sanchez 715T 227 32 61 35 59 40<br />
Sparrows Vintage 75R 28 6 10 12<br />
Sparrows Wyatt 13 13<br />
SRK Solid 12U 27 22 5<br />
Steppler 83U 28 28<br />
Sunrise Awesome 4T 16 4 12<br />
SVY Ad Invincible P 748T 66 10 10 30 16<br />
SVY Freedom Pld 307N* 207 52 59 96<br />
SVY Kaboom Pld 7113T 45 28 9 8<br />
SVY Pilgrim Pld 655S 39 23 4 12<br />
TR Mr Fire Water 5792 14 10 4<br />
WCR Sir Fa Mac 2244 20 20<br />
WESC Hicks Revolver 14R 110 4 10 20 76<br />
Winn Mans Lanza 610S 47 18 9 20<br />
WLK Terminator 102T 24 24<br />
2011 TOTAL BOSS POINTS 3577 708 241 319 307 251 101 121 264 1260<br />
Final BOSS Points, 1984 to 2011 (bulls with 250 points or more)<br />
Roxy's Jack Dempsey 63R* .............................6942<br />
Chardel Reebok* ..............................................4398<br />
JSC Chairman 103U* .......................................2907<br />
SVY Freedom Pld 307N*.................................2882<br />
SLY Eastwood Pld 32F* ...................................2601<br />
CCC Elevations Knockout* ............................2592<br />
LT Wyoming Wind 4020 Pld*.........................2529<br />
BR MF Krugerrand*.........................................2482<br />
HTA Northern Light 357C* ............................2386<br />
MSW Kapone* ..................................................2307<br />
Sparrows Sheriff* .............................................2142<br />
KC Stolichnaya H016*.....................................1732<br />
Keys Polled Compass* ....................................1693<br />
FVC Tango 907Y* .............................................1481<br />
V A L&T Big Discovery 27U* .........................1404<br />
Sparrows Alliance* ..........................................1389<br />
Silver Creek High Rise H099* ........................1360<br />
Brampton Fourstar*.........................................1342<br />
Wildor Raven 6M* ...........................................1333<br />
Poker King Jr. GV18G* ....................................1249<br />
Hickory Lane Professor*.................................1235<br />
MVX Cougarhill Hank 720G* ........................1234<br />
HTA Whitehot 105A*.......................................1076<br />
Pembina Powerplay 81P* ...............................1058<br />
E-Cee Katmandu 200B*...................................1051<br />
Tall Cool One* ..................................................1049<br />
JWK Impressive D040ET*...............................1046<br />
MNE Exclusive 17E*........................................1036<br />
Pembina Ultravox 3U* ....................................1014<br />
Donnyweir Prophet 1K*..................................1013<br />
A-Jay's Fast Track 71B*....................................1007<br />
Wat-Cha Streamline 114N* .............................1001<br />
Great Houdini E.T.* ...........................................968<br />
HHP Monte Carlo* ............................................947<br />
Nashville Goldstar 12U* ...................................936<br />
RPJ Eveready 403D* ..........................................897<br />
SVC Futurist 809X* ............................................865<br />
Sparrows Cossack 11L* .....................................862<br />
HTA Tundra* ......................................................822<br />
KJP Sky Fire 51T* ...............................................795<br />
Spains Show Me Polled* ...................................789<br />
DC Bea Cool*......................................................784<br />
Willowvale Projector 90C*................................783<br />
2UP Peugeot ET*................................................771<br />
LHD Cigar E46*..................................................751<br />
Dbar Survivor 220M* ........................................749<br />
LT Rio Blanco 1234P*.........................................720<br />
HFCC Pld Bond 19L*.........................................715<br />
CS Mango 256M* ...............................................687<br />
NzL Polled Raven*............................................679<br />
MNE Golden Eagle 25W* .................................672<br />
SVY Guardian Pld 969J*....................................667<br />
BXB Dateline Son 65R*......................................653<br />
LT Unlimited Chaps*.........................................648<br />
MVX Cougarhill Jake 767G*.............................646<br />
ABC Iceman 811*................................................622<br />
Double H Showman's Dynamo*......................622<br />
HFCC Evolution 5L*..........................................616<br />
Sharphills Hurricane 154D*..............................609<br />
JBJ AJ 787G* ........................................................608<br />
RA Big Cat 9017 Pld* .........................................602<br />
JSC Alladin 101P*...............................................594<br />
ACF Apocalypse 40M*......................................572<br />
WH Rambo*........................................................567<br />
WDW Specialist 421S*.......................................557<br />
WDW Prestige 65U* ..........................................548<br />
WKM Polled Enticer* ........................................542<br />
VMN Habanero Pld 137L*................................540<br />
Wat-Cha N'th Degree 50N*...............................532<br />
Hicks Kasino 11K* .............................................522<br />
BKJ Buckaroo 836H*..........................................515<br />
SVY Bedrock*......................................................514<br />
Keys Polled Fusion 163E...................................488<br />
Bar EW Pld Casino 637F ...................................484<br />
RCC Royal Masterpiece ....................................480<br />
CS Pld Junction 4J ..............................................461<br />
Carlson's Ice 301C..............................................459<br />
Sparrows Sanchez 715T ....................................457<br />
Chardel Intrepid.................................................455<br />
Crystal D Pierce 40P ..........................................447<br />
CF Polled Classic................................................436<br />
DYV Clearcut 14H .............................................430<br />
Sparrows Coach 467S ........................................408<br />
BCR Polled Unlimited.......................................407<br />
E-Cee New Direction 6z ...................................407<br />
JSC Superstuff 24M............................................403<br />
HTA Skyliter .......................................................397<br />
ASC Eliminator 032 ...........................................393<br />
BR Cujo RCH7....................................................392<br />
LHD Mr Perfect..................................................389<br />
HSF Polled Creation 46M .................................386<br />
Sir QCR High Gear 2P.......................................379<br />
HTA Desert Storm..............................................377<br />
A-Jay's Mercury 70D .........................................376<br />
MSW Y2K............................................................372<br />
JSC Express 102L................................................371<br />
M6 Gridmaker 104 Pld ET................................370<br />
Baldridge Fasttrack............................................366<br />
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CJH Turning Point 3X .......................................364<br />
Harvie Jager 65J..................................................362<br />
EC No Doubt 2022P...........................................356<br />
WCR Prime Cut 764...........................................355<br />
Soderglen Grandorr 4111U...............................351<br />
Granada's Red Ace 17B .....................................349<br />
Lazy Jr. zing 32z................................................347<br />
SCC Millenium J002P ........................................345<br />
Wat-Cha Amalgamated.....................................340<br />
Sparrows Eldorado 361L ..................................338<br />
LT Ramrod 4148 .................................................335<br />
Curtis Wallace 141H ..........................................330<br />
RCC Royal Chip I 4192......................................328<br />
Green Acres Butler 902Y ...................................323<br />
Double Hooks Cashmere 524P ........................320<br />
Sir EC 20\20 Pld.................................................318<br />
EVC Hot King 24D ............................................313<br />
JSR Equity 17M...................................................310<br />
MLU Congress ...................................................307<br />
Sparrows Advantage.........................................307<br />
SVC Classical Coke............................................306<br />
Silver Creek Thunderbolt .................................305<br />
LT Bluegrass 4017 ..............................................304<br />
Charco Monte 41H.............................................303<br />
The Colonel MM 250770 ...................................303<br />
DYV Dynamo 14D .............................................301<br />
NzL Top Gun .....................................................301<br />
SVS Preserve 7B .................................................299<br />
RCC Royal Express 3269 (P).............................298<br />
LANC Visitation 3S ...........................................293<br />
Target Derrick 11D.............................................293<br />
ABC Latoro 263G ...............................................291<br />
HEJ Ripper 66P...................................................291<br />
VET Dr Spock 1S................................................289<br />
Bridor Haldrey 5H.............................................286<br />
WDz Mongo.......................................................280<br />
RKG Thriller Pld 45D ........................................277<br />
Belmont's Sonar 3N ...........................................271<br />
GV Raven 2S.......................................................271<br />
Keys Front Page 189H .......................................268<br />
Sparrows Alcatraz 18N .....................................265<br />
FH-RRR Sequoia ................................................259<br />
Keys Handyman Pld 255H...............................258<br />
LT Western Spur 2061........................................255<br />
MNE Banjo 70B ..................................................255<br />
Skymont Ease 2078 ............................................251<br />
SVS Mastercard 2M ...........................................251<br />
MXS Vermillion 527R ........................................250<br />
* indicates BOSS Bull (500 points or more). The <strong>Banner</strong> of Show Sires (BOSS) program was developed and is administered by the <strong>Charolais</strong> <strong>Banner</strong>.<br />
Points are awarded to sires based upon their progeny’s placings at recognized BOSS shows across Canada.
YOUTH ACTIVITIES<br />
Why <strong>Charolais</strong>? – Tyson Black,<br />
Foresters Fall, ON<br />
Junior – $125<br />
I was born<br />
into a charolais<br />
family. I wanted<br />
to know why we<br />
raised charolais<br />
cattle, so I asked<br />
my Dad. When<br />
my Dad was<br />
twelve years old<br />
they had a dairy<br />
farm with a few beef cows. One day<br />
when the AI man was at the farm to<br />
breed a dairy cow, one of the<br />
commercial cows was in heat. He<br />
asked if they wanted to breed the cow<br />
to a charolais bull. They had never<br />
heard of charolais in this area. It was<br />
1969 and charolais came to Foresters<br />
Falls. The next spring the black<br />
white-faced cow had a tan coloured<br />
calf, and he named it Blackbern<br />
Brownie 1B. It was his first 4-H calf.<br />
Brownie outperformed all the other<br />
calves on the farm that year<br />
When Dad was seventeen he<br />
bought his first registered charolais<br />
cow. I wanted to know why he<br />
decided on <strong>Charolais</strong> and he said<br />
things were really exciting in the<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> industry at that time.<br />
Charwil Ranch in Pembroke had a<br />
large group of full French cows in the<br />
front pasture. This was the most<br />
impressive group of cattle most people<br />
had ever seen. The beef industry<br />
needed to change from small framed<br />
British Breeds and <strong>Charolais</strong> bulls<br />
were used to increase size and muscle.<br />
Thirty-six years later we are still in<br />
the charolais business. Our charolais<br />
bulls out sell all other breeds in our<br />
area. Multi-coloured commercial cow<br />
herds like to use the big white bull to<br />
bring uniform colour to the calves.<br />
Stockyards like charolais cross calves<br />
because of their ability to gain quickly<br />
and produce more dollars per animal.<br />
I’m glad we raise charolais cattle. The<br />
cattle are quiet and easy to work with.<br />
The people in the charolais industry<br />
are friendly, helpful and a lot of fun to<br />
be around. That’s why I like charolais.<br />
Why <strong>Charolais</strong>?–<br />
Wyatt Burgomaster, Peterborugh, ON<br />
Junior – $75<br />
Put “Why<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong>?” into<br />
Google on the<br />
computer (what<br />
most 11 year<br />
olds do to find<br />
answers) and<br />
you will see<br />
about 128,000<br />
results. So how<br />
many pages can this essay be?<br />
"http://www.charolais.co.uk/why_<br />
charolais.html" says that people pick<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> because “<strong>Charolais</strong> delivers<br />
a consistent product…Quality<br />
confirmation… Ease of calving,<br />
temperament, growth rate and<br />
consistency.” Next on<br />
"http://www.charolais.co.za/whycharolais.php<br />
it says “<strong>Charolais</strong> cattle<br />
are highly efficient, well adapted, lean<br />
meat producers with tremendous<br />
growth potential.” Then I went to the<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> Association website<br />
"http://www.charolais.com/" where<br />
it says “Proven Performance.”<br />
This is all interesting, but I am NOT<br />
like most 11 year olds. Where do I get<br />
my information from? My Poppa!<br />
Seeing as he has raised purebred<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> cattle for 40 years, I would<br />
say Google’s got nothing on him!<br />
Poppa and Grandma are getting ready<br />
to drive out to PEI in a few weeks<br />
where they will celebrate that<br />
Anniversary. I sat down in my<br />
kitchen, where my Poppa grew up on<br />
this century farm, to interview him<br />
and find out “Why <strong>Charolais</strong>?”. When<br />
he was 19 he bought some Shorthorn<br />
and Herford cattle, 2 breeds popular<br />
to crossbreed. In 1961 he read about a<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> Breeder who was using<br />
United Breeders here in Ontario to<br />
breed AI. He used his<br />
Shorthorn/Hereford females and<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> AI Bulls and got calves that<br />
grew very quickly. Many local<br />
cattlemen told him that he was doing<br />
the wrong thing and that people<br />
wouldn’t want these calves. Poppa<br />
knew that it was the right thing and<br />
CCYA Essay Winners<br />
good choices aren’t always the<br />
popular ones. He didn’t get as much<br />
per pound but his calves had more<br />
weight than others at the sale barn.<br />
In 1967 Poppa married Grandma.<br />
They decided to start using<br />
Purebred <strong>Charolais</strong> Bulls along with<br />
their AI program. In 1971 they were<br />
using purebred bulls and getter<br />
whiter calves. They read in their local<br />
farm paper about another farmer who<br />
was a member of the CCA and the<br />
success he was having. It was<br />
Grandma’s idea to go purebred, they<br />
became members and formed their<br />
successful breeding operation. This<br />
was one time that Poppa was glad he<br />
listened to Grandma!<br />
Since 1971 our family has been very<br />
involved with the OCA and CCA as<br />
executive and representatives. We<br />
have shown at fairs throughout<br />
Ontario, at the RAWF, Agribition and<br />
New York State Fair. Our <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
cattle have won many awards<br />
including several times the Ontario<br />
Master Showherd Show Bull and<br />
Show Female and many Breeder’s<br />
Herds. We have even had many all<br />
breed competition wins and that says<br />
“Why <strong>Charolais</strong>” to me.<br />
My Poppa told me about our cull<br />
cows after their breeding career and<br />
even calves that do not make our<br />
purebred cut, often topping the<br />
local stocker sales. For Poppa the<br />
business reason of “Why <strong>Charolais</strong>?”,<br />
is that “<strong>Charolais</strong> are a popular and<br />
well accepted choice in crossbreeds<br />
and many feed lots and have the<br />
ultimate beef production returns.”<br />
Why he would stay with <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
if he remained in the beef industry<br />
all comes down to his experience<br />
over the past 40 plus years. “It is a<br />
pleasure working with these<br />
cattle and connecting with other<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> enthusiasts and breeders<br />
across Canada”.<br />
So “Why <strong>Charolais</strong>?” Who’s going<br />
to argue with Google, My Poppa or<br />
more importantly….My Grandma????<br />
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Why <strong>Charolais</strong> – Shae-Lynn Evans,<br />
Kenaston, SK<br />
Intermediate – $200<br />
High premiums,<br />
great demand,<br />
and growing<br />
popularity;<br />
these recent<br />
descriptions of<br />
the <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
breed have many<br />
people asking<br />
the question<br />
“Why <strong>Charolais</strong>?” There are many<br />
reasons why this breed has been so<br />
successful. Cattlemen’s admiration of<br />
the yielding ability, consistency, and<br />
rate of gain that <strong>Charolais</strong> genetics<br />
offer has provided a new level of<br />
profitability for producers. In the<br />
cattle industry, where profitability is<br />
the main goal, efficiency is a key<br />
component to success, and the<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> breed offers many traits that<br />
contribute to efficiency, and therefore<br />
a greater profit.<br />
One of the most important qualities<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> offer is their high yielding<br />
carcass. This is especially important<br />
because in a business where<br />
producers are paid by the pound,<br />
muscling and carcass size are vital.<br />
Cattlemen from around the world are<br />
beginning to notice the impact<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> is having on the industry. In<br />
an article in The <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Connection, Neil Gillies, General<br />
Manager of the Canadian <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Association interviewed a cattleman<br />
who went on to say, “For the packer,<br />
the Char-cross market animal<br />
provides a carcass with the optimum<br />
blend of quality and yield grade, for<br />
the feedlot operator… for the cow/<br />
calf producer, the ability to maximize<br />
the production of pounds offered for<br />
sale”. (14) It is the outstanding growth<br />
and fleshing ability that has led to the<br />
great success of this breed. In recent<br />
years, more and more cattlemen are<br />
experimenting with the breed and<br />
more often than not, are continuing<br />
their use of <strong>Charolais</strong> genetics simply<br />
because there is no other breed that<br />
yields as well as <strong>Charolais</strong>. The<br />
tremendous growth and fleshing<br />
ability of the breed are major<br />
contributors to its profitability.<br />
Another admirable trait about the<br />
breed is their undeniable consistency.<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> offer a distinct uniformity<br />
that does not exist in other breeds. In<br />
the sale ring, buyers are beginning to<br />
look for calves with distinctly<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> traits, as they are aware that<br />
the Char-cross calves will do the best<br />
in their feedlot. Bob Fraser, a<br />
cattleman from High River, Alberta<br />
noted in an interview that his calves<br />
“have to be true <strong>Charolais</strong>”.(26)<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> characteristics have become<br />
a main quality to look for, for many<br />
people, because buyers know what to<br />
expect from their Char-cross calves.<br />
Gaining higher premiums and having<br />
more pounds, buyers know they can<br />
depend on the charolais genetics to<br />
make them money. The fact that you<br />
can pick a Char-cross calf out<br />
anywhere, because of their obvious<br />
yellow, gray, white, or tan appearance<br />
helps support their popularity.<br />
Possibly the most reasonable<br />
explanation for the success of the<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> breed, is because of their<br />
competitive and matchless rate of<br />
gain. It has been proven that <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
cattle are some of the most high<br />
gaining and efficient cattle in the<br />
industry. Stan Jacobs, Cow Boss of<br />
Douglas Lake Ranch, was featured in<br />
a <strong>Charolais</strong> ad in the Canadian<br />
Cattlemen in March of 2010. He went<br />
on to say how “pleased [he is] with<br />
the extra weight the <strong>Charolais</strong> calves<br />
provide, with forty extra pounds at<br />
weaning time”.(64) It is because of<br />
this, the exceptional growth rate and<br />
extra pounds the calves possess, that<br />
the popularity of <strong>Charolais</strong> has<br />
increased around the world. When<br />
people know they can remain<br />
dependant on a certain breed, it is no<br />
wonder there is such admiration for<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> genetics. The breed’s ability<br />
to gain extra pounds quickly and<br />
efficiently is what makes it so<br />
accepted throughout the industry.<br />
More pounds, more predictability,<br />
and more profit; these are ideal<br />
outcomes in the cattle industry. The<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> breed, brought to Canada<br />
1953, was imported to add to the<br />
qualities of British breeds by<br />
providing more performance, faster<br />
growth, and the potential to outweigh<br />
the traditional market cattle. <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
have certainly done their job in the<br />
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industry, and have succeeded in<br />
adding the necessary attributes to the<br />
previously existing herds. The use of<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> cattle throughout the<br />
industry has advanced the overall<br />
efficiency for producers, and provided<br />
increased profit. These desired<br />
characteristics possessed by the<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> breed have undoubtedly<br />
answered the question of<br />
“Why <strong>Charolais</strong>?”.<br />
Why <strong>Charolais</strong>? – Courtney Black,<br />
Foresters Fall, ON<br />
Intermediate - $100<br />
When you’re<br />
standing in the<br />
wash racks at<br />
your local fair,<br />
thinking that<br />
your heifer is<br />
NEVER going<br />
to come clean,<br />
and you’re<br />
wondering why<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong>? - <strong>Charolais</strong> breeders need<br />
to remind themselves of the many<br />
positive things about this breed:<br />
consistent product; <strong>Charolais</strong> crosses<br />
well with a number of breeds;<br />
good growth potential; good<br />
temperament, and a good demand for<br />
the <strong>Charolais</strong> product.<br />
In addition to these traits, there are<br />
two other traits that have been bred<br />
into the <strong>Charolais</strong> breed through its<br />
supporting livestock organization.<br />
Since <strong>Charolais</strong> first appeared in<br />
Canada, organizations such as the<br />
CCA and other cattle associations<br />
have proactively improved the breed<br />
through specific genetic programs.<br />
When the <strong>Charolais</strong> breed was first<br />
brought into Canada in 1954, there<br />
were many rumors about the<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> sired calves tipping the<br />
scales at unheard of weights.(1)<br />
Although the first calves were heavier<br />
than traditional British bred calves,<br />
the <strong>Charolais</strong> calves had flaws that the<br />
Canadian cattle breeders did not<br />
want. The first <strong>Charolais</strong> calves had<br />
large frames along with heavier birth<br />
weights and this caused calving<br />
problems for the smaller British cows.<br />
Since 1954 programs geared towards<br />
managing and monitoring genetics<br />
and performance have been<br />
introduced and are continually<br />
evolving. The proactive approach to
managing the <strong>Charolais</strong> genetics in<br />
Canada has led to mainly polled cattle<br />
and better calving ease.<br />
Through structured formal<br />
programs operated on an ongoing<br />
basis, by the Canadian <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Association, the <strong>Charolais</strong> product is<br />
consistently delivered. One program<br />
is the CCA’s “Conception to<br />
Consumer Program (C – C) –<br />
designed and started with the 1968-70<br />
program. This was the first large scale<br />
progeny test program in North<br />
America, and was designed to<br />
provide detailed information from<br />
breeding through slaughter and<br />
carcass evaluation of <strong>Charolais</strong> sires<br />
available through AI.” (1)<br />
The breed as an organization is<br />
committed to continuous improvement<br />
and tries to ensure the <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
product meets market requirements<br />
for both farmers and consumers.<br />
Another area where the <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
breed meets the needs of farmers, is in<br />
the cross breeding area. The <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
breed is easily mixed with British<br />
breeds such as Herefords, Limousines,<br />
and Brahma, and its docile nature also<br />
makes it a desirable addition to any<br />
herd. This breed offers flexibility to<br />
farmers by cross breeding, enabling<br />
them to increase the size and<br />
performance of their herd’s offspring<br />
in a generation.<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> has proven to be great for<br />
cross breeding. The <strong>Charolais</strong> breed<br />
has a reputation for growth<br />
performance of its crossbred calves.<br />
In fact, “The American International<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> Association (AICA)<br />
Performance Database indicates<br />
average birth weights for bull calves<br />
decreased from 92 pounds in 1990 to<br />
89 pounds in 2010, while weaning and<br />
yearling weights increased 37 pounds<br />
and 74 pounds during the same 20<br />
year period. Similar results are<br />
supported by data collected through<br />
research at the Meat Animal Research<br />
Center (MARC) which show a<br />
moderate 8-pound difference between<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong>-sired calves and Britishsired<br />
calves.” (2)<br />
The <strong>Charolais</strong> industry continues to<br />
see a good demand for the <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
product. Livestock breeders recognize<br />
the benefits of adding <strong>Charolais</strong> cattle<br />
to their herds. <strong>Charolais</strong> cross bred<br />
animals continue to be in demand.<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> calves are known for their<br />
exceptional weaning weights and<br />
Canadian cattlemen recognize the<br />
important features <strong>Charolais</strong> cattle<br />
add to their operation.<br />
The <strong>Charolais</strong> breed has such a high<br />
popularity, simply because of its own<br />
features. The breed performs well for<br />
the commercial feedlot farmer. The<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> have a deep body with<br />
good muscling and good marbling<br />
and the cattle are relatively easy calvers<br />
largely due to the genetics program.<br />
Now that your heifer is clean and<br />
you head into the show ring, you’re<br />
confident that the judge will place<br />
your <strong>Charolais</strong> heifer at the top of the<br />
class because of all its great qualities.<br />
Why <strong>Charolais</strong>? – Autumn Jackson,<br />
Inglis, MB<br />
Senior – $300<br />
There are<br />
many breeds of<br />
cattle that have<br />
supplied the<br />
North American<br />
beef industry<br />
with high quality<br />
and consistent<br />
animals that<br />
have made it a<br />
power to reckon with – undeniably,<br />
one of the most important has been<br />
the <strong>Charolais</strong>. In over seventy<br />
countries, the <strong>Charolais</strong> breed is<br />
renowned as a leading terminal sire<br />
option to add more pounds, more<br />
marbling, higher yields, and in<br />
general, added value to beef programs.<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> cattle are renowned for<br />
being highly efficient, adaptable to<br />
both grass based and intensive<br />
feeding programs, tremendously<br />
docile, and lean meat producers with<br />
remarkable growth potential. Because<br />
these distinctive qualities are all<br />
economically essential for beef<br />
production, <strong>Charolais</strong> are an optimal<br />
breed of choice for both purebred and<br />
commercial beef programs.<br />
With cattle prices as exciting as they<br />
are, it is no wonder that beef<br />
producers are looking for calves that<br />
will push the scale down in the fall.<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> sired calves grow quickly,<br />
wean heavy off the cow, and have<br />
exceptional daily weight gains,<br />
resulting in incomparable weight for<br />
age results. According to Stan Jacobs,<br />
the cow boss at Douglas Lake Ranch,<br />
they see “at least an extra forty<br />
pounds and more on the Char-cross<br />
calves compared to the straight-<br />
British breeds.”<br />
Time and time again, reports show<br />
that <strong>Charolais</strong> calves consistently top<br />
the market. This proves what the<br />
industry said twenty years ago: the<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> cross steer is the exemplar<br />
for today’s beef industry. With more<br />
pounds and a higher price paid,<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong>-sired calves equal more<br />
profit to the cattle producer.<br />
The purebred <strong>Charolais</strong> business has<br />
always been one of which I am proud<br />
to belong to. The producers are<br />
continually evolving their herds to meet<br />
the purebred and commercial breeders’<br />
needs within the beef industry.<br />
Ultrasound, homozygous testing,<br />
embryo transplant, artificial<br />
insemination, and imported genetics<br />
are all commonly employed practices<br />
within the industry to produce high<br />
quality genetics, recognized as being<br />
dependable and outstanding.<br />
This year, the Canadian <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Youth Association Conference and<br />
Show will be held in Saskatoon,<br />
Saskatchean. CCYA has been the<br />
highlight of my summers for so many<br />
reasons. The atmosphere of each and<br />
every CCYA I have ever attended is<br />
predominantly created by the great<br />
attitudes of the youth; they are<br />
positive, creative, hard working,<br />
willing to learn, and willing to help<br />
others. CCYA has helped to create<br />
progressive, innovative, and<br />
contributing advocates for the<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> and beef industries. For<br />
anyone who has ever attended a<br />
CCYA conference, it is very evident<br />
that the future of the <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
industry is in good hands.<br />
The future is bright for the<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> industry. With cattle prices<br />
high and tan calves topping the<br />
markets, it is no wonder why more<br />
producers are leaning towards<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong>. I am optimistic that we will<br />
be seeing an increase in the amount of<br />
cattle in the <strong>Charolais</strong> barns at shows,<br />
and the keen youth who return year<br />
after year to attend CCYA are who<br />
will make it happen. The enthusiasm<br />
at <strong>Charolais</strong> youth events is<br />
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contagious, and it is a large component<br />
of the reason why it is so easy to<br />
support why I choose <strong>Charolais</strong>.<br />
Why <strong>Charolais</strong>? – Megan Rosso,<br />
Moose Jaw, SK<br />
Senior – $200<br />
Being involved<br />
in the <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Industry helps<br />
you learn and<br />
realize the true<br />
reason why you<br />
began raising<br />
this magnificent<br />
breed in the first<br />
place. But if you<br />
are just getting into the cattle<br />
business, whether running a purebred<br />
or commercial cow/calf operation, or<br />
a fed calf operation this document<br />
will explain why the <strong>Charolais</strong> breed<br />
is the breed to use. The breeding<br />
programs show opportunities,<br />
impressive herd sires, top quality<br />
meat and the distinction between<br />
other breeds all explains why you<br />
should choose <strong>Charolais</strong>.<br />
For any breed herd that you run<br />
you should use <strong>Charolais</strong> Bulls. For<br />
your purebred <strong>Charolais</strong> operation it’s<br />
obvious, but for a commercial<br />
operation here’s why. <strong>Charolais</strong> bulls<br />
have excellent progeny for muscling<br />
and conformation. They have a quiet<br />
and consistent temperament with the<br />
herd. <strong>Charolais</strong> bulls are always<br />
identifiable with their uniform<br />
coloring; they produce off white,<br />
yellow or smoky calves depending on<br />
the dam bred to. This makes the<br />
calves easier for buyers to pick out of<br />
the crowd, especially in a leading<br />
black market. Also, <strong>Charolais</strong> sired<br />
calves grow fast, they wean heavy off<br />
the cow, and they gain efficiently.<br />
Working with a purebred producer,<br />
this is why you should breed<br />
primarily <strong>Charolais</strong> cattle. This breed<br />
of cattle is highly adaptable to many<br />
weather and geographic conditions.<br />
This breed has exceptional daily live<br />
weight gains that result in<br />
untouchable weight for age grades.<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> cattle produce consistent<br />
and lean carcasses. For selling<br />
production cattle, they add much<br />
value to cross breeding programs.<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> cattle produce profitable<br />
calves. They have been proven to be<br />
consistent at the top of the market;<br />
they have more pounds and a higher<br />
price paid per hundredweight. They<br />
also produce optimum sized carcasses<br />
with a higher percentage of value<br />
wholesale product and consistent<br />
yield grades of ones and twos.<br />
Now from a consumer’s point of<br />
view, all we care about is the beef.<br />
Why should we eat <strong>Charolais</strong> beef?<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> beef is chosen for its<br />
consistent, lean and well-sized<br />
carcasses. You get more beef for your<br />
buck. In France, <strong>Charolais</strong> beef is the<br />
chosen beef for most restaurants, even<br />
though not stated in menus. Yes, the<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> breed originated from<br />
France, but it is the most predominant<br />
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breed there, why wouldn’t they<br />
choose to serve it in their restaurants.<br />
But not only in France, <strong>Charolais</strong> beef<br />
has a reputation of being the<br />
“Gourmet Beef of Europe” (Beef<br />
FAQ’s). Consumers also say that<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> beef is chosen because they<br />
are lean. People are fed up with fat<br />
beef and lean beef is in demand. A<br />
story from the <strong>Charolais</strong> <strong>Banner</strong><br />
History page, it states that a “Beef<br />
Cattle Research Project” was<br />
conducted at the University of<br />
Saskatchewan. The second year they<br />
did the experiment feed conversion of<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> cattle ranked the highest<br />
and people started to look into the<br />
breed. It was served at the<br />
Saskatchewan Livestock Association<br />
Convention as a prime rib dish that<br />
everyone was eating. Some even<br />
made the comments that it couldn’t be<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> beef, but from then on people<br />
took charge with what the <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
breed could do for them. This is why<br />
you should eat <strong>Charolais</strong> beef.<br />
The <strong>Charolais</strong> breed has proven<br />
itself time and time again. With it’s<br />
top quality sires on the market for<br />
their excellent progeny conformation<br />
and muscling and high-end<br />
production market for their calves.<br />
The <strong>Charolais</strong> breed remains on top.<br />
There are more reasons that could be<br />
listed, but why keep rambling when<br />
you’re already convinced. These are<br />
the reasons WHY you should choose<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> breed.<br />
Thank you to everyone who supported the<br />
<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Charolais</strong> Calendar<br />
This project is a great fundraiser for the Canadian<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> Youth Association and allows the <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
<strong>Banner</strong> to provide all the coverage that the CCYA<br />
program and the youth deserve.<br />
Book your space or sale date for next year's calendar<br />
by contacting the <strong>Charolais</strong> <strong>Banner</strong> or any youth<br />
member in your area.
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IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES IN OUR INDUSTRY<br />
<strong>February</strong> 20<br />
“Tip the Scale Bull Sale”, Vikse Family<br />
Farm, Donalda, AB<br />
<strong>February</strong> 21<br />
29th Annual Performance Tested<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> Bull Sale, Rawes Ranches,<br />
Strome, AB<br />
<strong>February</strong> 24<br />
HEJ <strong>Charolais</strong> Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,<br />
Innisfail (AB) Auction Mart<br />
<strong>February</strong> 25<br />
Beck Farms & McCoy Cattle Co. Bull<br />
Sale, 1:00 p.m., Optimum Genetics,<br />
Regina, SK<br />
<strong>February</strong> 25<br />
Chomiak 8th Annual Bull Sale, Viking<br />
(AB) Auction Market<br />
<strong>February</strong> 25<br />
Asbestos (Quebec) Test Station Sale<br />
<strong>February</strong> 26<br />
Pro-Char 1st Annual Bull Sale,<br />
1:30 p.m., at the farm, Glenevis, AB<br />
March 3<br />
Ferme Louber Annual Bull Sale,<br />
1:00 p.m., at the farm, Saint-Marie<br />
de Beauce, QC<br />
March 3<br />
High Country Bull Sale, Pincher<br />
Creek, AB<br />
March 3<br />
Clear Lake <strong>Charolais</strong> Bull Sale,<br />
1:30 p.m., at the farm, Tiger Lily, AB<br />
March 4 & 5<br />
93rd Annual Pride of the Prairies<br />
Bull Sale, Lloydminster (SK)<br />
Exhibition Grounds<br />
March 5<br />
Palmer <strong>Charolais</strong> & Nielson Cattle<br />
Red & Black Angus Bull Sale,<br />
1:00 p.m., at the farm, Bladworth, SK<br />
March 8<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> Power <strong>2012</strong>, 1:00 p.m., Dryland<br />
Cattle Trading Corp.,Veteran, AB<br />
March 9<br />
South Central Alberta <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Breeders Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,<br />
Innisfail (AB) Auction Mart<br />
March 9<br />
A. Sparrow Farms Bull Sale,<br />
2:00 p.m., at the farm, Vanscoy, SK<br />
March 9<br />
9th Annual Northern Classic Bull<br />
Sale, Grand Prairie, AB<br />
March 10<br />
Horseshoe E <strong>Charolais</strong> Annual Bull<br />
Sale, 2:00 p.m., Johnstone Auction<br />
Mart, Moose Jaw, SK<br />
March 10<br />
Range Ready Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,<br />
Heartland Livestock, Yorkton, SK<br />
March 10<br />
Vente Synergie, 12:30 p.m.,<br />
Ste-Sophie de Levard, QC<br />
March 11<br />
107th Annual Regina Bull Sale,<br />
Evraz Place, Regina, SK<br />
March 13<br />
McTavish & Guests <strong>Charolais</strong> & Red<br />
Angus Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the<br />
farm, Moosomin, SK<br />
March 15<br />
Buffalo Lake <strong>Charolais</strong> and Shorthorns<br />
Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Stettler (AB)<br />
Auction Mart<br />
March 16<br />
Double L Ranch Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,<br />
Innisfail (AB) Auction Mart<br />
March 16<br />
Northern Alliance Bull Sale,<br />
1:00 p.m., Spiritwood (SK) Stockyards<br />
March 16<br />
Family Tradition Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m.,<br />
at Rolling D <strong>Charolais</strong>, Dropmore, MB<br />
March 17<br />
Pleasant Dawn Farms 10th Annual<br />
Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Heartland<br />
Livestock, Virden, MB<br />
March 17<br />
Rollin’ Acres & Guests 2nd Annual<br />
Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m., Maple Hill<br />
Auctions, Hanover, ON<br />
March 17<br />
Lanoie Bros. <strong>Charolais</strong> Bull Sale,<br />
2: 00 p.m., Johnstone Auction Mart,<br />
Moose Jaw, SK<br />
March 17<br />
Vinoy & Quyon (Quebec) Test<br />
Station Sales<br />
March 17<br />
Sandan <strong>Charolais</strong> Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,<br />
at the farm, Erskine, AB<br />
52 <strong>Charolais</strong> <strong>Banner</strong> • <strong>February</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
Calendar of Events<br />
March 17<br />
26th Annual North Central <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Breeders Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m., Nilsson<br />
Bros. Livestock Exchange, Clyde, AB<br />
March 19<br />
White is Right Bull Sale, Perlich Bros.<br />
Auction Mart, Lethbridge, AB<br />
March 20<br />
Provost Bull Sale, Provost, AB<br />
March 20<br />
Valley <strong>Charolais</strong> Bull Sale, 12:30 p.m.,<br />
BC Livestock Co-op, Kamloops, BC<br />
March 21<br />
Wawadash Farms Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,<br />
Dryland Cattle Trading Corp. Veteran,<br />
AB<br />
March 22<br />
Maple Leaf <strong>Charolais</strong> Annual Bull Sale,<br />
1:00 p.m., Lakedell (AB) Ag Center<br />
March 22<br />
Diamond W <strong>Charolais</strong> 10th Annual<br />
Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Valley Livestock<br />
Sales, Minitonas, MB<br />
March 23<br />
Winn Man Farms 11th Annual Bull<br />
Sale, 2:00 p.m., at the farm,<br />
Winnipegosis, MB<br />
March 24<br />
Transcons Mountainview Angus and<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> Bull Sale, Innisfail, AB<br />
March 24<br />
Wilgenbusch <strong>Charolais</strong> North of the<br />
53rd Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m., at the CSS<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> Ranch, Paynton, SK<br />
March 24<br />
Benchmark <strong>Charolais</strong> Bull Sale,<br />
1:30p.m., Renfrew Pontiac Livestock<br />
Facility, Cobden, ON<br />
March 25<br />
Murphy Livestock <strong>Charolais</strong> & Angus<br />
Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Western Pride<br />
Auction Mart, Bonnyville, AB<br />
March 25<br />
Best of the Breeds Bull Sale, 2:00 p.m.,<br />
Parkland Livestock Auction, Leross, SK<br />
March 26<br />
North West Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m.,<br />
Kramer’s Big Bid Barn, North<br />
Battleford, SK
March 26<br />
Harvie Ranching Bull Sale, at the<br />
ranch, Olds, AB<br />
March 27<br />
Steppler Farms 1st Annual Bull Sale,<br />
Steppler Sale Barn, Miami, MB<br />
March 28<br />
Hi-Weigh <strong>Charolais</strong> Breeders Bull Sale,<br />
1:00 p.m., Neepawa (MB) Fair Grounds<br />
March 29<br />
Elder <strong>Charolais</strong> 2nd Annual Bull Sale,<br />
1:30 p.m., at the farm, Coronach, SK<br />
March 30<br />
Perrot-Martin <strong>Charolais</strong> Bull Sale, 1:00<br />
p.m., at the farm, Naicam, SK<br />
March 30<br />
K-Cow Ranch & Family Bull Sale, at<br />
the ranch, Elk Point, AB<br />
March 31<br />
Forsyth Bros. & Tee M Jay <strong>Charolais</strong><br />
Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Ashern (MB)<br />
Auction Mart<br />
March 31<br />
Southland Breeders Bull Sale,<br />
Rockglen, SK<br />
March 31<br />
Gilliland Bros. <strong>Charolais</strong> Bull Sale, 1:00<br />
p.m., Alameda (SK) Auction Mart<br />
March 31<br />
Impact Angus & <strong>Charolais</strong> Bull &<br />
Female Sale, 1:00 p.m., Saskatoon (SK)<br />
Livestock Sales<br />
March 31<br />
1st Annual High Point Bull Sale, 6<br />
p.m., Carmarthen Lake Farms,<br />
Singhampton ON<br />
April 1<br />
Cattleman’s Classic Multi-Breed Bull<br />
Sale, 2:00 p.m., Heartland Livestock,<br />
Virden, MB<br />
April 2<br />
9th Annual North of the 49th Bull Sale,<br />
1:00 p.m., at Wilgenbusch <strong>Charolais</strong>,<br />
Halbrite, SK<br />
April 3<br />
Cedarlea <strong>Charolais</strong> & Windy Willows<br />
Angus Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Windy<br />
Willows Farm, Hodgeville, SK<br />
April 4<br />
White Cap/Rosso <strong>Charolais</strong> &<br />
Howe/Cockburn Red Angus Bull Sale,<br />
1:00 p.m., at White Cap <strong>Charolais</strong>,<br />
Moose Jaw, SK<br />
April 5<br />
Hunter <strong>Charolais</strong> Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m.<br />
D.S.T, at the farm, Roblin, MB<br />
April 7<br />
Manitoba Bull Test Station Sale, at the<br />
test station, Carberry, MB<br />
April 7<br />
Saunders <strong>Charolais</strong> 7th Annual Bull<br />
Sale, 2:00 p.m., Keady (ON) Livestock<br />
Market<br />
April 7<br />
Vermilion <strong>Charolais</strong> Group Bull Sale,<br />
1:00 p.m., Nilsson Bros. Livestock<br />
Exchange, Vermilion, AB<br />
April 12<br />
Size Matters Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m., at<br />
Sliding Hills <strong>Charolais</strong> farm, Canora, SK<br />
April 14<br />
S.E. Sask Breeders Bull Sale,<br />
2:00 p.m., Square D Sale Site,<br />
Langbank, SK<br />
April 14<br />
Eastern Select Bull & Female Sale, 1:00<br />
p.m., Hoards Station Sales Barn ,<br />
Campbellford, ON<br />
April 21<br />
Cornerstone <strong>Charolais</strong> & Red Angus<br />
Bull Sale, 1:00 p.m., Whitewood (SK)<br />
Auction Mart<br />
April 21<br />
Cedardale <strong>Charolais</strong> 9th Annual Bull<br />
& Select Female Sale, 1:00 p.m., at the<br />
farm, Nestleton, ON<br />
April 21<br />
Lindskov-Thiel Ranch 30th Annual<br />
Bull Sale, at the ranch, Isabel, SD<br />
April 28<br />
Wienk <strong>Charolais</strong> 43rd Annual Bull<br />
Sale, at the ranch, Lake Preston, SD<br />
April 29<br />
Asbestos 2 (Quebec) Test Station Sale<br />
May 29<br />
Last Chance Bull Sale, Johnstone<br />
Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK<br />
June 10-27, <strong>2012</strong><br />
World <strong>Charolais</strong> Congress, UK<br />
July 9-13, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Canadian <strong>Charolais</strong> Youth Conference<br />
and Show, Olds, AB<br />
TED & MINA SERHIENKO • CHRIS POLEY<br />
#4, 3342 Millar Avenue, Saskatoon, SK S7K 7G9<br />
Office: (306) 933-4200 Fax: (306) 934-0744<br />
Email: info@tbarc.com<br />
Ted Cell: (306) 221-2711<br />
Chris Cell: (306) 220-5006<br />
Plan to attend these<br />
leading events in <strong>2012</strong>!<br />
Feb 24 HEJ <strong>Charolais</strong> Bull Sale, Innisfail, AB<br />
Feb 25 Beck/McCoy Bull Sale, Regina, SK<br />
Mar 9 A. Sparrow Farms Bull Sale, Vanscoy, SK<br />
Mar 17 SanDan <strong>Charolais</strong> Bull Sale, Erskine, AB<br />
Mar 25 Best of the Breeds Bull Sale, Leross, SK<br />
Mar 28 Hi-Weigh <strong>Charolais</strong> Bull Sale,<br />
Neepawa, MB<br />
Mar 30 Perrot-Martin <strong>Charolais</strong> Farm Bull Sale,<br />
Naciam, SK<br />
Mar 31 Impact Bull Sale, Saskatoon, SK<br />
June 4 Pasture Ready Bull Sale, Saskatoon, SK<br />
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<strong>Charolais</strong> <strong>Banner</strong> • <strong>February</strong> <strong>2012</strong> 53
LOOKING TO FIND SOMEONE?<br />
Alta Genetics .................................................45<br />
Amabec <strong>Charolais</strong>..........................................48<br />
Anchor J <strong>Charolais</strong> ........................................46<br />
Arntzen, Dean ...............................................45<br />
B Bar D <strong>Charolais</strong>...........................................48<br />
<strong>Banner</strong> Semen Sales.................................10-13<br />
Bar H <strong>Charolais</strong>..............................................49<br />
Bar Punch Ranch ...........................................46<br />
Bar 7 Easy <strong>Charolais</strong> .....................................46<br />
Beau Char <strong>Charolais</strong>......................................46<br />
Beck Farms.....................................................49<br />
Be-Rich Farms ................................................46<br />
Blackbern <strong>Charolais</strong> .................................14,48<br />
Bo-Jan Enterprises.........................................49<br />
Bovine Elite, LLC............................................23<br />
Bow Valley Genetics Ltd. ..............................45<br />
Bricney Stock Farms ......................................49<br />
Bridor <strong>Charolais</strong>.............................................48<br />
Brimner Cattle Company ..............................49<br />
Buffalo Lake <strong>Charolais</strong> .................................46<br />
By Livestock ................................................OBC<br />
Carey, Brent ...................................................45<br />
Cattle In Motion............................................45<br />
Cavandown <strong>Charolais</strong> ...................................48<br />
Cedardale <strong>Charolais</strong> ......................................48<br />
Cedarlea Farms (Cypress) ..............................51<br />
Charhead Ranch ............................................49<br />
Charla Moore Farms......................................49<br />
Char-Maine Ranching ...................................46<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> Journal...........................................45<br />
Char-Top <strong>Charolais</strong> (Cypress) ........................51<br />
Charworth <strong>Charolais</strong> Farms ..........................46<br />
Chomiak <strong>Charolais</strong> .......................................46<br />
CIAQ ...............................................................17<br />
Circle Cee <strong>Charolais</strong> Farms............................46<br />
Clear Lake <strong>Charolais</strong>...................................3,46<br />
Cornerstone <strong>Charolais</strong> ..................................48<br />
Cornerview <strong>Charolais</strong>....................................48<br />
Cougar Hill Ranch .........................................49<br />
Creek's Edge Land & Cattle Co. ...................49<br />
CSS <strong>Charolais</strong> .................................................49<br />
C2 <strong>Charolais</strong>...................................................47<br />
Davis-Rairdan.................................................45<br />
Diamond W <strong>Charolais</strong> ...................................50<br />
Dorran, Ryan..................................................45<br />
Double L Ranch .............................................46<br />
DRD <strong>Charolais</strong>................................................16<br />
Dubuc <strong>Charolais</strong> ............................................49<br />
Dudgeon-Snobelen Land & Cattle ...............48<br />
EastGen ..........................................................17<br />
Eaton <strong>Charolais</strong> .............................................50<br />
Elder <strong>Charolais</strong> Farms....................................50<br />
Ericson Livestock Services .............................45<br />
Everview <strong>Charolais</strong> (HiWeigh) ......................48<br />
Fawcett Cattle Company Inc. .......................46<br />
Fischer <strong>Charolais</strong>............................................46<br />
Fleury, Michael ..............................................45<br />
Foat Valley Stock Farm .................................46<br />
Footprint Farms ............................................46<br />
4-G <strong>Charolais</strong> Ranch ......................................50<br />
Forsyth Bros. <strong>Charolais</strong> (HiWeigh)................48<br />
Future Farms..................................................46<br />
Genex Cooperative Inc..................................19<br />
Gerrard Cattle Co. .........................................46<br />
Gilliland Bros. <strong>Charolais</strong>................................50<br />
Grant Farms ...................................................46<br />
GRP Ltd. .........................................................45<br />
H.S. Knill Company Ltd. ................................45<br />
Happy Haven <strong>Charolais</strong>.................................47<br />
Hard Rock Land & Cattle Co.........................47<br />
Harvie Ranching ...........................................46<br />
HEJ <strong>Charolais</strong> ................................................46<br />
Hicks <strong>Charolais</strong>..........................................10,48<br />
High Bluff Stock Farm...................................47<br />
Horseshoe E <strong>Charolais</strong>...................................50<br />
HTA <strong>Charolais</strong> Farm (HiWeigh).....................48<br />
Hunter <strong>Charolais</strong> (HiWeigh) .........................48<br />
JMB <strong>Charolais</strong> (HiWeigh) ..............................48<br />
Johnstone Auction ........................................45<br />
Jordan River <strong>Charolais</strong> ..................................50<br />
Kaiser <strong>Charolais</strong> Farm ...................................46<br />
Kanewischer, Jerry.........................................45<br />
Kay-R <strong>Charolais</strong> ......................................46,IBC<br />
Kirlene Cattle............................................14,48<br />
Kruk <strong>Charolais</strong> ...............................................47<br />
La Ferme Patry de Weedon .....................12,49<br />
Land O' Lakes <strong>Charolais</strong>................................48<br />
Langstaff <strong>Charolais</strong> ..................................15,48<br />
Leemar <strong>Charolais</strong>...........................................46<br />
LEJ <strong>Charolais</strong>..................................................47<br />
Lindskov-Thiel <strong>Charolais</strong> Ranch...............11,50<br />
LiveAuctions.TV .............................................45<br />
M & L Cattle Co. ............................................49<br />
Maple Leaf <strong>Charolais</strong> ....................................46<br />
Martens Cattle Co. ........................................50<br />
McAvoy <strong>Charolais</strong> Farm ................................50<br />
McKay <strong>Charolais</strong>............................................47<br />
McKeary <strong>Charolais</strong> ........................................46<br />
McLeod Livestock ..........................................45<br />
McTavish <strong>Charolais</strong> ........................................50<br />
Meadows <strong>Charolais</strong>.......................................47<br />
Medonte <strong>Charolais</strong>........................................49<br />
Miller Land & Livestock ................................49<br />
Murphy Livestock ..........................................47<br />
Mutrie Farms .................................................50<br />
Myhre Land and Cattle.................................47<br />
Nahachewsky <strong>Charolais</strong> ................................50<br />
Norheim Ranching ........................................45<br />
N3 Stock Farms (Cypress) ..............................51<br />
P & H Ranching Co. .......................................47<br />
54 <strong>Charolais</strong> <strong>Banner</strong> • <strong>February</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
Advertisers Index<br />
P Bar 3 <strong>Charolais</strong> Inc. ....................................47<br />
Packer <strong>Charolais</strong> ............................................49<br />
Palmer <strong>Charolais</strong>............................................50<br />
Parklane <strong>Charolais</strong>.........................................47<br />
Patton <strong>Charolais</strong>............................................49<br />
Perrot-Martin <strong>Charolais</strong> ................................50<br />
Pleasant Dawn <strong>Charolais</strong> ..............................48<br />
Poley, Chris.....................................................45<br />
Potter <strong>Charolais</strong>.............................................49<br />
Prairie Cove Consulting ................................45<br />
Prairie Gold <strong>Charolais</strong> ...................................50<br />
Prairie Sky Farms (Cypress) ...........................51<br />
Pro-Char <strong>Charolais</strong>.........................................47<br />
Qualman <strong>Charolais</strong> .......................................50<br />
Rammer <strong>Charolais</strong> (HiWeigh) .......................48<br />
Ranch Ostiguy <strong>Charolais</strong> ...............................49<br />
Rawes Ranches ..............................................47<br />
Reykdal Farms <strong>Charolais</strong> ...............................48<br />
Ringuette <strong>Charolais</strong>.......................................48<br />
Rollin' Acres <strong>Charolais</strong> ..................................49<br />
Ronos .............................................................49<br />
Rosso <strong>Charolais</strong> (Cypress)..............................51<br />
RRTS <strong>Charolais</strong> ...............................................47<br />
Rudiger Ranch ..............................................47<br />
Saddleridge <strong>Charolais</strong> ...................................47<br />
Sand Rose <strong>Charolais</strong> ......................................50<br />
Sandan <strong>Charolais</strong> Farms................................47<br />
Saunders <strong>Charolais</strong>........................................49<br />
Scarth Cattle Co.............................................48<br />
Semex Beef ....................................................17<br />
Serhienko/Voegeli Cattle Co...........................5<br />
Sharodon Farms.............................................49<br />
Skeels, Danny.................................................45<br />
Sliding Hills <strong>Charolais</strong>....................................50<br />
A. Sparrow Farms .........................................IFC<br />
Sproule <strong>Charolais</strong> ..........................................47<br />
Spruceview <strong>Charolais</strong> ....................................47<br />
Stephen <strong>Charolais</strong> Farm................................50<br />
Steppler Farms Ltd. (HiWeigh) .....................48<br />
Stock, Mark....................................................45<br />
Stockmen's Insurance....................................45<br />
Sunrise <strong>Charolais</strong> ...........................................49<br />
T Bar C Cattle Co. .....................................25,53<br />
Temple Farms.................................................50<br />
Transcon Livestock Corp. ..............................45<br />
Turnbull <strong>Charolais</strong> .........................................47<br />
Wawedash Farms Ltd....................................50<br />
WestGen.........................................................17<br />
Whiskey Hollow Cattle Company ................49<br />
White Cap <strong>Charolais</strong> .....................................50<br />
White Heather <strong>Charolais</strong> ..............................47<br />
Wienk <strong>Charolais</strong> ............................................50<br />
Wilgenbusch <strong>Charolais</strong> .........................50,OBC<br />
Wood River <strong>Charolais</strong> (Cypress)....................51<br />
Wrangler <strong>Charolais</strong> .......................................47
Thank you to MCKEARY CHAROLAIS,<br />
COMPEER, AB for selecting this<br />
exciting young herdsire at the<br />
alberta select sale<br />
KAYR CRUSADER 33Y<br />
Polled • Sparrows Sanchez 715 T x SFL Jade 26J<br />
BW 4.3 WW 34 YW 67 TM 33<br />
Bulls for sale at the farm.<br />
Call anytime to discuss how our<br />
<strong>Charolais</strong> bulls can work for you.<br />
Kasey, Arlana, Kord & Peri Phillips<br />
T 780-358-2360 • F 780-358-2359<br />
Box 420, Waskatenau, AB T0A 3P0<br />
Kreating Konfidence
By purchasing Cam & Betty-Ann<br />
Stewart’s purebred herd last fall,<br />
we will continue to offer their genetics<br />
to their many loyal customers.<br />
On offer: 48 YEARLING BULLS<br />
John & Brenda, Colin, Conrad & Erica, Craig & Tricia Wilgenbusch<br />
Box 4, Halbrite, SK S0C 1H0 • Tel 306-458-2688<br />
Cell: John 306-458-7873 Craig 306-458-7482<br />
wilgenbusch@sasktel.net<br />
www.wilgenbuschcharolais.com<br />
Bigger and better than ever is this year’s<br />
offering of White and Red Factor bulls<br />
On offer:<br />
64 YEARLING BULLS<br />
16 TWO YEAR OLD BULLS<br />
Call for more information or a sale catalogue or view them online at www.bylivestock.com<br />
CSS 66Y • POLLED<br />
BW 4.4 WW 44 YW 78 M 24.2 TM 46<br />
PCC Navigator 408P x HTA Fathom 470P<br />
CSS 20Y • POLLED<br />
BW 3.6 WW 45 YW 81 M 23.8 TM 46<br />
PCC Navigator 403P x HTA Fathom 470P<br />
JWX 173Y • DBL RED, PLD<br />
BW 4.9 WW 57 YW 102 M 19.4 TM 48<br />
JWX Reality Red 73U x Lang's Red Mac 24M<br />
JWX 601Y • 3RD GEN PLD<br />
BW -1.9 WW 38 YW 89 M 25.4 TM 45<br />
JWX Silver Bullet 524W x M6 Grid Maker 104P<br />
Sale Manager:<br />
Helge & Candace By<br />
Tel 306-584-7937<br />
Cell 306-536-4261<br />
charolaisbanner@gmail.com