MHPH 521X Dainty 105A {DLF IEF HYF}

Champion Senior Yearling and Grand Champion FemaleCo-owned with Ridgeview Farm, Alto, MI

2014 Grand Champion Female

Reserve Grand Champion Bull

MHPH 521X Action 106A {DLF IEF HYF}

Champion Junior Bull and Reserve Grand Champion BullCo-owned with Double J Polled Herefords, Maidstone, SK

MHPH JWR 10Y Sarah 219B {DLF IEF HYF}Co-owned with Tyler Arthur, Alameda, SK

Reserve Intermediate Heifer Calf Champion

Junior Bull Calf Champion

Reserve Champion Intermediate Yearling Heifer

Second year in a row that MHPH MS 101S Dainty 123U raised the Grand Champion Female!

• Two Bulls Bred and Owned • Get of Sire

MHPH 301N Dainty 205Y {DLF, IEF HYF}

with “Action” at side2013 Agribition Champion, Miss World 2013 and

2013 National Champion

2013 Grand Champion Female

MHPH AFPH 10Y Boomtown 319B {DLF IEF HYF}Co-owned with Taboo Polled Herefords, Nobleton, ON

MHPH 521X Rita 1151A {DLF IEF HYF}Co-owned with Country Lane Farms, Innisfi l, ON

• Breeders Herd• Premier Breeder• Premier Exhibitor

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Haroldson’s HLV Marvel 48Y 12BCo-Owned with Starry Cattle Co.

Haroldson’s WLC Mira ET 49BCo-Owned with Anita Doktor

Haroldsons Delta ET 69A Co-Owned with Wascana Cattle Co.

Haroldsons JVJ Covert 425X 8ACo-Owned with Roselawn Polled Herefords

and DTHF Polled Herefords

A huge thank you to our great crew!Remi Mitchell - Josh Lasby - Jeremy Brooks

Billy Kohler - Katie Ruthven Courtney Ruthven - Annie (Nutrition)

Haroldson’s Lassie 425X 22ZCo-Owned with Wooden Shoe Farms and

Lohner Herefords

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The saga began after the turn of the century. The Quill Lake Plains area opened in 1903 for homesteading and by 1905 - 1906, settlers began arriving. Soon sod shacks dotted the landscape as settlers began breaking

the land, seeding and harvesting the crop produced by Mother Earth. With the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1907, life became much easier for this new breed of Canadians. The Canadian Pacific Railway paid, homesteader, Mackenzie $900.00 for a quarter of land, on which the village of Drake is presently situated and the right to find another homestead. The North Star Elevator and section house were built and an old box car, served as the station which the Canadian Pacific

Railway named Drake, for Sir Francis Drake, the most famous of all Elizabethan sea captains to first sail around the world. The streets of Drake are named after crew members, Hawkins, Howard, Gilbert, Norreys and Cadiz. Today, Drake has a population of two

hundred and fifty and is best known for Bergen Industries, an agricultural welding and fabrication company; Drake Meat Processors, famous for their Smoked Farmer Sausage and Robin Bartel, National Hockey League player and a member of Team Canada at the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia in 1984.The village of Drake is also the home of a deeply rooted agricultural family with a vision.....the Blair’s!

Early in the summer of 1905, T. Sidney Blair filed for homestead rights on S.E. Section 22, Township 32, Range 23, then returned to the Ottawa Valley that fall. Born in Scotland, Sidney immigrated to Boston, Connecticut and then

on to Vermont but finally found employment west of Ottawa in the settlement of Pakenham. In the spring of 1906, he went back west with a carload of settler effects and built a one room house with a small upstairs and a cellar below the house for the storage of vegetables. He also constructed a sod stable for livestock, protecting them from cold prairie winters. T. Sidney Blair purchased additional parcels of neighboring land enlarging their farming operation.

Early in the fall of that year, his wife Elizabeth with son Lindsay (at the age of two) and infant Alice, came west via the railroad. (Grand-father Lindsay had paid her way first class, as he refused to risk her and the family on the harvest excursion.) The couple raised five children, four boys, Lindsay (J.L.), Sidney A. (known to all as Sandy), Clayton, Gilbert and daughter Alice. All the children attended Bloomfield country school, seven miles west of Drake. The high schools of neighboring Lanigan and Drake provided secondary education.

A terrible accident immobilized T. Sidney Blair causing him to live in constant pain and confined to a wheel chair, until his passing in 1928. Sandy (Sidney A.) quit school to help on the family farm which he later operated as a partnership with brothers Lindsay and Clayton. Lindsay attended the University Of Saskatchewan, College Of Agriculture where he received his degree; while Clayton and Gilbert joined the armed forces as the winds of war swept over the globe. In July 1942, Clayton, a flight Sergeant in the R.A.F. went missing in action; his body was recovered from the North Sea and laid to rest in a Dutch cemetery in Amsterdam, Holland. In September 1944, Major Gilbert Blair was killed during action in Italy. The death of Clayton dissolved the partnership, but Sandy and Lindsay formed a new one changing the direction of many lives, under the name Blair Brothers.

as the station which the Canadian Pacific Railway named Drake, for Sir Francis Drake, the most famous of all Elizabethan sea captains to first sail around the world. The streets of Drake are named after crew members, Hawkins, Howard, Gilbert, Norreys and Cadiz. Today, Drake has a population of two

hundred and fifty and is best known

rooted agricultural family with a vision.....the Blair’s!

of 1905, T. Sidney Blair filed for homestead

to the Ottawa Valley that fall. Born in Scotland, Sidney

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Drake. The high schools of neighboring Lanigan and Drake provided secondary education.

A terrible accident immobilized T. Sidney Blair causing him to live in constant pain and confined to a wheel chair, until his

farm which he later operated as a partnership with

Page 18Page 18Page 18Page 18You Ought to Know...that the Hereford breed has ended a wonderful year 2013! Success can be measured in many areas...primarily selling prices are everyone’s first guess and many of the annual sales measured an increase of growth in average of twenty to thirty percent without many real high prices. Salvage values helped by keeping an improved basis on the bottom end but the biggest increase was in the middle portion of the sales. Increased farm gate cash flow positions were a factor in addition to the bumper harvest which has influenced the entire country. Success in the Hereford breed can be measured by perception; the perception of livestock producers who are using other breeds. The RBC Beef Supreme Challenge hosted by Canadian Western Agribition is perceived by many as the Stanley Cup or Super Bowl in purebred seedstock. Each year seventy or eighty of the best breeding cattle from all breeds vie for the Supreme bull and female title. Along with bragging rights, a purse of ten thousand dollars and various other prizes are included with the victory. The cattle are evaluated by the composite system, using five independent qualified judges secretly chosen from all the various beef breeds. The top ten females and top ten males are recognized from which the two Supremes are selected. Since its inception fifteen years ago, four Hereford bulls have been selected as the best of all the breeds. In 2013, although a Hereford was not selected Supreme, twenty-five percent of the top ten finalists were Hereford which included four powerful bulls and most everyone would agree that was the best group of Hereford cattle ever at the RBC. Since the judges are from various breeds, and their perception of the Hereford cattle paraded

before them was highly favorable, consider the positive conclusions made by many others who viewed the Herefords at Canadian Western Agribition. This perception

bolds well for Hereford future!

We are not without problems...namely shortages. The number of straight-bred Hereford cow herds is diminishing rapidly, as many golden

age producers have “packed it in” since 2003, while their sons sought employment in the oil and gas industry. The past half a decade of

successful exports to offshore nations has thinned and aged, purebred herds especially, since all the export cattle were under

two years of age. Demand for straight-bred pregnant young females was very evident these past few months especially

for the operation just north of Irvine, Alberta. To replenish this straight-bred void will take many years and plenty of

determination and breed loyalty since the population of seedstock producers continues its descending path.

The beef industry needs Hereford in the system for efficiency, temperament and most

importantly ...breed identity. Since the cow retention and restocking of a highly voided

cow herd inventory has not begun in North America, the question looms....”How long

will it take?” There is one certainty ....we have less members offering a much

improved product; hence, Herefords can compete with the best of any

breed!

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By: Chris Poley

Since the end of May, I have had a lot of windshield time touring purebred and commercial operations in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, then back through all four provinces a second time and now starting the third. There have been a couple of common themes throughout; a late growing season and a lot of optimism in the cattle business. The outlook for the cow/calf producer has never looked better and although it’s going to take a lot more operating and a little faith from the banks, feeders have more margin in feeding these high dollar calves than they have had in years and that is what it takes…everyone involved needs to make money.

The fact that there are less dispersals, both purebred and commercial this fall, is positive, people don’t hate their cows when there is money in them. Early this spring I had a major market operator tell me all their fall bred cow sales were booked solid. That same manager told me at the end of July, that half had cancelled. Now that does not mean the cowherd is going to jump into expansion mode, in fact, I believe it will continue to contract for a while. This fall the average cull rate on most ranches will be double that of normal. Everyone I talked to is planning to “clean house”, wild ones, poor producers, bad footed, bad uddered or just plain ugly, are all heading to town at $1.10 to $1.30 or better still...are getting on a truck, with a one way ticket. There was not a significant amount of heifers sent out into breeding pastures this spring. I know of several groups that ended up contracted for feed and slaughter before the bulls got turned out or were pulled after only a few days because the guarantee of the contract was too many dollars to pass up in September, on the hope of a bred heifer sale in December. My feeling is that heifer calves will all come to town this fall along with their brothers, due to their value as the general rancher’s attitude is “it’s my time to cash in”, and no one can blame them.

I’m very optimistic about the bred cow market this fall as numbers offered are less...people want to expand their inventories and for the first time, in a long time, their bankers are on board. The business model works and

everyone is in agreement that the next ten years in the beef cattle market look great! In this high tech world of mass production, nobody is ever going to be able to figure out a way to “factory farm” beef cattle, a cow’s gestation is long and you can’t control the environment of wide open spaces, where a cow thrives the best and most efficiently.

The number of bulls going to town, post breeding, gets my heart rate up. Most auction marts are reporting double the usual number of bulls coming to town. It is understandable why many ranchers do not want to winter older bulls when they can ship them early for a record price, in many cases, close to or above the original purchase price. Take that salvage value, add eight months feed, some fence repair, a semen test, some death loss factored in and purchase new semen tested, delivered bulls when you need them. I recently talked to one larger producer who pulled and shipped all his bulls except the two he purchased this spring.

Now, purebred breeders, don’t start to have greedy thoughts! I already said that the cowherd is going to continue to shrink, so over all the need for bulls will be less and in the last twenty years that I’ve been involved in this industry, I have never seen a shortage of bulls! Be ruthless with the knife and cash in the “he might make the bull sale if we feed the hell out of him” calves. You do not need to put all that feed into him, semen test, picture, catalogue him and then ship him, cause there was not anyone needing that medium quality bull at your sale...you will be doing yourself and the industry a favor. Next spring you will be able to gross more money on fewer bulls than you ever have and the steers you sell, will pay the bills upfront this fall.

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Duncan & Val:Box 386, Arcola, SK S0C 0G0P/F: (306) 455-2619 C: (306) 577-9703Jeff, Grace, Christin, Kylee, Jackson & HannahP: (306) 455-2128 C: (306) 577-1375Email: blairatholfarms@sasktel.netwww.blairatholfarms.com

Offering the best group of bulls we’ve ever raised. Featuring new and exciting

Genetics including the first sons of Denver Champions Time’s a Wastin’ and NJW

Hometown. Also powerful sons of BOYD Masterpiece, BBSF Zach, Remitall Heater,

Major, Classic, Plainsman and STAR Market Index. Come have a look anytime, the coffee

is always on!!

BBSF 719T Zach 60Z

DVL 100B

Sire: TH 122 71I Victor 719T Dam: BBSF 52U Fawn 22X

Sire: NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ETDam: Fjellebro 25L Approval 5P

BW: 3.0 WW: 59.2 YW: 94.8 MM: 27.5 TM: 57.1

BW: 3.2 WW: 51.5 YW: 87.0 MM: 18.4 TM: 44.2

First Son sells April 3, 2015!

DVL 59A

Blair-Athol 70X Kate ET 59A

Sire: Star Market Index 70X ETDam: Haroldson’s WLC 68M Katrina 33P

First Lady Classic Reserve Champion Polled Hereford, CWA National Hereford Show Class Winner, CWA Jr. Beef Extreme Class Winner

FULL BROTHER SELLS!

DVL 113B

Sire: Blair-Athol 20X Jazz ET 26YDam: Meadow-Acres 72M Roxy 148W

BW: 5.3 WW: 55.0 YW: 87.6 MM: 14.5 TM: 42.0

HE SELLS!

Blair-Athol 26Y Esqu i re 113B

HE SELLS!Blair-Athol 10Y Homepage 100B

Wilson/LeesValue Added

Bull Sale Kisbey, SK

April 3, 2015

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Wilson-Lees Value Added Bull SaleApril 3, 2015 at 2 pm

Right Cross Ranch Sale Facility - Kisbey, SKWe will have 10 rugged powerful yearling bulls!Sires of Bulls for Sale: MHPH 118U Zappa 218ZTH 6M 755T Pinnacle 31YJDH 117R Equity 70Y ETMohican Stroker Z81PCL Zircon 719T 25ZMHPH 102S Wyatt 301W

C&T KL 33T Susie 2B2nd in class

C&T 301W AUTUMN 17BNational Reserve Junior Heifer Calf

Sold to Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords

MHPH 101S WESTERN STAR 111A Junior Beef Extreme Grand Champion Hereford

Congratulations Dawson!

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Glenlees 9W Tanker 74BANL MHPH PBG 45P Tank 9W

x Star 2013 Battle Cry 45SBW: 2.4 WW: 40.6 YW: 69.7 MM: 23.0 TM: 43.3

He Sells!

SNBR-GL 1121Y � e Bronx 110BMHPH 118U New Yorker 1121Y

x MSU TCF Revolution 4RBW: 1.9 WW: 45.2 YW: 79.9 MM: 20.6 TM: 43.2

National Senior Bull Calf Champion and 2014 Bonanza Champion Bull Calf

He Sells!

Glenlees 719T Option ET 26ATH 122 71I Victor 719T x Remitall Online 122L

BW: 2.3 WW: 60.5 YW: 94.1 MM: 26.1 TM: 56.4Feature Two Year Old - He Sells!

RVP 91Z Blue Ribbon 99BNJW 59R 88X Ribeye 91Z x Lake 002 Kilowatts 104SNational Horned Hereford

Reserve Heifer Calf

Sinnibars Ms 118U Pixie 201AMHPH 101S Umpire 118U

x GHC Taboo Sandstone 23S� ank you to BNC Polled Herefords

for purchasing 1/2 Interest at the Canadian Western Agribition Sale for $7,500.00

Glenlees HH 110X Polly 17ATH 200J 63N Tundra 110X x Bar-RZ 17F Jeff erson 32JNational Horned Hereford Champion Junior FemaleChampion Junior Female

Thank you to all our 2014 bidders and buyers for

your support!

Congratulations to Kyla on her Reserve Grand Champion at the Canadian Junior Beef Extreme

Thank you to all our 2014 bidders and buyers for

your support!

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Canada’s Red, White and Black Bull SaleMarch 21, 2015

Johnstone’s Auction Barn, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Breeds Represented: Polled Hereford Horned Hereford Red Angus Black Angus Limousin Charolais

Consignors• Six South Acres• OVHF• Lone Pine Cattle Services • LV Farms • Bieber Herefords• GWG Herefords• Old Burchill Farms• Mission Ridge Herefords• Seven Pines• Triple H Farm LTD• Eden Meadows• Black Pearl Angus• JD Angus• Coulee Crossing Cattle

Company• Triple H Red Angus• McCaw Livestock

For information regarding Canada’s Newest Bull Sale please contact Rob O’Connor, Lone Pine Cattle Services Telephone (306) 762-4543

Check canadaredwhiteblackbullsale.weebly.com for more information regarding the final list of contributors and the bulls consigned.

Canada’s

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� e Nicholas FamilyBox 479, Milestone, SK S0G 3L0Gary & Florence - 306-436-4301

Chad & Carrie- 306-436-2086cnicholas@mccoycattle.com

www.mccoycattle.com

6th Annual Beck McCoy Bull Sale

Your source for curve bending, polled genetics

View the catalogue online at www.mccoycattle.com

- Offering 90 Hereford, Gelbvieh and Charolais Bulls- Check out videos of the sale bulls and updated pictures at www.mccoycattle.com

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 2 PM Beck Farms, Milestone, SK

- Calving Ease - Flushing Ability -Hair Coat

Follow us on Twitter! @mccoycattle

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Stuart & Sherri ZoetemanBox 532, Fort Macleod, AB T0L 0Z0

Phone: (403) 553-2687 · Cell: (403) 330-6490Fax: (403) 553-2699 · E-mail: barrz2@telus.net Visitors Always Welcome

Farm Location:Located 9 miles east of

Fort Macleod on Hwy 3 to RR 250 and 3 miles north on Pearce Road

OFFERING: Yearling Bulls and Heifers for Sale at the Ranch by Private Treaty.

Sired By: BAR-RZ 85U Rolex 56X BBSF 13P Terrorist ET 59T CRR Helton 980 JNHR Stockton 108Y J-Bar-B TM Mr.Tribe 19Z TDP Crossover Z400

OFFERING: Yearling Bulls and Heifers for Sale at the OFFERING: Yearling Bulls and Heifers for Sale at the

� ank you to all our buyers at the Brost Land & Cattle Co. Production Sale: Burles Cattle Co. Peter King Southridge Farms (2 Bulls)Durbin Creek Ranch Rodger King Musgrove Enterprises Ltd. Dalyce Unruh

Breeding Quality Polled Herefords Since 1962...

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Pete & Laura Atkins Family • Tea, South Dakota Pete: 605.351.9847

atkins15@sio.midco.net

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Herefords Jerry & Shelly Delaney Family • Lake Benton, Minnesota

H: 507.368.9284 • Jerry: 507.820.0661 • Marty: 507.820.0483 • Mike: 507.820.0493jdh@delaneyherefords.com

Delaney Herefords Sale Barn, Lake Benton, Minnesota • Jim Birdwell, AuctioneerChris Poley, T Bar C Cattle Company • 306.220.5006

Offering 40 yearling Hereford bulls in January featuring our 2015 National Western Stock Show Carload. Also selling a select group of quality commercial bred females!

Winter your purchase(s) at Delaney Herefords FREE of charge through May 1, 2015. We will be happy to deliver any Canadian purchases to the nearest Port of Entry at our expense.

Visit our website to request a catalog and find photos and videos of the entire offering! The sale will be broadcast online at www.dvauction.com.

Delaney Herefords Sale Barn, Lake Benton, Minnesota • Jim Birdwell, Auctioneer

Monday, JanUaRy 26, 2015 @ 1pM

Once again we are offering our best in the Mile High Night National Hereford Sale on January 16, 2015. Lot 6 - Choice of Carload Bulls

We feel this is truly the best set of bulls we have offered yet with a number of herd bull prospects in the group. All remaining bulls will be sold in our Annual Bull Sale on January 26th. Find us in the Yards in pen #1531 if you’re in Denver!

Offering 40 yearling Hereford bulls in January featuring our 2015 National Western Stock Show Carload. Offering 40 yearling Hereford bulls in January featuring our 2015 National Western Stock Show Carload.

NEWSALE DATE!

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Lot 1

JDH AH 5139R REDEEM 485T 2B ETREG # 43469519

Lot 7

JDH RBC 123 REDEEM 485T 60B ETREG # 43472877

Lot 8

JDH 1095 REDEEM 485T 65BREG # 43468960

Lot 14

JDH AH 349 DIMAGGIO 2094 81B ETREG # 43473952REG # 43472877

Lot 23

JDH 13Y VICTOR 33Z 31B ETREG # 43469541

REG # 43473952

Lot 26

JDH MD 649U VICTOR 33Z 36BREG # 43469215

REG # 43469519

Lot 22

JDH 13Y VICTOR 33Z 29B ETREG # 43469540

REG # 43468960

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JDH 13Y VICTOR 33Z 45B ETREG # 43469543

JDH MD 649U VICTOR 33Z 36BREG # 43469543

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Kevin Blair - (306) 365-7922 - kevin@blairs.agKent McCune - (817) 602-8629 - kent@blairs.ag

Blake MacMillan - (306) 528-7484 - bmacmillan@blairs.agKelly Schmidt - (306) 365-7138 - kelly@blairs.agAllan Hjertaas - (306) 452-8427 - allan@blairs.ag

Chad Haaland - (306) 544-7770 - haalandcattle@yahoo.caLevi Jackson - (306) 537-4690 - jacksoncattleco@xplornet.com

Reserve Champion Female at CWASold to Clay Enterprises for $18,500

High seller at $15,000 to Texas in our Genetics of Distinction - Hereford Edition online sale.

www.blairscattleco.com

Blair’s Nellie R117 ET 9B

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We’ve got to breed ’ em before we can feed ’ em! Most every cow-calf producer will agree conception, calving ease and fertility are number one priorities. Using the genetic evaluation tools available today, beef producers can also select for end product merit with the same reliability as the all-important maternal traits.

Rest assured… stay relevant using the top 5% of the Hereford breed for calving ease, top 3% for maternal, top 4% for carcass and top 10% for crossbred fertility!

Sandhill FarmsHereford Production SaleFriday, April 3, 2015 • 1 PM At the farm • Haviland, KSSelling Approximately 100 Bulls • 30 Registered Cows with Heifer Calves • 60 Open Commercial Heifers

Average Index on 2015 Sale Bulls4Calving Ease—Top 5%4Maternal—Top 3%4Carcass—Top 4%4XBred Fertility—Top 10%

If you are seeking reliable, relevant genetics to improve your cow herd, rest assured with Sandhill Farms. Give us a call, come by or go to www.SandhillFarms.com for more information.

Kevin & Vera Schultz • 2048 280th Avenue • Haviland, KS 67059Home (620) 995-4072 • Kevin’s Cell (620) 546-4570 • Tyler’s Cell (620) 546-1574Kevin@SandhillFarms.com • www.SandhillFarms.comRon & Arnita Schultz • (620) 348-4863Free delivery on all registered cattle.

Kevin & Vera,

We have been very pleased with the Progress son we purchased with Shane Dicks from your sale in 2012. He has consistently sired low birth weight calves with a 68 lb. average on our Angus heifers. The calves are full of vigor with explosive growth to weaning. We have enough trust in him that he has been collected and will be used as an AI sire on a group of heifers for our 1st Annual Known Genetics Sale. Again, we thank you and look forward to utilizing more Sandhill Farms genetics!

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Ted and Angela Schepmann Schepmann Angus Ranch

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JJPH 83T Benchmark 127YTlell 8N Red Zulu 1ZNJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET NJW 73S W18 Homegrown 8Y ETNJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ETChurchill Sensation 028XTH 22R 16S Lambeau 17YGerber Anodyne 001AH WCC/WB 668 Wyarno 9500 ET

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2013 Agribition Grand Champion Bull and Royal Bank Supreme Finalist

Eli X Beyond BW: 4.5 WW: 54.6 YW: 87.9 MM: 19.3 TM: 46.6

Rick & Karen JohnstonBox 233, Maidstone, SK S0M 1M0P: 306-893-2231 F: 306-893-4722

C: 780-205-3537E: anchor@sasktel.net

Semen Price $100/unit • No Certificates

$80/unit 10 or more

Benchmark daughter purchased by Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords

P:306-933-4200info@tbarc.com

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C.L.L. Holdings Ltd Box 2185, Lloydminster, SK S9V 1R6 leonard@midwesttruck.ca (306) 825-2264

Tydesmoor Herefords The Green, Little Huxlow, Tidesmoor

Derbyshire, UK SK17 8RT tideswellmoor@gmail.com

Copper-T Ranch Box 185, Fraser Lake, BC V0J 1S0

ttapp@bcgroup.net (250) 699-6466

Don and Leslie Richardson Box 10 Tlell, BC V0T 1Y0

Ph.: (250) 557-4348 Fax: (250) 557-4468 don@richardsonranch.ca www.richardsonranch.ca

Copper-T RanchBox 185, Fraser Lake, BC V0J 1S0

Jade Cow Family “Udderly Perfect”

Dam: Tlell 20U Jade 32X

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Grand Dam: Remitall Jade 257S

Sire: Tlell 29F Red Cedar 8N

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C.L.L. Holdings LtdBox 2185, Lloydminster, SK S9V 1R6

CE BW WW YW Milk TM MCE +6.6 -1.8 +26.8 +47.9 +25.7 +39.1 +5.1 EPD .29 .49 .35 .36 .17 .25 acc

PC02966501 Tattoo: APSF 1Z Born Jan 1, 2012 Birth Wt. = 74 lb 205 day Adj = 862 lb

*** Proven on heifers *** average birth wt = 74 lb ***

Semen Price / Straw 10 Straws $40.00 20 Straws $30.00 50 Straws $25.00 100 Straws $20.00

No Semen Certificate Needed Pictured at 5 months

Son: Tlell 1Z Brick 5B BW =60 lb 205D = 715 lb

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LAMBEAU 1HP00836 TH 22R 16S LAMBEAU 17YTH 121L 63N Tundra 16S x S&S Rock Solid 3L | Reg#: P43171190

• Lambeau has developed a strong following of breeders who appreciate his calving ease in combination with pigmentation, sound leg structure and deep body capacity.

SENSATION 1HH00109 CHURCHILL SENSATION 028XUPS Domino 3027 x GH Rambo 279R | Reg#: 43092364

• The breed’s leading high accuracy calving ease bull that excels for both maternal and end-product value.

• Sensation’s progeny are attractive, conservatively marked with above average capacity, muscle and stoutness for the calving ease he offers.

CED BW WW YW MILK M & G CETM MCW UDDR TEAT SC FAT REA MARB $BMI $CEZ $BII $CHB13.1 -2.8 52 71 40 66 6.6 60 1.3 1.41 1.5 0.064 0.31 0.28 28 29 21 28.56 .90 .86 .84 .45 .43 .56 .55 .53 .69 .59 .60 .591% 1% 1% 2% 1% 15% 10% 4% 10% 3% 1% 10% 20%

CED BW WW YW MILK M & G CETM MCW UDDR TEAT SC FAT REA MARB $BMI $CEZ $BII $CHB7.8 -2.7 28 69 13 27 5.0 69 1.36 1.42 0.6 0.114 -0.09 0.33 19 23 15 15.34 .79 .71 .70 .19 .27 .42 P P .45 .44 .45 .412% 1% 5% 20% 10% 10% 5% 2%

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Crittenden Bros. Polled HerefordsBox 158, Imperial, SK S0G 2J0Howard & Sharon306.963.2414Howard Cell ~ 306.963.7880

Gordon & Shirley 306.963.2622Fax: 306.963.2493 h.s.crittenden@sasktel.net

WWW.CRITTENDENBROS.COM

CED BW WW YW MILK M&G MCE SC FAT REA MARB BMI CEZ BII CHB

+7.0 +1.4 +57 +109 +33 +62 +4.1 +1.4 -.026 +.38 +.55 +28 +22 +22 +43

� e Nicholas FamilyBox 479, Milestone, SK S0G 3L0Gary & Florence (306) 436-4301Chad & Carrie (306) 436-2086cnicholas@mccoycattle.comwww.mccoycattle.com

Winston(Win) StothertBox 120 Ashmont, AB T0A 0C0Ph: (604) 922-9652wstothert@shaw.caIn partnership with Almer Weinmeier Ph: (780) 635-4979

McCoy Cattle Company Lakes Ranch

Top 2% Top 1% Top 1% Top 1% Top 3% Top 1% Top 1% Top 2% Top 1%

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REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X RU 20X BOULDER 57G RU 10A DEW 57DTH JWR SOP 16G 57G TUNDRA 63N KLONDIKE 28U 707B TEE-JAY 707B GEMINI 16G ET KILMRLE 45GEMINI R261

C GOLD RUSH 1ET C –S PURE GOLD 98170 C MS DOM 93218 1ET H KATHY 668 ET TS PEERLESS BUILDER 8453 /SLADY PEERLESS 180L /S MS PEERLESS 696F

• Moderate in frame, stout, easy fl eshing, pigmented. • Tremendous top and hip structure with fault-free feet and legs.• Out of an awesome cow family. • The kind we all should be raising!

Hoff man Herefords Thedford, NE Jason & Denny Hoff man 530-604-5096

OJJ RanchRirie, IDBruce Sharp208-5697465

T Bar C Catt le Co. Ltd.4 – 3342 Millar Ave,Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 7G9P: 306-933-4200 • F: 306-934-0744info@tbarc.com • www.buyagro.comChris Poley - 306-220-5006Ted Serhienko - 306-221-2711 Shane Michelson - 403-363-9973

$50.00/unit No certi fi cates necessary$40.00/unit for 20 or more(Minimum 5 units per order)

CE BW WW YY MM TM MCE MCW SC FAT REA IMF-4.0 2.5 42.9 83.1 18.2 39.7 -1.5 105.7 0.8 -0.017 0.35 0.070.38 0.81 0.71 0.66 0.28 0.31 0.43 0.34 0.36 0.38 0.34

Born: April 4, 2009 • Weight: 2505 lbs. (Jan.12/12) • Scrotal: 41 cm.

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You Ought to Know...the year 2014 was real. All of us are aware of the spike in beef cattle prices... breeders and their commercial customers are finally being rewarded for their dedication and toil. Moreover, the amazing demand for commercial, white face replacement females is showing us that the beef cattle producer is sourcing British influence replacements with breed identity. Those who sourced quality sires in the past decade or less, are benefiting by a greater return on their investment... but in times such as these, anyone can be an expert!

Each year, when a sports channel is turned on, one can find a U.S. College Bowl Football game a few days prior to Christmas and on through Ukrainian Christmas. The loyalty of their alma mater pack the stadiums as fans of every age, follow and support the home team of young players, who compete for school honor and recognition. Only a small percentage of these athletes go on to a professional football career, but all players and alumni carry that pride and recognition of being a part of a successful program.

This pride and recognition spurred me to reflect upon the Canadian Junior Hereford Association. In comparison to a college or university, the CJHA is small potatoes, but a host of alumni of the Canadian Junior Hereford Association have become leaders in the production of quality seedstock. Up until a couple of years ago, the Canadian Junior Hereford Association held the largest membership for many decades. Of these past alumni, some have stayed with the Hereford breed; a few married into another breed; while some found other breeds more alluring or pursued other agricultural avenues.

2014 Canadian Western Agribition is a fitting example of leadership by alumni of the Canadian Junior Hereford Association. The RBC Supreme Champion Bull, an Angus, was bred and shown by a young

man who is alumnus and also judged the Hereford show. The RBC Supreme Champion Female, a Simmental, was bred and exhibited by a young Alberta couple; she is a member

of the CJHA alumni. In the Horned Hereford Show, the premier breeder for the last two consecutive years and in the Polled Hereford Show, the premier breeder for

the past three consecutive years, both started as members of the Canadian Junior Hereford Association.

When you consider the above... that these young men and women had many other options in pursuing a living, they choose to make breeding and

production of quality seedstock a way of life. The years from BSE up until the past year or two, have required dedication, combined with a

vision for the future. The leadership of the seedstock industry is in great hands...thanks to the alumni of the Canadian Junior Hereford

Association.

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NOT TAKEN FOR GRANTED

Shorty is kinda shy. He’s a real good hand, just kinda shy. He’d get all red if a heifer spent too long lookin’ at him. So….when he started seeing Cathy, we were all pretty surprised. Be damned if they didn’t go off and get married a couple of summers later.

Things went pretty good for Shorty, after they got married. He fl eshed out quite a bit and most days you couldn’t have taken a smile off his face with a stick. All that changed last spring.

It seems Cathy fi gured it was time to start a family. Shorty tried to sell her on a puppy, but Cathy wasn’t buying. So….Shorty gave up and the two of them set to making babies.

Shorty fi gured they had practised quite a bit, so the rest should be pretty easy. But they tried and tried and Shorty just couldn’t get the job done. Cathy decided that she should get things checked out and so off she went to see Doc Hardy.

Shorty came home that night and found Cathy waiting for him. She told him all about the tests and what Doc Hardy had to say and it wasn’t until she sat down that Shorty fi gured it out. She had already made the appointment.

Now Shorty was never much on goin’ to see Doc Hardy, especially not about something like this. If he wasn’t bleedin’ or it wasn’t broke, he just couldn’t see any reason to go in. He was pretty sure it wasn’t broke and he knew he wasn’t bleeding…

Shorty was pretty nervous when the nurse stuck him in a little room. Doc Hardy came in, talked a bit, then turned to a desk and handed Shorty a little bottle. She told Shorty that she needed a sample.

Now… Shorty checked bulls every spring. He started lookin’ right away for the electric bullet. Doc Hardy smiled at him and told Shorty he could fi ll the bottle at home if he wanted. Shorty wanted.

The next morning Shorty and Cathy fi gured things out and fi lled the bottle. Shorty popped the bottle into a brown bag and asked Cathy if she would drop the bottle off at Doc Hardy’s. Cathy declined.

Shorty headed for town, the brown bag on the seat beside him. He pulled up to the clinic and headed in with the

brown bag. The nurse told him that Doc Hardy was out and wouldn’t be back ‘til noon, but offered to take the bag.Shorty declined.

Shorty climbed into the truck and tried to fi gure things out. He knew that noon was too late and he sure wasn’t real big on fi lling another bottle. Then it came to him….Doc Kramer.

Doc Kramer was a crusty old bugger, but that didn’t matter much at this point. Vets don’t have to have a great bedside manner. Shorty had seen Doc Kramer semen test, he was pretty good.

A few minutes later, Shorty was in Kramer’s Clinic. He found Doc Kramer in the back and walked up to him, bag in hand.

“Heh Shorty, what can I do for ya?

“Heh Doc. I gotta bull I need checked.”

“Where?”

“Here,” Shorty pulled the bottle from the bag.

“Okay….when was he collected?”

“’Bout an hour ago.”

“Early start huh?”

“Yup.”

Doc set up a slide and put it under the scope. He stared into the scope for a long time, fi ddled with the slide a bit and stared at it some more. Shorty was starting to get pretty nervous. Doc Kramer looked up, and turned to Shorty.

“This son of a bitch is no damned good..”

“Huh?’ stammered Shorty.

“He’s a cull. He’s shooting blanks…no damned good.”

“Okay…I got the picture. Are you sure you gotta good slide?”

“Yup. His nuts must be too small”

Shorty swallowed … hard.

“Can I have a look?”

“Sure.”

Shorty looked into the scope. There was a whole bunch of little circles, some with tails, most without, and only a few were even moving.

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“You ain’t gonna get any calves from that useless bastard, Shorty. You might as well ship him. Get yourself a good, young bull for Chrissakes or you’ll never get anything bred.”

“Yeah….sure. Thanks Doc.”

“No problem Shorty.”

Shorty turned and started for the door. He stopped and turned to Doc Kramer…

“Heh Doc!”

“Yeah?”

“Know where I can get a good puppy?”

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

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David Kempa (1)Fred & Joanne Gittoes (2)

Gleich Herefords (1)Haroldsons Polled Herefords (2)

Jackson Creek (1)Mil-Wray Polled Herefords (1)

Oli K Olson (1)Soggy Bottom Ranch (1)

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To Our 2014 Buyers & Bidders

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~ please visit our website for our bull sale consignments ~

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ANL A XLP ET 75ZSupreme Champion Bull and Grand Champion Hereford Bull

at the Manitoba Livestock ExpoNational Reserve Crand Champion Bull & Top 10 Finalist

at the RBC Supreme Challenge

Selling the lead off bull in this pen at Canada’s Red White and Black Bull Sale

XLP BOGART’S 7BClass winner at both Agribition and the

Manitoba Livestock Expo Sold in the Hereford Harvest Sale

to Jessie Procyk

XLP MOUNT VERN 118BSecond in class at Agribition. Owned with Barbara Downey

KIRBY-LONEPINE 403AAgribition Champion First Lady Classic

Horned Hereford Owned with Kirby Polled Herefords

XLP KPH LC ET 707BGordon ET 707B has been renamed.

Champion Bull Calf at the Glenavon MOE Show. Grand Champion at the South East Saskatchewan Field Day MOE

Show as well as Champion Bull Calf and Reserve Grand Champion Bull at the Manitoba Livestock Expo. Owned by Lone Pine Cattle Services, Kirby Polled Herefords, Little Creek Polled Herefords, Mike Goodine and Bobby Hull.

Consigning 12 bulls at Canada’s Red, White and Black Bull Sale from the same herd as these cattle!

March 21 at Johnstone’s Auction in Moose Jaw, SK

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MJT NITRO HEAVY HITTER ET 76A

MJT NITRO KENTUCKY ET 75A

MJT NITRO NUGGET ET 79A

MJT NITRO DUKE ET 78A

INTERNET AUCTIONconcluding February 14, 2015

Hybrid Live Auction for 26 Two-Year Old Angus Bulls

Mick & Debbie Trefi akKurt, Shannon, Matthew, Ryan & Casey, Mark & Kristi

R.R. #1, Edgerton, AB T0B 1K0P: (780) 755-2224 • F: (780) 755-2223 • C: (780) 842-8835

mick@mjt.ca kurt@mjt.ca www.mjt.ca14 miles East of Wainwright and 11 1/2 miles North

on Range Road 4-3 (Secondary Hwy. 894)

We were fortunate to get fi ve pregnant recipients fromthis fl ush. We were anxious about these calves as we lost57K at 12 years of age. She had consistently raised our topsale bulls. We were hoping her last off spring would beno diff erent, and we weren’t disappointed. Of the fi ve wewere blessed with one female, who is a tank of a heifer weare hoping will take her mothers place. She was awardedHereford Champion Female at Lloydminster StockadeRoundup as a calf in 2013. Each of her four brotherswould stand alone, but together as a set of four theydemonstrate a consistency we have come to expect fromthis line. We invite you to evaluate them for yourselvesand decide what they could bring to your operation.

Supreme Champion

National Champion Horned Hereford Bull

MJT PRESENTSMJT MISS 106G SUPER 49E 57K

X GH ADAMS NITRO DESIGN ET 377X

FOUR ET FULL BROTHERS

Th ese Bulls are selling March 5, 2015

at the Calgary Bull Sale

BACK TO THE BASICSOPEN HOUSE, SUPPER AND SOCIAL

February 14, 2015MORE TO COME IN 2016....

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Borrowing from Harlan Hughes, beef industry economist, the single most important factor influencing the cow-calf producer’s bottom line is the unit cost of production (UCOP). This is determined by dividing the total costs of maintaining the herd by the total pounds of weaned calf produced by that herd. The UCOP is often reported as dollars per 100 weight of calf which then makes it very easy to determine profitability when comparing it with market price. Simply put, producers with the greatest difference between market price and UCOP are the most profitable. Neither the lowest cost nor the highest weaning weight producer are necessarily the most profitable.

Since costs are largely determined by the number of cows, and gross income is determined by the pounds of calf sold it is logical that the most important variable influencing the UCOP is pounds of weaned calf per cow exposed to bulls. With market prices the way they are today extra pounds of weaned calf translate into huge profits real quick.

More available dollars in the beef cow-calf sector present some exciting opportunities for investment in herd genetics. Improvements in herd productivity through purchased females is very slow - bulls are by far the most effective way to introduce desirable traits into a beef herd. Selecting bulls based only on the need to get the cows pregnant is arguably a survival tactic that wasn’t even defensible when our industry was on its knees. Good bulls were justifiable then and even more so today. You cannot expect your herd to perform any better than the bulls you select. Moving forward and improving on what you already have should be the goal of any business. Don’t miss out on opportunity!

The compounding effect of sire selection decisions is amazing. The bulls you turned out last year will contribute half of the genetic material to the calves born this spring. Quite simple really - half from the sire and half from the dam. However, the sire, maternal grandsire and maternal great grandsire together account for nearly 90% (87.5% to be exact) of a calf’s DNA. If the great grand sire was first used in 2010 and produced a crop of heifers that calved as two-year olds in 2013 there will likely be a next generation of heifers calving this spring (heifers giving birth to heifers). Therefore, in most herds a four-generation photo can be possible in as little as 5 years.

I don’t think you can run any business on gut feel, intuition, or eyeballing. My mantra is you can’t manage what you don’t measure! Take a look at how your herd has been performing. Are your pregnancy rates, disease rates, length of calving season, proportion of weaned calves and weaning weights what you expect? Are your heifer replacements performing as good as or better than previous generations of heifers? Although many management decisions can influence these parameters your

choice of herd sires can have a tremendous affect.

Bulls with larger scrotal circumferences produce more sperm, are able to breed more cows and have daughters who reach puberty sooner and have greater lifetime fertility. Science has shown that herds with the highest reproductive performance routinely purchase herd sires with above average scrotal circumferences. More calves born during the first cycle or two of the calving season means more pounds of calf at weaning time.

Expected progeny differences (EPDs), genetic (DNA) markers, carcass evaluation data and indexes are other tools that should be used to help select bulls. Weaning weight (WW) is my favourite EPD as it is the most tangible for the cow-calf producer. Two visually identical bulls of the same breed with a 20 pound difference in their WW EPD are expected to produce calves that differ in weaning weight by an average of 20 lbs. The birth weight (BW) EPD should also be considered. Birth weight, WW and yearling weight (YW) are highly positively, correlated. Birth weight is the biggest single predictor of dystocia and more calves are lost at or around birth than at any other time. Remember, a big calf won’t be worth much if it is dead. Bulls with near the top of the breed WW EPDs, but with average or below average birth weight EPDs are becoming more prevalent. The calving easing (CE) EPD should also be examined and remember that EPDs become more accurate as performance data from progeny and other relatives is included in the calculation. Look at breed averages to see how your potential purchase stacks up. Indexes are also useful as they lend credence to the EPD’s – animals with the highest weaning weight and yearling weight EPDs within the herd should have the highest indexes for that trait.

A useful exercise for any herd that purchases registered bulls is to look up the current EPDS through the breed association website for bulls that you have used in the past. Check out how they rank in comparison with the breed average for various traits you may be interested in. Because our cattle are improving each year a bull that was superior for a trait 10 years ago may be just average today, but more importantly the EPD information and your herd performance records may help you decide what traits you may want to strengthen. I recently looked up a very influential herd sire that was born 25 years ago and was pleased to see that he still ranked well above breed average for weaning weight, yearling weight and milk.

So ... if reducing your Unit Cost of Production and maximizing your profitability interest you then using a few tools to help you select superior herd sires can pay off handsomely. Improving the genetics of your herd through bull purchases is kind of like picking low hanging fruit – lots in the basket for relatively little effort.

Biography:Dr. Colin Palmer is an Associate Professor of Theriogenology (Animal Reproduction) at theWestern College of Veterinary Medicine. Originally from Nova Scotia, Dr. Palmer worked inmixed practices in Ontario and British Columbia and has owned/operated a practice inSaskatchewan. Dr. Palmer along with his wife Kim and children Lauren, Emily and Carter run aherd of purebred Red Angus cattle under the KC Cattle Co. name.

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Farmfair International - Western National Hereford ShowNovember 5, 2014 - Edmonton, AB

Judge: Glenn Brost, Irvine, AB

FEMALES

HEIFER CALFClass 1 (7 shown)1. Carlrams Ranching Ltd., Cut Knife, SK with Carlrams 81Y Lass 374B by MVF 219T STD Turin Lad 81Y2. Glenrose Polled Herefords, Camrose, AB with Glenrose 6X Sara 137B by FCC 40U Sprint 6X

Class 2 (7 shown)1. NCX Polled Herefords, Brosseau, AB with NCX Miss Bella 15B by Bare Mr You Tube 4Y2. Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB with FCC 34Z Natasha 20B by Remitall-West Horton ET 34Z

Class 3 (7 shown)1. Chittick Farms, Mayerthorpe, AB with GCHR Effi e 29B by Harvie High Roller ET 66X 2. Chittick Farms, Mayerthorpe, AB with RCHR Amber 12B by Harvie High Roller ET 66X

CHAMPION HEIFER CALFNCX Polled Herefords, Brosseau, AB with NCX Miss Bella 15B by Bare Mr You Tube 4Y

RESERVE CHAMPION HEIFER CALFFlewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB with FCC 34Z Natasha 20B by Remitall-West Horton ET 34Z

YEARLING HEIFERClass 1 (4 shown)1. Glenrose Polled Herefords, Camrose, AB with Glenrose 101X Susie 153A by Glenrose 17T Axeman 101X2. Lone Pine Ranch, New Norway, AB with Lone Pine Vanna 25A by Lone Pine North Star 1X

Class 2 (4 shown)1. Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB with FCC 20X Royal Flush 3A by FCC Twenty X 20X

2. Glenrose Polled Herefords, Camrose, AB with Glenrose 101X Rosey 67A by Glenrose 17T Axeman 101X

CHAMPION YEARLING AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEFlewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB with FCC 20X Royal Flush 3A by FCC Twenty X 20X

RESERVE CHAMPION YEARLING FEMALEGlenrose Polled Herefords, Camrose, AB with Glenrose 101X Rosey 67A by Glenrose 17T Axeman 101X

TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF PAIRClass 1 (1 shown)1. Breton West Herefords, Breton, AB with Breton West 121T Jazmin 44Z by Domino Gem 84J Trolley 121T with her bull calf Breton West P 42X Butler 59B by Cutbank 309 Warrior 42X

MATURE COW/CALF PAIRClass 1 (3 shown)1. Harvie Ranching, Olds, AB with Harvie OVHF Ms Unique 17Y by NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P with her heifer calf Harvie OVHF HBM Unique 32B by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET2. Carlrams Ranching Ltd., with Carlrams 83S Silver Dust 2W by LCI 157K Ribstone 83S and her bull calf CR 137Y Lad 39B by LBH 40W Ribstone 137Y

CHAMPION SENIOR AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEHarvie Ranching, Olds, AB with Harvie OVHF Ms Unique 17Y by NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P with her heifer calf Harvie OVHF HBM Unique 32B by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALECarlrams Ranching Ltd., with Carlrams 83S Silver Dust 2W by LCI 157K Ribstone 83S and her bull calf CR 137Y Lad 39B by LBH 40W Ribstone 137Y

BULLS

BULL CALFClass 1 (8 shown)1. Ayrey Farms Ltd., Evesham, SK with WA 406W Blitz 9B by BBSF 4S Washington 406W2. Rutledge Herefords, Hardisty, AB with RUT 1 Y Ranchland Lad 17B by LPG Ranchland Lad 1Y

Class 2 (8 shown)1. Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB with FCC Z400 Crossiron 13B by TDP Crossover Z4002. Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB with FCC Z400 Crossfi re 9B by TDP Crossover Z400

Class 3 (8 shown)1. Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB with FCC Z400 Brinks 8B by TDP Crossover Z4002. Crone Herefords, Hardisty, AB with RVP 100W Buddy 30B by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET

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CHAMPION BULL CALFFlewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB with FCC Z400 Crossiron 13B by TDP Crossover Z400

RESERVE CHAMPION BULL CALFFlewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB with FCC Z400 Brinks 8B by TDP Crossover Z400

YEARLING BULLClass 1 (4 shown)1. Jonomn Hereford Ranch, Clyde, AB with JNHR All Red 290A by FE 216S Gold Rush 267W2. Bar Pipe Hereford Ranch, Okotoks, AB with BP 725Y Cadet 124A by JB 354 Anchor Cadet

Class 2 (5 shown)1. Crone Herefords, Hardisty, AB with SGC 220W Amigo 49A by SGC 174S Amigo 49A2. Rutledge Herefords, Hardisty, AB with RUT 10X Amigo Lad 78A by SGC 174S Amigo Lad 10X

Class 3 (6 shown)1. Ayrey Farms LTD., Evesham, SK with WA 209U Arrow 85A by FA 121M Britisher 209U2. Rutledge Herefords, Hardisty, AB with RUT 42W Super Red Lad 76A by SGC Super Red Lad 42W

Class 4 (5 shown)1. Glenrose Polled Herefords, Camrose, AB with Glenrose 56X Ashton 126A by Harvie Ricochet 56X2. SS Cattle Company Inc., Irma, AB with SS-Topline All Star 322A by PDHR 20J Stranmore 47R

Class 5 (4 shown)1. Fenton Hereford Ranch, Irma, AB with ZZB 166W Rib Aster 34A by FE 29S Aster Lad 166W2. Fenton Hereford Ranch, Irma, AB with ZZB 166W Super Aster 35A by FE 29S Aster Lad 166W

CHAMPION JUNIOR BULLFenton Hereford Ranch, Irma, AB with ZZB 166W Rib Aster 34A by FE 29S Aster Lad 166W

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR BULLJonomn Hereford Ranch, Clyde, AB with JNHR All Red 290A by FE 216S Gold Rush 267W

TWO YEAR OLD BULLClass 1 (5 shown)1. Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB with FCC 503W Lincoln 3Z by Remitall Alliance 503W2. SS Cattle Company Inc., Irma, AB with SS-Topline Powerhouse ET 888Z by GH Neon 17N

CHAMPION SENIOR AND GRAND CHAMPION BULLFlewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB with FCC 503W Lincoln 3Z by Remitall Alliance 503W

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL SS Cattle Company Inc., Irma, AB with SS-Topline Powerhouse ET 888Z by GH Neon 17N

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Zoetis Stockade Roundup Lloydminster, SK October 30, 2014

Judge: Marlin Leblanc, Estevan, SKPOLLED HEREFORDFemales

CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER CALF AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALETop 50 Livestock, Lashburn, SK with Top-50 Bombshell 22B by Elberfeld Zetterberg 8Z

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER CALF Standard Hill Livestock, Maidstone, SK with Standard-Hill Glitter 38B by FCC 2U Harlan 7Y

CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE HEIFER CALF Double J Polled Herefords, Maidstone, SK with JJPH 127Y 422P Peaches 417B by JJPH 83T Benchmark 127Y

RESERVE CHAMPION CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE HEIFER CALF NCX Polled Herefords, Brosseau, AB with NCX Miss Bella 15B by Bare Mr You Tube 4Y

CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALF AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEManchester Polled Herefords, Senlac, SK with Manchester 83T Freestyle 450B by WLB Eli 10H 83T

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALF Hunter & Morgan Millham & Sydney Perlinger, Outlook, SK with HMS Hi-Cliffe 13X Blitz 103B by Hi-Cliffe WLB Sammy 13X

CHAMPION JUNIOR FEMALE Standard Hill Livestock, Maidstone, SK with SHPH 62T Playmate 167A by SHPH 63N Cannon 62T

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR FEMALENCX Polled Herefords, Brosseau, AB with NCX Miss Alexis 2A by Triara Unleashed 893U

CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALEDouble J Polled Herefords, Maidstone, SK with JJPH 510R 36N Willow 120Y by HF 4L Beyond 36N with her calf JJPH 127Y 120Y Willow 427B by JJPH 38T Benchmark 127Y

BULLSCHAMPION JUNIOR BULL CALFDouble J Polled Herefords, Maidstone, SK with JJPH 203Y Impact 425B by MHPH 9W Yeoman 203Y

CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE BULL CALFManchester Polled Herefords, Senlac, SK with Manchester 21X Momentum 445B by JJPH 83T Inception 21X

RESERVE CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE BULL CALFStandard Hill Livestock, Maidstone, SK with Standard-Hill Diehard 70B by SHPH 7S Diehard 136Y

CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALFManchester Polled Herefords, Senlac, SK with Manchester 83T Chinook 402B by WLB Eli 10H 83T

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALFHunter & Morgan Millham & Sydney Perlinger, Outlook, SK with HMS Hi-Cliffe 90X Bond 7B by WLB Lego 83T 90X

CHAMPION JUNIOR AND GRAND CHAMPION BULLThe Cliffs Farm, Hepburn, SK with TCF JVJ 11X The Goods 305A by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR BULLSS Cattle Company, Irma, AB with SS-Topline Avalanche 359A by Bar-RZ 64N Stockton 43S

CHAMPION SENIOR AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLCrittenden Bros., Imperial , SK with GHC Monopoly 162Z by GHC EB Westward 145W

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR BULLCalvin Grabler & Shannon Janzen-Grabler with MJT Avatar 15Z by HPH 145R Avatar 5U

PAIR OF BULLSManchester Polled Herefords, Senlac, SK

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HORNED HEREFORDFemalesCHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER CALFBrady Moncrieff, Senlac, SK with Ace Tracker Lass 4B by MJT Tracker 33X

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER CALFBrady Moncrieff, Senlac, SK with Ace Tracker lAss 23B by MJT Tracker 33X

CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALF AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEMJT Cattle Company Ltd., Edgerton, AB with MJT 443Y Rosie 1B by MJT Total ET 332W

CHAMPION JUNIOR FEMALE AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALETop 50 Livestock, Lashburn, SK with Big-Gully V-9 Venerable 320A by SLDK Vendetta V-9 ET

CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALECarlrams Ranching Ltd., Cut Knife, SK with Carlrams 83S Silver Dust 2W by LCI 157K Ribstone 83S and her calf CR 137Y Lad 39B by LBH 40W Ribstone 137Y

BULLSCHAMPION JUNIOR BULL CALFBrady Moncrieff, Senlac, SK with Ace Tracker Lad 10B by MJT Tracker 33X

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR BULL CALFBrady Moncrieff, Senlac, SK with Ace Tracker Lad 17B by MJT Tracker 33X

CHAMPION JUNIOR, GRAND CHAMPION AND SUPREME CHAMPION BULLMJT Cattle Company Ltd., Edgerton, AB with MJT Nitro Duke ET 78A by GH Adams Nitro Design ET 377X

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR BULLBrady Moncrieff, Senlac, SK with Ace Tracker Lad 22A by MJT Tracker 33X

CHAMPION SENIOR AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLSS Cattle Company, Irma, AB with SS-Topline Powerhouse ET 888Z by GH Neon 17N

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR BULLLock Farms Ltd., Macklin, SK with LPG Don Sky Lad 37Z by Donorah 9N Dandy Lad 50W

BREEDERS HERD & GET OF SIREBrady Moncrief, Senlac, SK

PAIR OF BULLSLock Farms Ltd., Macklin, SK

WMBJ 485T LONG SHOT 401A {DLF IEF HYF} Reg. #: P C02989541 BW: 90 lbs Born: Feb. 17, 2013

SIRE: KJ HVH 33N REDEEM 485T ET {DLF, IEF HYF} P C02989536 DAM: WMBJ JOY 406N P C02853739

BW: +3.1

WW: +49.5

YW: +79.5

MM: +17.3

TM: +42.1

Selling five 2 year old polled Hereford bulls at

Canada’s Red, White, and Black Bull SaleSaturday, March 21st, 2015

Johnstone Auction Mart Ltd., Moose Jaw, SK.

Bulls for sale

BIEBER HEREFORDS Wally & Kathy, Herman & Christina, Ann Bieber

Herman‘s Cell #: (306) 727-3127 or Home Phone #: (306) 698-2956 Website: www.bieberherefords.com Email: bieberherefords@gmail.com

Box 538 Wolseley, SK. S0G 5H0

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FEMALESHeifer Calf1. Harvie Ranching, Olds, AB with Harvie OVHF HBM Unique 32B by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET2. GRLN Livestock, Red Deer County, AB with GRLN 9Z Bliss 31T 13B by Redline Protocol 9Z

CHAMPION HEIFER CALF Harvie Ranching, Olds, AB with Harvie OVHF HBM Unique 32B by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET

RESERVE CHAMPION HEIFER CALFGRLN Livestock, Red Deer County, AB with GRLN 9Z Bliss 31T 13B by Redline Protocol 9Z

Yearling Heifer1. Golden Oak, Bowden, AB with Blairs Xkeona 521X 1A by TH 122 71I Victor 521X ET2. Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB with FCC 20X Royal Flush 3A by FCC Twenty X 20X

CHAMPION JUNIOR FEMALE AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEGolden Oak, Bowden, AB with Blairs Xkeona 521X 1A by TH 122 71I Victor 521X ET

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR FEMALEFlewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB with FCC 20X Royal Flush 3A by FCC Twenty X 20X

Mature Cow1. Harvie Ranching, Olds, AB with Harvie OVHF Ms Unique 17Y by NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P 2. Brost Land Cattle Co., Irvine, AB with BBSF 303T Nola 63Y by Grosvenor Titanium 80P

CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALE AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEHarvie Ranching, Olds, AB with Harvie OVHF Ms Unique 17Y by NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALEBrost Land Cattle Co., Irvine, AB with BBSF 303T Nola 63Y by Grosvenor Titanium 80P

BULLSBull Calf1. Brost Land Cattle Co., Irvine, AB with BBSF 465Y Broker 68B by Square-D John Wayne 465Y2. Harvie Ranching, Olds, AB with Harvie Cool Water ET 190B by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET

CHAMPION BULL CALF AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLBrost Land Cattle Co., Irvine, AB with BBSF 465Y Broker 68B by Square-D John Wayne 465Y

RESERVE CHAMPION BULL CALFHarvie Ranching, Olds, AB with Harvie Cool Water ET 190B by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET

Yearling Bull1. Brost Land Cattle Co., Irvine, AB with Remitall West Havana ET 33A by CB 57U Can Do 102Y2. Redline Livestock, Didsbury, AB with Square-D Mr Beef 465A by Square-D Ranchman 257R

CHAMPION JUNIOR BULLBrost Land Cattle Co., Irvine, AB with Remitall West Havana ET 33A by CB 57U Can Do 102Y

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR BULLRedline Livestock, Didsbury, AB with Square-D Mr Beef 465A by Square-D Ranchman 257R

Two Year Old Bull1. Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB with FCC 503WLincoln 3Z by Remitall Alliance 503W

CHAMPION SENIOR AND GRAND CHAMPION BULLFlewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB with FCC 503W Lincoln 3Z by Remitall Alliance 503W

Olds Fall Classic

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Manitoba Livestock ExpoBrandon, ManitobaNovember 8, 2014

Judge: Lance LeachmanFEMALES

HEIFER CALF Class 1 1. Greenridge Farms, Fisher Branch, MB with GRH 10X Breeze 28B by GRH 50S Factor 10X2. Roselawn Farms, Killarney, MB with Roselawn Payton 10W 38B by Haroldson’s Tank 45P 10W

Class 21. Mission Ridge Herefords, Raymore, SK with M-R 32X Laura 70B by HF 102S Lariat 32X2. RSK Farms, Brandon, MB with RSK Clay 4Z Miss Tamara 52B by RSK 719T Freestyle 4Z

Class 31. Twin View Polled Herefords, Strathclair, MB with Twin-View 99W Lenny 38B by McCoy 30N Applause ET 99W2. Greenridge Farms, Fisher Branch, MB with GRH 10X Emma 11B by GRH 50S Factor 10X

Class 41. RSK Farms, Brandon, MB with OVHF 4Z Sage 3B by RSK 719T Freestyle 4Z2. Doug Troop, Brandon, MB with DTHF Betty-Jo 30B by ANL DM 719T Victor 76S ET 47Z

Class 51. Lone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank, SK with XLP 5L Bogarts Saphire 7B by Star OBF Bogart 5L2. LV Farms Ltd., Midale, SK with LV Uptown Girl 11B by Remitall-West Constructor 21X

CHAMPION HEIFER CALF AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEGreenridge Farms, Fisher Branch, MB with GRH 10X Breeze 28B by GRH 50S Factor 10X

RESERVE CHAMPION HEIFER CALFMission Ridge Herefords, Raymore, SK with M-R 32X Laura 70B by HF 102S Lariat 32X

YEARLING HEIFERClass 11. Calvert Cattle Co., Carberry, MB with GRH 10X Essence 36A by GRH 50S Factor 10X2. AM Ranching, Oak Lake, MB with MAR 33T Tracy Lou 309A by Remitall Trust Fund 33T

Class 21. RSK Farms, Brandon, MB with RSK 6U Miss Sugar Cane 55A by RSK 030047 Down Under 6U2. Steven Manns, Austin, MB with PBHR Scarlet 67S 9A by Remitall New Day 68U

Class 31. Mission Ridge Herefords, Raymore, SK with M-R 32X All About Me 70A by HF 102S Lariat 32X2. Flyer Cattle Co., Brandon, MB with Flyer Cattle Blossom 8A by WSF Can-Am Prince 143

Class 41. RSK Farms, Brandon, MB with RSK 7W Miss Firefl y ET 23A by Harvie Tailor Made ET 7W2. BNC Polled Herefords, Oak Lake, MB with Dorbay Miss Azalea 408A by JDH 10S Yankee 39X

JUNIOR CHAMPION AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALERSK Farms, Brandon, MB with RSK 7W Miss Firefl y ET 23A by Harvie Tailor Made ET 7W

RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION FEMALEMission Ridge Herefords, Raymore, SK with M-R 32X All About Me 70A by HF 102S Lariat 32X

TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF PAIR1. RSK Farms, Brandon, MB with RSK 154U Miss Tamara ET 28Z by Harvie OVHF Walk Hard 154U and her bull calf RSK 4Z Freestyle 47B by RSK 719T Freestyle 4Z2. Twin View Polled Herefords, Strathclair, MB with Twin-View 4L Alice 2Z by Harvie Ladies Man 4L with her heifer calf Twin-View 39S McQueen 61B by GHC Spotlight 39S

MATURE COW/CALF PAIR1. Mission Ridge Herefords, Raymore, SK with MJT 219U Aimee 403Y by HPH 145R Avatar 5U and her heifer calf M-R 32X Laura 403B by HF 102S Lariat 32X2. Richaud Stock Farm, Oakville, MB with RSF 50R Rosie 3W by Blair-Athol 26J Model 50R and her heifer calf RSF 55U Rosie 2B by Square-D Ultimate 5U

CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALEMission Ridge Herefords, Raymore, SK with MJT 219U Aimee 403Y by HPH 145R Avatar 5U and her heifer calf M-R 32X Laura 403B by HF 102S Lariat 32X

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALERichaud Stock Farm, Oakville, MB with RSF 50R Rosie 3W by Blair-Athol 26J Model 50R and her heifer calf RSF 55U Rosie 2B by Square-D Ultimate 5U

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALERichaud Stock Farm, Oakville, MB with RSF 50R Rosie 3W by Blair-Athol 26J Model 50R and her heifer calf RSF 55U Rosie 2B by Square-D Ultimate 5U

CHAMPION HEIFER CALF AND

JUNIOR CHAMPION AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALERSK Farms, Brandon, MB with RSK 7W Miss Firefl y ET 23A by Harvie Tailor Made ET 7W

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BULLS

BULL CALF Class 1 1. AM Ranching, Oak Lake, MB with MAR 1R Big Bang 36B by Golden-Oak 56M Predator 1R 2. LV Farms Ltd., Midale, SK with LV On The Job L 63B by Remitall-West Constructor 21X

Class 21. RSK Farms, Brandon, MB with RSK 4Z Freestyle 54B by RSK 719T Freestyle 4Z2. Steven Manns, Austin, MB with PBHR Chive 31Y 5B by PBHR Price 42R 45U

Class 31. RSK Farms, Brandon, MB with RSK 4Z Freestyle 47B by RSK 719T Freestyle 4Z2. Twin View Polled Herefords, Strathclair, MB with Twin-View 67Z Baily 45B by Twin-View 9W Best Choice 67Z

Class 41. Lone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank, SK with Kirby-Lonepine Gordon ET 707B by GHC Premier 152M2. RSK Farms, Brandon, MB with RSK 4Z Freestyle 24B by RSK 719T Freestyle 4Z

CHAMPION BULL CALF AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLLone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank, SK with Kirby-Lonepine Gordon ET 707B by GHC Premier 152M

RESERVE CHAMPION BULL CALFRSK Farms, Brandon, MB with RSK 4Z Freestyle 24B by RSK 719T Freestyle 4Z

YEARLING BULL1. LV Farms Ltd., Midale, SK with LV Project X L 14A by Meadow Acres 26N Kane 62P 1S2. Roselawn Farms, Killarney, MB with Roselawn Denton ET 84A by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X

JUNIOR CHAMPION BULLLV Farms Ltd., Midale, SK with LV Project X L 14A by Meadow Acres 26N Kane 62P 1S

RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION BULLRoselawn Farms, Killarney, MB with Roselawn Denton ET 84A by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X

TWO YEAR OLD BULL1. Lone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank, SK with ANL A XLP Action ET 75Z by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET2. Bennett & Bobbi-Jo Foster, Dropmore, MB with Hill’s Jacob 163Z by WLB Eli 10H 83T

CHAMPION SENIOR BULL AND GRAND CHAMPION BULLLone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank, SK with ANL A XLP Action ET 75Z by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR BULLBennett & Bobbi-Jo Foster, Dropmore, MB with Hill’s Jacob 163Z by WLB Eli 10H 83T

PROGENY OF DAMMission Ridge Herefords, Raymore, SK

BREEDER’S HERDRSK Farms, Brandon, MB

GET OF SIREGreenridge Farms, Fisher Branch, MB

CHAMPION BULL CALF AND KLR Kandy 7B

April 5, 2014Sire: Remitall-West Eberle 29Z

Dam: KLR Kandy 23SDam: KLR Kandy 23SThank-you to Nicholas Dunsmore of St. Pauls, Ontario for purchasing 7B out of

the stall at Agribition. Good Luck Nicholas with your fi rst Hereford heifer!

Also, thank you to our buyers from the C&T & Guests Take the Next Step Sale:

Kate Webb, Ogema, SKC&T Cattle Co., Arcola, SKRockeman Herefords, North Dakota

KLR Polled HerefordsRandy & Karen Wagner

Box 122Consul, SK S0N 0P0

Randy (306) 299-4511Karen (306) 717-1230

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FEMALES

HEIFER CALFGroup 1 (6 shown)1. Stonewood Grange, Selwyn, ON with Stonewood Rose ET 13B by MSU TCF Revolution 4R2. River Valley Polled Herefords, Newburgh, ON with RVP 28Z Behold 126B by RVP 743 Zander 28Z

Group 2 (7 shown)1. Bayview Acres, Bath, ON with Bayview Acres Tea Time 3B by CRR About Time 7432. Harvest Hill Farms Ltd.,Newburgh, ON with Harvest-Hill Oh La La 321B by Dalmuir Yield 103Y

Group 3 (7 shown)1. Ridgeview Farm, Alto, MI with Goble Miss Trust 301B by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W2. Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON with MHPH 10Y Nita 304B by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET

CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER CALFRidgeview Farm, Alto, MI with Goble Miss Trust 301B by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER CALFBayview Acres, Bath, ON with Bayview Acres Tea Time 3B by CRR About Time 743

Group 4 (7 shown)1. Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON with MHPH JWR 10Y Sarah 219B by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET2. Ridgview Farm and Rollins Herefords, Alto, MI with Goble RH Morgan Genevieve 214B by H BK CCC SR Game Changer ET

Group 5 (7 shown)1. Whiskey Lane Livestock, Indian River, ON with WLL Ballerina 27B by AXA Golden Oak Xceed2. Grant Elmhirst, Indian River, ON with Elm-Lodge Bling 18B by CRR About Time 743

Group 6 (7 shown)1. Stonewood Grange, Selwyn, ON with Stonewood Supreme 6B by THR Thor 40292. River Valley Polled Herefords, Newburgh, ON with RVP 0220 Honey Boo Boo 25B by Boyd Masterpiece 0220

CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE HEIFER CALFWhiskey Lane Livestock, Indian River, ON with WLL Ballerina 27B by AXA Golden Oak Xceed

RESERVE CHAMPIONINTERMEDIATE HEIFER CALFMedonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON with MHPH JWR 10Y Sarah 219B by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET

Group 7 (6 shown)1. Grant Elmhirst, Indian River, ON with Elm-Lodge Bell Of The Ball 14B by MSU TCF Revolution 4R2. Grosvenor Farm and JDL Cattle Co., Mulmur, ON with GRO-JDL Temptation 11X 114B7 by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X

Group 8 (7 shown) 1. Dorbay Polled Herefords, Dorchester, ON with Dorbay Miss Betsy 403B by JDH 10S Yankee 39X2. Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON with MHPH 101S Judy 106B by BNMHPH 13P Heat 101S

Group 9 (6 shown)1. Dorbay Polled Herefords, Dorchester, ON with Dorbay Miss Blossom 401B by TH 122 71I Victor 719T

2. Marbren Farm, Coldwater, ON with MBF 719T Willow’s Effi na 103B by TH 122 71I Victor 719T

CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALFGrant Elmhirst, Indian River, ON with Elm-Lodge Bell Of The Ball 14B by MSU TCF Revolution 4R

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIORHEIFER CALFGrosvenor Farm and JDL Cattle Co., Mulmur, ON with GRO-JDL Temptation 11X 114B7 by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X

YEARLING HEIFERGroup 1 (3 shown)1. Ridgview Farm and John Parks Farm, Alto, MI with JPF Lady Blue Eyes A15 by Goble Blue Streak 314Y 2. Rock Bottom Farm, Consecon, ON with Churchill Lady 33290A by H H Perfect Timing 0150 ET

Group 2 (8 shown) 1. Bayview Acres, Bath, ON with Tay-Down Miss Hereford AAA 3A by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X2. Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON with MHPH 203Y Pebbles 410A by MHPH 9W Yeoman 203Y

CHAMPION JUNIORYEARLING HEIFERBayview Acres, Bath, ON with Tay-Down Miss Hereford AAA 3A by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFERMedonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON with MHPH 203Y Pebbles 410A by MHPH 9W Yeoman 203Y

Hereford Show

November 8, 2014 - Toronto, ON Judge: Chad Wilson, Wawota, SK

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Group 3 (7 shown) 1. Grosvenor Farm and JDL Cattle Co., Mulmur, ON with GRO-JDL Temptation 11X 214A by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X2. Grant Elmhirst, Indian River, ON with Elm-Lodge Anastasia ET 24A by CRR Helton 980

Group 4 (6 shown) 1. JDL Cattle Co., Mulmur, ON with JDL Janice 210A by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X2. Marben Farm, Coldwater, ON with MBF 203Y Polyanna 124A by MHPH 9W Yeoman 203Y

Group 5 (6 shown)1. Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississagua, ON with MHPH 521X Rita 1151A by TH 122 71I Victor 521X ET 2. Trent Hill Farm, Hastings, ON with Trent Hill Angela 1A by Trent Hill Grant 17Y

CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE YEARLING HEIFER AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEGrosvenor Farm and JDL Cattle Co., Mulmur, ON with GRO-JDL Temptation 11X 214A by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X

RESERVE CHAMPIONINTERMEDIATE YEARLING HEIFERMedonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississagua, ON with MHPH 521X Rita 1151A by TH 122 71I Victor 521X ET

Group 6 (6 shown)1. Tara Meadows, Oro Medonte, ON with Tara Meadows Volume 3 Tara 111 by GHC Volume III ET 139S

2. Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississagua, ON with MHPH 101S Western Star 111A by BNMHPH 13P Heat 101SGroup 7 (6 shown) 1. Ridgeview Farm, Alto, MI and Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississagua, ON with MHPH 521X Dainty 105A by TH 122L 71I Victor 521X ET 2. Stonewood Grange, Selwyn, ON with Stonewood Ms Supreme 3A by Lambert Remedy 2030 75R

CHAMPION SENIOR YEARLING HEIFER AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE Ridgeview Farm, Alto, MI and Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississagua, ON with MHPH 521X Dainty 105A by TH 122L 71I Victor521X ET

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR YEARLING HEIFERTara Meadows, Oro Medonte, ON with Tara Meadows Volume 3 Tara 111 byGHC Volume III ET 139S

TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF PAIRGroup 1 (5 shown) 1. Bar JM Farm, Whitney, ON; Wascana Cattle Co., Regina, SK; Mohican West, Laurel, MT; Dale Stith, Mayslick, KY with Bar JM Jewel 6Z by BJM HRF Tradition 13T with her calf Bar JM Windy K Victoria 11B by TH 223 71I Victor 755T2. Grant Elmhirst, Indian River, ON with Elm-Lodge Zoom Zoom 45Z by Square-D Tortuga 953T with her calf Elm-Lodge Boom Boom 32B by AXA Golden-Oak Xceed ET 704X

MATURE COW/CALF PAIRGroup 1 (4 shown)1. Grant Elmhirst, Indian River, ON and Abby Hill Farms, Richmond, ON with Elm-Lodge 14N Ravish 3R by Elm-Lodge Hollywood 14H with her calf Elm-Lodge Bikini 28B by Boyd Masterpiece 02202. JDL Cattle Co., Mulmur, ON with JDL Janice 303T 201X by Grosvenor Titanium 80P 303T with her calf JDL Janice 11X 316B by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X

CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALEBar JM Farm, Whitney, ON; Wascana Cattle Co., Regina, SK; Mohican West, Laurel, MT; Dale Stith, Mayslick, KY with Bar JM Jewel 6Z by BJM HRF Tradition 13T with her calf Bar JM Windy K Victoria 11B by TH 223 71I Victor 755T

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALE Grant Elmhirst, Indian River, ON and Abby Hill Farms, Richmond, ON with Elm-Lodge 14N Ravish 3R by Elm-Lodge Hollywood 14H with her calf Elm-Lodge Bikini 28B by Boyd Masterpiece 0220

BULLS

BULL CALFGroup 1 (4 shown)1. Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON with MHPH AFPH 10Y Boomtown 319B by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET2. A-Lynne Herefords, Reaboro, ON with A-Lynn Bring It Home 128B by Dalmuir Winsome 108W

CHAMPION SENIOR YEARLING HEIFER AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE

Ridgeview Farm, Alto, MI and Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississagua, ON with MHPH 521X Dainty 105A by TH 122L 71I

Victor 521X ET

CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE YEARLING HEIFER AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE

Grosvenor Farm and JDL Cattle Co., Mulmur, ON with GRO-JDL Temptation 11X 214A by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X

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CHAMPION JUNIOR BULL CALFMedonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON with MHPH AFPH 10Y Boomtown 319B by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR BULL CALFA-Lynne Herefords, Reaboro, ON with A-Lynn Bring It Home 128B by Dalmuir Winsome 108W

Group 2 (4 shown) 1. Stonewood Grange, Selwyn, ON with Stonewood Buerhle 9B by THR Thor 40292. Whiskey Lane Livestock, Indian River, ON with WLL Bourbon 21B by WLL Global Force 7X

CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE BULL CALFStonewood Grange, Selwyn, ON with Stonewood Buerhle 9B by THR Thor 4029

RESERVE CHAMPIONINTERMEDIATE BULL CALFWhiskey Lane Livestock, Indian River, ON with WLL Bourbon 21B by WLL Global Force 7X

Group 3 (7 shown)1. Howard and Courtney Walker, Coldwater, ON with HWCW 2Z Banker 101B by Stonewood MHPH Zerox 2Z2. Walter G. Oulton & Sons Ltd., with OTLN 743 Bam Bam 6B by CRR About Time 743

CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALFHoward and Courtney Walker, Coldwater, ON with HWCW 2Z Banker 101B by Stonewood MHPH Zerox 2Z

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALFWalter G. Oulton & Sons Ltd., with OTLN 743 Bam Bam 6B by CRR About Time 743

YEARLING BULL Group 1 (5 shown)1. Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Missisagua, ON and Double J Polled Herefords, Maidstone, SK with MHPH 521X Action 106A by TH 122 71I Victor 521X ET 2. Corp Creek Farm, Omemee, ON and Whiskey Lane Livestock, Indian River, ON with Corp Creek Air Force 3A by WLL Global Force 7X

CHAMPION JUNIOR AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLMedonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Missisagua, ON and Double J Polled Herefords, Maidstone, SK with MHPH 521X Action 106A by TH 122 71I Victor 521X ET

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR BULLCorp Creek Farm, Omemee, ON and Whiskey Lane Livestock, Indian River, ON with Corp Creek Air Force 3A by WLL Global Force 7X

TWO YEAR OLD BULLGroup 3 (5 shown)1. Lyons Polled Herefords, St. Thomas, ON; Dalmuir Farms, Lindsay, ON with NJW 73S W18 Downhome 21Z ET by SHF Wonder M326 W18 ET2. Marben Farm, Coldwater, ON with MBF 45P Tanker 102Z by NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P

CHAMPION SENIOR, GRAND CHAMPION AND SUPREME CHAMPION BULLLyons Polled Herefords, St. Thomas, ON and Dalmuir Farms, Lindsay, ON with NJW 73S W18 Downhome 21Z ET by SHF Wonder M326 W18 ET

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR BULLMarben Farm, Coldwater, ON with MBF 45P Tanker 102Z by NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P

TWO BULLS BRED AND OWNEDMedonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON

BREEDERS HERDMedonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON

GET OF SIREMedonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON

JUNIOR GET OF SIRERiver Valley Polled Herefords, Newburgh, ON

PROGENY OF DAMGrosvenor Farm and JDL Cattle Co., Mulmur, ON

PREMIER EXHIBITOR Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON

PREMIER BREEDERMedonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON

JAMES W RUMMERFIELD TROPHY Bar JM Farm, Whitney, ON; Wascana Cattle Co., Regina, SK; Mohican West, Laurel, MT; Dale Stith, Mayslick, KY with Bar JM Jewel 6Z by BJM HRF Tradition 13T with her calf Bar JM Windy K Victoria 11B by TH 223 71I Victor 755T

CHAMPION SENIOR, GRAND CHAMPION AND SUPREME CHAMPION BULL

Lyons Polled Herefords, St. Thomas, ON and Dalmuir Farms, Lindsay, ON with NJW 73S W18 Downhome 21Z ET by SHF

Wonder M326 W18 ET

CHAMPION JUNIOR AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL

Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Missisagua, ON and Double J Polled Herefords, Maidstone, SK with MHPH 521X Action 106A by

TH 122 71I Victor 521X ET

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The Supreme championships on the summer and fall circuits continue to be the highlights of the shows and exhibitions. Thanks to the show committees for their efforts and hard work finding sponsorships and prizes

to go with the titles and bragging rights. In 2014, the Hereford breed maintained its dominant position to be Supreme in the beef industry!

The Supreme championships on the summer and fall circuits continue to be the highlights of the shows and

Herefords Win Supreme Overall Breeds...

NJW 73S W18 DOWNHOME 21ZETDownhome was the Supreme Champion All Breeds Bull at this year’s Royal Winter Fair National Hereford Show.

Congratulations to Lyons Polled Herefords, Dalmuir Farms and NJW Polled Herefords.

MJT NITRO DUKE ET 78AThe Lloydminster Stockade Roundup

Supreme Champion All Breeds Bull was exhibited by MJT Cattle Company Ltd, Edgerton, AB, with a son of GH Adams

Nitro Design ET 377X.

ANL A XLP ACTION ET 75ZThe Manitoba Livestock Expo Supreme Champion All Breeds was exhibited by

Lone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank, SK and owned with ANL Polled Herefords,

Steelman, SK, with a son of TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET.

CB 122L LADY B 222ZThe Interior Provincial Exhibition Supreme

Champion All Breeds Female was exhibited by Cayley Brown, Princeton, BC

and owned with Shar-Lo Farms, Public Landing, NB, with a daughter of

Remitall Online 122L.

LLOYDMINSTER STOCKADE ROUNDUP MANITOBA LIVESTOCK EXPO INTERIOR PROVINCIAL EXHIBITION

ROYAL WINTER FAIR

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The saga began aft er the turn of the century. The Quill Lake Plains area opened in 1903 for homesteading and by 1905 - 1906, sett lers began arriving. Soon sod shacks dott ed the landscape as sett lers began breaking

the land, seeding and harvesti ng the crop produced by Mother Earth. With the arrival of the Canadian Pacifi c Railway in 1907, life became much easier for this new breed of Canadians. The Canadian Pacifi c Railway paid, homesteader, Mackenzie $900.00 for a quarter of land, on which the village of Drake is presently situated and the right to fi nd another homestead. The North Star Elevator and secti on house were built and an old box car, served as the stati on which the Canadian Pacifi c

Railway named Drake, for Sir Francis Drake, the most famous of all Elizabethan sea captains to fi rst sail around the world. The streets of Drake are named aft er crew members, Hawkins, Howard, Gilbert, Norreys and Cadiz. Today, Drake has a populati on of two

hundred and fi ft y and is best known for Bergen Industries, an agricultural welding and fabricati on company; Drake Meat Processors, famous for their Smoked Farmer Sausage and Robin Bartel, Nati onal Hockey League player and a member of Team Canada at the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia in 1984.The village of Drake is also the home of a deeply rooted agricultural family with a vision.....the Blair’s!

Early in the summer of 1905, T. Sidney Blair fi led for homestead rights on S.E. Secti on 22, Township 32, Range 23, then returned to the Ott awa Valley that fall. Born in Scotland, Sidney immigrated to Boston, Connecti cut and then

on to Vermont but fi nally found employment west of Ott awa in the sett lement of Pakenham. In the spring of 1906, he went back west with a carload of sett ler eff ects and built a one room house with a small upstairs and a cellar below the house for the storage of vegetables. He also constructed a sod stable for livestock, protecti ng them from cold prairie winters. T. Sidney Blair purchased additi onal parcels of neighboring land enlarging their farming operati on.

Early in the fall of that year, his wife Elizabeth with son Lindsay (at the age of two) and infant Alice, came west via the railroad. (Grand-father Lindsay had paid her way fi rst class, as he refused to risk her and the family on the harvest excursion.) The couple raised fi ve children, four boys, Lindsay (J.L.), Sidney A. (known to all as Sandy), Clayton, Gilbert and daughter Alice. All the children att ended Bloomfi eld country school, seven miles west of Drake. The high schools of neighboring Lanigan and Drake provided secondary educati on.

A terrible accident immobilized T. Sidney Blair causing him to live in constant pain and confi ned to a wheel chair, unti l his passing in 1928. Sandy (Sidney A.) quit school to help on the family farm which he later operated as a partnership with brothers Lindsay and Clayton. Lindsay att ended the University Of Saskatchewan, College Of Agriculture where he received his degree; while Clayton and Gilbert joined the armed forces as the winds of war swept over the globe. In July 1942, Clayton, a fl ight Sergeant in the R.A.F. went missing in acti on; his body was recovered from the North Sea and laid to rest in a Dutch cemetery in Amsterdam, Holland. In September 1944, Major Gilbert Blair was killed during acti on in Italy. The death of Clayton dissolved the partnership, but Sandy and Lindsay formed a new one changing the directi on of many lives, under the name Blair Brothers.

as the stati on which the Canadian Pacifi c Railway named Drake, for Sir Francis Drake, the most famous of all Elizabethan sea captains to fi rst sail around the world. The streets of Drake are named aft er crew members, Hawkins, Howard, Gilbert, Norreys and Cadiz. Today, Drake has a populati on of two

hundred and fi ft y and is best known

rooted agricultural family with a vision.....the Blair’s!

fi led for homestead

to the Ott awa Valley that fall. Born in Scotland, Sidney

Drake. The high schools of neighboring Lanigan and Drake provided secondary educati on.

A terrible accident immobilized T. Sidney Blair causing him to live in constant pain and confi ned to a wheel chair, unti l his

farm which he later operated as a partnership with

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Lindsay and Eileen had three children; two sons, Sidney and Wilson and daughter Joanne. Sidney obtained a Masters Degree in Soil Science, and is involved in the ferti lizer and Potash fi eld, while Wilson (Bill) received a degree in Agriculture and returned to the farming industry, producing seed stock Herefords under the name of Bonaventure Farms. Joanne graduated from the University of Saskatchewan, specializing in Home Economics.

Sandy and Ida had fi ve children; three sons, Dale, Ronald and Gilbert; two girls, Bett y and Heather. Dale att ended the University of Saskatchewan and received a Diploma in Agriculture and returned to farming. In 1963, he married Janet Marshall, a nurse from Humboldt, Saskatchewan. They have four children; three sons Scott , Darren, Craig and daughter, Lisa. Graduati ng high school in Lanigan, Ron att ended the University of Saskatchewan and aft er receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, he also returned to the farming operati on. In 1965, he married Connie Paproski, a graduate of Saskatoon Business College, born and raised just north of Lanigan. The couple have three children; sons, Kevin, Trevor and daughter, Lana.

From the early years and through the 1940’s, the Blair families were strictly farming operati ons. But in 1948, Blair Brothers, Sandy and Lindsay became interested in the possibility of using ferti lizer, and they purchased Elephant brand ferti lizer from Cominco; this was the fi rst rail car of bulk ferti lizer brought into Saskatchewan. Prior to, the only fertilizer available was bagged. The fertilizer business started

Timothy Blair

att ended the University of Saskatchewan and received a Diploma in Agriculture and returned to farming. In 1963, he married Janet Marshall, a nurse from Humboldt, Saskatchewan. They have four children; three sons Scott , Darren, Craig and daughter, Lisa. Graduati ng high school in Lanigan, Ron att ended the University of Saskatchewan and aft er receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, he also returned to the farming operati on. In 1965, he married Connie Paproski, a graduate of Saskatoon Business College, born and raised just north of Lanigan. The couple have three children; sons, Kevin, Trevor and daughter, Lana.

From the early years and through the 1940’s, the Blair families were strictly farming operati ons. But in 1948, Blair Brothers, Sandy and Lindsay became interested in the possibility of using ferti lizer, and they purchased Elephant brand ferti lizer from Cominco; this was the fi rst rail car of bulk ferti lizer brought into Saskatchewan. Dale Blair Ron Blair

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on the farm west of Drake, and later moved into town. From 1948 through the early 70’s, it was a seasonal business that revolved around the farm. Either Sandy or son, Ron, would come in the spring or fall and run the business for three to four weeks and then go back to farming. The business later moved to the town of Lanigan, which was centrally located on the Yellowhead highway and operated under the name of S.A. Blair and Sons, with business in Lanigan.

In the early 1970’s, two major things occurred – Pound-Maker Feedlot and the use of ferti lizer were established. The Wildeman family along with the Blair family were instrumental in the foundati on of Pound-Maker, Canada’s fi rst integrated feedlot with ethanol. It started at a ti me when Barley was seventy-eight cents a bushel and no one took it at that price. Kevin states, “Brad Wildeman’s dad was very much a risk taker and a visionary. All Blair family members own shares in Pound-Maker. Dale Blair was president for a number of years; Darren Blair worked there for eight years and now sits on the board of directors.” Secondly, the use of ferti lizer, for improving crop yields and pastures, would become commonplace and rapidly expand.

The ferti lizer business became a full ti me enterprise. In 1983, Sandy’s sons, Ronald and Dale purchased the ferti lizer company and named it Blair’s Ferti lizer. The operati on moved out of Lanigan to their present locati on, just minutes east on Yellowhead Highway #16. Due to the success of the endeavour, Ronald took over the ferti lizer part of the company, while brother, Dale handled the farming operati on, assisti ng each other during the busy season and when needed. In 2003, Dale’s son Darren and Ron’s son Kevin formed an equal partnership and purchased the enterprise. In the fall of 2014, Blair’s completed a new offi ce complex just south of the main plant facility. From the small beginning of selling ferti lizer off the farm west of Drake, Saskatchewan, Blair’s have grown and expanded to seven full service retail locati ons in Lanigan, Nokomis, Watrous, Liberty, McLean, Lipton and Strongfi eld with over one hundred employees. Currently, Blair’s are constructi ng a ferti lizer distributi on facility in Hanley capable of handling twenty-fi ve thousand metric tonnes, serviced by rail. Under the umbrella of Blair’s Family of Companies, they cover your farming, livestock and yes, you’re wildlife gaming needs.

Blair’s Crop and Livestock Soluti ons make up a large component of the group of companies. Crop and Livestock Soluti ons supply crop nutriti on, seed, crop protecti on, animal nutriti on products and custom services from seeding to harvesti ng and spraying (both aerial and ground) as well as custom

trucking; fi nancial soluti ons and growing more important each year, agronomic services through its AgIntelligence platf orm. “We have progressive clients that want a higher level of service on their farm. As farms have gott en larger, it has become a balancing act. It is easier to buy bigger equipment, buy more land and put up more bins, but our growing season is so short and usually crops don’t come out of the ground unti l the 25th of May and frost usually arrives the fi rst part of September - there’s a lot that happens in that ti me; bugs, worms, fungicide, wind and hail. Therefore, it’s not as easy as putti ng fuel in equipment and sending a guy on his way; it needs a higher level of management and help from crop recommendati ons to soil analysis and ferti lity recommendati ons. Our agronomists are out in those fi elds, scouti ng and looking for anything that could negati vely aff ect that crop, including disease. Bugs are something you can easily see, but disease is something that is hard to see unti l it’s too late. Costs are high, my grandpa said you only have to make seven out of ten decisions right, the challenge is to decide which three, you are going to be wrong on - you need to miti gate your risk by controlling your misses”, said Kevin.

The Livestock Soluti ons division also employs nearly a dozen people with three full ti me nutriti onists. The Blair families raised livestock through four generati ons and with their involvement in Pound-Maker, livestock nutriti on was always explored but not in a business aspect. Major companies focused on feedlots, hutt erite colonies, dairy barns, hog and poultry operati ons...producers who used high volumes with low margins. The cow-calf producer was ignored simply because that kind of market was labour intensive. Since those companies did not give cow/calf producers the ti me of day, improvement in herd nutriti on was at a snail’s pace. “So typically, most people would head into the local Co-op to pick up a bag of 1:1 mineral and then hope that the cows wouldn’t eat it, so that they wouldn’t have to buy it next year. We wanted to get into the basics of cow/calf nutriti on and by sampling forages and water, try to fi gure out what they needed and when they needed it. In the 70’s, most operati ons were feeding Barley and in the 80’s, they were feeding more Barley, but in the 90’s as people moved to more forage based diets, what we forgot was that we had been feeding Barley since the 1960’s and developed all our cowherds around high energy nutriti on. When we took grain out of mature cow diets, and moved to more forage based diets, we created the potenti al for energy and nutrient defi ciencies. We knew about the palatability of hay, based on whether it was too mature or whether it got rained on, but nutriti ve value, we really didn’t know.

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Our eff orts to work with more cow/calf producers on forage and water sampling increased aft er working with several herds that were experiencing high rates of open cows, and even herd losses.

Catt le producers are a proud breed, no one wanted to admit they were having challenges; however, once we started evaluati ng the problem, we found that the incidence of “downer cows” most typically occurred in the third trimester, when a cow’s nutrient requirements were the greatest. What we found upon sampling hay and water was in the hay there were excessive amounts of the trace mineral Molybdenum, and in the water high sulfates. Molybdenum in excessive amounts can interfere with a ruminant’s assimilati on of Copper, producing Copper defi ciency. Ruminants that consume high amounts of Molybdenum developed symptoms such as poor hair coat, poor body score conditi on, muscle weakness, reduced lactati on, and in some cases, diarrhea, stunted growth and anemia. We held a meeti ng in Nokomis for our area cow/calf producers reporti ng our fi ndings. The results showed hay samples that were largely Copper defi cient, with higher Molybdenum levels and water high in Sulphates. This is signifi cant because high Sulphate water can magnify the impacts of cows consuming a 100% forage based diet with high Molybdenum levels. By the end of the meeti ng, we had a lineup of producers telling us how many challenges they were having in their own herds with open cows or cow losses. Higher Molybdenum levels typically occur in forages when the water table is high and it can be exacerbated by cool, wet spring conditi ons. Working with cow/calf producers on this challenge to design soluti ons that are specifi c to their herd has given us a level of comfort with cow/calf operators in talking about whole herd nutriti on,” said Kevin.

As part of their animal nutriti on business, Blair’s has also developed a division called Blair’s SportsMaster Pro. Designed for game farm operati ons outdoorsman and hunters, Blair’s has become a leader in providing integrated wildlife management soluti ons. Their team of dedicated professionals provide specifi c nutriti on experti se for game farms or sportsmen alike. The product, “Record Rack” is a nutriti onal supplement designed and proven to att ract Big Game while providing a balanced nutriti on, maximizing geneti c potenti al, and allows them to thrive in their environment. “Biologics” are scienti fi cally proven Big Game food plots. Forages are exclusively bred to provide precise nutriti on for deer and elk, plus being a natural att ractant. These annual and perennial forages provide a stand that is harvested year aft er year by trophy animals in the area. Their products are marketed in outlets throughout western Canada.

In most cases, the movement of produce is equally important as producti on. The historic volume of crop producti on in western Canada in 2013 created a signifi cant challenge for Blair’s customers in getti ng their product to market. Seeing the need to provide additi onal risk management for their ag retail business and for Blair’s customers, Blair’s Family of Companies established a new division called TexCana Logisti cs. The goal of TexCana is to help Blair’s customers and their ag retail operati ons in the movement of agricultural products more readily and effi ciently through the agricultural supply chain in North America.

The history of Blair Families and purebred catt le goes back to the late 1960’s, Ron and Dale Blair imported purebred Simmentals from Switzerland. All the boys were involved and acti ve in the business; Scott and Kevin were board members of the junior associati on. They marketed bulls privately off the farm and held an annual female sale each February in Saskatoon, with fellow breeder Cy Udell of Bar U Farms from Viscount, Saskatchewan. In the late 1980’s, the herd turned commercial using the Simmental base with Red Angus.

In the fall of 2006, Blairs.Ag Catt le Company was born with the purchase of thirty-fi ve purebred Red Angus cows. Kevin states, “I have always believed that the decisions purebred breeders make around geneti c progress to be such a big factor aff ecti ng the enti re beef supply chain. Commercial producers depend on seed stock producers for their bull purchases and the consumer depends on the commercial cow/calf sector for quality beef. In other livestock producti on systems, geneti c improvement has come quicker due to the use of technology and shorter gestati on ti mes. I really felt that if we uti lized the tools and technologies available to us as purebred breeders and stayed committ ed to the path, that we too could accelerate the rate of geneti c progress in the Angus breed.”

It is diffi cult to make the commitment required to see geneti c improvement through – it takes a lot of people and fi nancial resources to stay the course. I always thought that our experience, belief and love of agriculture, coupled with our vision for where the beef industry needs to go; that we could play a larger part. When we made the commitment, I didn`t know if we`d be in the Angus business for ten or a hundred years, but I wanted our program to make a positi ve contributi on to make it bett er and we were prepared to invest the resources to make that happen.”

Blairs.Ag purchased thirty-fi ve head of Red Angus to start their herd from the Jackson Catt le Company Dispersal, Sedley, Saskatchewan. Over the next eight years, their program expanded to over 450 purebred Red and Black Angus females, 50 purebred Herefords and over 250 commercial females used for embryo recipients. Shortly aft er the initi al purchase, they partnered with Chad Haaland, Hanley, Saskatchewan and Levi Jackson, Sedley, Saskatchewan. Kevin explains, ``Instead of us expanding our faciliti es, we went to people that were committ ed to the industry and had faciliti es. We engaged Chad as manager of the cowherd

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and Levi for managing the bulls for our bull sale.`` The additi on of a couple quarters of land at Lanigan, gave them a locati on to develop the replacement heifers, calve the winter calving cows and establish their show and sale headquarters.

In 2008, the herd expanded to Black Angus simply by trying to make black red carriers and has grown since to forty percent of the herd`s populati on. Blairs.Ag Catt le Company host their annual bull sale the fi rst Tuesday in April, selling mainly two-year old bulls and host a female sale the second week in October. In additi on to live marketi ng, Blairs.Ag is committ ed to internet marketi ng, hosti ng four Angus sales per year, with the Class Sale of Blairs.Ag Junior Scholarship eligible females during Canadian Western Agribiti on.

Blairs.Ag Catt le Company recently completed a partnership with EBY Ranch, Emporia, Kansas. Kevin explains, `` We have a black and red program in Kansas that is two-thirds black and we will have a bull and female sale there as well. We have implanted embryos in Nebraska, Minnesota and Texas and had a calf crop already born down there. The U.S. expansion is all about drought proofi ng our business, if something happens with the border; BSE, COOL, or anything that could close the border; we have managed some of our risk. Being in the U.S. also helps us expand our footprint. We believe there is a need for more people getti ng involved in internati onal trade; many countries are seeking new, improved geneti cs and they are required on an annual basis. Since they breed and calve at opposite ti mes of the year than us, they want donors that are fl ushed year round.`` Blairs.Ag have a

minimum of six and a maximum of eighteen donor females being fl ushed at all ti mes in Canada and the United States.

Although, Blairs.Ag Catt le Company exhibits at many major livestock shows, winning ribbons is not the main focus. They exhibit in order to market. ``We needed to prove internally that there is margin in this business, that there is money to be made and we couldn`t do that by only focusing on ribbons. Last fall at Agribiti on, we exhibited fourteen heifer calves and sold them all in the ‘Class’ sale. We go to the shows for visibility, to create marketi ng opportuniti es, to see people, talk with them, to meet with families and see if our program could help their operati ons.”

The Blair family heritage and dedicati on to family values led to the development of Blairs.Ag Junior Scholarship program in 2009.

This program gives juniors from across Canada the opportunity to receive scholarships for post-secondary educati on. By purchasing females from Blairs.Ag Catt le Company program and parti cipati ng in regional, provincial and nati onal livestock shows, juniors qualify for scholarship funding to assist in furthering their educati onal goals. Blair’s investment in this project is based on their passion for catt le, the development of youth and the future of Canadian agriculture.

In 2012, Blair’s decided to launch a branded beef program under the name of Blair’s Premium Natural Angus Beef. “We started by thinking about how to begin and started with beef jerky because it had the longest shelf life. Now we’ve expanded to all major cuts of beef.” The product is processed at Drake Meat Processors. Blair’s Premium Natural Angus Beef is retailed out of Saskmade Marketplace in Saskatoon, a store co-owned with Candace Ippolito and April Nichol and is available at all seven Blair’s ag retails locati ons throughout the province.

The Blairs.Ag Hereford program began in 2007. Uncle Wilson (Bill) Blair, founder of Bonaventure Farms was winding down, so they purchased the top end of cows from his herd. In 2009,

Blairs.Ag Catt le Company formed an alliance with Tom McNeely, Golden Oak Livestock, Bowden, Alberta to manage the Hereford cowherd. Blair`s decided to ramp up the Hereford and embryo programs, so they purchased three donors to build the program around, and in 2014, Blairs.Ag had eighty-fi ve Hereford calves; in 2015 they will have one hundred and fi ft y born in Canada and the United States.

In a short period of ti me, Blairs.Ag Catt le Company bred and owned the 2014 Reserve Grand Polled Hereford Champion at Canadian Western Agribiti on and high selling female in the Agribiti on Sale. The feature bull in the Churchill Sale in January 2015 was jointly produced by Blairs.Ag. This past December, they held their fi rst Hereford internet sale, which proved highly successful and plans are under way for a frozen geneti c event.

In 2012, Blair’s decided to launch a branded beef program under the name of Blair’s Premium Natural Angus Beef. “We started by thinking about how to begin and started with beef jerky because it had the longest shelf life. Now we’ve expanded to all major cuts of beef.” The product is processed at Drake Meat Processors. Blair’s Premium Natural Angus Beef is retailed out of Saskmade Marketplace in Saskatoon, a store co-owned with Candace Ippolito and April Nichol and is available at all

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In retrospect ...Kevin Blair received his elementary educati on in Drake, high school in Lanigan and att ended the College of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan. Aft er university, Kevin returned home. In 1988, he married Noreen Hay, a Maine Anjou girl from Bradwell, Saskatchewan. They have three boys, Bradley, who att ended Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, on a golf scholarship and aft er completi ng his Masters degree in Finance is back working for Blair’s Family of Companies. Dusti n, att ends the University of Saskatchewan, majoring in Economics and Garrett is taking fi nance at Lindenwood University, on a golf scholarship as well. Kevin is the Past President of the Canadian Angus Associati on and the founding President of GROW Community of Independents, which is an organizati on of the eleven largest agriculture retailers in Western Canada.

Darren Blair took his grade school in Drake, high school in Lanigan and att ended the University of Saskatchewan where he received a degree in Agriculture. Aft er a number of years working in the livestock nutriti on business across Western Canada Darren returned home to the family business. He married Deb Maier and they have two children, Tyler, working as a Business Agronomist at Blair’s Family of Companies and Megan att ends the College of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan.Scott Blair (Darren’s brother) and his family operate a commercial and purebred livestock operati on at Drake known as Blairswest and Craig Blair (Darren and Scott ’s younger brother) is part owner of two agriculture retail locati ons in Lipton and McLean, SK. Recently Craig and his son, Baxter, have gott en into the purebred business, adding to their one hundred and fi ft y commercial cows.When asked why they opted to be a multi -breed operati on, Kevin related, “All of us and our staff believe in the beef industry and all major breeds have merit. Each breed has their strengths and weaknesses, but the commercial industry needs all breeds to be viable and maintain geneti c advancement...good catt le are good catt le...it’s a combinati on of breeds that move the beef industry forward. What I failed to tell you during this discussion is...we implanted twenty-nine embryos and have nineteen Charolais calves coming this spring!”

Where are you going from here? “Well, there are two things to being successful - vision and good people. Darren and I are fortunate to have good people, so our challenge is to make sure the vision of where the beef industry should go is where we’re heading, because it is very easy to get off on a tangent. Everyone has their own vision on where the industry should go, the trick is to be right. We believe we need to raise beef catt le in Western Canada that can live with Mother Nature...they need to be loose-hided, good boned and haired-up. I tell a lot of my American friends, the reason Canadian catt le are bett er, and they are bett er, is that Mother Nature forces us to be bett er. We need to take our

competi ti ve advantage – the environment, and let it be our ace in the hole. So we select catt le that produce in this environment and market them from Kansas, north. They do get some winter and we know our catt le will adapt and they don’t have to worry about Texas heat. Hybrid vigor comes from variati on in a gene pool, for example when they breed Canola; there aren’t two parents the same. We need to understand heterosis and hybrid vigor. The challenge is to analyze your cows and be truthful to yourself of their faults and choose mati ngs that will take you where you need to go. The problem in Briti sh breeds, is that we use highly maternal females and breed them to highly maternal sires, then keep the replacements and breed them to calving ease maternal bulls, with the end result being ti ght-pinned, light-haired, chisel-fronted good for nothing cows. The challenge is understanding breeding...understanding heterosis and hybrid vigor...then having the vision and commitment to do it!”

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CHAMPION HEIFER CALF AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE HORNED HEREFORDTriple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK with Triple A 2059 Pebbles ET 9B by C Stockman 2059 ET

SENIOR CHAMPION AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEPOLLED HEREFORDCayley Cattle Co., Princeton, BC and Shar-Lo Farms, Public Landing, NB with CB 122L Lady B 222Z by Remitall Online 122L and her bull calf CBB Shar-Lo 719 Shameless 308B by TH 122 71I Victor 719T

CHAMPION JUNIOR AND GRAND CHAMPION BULLHORNED HEREFORDMJT Cattle Company Ltd., Edgerton, AB with MJT Nitro Duke ET 78A by GH Adams Nitro Design ET 377X

CHAMPION JUNIOR AND GRAND CHAMPION BULLPOLLED HEREFORDHaroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK and Wascana Cattle Company, Regina, SK with Haroldsons Delta ET 69A by Haroldsons WLL Anchor 4T

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HORNED HEREFORDFemales

HEIFER CALFSplit 1 (4 shown)1. Glenlees Farms and Emma Lees, Arcola, SK with RVP 91Z Blue Ribbon 99B by NJW 59R 88X Ribeye 91Z2. ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK and Garilyn Morris, Innisfail, AB with ANL 425X Miriah 36Y 93B by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET

Split 2 (6 shown)1. Triple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK with Triple A 2059 Pebbles ET 9B by C Stockman 2059 ET2. Triple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK with Triple A 2059 Betty 3B by C Stockman 2059 ET

Split 3 (5 shown)1. Lone Pine Cattle Services and Jessie Procyk, Vibank, SK with XLP 5L Bogarts Saphire 7B by Star OBF Bogart 5L2. Dallas Farms, Bowden, AB with BCD Uptown Bridette ET 406B by UPS Uptown ET

CHAMPION HEIFER CALF AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALETriple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK with Triple A 2059 Pebbles ET 9B by C Stockman 2059 ET

RESERVE CHAMPION HEIFER CALF Glenlees Farms and Emma Lees, Arcola, SK with RVP 91Z Blue Ribbon 99B by NJW 59R 88X Ribeye 91Z

YEARLING HEIFERSplit 1 (4 shown)1. Glenlees Farms, Arcola, SK with Glenlees HH 110X Polly 17A by TH 200J 63N Tundra 110X2. Triple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK with Triple A 9121 Rebecca ET 3A by CL1 Domino 9121W 1ET

CHAMPION JUNIOR FEMALEGlenlees Farms, Arcola, SK with Glenlees HH 110X Polly 17A by TH 200J 63N Tundra 110X

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR FEMALETriple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK with Triple A 9121 Rebecca ET 3A by CL1 Domino 9121W 1ET

TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF PAIRSplit 1 (3 shown)1. Dallas Farms, Bowden, AB with BCD 323S Kenzie 217Z by GH Adams Match Point ET 602U and her bull calf BCD 140Y Brantley 409B by T-Bar-K 326N New Edition 140Y

2. Hirsche Herefords and Angus Ltd., High River, AB with GH 7101 Lady Smash 90Z by UPS JT Neon 7101 1ET and her heifer calf GH 5Z Bianca 162B by GH 7101 Rock Solid 5Z

MATURE COW/CALF PAIRSplit 1 (3 shown)1. Mission Ridge Herefords, Raymore, SK with MJT 219U Aimee 403Y by HPH 145R Avatar 5U and her heifer calf M-R 32X Laura 403B by HF 102S Lariat 32X2. T Bar K Ranch, Wawota, SK with T-Bar-K 4W Reba 159Y by DBHR 31R Stanmore 4W and her bull calf T-Bar-K 125Y Premium 46B by MW Dakota 125Y

CHAMPION SENIOR AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEDallas Farms, Bowden, AB with BCD 323S Kenzie 217Z by GH Adams Match Point ET 602U and her bull calf BCD 140Y Brantley 409B by T-Bar-K 326N New Edition 140Y

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALEMission Ridge Herefords, Raymore, SK with MJT 219U Aimee 403Y by HPH 145R Avatar 5U and her heifer calf M-R 32X Laura 403B by HF 102S Lariat 32X

Bulls

BULL CALFSplit 1 (6 shown)1. T Bar K Ranch, Wawota, SK with T-Bar-K 125Y Daytona 20B by MW Dakota 125Y2. Rocking G Land & Cattle Co., Gull Lake, SK with 406X Houdini’s Shadow 4185B by GH Adams Shadow Riser ET 406X

Split 2 (6 shown)1. Triple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK with Triple A 2059 Bam Bam ET 11B by C Stockman 2059 ET2. Triple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK with Triple A 2059 Bedrock ET 8B by C Stockman 2059 ET

Split 3 (6 shown)1. Dallas Farms, Bowden, AB with BCD Uptown Bacardi ET 405B by UPS Uptown ET2. Big Gully Farm, Maidstone, SK with Big- Gully 102 Pendleton 370B by WCC/CC 1009 Great Divide 102

CHAMPION BULL CALF AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLTriple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK with Triple A 2059 Bam Bam ET 11B by C Stockman 2059 ET

RESERVE CHAMPION BULL CALFT Bar K Ranch, Wawota, SK with T-Bar-K 125Y Daytona 20B by MW Dakota 125Y

YEARLING BULLSplit 1 (4 shown)1. Triple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK with Triple A 9121 Aftershock 12A by CL1 Domino 9121W 1ET2. Hill 70 Quantock Ranch Ltd., Lloydminster, AB with H70 Quantock Vendetta 404A by SLDK Vendetta V-9 ET

Split 2 (4 shown)1. MJT Cattle Company Ltd., Edgerton, AB with MJT Nitro Duke ET 78A by GH Adams Nitro Design ET 377X2. Wyatt Farms, Arrowwood, AB with H Payback 3092 ET by H Payback 807 ET

CHAMPION JUNIOR BULL AND GRAND CHAMPION BULLMJT Cattle Company Ltd., Edgerton, AB with MJT Nitro Duke ET 78A by GH Adams Nitro Design ET 377X

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR BULLTriple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK with Triple A 9121 Aftershock 12A by CL1 Domino 9121W 1ET

TWO YEAR OLD BULLSplit 1 (4 shown)1. Rocking G Land & Cattle Co., Gull Lake, SK with MW Dakota Lad 51Z by MH Dakota Lad 6238 1ET2. SS Cattle Company Inc., Irma, AB and BobTrefiak,Edgerton,ABwithSS-Topline Powerhouse ET 888Z by GH Neon 17N

CHAMPION SENIOR BULLRocking G Land & Cattle Co., Gull Lake, SK with MW Dakota Lad 51Z by MH Dakota Lad 6238 1ET

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RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR BULLSS Cattle Company Inc., Irma, AB and BobTrefiak,Edgerton,ABwithSS-ToplinePowerhouse ET 888Z by GH Neon 17N

BREEDER’S HERDTriple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK

JUNIOR GET-OF-SIRETriple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK

PREMIER BREEDERDallas Farms, Bowden, AB

PREMIER EXHIBITORTriple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK

POLLED HEREFORDFemales

HEIFER CALFSplit 1 (8 shown)1. Blair Athol Farms, Arcola, SK with Blair-Athol 19M Chardonnay 93B by Blair Athol 20 The Rock ET 19M2. C & T Cattle Co., Arcola, SK with C&T 218Z Bella 68B by MHPH 118U Zappa 218Z

Split 2 (7 shown)1. Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK and Warnyca Land & Cattle, Montmartre, SK with Haroldsons WLC Mira ET 49B by Boyd Masterpiece 02202. Greenridge Farms, Fisher Branch, MB with GRH 10X Breeze 28B by GRH 50S Factor 10X

Split 3 (10 shown)1. C & T Cattle Co., Arcola, SK and Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON with C&T 301W Autumn 17B by MHPH 1025 Wyatt 301W2. ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK and Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with ANL C HAR T100 Maple 86 ET 74B by SHF Tahoe R117 T100

CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER CALFHaroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK and Warnyca Land & Cattle, Montmartre, SK with Haroldsons WLC Mira ET 49B by Boyd Masterpiece 0220

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER CALFC & T Cattle Co., Arcola, SK and Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON with C&T 301W Autumn 17B by MHPH 1025 Wyatt 301W

Split 4 (8 shown)1. Haroldson’s Polled Herefords and Hebert Livestock Ventures, Wawota, SK with Haroldsons HLV Marvel 48Y 12B by Haroldsons WLC Rhino ET 48Y

2. Blair Athol Farms, Arcola, SK and HBM Herefords, Kincardine, ON with RU BA 0124 Cinnamin 230B by RST Time’s A Wastin’ 0124

Split 5 (9 shown)1. Twin View Polled Herefords, Strathclair, MB with Twin-View 99W Lenny 38B by McCoy 30N Applause ET 99W2. Greenridge Farms, Fisher Branch, MB with GRH 10X Emma 11B by GRH 50S Factor 10X

Split 6 (8 shown)1. Glenlees Farms, Arcola, SK and Lance Ditloff, Duncan, NE with Glenlees 719T Greta 10B by TH 122 71I Victor 719T2. Double J Polled Herefords, Maidstone, SK with JJPH 127Y 422P Peaches 417B by JJPH 83T Benchmark 127Y

Split 7 (9 shown)1. Copper Creek Ranch, Princeton, BC with CCR 0220 Rockin Rita 6B by Boyd Masterpiece 02202. Blairs.Ag Cattle Company, Bowden, AB/ Lanigan, SK with Blair’s R117 Nellie 9B by SHF Rib Eye M326 R117

Split 8 (8 shown)1. Manchester Polled Herefords, Senlac, SK with Manchester 83T Free Style 450B by WLB Eli 10H 83T2. Blairs.Ag Cattle Company, Bowden, AB/ Lanigan, SK with Blair’s 719T Nellie 701X 4B by TH 122 71I Victor 719T

Split 9 (9 shown)1. Double J Polled Herefords, Maidstone, SK with JJPH 127Y 309N Willow 408B by JJPH 83T Benchmark 127Y2. Lone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank, SK and Barb Downey, Bolton, ON with XLP Mount Vern Fancy 118B by MHPH 2N Webster 1131W

CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALFHaroldson’s Polled Herefords and Hebert Livestock Ventures, Wawota, SK with Haroldsons HLV Marvel 48Y 12B by Haroldsons WLC Rhino ET 48Y

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALFCopper Creek Ranch, Princeton, BC with CCR 0220 Rockin Rita 6B by Boyd Masterpiece 0220

YEARLING HEIFERSplit 1 (7 shown)1. Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with Haroldsons Jessica ET 17A by Haroldsons WLL Anchor 4T2. ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK with ANL 425X Elsie 88A by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET

Split 2 (8 shown)1. Blair Athol Farms, Arcola, SK with Blair- Athol 70X Kate ET 59A by Star Market Index 70X ET2. Copper Creek Ranch, Princeton, BC with CCR 212X Bonita 307A by NJW 78P 4037 Durango 212X

Split 3 (7 shown)1. Blairs.Ag Cattle Company, Bowden, AB/ Lanigan, SK with Blair’s Xkeona 521X 1A by TH 122 71I Victor ET 521X2. Mission Ridge Herefords, Raymore, SK with M-R 32X All About Me 70A by HF 102S Lariat 32X

Split 4 (8 shown)1. Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON and Ridgeview Polled Herefords, Alto, MI with MHPH 521X Rita 1151A by TH 122 71I Victor ET 521X2. C & T Cattle Co., Arcola, SK with MHPH 101S Western Star 111A by BNMHPH 13P Heat 101S

CHAMPION JUNIOR AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEBlairs.Ag Cattle Company, Bowden, AB and Lanigan, SK with Blair’s Xkeona 521X 1A by TH 122 71I Victor ET 521X

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR FEMALEMedonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON and Ridgeview Polled Herefords, Alto, MI with MHPH 521X Rita 1151A by TH 122 71I Victor ET 521X

TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF PAIRSplit 1 (3 shown)1. Cayley Cattle Co., Princeton, BC and Shar-Lo Farms, Public Landing, NB with CB 122L Lady B 222Z by Remitall Online 122L and her bull calf CBB Shar-Lo 719 Shameless 308B by TH 122 71I Victor 719T2. Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK and Wooden Shoe Farms, Blackfoot, ID with Haroldsons Lassie 425X 22Z by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET and her heifer calf Haroldsons Lassie 12Z 26B by Haroldsons Liner 521X 12Z

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MATURE COW/CALF PAIRSplit 1 (6 shown)1. Brost Land & Cattle Co. Ltd., Irvine, AB with BBSF 303T Nola 63Y by Grosvenor Titanium 80P 303T and her bull calf BBSF 465Y Broker 68B by Square D John Wayne 465Y2. Double J Polled Herefords, Maidstone, SK with JJPH 510R 36N Willow 120Y by HF 4L Beyond 36N and her heifer calf JJPH 127Y 120Y Willow 427B by JJPH 83T Benchmark 127Y

CHAMPION SENIOR AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALECayley Cattle Co., Princeton, BC and Shar-Lo Farms, Public Landing, NB with CB 122L Lady B 222Z by Remitall Online 122L and her bull calf CBB Shar-Lo 719 Shameless 308B by TH 122 71I Victor 719T

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALEHaroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK and Wooden Shoe Farms, Blackfoot, ID with Haroldsons Lassie 425X 22Z by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET and her heifer calf Haroldsons Lassie 12Z 26B by Haroldsons Liner 521X 12Z

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BULL CALFSplit 1 (7 shown)1. LV Farms Ltd. and Logan Martinson, Midale, SK with LV On The Job L 63B by Remitall-West Constructor 21X2. Big Gully Farm, Maidstone, SK with Big- Gully Blast Radius 812B by WCC/CC 1009 Great Divide 102

Split 2 (7 shown)1. Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with Haroldsons Apothic 521X 38B by TH 122 71I Victor ET 521X2. Brost Land & Cattle Co. Ltd., Irvine, AB with BBSF 465Y Broker 68B by Square D John Wayne 465Y

Split 3 (7 shown)1. Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with Haroldsons Motive 41Y 19B by Haroldsons WLC Motive ET 41Y2. Square D Polled Herefords, Langbank, SK; North Bluff Farms Inc., Aldergrove, BC and Kootenay Polled Herefords, Surrey, BC with Square-D Century 957B by NJW 73S W18 Homegrown 8Y ET

CHAMPION JUNIOR BULL CALFHaroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with Haroldsons Apothic 521X 38B by TH 122 71I Victor ET 521X

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR BULL CALFBrost Land & Cattle Co. Ltd., Irvine, AB with BBSF 465Y Broker 68B by Square D John Wayne 465Y

Split 4 (9 shown)1. Brost Land & Cattle Co. Ltd., Irvine, AB with BBSF 465Y Brux 5B by Square D John Wayne 465Y2. ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK with ANL 425X Untapped 58W 36B by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET

Split 5 (8 shown)1. ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK and Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with ANL C HAR T100 Tahoe 86 ET 23B by SHF Tahoe R117 T1002. Big Gully Farm, Maidstone, SK with Big-Gully 36N Outlander ET 54B by HF 4L Beyond 36N

Split 6 (11 shown)1. Glenlees Farms, Arcola, SK with SNBR-GL 1121Y The Bronx 110B by MHPH 118U New Yorker 1121Y2. Six South Acres Ltd., Milestone, SK with SSAL Big Business ET 6B by NJW 51U 4037 Duramax 8X

CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALFGlenlees Farms, Arcola, SK with SNBR-GL 1121Y The Bronx 110B by MHPH 118U New Yorker 1121Y

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALFANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK and Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK with ANL C HAR T100 Tahoe 86 ET 23B by SHF Tahoe R117 T100

YEARLING BULLSplit 1 (4 shown)1. Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK and Wascana Cattle Company, Regina, SK with Haroldsons Delta ET 69A by Haroldsons WLL Anchor 4T2. Redline Livestock, Didsbury, AB; Square D Polled Herefords, Langbank, SK and McCurry Cattle Co., Billings, MT with Square-D Mr Beef 465A by Square-D Ranchman 257R

Split 2 (6 shown)1. Haroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK; Roselawn Polled Herefords, Killarney, MB and Doug Troop Hereford Farm, Brandon, MB with Haroldsons JVJ Covert 425X 8A by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET2. Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON and Double J Polled Herefords, Maidstone, SK with MHPH 521X Action 106A by TH 122 71I Victor 521X ET

CHAMPION JUNIOR AND GRAND CHAMPION BULLHaroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK and Wascana Cattle Company, Regina, SK with Haroldsons Delta ET 69A by Haroldsons WLL Anchor 4T

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR BULLHaroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK; Roselawn Polled Herefords, Killarney, MB and Doug Troop Hereford Farm, Brandon, MB with Haroldsons JVJ Covert 425X 8A by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET

TWO YEAR OLD BULLSplit 1 (7 shown)1. Lone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank, SK and ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK with ANL A XLP Action ET 75Z by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET2. Dalmuir Farms, Lindsay, ON and William & Audrey Lyons, St. Thomas, ON with NJW 73S W18 Downhome 21Z ET by SHF Wonder M326 W18 ET

CHAMPION SENIOR AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLLone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank, SK and ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, SK with ANL A XLP Action ET 75Z by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR BULLDalmuir Farms, Lindsay, ON and William & Audrey Lyons, St. Thomas, ON with NJW 73S W18 Downhome 21Z ET by SHF Wonder M326 W18 ET

BREEDER’S HERDHaroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK

GET-OF-SIREHaroldson’s Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK

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FEMALESChampion Junior FemaleHannah Dixon, Kingston, PE with Burnside Yedda 9A by CRR About Time 743

Reserve Champion Junior FemaleHannah Dixon, Kingston, PE with Burnside Kimbrook Alice 13A by CRR About Time 743

Champion Senior and Grand Champion FemaleJohn Mastine, Whitney, ON with Bar-J-M Jewel 6Z by BJM-HRF Tradition 13T

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BULLSGrand Champion Bull Matt Leahy, Lakefi eld, ON with Stonewood Buerhle 9B by THR Th or 4029

Champion Junior BullRiver Road Farms, RRF Volcom 892A by MSU Xerox 20X

Reserve Champion Junior BullMatt Leahy, Lakefi led, ON with Stonewood Ammo 2A by Lambert Rememdy 2030 75R

Champion Senior and Reserve Grand Champion BullDouble H Cattle Company, Arnprior, ON with Abra 26U Toro 23Z ET by AH JDH Cracker Jack 26U ET

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FEMALESCHAMPION HEIFER CALFLoon-Point Herefords, Cambridge Narrows, NB with Loon-Point Blurred Lines 4B by Harvie Dan Ricochet 167U

RESERVE CHAMPION HEIFER CALFEarlybird Farm, Waterford, NB with Earlybird 953T 10Y Beauty 17B by Square-D Tortuga 953T

CHAMPION YEARLING FEMALETh underbrook Farms, Amherst, NS with Th underbrook 24U Penny 1A by Purple Currency 24U ET

RESERVE CHAMPION YEARLING FEMALEHannah Dixon, Kingston, PE with Burnside Kimbrook Alice 13A by CRR About Time 743

CHAMPION SENIOR AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALETh underbrook Farms, Amherst, NS with Th underbrook Yahoo 3Y by WLB Global 72M 50S with her calf Th underbrook 719T Bailey 1B by TH 122 71I Victor 719T

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEHannah Dixon, Kingston, PE with Burnside Yedda 9W by Glenlees CL 151L Rigid 23P and her calf Burnside Yedda 41B by WLB Lego 83T 90X

BULLSGRAND CHAMPION BULLHannah Dixon, Kingston, PE with Burnside Rib Eye 13Z by SHF Rib Eye M326 R117

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GILMORE, KURT WILLIAM March 4, 1949 – Lincoln, Nebraska December 18, 2014 – Calgary, Alberta

Kurt Gilmore, beloved husband of Maxine, passed away on December 18, 2014 as a result of cancer, at the age of 65 years.

Kurt was born March 4, 1949 in Lincoln, Nebraska to parents Keith and Betty Jo Gilmore. Not long after his birth, his family moved to Callaway, Nebraska to one of the original farms owned by his paternal grandfather and the original home of his father. In his early years, he walked (on good days) with his older brother, Kent to attend the

Redfern County School. The family moved to Calgary in June of 1956 so that his father could assume management of The Canadian Hereford Digest.

While in junior high school, Kurt developed an interest in competitive swimming and by the time he finished high school was a nationally rated competitor. Kurt was offered an athletic scholarship at Washington State University and entered there in the fall of 1967, majoring in animal science. After one year, he decided to work for the university farm and moved to and managed their beef production test facility for three years.

Between college terms, he worked two summers on the Budd Hereford Ranch in Wyoming and his future in the registered Hereford business was assured. Following graduation in 1971, he joined the field staff of The Canadian Hereford Digest, and visited breeders throughout Alberta and British Columbia. In 1980, he purchased the publication from his father.

Following the death of his father in 1987, Kurt took a keen interest in the promotion and success of the Keith Gilmore Foundation which provides agricultural scholarships to worthy young farm students from throughout Canada. He served as its chief fundraiser for many years and was elected as a trustee in 2009. In 1998, he met Maxine Williams, the love of his life, which led to their marriage on June 28, 2002. They lived for five years at their acreage north of Cochrane and then moved to Calgary in the fall of 2003.

They spent many wonderful and happy years together, often travelling on vacation as well as business. Kurt and Maxine loved all of their grandchildren and attended their sporting events and competitions, Christmas concerts and many family and holiday get-togethers. Those were special times when any of the grandchildren came for a “sleepover” with “Gramma” and “Poppa.”

Kurt enjoyed good food and loved to cook. Maxine and Kurt loved hosting dinner parties for family and friends at their home on a regular basis.

One of the highlights of springtime was always his annual fishing trip with close friends in search of Walleye at lakes in northern Saskatchewan. As official camp cook, his co-fishermen never lacked for prime rib, crab or steak with all the fixings.

Kurt was honoured for his long time service to the Calgary Bull sale by the Alberta Cattle Breeders in 2009 and was inducted to the Alberta Hereford Association Hall of Fame in 2010. In 2013, he was admitted as a member to the Canadian Hereford Association Honour Roll.

Following the sale of The Canadian Hereford Digest to The Canadian Hereford Association in 2009, Kurt took on a new career in real estate sales with CIR Realty and worked closely with his friend of over forty years, Perry Wilkes.

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Kurt is survived by his loving wife, Maxine; three children, Julie (Chad) Smith, Jeanie (Mike) Colling, and Kevin (Catherine) Gilmore; stepson, Kevin (Carrie) Williams; brothers, Kent and Karl (Alyda); sister, Karen (Norris) Graham; seven grandchildren Evan, Easten, Kaden, Avree, Sydney, Kylie and Chase; nephews and nieces Tom (Melissa) Graham, Marianne (Jeff) Shigematsu, Steven (Chelsey) Gilmore, Nicole Gilmore, and Christy (Clark) Camp. Kurt was predeceased by his parents, Keith and Betty Jo Gilmore and by his first wife, Virginia Gilmore.

Funeral Services will be held at Bow Valley Baptist Church (54 West Aarsby Road, Cochrane, AB) on Monday, December 22, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. It was Kurt’s special request that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Keith Gilmore Foundation Scholarship Fund, 5160 Skyline Way NE, Calgary, AB, T2E 6V1, www.keithgilmorefoundation.com.

In living memory of Kurt Gilmore, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/calgaryherald/obituary.aspx?n=kurt-gilmore&pid=173523131#sthash.HpuRpGWG.eNXsu1lg.dpuf

REID, GRANT CARLYLEJanuary 5, 1927 –November 22, 2014

Dad passed away peacefully at Porteous Lodge, Saskatoon on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the age of 87 years.

He is pre deceased by his wife Phyllis (1985) and wife Margaret Marson (2006) and daughter Barbara Halliday (2014).

He is survived by his children Margo Sheane (Garry), New Westminster, BC; Carol Weis, Calgary, AB; Cheryl Noble (Don), Whitehorse, YK and David (Kathy) Reid, Saskatoon, SK; 9 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.

Grant lived the majority of his life in the Moosomin area where he farmed for many years. He enjoyed nature and Hereford cattle his entire life. Interment of his ashes in the Sunset Memorial Garden, Moosomin will take place at a later date.

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Th e incidence of “crypto” diarrhea is most defi nitely higher on dairy farms where calves are raised in close confi nement and the wet moist environment is conducive to the transmission of these protozoa. We as large animal veterinarians are detecting it more oft en in our beef herds in the western provinces. “Crypto” is a protozoa with a very similar life cycle to coccidia which is probably much more familiar to Canadian cattlemen. Th e detection can at times be diffi cult to establish but with newer tests and other methods I will describe look for it and you may fi nd it even in well-managed cattle operations. Dairymen watch for it diligently and you as beef producers discuss it with your veterinarian and be especially vigilant if scours crops up in older calves that seem unresponsive to traditional scour treatments. Bringing in dairy calves to be adopted onto beef cows can be a source of infection. I always suggest just use calves from your own herd if possible. Crypto usually is caused by the species C. Parvum in cattle and it is also zoonotic meaning it is transmissible to humans so watch handling diarrheic calves as a general rule and wash boots, hands etc. Be extra vigilant cleaning and disinfecting the area calves have been in. Most human cases result from exposure to sick calves such as producers, farm dairy workers, veterinary students etc. As with all zoonotic diseases people under stress or immunosuppressed are highly susceptible. Make sure especially aft er dealing with diarrheic calves to clean boots and coveralls and wash your hands thoroughly. Treat the diarrheic calves last to avoid yourself carrying the oocysts (eggs) between calves. Th e organism is very similar to coccidia in the sense oocysts (eggs) are passed in the manure in very large numbers (up to 10 million per gram of manure). Oocysts are ingested by the calf and in completing the life cycle cause damage to the large intestine and the end of the small intestine. We see it primarily in calves anywhere from three to 30 days of age. Th e clue is calves seem unresponsive to treatment and the diarrhea is generally yellow and sort of foamy. Th e organism destroys the inner lining of the intestine so the milk comes through essentially undigested and calves dehydrate. Keep in mind half the time crypto is involved in mixed infections with the other scour organisms so you may be dealing with essentially two diseases at the same time. Th at is why one must use all the preventative steps in your power to avoid a scours outbreak. All the tools we have talked about in other articles such as new calving area, lots of room and bedding, good nutrition of the dam leading to high quality colostrum all help in prevention. Make sure the calves are up and sucking within a couple hours and if in doubt supplement with home stored frozen colostrum or the good colostrum substitutes such as headstart. Scours vaccinate your cows and heifers but keep in mind the good scours vaccines cover the most common causes of viral and bacterial scours in calves but not the protozoan (coccidia & cryptosporidiosis) causes. One of the real issues in the past has always been the initial diagnosis. Veterinarians in investigating scours outbreaks have oft en suspected crypto was involved but it was hard to prove. Th ere are several ways to prove its existence. Fecals can be done and the labs are

Cryptosporidiosis Diarrhea & Its Detection & Treatment

By Roy Lewis DVM

getting better at spotting it but it like coccidia has very small oocysts much smaller than worm eggs so they can be hard to see even with a microscope. Now there is a check done with a strip inserted into the manure called “entericheck ” by Biovet Labs, which is a fairly sensitive and specifi c check. We learned from a recent veterinary student from Calgary (now Dr. Dayna Goldsmith UCVM 2013) attending our clinic on a rotation that “Crypto” is what they call an acid-fast organism. Th is means it takes up acid-fast stain so another test the vet clinic can do is smear a sample of the manure on a microscope slide stain it and like magic the oocysts become very visible when they take up the stain. Th is worked very well at our clinic and then you can be very confi dent of the diagnosis. Th e combination of all these three methods has greatly improved the diagnostic rate of crypto. Veterinary clinics can order the acid-fast stain. Th e next real issue with crypto has been the treatment or should I say lack of treatment options. Th e standard treatments such as electrolytes are always warranted. Vets would prescribe sulfa drugs similar to coccidiosis treatment but the best way is to cut down the number of organisms being excreted. Merck animal health a pharmaceutical company has in the last two years got a product called “Halocur” licensed for this very thing. It was being used in Canada for a few years under an experimental drug release so it has a successful tract record. In outbreaks or aft er a fi rst case is diagnosed calves in subsequent calvings are put on it for seven days in a row. It controls the crypto by breaking the life cycle and substantially reducing the number of oocysts produced which then could reinfect the calf or other calves. Halocur is an oral product and given at 2cc per 10kg daily. A real important point here is to dose it carefully as unlike most products the safety margin is quite low. Twice the dose and you could get depressed calves, blood in the diarrhea and other signs very similar to the disease itself so don’t give more medication if those signs show up. Also at four times the dose can be fatal. Always treat the calves on a full stomache and don’t start treatment if they are already feeling sick. Isolation of sick calves and a good cleaning, washing and disinfection of the isolation is necessary as well. Th e oocysts are very resistant and are killed by high temperatures. Th e key is keeping the oocysts numbers down and with age resistance develops which is why you never see this disease in older cattle. Th ere are other coccidiostats, which have been tried against cryptosporidiosis on an experimental basis with some success , and in fact Halocur was developed as a coccidiostat for chickens. Make sure with any unusal appearing diarrhea with the frothy content appearing like undigested milk that your veterinarian rules out cryptosporidiosis because the treatment is much diff erent than the other neonatal diarrheas. From diagnosis preventative measures and treatment measures can be utilized as well as breaking the cycle with Halocur medication or other coccidiostats. Your local veterinarian would be best to help diagnose Crypto and give you the treatment options most likely to be successful in your operation. Here’s hoping a Crypto free calving season.

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Hereford HarvestOctober 17, 2014

Vibank, SaskatchewanAuctioneer: Chris Poley

Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

Sale Results:10 Heifer Calves Averaged $3,095.0016 Bred Heifers Averaged $3,078.138 Cow/Heifer Calf Pairs Averaged $5,212.507 Cow/Bull Calf Pairs Averaged $5,035.719 Cows Averaged $2466.671 Embryo Lot Averaged $1,800.00

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High Selling Bred HeiferLot 3 - M-R 32X Athena 66A sired by HF 102S Lariat 32X was purchased by Malone Hereford Farm, Emporia, KS for $5,000.00

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Lot 8 - WLB 50S Gloria ET 1002A sired by WLB Global 72M 50S was purchased by Jim Millham, Esterhazy, SK for $6,500.00

Lot 2 - WLB 100Z Eda 45B sired by WLB Easy Street 900X 100Z was purchased by Winchester Cattle Co., St. Ambroise, MB for $6,300.00

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Olds, AlbertaAuctioneer: Ryan Dorran

Sale Results:0.5 Bull Calf Averaged $22,000.0010 Heifer Calves Averaged $5,640.006 Bred Heifers Averaged $7,000.00

16.5 Lots Grossed $120,400.00 and Averaged $7,297.0050 Embryos Averaged $846.00Total Sale Grossed $162,700.00High Selling Heifer CalfLot 1 - Harvie OVHF HBM Unique 32B sired by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET was purchased by Majestic Cattle Co., Stettler, AB for $13,000.00

High Selling Bred HeiferLot 2 - Harvie OVHF HBM Ms Unique 3A sired by Otapawa Skymate 2046 (ET) was purchased by Lock Farms, Macklin, SK for $11,000.00

High Selling Bull CalfLot 25 - Harvie Cool Water ET 190B sired by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET 1/2 interest and 1/2 possession was purchased by Dallas Farms, Bowden, AB and Cool Water Syndicate for $22,000.00

2nd Annual Elite Genetics Online SaleOctober 11-15, 2014

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Sale Results:23 Live Hereford Lots Averaged $4,735.001 Hereford Flush Averaged $4,000.004 Clubby Lots Averaged $2,225.00

28 Lots Grossed $121,800.00 and Averaged $4,350.00High Selling BullLot 1 - PCL Y Not Me R117 ET 1Y sired by SHF Rib Eye M326 R117 was purchased by Bob Strunk of Coalgate, OK, USA for $16,500.00

High Selling Bred HeifersLot 11 - Leveldale Allison 719T ET 14A sired by TH 122 71I Victor 719T was purchased by Jimmy and Amy Hunter, Roblin, MB for $6,000.00

Lot 9 - Leveldale Aywon Autumn 34X 11A sired by Leveldale Aywon Strugis 34X was purchased by Ross Madsen, Wauchope, SK for $6,000.00

High Selling Heifer CalfLot 15 - RSK 719T Miss Sage 14B sired by Th 122 71I Victor 719T was purchased by Morshogs Farms, Magnus, Morshog, Bjuv, Sweden for $5,500.00

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Square D HerefordsOctober 20, 2014

Langbank, SaskatchewanAuctioneer: Ryan Dorran

Sale Results:10 Heifer Calves Averaged $3,985.0039 Bred Heifers Averaged $3,209.007 Bull Calves Averaged $4,214.002 Cow/Heifer Calf Pairs Averaged $5,325.00

58 Lots Grossed $205,150.00 and Averaged $3,537.00High Selling Heifer CalfLot 1 - Square-D Belle 237B sired by NJW 34S 38W Beef 15Z ET was purchased by Kootenay Polled Herefords, Surrey, BC for $10,750.00

High Selling Bred HeiferLot 39 - WCC 42S Rita 3361A sired by Remitall Super Duty 42S was purchased by River Valley Polled Herefords, Newburgh, ON for $8,000.00

High Selling Bull CalfLot 7 - Square-D Keystone 755B sired by NJW 34S 38W Beef 15Z ET was purchased by King Ranch, Warren, MB for $7,000.00

Blair Athol/Haroldsons & friendsOctober 19, 2014

Arcola, SaskatchewanAuctioneer: Chris Poley

Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

Sale Results:20 Heifer Calves Averaged $6,820.00 49 Bred Heifers Averaged $4,240.00

69 Lots Grossed $344,200.00 and Averaged $4,988.41High Selling Heifer CalfLot 51 - Haroldson’s HLV Marvel 48Y 12B sired by Haroldsons WLC Rhino ET 48Y was purchased by Star E Cattle Co., Oxbow, SK for $40,000.00

High Selling Bred HeiferLot 58 - Haroldsons Lady T100 6A sired by SHF Tahoe R117 T100 was purchased by Topp Herefords, Grace City, ND for $15,000.00

ANL Polled Herefords & GuestsOctober 18, 2014

Steelman, SaskatchewanAuctioneer: Chris Poley

Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

Sale Results:18 Heifer Calves Averaged $4,312.5019 Bred Heifers Averaged $4,707.891 Cow/Calf Pair Averaged $7,700.00

38 Lots Grossed $183,400.00 and Averaged $4,826.32

High Selling Heifer CalfLot 8 - ANL 145P Mindy 42Z 5B sired by Grandview 7Oaks Sonora 145R was purchased by Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Orillia, ON for $8,800.00

High Selling Bred HeiferLot 16 - ANL P606 Amber 21A sired by PW Victor Boomer P606 was purchased by Abrakadabra Cattle Co., Columbia, MO for $10,000.00

High Selling Cow/Calf PairLot 11/11A - $7,700.00 - ANL LC 80S Rachelle 137X sired by ANL SBS 36N Taylor 80S was purchased by Rangeline Cattle, Thief River Falls, MN and her heifer calf ANL LC 57Y Rachelle 137X 99B sired by Haroldsons WLC Jack ET 57Y was purchased by Glenlees Polled Herefords, Arcola, SK

C&T Cattle Co. & Guests Take The Next StepOctober 18, 2014

Kisbey, SaskatchewanAuctioneer: Chris Poley

Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

Sale Results:10 Heifer Calves Averaged $3,280.0034 Bred Heifers Averaged $3,976.47

44 Lots Grossed $168,000.00 and Averaged $3,818.18

High Selling Cow/Heifer Calf PairLot 20/20A - $8,300.00 - XLP 45T Reese II 500W sired by STAR 26P Freedom 45T ET was purchased by Hereford GRLZ, Raymore, SK and her heifer calf XLP 101S Reese 500B sired by BNMHPH 14P Heat 101S was purchased by Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Orillia, ON

High Selling Cow/Bull Calf PairLot 34/34A - $7,300.00 - XLP CLF 57U Blanche 168Z sired by RVP STAR 533P Can-AM ET 57U was purchased by Kirby Polled Herefords, Belwood, ON and Lone Pine Cattle Services, Vibank, SK and her bull calf XLP CLF 38Z Style 368B sired by XLP 91S Doc Holiday 38Z was purchased by Roger Procyk, Fillmore, SK

High Selling CowLot 39 -XLP HH 61P Nadia 593Y sired by GH LD Wildcard 61P was purchased by Richaud Stock Farms, Estevan, SK for $3,000.00

High Selling LotsLot 15 - C&T 100W Angelina 15A sired by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W was purchased by Phantom Creek Livestock, Swift Current, SK for $11,000.00

Lot 31 - Twin-View 76Y Madison 77A sired by GHC CT Samson 76Y was purchased by Crittenden Bros., Imperial, SK for $7,000.00

Lot 40 - PCL Lady Luck 11X 62A sired by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X was purchased by Rafter U Polled Herefords, Osage, SK for $5,800.00

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The Amigos Production Sale XVINovember 12, 2014

Medicine Hat, AlbertaAuctioneer: R.C. Balog

Sale Results:34 Long Yearling Hereford Bulls Averaged $5,490.0060 Long Yearling Angus Bulls Averaged $5,373.005 Hereford Bred Heifers Averaged $4,770.003 Hereford Heifer Calves Averaged $3,400.00

102 Lots Grossed $553,050.00 and Averaged $5,422.00

35 Commercial Bred Heifers Averaged $2,671.00

High Selling Hereford BullLot 66 - XTC 5C Total Recall ET 66A sired by XTC 15Z Enerlad Stan 5C was purchased by Tim Bernt Herefords, MO and Wichman Herefords, MT for $9,500.00

High Selling Bred HeiferLot P57A - PAHL 37W Ashton 57A sired by FE 1S Royal Standard 37W was purchased by Musgrove Enterprises, Jenner, AB for $6,250.00

Crittenden Bros Polled Hereford “The Shape Of Things To Come” Sale

October 25, 2014Imperial, SaskatchewanAuctioneer: Chris Poley

Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

Sale Results:20 Cow/Bull Calf Pairs Averaged $8,452.5027 Cow/Heifer Calf Pairs Averaged $7,846.3037 Cows Averaged $3,967.5712 Bred Heifers Averaged $3,679.1712 Heifer Calves Averaged $4,454.176.5 Bull Calves Averaged $7,115.38

114.5 Live Purebred Lots Grossed $671,550.00 and Averaged $5,865.07

15 Commercial Cows Averaged $2,466.6610 Embryo Lots Averaged $560.00

Total Sale Grossed $714,150.00

High Selling CowLot 107 - SHF Progress P20 U06 ET sired by SHF Progress P20 was purchased by Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Orillia, ON for $11,000.00

High Selling Bred HeiferLot 132 - TCF EL 614 Belinda 309A sired by WR Domino Lad 309 0614 was purchased by Malone Polled Herefords, Emporia, KS for $5,000.00

High Selling Heifer CalfLot 70B - GHC Miss Victra ET 5B sired by TH 122 71L Victor 719T was purchased by Phantom Creek Livestock, Swift Current, SK for $6,500.00

High Selling Bull CalfLot 44 - GHC Breakthrough 10B sired by Loewen M326 Sir 33T, 1/2 interest and full possession was purchased by McMurry Cattle, Billings, MT for $8,000.00

High Selling Cow/Heifer Calf PairLot 23 & 23A - Haroldson’s Philis T100 51W sired by SHF Tahoe R117 T100 was purchased by Lakes Ranch Inc., West Vancouver, BC for $15,750.00 and her heifer calf GHC Miss Unique 136B sired by RRSF 101N Wrangler 29W was purchased by Blairs.Ag Cattle Co., Lanigan, SK for $10,750.00

High Selling Cow/Bull Calf PairLot 93 & 93A - DXB 127U Cassie 20R sired by Kilmorlie 452M Redeye 127U was purchased by Tegtmeier Polled Herefords, Burchard, NE for $5,000.00 and her bull calf GHC C5 Big Mac 38B sired by SHF Moore R117 Z40, 1/2 interest and full possession was purchased by Holmes Farms, Semans, SK for $13,500.00

Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc. 50th Annual Production Sale

November 14, 2014Irma, Alberta

Auctioneer: R.C. Balog

Sale Results:53 Yearling Hereford Bulls Averaged $5,975.00

Walnut Drive Farms SaleNovember 1, 2014Stayner, Ontario

Auctioneer: Carl Wright

Sale Results:43 Cow/Calf Pairs Averaged $2,876.0039 Bred Heifers Averaged $2,122.0043 Bred Cows Averaged $2,037.0013 Bulls Averaged $3,035.005 Bull Calves Averaged $1,120.00

179 Lots Grossed $342,250.00 and Averaged $1,912.004 Semen Lots Averaged $120.00183 Lots Grossed $345,875.00

High Selling Cow/Calf PairLot 13 & 13A - JV 507 Lady Spidel 128Y sired by WDF 46L Spidel 507S, was purchased by Francis Wilhelm, Chepstow, ON for $2,350.00 and her bull calf AWDH 128B sired by WDF C6 Westwind Warrior 3838X was purchased by Courtenay Herefords, Courtenay, BC for $3,000.00

High Selling BullLot 28 - JV 320 Spidel 251Z sired by 100I Spidel 320U was purchased by Courtenay Herefords, Courtenay, BC for $5,750.00

High Selling Cow/Calf PairLot 13 & 13A - Square-D Lexus 493W sired by Square-D Stinger 779K was purchased by Remi Mitchell, Francis, SK and her heifer calf, Square-D Roberta 743B sired by Square-D Ranchman 257R was purchased by McMurry Cattle Co., Billings, MT for $5,700.00

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Stromsmoe Herefords & Black Angus 30th Annual Production Sale

December 2, 2014Etzikom, Alberta

Auctioneer: R.C. Balog

Sale Results:29 Hereford Long Yearling Bulls Averaged $6,026.0024 Angus Long Yearling Bulls Averaged $6,510.0011 Angus Bull Calves Averaged $4,318.001 Angus Heifer Calf Averaged $6,000.00

65 Lots Grossed $384,500.00 and Averaged $5,915.00

12 Commercial Cows Averaged $3,088.0067 Commercial Heifers Averaged $3,336.00

High Selling LotsLot 6 - C&N Trust 52A sired by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET was purchased by Randy Stokke, Consul, SK for $13,000.00

Lot 3 - C&N L1 Advance 39A sired by HH Advance 0002X was purchased by Sandy Warburton, Granum, AB for $9,500.00

Lot 11 - C&N L1 Captain Advance 113A sired by HH Advance 7034T ET was purchased by Nicol Ranch, Tompkins, SK for $7,500.00

A Moment In History: Stauffer Farms Ltd. Complete Dispersal

November 29, 2014Innisfail, Alberta

Auctioneer: R.C. Balog

Sale Results:89 Cows Averaged $3,262.0018 Bred Heifers Averaged $3,183.0041 Heifer Calves Averaged $1,714.004 Herd Bulls Averaged $4,263.007 Long Yearling Bulls Averaged $3,442.0035 Bull Calves Averaged $1,951.00

194 Lots Grossed $527,425.00 and Averaged $2,718.00

High Selling CowLot 31 - SFL 853U Princess 101Y sired by CFH 517R Warrior 853U was purchased by Little Fort Herefords, Little Fort, BC for $5,500.00

High Selling Bred HeiferLot 130 - SFL 37T Lady 8A sired by JEN 56M Silver 37T was purchased by Delbert McCloy, Morse, TX, USA for $5,300.00

LCI Doenz Ranches 41st Annual SaleNovember 20, 2014

Warner, AlbertaAuctioneer: Louis Balog

Sale Results:25 Hereford Bull Calves Averaged $5,104.009 Hereford Long Yearling Bulls Averaged $4,894.0029 Angus Bull Calves Averaged $4,718.005 Angus Long Yearling Bulls Averaged $3,840.006 Hereford Bred Heifers Averaged $5,192.00

74 Lots Grossed $358,850.00 and Averaged $4,849.00

High Selling Bull CalfLot 14 - LCI 251Y Ribstone 62B sired by LCI 154U Ribstone 251Y was purchased by White Lake Colony, Granum, AB for $8,500.00

Brost Land & Cattle Co. 46th Annual Production Sale with guests Bar-RZ Polled Herefords

November 15, 2014Irvine, Alberta

Auctioneer: R.C. Balog

Sale Results:18 Bull Calves Averaged $7,139.0023 Yearling Bulls Averaged $6,382.003 Heifer Calves Averaged $4,583.009 Bred Heifers Averaged $5,339.00

53 Lots Grossed $337,100.00 and Averaged $6,360.00

50 Commercial Heifers Averaged $3,307.00

High Selling Bull CalfLot 1 - BBSF 465Y Brux 5B sired by Square-D John Wayne 465Y was purchased by Holloway Farms, Castor, AB for $23,000.00

High Selling Yearling BullLot 49 - BBSF 821W Abductor 200A sired by JNHR Red Britisher 821W was purchased by Aebly Ranch, Jenner, AB for $9,000.00

High Selling Bred HeiferLot 37 - Bar-RZ 100W Miss Angelina 2A sired by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET was purchased by Musgrove Enterprises, Jenner, AB for $7,000.00

35 Bred Heifers Averaged $3,715.00

88 Lots Grossed $446,950.00 and Averaged $5,079.00

75 Commercial Hereford Heifers Averaged $2,865.00

High Selling Yearling BullLot 34A - ZZB 166W Rib Aster 34A sired by FE 29S Aster Lad 166W was purchased by Shane Truby, Durango, CO, USA for $21,000.00

High Selling Bred HeiferLot 342A - FE 63W Standard DOM 342A sired by BP 101T Standard DOM Lad 63W was purchased by Shane Truby, Durango, CO, USA for $7,000.00

High Selling Yearling BullLot 35 - LCI 100W Trust 123A sired by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W was purchased by White Lake Colony, Granum, AB for $10,500.00

High Selling Bred HeiferLot 93 - LCI WB 100W Trust Miss 283A sired by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W was purchsed by Stromsmoe Herefords, Etzikom, AB for $5,700.00

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By: Chris Poley

2014 turned out to be an amazing year, actually a record year in the beef cattle industry. Far beyond what many of us were predicting, even those much smarter than me or even Ted! With live cattle prices significantly higher, in some cases double what the same cattle sold for just a year prior. Many producers found themselves dealing with a problem they have not even thought about in more than a decade…tax. Finally a problem you can deal with!

Still many producers are holding their breath wondering how long higher prices and profits will last. There are a lot of farmers and ranchers that feel this is a dream and are skeptical to let themselves believe it has come true. I’m a believer that it is true and it is based on shear supply and demand, not politics or stock traders falsely affecting a market, demand remains strong and supplies are low and tough to build. The USDA recently released projections for the next ten years to the year 2024. They predict; farm prices for beef cattle will rise from an average of $1.5252 a pound in 2014 to $1.5754 a pound in 2015 to a high of $1.63 a pound by 2017, before dropping back to $1.5617 by 2024. The price follows the size of the beef herd, which the USDA predicts will still drop in 2015 before starting to rebuild thereafter. Our numbers here in Canada have followed and will continue to closely follow those of the US.

So breathe, and make plans for the future based on a new reality in the cattle business, both short term and long term. Short term plans are those that involve much needed equipment updates, etc. and heaven forbid, maybe even a well deserved and long overdue family vacation, which is not a weekend branding or trip to a cattle sale. The long term plan involves updating infrastructure, expanding the ranch and cow herd.

This is a great time to start succession planning; you can now have some confidence in wanting your kids to take over the operation, believing that they can make a decent life for themselves. Succession planning is not quick or easy and usually takes some professional assistance, but a solid plan is needed to transition your operation for it to be successful for both yourself and your children. Agriculture is big business and we must treat it as so to remain successful.

In the short term planning and very near future, this year’s herd sire selections must be made. Actually this falls under both short and long term planning because if you retain females, your herd sire selection will impact your program for generations; so you want to make educated selections. This issue is packed full of reputable operations, offering you many options, genetic variation and management variation for you to select your bulls from. The good bulls are going to cost more this spring, not because there is a shortage of bulls but because there is more profit in the industry, allowing more producers to bid harder and farther on the top bulls.

See you on the bull sale run!

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JDelaney Herefords & Atkins Herefords Annual Bull Sale - Lake Benton, Minnesota January 26, 2015 MC Quantock “Canada’s Bulls” Bull Sale - Lloydminster, SK January 31, 2015 Hill 70 Quantock Ranch “Barn Burnin” Bull Sale - Lloydminster, SK February 7, 2015 2nd Annual Premier Hereford Sale - Lloydminster, SK February 9, 2015 MJT “Back to the Basics” Buy A Bull Day - Edgerton, AB February 14, 2015 Rendezvous Farms 11th Annual Bull & Female Sale - Ste. Rose Du Lac, MB February 16, 2015 Jeans & Genetics Simmental Bull Sale - Ponoka, AB February 17, 2015 Young Guns & Guests Simmental Bull & Female Sale - Wainwright, AB February 18, 2015 M & J Farms Bull Sale - Russell, MB February 19, 2015 Nordal Limousin & Angus Bull Sale - Saskatoon, SK February 19, 2015 Double Bar D “Best of Both Worlds” Simmental & Red Angus Bull & Female Sale - Grenfell, SK February 21, 2015 JYF Limousin Production Sale - Flintoft, SK February 23, 2015 Crossroad Farms 8th Annual Bull Sale - Shell Lake, SK February 25, 2015 Beck/McCoy 6th Annual Bull Sale - Milestone, SK February 25, 2015 Robb Hoegl Bull Sale - Lloydminster, SK February 26, 2015 2nd Annual Benlock Farms Bull Sale - Grandora, SK February 26, 2015 HEJ Charolais Bull Sale - Innisfail, AB February 27, 2015 LaBatte Simmentals with Guest Meadow Acres Farm 35th Spring Bull & Female Sale - Moose Jaw, SK March 6, 2015 7th Annual Ward’s Red Angus & Guests Bull Sale - Saskatoon, SK March 7, 2015 McMillen Ranching Ltd. 21st Annual Bull Sale - Carieville, SK March 7, 2015 Standard Hill Connection Angus & Polled Hereford Bull Sale - Maidstone, SK March 8, 2015 Benchmark’s 19th Annual Makin The Grade Bull Sale - Warner, AB March 10, 2015 Sunny Valley Simmentals 25th Annual Bull & Female Sale - Saskatoon, SK March 11, 2015 Mar Mac Farms and Guests Bull Sale - Brandon, MB March 11, 2015 Spring Creek’s “In Pursuit of Perfection” Bull Sale - Moosomin, SK March 12, 2015 Bar-E-L Angus Bull & Female Sale - Stettler, AB March 12, 2015 Neilson Cattle Company Charolais Bull Sale - Willowbrook, SK March 13, 2015 Northern Classic Charolais & Simmental Bull Sale - Grande Prairie, AB March 13, 2015Horseshoe E Charolais Sale - Moose Jaw, SK March 14, 2015 Black Pearl Bull & Female Sale - Tisdale, SK March 15, 2015 South Sask Simmental Sale - Moose Jaw, SK March 16, 2015 Kuntz-Stoughton-McIntosh-SAJ Bull Sale - Lloydminster, SK March 17, 2015 Harvest Angus Bull Sale - Prince George, BC March 17, 2015 Tools of The Trade Bull Sale - Dundurn, SK March 18, 2015 GBT Angus Online Bull Sale March 18-20, 2015New Trend Salers Bull Sale - Olds, AB March 19, 2015 Johnson Livestock Bull & Female Sale - Peebles, SK March 19, 2015 Duralta Farms Bull Sale - Vegreville, AB March 20, 2015 Sandan Charolais Bull Sale - Erksine, AB March 21, 2015 Proudly Western Bull Sale - Whitewood, SK March 21, 2015 Canada’s Red, White & Black Bull Sale - Moose Jaw, SK March 21, 2015ANL Polled Herefords Annual Bull Sale - Steelman, SK March 22, 2015 11th Annual Butts, Gutts, Nuts Bull sale - Lloydminster, SK March 23, 2015 WLB Livestock’s 11th Annual Simmental and Polled Hereford Bull Sale - Douglas, MB March 24, 2015Bar H Land & Cattle Bull Sale - Langenburg, SK March 25, 2015 Wheatland Cattle Co. Annual Bull Sale - Beinfait, SK March 26, 2015 Double F Cattle Co. Bull Sale - Prince Albert, SK March 27, 2015 29th Annual Prairie Gold Sale - Saskatoon, SK March 27, 2015 Cow-Boys Angus Bull Sale - Melita, MB March 28, 2015 Impact Angus & Charolais Bull Sale - Saskatoon, SK March 28, 2015 Best of the Breeds Bull Sale - Yorkton, SK March 29, 2015 McCormack Family Ranch Genetic Destination Annual Bull Sale - Grenfell, SK March 31, 2015 Early Sunset Bull & Female Sale - Edam, SK March 31, 2015 The Chopper K Red Angus/Campbell Charolais Bull Sale - Alameda, SK April 1, 2015 Wilson/Lees Bull Sale - Kisbey, SK April 3, 2015 25th Annual Northern Progress Sale - Saskatoon, SK April 3, 2015 Crescent Creek Angus Bull & Female Sale - Goodeve, SK April 4, 2015North East Source Bull Sale - Tisdale, SK April 4, 2015 Best Bet Bull Sale, Mitchell Cattle Co & Guests - Williams Lake, BC April 4, 2015 The Source Speckle Park Bull & Female - Lloydminster, SK April 4, 2015 Mid-Western Ontario Simmental & Angus Bull Sale - Hanover, ON April 4, 2015 Eastondale “On Farm Bull and Select Female Sale” - Wawota, SK April 6, 2015 Blairs.Ag Cattle Co. Pursuit of Excellence Bull Sale - Sedley, SK April 7, 2015 South View Ranch Bull Sale - Ceylon, SK April 9, 2015 Size Matters Bull Sale - Canora, SK April 9, 2015 Johnston/Fertile Valley Bull Sale - Saskatoon, SK April 10, 2015 Six Mile Ranch 40th Annual Bull Sale - Fir Mountain, SK April 11, 2015 9th Annual Blue Collar Bull Sale - Yorkton, SK April 11, 2015 Branding the Best Bull Sale - Spiritwood, SK April 11, 2015 The Supreme Speckle Park Bull & Female Sale - Neilburg, SK April 12, 2015 Justamere Angus Bull Sale - Lloydminster, SK April 13, 2015 Moose Creek Red Angus 21st Annual Bull Sale - Kisbey, SK April 13, 2015 Youngdale Angus Bull & Female Sale - Alameda, SK April 14, 2015 Your Choice Angus Bull Sale - Maple Creek, SK April 17, 2015 Prairie Quarter Horse Breeder Select Quarter Horse Sale - Saskatoon, SK April 18, 2015 47th Annual Lundar Bull Sale - Lundar, MB April 18, 2015 Central Select Angus Bull & Female Sale - Saskatoon, SK April 25, 2015Pasture Ready Bull Sale - Saskatoon, SK May 30, 2015

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A.X.A. Polled Herefords 74Abby Hill Farms 60Alameda Agencies Ltd. 74Alta Genetics 74ANL Polled Herefords IBCAqua Hollow Ranch 64Arthur Polled Herefords 64Atkins Herefords 14

Bar-J-M Herefords 60Bar-RZ Polled Herefords 10, 56Bieber Herefords 8, 35Black Pearl Angus 8Blair-Athol Polled Herefords 5Blairs.Ag Cattle Company 15Bova-Tech Ltd. 74Bow Valley Genetics 74Brendale Acres 60Breton West Herefords 56BuyAgro.com 71

C & T Cattle Co. 6C.L.L. Holdings Ltd. 20, 64Canadian Farm Insurance Corp. 74Canadian Hereford Association 31Chestermere Herefords 56Copper-T Ranch 20Coppertone Farm 74Coulee Crossing Cattle Co. 8Craigs Ranching Co. 64Creekside Angus 64Crittenden Polled Herefords 23, BCCS Ranching 37

Dallas Farms 56Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants Ltd. 74Dorbay Polled Herefords 60Double “F” Cattle Co. 64Double J Polled Herefords 19, 64

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Garrett Ranch Ltd. 64Genex Cooperative, Inc. 22Glenlees Farm 7Grant Rolston Photography Ltd. 75GWG Polled Herefords 8, 64

H.S. Knill Co. Ltd. 65Happy Hollow Farms 64Haroldson’s Polled Herefords IFC, 3HBM Polled Herefords 60Hereford America 75Hill 70 Quantock Ranch 11HMS Hi-Cliffe 64Hoffman Herefords 24

J Bar B Polled Herefords 56J Delaney Herefords 14JD Angus 8Jo Nomn Hereford Ranch 56Johner Stock Farm 64JVJ Polled Herefords 64

K-Kow Ranch 56KLR Polled Herefords 39

Lakeford Polled Herefords 56Lakes Ranch Polled Herefords 23, 79Lamport’s Polled Herefords 56LCI Doenz Ranches 57Lemondale Polled Herefords 60Lock Farms 64Lone Pine Cattle Services 8, 28LV Farms 8, 64

McCaw Livestock 8McCoy Cattle Company 9, 23Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords 1MHR Polled Herefords 64Mission Ridge Herefords 8MJT Cattle Co. Ltd. 29, 57Moorehaven Farms 60

NBG Polled Herefords 60NCX Polled Herefords 57NJW Polled Herefords 21, 33, 74North Bluff Farms Inc. 74

O’Grady Steel 75

OJJ Ranch 24Old Burchill Farm 8, 65Ottawa Valley Hereford Farms 8

Parkvista Hereford Farm 64Prairie Rose Stock Farms 57Pugh Farms 57

Remax Blue Chip Reality, Marcel DeCorby 75Remitall West 57Richardson Ranch 16, 20River Bridge Ranch 65River Valley Polled Herefords 21

Sampson’s Thunderbird Ranch 57Sandhill Farms 17Scott Alta Farms 57Section 7 Ranch 65Seven Pines 8Six South Acres 8Spring Mountain Stock Farm 57Square D Polled Herefords 65SS Cattle Company Inc. 57Standard Hill Livestock 2Stith, Dale 75Stockmen’s Insurance 75Stone Gate Farm 16Stromsmoe Herefords and Black Angus 57

T Bar C Cattle Company 19, 21, 24, 61, 73Taboo Polled Herefords 60The Cliffs Farm 77Thurston Livestock 60Today’s Publishing 53Topp Herefords 12, 13Triple H Farm Ltd. 8, 65Triple H Red Angus 8Tydesmoor Herefords 20Tyler Harris Photography 75

V & V Farms 16Vanden Boer Polled Herefords 65

Warnyca Land & Cattle 65Wild Oak Farms 60Wilson Polled Herefords 74Wrangler Polled Herefords 65Wunderbar Polled Herefords 65

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In partnership with Almer Weinmeier Phone: 780.635.4979

Cell: 780.210.0476P.O. Box 120, Ashmont, AB T0A 0C0

Eight miles East of Ashmont on Hwy. 28, Range Road 102

Winston (Win) Stothert Phone: 604.922.9652E-mail: wstothert@shaw.ca

1107-2222 Bellevue Ave., West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 1C7

Lakes Ranch is four miles east of Ashmont, on Highway 28.Two hours from Edmonton on Highway 28.Two hours from Lloydminster.P.O. Box 120 Ashmont, AB T0A 0C0

In partnership with Almer Weinmeier Phone: 780.635.4979

In partnership with

introducing our exciting new herd bulls

GHC 126B

Capone was our pick at the Crittenden’s Shape of Things to

Come Sale.

Tlell 0219 17B

Bounty Hunter was purchased from Richardson Ranch’s Online Sale. He is in the top 2% for CED

and CEZ, top 1% for YW, Milk, M&G, Marb, BMI and CHB and

top 3% for SC.

S: SHF Moore R117 Z40SoD: WR G2 Victor R59 0706

BW: 2.6 WW: 51.2 YW: 80.5 Milk: 25.3 TM: 50.9

S: Koanui Rocket 0219SoD: Tlell 29F Red Cedar 8NBW: 3.5 WW: 65.1 YW: 102.5 Milk: 31.5 TM: 64.1

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Coming Events

January 20-22 Manitoba Ag Days, Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB23-24 Canadian Bull Congress, Camrose, AB26 Delaney Herefords & Atkins Herefords Annual Bull Sale, Lake Benton, MN31 MC Quantock “Canada’s Bulls” Sale, Lloydminster, SK

February2 Topp Herefords Volume XV Bull Sale, Grace City, ND7 Hill 70 Quantock Ranch “Barn Burnin’ Bull Sale”, Lloydminster, SK9 3rd Annual Premier Bull Sale, Lloydminster, SK11 Misty Valley Farms Sale, Maidstone, SK12 Carlrams Ranching Ltd. Bull Sale, Cutknife, SK14 MJT “Back to the Basics Buy a Bull Day”, Edgerton, AB19 Corbiell Herefords Bull Sale, Bow Slope, Brooks, AB21 Pine Butte Ranch 20th Annual Sale, Kamploops, BC24 WLB Livestock’s 11th Annual Bull Sale, Douglas, MB24 Ulrich Hereford Ranch Bull & Female Sale, Lethbridge, AB25 McCoy Cattle Co. & Beck Farms Bull Sale, Milestone, SK26 Holloway Farms Ltd. Bull Sale, Veteran, AB

March4-5 Calgary Bull Show & Sale, Calgary, AB8 Standard Hill Connection Polled Hereford & Black Angus Sale, Maidstone, SK8-9 Pride Of Th e Prairies Bull Show & Sale, Lloydminster, SK10 Harvie Ranching 4th Annual Bull Sale, Olds, AB21 Canada’s Red, White & Black Sale, Moose Jaw, SK21 Saskatoon Gelbvieh Bull & Female Sale, Saskatoon, SK22 ANL Polled Herefords Spring Bull Sale, Steelman, SK31 NJW Polled Herefords Bull Sale, Sheridan, WY

April1 HEREFORDS TODAY SPRING ISSUE DEADLINE 3 Wilson/Lees Value Added Bull Sale, Kisbey, SK3 Sandhill Farms Hereford Producion Sale, Haviland, KS7 Blairs.Ag Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Sedley, SK11 Vanderhoof All Breeds Sale, Vanderhoof, BC16-17 Williams Lake Bull Sale, Williams Lake, BC18 47th Annual Lundar Bull Sale, Lundar, MB

May30 Pasture Ready Bull Sale, Saskatoon, SK

June23-24 T Bar Invitational Golf Tournament, Saskatoon, SK

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