| Investment in youth at Summer Synergy |
Held in conjunction with the premiere "Summer Synergy", participants in the 35th Annual Alberta Junior Angus Association certainly came away with a greater investment in their future training and education. With almost $40,000 awarded in scholarships as part of the new "Summer Synergy" initiative, Angus youth represented more than one-third of the recipients ... click related link for full story.
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| Challenging & exciting month in the Maritimes |
June 2010 was a busy, challenging, exciting month for Nova Scotia Angus breeders. During June they were responsible for organizing and hosting not only the annual Maritime Angus Association Junior Show and Field Day, but this year there was the added challenge of hosting the annual general meeting of the Canadian Angus Association. Click related link to read more about the Field Day and HERE to read the CAA AGM wrap-up.
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| Angus wins reserve at the richest steer show in Canada |
An Angus steer exhibited by Fairland Cattle Co., Dusty & Sara Howell of Penhold, AB was named Reserve Champion at the UFA Steer Classic at this year's Calgary Stampede. Congrats also go to Roger Hardy of Soo Line Cattle Co., Midale, SK who exhibited the Grand Champion of the event after wining the Charolais section. 79 entries competed in 11 classes. Click related link for the press release.
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| Canadian Angus Auction Mart of the Year |
Provost Livestock Exchange has been named the CAA's Auction Market of the Year. For details, click related link (pdf). Brian Good & Ken Cox presented a print to commemorate the award to Jerry Hewson and Jack Lawes and the Provost staff.
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| Manitoba Angus Summer Field Day |
Our 1st ever Manitoba Angus Field day was held this year in place of a summer tour. This was held Saturday, June 26th at DJ Cattle Co., Dallas, Lynne and Candace Johnston’s farm at Brookdale. Click 'Related Link' for more & to view photos.
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| 'Almost' Albino Angus calf a rarity |
A feature story in the Mountain View Gazette based in Olds, AB reports a white-coloured purebred Angus calf born at the farm of Jamie Hamilton east of Bowden. The female, named Haiti, is completely white except for a reddish stripe at the nape of her neck and black around her muzzle and eyes. According to the story a leading export in cattle colour says the calf may have a giant white spot rather than being a complete albino and could darken up over time. Click 'Related Link' to read the complete article with cover shot.
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| Soo Line Wins Denver Pen of 3 Bulls |
For the first time (that anyone can remember) a Canadian bred and owned Pen of Bulls was named Champion at the Denver Stock Show. The bulls, all sired by HF Kodiak 5R, had an average weight of 1,282 lbs., and were exhibited by Soo Line Cattle Co. of Midale, SK. We're sure Roger's smile radiated north of the 49th. What a way to cap off a tremendous showing south of the border.
Results of all the Black Angus shows at Denver are posted on the American Angus website HERE. Just select the show you want on the top left hand side. Champion photos and video from API included (photos couresty American Angus Assn.- click to enlarge).
Quick Canadian Black Results:
Reserve Grand Champion Bull - Justamere 406S Panamajack 336U exhibited by Justamere Ranch Ltd., Lloydminster, SK; Reserve Senior Champion Bull - HF Tiger exhibited by Hamilton Farms, Cochrane, AB; 2nd in class: HF Swager exhibited by Hamilton Farms; Harvest Headliner 2W exhibited by Harvest Angus, Prince George, BC.
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| Canadian Reds Win at Denver |
Canadians had an incredible showing at the Red Angus show in Denver on Jan. 12 with all 4 Grand Champions exhibited or bred by Canadian breeders. Read Full Article
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| Manitoba Youth Win Purebred Heifers Through Grant Moffat Herdbuilder Program |
Nicholas Bray, a 16-year-old producer from Eddystone; Rachael Verwey, a 13-year-old producer from Portage la Prairie and Laura Tolton, a 14-year-old producer from Carberry, were the 2009 recipients of the Grant Moffat Herdbuilder Awards. Read Full Article
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| Rural dating services launches in Canada |
The first Canadian service to target a national audience of farmers is rolling out. FindYourRuralDate.com is the English-language version of Agrirencontre.com, a French-language service for Quebec farmers that debuted in 2001. The site is currently operating in beta mode, with a formal launch planned before the end of this year. Read the feature story from Canadian Business Online entitled "Rural Dating Service: After trade wars and climate change, what's the biggest threat to the ag economy? Single farmers. Enter rural dating services."
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