BREED NOTES
The Maritime Limousin
Association (MLA) held its annual meeting and field day June
14 at Lindencrest Farm in Scotch Village, N.S. After hearing
an inspiring talk from Sean Firth, manager of Atlantic Stockyards
Limited, the MLA plans to support a Limousin-influenced feeder
sale this fall. The new executive is as follows: President, Mike
Horsnell; Vice President, Heather King; Secretary-Treasurer,
Sandra Othberg; and Past President, Manfred Zillig. After the
annual meeting, Limousin breeders toured Lindencrest Farms, and
enjoyed a delicious roast beef dinner.
Thanks to Manfred Zillig and Lois Brown for hosting the event
and their generous donation of the beef for the supper. It was
a great day!
The Maritime Salers Association
will host its annual Salers show in conjunction with the N.B.
Beef Expo, September 19 to 21, in Sussex, New Brunswick. This
show attracts Salers cattle from the Maritimes as well as Quebec
and Ontario.
The 2008 Young Canadian Simmental
Association's Maritime Classic was held Aug. 22 in Truro, N.S.
The event was a huge success with 28 Young Simmental members
competing in several different events. The results are as follows:
Jr. Overall Champion, Emily Ross; Reserve, Dereck Sanderson;
Intermediate Overall Champion, Danielle Stewart; Reserve,
Mike Godfrey; Sr. Overall Champion, Megan Robertson; Reserve,
Nathan Greeno; and Showmanship Overall Champion, Jason
Cameron; Reserve, Brodie Johnston. Congratulations to all participants
and thanks to all sponsors!
Just a reminder to Gelbvieh breeders
in Alberta and B.C. that it is time to create their Gelbvieh
Wish List and make plans to attend the second annual Gelbvieh
Wish List Weekend on Dec. 5-6, in the Olds Cow Palace at Olds,
Alta. The two-day extravaganza features Gelbvieh cattle and events
that will appeal to commercial and seed stock producers. Gelbvieh
cattle were originally imported into Canada in 1972 from Germany.
Today it is Canada's sixth largest beef breed with more than
2,970 head registered in 2006. For information contact Rodney
Hollman at 403-588-8620.
A Shorthorn show was held Aug.
22 at the N.S. Provincial Exhibition grounds, in Truro, with
six exhibitors and 19 cattle on hand. Grand Champion Male went
to Randy Angevine of Pinevale, N.S., with reserve going to Nathan
Greeno from Amherst, N.S. Grand Champion Female was won by Gordon
Fraser of Millbrook, N.S., and Nathan Greeno took reserve. Premier
Breeder and Premier Exhibitor was also won by Nathan Greeno.
Sussex show success
It was a sunny day for the Sussex Hereford Show at the Kings
Co. Agricultural Fair in Sussex, N.B., Aug. 20. There were two
exhibitors Earlybird Farm (Gordie and Allyson Raymond and
sons Reggie and Will) and Glenvale Farm (Philip and Shelley Thorne,
members of the Southeastern Hereford Club). There were also five
PeeWee exhibitors. Spectators from Sackville and Barnsville,
N.B., came to watch.
Thanks to Mark Trueman of Amherst, N.S., for being the judge,
Brian McDonald and Guy LeBlanc for keeping everything running
smoothly, and Duncan Fraser for being the ringmaster. Last, but
not least, thanks to all the businesses in the Sussex area for
sponsoring the show.
Supreme Champion Hereford was Earlybird 5T 13K Vickie 7U, shown
by 8-year-old Will Raymond of Earlybird Farm. For complete results
of the show, follow the Sussex Hereford Show link at www.AtlanticFarmer.com.
Field fun day
The Maritime Angus Junior Show and Field Day was held July 4-5
in Florenceville and Gordonville, New Brunswick. A reception
and registration was held the first day in Florenceville and
included Angus breeders from the Maritimes, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.
Greetings and comments came from Bob Sweitzer of Aneroid, Sask.,
incoming president of the Canadian Angus Association (CAA); Darren
Moffitt, Harvey, N.B., 2008 Maritime Angus president; Cathy Morris,
Kierstead Mountain, N.B., 2008 N.B. Angus president; and Buddy
Loane, Montaque, P.E.I., current Maritime director to the CAA
Board of Directors. There was also a presentation of the Maritime
Honorary President pin to Bill Pryor.
A fun auction was held to raise money for the N.B. Angus Association
to aid in its hosting of the 2008 field day events. Jim Colodey
of Cornwall, P.E.I., incoming Maritime director to the Canadian
Angus Board of Directors, was auctioneer.
On Saturday, the Maritime Junior Angus Association and the Board
of Directors of the Maritime Angus Association held meetings
at Steer Creek Farm, home of Keith Bubar and family.
In the afternoon, there was a show of yearling Angus and Angus
cross heifers by Junior members. This year there were 17 heifers
entered in the show and 21 young people participated in the showmanship
classes. Grand Champion Purebred Heifer was shown by Justin Ford
of Wheatley River, P.E.I., with Reserve shown by Andrew Dixon
of Cornwall, P.E.I. In total there were four heifers from Nova
Scotia, seven from the Island, and five from New Brunswick. The
Champion Crossbred Heifer was shown by Ashley Black and Reserve
went to Ben Alward, both of New Brunswick.
The Champion Senior Showman was Andrew Dixon and the Champion
Junior Showman was Logan Ford, both from the Island. In the PeeWee
class of six-year-olds, the judge deemed the two entrants of
equal merit and Zion Moffit of New Brunswick and Dakota Nelson
of Nova Scotia were awarded medallions for a tie placing. Following
the show there was a semen auction of semen donated by Angus
breeders from all across Canada. All monies raised from this
auction will be divided equally among all Junior participants.
Following the Junior activities, the 2008 Maritime Commercial
Angus Breeder Award was presented to Dale Black and his wife
Lisa and daughters Megan and Ashley of Bloomfield, N.B. They
received the Co-op Atlantic Tender Beef Classic Perpetual Trophy,
the Farm Focus keeper plaque, and monogrammed jackets from the
Maritime Angus Association.
It was a very successful weekend and the hosts provided an excellent
site for the event. They even went the extra mile of providing
the meat for both the lunch and supper meal. In addition, they
gave each participating Junior a monogrammed camp chair as a
keepsake of their participation in the 2008 show.
Taylor inducted into Hall of Fame
The 2nd Annual Salt Water Classic Elite Sale, hosted by the Maritime
Simmental Association, was held at the Provincial Exhibition
grounds in Truro, N.S., on Aug. 22. Twenty-eight head of cattle
sold for an average of $1,260. The high seller was a bred female
cow owned by Lobster Point Properties, which sold to Wayne Crosby
of Havenview Farms, P.E.I., for $3,700. There was a five-way
tie for volume buyer Ammon Simmentals (N.B.), Havenview
Farms (P.E.I.), Jason Tuttie (N.S.), Meadowvale Simmentals (N.S.),
and Tryon Simmentals (P.E.I.) all buying three head.
This was also the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Canadian
Simmental Association (CSA) and Ralph Taylor of Truro, N.S.,
was inducted into the Canadian Simmental Hall of Fame. He was
presented with a plaque by CSA Industry/Member Liason Bruce Holmquist
and his photo will hang in the CSA office in Calgary, Alta.
For complete results of the sale and Holmquist's full presentation
to Ralph Taylor, follow the Salt Water Classic Results or Ralph
Taylor presentation links at www.AtlanticFarmer.com.
