Salers
Magazine
The Balanced, Maternal Breed...
Salers Association
of Canada 2011/12
Board of Directors
Contents:
President:
Gerald McGee.......................OF RICHMOND, QC
PHONE: 819-826-2918
• President’s Message............................................................................................... 2
Vice-President:
Ken Sweetland ...........................OF LUNDAR, MB
PHONE: 204-762-5512
• Going Forward ......................................................................................................2
• Salers Optimizer Program......................................................................................3
Treasurer:
Brian Jones ......................OF OKOTOKS, ALBERTA
PHONE: 403-938-6367
• Crossbreeding........................................................................................................3
• Top 10 Reasons to Use Salers ................................................................................6
• Weiss Ranch ..........................................................................................................8
• Ray Custeau ........................................................................................................12
• The Salers Cow ..........................................................................................................................19
Directors:
Brad Dunn ..................................OF OGEMA, SK
PHONE: 306-459-2523
Tammi McGee ........................OF GATINEAU, QC
PHONE: 819-561-7789
• Around the Rings.....................................................................................................................20
• Provincial Reports ...............................................................................................23
• Announcements ..................................................................................................25
• Calendar of Events ..............................................................................................28
PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATIONS
SASKATCHEWAN SALERS
ASSOCIATION
c/o Garfield Williams
Box 33, Borden SK, S0K 0N0
PHONE: 306-997-4909
FAX: 306-997-2242
ALBERTA SALERS ASSOCIATION
c/o Carol Eigner,
Box 209, Thorhild, AB T0A 3J0
780-398-2494
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SALERSASSOCIATION OF CANADA
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 879
Carstairs, AB
T0M 0N0
SALERS ONTARIO
MARITIME SALERS ASSOCIATION
c/o Dale Butler
1253 Huff ’s Corners Rd, RR3
Croton, ON N0P 1K0
PHONE: 519-692-4145
c/o Steve Parrish
Waterville, RR #1
Kings County,NS B0P 1V0
PHONE: 902-538-9174
SALERS ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA
QUEBEC SALERS ASSOCIATION
c/o Kacie Mason
546 5th Rang
St. Felix de Kingsey QC, J0B2T0
PHONE: 819-674-3907
Fax: 819-848-2659
c/o Ken Sweetland
Box 84
Lundar, MB R0C 1Y0
PHONE: 204-762-5512
FAX: 204-762-5113
Phone: 1 -855-263-2383
email: [email protected]
website: salerscanada.com
(Gerald McGee) QUEBEC LIAISON
315 Chemin Grande Ligne, RR3
Richmond, QC J0B 2H0
PHONE: 819-826-2918
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Things are Buzzing at Salers Canada
President’s Message
Hello Everyone,
Welcome to a brand new year - full of
expectations, hopes and good prices for our
calves again this year. I would like to wish
everyone a happy, healthy year and on into
the future.
This past year has been a year of change
for our Association. Many changes have
been implemented and many are still
ongoing since the Annual General Meeting
last May.
We now have a "Going-Forward"
Committee working on our behalf for the
benefit of the Salers Association of Canada.
We are now associated with Olds
College and will be part of various programs
benefiting from the student’s enthusiasm
and progressive ideas while we contribute to
their education, as they share in the
challenges and opportunities of working
with our Association. We have closed our
Carstairs office and are located on campus
utilizing a project office . We see this as a
great opportunity to move this breed
forward and ask everyone to support our
efforts
Darlene Hondl is working with all
juniors on projects across Canada.
The Salers registry will be handled by
the same lady who does the registry for the
Maine-Anjou Association.
We are in the process of implementing
the Optimizer Program which has now been
accepted by Ottawa.
Kathy Adams will be staying on as a
backup person for registrations and some
administration. As you all know, Kathy has
been very instrumental in keeping the Salers
office running smoothly and efficiently for
many years. She has been a great help to each
and every one of us. I would like to publicly
congratulate Kathy for all her hard work and
dedication to the Salers breed throughout
the years. Thank you, Kathy.
As you can see there has been a lot of
work done on your behalf for the betterment
of our Association. Be sure to read the
reports on these topics in this issue. The
BOD has been working very hard on new
ideas that promote your programs and as well
provide you value for your membership in
SAC.
The "Going Forward" Committee
consists of Ray Depalme as Chairperson,
Randy Mader, Brian Jones and Reg Baldwin.
They have been doing a fantastic job. They
deserve our congratulations and many
thanks for the hours spent on this
committee.
Now we, the Salers Association of
Canada, are moving forward with confidence
into the future. Are you coming with us into
the future or being left behind?
Gerald McGee
Association Projects
* Calving books are now being sent out to
members. There will be no cost to membership or
Association due to sponsorship funds. Thanks to
those who assisted in putting these together and
Rhonda Bollum for final presentation. We will
have a limited surplus for those holding bull sales
or who would assist us in getting them out to
auction marts, vet stores, co-ops, etc.
*SAC has followed up on an offer presented at the
last AGM and we are nearing completion of
arrangements to again have engraved Salers tags.
These will be supplied through All-Flex and their
distributor Kane Veterinary Supplies Ltd. Details
of cost and distribution will be available in the
coming weeks. There will be two basic styles, two
sizes, and colour will be the choice of the Breeder.
You will be supporting your cattle and our Breed
Association by using these tags.
*Two presentations have been made to Olds
Marketing students as part of our commitment to
contributing to their education. We are the first
organization to be invited to present our material
as part of the colleges curriculum. It is now the
students obligation to conduct a marketing survey
of our breed and prepare papers which form the
major part of this semester. These papers will
focus on the value of being a member in the
association, as well as developing a brand of
recognition for Salers. Please provide feedback to
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these students when contacted.
* We are hoping to organize an All-Breed Junior
Show sometime this summer. We are still in the
early stages of planning however we want this
event to be educational and fun. With the
involvement of the other breeds we will have
sufficient numbers, and build working
relationships. Please contact any Director to offer
your assistence.
*Upcoming projects that the BOD will be
working on include awards programs for Breeder
of the Year, Performance Breeder of the Year
(based on EPDs), Commercial Breeder of the Year
(nominated by members), and Junior of the Year.
We will keep you posted!
Olds College and the Salers
Association of Canada
Partnership Update
The Olds College School of Business
will be providing marketing and
administrative support for the association
over the next 6 months. This will include
assistance in the transition to a virtual office
environment as well as marketing planning
assistance in the areas of youth engagement,
brand promotion and membership retention.
In January, the School of Business will be
hosting SAC in its project office to assist in
next steps towards organizational efficiency.
Office Administration program students will
be offering their skills in document
management to assist the association in
archiving items such as historic photos and
government
compliance
documents.
Agricultural Management students will be
creating marketing plans for the association
to improve promotion of the breed, as well as
develop programs to increase value to the
membership.
We trust that all going on the ISF Tour
throughout Ireland in August will enjoy
themselves. There is always room for more.
Details on the website or
contact a Director for details.
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Salers Optimizer Program
Submitted by Gerry Isley
G I T Performance Cattle
Recently there has been an exciting
development in our breed. The Salers Optimizer
program has been approved under the Animal
Pedigree Act for use in Canada. It has been a long
haul for all involved. For the past few years a group
of progressive SALERS members saw a need in
our breed for a performance verifiable cross
breeding program using ONLY purebred
registered animals on both sides of any mating.
These breeders worked hard and long and created
a program that mirrors principles adopted by the
American Salers Association. By having similar
programs there are “no borders” and what works
well can be duplicated in either country.
This spring is the first time Canadian
Registered Optimizers will be offered for sale in
Canada. An exciting first for our breeders and
breed. Commercial cattlemen will be important
benefactors of this new development. While the
advantages are many and more to come, an
important gain with Optimizer for the
commercial market will be the enlargement of our
genetic pool. The most obvious advantage of
Optimizers is that they are registered cattle with
pedigrees and all will have performance records
available. This is a major”plus” for cattlemen that
watch closely the pedigree and past performance
of their breeding stock. Using registered stock and
only registered stock is the most reliable way to
monitor your genetic inputs.
The Optimizer program allows breeders to
go outside the purebred SALERS genetic gene
pool to identify and use traits that will accentuate
and benefit offspring. By adding desirable traits
through use of other purebred cattle from other
breeds and having knowledge of pedigrees and
past performance, will enable purchasers as well as
breeders involved in program the ability to foresee
with good accuracy how the resultant offspring
will turn out. Guess work largely eliminated.
With Optimizer you can now select specific
traits that will meet your needs and the needs of
the market while still being able to capitalize on
basic SALERS strengths that cannot be matched,
calving ease, motherability, mobility and
longevity. In the past as a commercial cattleman
and if had a history of SALERS genetics in your
herd, you were tempted and did use on occasion a
bull from another breed to improve hybrid vigour
but you may have lost another desirable trait.
With Optimizer you will improve hybrid vigour
but will retain or improve the strong traits that
SALERS are known to provide.
Historically SALERS have always done well
under test conditions. They have topped or been
near the top year after year in ALL test trials. The
same results have been seen in carcass tests, here in
Canada or in the USA. The past few years in the
States the same results have been seen with
Optimizers, with weights gains and eff1ciencies at
or near the top in test after test. Strong sales of
Optimizers naturally have followed these
impressive results as cattlemen appreciate the
advantages of Optimizers, the SALERS influence
and are willing to pay for the improvements
provided to them.
Labour is always at the forefront of decision
making. SALERS have always been part of the
equation to minimize labour. SALERS are also
part of the profit equation. More live calves per
cow exposed that grow quickly with little or no
health issues will improve your bottom line.
OPTIMIZERs with the strength of SALERS
included in the package are a good bet to get this
improvement.
These are exciting times in the cattle
business, prices are up across the board and levels
are such that profits are achievable. A “retired”
bull will give you a solid start towards buying a
replacement and we now have some new
opportunities in Canada, Optimizers, with
tailored genetics. Come out to at least one of
several sales with SALERS and OPTIMIZERS
on offer or call and visit breeders holding private
treaty sales. See how a purchase will help to
improve your herd and your results. Remember if
your purchase is backed by registration papers and
performance data you know what you have and
what you can expect.
Crossbreeding systems necessary to beef industry
By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU
Extension Service
Once the industry decided that the walls
would not cave in when Hereford bulls were
mated to Angus cows or vice versa, the world of
beef cattle systems was created.
In the beginning, life was simple because all a
producer needed to do was take an established
herd of purebred or straight-bred cows and put a
different breed of bull with the cows. Given that,
the world of crossbreeding started to emerge.
As a point of significance, for many
producers, such crossings were considered
improper in those days, and one perhaps could
even use the word sacrilegious. For younger
producers, those concepts seem foreign because
beef cattle genetics is a much broader pool of genes
sourced from many distinct breeds of cattle.
So why bring up the past? It is a reminder of
what followed those initial crossings because each
breed had been meticulously tracked and the
parentage documentation exhaustive. Some
extraordinary results even were becoming visible
to the naked eye.
These so-called crossbred calves excelled in
growth. They were very vigorous from birth
through death. They withstood the stresses of the
environment better and were all around better
calves, so producers loved it.
A term called heterosis (hybrid vigor) was
put forth. It is a term that technically refers to the
measurable and non-measurable advantage in the
calf that was greater than the average of what one
would expect based on the average measureable
performance of each parent breed.
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If a producer ever received a gift from
Mother Nature, this was it. This was the beginning
of crossbreeding in commercial cattle production.
Commercial production systems soon were
developed to explore and document the
advantages of crossbreeding, and more refined
breeding systems were established.
The classic black baldy was produced and
named. The Hereford- and Angus-crossed calves
excelled. When the females were kept as
replacements, these crossbred cows had improved
fertility and successful pregnancies. This was
good. However, as with so many people, being
good is never good enough.
If the traditional English-bred cattle would
respond to crossbreeding, why not search the
world and bring in more breeds? Producers did
just that. They brought in new breeds that were
distinctly different from the traditional breeds.
Real advantages
Again, the classic black baldy cows were bred
to imported Charolais cattle. Calf growth
mushroomed after that. These “terminal” calves
excelled in red meat production and feedlot
performance. These classic crossbreeding
programs were well-documented and the
advantages were real. The premise of a good
crossbreeding program was to keep the production
unit (cow) smaller and refine the costs to make the
cow practical. The terminal sire advantage is that
all the pluses achieved through heterosis would be
maintained, plus the cow would have the unique
traits associated with the selected breed. This was
good.
The beef cattle breeding systems were
expanded to handle even more breeds. Programs
either maximized production through terminal
sires or more sophisticated rotational breeding
programs that allowed for the inclusion of new
breeds on the maternal side as well. This meant
that the world of beef production was not limited
to black baldy cows.
The issue is not the validation of the benefits
of crossbreeding in today’s cattle, but rather the
dismissal of crossbreeding systems. The reason is
improvement in individual breeds. Seedstock
producers have improved their genetics through
selection to leave the impression that increased
production attained through selection outweighs
any advantages attained through heterosis or the
crossing of unrelated breeds.
So what is the point? In the genetic world,
remember that measurable and non-measurable
advantages are evident as diverse genetics are
crossed. That is simply a fact. More importantly,
the concept of crossbreeding systems was placed
on the back shelf. As a result, the tool chest
shrunk. As producers explore new ways to address
beef systems in the current world, a large tool chest
is needed.
As producers look to downsize cows, those
early black baldy concepts are real. A small cow is
not efficient if she only has the capacity to wean a
small calf. Real efficiency comes when the small
cow produces a calf that exceeds her own capacity
to grow. This means terminal sires. In addition, it
means crossbreeding systems are needed.
It is nothing new, just a reminder.
Source:http://westernfarmpress.com/managemen
t/crossbreeding-systems-necessary-beef-industry
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Testimonial
We have used Salers bulls on our Charolais cows for several years and are very
happy with the cross. These easy calving, vigorous tan calves yield a few more cents
per lb on sale day and also make excellent replacements to add to the herd.
Soura-Horan Farms, Bowsman, MB
Top 10 Reasons to use
Salers Genetics
1. Ease of calving/vigorous newborns - built in “sleep well”
genetics.
2. Healthy cows/healthy calves means less work, more profits.
3. Outstanding maternal & reproductive performance/
prolific breeders.
4. Longevity- more productive years from both dams and sires.
5. Disposition- Salers breeders are committed to
easy to handle cattle.
Martin and Deona Horan
6. Range /pasture management advantageSalers go where other cows won’t.
7. Strengthen hybrid vigor- heterosis can boost performance
by up to 15%.
8. More pounds at weaning/ strong feedlot gains/ optimal carcass
weights.
9. Optimal marbling - excellent tenderness,
besting all continentals.
10. High yields - average 60% or more lean meat in every carcass.
2011 calves
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Salers work at
Weiss Ranch
By Kate Bollum
“It’s more than a business. It is a way of life.
I’m doing what I enjoy, so to me you can’t have it
any better than that.”
That is how Allen Weiss sums up his cowcalf ranching business operated with wife Eileen in
the rolling Alberta foothills northwest of Sundre,
Alberta. Eileen adds, “You must love what you do
for a living in order to succeed at ranching.”
Salers cattle make up a major part of their
commercial cattle herd. The change to Salers was
made in 1996 when they bought their first 15 bred
females from Mader Ranches. Salers genetics make
up part of the equation on both the sire side as
well as an essential asset to the productive, easy-tocare-for cow herd.
The family operation located only a half mile
from where Allen was raised has been built up
over the years to now cover five quarter sections.
Pasture land and forage production feeds the 130
head cow herd that calves out in January. Feeder
calves are marketed at the Olds Auction Market
each fall.
Their commitment to raising fine cattle
shows in their sale last year. In early October 2011,
their steers averaged 710 pounds and brought
$1.45 a pound while heifers weighed an average of
650 pounds and sold at $1.40 per pound. These
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top of the line prices showed they had one of the
best calf crops brought to town during the fall
feeder calf run. This is a long ways from when
Allen brought his first Salers cross calves into the
auction mart, where a cattle buyer scoffed at Salers
cattle.
Allen sits back in his chair, and stares off
with a bemused smile twitching at the corners of
his mouth. “He’s not making a living at cattle
anymore, but I am, so..” That he lets the sentence
die instead of completing it shows how proud of
his cattle he is, and lets his modest, laughing
manner shine through.
Allen believes that a 50% or more Salers cow
is ideal. “Straight Red Angus are too small. Salers
give you the length. I like Salers because they have
consistency, feed well, milk well, and make good
mothers.” Eileen adds that, “They’re good rustlers,
good movers, just an overall good cow. We’ve had
different cattle over the years, but find the Salers
cow ideal.”
“The calves are up and eating when they’re
born; it saves a lot of labor.” Eileen adds, “They’re
just little bitty things when they’re born, they’re
wonderful mothers, too. Just wonderful.”
When asked about his optimum Salers bull,
he says, “a birth weight of about 90 pounds is
ideal. With good feet, legs, and disposition.”
Allen and Eileen use Salers bulls in their
crossbreeding plan. Heifers are bred to Salers bulls
for calving ease solutions. As well, the best 40 cows
are bred Salers to get replacement heifers to go
back into the cow herd. Other cows, mostly halfblood or higher percentage Salers with some
Hereford or Red Angus base, are bred to
Charolais bulls for a terminal cross that yields tan
and tan brockleface calves that suit the feeder calf
market well.
The praise they have for the cattle is
continuous, and without fault. Allen comments
with regret though, “It’s hard to buy Salers
females, there’s just not any out there. The only
ones that are, are purebred, and they’re too
expensive for a commercial person.”
The Salers cows at the Weiss ranch are all
wonderful mothers. When we walk out to the
pasture we see a day old calf basking in the unusual
warm winter weather we’ve experienced so far, it’s
mother a few steps to the side peacefully and
proudly looking on, as if she were showing off her
calf for all of us to see.
Over the years since getting married and
purchasing the first part of their land in 1967,
Allen and Eileen have managed the ranch while
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Allen also worked off-farm. A combination of
grain, hay and cattle is typical for the area.
A change they have made in the past few
years is that they went out of the grain business
and switched to making bale silage for all their
watch TV!”
The hard work they both continually put
into their farm has not dulled the love and
affection they feel for each other. It is obvious in
the way they both joke and slyly poke fun at one
another through their answers to the questions.
When asked how they managed to run the
Calving ease of Salers bulls is a big reason for using
them on the first calf heifers in the Weiss program.
forage needs. “It’s good because with the weather
conditions you see out here you get showers all the
time in the summer that makes putting up dry hay
difficult.” They use a clover timothy mix, and put
up barley, oats, and peas for silage for the cows.
They “cut it, bale it, wrap it- we do everything
ourselves. Sometimes we pull long days just having
the two of us, but with our way we do not need
five guys like some silage feeding methods. When
I look at people who have to rake, and rerake, I
think it is worth the expense of tubing it. This way
we get to put our feet up.” However, it still does
come with downfalls. It is more expensive, and one
year during a bad hailstorm everything was torn
apart and they had to wrap the whole thing again.
They both firmly believe you have to have a
love and passion for working in the cattle industry.
There are the people in the city who work their 8hour shift, get their paycheck, and come home.
We work 24 hours a day watching calving and still
do not get that big paycheck. You don’t grow into
the business, you’ve got to be born with that
desire.” It is almost comical how bad they feel for
those not farming. “It’s kind of sad, actually. When
the nights are too long, we are bored stiff cause we
cannot work. It must be very boring for town
people. I don’t know how they can just sit and
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Nowadays kids going to school are exposed to a lot
more, and they have other interests. There just is
not the same feeling for it. If there were more
money in it, there would be more people in this
business. That is for sure. However, what they do
not realize is how much money is actually in it,
just not at the time. It’s tied up into land,
equipment, and stock.”
BSE that hit in May 2003 and drought has
affected them, like all other cattlemen, but they
keep an optimistic view on the future, as things
have looked up these past few years. Eileen
comments, “BSE was a killer. Knocked the heck
out of the cattle industry. Nevertheless, we will
keep doing it until we cannot anymore. Until hell
freezes over, we will keep doing it. We may be a
little slower now, but..” “Maybe you are, but I’m
not!” Allen quickly interrupted with his
optimistic and steadfast view.
The plans for their future hinted about
retiring, but they said “ Well, I guess this IS
retirement. We should have a plan B. I think about
it a lot but we just do not. Want to be able to.. but
we don’t.” Allen adds, “The hardest problem with
farming is that we do not know how to retire. This
is our retirement. We’ve been at it for a long time,
so we kind of got it down now.”
KB
Silage bales make up the bulk of the feed supply at Allen
and Eileen Weiss’s ranch. Hay, barley and oats crops are
swathed, baled wet and wrapped in plastic laying in long
tubed rows. The feed will keep well as long as the plastic
is not punctured. Although the plastic and the wrapping
machine adds cost compared to traditional dry baled
haying methods, the silage bale process allows great
flexibility against rainy weather delays whereas the
silage baling can proceed on schedule to obtain top
quality feed
operation by themselves, Allen starts off by saying
“well, I’d work in the oilfield and Eileen adds,
‘while I was at home looking after kids, and the
farm” Allen interjects, “we would really never see
each other.” Eileen finishes with a coy wink.
“That’s why we’re still married!”
Allen comments about how the nature of the
farming industry has changed. “I think it’s that we
were raised on the farm, and stayed on the farm.
Although the rest of the calf crop was sold as feeder calves
in the fall, these three steers represent the color patterns
the Weiss’ are after. The two dark red calves are from
cows that are at least half Salers with some Red Angus or
Hereford. Their tan calves out of these red half-blood
Salers cows are sired by Charolais bulls for a terminal
cross that also sells well when marketed or fed out.
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Herd Sires:
SC Blk Premium 76P Sire: Polled Legacy
JOC 18T
Light bwt. (82 lbs.), excellent females, bulls have
done very well in test centres.
JOC Blk Pld Tin Cup 18T
Sire: Blk Pld Ricochet
Acceptable bwt. (88 lbs.) we have used him on
heifers successfully, extremely easy keeping, his
calves do very well on roughage, very little grain
needed, very good disposition.
PW Kanada 1X Sire: Newsbreak 85 lb. bwt.
Developed into a deep, thick bull, very good
disposition with lots of hair.
Used on 25 heifers this year.
PW 1X
For Sale at the Farm
10 Super Good 2 Year Old Purebred Salers Heifers
Bred to 1X. Start calving February 1.
Mostly 76P daughters.
He Sells
EPDs, Bwt, ROP information in the catalogue.
Catalogs available on request.
Thank you to all our bidders and buyers at last years sale,
hope to see you again.
She Sells
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disappeared. And
the most recent
e c o n o m i c
d o w n t u r n
certainly didn't
help the industry,'
says
he
thoughtfully. "So,
by developing an
animal with many
desirable qualities
such as ease of
calving,
easy
maintenance, few
complications in
giving birth and a
seemingly tough
resistance
to
current
health
problems which
require a health
program
that
brings vets and
health checks on a
regular basis these are some of
the advantages of
these crossbreds so far,' Custeau
explains.
The Salers breed,
originating
in
France as a dual
purpose
animal,
with a better than
average
milk
production among
beef breeds and a squared-off body with a well
formed rear, (that's where those tender steaks
come from) and very little fat developed on the
back and ribs, has been a mainstay for beef
production and some milk in France and
neighboring countries.
American breeders recognized these qualities
before the breed made inroads into Canadian beef
herds, but in the last decade, the Salers breed can
be found in just about every province with the
western producers claiming the highest number of
Salers in their herds. Crossbreeding is well started
west of us, and now, according to
Custeau and his recorded success
with hybridization, the Canadian
Livestock
Records,
the
organization which establishes
breed standards set by breed
associations has given this
promising beef-type animal an
official name, the Optimizer, and
official status in the Canadian
Breed registry.
The Custeau farm covers over
600 acres, much of it wooded and,
"I would like to have more
cropland. But I do have to buy some
cereals although I don't feed any
grain to any gestating and
producing cows. Only the animals
destined for the marketplace will
get a 'finishing' ration for about
three weeks."
Ray Custeau
By Claudia Villemaire
St Francois d'Xavier de Brompton Raymond Custeau has the courage of his
convictions - at least, where raising Grade A beef
and managing a herd of purebred Salers, Red
Angus and the new Optimizer breed, the hybrid
cross of Salers and Angus.
But it's taken years of determination,
studying sire geneaology, watching results from
sire testing stations, evaluation and matching up
choice females with outstanding males. The final
results, according to Custeau himself, are quite
surprising.
"If you can put an extra hundred pounds on a
'finishing' beef animal without the added cost that
would normally entail, I figure you'd be a fool not
to follow up on that and take a long look at the
advantages of crossbreeding with Salers females,'
he says emphatically during an interview on the
Custeau farm last week.
Some experts would say he definitely has
advantages beginners wouldn't have. Farming on
the Custeau homestead where his grandfather and
father produced milk for half a century, Raymond
Custeau has the priviledge of a mortgage free
operation. With market prices hardly meeting cost
of production and cuts to stabilization insurance
seemingly a favorite government pastime,
newcomers to beef production almost certainly
will be compelled to find gainful employment off
the farm too.
Since the 'mad cow' crisis, many producers of
both meat and replacement stock have
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Custeau is a firm believer in feeding high
quality forage. "I insist on the best hay I can
harvest or purchase. It must be mowed at the right
time, properly cured and wrapped and carefully
stored," he describes as we take a walking tour to
get acqauinted with his gestating females and his
prized Red Angus sire. We walked among these
'stars' quite comfortably, admiring excellent breed
standards, the well developed hindquarters, always
sought by breeders of replacement stock, qualities
which include strong hind legs, well spaced ribs,
strong shoulders and front legs standing square.
These animals can weigh close to 2,000 pounds
when mature and body frame and bone structure
are important considerations. "I bought the best
bull I could find," he points out as the Red Angus
sire and star of this group of Salers females ambles
docilely by us.
In the stable where Custeau worked beside
his father and grandfather among the milk cows,
two lines of Angus, Salers and Optimizers are tied.
Stables are clean, animals are in prime condition,
well fed and housed with care and attention. Near
their mothers, newborn calves romped in front of
the manger. "You can see the quality here," Custeau
points out, adding these are firsts from his new
Red Angus sire. "He has that square frame with a
well rounded rump and look, you can see that in
these calves already," he adds proudly.
"You have to be on the job seven days a week,"
he says, giving an almost-due-to-calve female a
back scratch. Anyone who thinks being a beef
producer is the easy side of farming, (no cows to
milk twice a day, no expensive technology
required by agriculture), taking proper care of
these animals, spending time studying the
geneaology of sires that interest you, paying strict
attention to production costs, rate of gain, doing
ultra sounds and back fat studies, watching the
development of the all-important rib-eye, taking
the time to study sire-testing stations reports and
slaughter-house grading - that and more is
involved in meat production. If we can continue to
improve meat quality, rate of gain and keep costs
down by using these Optimizer calves and satisfy
consumers demands for well-marbled, lean beef at
a reasonable cost - a challenging goal to say the
least," Custeau concludes.
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Ray Custeau
Claudia Villemaire
À St-François-Xavier-de-Brompton,
M. Raymond Custeau a eu le courage qui
vient avec ses convictions. Au moins, il élève un
bœuf de qualité et gère un troupeau de Salers,
Angus Rouge puresang et le nouveau croisement
appelé « Optimizer », un croisement hybride de
Salers et Angus Rouge.
Ça lui a pris des années de détermination,
d’études de génétique, d’analyse de résultats des
stations d’épreuve, d’analyse de performances de
ses meilleurs vaches. Le résultat est très surprenant
avoue l’éleveur.
« Si tu peux mettre cent livres de viande
supplémentaire sur un animal sans les coûts que
cela peut engendrer, je pense qu’un producteur
serait un peu fou de ne pas considérer les avantages
du croisement avec une femelle Salers » C’est ce
que Raymond a dit lors d’une entrevue à la Ferme
Hondo la semaine passée.
Les experts diront que Raymond a
définitivement un avantage sur les débutants. Il
élève ses bêtes sur la ferme qui a été transmis
depuis 3 générations de producteurs laitiers.
Raymond a le privilège de n’avoir aucune
hypothèque. Avec le prix du marché qui couvre à
peine les dépenses et les coupures à l’assurance
stabilisation, les nouveaux venus dans la
production de bœuf sont pratiquement obligé de
travailler à l’extérieur pour arriver à leur fin.
Depuis, la crise de la vache folle, plusieurs
producteurs bovins ont disparus. La crise
financière des dernières années n’a certainement
pas aidé l’industrie bovine. Alors, en développant
un animal avec plusieurs qualités soit : la facilité au
vêlage, entretien minimum, peu de complication à
la naissance et une bonne résistance aux maladies,
sont toutes des avantages du croisement «
Optimizer ».
La race Salers originaire de France est un
animal à deux fins, avec une production laitière
meilleure que la moyenne des vaches à bœuf. De
plus, elle possède une bonne musculature, des
fesses profondes et arrondies (c’est là d’où provient
les bons steaks tendre) et avec très peu de gras sur
le dos et les côtes. C’est pour cette raison que cette
race est utilisée en France pour la production de
bœuf et de lait.
Les producteurs américains ont reconnu ses
qualités avant que cette race face son chemin à
l’intérieur des troupeaux canadiens, mais dans la
dernière décennie la race Salers peut être trouvé
dans toutes les provinces et surtout dans celles de
l’ouest où l’on trouve les plus gros troupeaux de
vaches de race Salers. L’hybridation est bien
implanté à l’ouest du Québec et maintenant selon
Raymond et son succès dans le croisement de la
race. L’Associaton canadienne d’enregistrement
des animaux, cette organisation qui établit les
standards de race, a donné à cet animal à bœuf
prometteur un nom officiel. « Optimizer » est un
statut officiel dans l’enregistrement des races
canadiennes.
La ferme de M. Custeau couvre 600 acres de terre
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dont la plus part en bois. « J’aimerais avoir plus de
terre pour faire pousser du grain pour combler les
besoins du troupeau même si les vaches en
production et en gestation ne mangent pas de
grains. Seulement les animaux destinés au marché
de la viande vont recevoir une ration de finition
pour trois ou quatre semaines. »
M. Custeau croit fermement en une
alimentation de fourrage de haute qualité. « Il
m’est d’une grande importance de récolter le
meilleur foin possible sinon je vise l’achat de foin
de très bonne qualité. Le foin se doit d’être coupé
au bon moment, être bien conservé et entreposer.
» Voici ce que Raymond décrit pendant que nous
marchons dans son troupeau de femelles Salers
gestantes et de son super taureau Angus Rouge.
Nous marchons confortablement avec ses «
étoiles » en admirant les excellant standard de
race avec des bons fessiers bien développés
toujours prisés par les éleveurs. Les qualités
recherchées sont de bons membres avant et arrière,
des côtes bien espacé, des épaules musclées et
profondes. Ces animaux peuvent peser jusqu’à
2000 livres à l’âge adulte c’est pourquoi ils ont
besoin d’une bonne structure osseuse. « J’ai acheté
les meilleurs taureaux que j’ai pu
trouver. » En pointant le taureau
Angus Rouge qui marche
docilement près de nous.
Dans l’étable où Raymond a
travaillé aux côtés de son père et
son grand-père avec les vaches
laitières, deux rangées d’Angus, de
Salers et de « Optimizer » sont
attachées. L’étable est propre, les
animaux sont dans des conditions
optimales, bien nourrit et bien
traité au petits oignons. Près de
leur mère, les nouveaux nés sont
attachés en avant de celles-ci. « Ici
on peut voir la qualité des veaux. » Raymond
pointe fièrement les premiers nouveaux nés de son
nouveau taureau Angus Rouge.
« Un bon producteur se doit d’être au travail
sept jours par semaine » dit Raymond en grattant
le dos d’une de ses vaches préférées. Pour tous ceux
qui croient que la production de bœuf est facile
(pas de traite à faire deux fois par jour ), prendre
bien soin de ses animaux, prendre le temps
d’étudier la génétique des taureaux, accorder une
attention particulière au coût de production, au
gain poids journalier, les ultrasons pour les
épaisseurs du gras dorsal, surveiller le
développement de l’œil de longe, étudier les
résultats des stations d’épreuve pour choisir les
taureaux, étudier les classifications, tout ça et plus
encore font partie de la production de viande. En
conclusion, si on peut continuer d’améliorer la
qualité de la viande, le gain moyen quotidien
(GMQ) et garder les coûts de production les plus
bas possible en utilisant les veaux « Optimizer »,
tout ça pour satisfaire les demandes de nos
consommateurs qui exigent une viande persillé et
un prix raisonnable, est un défi de tous les jours
conclut M. Custeau.
Translation by France Custeau
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The Salers Cow
Master of
Efficient Beef Production
MacDonald Ranches, Bismarck,
www.macdonaldranches.com
ND
,
There are many reasons why Salers genetics
make up the primary framework of our breeding
program. We have experienced firsthand the value
of the traits in which Salers cattle excel. Many of
these positive traits are centered around the Salers
female.
This begins at calving where they are
uniquely designed to lessen the workload. The
slender shape of the Salers calf combined with the
large pelvic area of the Salers female combine to
create an easy-calving experience. Salers calves are
very lively at birth and get up and suckling fast.
These traits together are what we call calf
survivability and nothing will beat a Salers-cross
cowherd at this game.
Fertility is another profit-driving trait that
Salers cows are blessed with. Ask anyone who has
preg checked a lot of cows. Salers cows come in
bred at a higher rate than any other breed cross
and they do it over a longer life span.
Which brings us to another important Salers
trait – longevity. Salers
cows just last longer. On
our place the average cow
doesn’t really start to show
her age until about 11 or
12 and 14 year old cows
are not uncommon. Some
of the proven-producing grandmas are still having
calves at 16.
When you add up the traits of calf
survivability, fertility and longevity, you get a cow
that weans more pounds of live calf in a lifetime
and puts more dollars in the bank than any other
genetic component you can add to your cowherd.
Salers cows also have milk that is particularly
high in butterfat content, allowing them to bring
in big calves without requiring big udders. They
are foragers, too, grazing out where other cows
don’t like to go and up to higher elevations where
other cows refuse to graze.
Salers genetics in the cowherd are even a
positive for today’s debate over efficient use of the
earth’s land resources.
Dr. Jude Capper,
Washington State University animal scientist and
well-known authority on resource efficiency in
cattle production, is quoted as saying, “Only 86%
of cows have a live calf every year. If that were
90%, 95% or 99%, that would make a huge
improvement in productivity.” (Angus Journal,
November 2011, p. 146). The reproductive
efficiency of the Salers cow could be a big boost to
efficiency of production in the US beef cattle
herd.
The Salers cow is truly a master of efficient
beef production. The value of having Salers
genetics in your cowherd must be experienced to
be appreciated. Give us a call. We’ll be glad to
help you plan how you can best put Salers genetics
into your cowherd.
Sired by SC Lawman 67L, 46N is a power cow. She has great disposition,
length and natural muscling. Many time champion, including National
Champion! Embryo opportunities available.
Contact us about our breeding stock available at the farm, from bulls, heifers and F1's...we've got 'em!
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41 ch. des Domaines
St. Felix de Kingsey QC
T: 819 848 2627 C: 819 470 8844
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Around the Rings
November 2011 FarmFair - Edmonton, AB
Champion Bred Heifer - All Breeds Class:
SFE Pld Xena 19X shown by Sarah Eigner of Care
Farms, Thorhild AB
Congratulation to Sarah for winning with her
2011 4-H project! Well done!
Outback Ranch Land & Cattle (Ernest & Bobby
Hunter)
Reserve Champion Female: Millstream X-Ray by
Millstream Salers (Brian & Linda Walker)
Premiere Breeder: Millstream Salers
Premiere Exhibitor: Millstream Salers
October 2011 Expo Boeuf - Victoriaville, QC
A great turnout for our Provincial show with
seven breeders from across QC & NB showing
almost 40 head of cattle.
Grand Champion Bull: OBR Traveler by
Outback Ranch Land & Cattle (Ernest & Bobby
Hunter)
Champion Jr Bull: Windbec X-Treme by
Windbec Salers (Gerald & Mona McGee)
Champion Heifer Calf: OBR Pld Twilight by
Outback Ranch Land & Cattle (Ernest & Bobby
Hunter)
Grand Female: TCJ X-Factor by TCJ Salers
(Tammi, Christine & Joanne McGee)
Reserve Champion Female: Pinegrove Pld Nina
by Pinegrove Salers (Mike & Jacob Morin)
Breeder’s Herd: Outback Ranch Land & Cattle
(Ernest & Bobby Hunter)
Premiere Breeder: Outback Ranch Land &
Cattle (Ernest & Bobby Hunter)
Premiere Exhibitor: Pinegrove Salers (Mike &
Jacob Morin)
September 2011 NB Beef Expo Sussex, NB
Breeders from across the Maritimes
participated in a great show & got a chance to
catch up with each other.
September 2011 Richmond Fair
Richmond, QC
5 Breeders participated in a wonderful show
of Salers Cattle. It was a weekend of great cattle,
great judging, and good times had by all.
Grand Champion Bull: Windbec X-Treme by
Windbec Salers (Gerald & Mona McGee)
Reserve Champion Bull: Marlas Tennence by
Marlas Salers (Doug & Marion Beard)
Grand Champion Female: Pinegrove Nina by
Pinegrove Salers (Mike & Jacob Morin)
Reserve Champion Female: TCJ X-Factor by
TCJ Salers (Tammi, Christine & Joanne McGee)
Breeder’s Herd: Marlas Salers (Doug & Marion
Beard)
Premiere Breeder: Wind Dancer Farms (Mark &
Kacie Mason)
Premiere Exhibitor: Pinegrove Salers (Mike &
Jacob Morin)
Peace Country Beef Congress 2012
January 6-7, 2012, Grande Prairie, AB
Champion Reserve Heifer - shown by Voss Salers
Reserve Champion Steer at the Grande Prairie
Beef Congress shown by Voss Salers
Congratulations to all breeders for a job well done
this past show season! Keep up the great work!
Grand Champion Bull Richmond Fair Windbec Extreme
Grand Champion Bull Expo Boeuf - OBR
Traveler
Grand Champion Bull: Millstream Yankee by
Millstream Salers (Brian & Linda Walker)
Reserve Champion Bull: OBR Traveler by
Outback Ranch Land & Cattle (Ernest & Bobby
Hunter)
Grand Champion Female: OBR Gypsy by
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Provincial Reports
Quebec Salers Association
The Quebec Salers Association started the year off with our annual
general meeting on February 13th 2011. At the meeting we welcomed Mr.
Claude Lavallie as a guest speaker, who spoke to us about the Salon de Boeuf
project he was working on. The association agreed this would be a project we
would like to participate in.
The spring and summer kept our members busy with the regular
planting, haying and harvesting. The Salon de Beouf project came at the end
of the summer, where the association donated 50 lbs of Salers beef from Pine
Grove farms to be taste tested by the public. The project was very successful.
September brought us Richmond Fair, where 5 breeders participated
showing around 25 head. At the end of September four members traveled to
Sussex New Brunswick to watch the Salers show there. As always we were
welcomed with wonderful hospitality from the Eastern Breeders.
In October we welcomed some of the eastern breeders back to Quebec
for Expo Boeuf, where almost 40 head of Salers cattle were shown by 7
breeders. After the show the participants were treated to a wine and cheese
put on by the Quebec Salers Association.
Currently we are planning for the New Year, where in January two
members are traveling to Denver Colorado for the Livestock show.
Kacie Mason, Secretary
Salers Association of Manitoba
In early January, we took a breed display booth to the Interlake Beef
Seminar. Although inclement weather reduced attendance, our display was
well received. Later in January, the display accompanied a stall of yearling
bulls at Ag Days in Brandon. It was a very busy venue during this 3 day event;
we visited with many
cattle
people
and
distributed
several
information packages,
CD’s and magazines.
Salers bulls were on test
at the Manitoba Bull Test
Station at Douglas. Again
this year the Salers breed
topped the ADG category
for the third consecutive
year. Station results by
breed were as follows:
Breed
ADG
WDA
Salers
4.26
3.41
Charolais
3.79
3.42
Limousin
3.86
3.17
Angus
3.72
3.26
Shorthorn
4.08
3.57
Speckle Park
2.49
2.66
Blonde
3.60
3.25
Simmental
4.08
3.56
Maine Anjou
4.23
3.58
Sale average for Salers bulls was $2300.
Six Salers heifers were also on test, one of which was the high gainer for the
station.
Breeders reported strong response to the ad that SAM placed in Cattle
Salers Magazine
Country, the official magazine of Manitoba Beef Producers. We appreciate
advertising contributions from our members and grants provided by SAC to
assist with provincial advertising.
4-H members exhibiting Salers animals in their beef projects were
awarded engraved USB flash drives in appreciation for their promotion of the
breed.
Manitoba breeders, Ken & Wendy Sweetland were able to attend the
SAC annual meeting in Carstairs in May. Thanks to the Jones, who hosted us
and enabled us to visit several Alberta breeders while in Alberta.
In August, Richard and Gil Grudeski hosted a foreign visitor, Iain Livsey
of Cleuchhead Salers, of Lilliesleaf, Melrose, Scotland whose family was a
host farm for the International Salers Tour in 2009. Rick toured Iain to visit
Manitoba breeders, prior to Iain’s fall harvest employment on a Hamiota
grain farm. Upon leaving Canada, he was returning to Scotland briefly, then
on to pursue his interest in Salers cattle touring in New Zealand and
Australia. We thank him for his visit and wish him and his family continued
success with their Salers herd.
By fall, demand for Salers females in the province was strong, with
breeders reporting strong sales of both bred and open heifers to both
expanding Salers breeders and to commercial herds.
We enter 2012, (and with “winter” yet to arrive) in a stronger cattle
environment than we’ve seen in a long time. Happy New Year to all!
Alberta Salers Association
In January, 2011, Pat and Brian Jones with Kathy Adams attended the
Denver Stock Show. While there all attended the ASA AGM and Directors
meeting, meeting our counterparts in the US. Brian and Pat also represented
our purebred industry and our breed by participating in round table
discussions held between industry and government officials from both
countries. Later in winter Best Valley Salers, Care Farms and Windrush Hill
Salers exhibited cattle at the Farm and Ranch Show in Edmonton. True to
our breed, these animals, especially a new mother and calf, were star
attractions with the public with their quiet disposition and the ease that they
displayed interacting with our “City” cousins.
In July Pat and Brian Jones accompanied two Juniors, Ellen Hondl and
Corrissa Voss to the American Junior Show in South Dakota. These juniors
participated in all activities and were provided cattle to show as they wished.
A great fun time and education on how things work in their Junior
association. We all attended workshops and meetings and our visit was most
appreciated. We look forward to their Juniors coming here to join us.
Activities around shows was limited for us as for all breeds, but we
thank all members that got out and showed cattle locally to promote our
Salers. Congratulation to Sarah Eigner of Care Farms on her great winning
performance at Farm Fair. Her heifer was a deserving choice and a reward for
her hard work.
Maritime Salers Association
The annual meeting of the Maritime Salers Association was held on April
2, 2011 at the Wandlyn Inn, Amherst, N. S. Members were also there to
attend the 37th annual breeding stock sale at the Maritime Beef Testing
Station in Nappan, N. S. Amongst issues discussed were breed promotion and
the upcoming N.B. Beef Expo to be held in Sept 2011 at Sussex and the need
for a good turnout including out of province exhibitors
At the AGM, the Maritime Salers Association “Best Bull Performance
Award” was presented to Brian & Michael Walker, of Millstream Salers,
Lower Millstream, N. B. for their Salers bull on test at the Maritime Beef
Testing Station . Millstream PAB Xman 15X had an ADG of 3.77 lbs, WDA
of 3.00 lbs. This award is presented each year at the AGM to the breeder of
the Salers bull with the best performance while on test at the Maritime Beef
Testing Station. At the Maritime Beef Test, Chris & Pat McQuaid of
Bedford, PEI consigned and sold the highest selling Salers bull for $2,500.
The Maritime Salers Association presented Steve Parrish of Parrish Salers
Farm, Rockland, N. S. with an award in recognition of his family’s 25 years of
dedication to the breeding and promotion of Salers Cattle.
Maritime Salers Association wishes everyone good luck in the coming
year.
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Announcements
*Proud Grandparents Doug & Marion Beard of
Marlas Salers welcomes their first Grandchild!
Liam Arthur Beard was born on March 12, 2011
to Jason Beard & Erin Nixon. Best wishes to the
whole family!
****
In December 2011 Kathy Adams, Office Manager,
lost her son in a tragic car accident. Kathy’s
dedication to the Salers Association and tireless
promotion of the Breed we all love has been
unprecedented. Our thoughts and prayers as an
entire association are with Kathy and her Family
during this difficult time.
Congratulations to Charlene Sereda and her
horse Fancy on winning the 2010 Canadian
National Quarter Horse Youth Reining Title.
Congratulations to Madison Sereda and her horse
Baily on their 2011 Canadian National Quarter
Horse Reserve Champion Supreme Halter Mare
win.
***
Ray & Wendy Mader of Sandy Lake Salers,
Lakehurst ON welcomed another Grandchild just
before Xmas. Campbell Regan Mader was born
on November 9, 2011 to Blair & Mandy Mader. A
big healthy boy weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs 13
oz! Congratulations on the newest addition
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Congratulations to Stephanie Grundke, daughter
of Werner and Debbie Grundke, on her marriage
to Ryan Workman, of Trail, B.C. on July 2, 2011.
The happy couple are residing in Spruce Grove,
Alberta.
January 8, 1938 – August 20, 2011 *Joe McCool,
beloved husband of Evelyn of Airdrie, passed away
on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at the age of 73
years. The call of farming was strong so Joe and
Evelyn started Black Jack Cattle Company. They
then bought the ranch at Hanna where they raised
world renowned Salers cattle. The Purebred Salers
operation was moved to Bottrel in 1981 where Joe
and Evelyn began their career as international
marketers, selling their Salers genetics to all parts
of the globe from the U.S. to Australia to South
America. The Canadian Salers Association lost a
Pioneer Breeder this year and sends our
sympathies to the McCool Family. Their
dedication to the Salers Breed will never be
forgotten.
Congratulations to Jacob Morin of Pine Grove
Salers, St. Felix de Kingsey Quebec who graduated
from MacDonald Campus of Mcgill University in
May 2011. Jacob earned a three year diploma in
the Farm Management and Technology Program.
He also placed first in his class with his Farm
Project and was presented with the "Farm Credit
Canada Business Planning Award." His parents,
Michael and Judy and sister Katelyn Morin are
very proud, and wish Jacob much success and
happiness with his future.
***
*B ROWA R N Y,
Walter (Walt)
Nov. 28,1935 August 24, 2011
The Cattle
industry lost a
respected
and
d e d i cate d
supporter
this
past year. The
wonderful
memories
his
photos bring to us
all will forever live
on through his son Allen’s work. The entire
Association was deeply saddened by Walt’s passing
and sends out condolences to the Browarny
Family.
Harold L. Parrish passed away May 14/2011, after
a lengthy battle with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
He was an upholsterer in Berwick NS for 45 years
and during that time, he worked hard to maintain
the family beef farm. Harold was proud to be the
5th Parrish generation on the farm in Kings
County and through his efforts, the farm became
the largest registered purebred Salers farm in Nova
Scotia. He also enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing
cards, and was known for his generosity. Harold
was a long time member of the Salers Association
of Canada and the Maritime Salers Association.
He was recently awarded a lifetime achievement
award, from the Maritime Salers Association, for
25 years of dedication to the breeding and
promotion of Salers cattle. Harold will truly be
missed by everyone who knew him, especially his
family, who continue to operate the family farm
and Salers herd.
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V & S Effa
Box 217
Springside, SK
S0A 3V0
(306) 782-5636
CARE FARMS
REGISTERED SALERS
Russell & Carol Eigner
BOX 209, THORHILD, ALBERTA T0A 3J0
(780)398-2494
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Calendar of Events
Feb, 19, 2012
Mader Ranches Bull Power & Female Sale
Olds, AB
March 15, 2012 New Trend Bull Sale, Olds, AB
March 27, 2012 3rd Cow Booster Bull Sale, Lethbridge, AB
April 7 , 2012 Manitoba Bull Test Sale, Douglas MB
April 7, 2012
Maritime Bull Test Sale, Nappan, NS
April 21, 2012 Lundar MB Purebred Beef Show & Sale
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All Wright Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,27
Best Valley Salers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
CPM Salers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Care Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cleopatra Salers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Co-Alta Salers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 28
Dynarich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Elderberry Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 26
GIT Salers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 26
Grundke Family Salers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,28
Harbrad Salers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,27
Mader Ranches Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 26
New Trend Salers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC
Outback Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,27
PW Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,27
Pine Grove Salers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,28
Quebec Salers Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,28
Sandy Lake Salers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,28
Sereda Stock Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,27
Sky West Salers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, OBC
Sweetland Super Six Salers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, IBC
TCJ Salers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,28
Tall Tree Salers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Voss Family Salers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,26,27
Windbec Salers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 28
Windrush Hill Salers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,26
Fred Mertz
F. Fred Mertz, CGA/
Robin Burwash
Professional Corporation
Telephone: (403) 277-2605
Fax: 403) 230-0955
Toll free: 1-877-AGRI-TAX (247-4829)
email: [email protected]
Suite 101, 4603 Varsity Drive NW Calgary, Alberta
T3A 2V7
RBC
Royal Bank
J.G.(John) Arnold, P. Ag
Vice President Commercial Financial Services
Alberta South West
Tel: 403-382-3832
Royal Bank of Canada
Fax: 403-320-9122
614 4 Avenue South
Cell: 403-393-8832
Lethbridge, AB T1J 0N7
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Salers Magazine
Watch for our exhibits and consignments at:
Manitoba Bull Congress/Ag Days,
Jan 2012 www.agdays.com
Manitoba Bull Test Station April 7 (bulls)
www.manitobabulltest.com
Lundar PB Beef Show & Sale (bulls & heifers)
April 21 www.buyagro.com
Selection of prime bulls and heifers at the farm.
20+ years of developing bloodlines for docility,
productivity and profitability.
Thank you to our many 2011 and previous customers for the
confidence you place in our breeding program.